Xavier POV
"There you are, Alpha," Theo said cheerfully, I’ve been looking for you all over the place. There are so docunts which need your approval,".
I shook my head as if to clear the thoughts that filled it. Snippets of Olivia’s accusations kept coming back to . After I lost my mory, I relied on others to tell who I truly was to everyone back then.
Lucius had said that I wasn’t exactly the best of persons back then, but I could make up for all of my shortcomings now and I wished more than anything that I knew who I truly was.
"Good news," Theo exclaid excitedly. "The arms dealer called us this morning and said that they’re ready to sign the deal with us, just like other packs. Not only that, but we’ll also be given premium access to newly produced firearms before they beco available in the market!" Isn’t it incredible, Alpha?".
"What kind of person was I, Theo?" I asked him, twisting to face him.
Worry flickered in his eyes and for a minute, I thought he wouldn’t say anything, but he smiled and said playfully. "You were a good leader,".
"That isn’t what I am asking, Theo," I sighed "I know you’re afraid of hurting my feelings or sothing else but I need to know and I can’t ask Lucius because he won’t give the kind of reply I want. I just need you to tell , even if it’s a half-truth. Please?"
"Fine," he sighed "I’ll try,".
"Olivia," I swallowed hard, "Did she used to co here in the past or did we et in a way or sothing? You know that feeling you get when you’ve known soone for the longest ti? That’s how I feel about her. So, please... tell ,".
His gaze beca hooded, and I noticed he couldn’t et my gaze. Confirming my suspicion that this wasn’t the first ti I was eting Olivia.
"I wouldn’t know, Alpha," he gave a placating smile. "I didn’t always work with you,".
"I know that you took over this position from your dad, but did he ntion sothing strange to you or maybe you heard sothing?"
"No," he shook his head again, still avoiding my gaze. "Like everyone, this is the first ti I’m eting Miss Olivia,".
"But there’s got to be sothing," I insisted, watching him closely. "You wouldn’t lie to , will you?"
"That’s enough, Alpha," Lucius said suddenly. He was standing at the doorway a blank expression on his face. "We have more problems on our hands than that,".
"Will it kill you, any of you, if I know the truth?" I hissed, "There’s sothing you all are hiding,".
"You need to co with now, Alpha. The Leader of the Werefox clan just arrived. They’re in the waiting room and he doesn’t look pleased,".
"Shit," Theo bolted to his feet, "That spells trouble if their leader ca themselves. What if they’re planning to attack? Our soldiers are not ready to fight yet,".
I ran a hand through my hair, wishing things would just go back to when I was mute and Lucius took care of everything. This morning, while Noah and I visited the prison where the Foxes were kept, we noticed that they had all died.
And we are ruling suicide because there was no evidence to show that they were attacked.
"Did you try to find out who they were?" I asked, rising to my feet.
"The man and the woman who seed like the leaders were the leaders’ children, albeit from different mothers. I think that’s the reason he ca here himself. He’s requesting an audience with you and...".
Lucius stopped because Maeve and Vina suddenly ran into the room. Vina was hot on Maeve’s trail, who imdiately ran to and grabbed my leg then stared at with eyes glinting in mischief.
"Save from my sister, Alpha," she said.
Her smile was infectious. I saw myself smiling as I reached for her and scooped her into my arms, saving her from Vina, who would have caught her at the dying minute.
"Give back my candy this instance," Vina said tearfully, stretching her hand to her sister. "You know how important that candy is to ,".
"You’re supposed to share, Vina. We’re twins," Maeve retorted.
"I know and I will, but that’s special to ," Vina cried. "Please give it back,".
"For moon’s sake Vina," Maeve sighed, "It’s from a guy, there’s nothing special about it,".
"From a guy?" I turned to Maeve. "What’s going on?"
"This morning while Noah took us out on a stroll and we stopped at the pack centre to talk to so people, a guy walked up to Vina and said she’s beautiful. Then he hands her a caral candy and pats her head. She won’t lick the candy and won’t share it with either. That doesn’t sound fair, does it?"
"Okay," I chuckled under my breath, feeling the eyes of Lucius and Theo on . I knew they were silently urging that we had urgent business, but I couldn’t just let the girls go like that.
"Where is the candy?" I asked Maeve.
Reluctantly, she produced it and handed it to . I stretched my hand and gave it to Vina. Then knelt in front of her, dropping Maeve to the ground too.
"Do you want to share the candy with your sister?" I asked.
"No," she shook her head. "The candy is special to and I could see the sincerity in the eyes of the person who gave it to . Maeve doesn’t care about anyone except herself,".
"That’s not true," Maeve fired back, "And aren’t you too young to be chasing her boys? Wait until I tell Mom,".
"I like him," Vina said vehently, glaring at her sister. "What do you know about love? You’re so cold and would fight with anyone who tries to beco friends with you,".
"That’s because a lot of people are boring and I don’t want to spend my ti dealing with boring people, including you,".
"Don’t you dare...".
"That’s enough, girls," I interrupted them. "You shouldn’t fight, you are sisters,".
"Then can you tell Maeve to stop being an to ?" Vina burst into tears. "She wants to hate people just the way she does, but I can’t do that,".
"Hey, co here," I said gently, drawing her into my arms, feeling a glowing warmth that gave peace at the touch. "Everything will be alright,".
My eyes strayed to Lucius, who had been watching everything quietly, and he mouthed "The Foxes,".
Damn Foxes! I sighed and kept patting Vina, who was hugging now.
"Dear, I need to go now and...".
The words had barely left my lips when Maeve burst into tears and fell on my body. I couldn’t tell if it was the twin effect or because she wanted my attention, but my arms were full with two crying girls and I had not the slightest idea of what to do.
I gave Lucius a pleading gaze and for a mont; I thought I saw a satisfied smirk on his face before he murmured sothing about going to get their mothers. Alpha Theo had drawn closer now and was trying to entice the girls by suggesting snack after snack that he thought they’d like, but they kept crying.
Suddenly, my nose twitched and for the first ti in three years, I picked up a horrid stench that seed to fill the room, followed by an ominous aura. While I was wondering what was going on, a man about 5’7 with red hair sauntered into the room with both hands behind his back, followed by a throng of other people. Their faces didn’t look familiar.
When they entered, I saw their eyes scanning the room before they finally rested on .
"Who are you?" Theo recovered first and ca to stand in front of , creating a barrier between and the man.
"They’re the ones in the waiting room, Alpha," Lucius said as he entered the room. "I told you to wait that the Alpha will not be but a minute,".
"Asking a Fox to wait is like asking us not to hunt in packs... it’s impossible, Beta," the short man said and turned to Theo "Since we’re here Alpha... why don’t we talk,".
He brushed past Theo and sat on the settee. I could feel my blood boiling with anger at the intrusion. The girls had stopped crying and were watching the scene curiously, too.
Straightening, I passed the girls to Lucius and went to stand in front of the man, pinning him with my gaze.
"I am Alpha Xavier,".
"Oh," the man said flippantly, giving Theo a once over, "You Wolves are so damn tall for no reason. I would have sworn that was the Alpha. Since you’re here, sit down. We have a lot of things to talk about,".
"That should be my line," I said coldly. "This is my personal space. Let my beta escort you back to the waiting room. I’ll join you shortly,".
The man looked past my shoulders as his gaze rested on Maeve and Vina in Lucius’s arms, totally ignoring .
"Ah, what lovely daughters you have and striking resemblance to you, too. The last I heard of you; you were mourning your dead wife. Didn’t know you remarried and already have children,".
"They are mine," Noah said authoritatively as he strolled into the room, wearing a fierce expression. When he reached us, he turned to Lucius... "Take the girls to their mother,". Then he turned back to the short man, who had gone red with fear at Noah’s voice.
"L–Lycan Noah..." he stuttered.
"Hello, Kai, long ti to see," Noah sneered.
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