Xavier's POVI had spent the first hour back in my office, making sure there were no bugs installed other than the ones I had placed before my departure. Once I was sure that my room was safe I got ready to work.During the day, many of my people, especially the permanent residents of the Mansion came to visit. Everyone had different types of questions. It was easier to differentiate between friends and foes, based on the types of their questions alone. While some merely came to welcome me back and tell me how much they missed me, others were more concerned about where I was, and what I had been doing. It had been a long day of watching the surveillance cameras around the Shaw Mansion on fast-forward and dealing with the news of my return to the pack. It was around dusk when Jacob finally rolled in with a determined expression on his face.“Good evening, Alpha. All is set for the meeting tomorrow before noon. We couldn’t arrange any sooner because a few officials were on business tri
Xavier POVThe alarm on my phone rang jolting me awake from a dreamless sleep. I checked the time.11:00 am.I had only slept for three hours. I didn’t even remember dozing off. The videos had stopped by themselves at some point and the laptop had gone to sleep due to prolonged inactivity. I cracked my neck and suppressed a yawn.I was used to working late nights, working overtime, and sleeping in the office. I had always been this workaholic. It helped me become the youngest Councilor in the Werewolf Council. Though back then, I had nothing else to do but take care of my pack and career. Now, I had so many more things to worry about.I knew by this time the council would know about my return to the pack. I had up and left so abruptly that Jacob had informed me that some people had been speculating that some calamity had befallen me. I knew a lot of my enemies were eager for the confirmation of that news. Soon, I was going to find out how many friends I still had on the council.I rubb
Xavier's POVI had spent the walk to the conference room bracing myself for betrayals. After all, once this meeting was over, many people I had once counted as my trustees would be unveiled as moles. It was going to be no ordinary meeting of my assembly members.Jacob, who had been locking up the conference room to make sure that no one could make a run for it, stood straight and addressed the assembly, “Ladies and Gentlemen, the toast that you just sipped had a generous dose of Verumexeat. As most of you know it is a very potent truth potion. The name translates literally to, Let the truth come out.”The reaction that ensued throughout the room was a variety of levels of indignation, offense, surprise, and a few silent submissions. The only one who did not react at all, was my Delta, Rowan.“Silence!” Rowan ordered when he noticed me having observed his reaction or lack thereof, “If you have nothing to hide, there is nothing to worry about. Listen to the Alpha.” He then turned to me w
Xavier's POVRosewood had already accepted his fate and the rest of his peers were about to find out exactly what it was.I walked behind him, took out my Glock 17 with special silver bullets made for werewolves, and a wave of gasps went through the room, “Mr. Rosewood, you have just confirmed to have committed treason against your pack, Blood Crescent and for this offense, you are hereby sentenced to a quick death. Only because I have much of your kind to work through today.” I added the last part almost lazily when in reality it hurt me as much as it would hurt his family to have lost him. As an Alpha serving punishment was an obligation that I never took pleasure in, but it was a necessary evil.“Ladies and gentlemen, pay attention, lest it be you next,” I said and placed the gun behind Rosewood’s head. He closed his eyes, trembling in fear with tears flowing from his eyes, his mouth still bloody from the bitten tongue. He looked pathetic. So far from the well-dressed gentleman of p
Xavier's POVI was used to fighting foes larger than me since I was a young wolf. My father used to say that the bigger the foe we defeat, the better version of ourselves we become.But it wasn't true. Now, I know that. No, the physical size of the foe does not matter because the tiniest of termite
Xavier's POVJacob handed me the laptop and I sat up straighter, rubbing my eyes to focus on the screen.There were a bunch of messages. It was a correspondance between someone with a username of Durain with my father using the username Elder S. For someone working to destroy the pack from with in a
XavierI reached the cabin early in the morning. I had given my keys to Gramps. So, I knocked and waited, hoping I wasn't waking the two most important women in my life.Gramps opened the door. Seeing her dressed for the day I knew she had been up long before my arrival. Her face lit up at my sight
Zoe's POVThe more Xavier talked the more I tried not to panic. I knew things were bad, I hadn't realized they were this bad. A part of me felt guilty because all of it could've been avoided if Xavier hadn't left to support me. As much as I appreciated his presence after Dad's death, I never wanted
Zoe's POVI sighed and sat down on the bench beside her. I went there for a reason, I was going to see it through."You say that when you know that not only we weren't aware of the Blood Contract, we were a little busy not knowing you even existed. Excuse us for wanting to accept our fated mates and
Zoe's POVI was braiding the hair on the edge of my shaved scalp when Olivia rang the intercom. Xavier walked out of the wardrobe with a spring in his step and let Olivia in, who rolled in a trolley of steaming breakfast.It was Xavier's idea to have breakfast in the bedroom. He said he wanted to sp
Zoe's POVWhen I woke up next, my head felt like I had been hit by a truck. Xavier's arm rested on my belly as he lay deeply asleep beside me. It was strange to wake up to him after spending weeks of him coming and going while I slept. I took the time to cherish his touch and light breath. He looke
Zoe's POVMy head was pounding. It was like someone had cracked open my skull and was performing brain surgery without anesthesia. It was torture. I wanted to yell,' Stop it,' and I think I said something, but different words were coming out.I tried to yell. I knew Xavier was holding me, but every
Xavier's POVMy head was fuzzy. I was trying so hard to focus on the conversations around me. It was like I had been underwater and just resurfaced. The light, the sounds, the colors, everything felt weird. I blinked as I tried to focus on the fork in my hand. I whispered to Zoe, "Please get ready
Zoe's POVThat night, I stayed up and waited for Xavier. He took his time coming to the bedroom. He must've thought that I was asleep, and that's exactly what I pretended. But, I had a theory and I was about to test it out.I stayed still, kept my heartbeat calm, and eyes closed. Until Xavier went t
Zoe's POVWhen Xavier and I walked in hand in hand, every jaw in the dining hall dropped, but no one was as shocked as Blondie, who entered after us. She must've been waiting for him when he was walking me to the dining hall. She swallowed her shock and forced herself to sit on the opposite end of t
Zoe's POVFinding friendship with Alyssa was one of the strangest things that happened to me that week. Since then, I saw less and less of Xavier. He came to the room when I was already asleep and often left before I had woken up. We missed that one meal we used to share before the coronation.He sp
Zoe's POVThe conversation with Xavier was the hardest I've ever had with anyone. He was acting like I was just another wolf in his pack that he was responsible for. The only emotion I got from him was regarding the baby but even that was fleeting. I was so bewildered that I ended up asking, "Are y