Xavier (1st bk of Wolfcreek Pack) (Completed)

Chapter 6 (Edited)

I was scrubbing the kitchen counters when he came walking in. My whole body was aware of him, but I made no move to look at him.

"Hello, Alpha," Cosette said, inclining her head. "How are you today?"

"Fine," he grunted. "Has she eaten?"

"No, Alpha," she replied.

"Why not?" This was directed at me.

I stopped what I was doing and closed my eyes. I did not look at him, not wanting him to see the real reason why. "You said that I could eat a meal a day without coming from my paycheck, Alpha," I said. "I choose to eat at night."

Cosette scoffed but didn't say a word as she finished the meal for tonight. She knew how bad it was, the fear of eating whatever was placed in front of me. She knew that some foods made me feel sick just by smelling it, so she made sure to not cook it while I was in the room.

It had been a little over a month since I had been in the pack. I hadn't made that much contact with anyone in the pack because of all my anxiety for meeting new people as well as the fact that I had been working so hard.

I had been getting thinner than I had been before I had gotten here, throwing up more times than not.

TJ, Clara, Parker, and Cosette had been getting worried about me, even though I had told them I was fine. However, that was a lie, and we all knew it. They made no comment about the lie, and I was grateful.

"Cassandra," Xavier said, causing me to tense and stop working on the table. He scowled when I turned to look at him, not meeting his gaze. He wanted me to look at him and not show weakness. He wanted to see the defiant girl that his Beta had talked about, but that girl was long gone, leaving behind a shell of the girl that I once was.

"Yes, Alpha?" I asked, clutching the scrub brush. I could feel his presence getting closer to me until he was right in front of me.

His touch was gentle, soft even when he lifted my chin to make me meet his gaze. Concern filled his eyes he studied me, and I couldn't help but notice the depths of his blue eyes like that of an ocean.

My breath caught in my throat as I stared at him, the sound of my beating heart filling the silence between us. My whole body was tense, and I had this sudden urge to run and hide.

He was an Alpha, a strong Alpha with a past that burdened him. He was hard and feared, and I was surprised that he could be gentle and warm. His past defined him, making him the cold man he was, but that was a mask, a mask that I hid behind as well.

He studied me, trying to look into my soul and see all the secrets that I possessed. His eyes held this intense gaze and understanding as if he knew that the darkness held fear and nightmares.

"Are you ok?" he asked, his voice barely above a whisper. He was too close for comfort. He was filling my senses of him, the young man afraid to show the world who he really was. "Please. Don't lie to me." He was begging, and it stunned me. I had no idea that he could beg and beg to me of all people.

"I-I," I said, trying to speak. Panic filled my brain, and all I wanted to do was to leave, to run away. I had no idea how to tell him stuff about me. I had no idea what I would say, what I would do. "I have to go," I said, finally and ducked away from him.

"Cassandra!" Xavier called out after my retreating back. Hurt filled his voice, and I could tell that he thought I was scared of him.

He made no move after me and for that, I was grateful.

I had to think, had to run. I had no idea where I was going, but all I knew was that I had to get away from him. I had to get away before I became more attracted to him than I already was.

He was dangerous, and I knew that I could get hurt in the end. He could be the death of me, and I was scared of leaving my cousins behind.