XADEN’S POV
Early the next morning Xaden woke up to the cool breeze of the snow.
Jasmine was lying with her head on his chest and then his hands were wrapped around her waist securing her firmly to him.
He felt her shiver and then he frowned and saw that the doors to his wide balcony was very well open.
He gently eased her away from him.
She held on to him fervently and it was not only till he kissed her forehead gently that she relaxed.
As if her subconscious ward to his kiss.
He was able to pry her away from him and very slowly get out of the bed.
He walked to the corridors and overlook the entire castle.
There was snow everywhere but sunlight was beginning to co out.
The staff were packing the snow off the paths with their shovels while little kids were dancing around in the snow.
He began to wonder what it would be like to have children.
And then a little thought ca to his head.
A little boy around the age of six and a little girl around the age of three.
In his imagination they were playing in the snow. The boy had vibrant red hair while the girl had raven black hair.
He imagined them playing and giggling together in the snow and then in his wolf imagination, a woman with red curly hair ca and was laughing with them.
When the woman turned he saw it was Jasmine.
It was then he ca back crashing into reality.
He shook the thought away.
He was crazy for him to believe or even assu that he could perhaps have children.
He had lost that right a long ti ago.
He knew that Alphas were allowed to have bastards in fact most of them had.
Xaden admitted to himself that he wanted a special place for Jasmine in his pack.
To be his mistress and he would face anyone who defied him.
He was ready by all ans to make her his.
He could never marry her because she was a slave but she could be his mistress.
He wanted her around him always.
And it weakened him knowing that he would never have children.
That even if Jasmine could conceive that little imagination that had played in his mind would never co to pass.
He took his mind off it and then he made a ntal note to ask his n where the snow had co from.
He closed the corridors by using its large and tall curtains to shut it.
Then he turned back to the room.
Jasmine was still sound asleep.
He was tempted to snuggle back into bed but then he knew that he had pressing matters to deal with.
He had been away from the pack for a long ti.
He needed to discuss issues.
There was also the issue of Aurora’s burial.
He went grim and then he went down to Jasmine.
He gently set her curls aside and kissed her rosy cheeks.
He tucked her in with the blankets around her to keep her warm.
After that he went off to the candles and put them back on.
He went to his drawers and found one of his fur coats.
He wore it along with a pair of pants and then his boots.
He tied his hair up and walked out of the room but not before looking at Jasmine one more ti.
When he erged from the room the n at his doors bowed at him hurriedly.
"My Lord." They greeted.
"Good morning n." Xaden said with a smile.
And then he began to whistle.
The n looked at each other and said nothing.
"Have my breakfast sent into my study." He instructed. "And send the n in."
They nodded and went off.
When he reached the Study, a very delicious al of pancakes and eggs along with slices of lamb were there for him.
He drank from the tea and smiled nodding at the taste.
In fact Xaden barely ever noted his food or made remarks.
He took a bite of the pancake and moaned.
"This is delicious." He said to the servant who brought in the al.
And then Erik and the other n ca in.
They greeted him.
But Xaden ignored them and called out to them.
"Do co." He said. "Taste this. This is absolutely delicious."
Erik looked at him like he was crazy.
"Is everything alright Xaden?" Erik asked looking at him with suspicion.
"What could be wrong?" Xaden laughed. "Today of all days. Can you not see how the sun is out and how it is such a beautiful weather."
At that mont thunder struck in accordance with the snow.
Xaden’s arms were open with excitent.
He extrely happy.
Then he brought his hands down and indicated for them to have the al.
"By all ans eat."
Xaden said.
Erik started to say he was not interested.
But Xaden ca to his side stubbornly and said.
"No I insist." He said and led Erik to his seat and forced him down.
Xaden handed him the plate. "Have a bite. I insist."
Erik look at him while Xaden looked back at him.
Erik signed and took a bite of the food.
"Mmhhmm yes? Is it not just made into perfection?" Xaden asked in excitent.
Erik mumbled because he had a mouth full with food.
"That’s the spirit!" Xaden said slamming Erik hard at his back.
Erik coughed brutally.
Then Xaden turned to the servant. "I want more of these als everyday."
She smiled uncomfortably. "But this is your al every morning my lord. You have had this al since this pack was built."
Xaden had a puzzled look. "Really? Well it seed to taste different today."
Erik stopped coughing finally after drinking water and his face was red.
He rose up and Xaden sat down.
"Now tell what matters do we need to discuss." Xaden said.
"You need to tell why you are in such a good mood?" Erik asked.
"I am always in a good mood." Xaden said.
"You are never in a good mood." Phil one of his top commander said.
The other n nodded in agreent.
Xaden shook his head in disagreent.
"No I am always like this. I think this has always been my mood." Xaden said. "So yes on to pressing things."
Then he rembered what Fiona had said.
"Yes where are the servants that I had ordered for an execution." Xaden asked.
"In the dungeon." One of them replied. "They are awaiting your orders."
"I will be pardoning them all. No punishnts." Xaden said. "They are free to go. You can go see to it that they are now respectively released to their families."
Soone nodded and went away.
"The issue of Aurora." Erik said. "Her body was preserved by Loren until you ca. She has not been buried yet."
Xaden nodded. "She would be given a burial one only befitting of a Luna. We can not deny that only in that last hour had Aurora rn insane. She was like tne luna of this pack regardless of her last actions. Those who were in cohorts to have her possessed would be shipped out. Mind my words."
The n nodded and whispered in agreent.
Then he added. "And to those who were lost in her attack. They will be buried as true wolves of this pack. What happened shall never happen again and I will find those responsible for wrecking havoc in this pack."
And then he howled.
All the wolves howled in unison.
And then his radiant blue eyes went back to being calm.
"Where is Damian?" He asked looking around.
The n looked around each other and shrugged not seeing him anywhere.
At that mont the door was flung open.
It was as if a sudden dark shadow was approaching the room.
"My lord."
It was Quincy and he looked distraught.
"What happened?" Xaden asked sensing danger.
Quincy was breathing very hard and then he swallowed.
"I have very bad news my lord." Quincy said.
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Xaden was on his horse as they jounryed down the snow towards the path that led to to main gates of the Crescent pack.
Each pack used walls to round his entire territory before having another gate that round his own castle.
The first rounded wall consisted of the village of the other wolves who lived in the pack.
The people were out of their towns as he passed.
Xaden’s pack was extrely large as he had a number of over five million people under him.
And then Xaden saw it.
He ca down from his horse and at the gates of the first wall, there wa sothing hanging from above.
His bones weakened and his body beca frail.
His chest was reaching and his breath beca uneven.
It was as if his entire body was about to shut down.
On the spikes of the gates was nothing other than the head of Eleanor, his mother.
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