Chapter 9

Chapter Nine

Alex groaned slightly as he woke up the next morning. He sat up on the bed, placing his hand on his head as he felt a migraine. He remembered that he had let his anger take over, therefore awakening the demon inside of him. His curse. a curse he had tried so hard to get rid of, but all his attempts were futile.

He was born this way, and even his parents were not aware of the curse that troubled his soul. The demon inside of him was threatening to consume his soul, and he could not take it anymore. “The day you finally take total control of me, I’ll end this misery of a life I’m living,” he muttered under his breath, talking to himself.

Just then, a knock came on the door. “Who is it?” He asked in a gruff voice.

The door opened, and Hendrix walked in. “I figured out you’ll be awake by now,” he said, and Alex closed his eyes. “How’re you feeling?” He asked with concern etched on his face.

“I do not know, Hendrix,” he replied. He sometimes wondered what he would have done without Hendrix. Hendrix had suffered greatly when he met him in his angry state, and the demon had taken over. Alex had no idea what he was doing, and he had hurt Hendrix when they were younger.

Hendrix had taken it upon himself to help Alex since then by calmly talking to him. When it seemed like that was not working anymore, he and Alex went in search of a cure but found none except the sagyu rope, which was said to keep the demon at bay, and it has always worked since then. “How long did it take last night?” Alex asked him without opening his eyes.

“Throughout the night, Alex,” Hendrix replied as he exhaled and leaned on the vanity table.

Alex groaned inwardly. This only meant that the demon was slowly consuming him totally, and Alex could not have that. He didn’t want the people he cared about to be in danger because of him. The demon inside him, once enraged and awakened, does not recognize anyone as a friend or family member but as a foe, and it destroys everything in its path like a tsunami.

“I can’t take this any longer, Hendrix,” Alex said, raising his head and looking at him for the first time since he walked into the room. “For how long will I try to keep my anger under control?” “For how long will I have to endure these sufferings?” He asked with pain evident in his voice.

Hendrix sighed. “We’ll get a cure soon, I promise you,” he assured him, and Alex looked away as he swallowed. “But I have fairly good news, my friend." “The blazer that made you blow up last night has been found,” Hendrix said, hoping the news would lift his mood, and it did.

Alex’s eyes lit up. “Where?” He asked him.

“In the ironing room.” “An omega thought it best to keep it ready before the wedding ceremony,” Hendrix said with a grin.

Alex stood up from the bed. “I had totally forgotten I’m getting married today,” he said, as he raked his fingers through his hair.

Hendrix laughed. “You’re no longer the bachelor of the season, Alex. “Shortly, you both will get married, and children will come after,” he teased.

Alex shot him a glare. “Are you trying to rile me up?” He asked as his expression became ordinary.

“Far from it, Alex. “I’m just saying,” Hendrix replied.

“She’s not my mate, and I’ll remind you that this is not a marriage of love.” “She’s so unusual and talkative,” Alex huffed as he walked towards the bathroom. “I can’t tolerate such a girl,” he added.

Hendrix chuckled. “You’re still getting married to her whether you like it or not,” he said after him.

“I might send you to an early grave if you keep up with these teases,” Alex replied, as he shut the door behind him.

“I have no doubts,” Hendrix said as he chuckled.

•

Mia walked down the stairs in a hurry, and she bumped into her mother. “Where are you hurrying to, so early?” Lauren asked her, a bit startled.

“Sorry, mother. “I just wanted to go out with my friends one last time,” she explained in haste.

Lauren was taken aback. “Mia, today is your wedding day,” she reminded her.

“Exactly, mother. "I would not get the chance to have a fun time with them again once I get married." “The responsibility of finding a solution to the pack problem will take away my fun time,” Mia explained, and she tried to break the contact between her and her mother.

Lauren held her back. “You should be in your room resting till noon when the wedding shall take place,” she said.

“Mother, the wedding is at noon.” There’s plenty of time,” Mia whined, breaking away from her mother’s hold.

“Mia,” Lauren called her back to stop her from leaving the house.

Mia turned back, and with a smile as warm as the sun, she blew a kiss her mother’s way. “I love you, mother!” She exclaimed as she rushed out of the pack house, and Lauren shook her head with a smile on her face.

Mia got to where she and her friends usually gather. She had already informed them about having fun one last time before she left the pack house.

After a short while of running through the woods, climbing on trees, and screaming at the top of their lungs, they laid back on the soft grass, giggling.

“Tell us about the mystery man, Alpha Alex,” Rene suggested.

Mia giggled. “No, I will not,” she said, feigning to be uninterested in the topic.

“Please,” they pleaded.

“No,” she said, turning away.

They pulled her back. “Please, please,” they reiterated.

“Alright, alright,” she said, chuckling, as she tucked her hair behind her ears. “He is not, in the way of most men, possessed of a rudimentary intelligence,” Mia said as she recalled how he would not believe she was her father’s daughter all because of her look. “His countenance is the coldest I have ever seen—unsmiling and steadfast.” “He possesses the body of a Greek god, with a toughness around the shoulders; his hair is the color of sand; and he has the warmest green orbs I have ever seen,” Mia explained, with so much loveliness in her voice.

“He sounds perfect, except for the cold gaze, of course,” Emily said, and Mia sighed.

“I’m going to miss you so much, Mia,” Riel said with sadness in her voice, and the rest of them agreed with her.

“I’ll miss you all so much.” “Do not be sad,” she said, pulling them all together. “I believe some time we’ll have this kind of moment again,” she assured them.

“Right,” Emily stood up. “But, right now, we have to head back to the pack house and get you ready to say I do,” Emily added with a tease.

“You’re quite crazy,” Mia said, and they laughed as they stood up and headed back to the pack house.