Stolen Bride

Chapter 7 – Making things clear.

Alexa’s POV

Alexa sat on a large bed, as she looked around while Deron stood by his window, just looking into the distance.

The Werewolf had brought her out of the dungeon, and entrusted her to his maid who had helped her clean up and get dressed in a simple white gown.

Now, it was night and Alexa could not help several strange thoughts running through her mind, today was supposed to be her wedding day and if everything had went as planned, she was supposed to be on Prince Draco’s bed now.

Never could she had thought the situation would swiftly spiral out of control and she would be sitting on a Werewolf’s bed.

“Alexa.” she suddenly heard Deron called and she stiffened.

“You… you know my name.” She stuttered in surprise.

“I heard someone called it when I was taking you away, ask your questions. Ask me all you want to know.” Deron stated and the room quietened for some moment.

“Who are you? Why did you abduct me? Why did that werewolf wanted to kill me? Will… will I ever get to go back home again, will I see my parents ever again?” Alexa asked, her voice lowered towards the end.

“First, I am Deron, the first son of Alpha Ivan.” Deron answered and Alexa felt her breathe ceasing as terror washed through her body.

“The… the first son of the Alpha Ivan, wait… Alpha Ivan, the werewolf king.” Alexa exclaimed as blood drained from her face, “You are the Demon Wolf.” She stated in a low dreadful voice, while shakily shifting away from him.

If there was one creature that impersonated the Devil itself, in Alexa’s and many other humans mind. It was the first son of the Alpha King, a Werewolf whose name no one knew, no one even knew his face because everyone who ever interacted with him always end up dead with their life sapped entirely off their body. Many kings and nobles had died to him and he had singlehandedly destroyed many kingdoms until her father, the emperor appeared. Only him was rumored to have seen the Demon wolf and survived, he had eventually inspired the humans to unite and merge many human kingdoms into a single empire.

“Were… were those only rumors. That whoever saw you would die, will I die as well?” Alexa asked shakily before seeing Deron turned towards her, she was surprised to see emotions, suddenly emerging on his previously expressionless gaze.

But those emotions were too complex, too deep, that she didn’t know what it was, pain, anger, irritation or maybe a jumbled mess of them.

Deron eventually sighed, before he walked right to her side, bending towards her and only stopping when his nose almost touched her’s, his warm breathe tickling her skin while her hazel eyes peered into his but she saw no reflection, it felt like she was staring into nothing, just infinite darkness.

Then he spoke, “whatever it is you have heard about me, they are not all true but not all lies either. I am a creature born to kill, no one lasts long by my side but you… you are different, you are made for me so you don’t have to be afraid, I can’t hurt you, I won’t.” he heard Deron stated and Alexa felt her fears subsiding.

His words sounded reassuring, the flutters in her stomach returned as she felt his warm breathe on her skin, she could not deny it, she loved him and she wondered if that was what he felt to her, it had to be, right?

“To answer the rest of your questions. I abducted you because you are mine.” He said and Alexa raised a brow in question, “what do you mean?” she asked.

“You are mine Alexa, you are my mate.” He declared and once again, silence prevailed.

“But why did you have to abduct me, more so on my wedding day. If you knew I was your mate all along, why couldn’t you just have visited my parents? If both you and the Magician Prince sought my hand in marriage, I would have been left with the decision to make, or are you afraid I wouldn’t choose you? Well, that is understandable, I mean considering the rumors about you are evil while the Prince Draco has quite some good reputation. Many maids say he is handsome and powerful, they…” Alexa slowly came to a stop as she noticed Deron looking at her with amused face.

“What happened, why did you stop?” He suddenly asked, looking around with concerned face.

“Uh… it is nothing, I just felt I might have been speaking too much, forgive me, I am quite a talkative one.” Alexa said blushing, as she bowed her head.

“That… well, it is no problem, I like to hear you talk actually, but when you talk next time, don’t say the magician prince name. Just say, magician prince.” Deron instructed with quite serious face.

“Uh, why?” Alexa asked puzzled.

“I don’t know, I just don’t like hearing you say it.” Deron said simply and Alexa gave him a stare for some moment before shrugging, “well, err… what was I saying.”

“You were saying I should have consulted with your parents but I couldn’t do that, I only meet you today and only then did I realize you are my mate”. Deron stated.

“Uh, what do you mean?” Alexa asked bewildered.

“Well, I was actually sent on a mission…”

Alexa watched Deron paused in his speech as he closed his eyes. “What mission?” she asked, genuinely curious.

“I came to kill you Alexa, my mission was to kill you until I saw you and knew I had the wrong target, you can’t die.” Deron stated, looking into Alexa’s face which had turned stiff.

“So, if I wasn’t your…” she spoke slowly but Deron had placed a finger on her lips, stopping her from completing the speech. His touch was warm but they strangely sent a shiver through her body.

“You are my mate and that’s all that matters.” He said, before standing and walking towards the window.

“To answer your third question, the werewolf that wanted to kill you is also my father’s son. I don’t know how he got to know about you but it doesn’t matter anymore. I can’t lose you but hiding you has proven not enough to protect you. I think it’s time we make things clear.” Deron declared.