Death Wolf Saga
Death Wolf Chapter 60 (Book 2)

Alexandria’s pov

I shift uncomfortably in my bed. Sleep lost as that scene rewinds in my mind again and again.

Those green eyes, look at me in ways I can’t decipher.

“Breathe , little one”

I hear his voice in my head and I bolt up. Sitting on my bed in attention, looking around.

To find nothing.

Strange.

I look out of the window, to see the weather stormy. There is no one Alexandria. Calm down. Gulping the glass of water kept on the side table, I run my hand through my hair.

Sighing heavily.

To only find beads of sweat running down my forehead.

It can’t be. I am imagining his voice in my head.

It has to be.

Laying back on the bed again. I look up at the ceiling. Scolding myself.

We can’t get distracted Alex. We need to focus.

With new found determination. I close my eyes and welcome sleep again. Thankfully without seeing those forest green eyes in my dreams again.

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I walk down slowly towards my class. A little to early today, for a change.

To only have someone sneak up to me, to throw herself on me like literally.

“Jess!”

“Ah is this real? Is Alexandria Black early to class? From where the hell did the sun rise today?”

I roll my eyes at her. Walking towards my class with her at my trail.

“Stop exaggerating girl. I do come early.”

“By the way? How are you now? I heard you fainted.”

“I am fine Jess. Nothing serious.”

“Are you sure? Imagine I see my best friend’s vedio going viral on social media. With the school’s most handsome boy picking her up in his arms and walking down the hallway.”

“Damn girl! The scene was epic! Do you guys have a thing? That you are not telling me?”

Sh**! That’s bad. Recording , video? Viral? Social media? This is bad.

I hate the attention.

And now that I realise,I see everyone giving me weird looks. Well this atleast explains this.

“No Jess. Come on. Don’t tell me you don’t know me.”

She smiles, putting her arm on my shoulder and exclaiming dramatically.

“Yaa I know. The girl that never dates. The girl that rarely talks to boys. The most socially introvert person in our school who likes living in her own imaginary world.”

I smile at her. As we reach our class. To only have my footsteps to slower down.

He was there. Sitting on his seat beside mine, his arms folded in front of his chest as he talked casually to some of the boys gathered around his seat.

It seems he already made friends. And that too the most popular guys in our class.

But who doesn’t want to be friends with a person like him.

He nods at one of the guys and as if feeling my stare on him.

His eyes flicker up to land on me.

And I gulp. That stare is damn intimidating.

Come on Alexandria! Boys don’t affect you so much! Why him? You just have to say thank you for that day and that’s it.

There is need to engage in a conversation after it.

I walk towards my seat.And place my bag on the chair. When a voice stops me from behind.

“Hey! You can’t sit here!”

Surprised I look behind to see the Queen bee of my class, Claire, sending daggers at me. Pulling up my bag and throwing it back to her minions.

“Excuse me?”

“Well you see girl. Silas here is in our group. The populars and you are no way welcome here.”

“You see the front seats. They would be more suitable for you.”

I clench my fist. To see everyone’s attention on me. And I hate it like anything.

“Mrs Fernandes allotted the seats. I have no interest to sit with you guys anyways.”

She steps closer to me. To only smirk and lean in closer. Whispering in my ear.

“Well Silas himself told Mrs Fernandes to change his partner. It seems he isn’t very fond of you, girl”

My eyes flicker to Silas. Who was just staring at me in indifference. What is his damn problem?

Who wants to sit with him anyways?

Clenching my fist. I barely nod. Snatching my bag from her minions.

To look around for empty seats.

But there were none.

And that’s when Mrs Fernandes enters. Everyone sits down, while I stand there awkwardly.

To only have Mrs Fernandes to look at me in surprise.

“Ms Black is early today? Wow. What a pleasant surprise.”

I see everyone suppressing a laugh and my grip on my bag tightens. Ignoring them, I look around to finally find a seat.

Which was right in front of Silas.

Damn. Why him?

Turning around to go to that seat. I push back the seat, to make space to enter. To only have it not moving.

Agghh!

I was the centre of attraction dammit! Do something. And that’s when I see him lift his foot. Which was kept on my seat below.

And the seat moves.

He doesn’t look at me this time. Ignoring. To only have me settle down.

The class begins but I can’t help feel his heated stare on my back all the time.

What the hell is his problem now!

Taking out my books, I look up at Mrs Fernandes,as the class begins.

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Generally I am not interested in studies.

I hate the boring stuff

But somehow today, something caught my attention..

I run my fingers at the picture in my textbook. And I can’t help feel it to be familiar.

Where have I seen it?

“The mysterious tree is known to be a thousand years old. In earlier times, it used to be worshipped by people for centuries. Thinking it to be bestowed with wordly powers, however later when people especially hundreds of rejected women started dying around it under mysterious circumstances. It came to be known as the mysterious tree.”

The mysterious tree? Is it? And that’s when the realisation hits like a bolt of lightning.

It was the one I saw in my dream!

The one near which I found my mother. And my heart thuds in my chest.

Is it real?

Can she be alive somewhere.Is my presumption right.

If it is. I need to find this place.

“Dying? How can one die coming near it Mrs Fernandes? It has to be a joke?”

One of the guys in the class asked. And even I was eager to hear the answer.

“It’s not a joke. Refrain from using such words in my class. Anyways, it was the death wolf’s power. To absorb souls of weak girls to get more power. Some even say, that it absorbed souls of more than a thousand girls in it’s lifetime.”

Can it be? That my mom was one of these girls? But Mrs Fernandes said rejected. I am sure Dad would have never rejected mom.

Then why was she near the tree.

“Mrs Fernandes? Where is this tree located? Like if this story is true ….it must be somewhere?”

I manage to ask. Not caring what others will think. It’s already a very rare ocassion for me to ask a question in class.

Mrs Fernandes nods.

Looking at me from above her spectacles.

“It’s called mysterious for a reason Alexandria. The exact location was never known. And those who know, wouldn’t surely not disclose.”

“The power associated is not to be fiddled with.”

I just remain silent after it. Staring at the picture.

I am sure. This has to be it. I am going to find this place.

No matter what it takes.

But how?

No one will tell me. I look around at the known yet not very familiar faces and my hope flickers.

They are just kids! What will they know?

God please help me!

And that’s when I hear a voice behind me. And I go still.

“Ignorant fools. If only they knew?”

Clair says behind me , taking to Silas and that’s when I remember his answer regarding death wolf that day. He must be knowing. He has to .

Hope rises in my chest as I tear a paper from my notebook and scribble on it.

Meet me in the woods, behind the school. At lunchtime.

-I need to talk

The bell rings and I crumble the paper in my hands.

It was the only way. The chances are low . But I have to try. Taking in a deep breath. I look back to see everyone busy chatting, except him.

He was writing something on the paper, his eyes focussed. And I knew this was my chance.

Placing the crumbled paper on his notebook. I see his hands stop, as he looks up at me.

Those usual cold green orbs, looking at in confusion.

And I get up. Ready to rush out.

I felt afraid of his friends seeing it. As he wasn’t picking it up. The paper laying near his hands as his eyes bore holes into mine.

Saying nothing.

“Silas you kno-“

Silas asks him something and I feel afraid. No …she can’t see it! But he in an instant. Picks up the crumbled paper in his fists.

Shifting his attention from me to Claire.

I turn my back on them to run out of the class. Waiting for the lunch time in anxiousness.

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It was 15 minutes since the break started and I pace around in the deserted area behind the school. Anxiously waiting with my fury flaring.

Will he even come now?

I don’t think so.

I am so stupid!

“That beautiful bastard! What an arrogant a*s!”

“He thinks just because he is beautiful, the entire world has to revolve around him? I don’t want to sit with her, as if I am dying here! And that girl? Claire, what a bitch. Why did I even ask him? Aggh now he stood me up as expected! Way to go Alexandria. Did you seriously thought he will come to help-“

My words get lost as I feel a presence behind me. Turning around, I step back in surprise to see him there.

Leaning against the bark of a tree. With hands pressed in his pant pockets and eyes set on me.

He looked damn hot and dangerous indeed.

Ahhh focus Alexandria! Focus!

“Sh** you scared me! Since how long have you been standing here?”

He doesn’t say anything. And I bite my l*p from talking more. Sh**! What if he heard my earlier words. I am so dead!

His heated gaze intense and bothering.

Doing something weird inside me.

“Since the last 5 minutes that you have been cursing me.”

And I gulp. See Alexandria. That’s why dad says not to talk evil of a person. This is what happens.

“Umm I didn’t meant to-‘

I rub my neck in awkwardness as he steps closer to me. His eyes looking dangerous, making my throat to run dry.

I involuntarily take two steps back instead. My eyes widening.

“You didn’t meant what? “

He asks and I curse myself. Good going Alex, now he won’t be helping you, stupid!

“The part that I am beautiful or the one that I am a bastard?”

Sweat runs down my forehead. Why is he so intimidating!!

“I..am sorry I was just-“

I go silent as my back hits the tree bark behind. Yet he doesn’t stop coming towards me. Placing his arms on my either side.

His eyes flicker down to my lips to settle back at my eyes. And I freeze.

“You have a big mouth. Don’t you little one. How I would love to shut it up.”

I blink, my lips parting. Did he. However his face, it was stoic as usual. Almost impossible to interpret how he felt.

Was he really angry or just trying to be domineering?

Focus Alex. Focus. Closing my eyes eyes, I blurt out the very first reason I called him here.

“Umm thank you for saving me that day! I… didn’t get to thank you properly. And…..”

Go on. Yes, go on.

“I am sorry for badmouthing you just now. I just… thought you won’t come.”

There is silence. With the sound of the autumn leaves flying rustling, with neither of us saying anything.

Unless, I feel it. His thumb moving up to trace the corner of my l*p, where I may hate bitten myself.

And I look up astounded.

“You should be Little one. But if you really want to be forgiven?”

He leans in closer to make his hot breath hit my neck and I hold my breath. Damn, his scent! It’s so heavenly.

“You are to first accept your punishment.”

I go still. What? Did he. Looking into his serious green orbs ,I almost scream in shock.

“Wh…what?”

He didn’t seemed bothered by my reaction though. Moving up to make his hot breath hit my ear,he says the words that made my knees go weak and a shiver to run down my spine.

“Kneel down little one. I am not a very patient man.”

And I gulp. He can’t be serious? He is joking right. I crack up, trying to loosen the tension in the air.

“Haha you got me. That was a good joke though”

I say chuckling to only see him dead serious. His green orbs set on me in stone as he traps me between the tree and him.

By slamming his palms on the tree bark on my either side

And my smile vanishes.

“Do I look like a man who jokes, little one?”

And I swear guys, that’s when I felt my heart literally coming out of my chest. He looks more like a man that kills without evidence,though.

Gulping, I just stare at him. Counting my blessings.

Oh Alexandria. You are dead.

RIP

Bye guys! Do remember me in your dreams, okay?