Felix and Mercedes were sitting across from each other in his office. The situation had stabilized and Alexa was fine but just still unconscious. Earlier, when Felix was about to tell Mercedes the truth about her fate, Crystal and Jacob arrived and interrupted their conversation. Crystal tended to Alexa's wounds and Jacob carried her away to the guest room. Now they were left alone, but the tension was thick it could be cut with a knife.
Mercedes was waiting for Felix to say something, but he was quiet and had his head in his hands. That just made her all the more nervous and anxious. She was suddenly not sure if she wanted to know what Felix had to say. Because of the state Alexa is in, it looked pretty serious. Felix, on the other hand, was struggling as to what to say to her.
After a few more minutes of thinking and silence in the office, Felix gathered the courage he needed to finally come clean about the truth. He took a deep breath before he raised his head to look Mercedes in the eyes. He reached his hands out to her, and she slowly put her hands in his. By the expression on Felix's face, she knew that it was time. He was going to tell her something that was going to make or break her.
" Are you okay?" Felix asks as he feels Mercedes's tight grip on his hands. Mercedes noticed that she was gripping on for dear life. She loosened her grip and attempted to draw back her hand, but Felix didn't let her. He tilted his head to look at her and he could see, almost smell her fear of her.
" It's nothing. It's just that, seeing Alexa like that shook me up. That's all," she rushed out nervously. She was so innocent and pure that he wondered why the Moon Goddess would put them in such a predicament. He stood up and went over to her side. He knelt in front of her and smiled at her, just to make her ease up a little.
" Don't worry about that," he says, pushing strands of her hair behind her ear and stroking her cheek. " The Alexa we all know is a strong woman. She just had to rest a little to recover, and she would be up and as good as new." Mercedes relaxed because she believed that Alexa was going to be fine. But then she thought to her mind. Alexa came to the pack house injured but nothing has been said about how that happened.
" Who did this to her?" she blurted out, catching Felix off guard. He stood up and went over to the window that overlooked the backyard, going into the woods.
" That is connected to what I have to tell you," he says, turning back to her. She was already behind him.
" I believe that Alexa got attacked by Drakoen and his army." Mercedes was lost. She didn't know what Felix was talking about. Drakoen? It sounded like a villain's name, she thought to herself.
" Drakoen is an evil sorcerer who is the ancient enemy of your kind and covets your power. Alexa told me about him a while ago and that he had his eyes set on him as the remaining descendant of the white wolves." Mercedes just stood there, dumbfounded by what Felix said to her. She couldn't understand a thing, and she had a lot of questions to ask him. It was too much for her to take in. Just when she thought that life was getting better for her.
" W-what power? Enemy? I don't understand. What does this have to do with me?!" she exclaimed.
" Calm down, Mercedes. "
" How can I?!" she cries out and turns away from Felix so he does not see tears slip out of her eyes. Her heart began to thud erratically as fear enveloped her. She placed her palm on her heart to try and calm down, but it wasn't helping. Now her breathing was a struggle. Without a word, Felix came behind her and wrapped his arms tightly around her. Tears continued to spill from her eyes as she thought about what would become of her life with the sudden revelation of her cruel fate.
Was she a fool for thinking she could lead a happy and peaceful life? Her newfound hopes and dreams shattered in an instant. She wondered what the universe had against her so that every turn of her life became a disaster.
" I-I'm scared," she whispered breathlessly. She was shaking, but Felix squeezed her and did not let go.
" Don't be. I won't let anything happen to you. We are in this together. We'll figure it out. Okay?" he said in an assuring tone, but he didn't get a response. Her body relaxed, and her head suddenly fell forward. She feinted from all the overwhelming emotions. Felix sighed and carried her bridal style and took her straight to his room. He gently laid her down on his bed and removed her hair from her face.
He stared at her for a moment, and he could see the worry lines that formed on her forehead due to distress. This was the reason he didn't favor telling her. He lightly trailed his fingers on her cheek and leaned down to just her on their forehead. After a few minutes of lingering near her, he decided to call Alexa and check how she was doing.
He got there and found her pale and still unconscious. Crystal was sitting on a chair beside her and Jacob was standing by the window.
" What's the status," he says, startling the two. Jacob straightens up and approaches Felix while Crystal struggles a little to stand up. Seeing this, Felix tells her to stay seated. " No need to get up, Crystal. I'm sorry to have bothered you with this, but as you can see, the situation demanded it. "
" Don't say that Alpha. Alexa is not only your guardian, but she is like family to all of us. Even if you had not asked I would still make sure to help her," she smiles a little, easing a bit of Felix's worry.
" You know how she is, man. Don't sweat it," Jake says and smiles as well. Felix nods his head in understanding and returns the warm smile.
" Well, Alexa is fine. She sustained some injuries, but her magic is already working to repair the damage on its own. There is not much I can do, but she is out of danger. All we need to do is wait for her to wake up," Crystal says, informing Felix.
He walked towards Alexa and saw that she was better now. Her wounds were cleaned and her dirty, torn, bloody clothes were changed. He released a deep breath while watching the up and down movement of her chest. He is usually a guy who never shows his emotions. This might seem like he cares less about Alexa, but that is not the case. He cares a lot about her. He sees her as an older sister and if something worse than this happened, it would have been devastating for him to lose yet another family member.
He reached out his hand and gently grabbed her small hand. He squeezed her hand for a little bit and caressed her fingers.
" Thank you... thank you for surviving," he says as tears well up in his eyes. Before the tears can escape his eyes, he closes them, but he fails to stop the tears. At that moment, he felt Alexa's hand squeeze back. His eyes shot open, and he stared into Alexa's purple eyes.
" What now? I didn't think this big bad Alpha was a crybaby," Alexa rasped out in a teasing manner, making everyone laugh at her antics. That's Alexa for you. She doesn't miss an opportunity to joke even though she has just had a near-death experience.
Felix chuckled through the tears and pulled her up to hug her, which caught Alexa and the Beta couple by surprise. For once, he wanted to show that he cared for her without care. Alexa was a bit startled by his behavior, but she hugged him back with a smile on her face. She was still a bit in pain, but she was not about to complain when what was happening was a rare thing. The only time he ever hugged her before was because he was afraid as a little boy when his parents died. This made her feel good. If this was the reward for almost dying, then she wouldn't mind going through it again.
Felix pulled back and wiped his tears. " I'm sorry for that. I forgot that you were hurt," he says, and tries to lay her down, but she does not have it.
" I'm fine Felix. I don't need to lay back down," she said reassuringly with a smile. She looked around and saw that one person was missing.
" We are glad that you are alright, Alexa. You had us all worried there for a second," Jacob said.
" Yes, that's right. Thank goodness your magic was working or else..." Crystal trailed off, not wanting to complete that sentence. Alexa smiles at them.
" Nothing like that will happen to me for a long time. I'm a survivor and I will always survive," she says with full confidence.
" Oh, I see you all but what about your mate Felix? Where is she?" she asks curiously.
" Well...she is resting. She had a breakdown earlier because of what happened," Felix informs. Upon hearing that, Crystal got up from the chair and went in search of Mercedes.
" Did you finally tell her the truth?" Alexa asks and Felix nods his head.
" Good because there is no time left to spare. He is coming. She needs to be ready for that, or it will sell doom to the realm." Her expression changed to show the seriousness of the matter. The room went dead silent as everyone was sucked into their thoughts, comprehending the looming danger.