Chapter four

Chapter 4

Zara’s POV

I was getting tired of waiting for him to arrive, he had promised he will be here by midnight but midnight had long passed, I knew I should not have let him go like that, something was bound to happen, he was not one of them and they will see right through him and I feared what they might do to him.

Footsteps behind me pulled me from my thoughts and worry, turning around, I found Xavier, I turned my attention back to the road through which he was supposed to arrive.

“You know you are stupid for waiting for him like this right?” Xavier said.

I ignored him as I had always done when he started his hate speech about Xander.

“He never belonged here from the start, pretty boy from a fancy background, he is back where he belongs now, what makes you think he will pay any attention to you anymore?” Xavier said.

“Can you just shut the hell up Xavier, don’t you get tired of it? Always having one trash or the other to say about Xander, when it’s pretty obvious you are just jealous of him” I snapped.

Xavier shut his mouth for a few seconds before he said “I am just looking out for you Zara because pretty boy is going to break your heart and when he does, I will hate to be one cleaning up after him”

“Go to hell” I said.

I was sick and tired of Xavier’s constant naggings and complain against Xander.

Xander had recused me four years ago, I was being hunted by some human hunters and he had shown up out of the blue, he was truly a sight to behold that night, a black powerful wolf bathed in silver moonlight, just the sight of his fangs had them running for dear life, that night, I had known he was the only one I wanted to follow, the only leader I wanted to serve.

He had covered me with a blanket and asked me to be on my way but I had refused, I had stayed behind with him since then, Xander had about 10 followers with him, we were not really a pack but we had each other’s back when it was needed. As for Xavier, he was already with Xander when I joined and he was constantly telling me that Xander was not the righteous man I thought him to but of course I did not care.

The sound of approaching footsteps had us turning around quickly and on alert.

“Calm down, it’s only me” Xander said as he appeared from the bushes with a smile on his handsome face.

I felt relief immediately wash over me, I wanted nothing more than to rush into his arms and hug him for being safe but instead of doing that I walked over to him angrily and threw a punch at him which he easily deflected by catching my much smaller fist in his.

“And what have I done to make you mad this time darling Zara?” he said with a smile.

He had no idea how much butterflies that sent rushing into a frenzy in my stomach.

“You were supposed to be here an hour ago, you are late” I said angrily, I was really angry at him indeed.

“I am sorry, I got held up” he said, the smile slowly vanishing from his face.

Horror settled in the depth of my stomach, had something happened there? I knew I should never had let him go, this was a bad idea from the start.

“What happened? Did they find out the truth already?” I asked him quickly pulling my hand from his.

A scoff escaped his arrogant lips “Do you really have such little faith in me Zara?” a smile played at his the corner of his lips when he said this.

“I have complete faith in you Xander but this dangerous” I said.

Xander smiled once more and then he took a step closer to me “I am glad that you worry about me Zara, it’s is nice to have someone worry about me for a change” he said.

There was something about the way he said those word that made me want to lean forward and feel his lips against mine, I had imagined what it will feel like many times and even now, I was still wondering what will happen if I took a step forward and closed the gap between us.

The sound of a throat clearing snapped me out of whatever trance I had fallen into and I remembered that we were not alone, I turned and found Xavier watching us with a frown on his face.

“Go and find the others Xavier” Xander said.

Xavier opened his mouth to say something but Xander said “Go” and that silenced whatever arguments Xavier might have had in mind.

With a few grumbles, he turned around and walked into the bushes to find the others.

I turned to look at Xander and found him looking at me in a way that suddenly made my knees go weak and it took all my restraints to stop from giving out under me and making collapse with a lustful sigh.

Xander had never looked at me like this before, just what had happened to him in the hours that he was gone? Honestly I did not care as long he kept looking at me like that.

He took a step closer to me and I felt my breath hitch in my chest, he was standing close enough for me know that his scent drove me crazy and I could never get enough of it, everything about him was driving me insane, I could feel my wolf screaming his name, she wanted him just as much as I did.

When he raised his hand to slightly caress my cheek and brush my hair from my face, I said nothing, I simply stared at him wide eyed and when he lowered his head to meet mine, I saw it in his eyes, he was going to kiss me, every single nerve in body tingled with anticipation, and then I felt it, I felt his warm lips upon my own, I had kissed countless men before but nothing was like kissing Xander, his hand slipped into my blonde hair and another snaked around my waist pulling me against his rock hard body.

His lips moved against mine and I quickly responded, my wolf was screaming something but I was too preoccupied with the wonderful feelings that were coursing through my entire body, suddenly he was kissing me like a starved and I was loving every single moment of it.

And then just like that, he stopped and then he slowly let go of me, I was confused “Why are you stopping?” I asked him, not even bothering to hide the breathless quality in my voice.

“I am sorry Zara, I should not have done that, go back to the others, I will find you guys tomorrow” he said and even before I could respond, he was gone and I was standing alone in the silence, it was the silence that made listen to what my wolf had been screaming out and that single word was enough to make me fall to the floor in horror.

“Mate” she was saying.

I was screwed, big time.