Claimed By Alpha Xander Marco의 모든 챕터: 챕터 61 - 챕터 65

Xander's POVNight had settled over Atlanta, wrapping the city in darkness, yet the lights from the towering buildings still glittered beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows of my mansion. I was alone in that room in the parlor with a whiskey glass that sat unmoving beside me. It had been hours, and I hadn't drunk one sip. It was supposed to be comforting to be in the quiet, inside the house, but it was just a reminder that everything was so empty.It had been a month since Bella walked out of my life.Thirty long days of endless searching had brought me nothing except disappointment. All the private detectives I convened, all the warriors I recruited, all the contacts I had were back with the same message: they could not find her. It was as though she had vanished from the face of the earth.I leaned forward, resting my elbows on my knees as I dragged both hands slowly across my face. I was exhausted, but not the kind that awaits me in my bed, but the type that desecends to a man's soul

Xander's POVAs I approached the door to the bedroom, all my instincts shouted that I was almost running out of time."Bella!"I slammed against the door with my shoulder.The wood burst inward with a deafening crash as several of my security guards rushed in behind me.The scene before me made my blood run cold.Bella was pressed flush against the wall, her face colorless as stone, her eyes blazing with fear. Justin, looking shocked, turned his head towards us, unbelieving all of a sudden, then furious."Bella, get behind me!" I shouted, moved across the room with all eagerness.With trembling legs, she hurried toward me, and the instant she reached my side, I instinctively pulled her behind my back. My wolf surged beneath my skin, every protective instinct taking over as I fixed my gaze on Justin.So it was you," I said in a low and dangerous tone.Justin let out a bitter laugh.“You were supposed to have stayed away”."I'll give you one chance," I warned, never taking my eyes off h

Bella's POVThe rest of the day passed more peacefully than I had imagined.No accusations, no misunderstandings and no walls between us for the first time in what seemed to have been forever. Xander remained in his hospital bed while I stayed beside him, refusing to leave unless a nurse insisted he needed to rest or undergo another examination.Even then, I never went far.I would sit outside his room looking through the glass counting the minutes until I could creep back in.By the time day reached its end, he was looking much better. Although he still looked tired, the frightening paleness that had terrified me the night before had begun to fade.The doctor returned several times to check his vital signs."How are you feeling?" he asked as he adjusted Xander's IV.“A little sore”, Xander confessed with a slight smile, adjusting his body against the back of the pillows. "But much better."The physician nodded his head with approval."That's exactly what I wanted to hear. Just don't