[Erica]"You are un-fucking-believable", Jade cursed loudly, throwing up her hands exasperatedly. Erica, on the other hand, did not whether to cry or slap him. She was still reeling from the fact that Xavier, who asked her why she had rejected him, who seemed heartbroken by the loss is not willing to save himself. Just to save her? She pulled away from him, not missing the hurt that surfaced in his gaze.She turned to fully face him and glared, "What do you mean by 'no'?" She was not letting Xavier throw away his life for her and while she knew the chances of Jade coming to know about her were high, she didn't care. After all. Elias and Lucien had some explaining to do. Jade came and stood beside her, crossing her arms, she too demanded, "Yes, what the fuck do you mean by 'no'?" She could see the distressed look on his face but how could he just throw away the one chance that they had? The one chance that could mend the mistakes she had committed just a little, the one chance that w

[Erica]"Elias!" she bellowed the moment she arrived at the mansion. There were very few people at the living area and all of them looked equally startled by her sudden hostility. Lucien who was talking to one of the younger mages asked in a concerned tone, "Erica? What happened?" He walked up to her and grasped her shoulders. Erica to his shock and surprise pulled away from that grasp and glared at him. "I need to speak to you as well", she gritted. Lucien nodded jerkily."Now where is Elias?" she muttered. Vrisha who had suddenly emerged from the corridor informed, "He is in the library". Her eyes clouded with worry as Erica stalked past her towards the library with Lucien trailing behind. "So what else are you concealing?" she demanded as she stomped into the room. Elias who was reading looked up, surprised. Erica saw his gaze travelling behind her towards Lucien no doubt, but she wasn't having any of it.She sat on the other chair and quizzed, "Why did you not tell me the conseq

[Xavier]"Well..." Xavier began to bridge the awkward silence. The beta had completely frozen, his eyes wide with disbelief. "How?" he breathed. He couldn't even fault his friend for being dumbfounded, after all, he must have been guarding the door since the morning and he hadn't let in anyone other than Jade. "She...teleported", Xavier tightened his hold when he heard Erica gasp inaudibly. She must not have been expecting such a clear-cut explanation from Xavier. But he trusted Arnold, trusted him like no other and while he would not give away her identity, he had to make him aware of his mate's abilities. "Oh", his beta exhaled, still dazed. However, it did not take him long to recover and soon he was also asking the most predictable question, "Where have you been?" His tone held reproach and subdued anger.Although Xavier wanted to make him submit for talking to his mate in such a way, but he did not have the heart to. He merely let out a low growl which snapped Arnold's attenti

[Erica]The last thing she wanted to hear was this. But she was also apprehending this accusation She knew she couldn't forever escape such accusations. Xavier's aunt and Arnold were too modest but the Luna Queen definitely wasn't as forgiving. Erica clenched her jaw, bracing herself for more onslaught of accusation. Alpha Samuel was already glaring daggers at her. She felt Xavier's grasp around her shoulder tighten. "I guess that is not how you should thank her", her gaze flickered to her mate's direction who was staring resolutely at his parents. She could already feel the tension in the air. She threw a glance at her parents who looked as if they wanted to protest but their hands were tied. Their ranks were after all, beneath the Royals. "What do you mean?" Alpha Samuel gritted. "Had she not rejected me, you wouldn't have been able to see your beloved elder son. Ever", Xavier replied simply. Erica saw their anger turn into disbelief. "What?" Luna Freida asked, her voice an octa

[Erica]How a person could carry so much grief within his heart but move forward in life was beyond her. She was thankful for having a loving family. She now understood how much she had been living a sheltered and how well-loved she was. The feeling was followed by that of guilt. How can she feel like this when her mate was hurting? had been living under a constant sense of inferiority all his life? She felt like thanking him again for sharing such a special thing with her but refrained herself."This is my kind of place", Erica comments, diverting the topic. She will work on Xavier's advise and try to ignore unnecessary negativities in her life as well as Xavier's. She stood up and walked around. The shelves weren't stacked with books. They weren't bound or anything, some looked tattered and yellowed. "Did you finish reading them?" she asked as she took out one thin book. She flipped open the page carefully. Her brows furrowed when she realised that none of the words was recognizabl