♡ Flashback ♡xavierI sat in my office and did all the paperwork that accumulated over time. That was the hardest part of my job as Alpha, but it had to be done.Xander said, "I'm kind of nervous. Is it just me?"I had already noticed his restlessness. I could guess what it was about, which is why I didn't bring it up. His nervousness was completely pointless and misplaced.Annoyed, I replied: "Yes, it's only you nervous and now pull yourself together. I have to work, if you distract me it will take even longer."As of today, this house had one more resident, but that didn't mean he had to freak out.Strangely often we will not see this woman. This house was huge. The probability that we often ran into her was low.Xander sighed and said, " Unless she's one of those women who wants power. Then she'll definitely come see us.""Xander, that's why we're taking a female from another pack. My bad reputation should intimidate her. She may come here voluntarily, but hopefully she's intimida
The next morning I didn't dare leave Xavier's side. I was concerned that he was still out for murder. So it was better if I stayed close to him.With my mate this thought was justified. He didn't always have his temper under control. I played it safe by staying close to him.Stacy and Ryan deserved their punishment, of course, but let Jason take care of that. He was the alpha and knew what to do. We shouldn't get involved any further. Stacy may have attacked me, but I handled it well. I had not been harmed. So Xavier didn't have to take vigilante justice and could keep his feet still. As difficult as that was probably for him, he should still pull himself together. Jason came home late in the morning and I was curious to see what the verdict was for the two of them. I had already asked my mum and Ana about it, but they didn't know much themselves. So we had waited for Jason's homecoming to finally know the details. We were all gathered in the living room when you heard the front
A week had passed since we came home. It was a stressful time as Melody and I were in the process of planning a massive wedding. There was so much to do.I was sitting in my tailor shop trying to design a wedding dress. It was definitely a lot of work, but I wanted to do it myself.I also liked to sew and it was more personal when I did it myself.I was on the third draft and so far I've been happy with the possible choices. I made progress and the results were impressive.My work was interrupted by the door opening. "Marriage!" I looked in the direction the voice was coming from and a grinning Melody walked into the tailor shop.I nodded and replied, "Yes, wedding. I'm still designing a dress."She closed the door behind her and came towards me. "How far are you?" With a smile, I replied, "I'm definitely making progress."Melody sat down on the desk and I handed her the two finished drawings. She took it and smiled the same when she looked at it.I commented, "Well, I like them a lot
It took me a moment to be able to react. mateShe had found her mate.Not only that, no, apparently he was supposed to be a psychopath.How would she know? The...The brainwave hit me. The alpha, Elias, his reputation wasn't exactly the best. But hope was not lost. Maybe he was good after all and the rumors were pure rubbish.How did you say it so beautifully? Hope dies last. I would stick with that until we knew more. I cleared my throat and walked towards Melody. She gave a picture of pure desperation. It was a sight not to behold once the other party had found their own mate. I felt sorry for her and I could empathize very well. "Melody, what exactly happened? Did Elias react or did you talk?"She looked at me confused and asked: "Elias? Huh? Goddess, he's not." Now she grimaced and she said, "His beta is my mate."Oh yeah. Good, that made sense too. Elias hadn't come alone. I had to start with damage control, so I started: "The rumors don't have to be true, Melody. It's possib
I thought it was way too cute that there was certainly jealousy behind it. Once he knew Blake was Melody's mate, that would pass."Xavier, I'm on a mission and I need to find out more on behalf of someone else. Jarek is kind enough to do me this favor. As he's right next to him and he's a beta himself, it's perfect."Jarek continued to be involved in the chat and replied, "Sure thing. For our Luna, the pack knows no bounds. Also, Blake is a nice guy. I like talking to him."Men were not usually trusted. But Jarek was talking to the beta and had talked to us about the Mindlink. That was called multitasking at a high level.Xavier asked: "For whom exactly is this supposed to make sense?"In itself it was actually better if the two knew. So we had protectors if Melody needed any. And I was sure that Jarek would try even harder then."Blake is Melody's mate and she asked me to find out more about him."It was quiet for a short time, so no one expected it, not even a little bit. But I was
Blake was well on his way down the stairs, and very quickly. Before I got around to following him, Xavier grabbed my wrist. I looked at him questioningly and I didn't like the look on his face.I knew what was coming now. He didn't want me around since the outside world could be so cruel.I could understand it up to that point, since something might have happened to Melody. But I wanted to help and not stand around stupidly. If I stayed at home there was nothing I could do to help.Before Xavier could say anything, I forestalled him: "No, don't say it. I'll go with you." I said it firmly, but that didn't impress him for a second. I had expected that, but there had been the foolish hope that he would let me go."Layla, I mean well. I don't have a quiet moment when you're around because I'm worried."I crossed my arms and raised an eyebrow. "You worry if I have you as a minder? It's not like I'm traveling alone."He looked at me pleadingly and I hated myself for having such an effect on
Xavier and Jarek had been arguing forever about Elias' motives. They didn't get the right result. Hopefully they'll get the answers when they're interrogated.I just got into the hospital wing and was going to see Melody. According to the doctor, everything was fine with her. Still, they wanted to keep Melody there for one night for observation.Her family had sent her back home, so I was on my way to see her. I was really looking forward to it when I could finally take her in my arms.The last few hours had been very nerve-wracking.Of course, Hendrik and Linus followed me. Xavier wouldn't have let me go to the hospital wing otherwise. The situation had calmed down, but my beloved mate preferred to play it safe. As you just knew him.The ground floor had looked pretty battered. Proof that someone was stupid enough to attack our pack.We arrived at Melody's door and Hendrik knocked. It was annoying, at least I could do it myself, but I kept quiet. He was just doing his job and I shoul
The nervousness had long since caught up with me as I was waiting for Xavier in the bedroom. While I was also curious about Blake's decision, my current concern was something else.The Sarafine bombshell meant Xavier was certainly thinking about children himself. So I wanted to talk to him about it again and properly this time. It had been a rather short conversation last time.I felt it was unfair to just start on the pill. So I wanted to talk to him before I did. Then there were a lot fewer points of contention if we had talked about it beforehand.Besides, we were grown up and getting married soon. You should talk about things like that.It had been really nice with Sarafine. We chatted about all sorts of things, but eventually she got too tired. Pregnancy also demands a lot from a body.So we came to the current situation, in which I was pacing up and down the room. I thought about a suitable text, which was difficult.Lilia piped up, "You're only doing it because you think it won