Chapter 52 - What’s Up With Xavier & Walls?

After deliberating over how Emilio could've possibly escaped the cave after years of being stuck, Xavier stared at him with hatred and fiery anger burning within him, so much so that he momentarily forgot that Emilio had managed to escape from the cave.

'HOW DARE HE COME HERE?'

"We meet again, filthy scum."

"What are you doing here?"

"What, think I'm challenging you to another duel? Relax, I'm not here to start up another fight."

Xavier muttered under his breath, 'With what you're doing, I'm pretty certain you are.'

"You're prohibited from ever stepping foot in here, so what are you doing?"

Emilio raised his hands up in the air in surrender, showing he came here in peace although he knew what'd happen next.

"So what are you here for?"

"Is that the only thing you have to ask me, what I'm here for?"

"Spit it out, Emilio. What's to stop me from killing you like I said I would?"

"Ah yes, when you threatened to kill me in that wretched cave."

"Still hung over it?"

Xavier's eyes glowed a scarlet red.

Seconds later, Emilio was pinned to a wall.

Emilio knew he was no match for his… successor. From spending all that time in that magical cave, his powers had weakened. Not to mention, after centuries, Xavier definitely became stronger. Emilio felt it.

Now, with that in mind, one would wonder… Why would Emilio come all the way here? It obviously had to be extremely important if it was worth risking his life.

"I asked you once and I'll ask you one last time, what are you doing here, Emilio?"

Even if he wanted a rematch it was crystal clear who the victor would be.

"If you don't answer me, you know I could kill you right here and now."

"Finish what I last left off," he said, holding Emilio by the collar like Emilio once did Madeline.

Xavier didn't need to say anything else. Emilio was left with no other choice but to speak. It was either that, or death.

'I can't die,' Emilio thought.

"Hah, it's deja vu. I did the same thing with that little friend of yours the other day," Emilio said, knowing bringing her up had done something when Xavier let him go almost instantly.

'He came here for her.'

Raw anger shot through him, and fury surged through his mind. Emilio's brief pause managed to rouse his anger even more.

"Speak," Xavier hissed, baring his pearly, sharp teeth at Emilio.

He took one look behind him. Madeline's quarters weren't far.

"I just want to talk with her," Emilio reasoned.

"Talk?"

"TALK?"

Emilio's neck was practically squished until Emilio couldn't breathe. He was lifted off of the ground, and

"I caaaaan't breaf," Emilio choked out.

"I'm nof here tof fight," he managed to say next in between desperate gasps for air.

"I'm not stupid, Emilio."

"I spent ages being your advisor, you think I'd fall for something like this?"

"Just let me go, pleaf," his predecessor pleaded, waiting for a miracle to happen and save him from his misery.

Something had to happen, this couldn't be the way he went out.

Had he been a human, he would've died already.

(Author's Note: Do keep in mind that all of this is medically accurate. This is all fictional. What might happen if this occurred in real life would not happen in this novel.)

"Miles?" A voice squeaked.

Xavier tensed like a deer in headlights, like he'd been caught for a crime. His grip on Emilio didn't slacken, but he completely stopped moving.

Briar quickly assessed the situation. She'd been warning her friend not to go outside and leave her quarters until Miles had left but Madeline hadn't listened. She was incredibly stubborn.

Even from looking at the man, Briar could tell he was the ex-alpha of the pack. He was powerful, her power was no match to his.

If he attacked, they were toast.

Then again, Xavier was there.

Madeline had rushed out of her quarters the moment she heard Miles was outside.

She hadn't expected to see Xavier there either.

Xavier's eyes turned back to its normal, deep brown colour. He let Emilio go, whispering in his ear, "You hurt her and so help me I will rip you to shreds."

Emilio coughed before he cleared his throat.

"I-I'm just here to talk."

"What makes you think I actually believe you?"

"Have you ever known me as a liar?" Emilio raised his brow in curiosity.

Did he?

'Don't trust him.'

'He's a dangerous man albeit his current weakened state.'

Someone had to have let Emilio out of the cave. He couldn't have left all on his own. The cave was specifically designed to trap him there.

"I'll let you talk to her once you tell me how you escaped," Xavier said, crossing his arms to make it seem as though he wasn't completely bluffing.

As if he'd actually do that.

Let him speak to her?

What was he, a fool?

Pah!

Adrian had just arrived, and Xavier looked him dead in the eye.

'Seize him.'

'Oh. Okay,' Adrian agreed reluctantly, still in shock over who he was feasting his eyes upon.

The ex-alpha.

What a once in a lifetime opportunity!

"Get your hands off of me!" Emilio exclaimed as Adrian grabbed hold of him.

Strangely, Emilio wasn't putting up much of a fight.

'Let him go,' Xavier ordered next.

Adrian furrowed his brows, wondering if he'd heard what he thought he just heard.

'Let him go? Didn't you just ask me to seize him? What are you up to?'

'If he really did come here with ill intentions he wouldn't have let himself get caught or seized. He would've put up a fight until he had no other choice but to surrender and admit defeat.'

'So what are you trying to say?'

'What I'm trying to say is…'

Xavier inhaled and exhaled deeply.

'That we listen to what Emilio has to say before we decide what to do with him.'