We walked into the room and boom!!! "Happy birthday!" was echoing all over the room. I blinked in surprise and happiness. Helen, Mary, and other maids were present. Jason was in the room too and he had a cake in his hands. Tears gathered up in my eyes. This was the least I had expected from them. I watched them sing a happy birthday song for me and I tried not to break down in tears.It was getting too much for me to bear. Just watching them sing for me with happiness, made me tear up."It's ok" Alaila patted my shoulder with a smile on her face."Thank you, very much, every one of you. Thank you" I cooed."Happy birthday, Xavia," Jason said, stretching the cake to me. "You should put off the candles' light,"I moved closer to him and blow off the candles' light. Clapping and shouting erupted and I smiled. They reminded me so much about my mom. And though I wanted to break down and weep because I miss my mom so much, something held me back."This is not the time to cry" I heard a voic
AXEL I groaned slightly, my body hurting so badly. I could feel my bones cracking and I couldn't help but howl in pain. It was my transformation period, which for an average wolf, is too late. Also for an average Lycan, it is a year or two too late. I was twenty and I am yet to completely change into a Lycan wolf and someone who sees me for the first time and doesn't know anything about wolves or Lycans will take me as a monster.I was born special which made my transformation slower than others. Also, being from the Alpha's Lineage had added to it. Every full moon, I go through a painful transformation and I have never looked forward to another full moon.I whined a bit when the pain subsided. The room was quiet and dark but I could see through my Lycan eyes. Jason had gone to the packhouse to get a blanket. I noticed a rabbit had entered the room. At first, I ignored it but the hunting instinct in me made me dash towards it. I caught it and deep my claws into it, pulling it apart i
XAVIA I had not expected that leaving the Lycan pack would be difficult for us and we will get caught so soon. I also did not expect that after being caught, the Lycan Alpha will agree to let us leave. And though he never wanted us to come with him in the first place, I thought he might want to keep us with him, now that we know his secret."Did he really, say we can leave?" I asked Jason with suspicion written all over my face.It's difficult to believe that he will let us go just like that. Jason had this convincing look but I couldn't help but doubt him."Are you sure?" I asked again and he nodded with a smile."Of course, you can. He has no reason to keep you and you know he will never keep you in the Lycan pack out of your free will. He only asked me to make sure you leave this place without being attacked" I sighed. "That won't be necessary. We can take care of ourselves. We can find our way out too""Do you think that is a good idea?" Alaila whispered. "You don't expect that
GILBERTWhen Arden walked into my room with a grin, I knew he had some mischief up his sleeves, so I decided to ignore him. I pretended to focus on the book in front of me and even nodded over nothing. He tapped the table slightly."Guess who returned to the Ice pack," he said. I opened a new page, ignoring him. "Gilbert? Gilbert?" he cooed. "You..."I groaned, hitting the table. "Hey!!! You just spoke more than three words to me""No, I did not. I only said two words. Gilbert and you"I scoffed. "Guess who returned to the Ice pack. Are those not considered words?"He chuckled, sitting beside me. I moved away from him. "I thought you did not hear me. Never knew you did. You seem focused on..."I rolled my eyes and opened to the next page. "I heard you clearly""Then why did you not give me a reply?""Why should I?" I muttered. "Because you spoke more than three words" I replied."Because I spoke more than three words? Is that supposed to be a reason?". I ignored him. "Why did you not
"Do you always talk back to others" I found myself asking and she stared at me in confusion."I don't get you" she replied, her brows furrowed. "Can you explain to me in a better way?""You want me to explain to you?" I asked in surprise.Aside from Arden and my mom, no one has ever asked me to do that. She nodded. "Isn't that the best thing to...""Can you please shut up!" I yelled at her and she sighed. "I don't think..."I glared at her and she kept shut. I groaned. I wanted to hate her guts for having such courage but I found myself admiring her for that. "Can I..." I stared at her and she sighed. "I almost forgot I am not allowed to speak"I decided it was best to ignore her. I could tell she was trying to provoke me but I couldn't say why.Maybe she wants revenge, I thought.But she would not have brought herself here if that is the case. Right now, she is at my mercy.She would not do anything that would put her into trouble, or would she? I wondered.I left her standing and
Arden gave me a disapproving and disappointing look and I regretted for a few seconds telling him about the plan."Why are you yelling?" I asked. "You want to sell someone off and you expect me to keep calm? Are you for real?" he said almost in a yell and I had to cover his mouth with my hand."Can you bring your voice down? Someone might hear you" I said."Someone? Hear me? In this soundproof place called a room?"I chuckled slightly. "Is that supposed to be a compliment?""It's not time to make jokes. Tell me, do you want to sell her off?""Isn't that the only option here"He scoffed. "Of course not. Have you forgotten about the...""Do you have any idea?""How about you make her work for you?""That is not a good idea. I do not want her anywhere close to me""That will not be the case for your mother""That is the reason I suggest selling""That is not an option. Why would you think of such? It doesn't make any sense""Then suggest an idea that makes sense and stop getting on my n
"Are you sure it's not necessary?" I asked with a smirk and he nodded. "But you can as well...". "Gilbert, I do not want to dare you. I want to live the best of my life as a free person, and not in the cell" he said and I smirked."You better not. Now start talking before I...""Fine" he muttered moving close to me. He whispered some words to me and I smirked."That sounds like a good idea. But are you sure it will work?" He nodded. "Trust me, it will"I smiled. "You are finally acting like my best friend""How have I been acting before? Your Beta"I scoffed. "No. Like my enemy"He frowned. "Are you saying I...""Make use of the door," I said pointing at the door.He blinked. "You want me to leave?""Did you hear something different or do you want me to call the guards on you?""You can't treat me that way. I am your...""You want to tell me how to treat you?"He stood up. "Of course not. I am just saying..."I picked up the magazine on the table and flipped through some pages while
XAVIAI had not thought that coming to the Ice Pack would be a bad idea. All I wanted, when I was in the Lycan Pack, was to run away from Axel, and never return. Seeing him in his monster self, killed my sense of reasoning and all I could think of was how to survive. I also could not make Alaila suffer with me, that was the reason I made her leave. I made her return to her family.After separating from Alaila, I could not think of any safe place to go because I knew none. To me, the best place to return to, where I would not be bothered for being treated badly was the Ice Pack. But I never thought of the day, I will get entangled in a situation I knew nothing about and end up as a slave.Everything happened so fast, with no time to explain myself. They never gave me the opportunity to, as they shove the uniform. Into my hand. At some point, I had thought it could be a setup but who would do that to a human like me? I had not quarreled with anyone and did not have the chance to meet wi