AXEL
As I get ready to leave for the Ice pack, my mom would not stop following me around. I kept stealing glances at her knowing she has something to say, but she wasn't saying a word to me and that made me feel so uneasy. I suddenly stopped moving and faced her. She stared at me and then walked to the couch in my room to sit down."Why do you want to visit the Ice pack?" she asked, after a few minutes of silence. "Why do you suddenly want to leave the pack? You haven't done that in a while"I moved closer to her and whispered. "I had a dream"She furrowed her brows. "A dream?". I nodded. "Can you tell me about the dream?"I shook my head. I wasn't the type to talk much. I also do not feel comfortable with people around me, aside from Jason and my dad. I wasn't too close to my mom and found it difficult to relate to her. She left me with my dad when I was two and I grew up thinking I had no mom until she showed up when I was fifteen. Speaking to her has become more difficult after my father died."Do you want to write it down? I mean the dream"I moved away from her and sat down on the bed. "Jason" I cooed.My voice was so low I doubted she heard me but surprisingly, she did."You want me to get Jason for you?"I nodded and she stood up. She left the room and returned a few minutes later with Jason who moved closer to me."Are you sure you want to go to the Ice pack?"I nodded slightly."He said he had a dream," my mother told him and he furrowed his brows."A dream? Why did you not tell me about it?". I stared at him and he sighed. "Is that the reason you are visiting the Ice pack?". I nodded and he sighed. "Should I be asking you to write down the dream?". I shook my head and he nodded. "Then I will go get the car ready"After Jason left, my mom moved closer to me. "Axel, is there something you want to tell me?". I shrugged. "You don't have anything to tell me?". I nodded and she sighed. "Is there anything you want me to get you for your journey?". I shook my head and she groaned slightly. "How long do I have to keep doing this?" she muttered, staring at me.I knew how frustrating it was for her to try to get me to open up to her and it is not working out. She left the room and returned after a while with a scarf and wrapped it around my neck."It's cold out there. You should keep this around your neck"I held the scarf and nodded slightly."The car is ready" Jason announced and I stood up.My mom walked closer to Jason. "Jason, you know how he is, right? You have to keep him safe. Don't let him stay in a crowded place. Don't let anyone get close to him. Don't..."Jason smiled. "I understand that you care. I won't let any harm befall him. And he can take of himself. You know that. He might not get along with others but he can take care of himself""I know that he can". She stared at me and sighed before whispering to Jason who stared at me too. From the look on Jason's face, I knew immediately what she told him."I am not going to lose myself" I wanted to say but when I opened my mouth no word came out. I sighed."He is going to be fine" Jason assured my mom before gesturing to me to follow him.My mom held my hand and I blinked at her. I could only blink to assure her that I will be fine. I pulled my hand away from her and followed Jason to the parking lot."Your mom really, cares about you," he said when we got to the car and I nodded. He held my two hands. "You won't lose yourself, will you?". I stared at him and shook my head. "I take that as a no". He opened the door."Let's get you to the Ice pack in time so we can return before nightfall"I entered the car and he drove off. The journey was quiet since I wasn't the chatty type. Jason was also busy with his thoughts he said nothing to me. When we finally got to the Ice pack, Jason handed me a mask."They can't see your face," he told me.I wore the mask and stepped out of the car. Our guards who had followed us in another car covered me up. As we walked from the parking lot to the packhouse, I thought I will meet with people but there were none. I wondered if Jason had told them not to let anyone outside. When we got to the pack house, there was someone to welcome us. He introduced himself as Arden and tried to look at me. I could see the disappointment on his face when he saw my mask."It's nice to finally meet you, Alpha Axel"I stared at him wondering why he called me an Alpha instead of the King every other person calls me.Jason spoke on my behalf. "He is happy to meet you too. Where is the Alpha?""He will join us shortly. I will lead you to the..."I pointed to the left direction and Jason moved closer to me. Arden who must have wondered why I pointed, stopped talking."I can feel an aura" I whispered. "I want to go this way"Jason stared at me. "You haven't spoken such a long sentence in a while". I could tell he was happy. "He will like to take a walk around the packhouse. You don't mind. Do you?""No, I don't. And the Alpha won't mind either"Arden led the way while we followed. When I got to the room where I felt the aura, I stopped walking."What are you doing?" Jason whispered.I ignored him and walked to the door, opening it. There were two girls in the room. One was laying on the bed and the other sat beside her. The girl seated looked surprised when she saw me. I walked into the room and closer to them. The other girl laying down sat up quickly.Jason held my hand. "What are you doing?" he whispered."Ask them what their names are" I whispered back.Jason turned to face Arden. "What are their names?""I don't know. This is my first time, meeting with them""Then can I ask them their names?"Arden nodded. "You can""What are your names?" Jason asked."Alaila" the one seated at the close end of the bed answered. "And she is Xavia" she pointed at the other girl.Jason stared at me. "I want to see the Alpha," I told him."Can you get us the Alpha?". Arden nodded and left. "What do you want to do?""I want them"Jason furrowed his brows. "You want what?" he said almost in a yell."I want them. I don't what them as a gift. Pay for them"Jason brushed his hair backward. "Is that the reason you came here?". I nodded and he groaned. "Does this have to do with your dream?". I nodded and he sighed.Someone walked in with Arden and I presume him to be the Alpha. "Speak to him" I whispered to Jason and he walked closer to the Alpha.I did not listen to Jason's conversation with him. I kept staring at nothing. Jason walked back to me."He agrees to it"I stared at the Alpha and I could see a smirk on his face.He must have wanted to get rid of them, I thought.I nodded to Jason and he smiled. "He will pay as much as you want," he told him."They do not worth much" the Alpha replied."Then can we sign up the contract?""Let's go to my office for the signing of the contract"I shook my head. "I am sorry, he doesn't want to..."The Alpha smiled. "I understand. I will get my Beta to get the contract ready"I whisper to Jason."He will like to write out the contract himself," Jason told him.The Alpha furrowed his brows. "A handwritten contract?"Jason nodded. "Yes. He wants you to have one, he will also have one and each of the girls will have one too. If that is ok by you"The Alpha spoke to Arden who left after a while. I stared at the two girls who looked so confused. Arden returned with some papers and handed them over to Jason who gave them to me. I pulled out four papers and handed over the rest to Jason."You should sit over..."I waved my hand and Jason stopped talking. I brought out a pen from my coat pocket and placed it on the papers lapped on each other. Closing my eyes, words began to appear on the paper. I opened my eyes and handed it over to Jason, whispering to him."You can sign each of the papers. Each of the girls will sign too"I had expected him to question why I wanted a handwritten contract and why I wanted the girls to sign the contract too. He did not bother to read the content of the contract either. He handed the papers to the girls and they signed them. Alaila took the papers to give them to Jason and I clicked my fingers together, changing the content of the contract.**"What do you want to do with the girls?" Jason asked me on our way back home and I shrugged. I have nothing to do with them. I have no reason for paying for them in the first place. Jason stared at me through the rearview mirror.I shook my head and he furrowed his brows."Don't tell me you don't have anything to do with them?"I nodded and he frowned. "Why did you make us spend such an amount of money on them?"I chuckled slightly and he sighed. "I can't believe you find it funny. Isn't this the first time you are smiling in a while"I shrugged but said nothing. I rested and closed my eyes. After a while, I suddenly opened my eyes and sat up."Are you ok?" Jason asked."Stop the car" I muttered."What?""Stop the car"Jason sighed and stopped the car. "What is going on?""Let the girls go"He turned to look at me. "Y-you want me to do what?""Let the girls go"Jason furrowed his brows. "Is this the reason you bought them? To let them go?"I nodded and he sighed. "I can't believe I am doing this," he said and stepped out of the car.The other car had stopped in front of us. Jason walked up to them. I watch him speak to the girls. The door to their car opened up and I had expected the girls to step out and leave but they walked down to meet me. I stared at them through the tinted glass. There was a slight knock on the glass and I ignored it, but when it became intense, I opened it up."What do you what?" I wanted to ask but I only sighed."Did you buy us to free us?" one of them asked.I stared at the two girls. I still don't know who is Xavia and who is Alaila. Surprisingly, I can not recognize their faces with their names.I gestured to them to leave. "Do you want us to be indebted to you?" the first girl asked and I shook my head. "And you don't want us to work for you,"I nodded. "I do not need anyone to work for me" I wanted to say.She stared at me waiting for my reply I guess. I could not stare at them because I can not speak to them. When Jason walked closer to me, I breathed a sigh of relief. He opened the door and sat beside me. I whispered to him."He wants you to go back to your homes," he told them"We are not going back," they said in unison and my eyes widened in shock.XAVIA "Y-you are not going home?" the older man asked and I nodded."We are not going home""Why do you not want to leave?" the older man asked."If you tell us the reason why you took us from the Ice pack and brought us here, then we will leave"He sighed and turned to speak to the younger man. I could not hear what they were talking about nor could their expression be read. I tried to look at the young man with the mask on."Do you think they will let us stay?" Alaila asked and I shrugged, not taking my gaze away from him. "What if he insists that we leave?"I sighed. "I don't think they will. They had not given us any reason why we were bought from the Ice pack, only to be dropped off in the middle of nowhere and asked to go home. They do not know where we belong to either""He wants you both to go home," the older man said.I blinked. "Are you for real? You can't drop us off here and asked us to go home. Do you even know where we came from?"I was furious they took us from the Ic
** For as long as we stayed out of trouble, we were allowed to work with the maids in the kitchen. We did the sweeping and mopping of the floor while the maids do the washing of the dishes and also cleaned every other thing in the kitchen. Helen was the one who do the cooking with little or no help from others. She made so little food I wondered if the rest in the packhouse cook their meals themselves. I soon find out from one of the maids that she cooks for the Alpha and she has been the only one doing that. Alora her second in command, makes the food for the rest of the packhouse members including the Alpha's mom and the Beta's family. I became curious to know why no one else can cook for the Alpha and decided to ask her, though I doubted if she will tell me why."Helen, why are you the only one cooking for the Alpha?" I asked with little hope."He is very sensitive," she answered and I furrowed my brows."Sensitive about what?"She dropped the plate in her hand and turned to face
I couldn't stop crying for a while and Alaila did not try to stop me either. She let me cry all I want and only patted me at some point. I could tell she was in tears too. After a while, I sniffed and pulled away from her."It's ok," she told me and I sighed.It should be ok, right? I have always hoped to meet my mom, and that had kept me going, but now, I do not know if I can keep going."What will I do now?" I asked and Alaila stared at me. "Who should I live for?" She sighed. "You should live for yourself, Xavia. You don't have to live for anyone""Myself?"She nodded. "Yes, yourself. You have a good life ahead of you. And you have me too""Alaila..."She placed her hand on my shoulder. "I do not want you to have a bad thought, Xavia. You have to be positive, ok?"I nodded, not in agreement but to make her stop worrying about me. I smiled at her and she smiled too. There was a knock on the door and Alaila stood up."I will check who is at the door. You should wipe your face"I nod
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