20. To look Inside One’s Mind.

When Trouble knocks, embrace it with a smile.
The background switched from Ice-castle of Ayruzglow to Witch palace of Ardna Chirig…
Exhausted from shock, the eyelids of Akshara were resting deeply in between the faint and awaken. She heard people around her talking to each other. She could hear the scream of the raged voice of Nicoria.
“Remove this mess,” screamed Nicoria in anger pointing at Akshara and she was elevated from ground to mid-air and started to break all the objects which she could grab and ferociously throw everything around.
Karen rushed towards Akshara to save her from the wrath of Nicoria, Akshara could sense that she was lifted from the ground where she was fainted and was being carried away by a muscular man.
Akshara opened her eyes partially despite the deadly pain all over her body and she could sense that the muscular man was none other than Karen. She thought to herself,
“Why did he care me this much? Am I that important to him? Is the confession in the Andhar Mountain real or just he wants to tease me? Though he transformed into a ferocious beast, he ensured my safety all the way. What is this called?”
Karen was panting in shortness of breath and looked at her face, “Don’t worry, Axe. I got you. No one can hurt you in my presence. They have to go through me to hurt you. We are almost there. All you need now is rest. I will be on your side, till your recovery. Don’t worry.”
Akshara listened to his lamenting and her body doesn’t allow her to reply to his lamentations. So, she spoke in her mind, “How to name his actions and intentions? Is this called love? How could the person in love possess the ability to do anything for their love? Karen is a beast, a werewolf; rather than attacking, he wanted my safety.”
Akshara’s mind flashed with the transformation of the werewolf from human and continued talking in her mind, “As far as I know from books, love is just arousal of hormones. How this chemical reaction does link the mind and the body of two different people? But I must seek apology from Karen that I can’t serve up to his expectations.”
Nicoria bombed her anger ferociously and no one has the idea of neutralizing her anger. She left out the maniacal laughter and everyone could see her tears of blood from her evil smoky eyes.
The rest of the people were on their knees daring to raise their heads while Karen just disappeared from the scene with Akshara to her room. Alabruz got to his feet and stepped forward to Nicoria and tried his all means to calm her down.
Nicoria’s angry becomes even worse and she moved towards Alabruz and caught his throat with her sharp nailed hands, “Dare to raise your head?”
Nicoria by uttering those words started to crush his throat to break his neck bone and lifted him from the ground. Alabruz, Alpha Werewolf who was known for his giant size of 150 pounds and powers of a fully grown adult werewolf, was now struggling to breathe and choked to death.
Yadivah pleaded for the mercy of Nicoria to spare her husband’s life by grabbing her legs. Nicoria then loosened her grip from the neck of Alabruz and screamed evilly like a maniac to vent out her anger of interruption in her oblation.
Alabruz fell on the ground with a loud thud sound, his wife Yadivah quickened her legs to grab her husband aside to the corner of the living area.
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Karen placed Akshara in her bed gently and comforted her with her blanket close to her neck. Akshara grabbed his hand when Karen was about to retire from her room. Karen stopped by her command and looked at her face with great care in his eyes.
Akshara called his name through her soar throat, “Karen…?”
Karen talked back by holding her hand within his hands, “Yes. Axe, it’s me. Rest…”
Before he could complete his words, Akshara interrupted, “Karen, I wanted to tell you something.”
Akshara tried to get up from her bed, but it seems her body was not cooperating with her mind. Karen helped her by placing his hand under her head to lift her. She gripped his strong hand with her soft hands and tried all means to explain her inner thoughts to him before anything started to grow in his heart.
Karen told her while she was forcing her to sit on the bed, “Axe, careful.”
“Karen, I…”, before she started her conversation, her eyes rolled out and she could feel her head was heavy and falls collapsed in her pillow with her unexplained thoughts to him.
Karen was panicked to see her fall unconscious and he repeatedly called her, “Axe… Axe…?”
*****
As the emergence of sunlight approached from the sky, Nicoria rushed to her room with her pet bird, Eggy. Wintergreen family cleaned their demise palace; Azile confronted her father, “Father, what we shall do now? Why the hell we are staying here.”
Deniza poked her daughter’s head with the broomstick she was holding, “Don’t you know the manners, how to speak to your father?”
Azile was infuriated by her mother’s action, “Mother, you…”
Nuraz interrupted them, “We follow the orders of Alpha. Alpha’s word is final. Clean it soon.”
Azile threw her broomstick away and shouted at her parents, “I know, you least care for me. All of you are behind Axe, even though she is my friend, you are all forcing me to grow jealous of her. Why does everyone care for Axe, exactly to say why is everyone wants to protect the human? What does she do for everyone?”
Deniza tried to stop her, “Azile, be quiet.” Nuraz stopped his wife, “Deny no. Let me hear her.”
Azile was fiercer, “Though Axe is my friend, I don’t want my parents to sacrifice their life for the human. I felt pain, whenever Queen punishes you and my mother for her (Axe) wrongdoings.”
Nuraz came close to his daughter and swiped her tears with his thumbs, “Azile, we are related by blood. We consider Axe as our daughter. Don’t let the gloomier thoughts swallow your pure heart. Help your mother to prepare a medicine for Axe.”
The pool of tears emerged from her eyes and waves of anger bubbled on her veins. Deniza hugged her daughter, “My dear daughter! Axe is like your sister. She needs her family right now. She needs us, she needs you. Your younger sister is wounded both physically and mentally. You should keep her company. Go.”
With a heavy heart, Azile took her steps towards the second floor. Nuraz sighed to express his disappointment towards his daughter, “Why this child is stupid in terms of relationships?”
Deniza replied to him by looking up their daughter, “She is still young. Time will answer all the questions eventually. (She turned to Nuraz) I’ll better prepare medicine for Axe.”
Nuraz nodded and Deniza went inside the kitchen.
*****
Karen rechecked Akshara’s pulse and hopefully, it was fine. He got relief and sat beside her on the edge of the bed holding her head close to his chest to talk to unconscious Akshara by holding her in his arms, “I was scared to death upon seeing you fall unconsciously. (He smiled inwardly) Our destiny binds us together, no one can take you away from me. Axe, you need severe rest to your body and to your mind too.”
Karen removed the stings of her hair on her face and continued his talk by wondering the flawless beauty of her face, “You might not be mentally prepared to accept the truth which happened in a single night.”
He held her hands to his chest, “I promise you, Axe, that I will protect you till my last breath.”
Akshara remained unconscious and Karen kissed on her fingertips, “Axe, I did plan to confess tonight. But the things went beyond my control, I will… I will redo the plan to impress you with my confession. I love you, Axe.”
Karen planted his kiss on the forehead of Akshara passionately. He placed her head gently on the smooth pillows and adjusted her blanket to make sure that she was fully covered and turned to depart from her room to bring her necessary items for her speedy recovery.
Azile came in suddenly and placed a fake smile on her face. Karen smiled back with raised eyebrows, “Azu, Can you take care of her for a few seconds. I will be back soon.”
Azile bit her lips tightly and nodded with closed eyes, “Few seconds! I will.”
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