ADRIANA’S POVMy breath catches in my throat immediately Xander says those words. Calling me his mistress might be one thing, but he didn’t do that. not even his wife to be. He literally addressed me as his luna and mate, in front of his whole pack.That should terrify me, that should have made me get up from this seat and run until my legs stop moving and my breathing stops but it doesn’t. Instead, a weird sense of satisfaction fills me and I feel confident. Sitting down, alone in this place with more than a thousand people below me, I don’t feel small or insignificant. I feel big, and important and it is all because of him. The man I thought wanted nothing more than to ruin me.“This should be a lesson to all members of this pack. I do not stand for disrespect and bullying, from now henceforth, anyone caught doing either of those will be executed and that is the only verdict for that.” he finishes. The entire hall is dead silent, even the whirring of the Air conditioning and ceilin
ALPHA XANDER’S POVI wake up to the most beautiful, most enthralling sight in the world. My mate’s naked form is curled into me and I have to pause for a moment and just take it all in. Warmth fills my chest and an emotion I never thought myself capable of fills me so much that I think I might suffocate with it.Adriana’s soft breaths is music to my ears, and just the sight of her beside me, that is enough to make any man’s morning. To be fair, I’ve been waking up to this sight for a while now, but something about it now is more sacred, something new and something entirely fulfilling because last night, what happened between us felt different. I
ALPHA XANDER’S POV“What the hell is that even supposed to mean?” I yell, barely keeping my fists at my sides. It’ll look a lot better plastered on the man’s stupid face.The guard that went out with Adriana yesterday but didn’t seem to be with her when she was assaulted knew he was as good as dead, now that Daciana seems to be missing. He’ll be wishing for death after I’m done with him.He visibly shakes when I take a step toward him, Donovan pushes off the wall he’d been
ADRIANA’S POVMy feet carry me to where Xander is standing even before my mind can fully register what I’m seeing. Candace is stuck but I’m able to move even in my shocked state. We meet in the middle and he wraps his arms around me and pulls me to him, wrapping me in his scent and warmth. My body immediately relaxes against his, a reaction I’ve realized I can’t fight anymore.He buries his face in the crook on my neck and inhales audibly, I feel the muscles on his face relax under my palms and the feeling it gives me is heady. Seeing someone as powerful as Xander melt under my touch.
ADRIANA’S POV“But since when?” I ask when I’m able to speak. We were together before she quickly ran off, I can’t even remember what she said she needed to but I think she said she would be right back. And as much as I tried, I can’t even remember where she followed. I’d started feeling breathless and that burning feeling almost immediately. Something isn’t right.“You were last seen together. When did she leave you?” I relate everything that happened up until the point that I started feeling my chest constrict. I don’t go into full details on that but I no
ALPHA XANDER’S POVI’m not sure Adriana hears all of the things I said and somehow that makes me happy. When I tell her I love her, I want her to be wide awake, and this might be hoping for much but I want her to say it back too. That might not happen soon, I’ll be patient enough to wait. It is the least I can do after all I have made her go through.I don’t move from the position. I love her warmth. There is nothing sexual about this even though she is straddling me and I can easily slip into her heat, there is just a different kind of intimacy with her like this. Being completely relaxed around me
ALPHA XANDER’S POVNavigating where Donovan and a few other pack warriors followed is an easy task for me. I grew up here, I helped build this pack and most of the construction was either run by me or I’d been the one to propose that. They are at the further part of the pack, a little close to the border on the south part.It follows a backdoor from one of the few abandoned buildings I haven’t thought of renovating yet. It leads a path toward the woods, where we sometimes go for pack runs, and into the deeper denser woods. Unless we have something to do, no one really ventures into this part. It is not on
ADRIANA’S POVI’m not surprised when I wake up to an empty bed, for a very different reason than the past few days, I'm happy Xander isn’t here because it means he has gone out to help in finding Daciana. I’m still hoping she only went out. All of that aside, I feel great. For some weird reason, I also feel different. I narrow that down to the man whose scent is still in every corner of the room. He might not have left long ago.“Hi, you’re awake.” Candace comments as she walks in, carrying a tray in one hand and a black bag in the order. I nod at her and stifle a yawn as she keeps