Authors pov
“you have became Obsessed, xavion… And this is not good… Not for you, neither for her…”
Aron warned but it didn’t affect xavion a bit.
“I don’t care… This time I’ll win…”
He said arrogantly.
“Is this only for that…”
Aron looked at him in disbelief.
“Are you even listening to yourself… You are doing it just to satisfy your ego… To show HIM down… Not for her…”
“That’s not it, Aron…”
Xavion yelled at him, he didn’t liked him raising a question on their relationship.
“I love her… I love Eira, she is mine… Only mine and that’s why I am doing this…”
Aron could clearly see the possession in his eyes.
“I am doing everything for her because I genuinely want to… And it worked, she confessed her love to me… She said She loves me… You didn’t see how she killed everyone because they hurt me, you should have seen it. This time she wants me, she is loving me, not him…”
Aron shook his head in denial.
“This is not love… It’s a manipulation, you are manipulating her by showing so called Perfect loving image… She doesn’t know about your dark side…”
Xavion scoffed at his words.
“I am not showing her any image… I am treating her with love because I want too, because I love and care for her. Not because I want to manipulate her… And what dark side you are talking about, she was a assassin Aron… She killed people. she had no Emotions, I introduced her to it. If I have a dark side then she is the darkness itself. And I have witnessed it today. You should have seen how brutally she has killed those men.”
“What if she learns about it… What if she won’t accept your past…”
Aron questioned challengingly and Xavion breathed in frustration.
“There is no past which should bother her… This is a new beginning…”
“But she has a right to know… Because she is the reincarnation of HER…”
Aron countered.
“Eira is not her reincarnation… My Eira is different, she is not like her…”
Xavion said firmly.
“You are wrong, xavion… You are terribly wrong…”
Aron slammed his glass on the counter and stood up to leave.
“I am not wrong, Aron…”
Xavion said and Aron halted in his place.
“I am not wrong this time… Neither I was wrong back then… And that’s why moon goddess has given me the second chance… She gave me back my love and this time as a mate. Eira is destined to be mine and you know the power of mate bond…”
Aron was still not convinced by his words.
“Make sure if she is really your mate or you have assumed it by yourself…”
Xavion turned back and growled at him in disapproval but Aron paid no attention to him and left his presence.
No he didn’t assumed it because he recognized her as his mate when her face was covered in mask.
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Eira was roaming in the mansion after having breakfast. Xavion was busy with some work so no one was there to accompany her. Before he left he suggested her about the library he has in his mansion and told her about the books which has information about werewolves and their history.
Of course Eira was interested so she decided to read it. Language wasn’t a barrier as she was skilled in many languages.
Eira spend her afternoon in the library, reading about the werewolves and gathered information about Mates, moon goddess, marking and mating. It felt so unreal to her but it was no longer fantasy, it was the truth of her life. She also read about the vampires and witches, what powers they hold and how dangerous their Rivelry is.
Finally she placed the book aside and head towards her room but stopped when she spotted Aron near the mini bar.
Eira wanted to talk to him about the misunderstanding he has with her and also wanted to ask what he was saying the other day.
Standing there she looked at him not knowing how to start a conversation, she wasn’t used to this kind of situations.
“One should speak the mind… I know I am handsome but you have mate darling, you shouldn’t Stare at me like this…”
Aron mocked her with evil smirk.
“Xavion is more handsome than you…”
Eira replied with straight face and he chuckled.
“He says right… You are different…”
He said as he didn’t saw her flirting back.
“But I still don’t like you…”
“May I ask you why?…”
Eira stood beside him keeping decent distance.
He gritted his jaw.
“Because I hate your face… Your voice… Everything about you reminds me of___”
“Of?…”
She asked raising her eyebrows as he didn’t complete his sentence.
“I just don’t like you, okay… Stay away from me…”
Aron said trying to control his anger.
“Fine, I just wanted to sort it out… I thought I might have hurt you before, if it’s because of that then I am sorry… It was my job, I was hired to hurt the people…”
She said and he chuckled mockingly.
“You have no idea… If you really want to know then be aware of your surroundings. Then you will know that even the walls in this house has hide the secrets you desire to know…”
Aron stood up from his stool and walked towards the painting hidden behind the red cloth.
“Dark secrets…”
He stared at the wall and walked away from there.
Eira was still not understanding what’s his problem with her, he and his mysterious words were confusing for her but it was making her curious too. She slowly walked towards the painting and raised her hand to pull the cloth away but at the same time she was grabbed by xavion from behind. He quickly pulled her away.
“What are you doing, my love…”
He tried to calm his breathing down. He reached there at the right time otherwise everything would have been Ruined.
“Nothing, I was just wondering what’s behind the cloth…”
Eira answered.
Xavion nuzzled in her neck and placed a kiss there.
“It’s nothing, just a painting which is not going with the interior so we had to cover it until it gets replaced…”
He lied fluently.
“You shouldn’t touch it… Probably has dust and dirt, it’s been covered for a long time now…”
He reasoned.
“Okay…”
Xavion sighed in relief as she didn’t dig in more.
“You look confuse… What happened”
He asked as he saw her unsure face.
“Aron was talking some weird things about me hurting you. And about secrets and all that but I really couldn’t understand him… As much I remember I have never hurted him or you, I remember my all tasks and missions. This the first time I am meeting him and you…”
Eira said and Xavion Clenched his jaw and fists tightly at the behavior of Aron. Xavion was worried that he will create the problems for him.
“You don’t have to pay much attention to him…”
Xavion faked the sadness.
“He actually find it hard to believe new people after our parents dead… It was quite tragic… It’s not just you, he behaves with every new person like this and that’s why I gave him the responsibility of South pack so it will help him to stay busy…”
“Sorry to hear that…”
Eira grabbed his hand in consoling manner and he internally Smirked as she believed him too easily.
“Well, forget about it… I want to show you something… Let’s not ruin the moment… Come with me…”
He said smiling and lead her out.
Eira looked at him curiously as they walked towards the garden of the mansion. Her eyes widened in surprise as she saw the scene in front of her.
Thousands of colorful butterflies were dancing in the garden, it was already beautiful with Roses, tulips, Lilies and other flowers. It was almost sunset time and the sky was dominated by the orange and yellow color. Overall it was looking like a Fantasy place.
“It’s so beautiful… I have never seen something like this before…”
“Nature is always beautiful, my love…”
Xavion said kissing her cheek as she was lost in its beauty.
“Can’t agree more…”
She smiled looking at him and his heart melted seeing her smile.
Xavion held her hands in his.
“I wanted to talk about it yesterday but that happened and I couldn’t…”
Eira stood there patiently listening to him. His amber eyes were glowing under the shining evening. His lips were set into small but charming smile. Xavion was wearing formal white t-shirt and black pants while Eira was wearing baby pink summer gown, it was elegant and complimenting her skin.
“I want to mark you, Eira… Will you become my soulmate, forever…”
He asked lovingly with hopeful eyes and her heart jumped in happiness.
She has read about the importance of marking. It means you devote your everything to your mate. The mate bond becomes stronger and after that no one can seperate the couple. It has the same meaning as marriage in the werewolf world.
And she was ready to become his, with body and soul.
“Yes, Xavion… I want to be yours, forever…”
She answered with beautiful smile and he pulled her in a deep passionate kiss.
“I have something for you…”
He said pulling away from the kiss. He took out the small box from his pocket.
Eira blushed and her smile widened as she saw beautiful ring. It had a sparkling diamond on it.
“This is a promise ring…”
He said taking it out of the box.
“I promise you my love that I will be only yours…”
Saying that he slide the ring on her finger and kissed her hand.
Eira was on ninth sky of happiness.
“But I don’t have a ring for you…”
She said in Panicked expressions.
Xavion chuckled shaking his head.
“You don’t have to… We are having a marking ceremony where I am going to announce you as my luna and then you can give me your ring… For now it’s just your special moment…”
He said and she pecked his lips.
“Our moment…”
She corrected and his smile widened.
“Yes, ours!…”
Xavion pulled her in a possessive hug, they both were so lost in each other’s arms that they didn’t saw the red glowing eyes watching them silently.
Their smiles and happiness burnt his insides. Whatever was happening, HE didn’t liked it at all.