"Peter has said to stay with you."
Right now Isabella is trying to voice out her words between Jasmine and Sam. It was time for the royal speech. So, they stood on the balcony and listened to it while observing everyone.
Because of Isabella's wolf parent's personalized training, she has slightly better eye vision than the rest. She noticed the way the king walked and everyone parted ways for him. But for the utmost respect, she has for leaders, she didn't let her eyes lingering on him but rather tried to find her friend Xander.
After the speech, Peter left Isabella in the care of his cousin, Sam. He told him to take care of her and informed her to not leave his side. He may have asked Jasmine alone to take care of her but he does not trust her enough now to leave both alone. That left him with Sam to trust on.
Few moments after Peter went, Jasmine started requesting Sam to take them to the other side of the lawn. The side where royals, nobles, and important people were enjoying themselves. It was more fun she said.
Peter has tried to decline the offer and tried to convince her how bad their plan is. Isabella was too trying her best to decline the proposal. She knew that that place is where all the leaders are and they are restricted to go there. They shouldn't go if they are not allowed to. 'Leaders know better.' Her parents said.
Jasmine was not willing to hear any of their said words. They were hell-bent on going to another side of the lawn. No argument or points said by Isabella could save her. Whenever she would try to make them understand that they shouldn't do it, Jasmine will glare at her and she will stop speaking.
Sam was skeptically looking with narrow eyes between the two. While Jasmine was openly telling him to go there, Isabella was slowly trying to cancel it without hurting anyone's feelings. Sam was confused between the two.
Sam was about to say something but stopped when Jasmine suddenly wrapped one hand of her around Sam's hand and hold the wrist of Isabella with another. After taking a hold of both of them in a strong grip she leads them against their wish. She pulled them both to the royal side, without letting them say a single word. She turned towards them with a wicked glim in her eyes and a wide smile.
"Now, Let's have fun. Shall we?"
Alexander noticed Isabella on the balcony just after he finished his speech. He saw her small face looking in the crowd as if searching for someone. Strangely, he found himself getting angry over his own thoughts. He once again wondered to take the cover of a soldier, to see her.
It was a new occurrence for him, but it seems like for once his brain refused to work on its own and decided to follow his heart.
He was going to the other side of the lawn when the sight froze him to his place before he could get out of the royal side of the gardens.
His wide stance with clenched jaw and fists, he walked slowly forward as a hunter going for the hunt. The veins had made their presence known on the sides of his neck. His eyes become darker with rage.
He wanted to spend some time with Isabella, he certainly did not expect her to dance with a mere guard. He wanted to tear him from limb to limb but refrained himself because he saw the confusion in the eyes of Isabella. Her body was rigid and not relax. It was almost as if, her feet were moving, she did a spin, but if she was not present and neither has she any knowledge about it.
Alexander felt an unaccountable rage in his body. He felt his blood boil at the mere sight. He took quick and quiet steps towards them. He saw Isabella turning towards him but he paid no attention to her this time. He was a beast and his eyes were focused on his prey, the guard.
He gently and delicately placed Isabella behind him and before anyone knows it, a fist landed on the left side of Sam's face. The impact was strong enough for him to lose his balance and a bruise to be formed. He got a hold of Sam by his collar and snarled at his face.
"What is, a mere guard, like you is doing in the party in the place of standing at the fence?"
Sam didn't know what hit him. One moment he was dancing with Jasmine and spinning Isabella, the next moment he was on the ground holding his cheek. His eyes showed complete fear and confusion but yet he tried to act tough. He tried to cross-question him by saying why a mere soldier cares about their presence in the party.
Alexander was irked by his question. His already anger state became higher with his words. Not only did he broke a rule, danced with his Isabella, but he also cross-questioned him?
He placed his face dangerously close to him and said the words which sent chills down the body of Sam.
"Is that so? Perhaps, you would like to be in the presence of blood and skeletons. Perhaps, I could cut your hands, your lips, tear you limb by limb, and let you have a painfully slow death. Would you like that?"
Sam was scared now. The words were spoken in a very low voice. No one was able to hear the words except the two which makes it scarier.
Alexander was yet glaring at him when he felt someone tapping his shoulder. With a lip-tight smile, he turned around only to be greeted with blue-colored eyes. His expression becomes soft seeing her face and merely quirked one eyebrow.
He could see it in her eyes. They reflected fear. Alexander didn't want her to fear him. He just wanted to scare the mere boy away who was probably trying to court him.
She started fidgeting a little and slowly in her usual soft voice said to him.
"Xander, I-I apologize. W-we should not be c-coming here. P-Please let him g-go. "
Alexander did not want her to be scared of him. When he saw her standing on the edge of the balcony he merely wanted to meet her once. He was thinking of ways about how to make her see his good side and probably her cheery self when suddenly someone tried to voiced its words behind him.
"L-let her go. S-she did not do anything. I-it was us, i-it was our p-planning."
Alexander didn't like how he disturbed their little conversation. Alexander wanted to hurt him real bad, but he decided against it. Sam was yet coughing and was trying to catch his breathing.
"I suppose you leave with that crying girl before I regret my decision of letting you go."
Sam tried to take Isabella with them. But he could not go past Alexander. Alexander was glaring at him and was keeping a defensive stance towards Isabella.
Isabella looked at Alexander's defensive stance from behind him. She could not understand the reason for Alexander to do so, but she could see that he has taken a defensive stance to protect her. His stance was similar to the stance of her mother and father when they defend her against ay harm along with the rest of her pack. The stance screamed itself 'stay behind'.
"I-I.."
"L.E.A.V.E!"
Alexander spoke dangerously slow. Sam was walking on thin ice which he himself didn't know about.
Sam was worried about Isabella. God knows what that man could do to that pure soul. But what he didn't know was that the very said man would rather choose to die than see her hurt.
Isabella was feeling safe and her breathing started slowly coming at their normal rate as Alexander stood in front of her. She was feeling safe with him, but when she saw Sam getting beaten by him, she realized that she had to stop him. She once again started thinking that why can't humans follow a simple order. No wonder her mother told her not to trust except her mate. But her fear was that now their leader will probably punish her if not them.
With a last glare, Sam carried Jasmine back but only after promising to bring Peter to help them.
Alexander observed the retreating figure of Sam. He was a possessive man and he would rather have someone be killed than letting that person be closed to his Isabella.
When he was sure that the said man was away from his sight, he slowly turned back towards Isabella with intense rage. But his rage vanished into thin air after his eyes fell on her. He was not happy with the fear which he saw in her eyes. But he had to make it up to her.
"Isabella, join me."