ANNA’S POVIt finally became clear to me why she appeared at every function and still worked her ass off on the administration of the island. Her mate was a cripple. My heart started bleeding for her as I wondered how she would have felt being thrown here only to discover that the one whom she was supposed to marry was cripple.“Hello, you must be Anna,” he said, pulling me out of my thoughts.I quickly pulled up a smile and nodded. I raised the edges of my dress and gave him a gentle courtesy, “Hello my king… it is nice to finally meet you,” I said trying my best to hide my emotions.He stretched his hand to me, and I had to pinch myself to go near him. I took his hand they were surprisingly strong. “Xena, didn’t you tell Anna that we don’t call ourselves by titles here?” he said with my hand still in his while he looked at his mate.Xena smiled and playfully pushed her lips into a pout. “I am sorry, I forgot to tell her how much you hate them,” she said with a giggle.He let out a
ANNA’S POVI started working with Xena, helping her clear out most of the reports she had. We decided to split it since she was mostly interested in the welfare of the people, she tended to focus more on that.Me on the other hand, I was more interested in working with the soldiers, so I focused on such reports. Security related and other parts of the island affairs that she couldn’t deal with.I went home occasionally when I missed my father and, in those cases, Xena was sure to always follow. She became more than a sister to me. She was the half-sister, that Kira could never be. She filled more than the whole in my soul, and I was more than grateful for her presence and kindness.“Hey, young lady!” Her sweet voice snapped me out of my thoughts, and I blinked to find her smiling down at me.“You will injure your brain one of these days from thinking too much. How can you wake up in the morning and just spend to entire time thinking, aren’t you hungry?” she asked and I laughed at her
ANNA’S POVKelvin’s words caused my heart to twist away from its position and the world began to shake violently in my head. I tried to hold onto something but there was nothing.I was suddenly alone in a deserted land and the only sign of life I could see was Xavier —who was completely out of my reach.“Anna.”I heard my voice being called but I couldn’t move my body in a direction other than where Xavier was standing. I tried to stretch my hands to him, but my body refused to move still.“Anna!” I was shaken back to reality as my name got called a second time. I blinked hard and found that I was still in the mansion with Kelvin and Xena.They were staring at me with worry planted deep in their eyes.“Anna, you zoned out, is everything okay?” Kelvin asked but Xena was silent as she had an inkling of what I could be going through.It was a good thing that Xavier was still alive. My wolf was excited but being told that he was held by a certain house didn’t sound right in my ears. I fea
ANNA’S POVIt finally started making sense in my head, but I couldn’t hold on to the senses. “If that’s Kelvin’s family name, why didn’t they want to speak about it?”Charles dropped his hand from mine and got off the chair. “That’s why I would advise that you stay away or ask Kelvin to do the bargain… if what you seek, is truly that important…” Kelvin said before walking away.I remained there in the sitting area with his words playing in my head.Kelvin had told me that his family got killed by Lartes’ attacks and he was left alone on the island until Xena came to rescue him. How come there was still a part of his family somewhere that he didn’t want to talk about?My mind was weighed down by the news, but I brushed it off my head and focused on Xavier. He was the one I should worry over and think of sorting and not the other way around. Besides, I had to respect Kelvin and Xena’s decision —even if it was stupid that she would want to steer clear of saving her only surviving family.
XAVIER'S POVNico had completed his side of the bargain. I was shipped to a faraway island a place where I knew no one but I wasn't depressed because I knew that this was just the beginning.When I got to the island, I was taken to the mountains, to a land owned by a woman.At first, I thought she was just like the rest of the women I knew but Edna was different. She was brave and powerful. She trained with me day and night until my body slowly started healing from the physical pain.The emotional pain was still there but she had found a way to numb it."Come, Xavier, get up," she called out across the fields.She had tricked me into fighting with her in the open fields in front of all her men. And they cheered her own like the leader she was.But, I was not going to let her win today.I peeled off the mask on my face and grinned at her."Do not say, I didn't warn you, Edna..." I whispered before tapping into my Lycan abilities.I moved so fast, that she didn't even see me coming —non
ANNA'S POVTwenty minutes earlier~Xavier's name echoed in my ears and I couldn't bring myself to move anymore.There were not so many people with that kind of name, I couldn't just wave it off and think of it as another person.It had to be him.With my racing heart, I watched with wide eyes underneath the mask as they exchanged words.His voice was familiar and my wolf was on edge but I held myself back. It could have been a mistake.Time stopped when he tore his mask off and just like her, his face also became exposed. My throat turned dry instantly and I held onto my chest for the fear of it giving up on my heart.I was looking back into Xavier's true face. He was alive and well.He wasn't even under chains like I had thought. He looked like he was having fun...My eyes went to the pretty and brave woman in front of him and I felt a flash of anger curled through me.Here I was trying to get Xavier and she was flirting with him!My hands tightened by my sides and I changed my mind
XAVIER’S POVI could not believe my eyes. It was truly Anna. She was alive and well.After everything that happened, I concluded that my uncle had killed her. My wolf had mourned her loss and I was left with the scar forever etched in my heart.Seeing her again, in the flesh, after so much time, left me not only speechless but stunned. It felt like the goddess herself had returned Anna into my arms and just thinking about it caused my heart to flutter in a million positions at just that moment.My eyes ravaged her body and even under the dark uniform, I could see the contours of her body. It was really her and not just some replica. My wolf was already burning to touch her as it still doubted what we were seeing.“I do not have time for games girl. Who sent you?” Edna repeated her question and she saw that defiant look in Anna’s eyes. And I knew too well how terrible it was going to end if I didn’t stop the madness from happening.“I know her!” I blurted out and silence suddenly fille
ANNA’S POVHis words tore my heart apart. I thought the kiss was supposed to be a sign of him forgetting about all that had happened. And then we could move on from there.I thought the minefields were gone and we could finally be close. I thought it was finally time for me to drop the fear and setbacks I had concerning him, but I thought wrong.Xavier was very angry with me.I knew that fighting or explaining things to him wasn’t going to solve anything. I would have to use Xena and Kelvin. Besides they had a lot of explaining to do.“Return to the throne room, Edna will set you free and I hope you stay away,” he said and then walked out of the room.With a lump in my throat, I moved slowly from the room and walked into the throne room where the rest of the men and their annoying leader were sitting, waiting for me.“So, what do we have here…” the woman who I guessed was the Edna, Xavier had spoken about said.I raised my brows menacingly at her but said nothing. My hands were ready