Lily Pov
"What the hell did you think you were doing?"My mate yelled at me, and I stepped back at the intensity of his voice.
I knew I shouldn't have gone against his orders,but my curiosity had gotten the best of me.
"Xavier, I'm sorry,I didn't mean to eavesdrop -"I started, but my mate started to laugh loudly and clapped his hands to add effect.
"So you didn't mean to purposely stand outside of my office and listen to my conversation when I specifically asked you to stay put?"my mate questioned, his laughter now deflated.
I stared at him in surprise as he continued to pace the room,running his hands through his hair and mumbling under his breath.
Why was he acting like this?
I knew that he and Xander weren't on good terms,but I didn't expect Xavier to talk to his brother like he had in his office.
He clearly wasn't telling something about his brother because I could tell Xavier had more than just a small dislike of Xander,but I couldn't understand why.
"Xavier, why are you behaving like this?! I get that you are worried about your brother turning up uninvited,but what is going on with you?! Why are you acting like this? What aren't you telling me?!"I started to shout at him in frustration.
He didn't answer me,he only continued to pace around the room,lost in his own thoughts.
"Xavier, what are you not telling me? You know you can tell me anything you want,"I tried to be comforting instead of shouting at him to get answers,but he still ignored me.
I stormed up to him,grabbing his arm and getting his attention. "Xavier,tell me."I whispered, and I saw the confliction in his eyes.
I knew he wanted to tell me something important, but he was scared to. Whatever he was hiding from me had a big impact on him.
I knew really why he was scared,though.
He had spent all these years building up walls to protect himself. That's why he hadn't wanted anything to do with me when we first met each other.
He was scared to let down his walls and open up to me,to let me know what haunted him from his past and what was holding him back from letting go of the past and moving on.
"You can tell me,"I pushed him, and my mate sighed before he slowly nodded his head reluctantly.
I led us over to the bed,sitting down next to mate and readying myself for whatever it was he was about to tell me.
"I-I don't know where to start,"Xavier complained, his eyebrows scrunched up in frustration, and I reached over,smoothing my hand over the creased lines on his forehead.
He relaxed into my touch,the creases fading away as he grabbed my hands in his own large ones and sighed.
"Start from the beginning, "I prompted him, and he nodded,squeezing my hands for comfort.
"Xander isn't who you think he is. He has everyone fooled,even my parents don't know what he is capable of or what he did,"Xavier started and o waited for him to continue.
"You know my first mate?"Xavier asked, and I nodded my head at him.
"Her name was Mirabella,"Xavier said, and my breath caught in my throat.
Mirabella was the name of Xander's mate. Why would Xavier's first mate be called Mirabella, too?
"Mirabella was killed by -"Xavier was cut off by a guard rushing into the room,a worried look on his face.
I saw Xavier's face turned back to its normal emotionless one,his face not giving away what he was about to tell me.
"Alpha,we are being attacked. The same rogues that attacked us before are back. They have killed the guards at the border and are making their way to the pack house as we speak, "the guard informed us.
Xavier growled in frustration.
"Get the guards to hold off the rogues for as long as possible, get the children and women to the safe house,"Xavier ordered,but the guard interrupted him.
"The safe house has been breached by the rogues,and we are running out of time,"the guard said, panic evident in his voice.
"Get the women and children to safety. Take them through the south side of the territory and contact one of the nearest packs,warn them of what is happening, and get them to let the women and children into their territory for their safety, "Xavier snarled and the guard bowed before running out of the room.
Xavier grabbed my arm and hulled me down the stairs. I was pulled into a hug as Elisa ran up to me,her face full of concern.
Thomas and Xavier discussed what they were going to do.Amanda, Adam, Isabella, Liam, and Xander suddenly rushed up to us.
Xavier tensed up as his brother stood smugly between his mother and father, but Thomas was quick to place a hand on his shoulder.
"What is going on?"Adam demanded.
"We are being attacked by our new enemy,again. Amanda,Liam, and mum, you will go with the rest of the women and children. Dad,you will help the guards to hold back the rogues. Xander, you will go with him,"Xavier ordered, leaving no room for any arguments.
Another guard rushed up to us,speaking to Xavier.
"We think we may have spotted who is behind all of this,"the guard told Xavier, and my mate's eyes swirled with a newfound determination.
"Inform the guards that I will be joining them in battle. You will escort your Luna and female beta to safety,don't let anything happen to them under any circumstances, do you understand?"Xavier commanded the guard, to which he nodded.
"Father, Xander, let's go,"Xavier said, and his brother and father went out of the door. Xavier turned to me,taking my face into his eyes.
"I will be back soon, and we will continue our earlier conversation. This will all be over soon,and then we can start thinking about the future,"Xavier said, and he kissed my forehead.
"I love you,my flower."Xavier said before he walked out of the room. I stood shocked at his words.
His words stirred a warm feeling inside of me,and I knew instantly that I loved him too.
"Let's go,"the guard said, and me and Elisa walked along in silence as we followed the guard through the pack house until we reached a large wooden grate on the floor of Xavier's office.
The guard opened it, and I looked down to see a ladder leading down to the bottom of the bottom of the whole.
I followed Elisa down the ladder until we reached the bottom,being greeted with a long dark hallway.
"What is this place?"I questioned as we walked down the long corridor, the guard leading us.
"Xavier had it built as an extra escape route in case there was an emergency,"Elisa answered.
I nodded as we continued to walk down the odd corridor. None of us were sure about what we would be met with when we reached the end of the tunnel...

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Lily
Manusia Serigala"I'm sure you're aware of me being known as the Red Blood Alpha. I have a reputation to obtain, and as my mate,you are my weakness. To me, all you are is a liability."he said." -The Red Blood Alpha ...