The other guard dropped to his knees, his eyes wide with fear for his life.
"She...she was the one who tried to seduce us..." he stuttered, scrambling to shift the blame.
The wolf shifted back, and I saw Xavier's face in the dark. He looked murderous and grabbed the other guard by his collar.
His face dripped with blood.
"Lie to me again," he snarled, his voice half-growl, half-human.
"And I will pluck your tongue out."
He snarled the words, then hurled the guards on the floor. Just as he turned towards me, footsteps filled the room, halting him mid-stepped.
"Xavier," I heard a female voice called, and saw a fair looking woman beside Stephen.
The looked shocked, and frightened.
Xavier turned to them, his fist clenched.
"Cut him open and feed him to the sharks." he ordered, and I shuddered even more.
Other guards stepped inside, and dragged him away despite his deafening pleading.
Stephen stepped forward and bowed deeply,
"Forgive me Alpha," he pleaded.
He continued to say something else but my body couldn't hold up anymore, and I collapsed to the ground.
_
Xavier's POV
I turned fast at the slightest sound, and caught her before her body could hit the ground.
I heard her heart beat slowly, almost fading away in my arms and gripped her chains in my claws, tearing them apart then grabbed the coat to cover her body once more.
She opened her eyes slowly but faintly, immediately wrapping her arms over her body to protect herself.
My anger rose even more, and I felt unsatisfied to have those idiots pay with just their lives.
I swept Raina up in one arm and slung her over my shoulders. She let out a startled cry then went silent.
Stephen and everyone else watched in silence, stunned until I walked out of the hall and made my way towards the main building.
All of the guards at the pack house, including the servants all lined up outside to watched and I heard tons of murmurs.
Aside from Clara, I have never allowed any other woman inside the house and that made them more curious to see a girl in my arm.
Ignoring their exaggerated stares, I entered the house and head up the stairs to my private room.
"Xavier," I heard Clara called after me, but I wasn't concerned about her right now and continued on, stepping into the room and shut the door before Clara could catch up with us.
I threw her unto the bed, and she scrambled backward, clutching my coat tightly in her arm.
Her scent took over the room and instead of the usual wood scent, lavender filled it, lingering on my body and my hands suddenly felt empty from letting go of her.
I moved closed to touch her again, and she let out a yell of plead, trembling.
"Please, don't come closer,"
I restrained myself and sat at the edge of the bed instead.
Having everyone else fear me is something I have always enjoyed but seeing the same fear in her, didn't sit well with me.
My eyes drifted to the bruise on her wrists and face, and I wondered if she is injured anywhere else.
"Did they touch you?" i asked, forcing the words out but she didn't say anything.
Her silence made me lose my patience and I draw closed, throwing the coat off her body and examine her closely.
I touched her bruised stomach gently, running my hand over her body to see if there is any other wound on her body aside her stomach and face.
Not satisfied, I reached for her underwear, wanting to be sure they didn't touch her there but her feeble hands stopped me.
"They didn't" she answered quietly.
I heard her heart beat loudly, as her face rested an inch away from me, flushed and pale.
She looked like she could drop dead any moment from now. Either from embarrassment or pain.
Her reaction made it clear that she hasn't been touch in that way before and somehow, it pleases me.
It also made me curious how she could affect me so much when she is so weak and I glanced at her arm on mine.
Without thinking, I grab her arm and licked her injury.
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Raina's POV
"What do you think you are doing?" I shouted, appalled and snatched my hand from him.
My heart pounded so hard I thought it would burst. I couldn't believed he had kissed my wound so shamelessly and felt disgusted.
Xavier stared at me quietly, not moving and I wasn't sure what he is thinking. He looked rather expressionless.
"It's to heal your wounds and ease the pain." he muttered.
My face dropped.
'Can he do that?'
I thought only one's mate can heal injuries in that way.
Although I haven't found my mate yet. But he is clearly not the one.
How can he heal me then?
But as I glance at my hand and the bruise on it slowly close up. I gasped in surprise and stared at him.
My face lit up, grateful to be relieved of the pain then I saw a smile at the corner of his lips as well.
"He also smiles" I thought silently and relaxed a little.
Someone knocked on the door, and the lady I saw earlier came in, her face filled with shock as she stared at me.
"What is it?" he asked her, and she stuttered, unable to make out her words.
With impatience in his eyes, he ordered her to inform Ken to bring some food over and water.
"Huh?" she let out.
"Hurry," Xavier urge her and she immediately left, closing the door after herself.
Both of us remain silent until we heard the sound of someone knocking and Xavier stood up, opening the door to get the tray of meal and closed it again.
My body tensed up as I watched him strode near me again, and I couldn't believe myself.
Yes, he has good looks, and the only person to ever show me little care after my father but he is still Xavier, the devil.
My body shouldn't react so strongly to someone like him.
I knelt on the bed, hoping he doesn't touch me again, and he placed the tray in front of me.
"Eat," he ordered.