Axel's POV My brows shot up in surprise, but apprehension. I stared at the trembling Elders at the center of the hall and couldn't help but to pursue my lips in annoyance. What would Exalia think if she saw this scene? Looking at the old men groaning in pain, I suddenly felt irritated and angry. I should have eliminated all of them instead of bringing them here. Initially, I brought them here with the mindset that Exalia still feels a touch of belonging to the pack and the people. And I intended to use this to make her accept me, but now I couldn't help but to think that I've made a mistake. Moreover, it wasn't clear to me why Exalia, who had always shown her obvious detest towards me, would want to see me all of a sudden. Apart from the feeling of having my heart scratched by something, I felt a slight trepidation. Especially when I remembered all I have done to her family members. Could it be that
Exalia's POV I glanced at the man with complex emotions, but the one that prevailed the most was hatred and a slight disgust. Back in the Pack, my life couldn't be considered to be smooth sailing, but I had my family with me. Yet now, I have no one, and he even imposes his will on me, forcing me to do things I never wanted to. He wouldn't allow me to live for myself, nor did he give me any leeway. If not for him, the only two family members I had would not be missing by now, and I wouldn't have to worry about them each and every day. Moreover, he claims that I am his mate; I'm very sure he's just trying to force me to be with him. Although I've been rejected, I still feel the broken bond with Jake. It's obvious he's merely lying to have me to himself. “I want to leave.” I repeated when I noticed how silent he had become. With his gaze fixated on me, I stared back, not cowering in the slightest.
Exalia's POV Axel's lips curled upwards in amusement, “I have what it takes to keep you here forever. If I don't want you to leave, then you won't be able to.” He asserted, staring down at me with that same sickening smile.I glared at me, my boiling anger simmering, and on the verge of erupting. But I held back, my gaze boring at his smug expression.“You can continue pushing your weight around, in due time, Alpha Jake will come back and take me from here. You wouldn't even be able to do anything because he's my true mate. For all your strength, you are just an empty, cold tyrant. Hiding behind your title won't change that!” I spat out maliciously. A flash of something ominous flickered in Axel's eyes instantly, his smile faltered, and the temperature in the room suddenly became lower.A bad foreboding emerged in my heart, but I would rather not show any signs of weakness. I didn't want him to see me as a delicate vase, meant to be kept and confined in a space.“What did you just
Exalia's POV“You…" Unable to utter any word, I could only glare at the culprit behind my frustration.Yet, his back remained upright, and his gaze was calm like an old, ageless well, having no ripples or fluctuation.“Your meals will be brought to you at the right time, and your training will continue when I feel it's right.” He added calmly, as if he had the right to make decisions for me.“I won't eat your food, I don't even want to train with you or be in your presence!” I yelled in indignation, the skin around my eyes turning sore.Staying in such an unfamiliar place, not only do I feel uncomfortable, but I felt like an outcast. Now, I didn't even have the right to walk around, who wouldn't get angry at that?“It's for your own good, believe it or not. Until you star
Exalia's POVThe stench clung to my pores, as the rotten eggs splattered against my skin, eliciting a tear on my flesh.Stones came afterward, strong and merciless, each hitting a different part of my body each time - my legs, my arms, my forehead, none was spared.I staggered backward, trying to use my arms to shield the rest of my body, but the attacks came relentlessly, bypassing my weak defense and landing on my already frail body.The copper scent of my blood wafted into my nose, and the pain that flared through my body made me wince repeatedly. “No, I really did not do anything.” I retorted weakly, my voice drawn by the cacophony of insults around me.“Murderer!” One yelled, followed by another one.“Slut! Temptress!” Each word is more hurtful than the last, and they hurt more than the stones and rotten eggs thrown at me.Initially, due to my father's position in the Pack, they would merely cast scornful and contemptuous gazes at me, but now that I had nobody to defend me, they
Exalia's POV I let out a low gasp, feeling his sturdy, hard times chest against my palm, and I could feel the heat from his body transferring to my hands.It was burning.Some women still didn't know what was going on and rattled on. They probably didn't recognize Axel, and even though they were fearful of his oppressive aura, they still parted their lips to talk.“Are you also one of the men she seduced? Let me tell you, that woman is a jinx. Nothing good ever comes from interacting with her.” One woman spat out, hatefully.Another chimed in, “She will ruin you, so you better leave her to us before it is too late.” She uttered through gritted teeth, the sound almost palpable.I could feel the slight tremors from Axel's body, and my heart shook; He was angry, furious even.Yet, the women did not stop and continued hurling words of abuse towards me, making me burrow into Axel's embrace unconsciously, to hide.And, when I realized what I had just done, my cheeks burned in embarrassment
Axel's POV At first, I was taken aback, a sharp pang of surprise struck me, and I was unable to register her words.Then, disbelief took its place, and I stared down at her pretty, oval face, dumbfounded. Exalia's coldness towards me had become something I was already getting used to, her first request seemed almost surreal.An unanticipated joy swept through me, but I hid it under the mask of coldness and anger. I had expected more malice and hostility from her, especially after holding her in my arms without permission. But, her reaction was unexpected. She didn't struggle, nor did she glare at me in hatred as usual. I was thoroughly moved, I would be a fool if I didn't agree to her request.Although I was unwilling internally, I wanted to punish this bastards severely. It was the first time my mate would initiate a conversation with me, so I didn't have the heart to refuse her.“Alright.” I answered briefly, I watched as Exalia snapped her head up at my response. Her beautiful ey
Axel's pov With a gentle move, I swept her off her feet, lifting her effortlessly into my arms. She let out a gasp, her eyes meeting mine with sheer disbelief. It was as if she hadn't thought I could be bold enough to do such a thing.“What are you doing? Put me down!” She requested, trying to act strong, but I could see the embarrassment in the way her gaze avoided mine. A red gauge trailed down her cheeks, making them look like a ripe apple and I had the sudden urge to take a bite. A laugh escaped my lips, deep and unrestrained just like my personality, and I held her frail-figure firmly. She was all bones, I almost couldn't touch any flesh and this fuelled my resolve to feed her more, I needed her to gain more weight.I couldn't imagine what she had gone through in that Pack of hers, and I was ready to make up for everything, regardless of the process.My warning gaze turned to my men, whose mouth were left agape in response to my actions, I didn't need to say anything as they
Exalia’s pov.Yara was done listening to the ghost and I argue with one another, she moved towards tree and started to perform a ritual of purification immediately. Her hands glowed with light as she began her ritual purification excercise, and we wall watched on in awe. She started humming and dancing, then she began running around the tree and Alex and I thought she had run mad, but Kofi and Oba asked us not to worry, that it was all part of the purification process she needed to do. She began chanting words and casting spells that seems to penetrate as affect the very core fabric of reality before our very eyes. Alex walked up to me and stood beside me, he held Mabel tightly in his left hands and held me on the other hand, his touch was a reassurance that no matter the situation or the problem, we would always face it together and find a way to tackle it. Soon, Yara’s chants increased and her voice became louder. The ground began to vibrate and then shake like an earthquake, b
Exalia’s pov.Without further delay, we would begin the journey to locate the world tree, so that this madness would stop immediately. Alex took a few minutes to reset the pack before we took off, he called Marcus aside and left he and Lena in charge of the pack’s leadership while we were away. “Marcus,we’re going to have to do this for our own good,” he said to Marcus, explaining to him how grave the situation was. Marcus, his forever loyal servant listened to him attentively and promised him that he and Lena would lead the pack and govern well in his absence. “You have my wordy dear Alpha, everything will be just fine, and I wish you guys good luck in finding the world tree.” Marcus saluted his Alpha and left the room immediately. We soon began the journey to the heart of the world tree, and I must confess, it was not an easy one. It clearly wasn’t something to be taken lightly, as the Africans has asked us to carry along a lot of foodstuffs and weapon supplies. We prepared
Exalia’s pov Inspite of all the happenings, Yara seemed unaffected and she began to sing. Her voice was so loud that it became so noticeable, she was trying so hard to extinguish the darkness and give way to light once more. The irony of it wall was that the creature was not affected at all, it responded, and it didn’t retreat,It became more stronger and more menacing and horrifying. It had fully evolved into its true form that looked like some sort of humanoid from another galaxy. I was absolutely terrified and I lost my composure the moment I saw it’s eyes, they were green and blue, with a mixture of black. This was a very demonic god or whatever shit it was.“Exalia, what in the world were your ancestors doing with such a thing as this?” Alex asked me, whispering and deliberately trying to low his voice and not to be heard at all. I had been thinking about the same thing, ever since Oba made the revelation. What on earth were my ancestors doing with such a creature as this?
Exalia’s pov.At the peak of the moment, Tara’s eyes widened immediately and her gaze suddenly flashed to the exact corner, the same place that Mabel had claimed she saw the ghost. “Oh my goodness,” she whispered, her body vibrating. “It’s here, it’s here, it’s here,” she whispered continuously. Her voice was filled with so much terror and awe as she alerted us of it’s prescence. All of us looked at one another, we were scared stiff to our bone marrows and we just stood there, having no idea what to do or say. Then something very scary and creepy happend, the temperature of the room dropped immensely and the candles started to shake as if their fire would quench. Suddenly, a very large and gigantic figure, very dark and horrible, came out from its own shadows and began to form in the corner where Mabel had seen it. Mabel shivered, pointing at it and claiming it was exactly what she had seen, “calm down , calm down,” Alex hushed her, for he himself was horrified and didn’t want u
Exalia’s pov.Mabel sat up straight immediately, her hands were gradually starting to tremble as Alex instructed her to narrate her nightmare to us in details. She told us that the scary ghost had been so malevolent and powerful that it had crossed from her dream and followed her into real life. “I felt like I was being watched by the demon, I knew for sure that it was looking at me. It knew me, this is for real, it knew all of us.” She said, whispering to Alex as her eyes turned eastwards exactly to the same spot where she had supposedly seen the spiritual monster. Alex was listening attentively to all what she was saying, his jaw was fixed already and positioned, set to fight, and his mind seemed to have already started planning and strategizing his next move. As Mabel finished talking, he calmed her down and sighed, then he took a deep breath. “We really do need to understand what this is, from what I have heard Mabel say so far, this is not just an ordinary earth bound spirit
Exalia’s pov.The night had become deep and there was now intense silence outside our room. The silent was really oppressive, similar to a situation where the earth was holding its breath and standing still. I was on full alert, gallantly on the watch out for any intruding prescence. My senses could detect the energy inside the room and feel the air in the atmosphere. I watched over Mabel as she lay peacefully on the bed. I kept on observing and I was on the look out for any form of ghosts. Slowly, the dawn started coming little by little and I could feel the lights as it arrived. I got up from the bed and walked to the window, i peeped outside and surveyed the environment, there was no trace or sign of any thing extraordinary. as I went back to the bed, there was Mabel.She had fallen into a deep sleep on the bed, she seemed so calm and peaceful and I was quite happy that she had finally found peace and fallen asleep. However, deep inside me, I knew that there were not yet a
Exalia’s pov.That night was more cold than usual, it was too cold for a Friday. Fridays in the late spring were usually not this cold. This was the kind of cold that would sweep into your bone marrows and paralyze them. The climate was changing, or what was the reason for such cold during the late spring? I had just left Alex’s room, the memories of our just shared intimacy was still lingering in my head and I walked barefooted across the freezing floor and into my room.My long hair was a total mess, for it had been the victim of hard core love play, and I needed to comb it and make it fit perfectly, before sleep would finally envelope me and take me to dreamland. The entire palace was very silent and calm, and only the sounds of bats, owls and other night animals could I hear, I even heard dogs barking from other compounds. In the midst of it all, I felt something else. It was an undercurrent of something demonic, strange and paranormal, it was otherworldly. It darkend the au
Alex’s pov.The conversations started becoming more and more lively as Lena began to share news. She talked about the pack’s latest community projects and she commented on how fast and rapidly our communities were developing.“I’m proud of our collective efforts in making sure that our communities are top notch and urbanized,” she said, the pride evident in her voice. “Hmmmm, enough of the talking about work pleasure,” Marcus interrupted her, he smiled and set his cuttlerry with a childish playful grin. “I want Alpha Alex and his ravishing Luna to tell us what the highlights of their beach day was.”Exalia burst into laughter, she looked at me and when she saw that I was smiling, she increased her own laughter. “Well, Alex brought up the idea that we build a small tiny cottage at the beach, something like a retreat from the outside cruel world.” Lena’s eyes lit up immediately she heard these words from Exalia. “Awwn, wow that sounds so romantic and divine doesn’t it?” She said loo
Alex’s pov.Exalia nodded her head in agreement. Her agreement was quite silent but it was very profound. I looked at her and smiled, she looked so pretty and beautiful. We lay down on the blanket again, this time we were much closer to each other. Her beautiful soft head was resting on my broad chest and listening to the steady beat of my heart, while I felt her own too.The day soon went passed by and we had fully enjoyed ourselves to the fullest. The atmospheric light had started to change and the air was gradually cooling down with a soft cool breeze.All we did was eat and talk and kiss and tell each other how much love we had for the other. We simply existed in each other’s company. Soon, the sun began to set and the skies were getting darker. Exalia and I wrapped ourselves in each other’s arms, and the big black blanket was the only barrier against the chill and cold of the evening.“Hey Alex, I want to tell you something,” Exalia murmured romantically into my ears. “Yeah