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Xavier's POV

I left Eva in our room to settle down and walked towards my office. Opening the door, I saw Asher and Theo already waiting for me. Both stood up as I entered.

"Hello, Alpha," they said as I walked towards my chair.

I just nodded in reply.

"So, have you got the list?" I asked Theo as I sat in my chair.

"Yeah, here you go," he said as he passed the paper to me.

I looked at the names and nodded my head at him.

"Keep an eye on them, Asher. They should know it's not an easy job, guarding the borders," I said as I turned towards Asher.

"Yes, Alpha. I will," he replied back.

"How is it going at the borders? Any sighting of the rogues?"

"No, Alpha. I was at the border whole day but there was nothing out of order," he replied back.

"Ahan," I replied.

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One hour later, we were still discussing the pack borders. Theo thinks that Northern border is unsafe as most of the area is covered by woods and most of the time rogues entered our territory from that border.

I was about to reply him when the door suddenly burst open and in walked Zander with Evangeline being dragged from her wrist. All three of us stood up and looked towards them. Eva was struggling to free her wrist.

What the hell? My wolf was getting angrier. How could he touch our mate like that? Brother or not, he should know his place and respect his Luna.

"What the hell is she doing here, Xavier? She came into our home and ate my pizza. She isn't even the least bit sorry," he said harshly jerking her towards the desk.

My wolf was screaming in my head to give him the control but I fought him.

My body was shaking with rage. I was seeing red. I walked around the desk towards Zander and punched him hard. He fell to the ground with a loud thud. I crouched down and picked him up from his shirt collar.

"She is my mate and your Luna," I growled angrily.

His eyes widened and he looked past me towards Eva.

"R-Red face is your m-mate?" he asked, not believing it.

"Her name is Evangeline and you will respect her," I growled warningly.

I released him and straightened.

"Honestly, these are your manners? If someone unknowingly ate something you kept just because they were hungry, you'd act like a rabid dog?" I asked him.

He looked down feeling ashamed as I stepped back.

"Get out of my office. And don't show me your face until you've learned to respect others," I turned around feeling calmer than before.

I heard his footsteps fade away indicating he has left.

"You two can leave," I said, my eyes fixed on my mate.

I heard the door close before I pulled her into my arms. I breathed in her scent, my wolf feeling content. Picking her up, I walked towards my chair and sat with her in my arms. She buried her head in my shoulder and started crying. I just stroked her hair gently and let her cry.

I took hold of her hand around my neck and looked at her wrist. It was red because of Zander's grip. I kissed her wrist and caressed it. After a while, she stopped crying but I could hear her sniffling. I took hold of her head and pulled her head up from my shoulder. My heart broke upon seeing her cry.

"Little girl, why are you crying?" I asked, wiping her tears.

"I am just happy because you defended me in front of Zander," She said sniffling then, looked down. A small smile spread on my face. She is so cute.

I gripped her chin softly and pulled her head up.

"It's not just Zander. What he did was wrong though. I will defend you forever. You are my mate. My other half. I will cherish you forever," I said to her.

"Thank you," She whispered sniffling.

I caressed her cheek and she closed her eyes, sighing in content. I kissed her eyelids softly. I looked at her face and she was biting her lip.

"Ughh! I told you not to do that," I told her frustrated.

My control was barely hanging by a thread and by doing this, she was making my wolf go crazy.

She released her lip immediately. I buried his head in the crook of her neck and kissed her collar bone.

"Mine," I growled near her throat then kissed her there.

She shivered as my lips touched her skin. For a while, we just sat there. I breathed in her scent, my wolf at ease, having his mate in his arms. He was happy that she came to us for comfort.

Her breathing slowed down and her body went limp.

"You feel sleepy?" I asked softly, afraid that I'd wake her up if she has fallen asleep.

"Hmm," she hummed sleepily with her head on my shoulder.

"Then, let's get you to bed," I said softly.

I stood up with her in my arms. Closing the office door, I walked towards our room.

Placing her on the bed, I covered her with the sheets and turned around.

"Don't leave," she mumbled.

"I am just closing the door," I replied.

After closing the door, I went and laid next to her.

She reached for me in her half-asleep state and wrapped her petite arm around me. Placing her head on my chest, she tangled her legs with mine. She even snuggles like a kitten. A possessive kitten. I chuckled at her and kissed her head.

"Goodnight, my little angel," I said as I clapped and the lights turned off.

"Hmm," she hummed in reply and her breathing evened out.

I wasn't sleepy so I just laid there with my beautiful angel sprawled on my chest. The moonlight was casting a soft glow on her features and I, like a moth drawn to a flame, looked at her. I was mesmerized by her beauty. Beauty and simplicity.

My phone vibrated on the bedside table and I reached for it. Looking at the caller Id, I was surprised to see dad calling. I slowly and gently removed myself from under Evangeline and placed a pillow instead. She instantly hugged it and I walked out of the room, shaking my head, amused. I closed the door and reached my office. I entered my office and walked straight towards the sofa.

"Hi dad," I said as I answered the call.

"Hello son, how are you? How is everything in the pack?"

"I am fine, dad. How are you and mom?" I asked him.

"Oh! We are fine, Xavier," I heard mom's sweet voice from the other side.

"Anyways, I called to tell you to be ready to mate with Bianca in three days. We will be back in three days," dad said sternly.

I sighed. Why was he so dead set on our mating? Who knows?

I decided to tell him about Evangeline so that he would stop pestering me about mating with Bianca.

"But dad-," I couldn't finish my sentence because he cut me off.

"No buts. I won't hear a word. You will mate with her," he said in a final tone.

"Dad, I found my mate," I said before he could cut the call.

The line went silent. I pulled the phone away from my ear to look if the call was disconnected. I placed it back.

"Aaaaaaaa," I heard a loud scream from the other side.

Ouch, that hurt. It was my mom, screaming at the top of her lungs.

"Oh my god! I am so happy for you," my mom said.

"Who is she? What's her name? Is she pretty?" Mom bombarded me with questions.

I chuckled at how excited she sounded.

"Evangeline Williams, the Head Warrior's daughter and yes, she is pretty," I replied chuckling.

"But, she is only 16?" Mom asked.

"She is. But, she is my mate and I won't give her up," I said in a final tone.

"Congratulations son," dad said with sincerity

"Thank you," I replied.

"Talk to you later, son. Don't have too much fun," I heard mom's teasing voice.

I just chuckled and disconnected the call. I left my phone on the sofa and walked towards the bookshelf and looked for a book that interested me. I felt like reading something tonight. I was looking through the shelf when my phone went off again.

I walked towards the sofa and picked my phone. Unknown number. Hmm. Who could that be? I picked the call.

"Hello? Alpha Storm speaking. Whoever you are, how did you get my private number?" I spoke.

I waited for the reply but no one spoke. The line went dead. That was strange. I received two more calls from the same number but no one was responding. Sighing frustrated, I placed my phone in my lap and rubbed a hand over my face. Suddenly, the phone rang again. I answered the call and snapped.

"Whoever the hell you are, speak up. If you don't want to speak, then stop calling me," I growled angrily.

I was about to cut the call, but then I heard a voice dripping with malice. It was a man's voice. He started laughing in extremely scratchy voice. Then, he spoke.

"You won't be able to save her, Alpha," the voice said mockingly.

"Who are you? Whom are you talking about," I asked growling.

"You'll find out soon who I am. And I am talking about your precious little mate," the voice laughed hysterically before the line went dead.

Dread filled my body. Evangeline is the target. But, who was that? I don't know the answer to it but I know one thing. Something big is going to happen. Something I won't be able to stop!

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