Chapter 104 - Heaven Sent Me You

What were they thinking, sending him Madeline?

Who knew?

However, they must've been up to something to have sent him Emilio's daughter. It couldn't be a coincidence. 

So Xavier's mate just happens to be Emilio's long lost daughter. 

This wasn't common, this was practically fictional! 

'What does Madeline think of all of this?' 

Right then and there, in his office, as Xavier wrote something down on paper, he thought about Madeline. 

Did she like having him as her mate? Did she despise it?

She never told him personally what she thought. 

But maybe Briar knew.

Ah yes, Briar. That friend of hers. 

Xavier was fully aware of how they both went to university together. That made it even more baffling how all this connected to each other.

Briar and Madeline knew each other before Madeline came to Eudora. 

Madeline was Emilio's daughter, and Emilio used to be the alpha of Eudora. He used to be Xavier's boss, although now he was trapped in a hut since Xavier had threatened to kill his daughter if he were to escape.

Xavier sensed that Emilio hadn't escaped. 

If he did, he would've sensed it. He would've been alerted. 

But it seemed like Emilio did care about his daughter's wellbeing after all. 

Speaking of Emilio, Xavier had planned a short visit to him in a while. There were some things Xavier wanted to discuss with Emilio, some of them including Madeline. 

Even if Xavier had threatened to hurt Madeline if Emilio had left the hut, he never actually intended to hurt her. Not that Emilio knew. 

For him, leaving the hut was a gamble. Sure, he would be free and he could leave. But, doing that risked Madeline's safety. What if Xavier followed his word and killed her?

Xavier was a man of his word. He wouldn't break his word just because the person's life that was being threatened was his mate's. Would he?

And that was why Emilio couldn't take that risk and stayed in his hut. 

Xavier used the fact that Emilio couldn't bear to lose his daughter, who was also the one piece of Cornelia he had left to his advantage. And yes, that was wrong, but it was what needed to be done.

Otherwise, who knew what would have happened?

Besides, the people of Eudora wouldn't be able to sleep a wink if they knew Emilio was roaming Eudora freely and without anyone watching him. 

Xavier knew the wolves of Eudora. Someone like Emilio wasn't welcomed there. Not without something preventing him from doing anything that could endanger the lives of everyone in Eudora. 

Madeline had to know that Xavier never intended to make do with his word. He would never hurt her. Ever.

Not under any circumstances.

Hurting her was the very last thing on his mind. 

He valued their friendship more than anything, as much as he didn't want to admit it to Madeline.

Friendships were a sensitive spot for him, and Xavier never liked admitting things such as what he'd do to protect his friends, etc. 

He would deny, although he'd be all gooey and emotional on the inside. 

Xavier was never known to be the type of person to act out and reveal his emotions to others. He always hid his emotions. 

Never had Adrian heard Xavier tell him what he felt unless it was work-related.

Heck, the majority of their conversations were work-related. 

Xavier rarely spoke to Adrian about his personal life. That was something he kept for himself for it was something only he should know. 

Adrian would love for Xavier to begin to express his emotions more openly, but at the same time, liked Xavier for who he was. 

And besides, asking him, or even pushing him to change his ways after him being like this for centuries wouldn't work out. 

You couldn't expect someone to grow out of a habit that they'd been doing for centuries. That was close to impossible on the difficulty scale! 

As Xavier worked, he considered all the ideas he had for tomorrow's lunch.

Lunch would be special. It wouldn't be held in some dining room, it should be special, just like Xavier wanted and hoped for it to be to Madeline once she saw what he had in mind.

Moving on to his work, he rushed through his work and finished one-quarter of it all.

Unfortunately, there were three other quarters for him to complete. 

Xavier rarely felt tired, but after the hunt and having to work without taking any breaks as well as having to multitask between considering his next move and working… He was beginning to feel a tad bit weary. 

It was understandable obviously, how Xavier felt this way after all his hard work and all the effort he put in making Eudora a better place.

Xavier ran a finger through his hair, reminding himself what he was doing this for, and why he was doing what he was doing. 

When he challenged Emilio to a duel, he hadn't expected to have won. He had expected to forfeit or lose to Emilio since Emilio was way more powerful than him at the time. But, he persisted since the pack needed a leader that could actually run Eudora better than Emilio did. 

Someone that wouldn't slaughter someone else all because of something they had done that he disliked. Someone better than Emilio, at the very least.

And that was why Xavier stepped up to the plate. 

That was why he had tried his very best to beat Emilio in terms of brains and had managed to snag the position of alpha from Emilio. 

Speaking of Emilio, Xavier had a visit with him due soon.

Xavier straightened his shirt, standing up and brushing off any dust and dirt off of his ensemble. He rushed to the door with his inhuman strength, unlocking the door before closing it once more. 

Then, he was off to visit Emilio, who had already been waiting for him ever since he had returned from the hunt.