The Lycan Series
Bullied By The Lycan King Chapter 24

Axel's

POV

"Have you lost your mind, Axel?" Greg hissed behind me as I got to my chambers and closed the door.

"I don't know what you are talking about Greg. Right now I need to calm my f*****g nerves before I hurt someone!" I growled.

What he had whispered to me in the throne room was still replaying in my head and I couldn't stop the anger that grew within me.

I needed Greg to leave so I could think of how I was going to kill those responsible!

I walked to the bathroom and turned on the water from the tap on the sink, hoping Greg would leave but he just followed me into the bathroom and stood by the door.

"Axel, you can't actually trust that woman to sort this problem out for you, can you?" His voice dropped from the irritating tone it had been.

Rather than answer him, I spread my hands under the running water and let it drop.

"Back in the throne room, you said Hera was more liable to get pregnant out of all three of them..." I started, ignoring his question about the Widow.

"Yes, the matron told me this but we were still conducting some tests. This your new schedule with them was supposed to bring forth good results..."

My wolf curled up within me as I zoned him out. If Hera could carry my heir and now someone had dared to kill her... It meant this was sabotage. Someone had dared provoke me in the worst way possible.

I splashed the water on my hands across my face and glared at my darkened eyes in the mirror.

There was only one enemy I had that could do this to me and I was going to kill them with my bare hands!

"We should focus on finding who killed her and not listen to the widow."

"We will not ignore any possibility. If the Widow can tell me who killed Hera, then so be it!" I growled, glaring at him through the mirror.

"But Axel, we can't trust her! What if she says the wrong name?"

"How stupid do you think I am Greg?" I hissed, turning away from the mirror to face him.

"I am- that's not what I am trying to say. I just do not want you falling into this woman's antics-"

"I am not falling into any antic Greg! I know who my enemies are and I am going to kill them all before they make another fucking move!" I grabbed a towel and dabbed it on my face before walking out of the bathroom. "But you can't just be certain that it is Violet... What if it is-"

"It is nothing, Greg. You are a very wise man. You worked with my father right from the beginning till the end! Tell me, what other enemy do I have if not the human king?" I yelled, my voice echoing in the room.

Greg's eyes narrowed and he looked straight at me. "The humans aren't the only enemies you have, Axel. Have you forgotten the council of Alphas never liked your father and most of them still blame your father for what happened? I wouldn't cancel out the possibility of any of them being responsible for this!" He said.

I wanted to believe him but after the explanation he just gave, I could see his biased opinion straight through him. "If you are trying to say the Widow could be an enemy, then you are wrong."

"Come on Greg, clear all negative thoughts and think straight about it. If she were a major threat, she would have been long gone before we got to the west coast to apprehend her! She wouldn't have waited to be taken away!"

"But that's exactly where all of these don't add up, Axel! What if this was what she wanted? What if she wanted to be here?"

I corked my brows and glared at him. "So you are saying she magically knew that Hera was going to be killed and I wasn't going to kill her on sight?"

His sharp tongue seemed to have sealed as I poured out my question. He pursed his lips and looked at the ground, searching for a reply but getting none.

"Sometimes, you need to relax. I know we should be careful and watchful but do not forget that the council of Alphas owes me! They owe us! If I didn't gather up an army and attack when we did, they would have still been living in caves and holes!"

"Axel, sometimes loyalty isn't enough to buy people... Some of them are living with year-old grudges... We have to be careful," he said and I let out a sigh.

"Okay, Greg. I will be careful." I patted him on the shoulder and walked to my bed. "Now, I would like to calm my nerves, before the ceremony begins. Go make sure everything is in place."

I could see his hesitation but he bowed and walked out of the room leaving me with my thoughts.

If these problems didn't involve my concubines, I would have called for one of them and I would have f****d them senseless.

I hissed as my anger only increased the more my thoughts moved over in my head.

I should end her before she causes more harm!

But as I made to move out of bed to go execute my plans, my wolf growled in opposition. It was like a battle deep within me.

A part of me wanted to kill her, end her forever, and stop the torture she was causing me but the other part of me, couldn't lay a finger on her.

My eyes squeezed as the thoughts of my fingers wrapped around her neck flashed through my mind.

Despite my anger at the time, I couldn't ignore the feeling of warmness that enveloped me when I held her. It was like a shooting that started in my heart and spread to every part of my body against my consent.

It was like the first time she had kissed me, back when we were little.

That day, I was out in the open as usual. Her mother had punished me for returning her late from our walk in the forest -which technically wasn't my fault because little Violet had insisted we spend more time in the forest picking berries but in the end, I was the one who got punished.

That day, I made up my mind to stay away from her but just like I found my insides in chaos on her subject now, I couldn't make up my mind then too.

"Axel?" Her tiny voice called and I found myself being transported to that moment.

I could feel the cold air seep into my bones as I sat in the cold, trying to erase her from my mind.

"Go away, Violet. You only bring me trouble!" I hissed but even then my voice wavered.

Her blue eyes appeared before me and her lips quivered. I didn't know if it was from the cold or from what I had said.

"Go away, Violet! I don't want to get pushed because of you!" I hissed.

But she stayed glued to the ground in front of me like an impossible little tick, refusing to fall off.

"But you are my friend and I like you!" She whispered, in a small broken voice that sank deep into my tiny heart.

I glared at her, hoping she would feel intimidated and run away but she stayed right there. Not knowing what else to do, I bared my teeth and growled softly, hoping she would be scared off.

"You can't hurt me, Axel..." She said, "Mummy said your wolf got taken out. You can't hurt me," she repeated and started taking off her coat.

I blinked rapidly, my eyes scanning the area as fast as I could. "What are you doing?"

"I am joining you in the cold."

I rolled my eyes in frustration, varying to the goddess to save me from this human girl. Surely she wanted my death.

"Violet, if your mother finds you here, she will have me killed!" I cried out

She puffed her shoulders and came to sit by my side. "Then today, she will just have to kill me too because I am not going anywhere! Friends should stick together!"

She grabbed her coat and wrapped it against our bodies and leaned against my arm.

I wanted to push her off. The most rational thing to do was to push her off, but I couldn't do it. I let her sleep there in the cold with me.

I couldn't close my eyes as I kept watching and listening for any sound.

When morning came, her eyes fluttered open and she smiled at me, the sight was one I had never seen before in my life. It was so beautiful and innocent, I found myself melting into her tiny frame. Then she stretched to my cheek and placed her cold lips against mine.

"Good morning Axel!" She whispered before scurrying on her feet and running toward her father's castle.

I stayed all day with red cheeks, my mind unable to erase the feel of her lips against my cheek. And even now as I thought about it, I could still feel those plump lips against my skin and it made my wolf growl with desire. "My King!" Hilda's voice called from outside, pulling me out of my thoughts.

She cracked the door open and stepped in. "The ceremony is about to begin."