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
ANNA’S POVI could not believe them. Maybe it wasn’t so hard for me to see Kelvin in that light but Xena, this was her brother we were talking about—a person she hadn’t seen in years.She should be concerned and worried, maybe even eager to see him but no, she turned her back on him and me. But I wasn’t going to let that stop me. I would get to the bottom of it whether she supported me or not.I yanked the blanket completely off my body and picked my boots from the foot of the bed. I quickly put them on and headed out of the room. there was no point staying with them when they didn’t trust me; there was no point when they couldn’t see the bigger picture in everything.As I got to the courtyard, I could have sworn that I felt eyes scanning my features from somewhere in the house but each time I turned there was no one there. Hissing, I concluded that it had been a figment of my imagination until I found solid proof.I went straight to the little cottage, my father and I shared —wheneve
XAVIER’S POVAnna was a curse on my life. I thought I had gone over the feeling of missing her but ever since I set my eyes on her, the days became longer and the nights colder.Forgetting her became a plague and hating her like I used to be a luxury I could no longer afford. My wolf had surrendered to her a long time ago and even though I was hurt, I couldn’t bring myself to hate her.She had hurt me. She had humiliated me, but I couldn’t change the way my heart felt.I sat on my bed with my eyes reading the ceilings, thinking of a way I could undo the way my wolf felt towards her. My mind was already swimming on a string her love carried me upon, and I was exiting normal existence until a knock echoed on my door.I jerked back to reality and was glad at the door. As if my orbs could control it, it opened and it was Edna all dressed up in her fighting uniform, which was a black jumpsuit that hugged every muscular part of her.“Are you going somewhere?” I asked, knowing well that this
XAVIER’S POVThe journey to the other side of the island didn’t take as long as I had imagined. In less than twenty minutes, we were pulling up into the colorful town. My eyes were starting to hurt from the bright colors the houses and people were portrayed in. It wasn’t a sore sight; it was just strange to find any town this colorful at a time like this. But then again as I thought of the large body of water that separated them from the Black Moon Pack, maybe it explained why they lived so freely but considering the history Edna just told me, it would be unwise for them to think they were untouched. Lartes had pawns everywhere and as soon as he felt threatened, he attacked to keep them under his rule.Irritated, I turned my eyes away from the town and my eyes met with those of Edna who offered me a small smile.“I find the sight painful to watch too,” she admitted, turning to stare at her side of the car. “Kelvin is a fool for refusing to prepare his people for the worst situation
XAVIER’S POV“You are right, I didn’t come here to hurt my eyes with your rainbows, I came here to propose to you another chance to get revenge for our parents—”“You and I do not have the same parents. Do not say it as if we do!” Kelvin hissed, breaking through Edna’s response. “My parents are nothing compared to the whore that birthed you.”She rolled her eyes and let out a sigh. “As much as I would have preferred to have matters differently, we share the same father. I am a Talon just like you are. And please do not insult my mother because you wouldn’t like how it would end!” Edna retorted and the fire in her eyes was enough to change the air in the room.Despite the cooling system, a hot whiff of air started rolling into it, and in seconds, I could feel the discomfort on everyone’s shoulders.“Enough!” Kelvin roared, slapping his hand over the side of the table. “I would not let you insult me in my own home!”“Oh, on the contrary, you started insulting me and I haven’t even said
XAVIER’S POVThe already thick tension in the room increased to a boiling level and I watched as Xena quickly tried calming Kelvin down. She whispered something to him, and he let out a grumble like an imbecile.I had to double-check that he was truly just a cripple and not a total nitwit too.With raised brows, I watched their exchange, wondering how my dear sister must have been coping with the fool. Did he think he had the highest anger level in the realm? Or did he sleep better lying to himself that his anger had catastrophic effects?What an idiot!If it wasn’t for the fact that my younger sister was in the room, I would have given him so much frustration for I was interested in seeing just how far his anger could go and what it could cause.Their exchanges finally came to an end and Kelvin rolled his chair out of the room without saying another word to me. The fool.The guard that had been standing by the door also followed him, leaving me with Xena like she didn’t need protecti