Bab 41: Aylin's feelings - Part 1
Azimir walked back and forth in his room, his brows narrowing as moments passed. His heart was screaming at him to take action and stop Aylin from leaving. Her sudden decision to depart for Aranill had rendered him aggrieved and he did not know how to make her stay for a few days.
Azimir was well versed with Aylin's situation. Being the Commander of Aranill was not easy, not when she had a lot of duties and responsibilities to take care of. He had anticipated this outcome the moment he had decided to pursue her for good. Now that she was actually leaving, Azimir could not help but feel miserable.
'How do I stop you from leaving, Aylin?' He wondered, his brows furrowing deeper in worry. He bit his lip as he thought of ways to push back her departure for a few days, at least until he was sure that he had Aylin's heart.
Their relationship was still fragile and new. And Azimir was yet to imprint himself deeply in her heart and mind. A frustrated sigh left his lips and he ran his fingers through his hair, disheveling them more than they already were.
His wolf was prancing inside him in apprehension, snarling every few moments, commanding him to stop the woman they were quite smitten with from leaving. Azimir growled lightly, not knowing if it was due to his exasperation or the animal in him forcing him to lose his control.
'I need to stop her. She cannot leave me this way, not when I still do not know what exactly she feels about me. I need to learn first what Aylin thinks about me. I now have only a few hours.' Azimir looked out of the window and noticed the sun moving towards the west. It was sometime close to evening and in a few hours, Aylin would leave Ideni.
All of a sudden Azimir felt an unfamiliar nervousness. His mind had lost all his ability to think and his heart started to dominate his senses slowly. His feet started moving on their own and in no time, Azimir was standing outside Aylin's room. He took a deep breath and tried to find her. But he could not detect her presence and he frowned lightly.
'Where is Aylin?' He wondered and looked around him, trying to track her smell. The wolf in him got up, his nose high in the air as he started to follow her scent that was still lingering in the air. Azimir followed his senses and he walked out of the castle, towards the lawn and immediately after, he heard voices, his immaculate hearing enabling him to listen to Aylin speaking to her warriors clearly.
"We will be leaving for Aranill tomorrow," Aylin spoke the same words Azimir dreaded to her. Azimir sniffed the air to see if anyone was around and was satisfied to find that there was no one in his proximity.
Though he trusted his people, he realized that it was a matter of confidentiality and Aylin would not be happy if anyone were to eavesdrop on her. His sterling grey eyes flickered with uncertainty when he discerned what he was doing and he was just about to leave the place when he heard the lady who had occupied his mind and heart herself calling him, making his heart flutter in glee.
"Alpha Azimir, I was just about to come to you. May I have a word with you please?" Aylin requested. Yet, Azimir did not miss the difference in her tone. It was commanding and unyielding and he smiled to himself, not irked or offended by this kind of insolent behavior for the first time. Even his wolf remained silent as though he had already accepted who held the reins here.
Though Azimir was the Alpha, he regarded Aylin to be higher and more authoritative than him and he held her dear to his heart. Irrevocably and undeniably, she held the power over him and every request from her was an order for him to fulfill.
Without a word of protest, Azimir followed Aylin, not questioning her how she had sensed his presence when he had been far away from him. He only realized this issue when he noticed the group of warriors who gave him strange looks before their peculiar gazes landed on Aylin.
"Alpha Azimir, I will be leaving for Aranill tomorrow."
"Why?" Azimir blurted out without thinking and Aylin stopped talking, stunned by his sudden interruption.
Azimir gave her a pleading look, one which had Aylin almost surrendering to him. She had not seen this expression on him before and her heart was filled with guilt for not consulting him before making her decision. But the moment she remembered the message Travis had delivered to her, her guilt vanished.
So what if she was leaving him now, would she not meet him a few days after when he would arrive at Aranill to participate in the contest? Aylin relaxed slightly and she blinked at him, signaling him her thoughts. Azimir was smart enough to understand her predicament. She had duties to perform and he could not stop her forever.
"Sir Louis," Aylin focused on the old man who had a faint smile on his lips as though he had an inkling as to what was happening here and for a moment, Aylin could not help but feel embarrassed. Nothing missed his wise eyes and Aylin knew that the man had learned about her and Azimir.
Ignoring his mischievous smile, Aylin went back to her authoritative self. "Please investigate this matter for me and find out what the Alpha of Renada knows. If possible, please do find the man Dariel was speaking about."
"Yes, Commander," Louis assured her and Aylin let out a sigh in relief.
"Take two warriors with you, Sir Louis. With you helping me in this matter, I can rest assured."
"My Gamma Zavid and two other guards will accompany you on this, Sir Louis," Azimir added. "I too need to find out if this was all just Dariel's plan or if someone else was involved and Dariel is just trying to protect them."
Aylin pursed her lips. Though Azimir had not been articulate about it, her intuition told her that Azimir had another reason to send his men to Renada. But she did not probe into it, allowing him to be secretive about it.
"Sir Travis, please accompany Sir Louis to Renada." Aylin stopped thinking further and spoke to her warriors, ignoring Azimir for the time being. But she stopped speaking the moment she felt Azimir's intense gaze on her and she eventually gave up avoiding him. She had to address the issue and she had to do it now.
With that thought, she nodded at the warriors and dismissed them with a few words before she gave her undivided attention to him finally.
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