AXEL
Jason told me that the Ice Pack Alpha would be coming later with his Beta to the company and I asked Xavia to stay back in the Packhouse after she closed from school. I do not want her to meet with him and remember her experience with him, which is why I do not want her to come to the company. I can still remember how she stared at him in fear when she saw him.
"Why do you not want me to come to the company?" she asked.
"I want you to get some rest" I replied.
"But I have a lot of work to do at the company"
"I will ask Jason to help you do them"
"I do not want Jason to help me. I want to..."
I held her hand. "Xavia, I know how school has been these days. You are also preparing for your exams. Adding the company's work will only make you become stressed out. You need as much rest as you can get now "
"Can I at least go today? I can stop going to the company tomorrow"
"Hey, babe. I want you to rest until you are done with exams"
"That's too far. I..."
"How about you take this week to get some rest then you can resume next week"
"I will resume next week. That is a promise, right? `"
I nodded. "It's a promise," I said and she smiled. "Time to head to class," I said.
She kissed me before heading out of the car. "Bye," she waved at me.
"Bye," I muttered.
After she left, I sighed. "I am sorry Xavia, for keeping you in the dark" I muttered.
There was no way I would tell her that the reason I was keeping her out of the company was to prevent her from meeting with Gilbert.
I drove back to the company to see Jason already waiting for me.
"Were you able to convince her?" He asked and I nodded.
"Not for long though" I replied and he furrowed his brows. "What do you mean?"
"I am only able to convince her to stay back only for this week. She insists on resuming next week"
"Don't tell me she will be coming back to work next week?"
"Of course, she will"
He groaned. "That is bad"
I furrowed my brows. "What do you mean? Is something wrong?"
He nodded. "There is a problem. I just rescheduled the meeting for next week"
"Why did you do that?"
"I received a call that the Fire Pack Alpha had an accident on his way here and might not be attending the meeting this week. I have sent messages to other Alphas and the Beta of the Ice Pack informing them of the change"
I groaned slightly. "This is bad. Do you think the Ice Pack Alpha will come to the meeting next week?"
He sighed. "I can't say. But he is going to come, we might have to keep Xavia away from him"
"How are we going to do that? Xavia is my assistant. She will not stay back at the office while I attend a meeting with the Alphas"
He sighed. "There should be a solution. You don't have to worry"
I sighed. "I hope there is"
**
I tried to stop Xavia from coming to the company with me again but she insisted that she come with me. She was on a break today for a public holiday and she insisted on following me to the company and I was against it. When I kept on pressing hard, she became suspicious.
"Are you keeping me away from the company for some reason?" she asked.
"I am not. I..."
"I am sure you are. You did the same thing last week"
"I am only worried about you getting stressed out"
"I told you not to worry about me. Why do I have a feeling that you have a reason?"
"I do not have a reason. I just...". She stared at me and I sighed. "Fine. You can come with me but you will not attend any meeting with me"
She nodded. "If you want that. I will not attend any meetings with you. I can stay in your office"
I nodded. "You can"
We left the Packhouse to the company and just like Xavia promised, she stayed in my office. My first meeting lasted for an hour after which we started the meeting with the Alpha. Just like I had predicted, Gilbert showed up. He kept looking around and I felt he was looking for Xavia, but I decided to shrug off the feeling. I was sure Xavia would not leave the office so he would not have a way of meeting with her.
The meeting ended and everyone began to leave. I left the conference hall and headed back to my office. Xavia met me in the hallway.
"I told you not to leave the office, Xavia. What are you doing outside?" I asked and she chuckled. 
"I missed you and wanted to see you" she replied with a smile.
"Let's go to the office," I said holding her hand.
"Xavia?" I heard and I turned to see Gilbert staring at us.
He had this strange look on.
"Gi... Alpha Gilbert" Xavia mumbled.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"I am here to see Xavia" he answered.
But why would he want to see her? I wondered.
"I am sorry she can't see you" I replied and Xavia pulled my hand slightly. "You are not going to see him" I whispered.
"He hasn't said why he wants to see me," she said.
"I do not care why. I will not let him see you"
"Axel, can I at least ask why he wants to see me?"
"I am..."
"Please" she cooed and I sighed. 
"Fine. You can ask him why"
"Why do you want to see me?" she asked.
"To ask for your forgiveness" he muttered and I scoffed. 
Why is he suddenly asking for forgiveness? Why did he not ask for forgiveness all this while? 
"I have forgiven you. I..."
"Can I speak to you privately?" he asked and I scoffed. 
"She is not speaking to you privately! Do you deserve to speak to her?"
"I do not mean any harm. I just want to speak to her" he said calmly and I stared at him.
The look in his eyes was calm and I wondered if he was sorry for what he did to her.
"Axel, please let me speak to him" Xavia begged.
I could not say no to her request though I feel jealous that she wants to speak with him privately.
"Are you sure you want to speak to him?"
She nodded. "Yes. I want to clear up some things with him"
I stared at her and sighed. "Fine, go with him". I stared at him. "I am allowing her to speak to you because she asks for it not because of you. You better not try something stupid"
"I will not" he muttered.
**
I kept pacing around the office. It's just a few minutes since Xavia left with Gilbert but I could not help but worry. It was already feeling like ages. I also had so many thoughts running through my mind.
What if he convinces her to accept him and she agrees? 
I can still remember how he stared at her.
He has not begun to have feelings for her, has he? I wondered.
Not only did he seem to feel remorseful toward her I also felt that he might have fallen in love with her. 
This got me worried and I could not stop groaning while I paced around the office. Jason kept laughing. I stopped pacing around and faced him.
"Can you stop laughing?" I said, and he chuckled.
"How long are you going to pace around?" he asked but I ignored him. "Why did you let her go with him when you know that you will be like this?"
I sighed. "She insisted" I replied and he sighed. There was silence as I kept pacing around. After a while, I stopped. "How long do you think they will stay together?"
He shrugged. "I do not know"
"Do you think..."
He groaned. "Can you at least sit down?"
"I do not want to sit"
"Do you want to keep standing, then?". I sat down and sighed. "Axel, I do not know why you are so worried"
"You know how he maltreated her, I do not want..."
"Are you sure that is the reason you are worried?" he asked and I scoffed.
"What possible reason could make me worried?"
He moved closer to me. "You look like a man whose wife has been taken away"
I scoffed. "What do you mean?"
"You know what I mean"
"I do not" I replied. 
"I think..."
The door opened and Xavia walked in. I rushed to meet her.
"Are you ok? Did he hurt you?"
She chuckled. "He did not do anything to me"
"Are you sure?" I asked and she nodded.
"She said she is fine and he did nothing to her" Jason answered.
"I wasn't talking to you" I replied.
"Axel, you don't have to worry about me. I am fine. Gilbert does not mean any harm"
I blinked. "Do you now call him by his name?"
"Are you jealous?" Jason asked.
"I am not"
"I think you are," Xavia said with a smile and I scoffed.
"I am not!"
Jason chuckled. "I...". I glared at him and he checked. "I guess you are not"
**
Gilbert kept visiting the company and anytime he came, he spoke to Xavia. Xavia feels comfortable talking to him now and that had kept me worried. Xavia did not see any crime talking to him. I was always getting angry seeing them together. 
"Don't tell me you have forgiven him" I asked her. 
"I never said that I have but not talking to him is childish. Don't you think?"
"I do not want you to talk to him," I told her. "I do not feel comfortable seeing you both together"
"Are you jealous? Axel" she asked and I scoffed.
"Why should I be? I am just worried about you"
"I know you are. But trust me, Gilbert cannot hurt me again"
"He once hurt you. Are you not afraid?"
She smiled. "Why should I be when I have you? I have Jason and I have Alaila. I know that you will not let anything happen to me. Or would you?"
"I will not. But..."
She placed her index finger over my mouth. "That's enough"
I sighed. "Xavia... I... I am worried"
"What are you worried about?"
I sighed. "I will try not to worry," I said instead.