Axel's pov A subtle shift in her expression was all I needed to see to know she didn't quite believe in my words.Exalia might look soft, and harmless, but the wits and perceptiveness beneath that facade was commendable. So much that I felt both threatened, and frustrated. And, it was a rare occurrence. Yet, I felt if I wasn't careful, all my secrets would be unraveled. But, a part of me felt satisfied and admired her even more. All these qualities she had been hiding, I don't mind helping her put them into good use.Exalia was like a stone, just a bit of polishing and refining would show the gem embedded inside this seemingly rough stone. The tensed atmosphere seemed to hint at something, so I quickly cleared my throat to break the silence, “Someone!” I called out loudly, and the door swung open instantly. “My Lord.” a warrior strode in hurriedly, bowing deeply in my direction. “Bring in that made from earlier. The one assigned to serve my mate.” I ordered, and he nodded respec
Axel's pov Ronan nodded respectfully, with his head lowered. “Were you able to find the whereabouts of Jake and Exalia's family?” I suddenly asked, sitting back down to lean into the plushie cushion. Ronan shook his head, “They seemed to have disappeared into thin air, it's obvious that they've been helped by someone, but some of my men claimed they saw his little mate in the black market several days ago.”My interest was piqued, and I glanced at him, “Oh? He didn't take him with her, isn't she his mate?” I queried in a low voice, and he shook his head.“She's not his second chance mate, but an ordinary lover. To him, she seems to be more competent compared to My Lady. But, I'm not sure why he didn't take her with him.” He detailed further, and I tapped my index finger on my atm rest, deep in thoughts. But, I didn't bother to delve into the matter for so long, but focused on the matter at hand.The border exchange. The exchange wasn't just for show or goods and information - It
Exalia's POV As I walked towards my room, my mind buzzed with countless jumbled, and confusing thoughts. I knitted my brows, taking heavy steps towards my destination, but my mind was already distracted. I replayed my recent interaction with Axel, and became even more puzzled. 'Why was he like that?' I wondered inwardly, and of course, no one would answer me.According to the rumors, he was supposed to be cruel, devious, and ruthless. That's what they said and that's what I know, but it doesn't seem to be so.His actions left me puzzled, and unsettled at the same time. A man like him shouldn't be bothered to play someone like me, so what does he have in mind?Was he as cruel as the rumors said, or was there more to it than said? Could it be that they were merely rumors as the definition implies?But, I had noticed that cold expression on his visage when he punished those people, and that couldn't be faked. But, his expressions would change whenever I glance at him, as if the previo
Exalia's POVThe sky above was gray and heavy, carrying a hint of gloom and casting an oppressive aura over the horizons. I couldn't see the silhouette of the sun, as the sky remained cloudy. I was in the middle of nowhere, yet it seemed to be somewhere unfamiliar. And the lands were barren, and bare, filled with cracks and signs of war. The scent of blood and burnt flesh wafted into my nose, and I scrunched up my nose in disgust.My gaze darted around, trying to find any signs of activity, but to no avail.“Exalia…" I heard my name in a whisper, and I turned around abruptly. “Who is there?” I yelled, feeling particularly strange at heart. Obviously, the large expanse of land was bare with no sign of any soul, but my voice didn't echo.Just when I was about to speak once again, my eyes suddenly constricted, as the sight in front of me registered. Graves stretched endlessly before me, each one adorned with withering flowers, and my breath caught in my throat.“Am I in a graveyard?”
Exalia's POV A chill ran down my spine as I tried to make sense of the dream.A dark figure, graves, people dying. Why does it all sound strange, yet so vivid?I rubbed my temples, thinking about the language I couldn't quite understand, but it made me feel strange whenever I remember it.I've never had this kind of dream before, and I couldn't help but have a strange thought that It almost seemed like a warning. It was as if something were telling me that it would happen, but I just don't understand. Because, no matter how I thought about it, I couldn't help but feel that the dark shadow was not just a figment. “My Lady, are you awake? Can I come in?” Mabel's anxious voice rang out once again, and I shook my head.“Yes, I'm awake, you can come in.” I uttered gently, though my voice was hoarse.The door swung open, and a petite figure strode in hurriedly, “My Lady, why did you take so long to answer? We will be late.” She exclaimed, staring at me anxiously. Not fully understanding
Exalia's POVA wave of overbearing aura surged forward like a storm, plowed right into me before I could even take a single step inside. It was the collective aura of the Alphas present, opting to force me to submit and fall on my knees in the face of their presence. My breath hitched slightly, and the weight on my body felt like shackles, attempting to drag me down. I felt weak, unworthy even, and I knew it was the mental attack from the auras taking place, and the realization caused a tremor to pass through me.My knees trembled, on the verge of giving in, and I pressed my lips into a thin line, fighting against the urge to collapse with sheer willpower.Just at that moment, like a sudden breeze in a hot summer, a sudden shift took place inside me. It felt as though something had awakened from slumber.The oppressive aura on my body vanished into thin air, just as quick as it had struck. The weight, pressing relentlessly on my shoulders, lessened, and I lowered my head to inhale
Exalia's POV I pointed to myself, baffled, “Are you talking to me?” Strangely, I wasn't afraid of her, and was genuinely curious. After that occurrence from earlier, something seemed to have changed inside me, but I couldn't decipher what it was. The Luna frowned, “Who else do you think I'm referring to?” Sure enough, trouble would never cease to approach me. I didn't do anything, and merely wanted to find my seat, but she still had to seek me. If not because she was deliberately looking for trouble, do I really look like a maid to her? Unwilling to cause trouble in such an important event, I shook my head calmly, “I'm not a guest.” I merely stated, unwilling to use that status to stand up for myself. I wasn't Luna, nor would I ever be. In due time, Axel would realize that he had taken the wrong person, and would let me go. Strangely, as that thought emerged in my mind, a dull ache jabbed at my chest, and I frowned in confusion. What's going on? I didn't know. Why would
Exalia's POV Lucia's face turned red, her jaw tightened, and her eyes blazed with fury. “You dare!” She uttered through gritted teeth, glaring at me with a hint of red in her eyes. She had probably not been treated in such a manner before due to her status, but I didn't care. I never provoked her, and she decided to do so herself. Moreover, She expected me to bow to her, for What? Who was She? Although I had always endured all this bullying, that doesn't mean I was a pushover, not even when Axel's reputation was at stake. It wasn't clear to me why I was worried about that brute's reputation, but that was something to think about some other time. “Why won't I dare? Of course, I do. To be honest, you've committed a heinous crime worthy of death by calling the Queen by such names, but as a fellow Luna, I will be lenient on you. What do you think your punishment should be?” I questioned, crossing my arms with a smile tugging at the corner of my lips. Lucia's lips quivered, and he
Exalia’s POVAfter a few more hours of sailing in peace and fun and laughter, our ship finally cut through the last stretch of the sea.“Alex, we’re finally almost home,” I said in excitement, grabbing his hands and dancing like a happy child who had just received a Christmas gift from Santa Clause.“Calm down, calm down, relax your self and behave yourself,” he said, trying to calm me down but I could not help it, I was just too excited, and no one could even calm me down or ask me to stop rejoicing. If Alex had felt half of what I felt about our home, he would have understood the reason why I was so excited that we were finally home, and he wouldn’t ask me to calm down.He would even join me to celebrate.And we saw the coastlines of our kingdom far off like a promised land in the distance.I smiled deep within me, I was home at last, and I would not lie; the vacation had been a very fun and interesting one. I rested my back on the railings, and the wind blew softly against my hai
Exalia’s POVIn the heat of the moment, Alex sprung to feet immediately, as alert as ever.His voice was low and hard, when he called on Ryk and Dane.“Ryk,Dane, get the others ready. Exalia and Tasha, please do well to come with me, so we find out what they want.”The biggest of the pirate ship positioned in front of our ship and one of the men brought out a chain, and used it to hook our ship.The two ships were now hooked together by a big black chain, these humans were really joking with their lives.Suddenly, a dozen haggard looking humans swung into our ship, they looked like touts or cultists, and they carried pistols and rusted cutlasses. Low budget pirates, I bet they thought they had stumbled into easy prey, fools!Their captain who was apparently their leader, was a middle aged call clownish looking man with a patchy beard.He came forward and twirled a blade.“Well well well,” he sneered, grinning and revealing his dirty yellow teeth.“Fancy ship with fancy folks in it, k
Exalia’s POVWhen the champagne bottle reached my turn, I took a gulp and it was quite sharp on my tongue.I was not the type to drink such drinks.I then handed it over to Alex.He smiled and tried to tease me, “Exalia, you’re an adult, you’re above eighteen years old. Please don’t tell me a gulp of champagne is making you shiver like a little baby,” he mocked, grinning with his teeth wide open.“Are you going to take your own gulp, or you prefer to say things that are not profound?” I asked, whispering into his ears, so that only he could hear what I said.He gave me a side eye and took the bottle from my hands, and his eyes glinted with a mischievous look, Alex was a silly old man.“Okay everyone,” he said, shining his teeth and grinning.“To kicking some ass and to popping champagne and drinking on the way home,” he said, pouring down so much of the liquid into his throat.We all burst into a fit of laughter, even Dane fell rolled on the ground, and Tasha lost her footing and fell
Exalia’s POVAfter about ten minutes, Alex came out from the bathroom and his towel covered his body. He looked as handsome as ever as the water dripped down his hair and onto his face then to the ground below.“Well, i hope you did not finish all the hot water,” I said, not even giving him time to breath or rest.He looked at me and shrugged his shoulders, and deep down in my heart, I knew he must be tired of me, because I was really fund of disturbing him so much. Not everyone could tolerate the way a woman would treat them like the way Alex did to me.Sometimes, when I looked at Alex, I saw a humble, gentle and great leader, and I was often very proud of him.I also felt honored to be the Luna and queen of such a wonderful Alpha king like Alex.I know that he we every girls dream, if I was not his Luna, and If he had not yet chosen a mate and married by now, many girls would have been flocking around him in the palace everyday.Many of them would even go out of their way to get h
Exalia’s POV After everything, we all looked for a nearby hotel to rest for the night.“Let’s get a nice hotel to sleep this night,” Alex said, ordering us all to leave the scene.We had all thrown the dead bodies of the creatures into the sea, and they had sunken deep down already.“Tomorrow morning, we head back to the palace.”I was happy that he had finally made the decision and concluded that we would be returning home tomorrow, that was the only thing I wanted to hear right now.Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed my self out here in the Caribbean, but i wanted us to go home, especially as these creatures had attacked us here.Once we got back home, the first thing I was going to do was call Yara and her African brothers and ask them if there’s a way we can eliminate these creatures for good.Come to think of it, it was now becoming like a curse, and it was embarrassing.How would it be that everywhere one went to, these stupid creatures would just show up and start to cause c
Alex’s POV There was a lot of joy in my heart and I was super excited that the last one of the monsters had finally fallen.I shifted back into my guns form and I figured I was so dirty with blood and slight bruises all over my body. Blood flowed down my ribs, and I felt some pain, similar to a muscle pull on my ankle.Exalia was soon with me in a flash, she had also turned back into her human form, and her beautiful silver fur was gone.She examined my minor injuries with her fingers, and I could see that she was not happy about it at all, she seemed sad.“Are you okay?” She asked with a tight and sober voice, she didn’t look so good.“Yeah,” I replied, trying to hide the fact that my bones hurt and I was in slight pain.“How are you holding up?” I asked her.“Hmmm, I’m good,” she said but she stared at the ocean as if she was expecting something.The waves were restless and they splashed as if they were angry at something.Ryk, Tasha and Dane appeared in front of us, and they look
Alex’s POV“Tasha! Right behind you!” I barked, as I saw another monster running towards her direction, it was definitely angry that it’s brothers had been slain by us.But I did not even need to worry myself that much because Dane was already in control. He moved slowly and stalked it as if he were a ghost, then as he got closer, he threw binder on it with a very deadly force that before the creature even knew what was going on, it had already been covered. It roared and spun, then it began to twist its body and roll on the floor, in an attempt to get Dane of its body, but Dane was a top tier military guy, and he was specially trained and built to withstand pressure and fight to the death. Soon, the bar had already been trashed and it was in a total mess. I felt very bad for the owners of this bar because what had been destroyed was their properties and it amounted to a lot of money.Tables were destroyed and glasses were smashed to pieces. There was not a single human being in
Alex’s POV“Tasha! Right behind you!” I barked, as I saw another monster running towards her direction, it was definitely angry that it’s brothers had been slain by us.But I did not even need to worry myself that much because Dane was already in control. He moved slowly and stalked it as if he were a ghost, then as he got closer, he threw binder on it with a very deadly force that before the creature even knew what was going on, it had already been covered. It roared and spun, then it began to twist its body and roll on the floor, in an attempt to get Dane of its body, but Dane was a top tier military guy, and he was specially trained and built to withstand pressure and fight to the death. Soon, the bar had already been trashed and it was in a total mess. I felt very bad for the owners of this bar because what had been destroyed was their properties and it amounted to a lot of money.Tables were destroyed and glasses were smashed to pieces. There was not a single human being in
Alex’s POVThere was no time to start think or hesitating, I allowed my body to shift easily and my fur tore through my skin, my bones began to crack and soon, I was on all four limbs.I was getting really frustrated, Infact i was already frustrated, because the attacks were already getting to much.Perhaps, when we got back home, I would discuss with Yara and her African brothers on how to permanently eradicate these creatures for good, but for now, it was time to teach them a very bitter lesson. I soon landed hard, I was very big and gigantic in my wolf form, and I was fierce and ready to take on any one and anything.Exalia was right beside me, she had turned too, and she looked like she coul conquer the world,she we a gallant warrior.The over protective spirit in me always made me forget the fact that Exalia was a White Wolf, and she was a lunari.She was the most powerful werewolf of our generation, but I always wanted to protect her due to the fact that she was a lady, and she