Love and Delusions

Mae’s P.O.V

Axel’s words resounded in my head as my heart pounded in my chest like a war drum. For a second, it felt like my hearing was impaired because there was no way that Marcel would tell Axel to carry out such a cruel act against me.

But recollecting the way that Marcel dug his claws into my shoulders, sent cold shivers down my spine.

“Are you being serious right now?”

Axel sighed, stashing away his cigarette into the ashtray. “Yes, he told me to capture you and lock you in the dungeon until you sign an undertaking. Look, Mae, as much as I am mad at you for the recent stunts that you pulled, I can't just find myself doing something like that”

My stomach tied a knot and despite the tears that formed at the back of my eyelids, I tried so hard to fight back my tears. “I don't know why Marcel is doing all of this…..”

Axel slammed his fist on the table, my heart almost leaped out of my chest as he growled. “You know why he is doing all of this! Why would you approach the children w