Ian’s p. o. v
I woke up to Axel’s loud whimpers of pain and my heart beating loudly.
It wasn’t the first time I was feeling this way because I had felt it before.
I quickly stood up from the bed and rushed out of my bedroom. The closer I got to Amelia’s room the heavier my footsteps became.
Once I was at the door, I lifted my trembling hand and opened pushing it forward.
The servant girl who I remembered as Toni was standing sobbing with a paper in her hand.
“Where is my mate?” I asked in a cracked voice that was nearly a whisper.
She quickly looked at me then bowed.
“I asked you a fucking question. where is my damn mate!” I growled furiously making the place shake and her to fall on her knees sobbing loudly.
“I don’t know alpha, yesterday we were chatting happily and she was fine. I don’t understand how she could run away.” She answered in a loud husky voice.
At that very moment my knees instantly gave out as I fell to the ground weakly, I was in shock and disbelief. There was no way my mate who had chosen to live with me would abandon me. I was definitely trying so hard to be good to her, there wasn’t a day I had hurt her like I did before. Was she afraid all this time while pretending to be okay with me?
No!. She was lying to me, there was no way Amelia or Aurora would leave me and Axel, after all, they came back just for us.
“You are lying,” I whispered.
“Alpha, I am telling you the tru…”
“Shut the hell up!” I growled furiously, cutting her sentence short.
She whimpered loudly then kept quiet.
I forced myself to my feet and walked to her, snatching the paper from her hand.
As I read tears filled my eyes and Axel’s whimpers grew louder.
My love
Ian / Axel
Believe me when I say, I regret my actions of running away so much. But now I have no choice.
I did it to protect you from the danger that’s coming my way.
And because I love you, I won’t let you or your pack die.
Always be happy.
Love Amelia.
As tears rolled on my cheeks I couldn’t say a thing. I stood in silence going through her words in my head.
What sort of bullshit was this? Protection!, From what? No choice!
“Alpha,” Toni called softly, getting my attention.
I crashed the paper in my hand and smirked.
Of course, she must be the bitch behind it all.
“It’s you isn’t it?” I asked seriously.
“Ian,” Axel warned.
“Don’t Ian me, it’s her!. Think Axel, just think clearly for a fucking minute. Not so long ago our mate was very happy with us, she was talking and laughing cheerfully. She even said so when we took her out. My confession didn’t scare her because she wanted me to touch her even more. But after being in contact with this fucking bitch she decides to run away! It’s clear she had manipulated her into doing just that!” I screamed loudly.
“No alpha, I couldn’t dare do such a thing. Amelia was seriously happy with you, even if it was just a moment that we spent together it showed on her face. I could tell she was in love with you when we talked.” She answered loudly then stood up from the ground.
“You dare defend yourself!” I growled furiously then moved at a quick pace and grabbed her by the neck, choking her.
“Enough Ian,” Axel growled furiously while taking over and pushing me back.
He dropped his hand from the female’s neck and took a step back as she fell to her knees and coughed out loudly.
“Axel what are you doing? You can’t seriously be trusting this bitch. It’s clear she was jealous of Amelia and how she lived, she obviously wanted her life and had to do all she could to manipulate her….”
“Shut the fuck up.” He growled at me, cutting me off.
“You are in pain and denial, that I can tell, but I won’t let you take out your anger on this innocent she-wolf here. The letter is definitely written by our mate because her scent and pheromones are all over it. And if you think she was manipulated easily then you are a fool who didn’t get to know her very well, because Amelia had gone through so much with her former pack yet she endured it all. She’s not that type of mate or lady who can easily give up on us just because someone had told her to, she is not like that. Our mate is not a fucking denial in distress, she’s strong enough to protect herself. What we should be doing right now is ordering our warriors to find her, she can’t mask her scent so it won’t be hard to follow her tracks. Moreover, if she’s on foot then she shouldn’t have gone far.” He said seriously.
I instantly calmed down and kept quiet. Axel was truly the alpha in me, he was always calm and his decisions were always mature and rational.
“You, stand up.” He ordered Toni.
She quickly stood up and bared her neck.
“I apologize for my human’s actions, he didn’t mean to hurt you. He is just angry at our mate who has run away and decided to take it all out on you.” He said softly as she widened her eyes in shock.
I wasn’t surprised by his apology because I knew he had proudly changed his character for our mate.
“It’s alright alpha I do understand.” She answered then looked at the door when a knock came through.
“Come in.” He answered strongly then turned to face the door.
Nana walked in looking very concerned.
“I heard yelling and I came….” She trailed off when she looked at us.
“Alpha.” She greeted with a low bow.
“You can go back, it was just Ian throwing a tantrum…..” He trailed off as well then finished his sentence.
“Mother.”
Nana gasped then quickly moved her hand to her mouth.
“What the fuck are you doing Axel!” I exclaimed furiously.
“Something that you have no guts to do.” He answered seriously.
I watched as Nana quickly rushed to him and embraced him. He reluctantly hugged her back for a few seconds then pulled back.
“Axel I…”
“You don’t have to explain anything to me because I completely understand everything you went through. I know your wolf ….. my mother must be sad too because of my human’s actions. That’s why I want to apologize on his behalf. He might be a cold bastard at times, but always remember that he truly loves and looks up to you.” He said as I screamed loudly at him in frustration.
“Why are you doing this to me, Axel!”
“Grow up.” Came his response.
“Thank you,” Nana whispered with tears in her eyes.
“It’s okay. Now if you don’t mind, you have to excuse me. Amelia has run away and I don’t have much time on my hands because I have to find her.” He said seriously.
“She ran away!” Nana exclaimed loudly.
“Yes.” He answered calmly.
“Then you must find a tracker who can easily find her son. Don’t forget that she’s an alpha queen, she is way smarter than most of us and can easily hide herself.” She answered.
He sighed softly, thinking hard if he should ask for Samantha’s help or not.
“Alpha, I believe I can help with that,” Toni said softly.
“You?” He asked simply.
“Yes.” My mother was a human hunter while my father was a werewolf warrior. I may not look like it but I learnt a few things from my mother.” She answered.
“Axel, don’t trust her.” I warned.
“Good, you are coming with me.” Came his response.
“The fuck.” I murmured.
How the hell was he fucking ignoring me? He truly was an asshole!