His Little Fae

Moonlight Exploits

Alexius inhaled a shaky breath behind me as my body froze with fear. The way the wolfs lips quirked up into a predatory grin made my blood run cold.

The stranger took a step forward, his long legs carrying him towards us. He looked like he could strangle us both with one hand. The only man I'd met who was that tall was father...

Before I could react, I felt Alexius' hands grip my shoulder as he shoved me into the door to our right which conveniently happened to be the armory.

I heard the mans heavy footsteps suddenly increase whilst Alexius pushed the door closed, and locked it.

I couldn't help the tears that filled my eyes at the position we were in. "Alexius, what's happening? What does he want?"

He disregarded my questioning, instead reaching up to tightly grip my shoulders, "Do you trust me, Alexandria?"

My eyes watered even more as my eyes searched his own. "What are you talking abou-"

The banging on the door cut me off mid sentence, and I immediately jumped at the sound, tears still streaming down my now flushed cheeks.

"Alexandria, do you trust me?" My half brother repeated, and after a few moments I found myself nodding.

Of course I trusted him...

"Good." He nodded, before turning around and reaching for one of the many bows that hung on the walls. He threw it at me, and I immediately caught it, my eyes following his movements as he grabbed a quiver filled with arrows, and handed it to me. I immediately slung it over my shoulder.

"I think it's time you put all our training to use," he murmured, his hand reaching for a sheathed sword that he quickly weighed in his hand.

He turned back to me, his eyes glowing. "Alexandria, listen to me," he began, his green eyes meeting my own, "You're one of the best fighters I've ever seen, and you're only eight," he told me, his hand reassuringly rubbing my arm.

Leaning forward, he brushed some of my hair out of my face. "When that door opens, I need you to fire as many arrows as you can at whoever is standing there. Distract them. Can you do that for me?"

"Y-you want me to shoot somebody?" I asked, my eyes widening in terror, a wave of unease washing over me.

His eyes locked with my own, "You can do this, princess. You're the strongest person I know."

I couldn't even acknowledge the complement.

My body still shook with fear, and I couldn't help the soul crushing anxiety that washed over my small frame.

Alexius immediately noticed my distress, his eyes softening ever so slightly as he stared down at me. "Do you remember what I always tell you to do whenever you feel out of control?" he asked softly, those slightly intimidating green eyes holding my gaze, "Remember what I remind you to tell yourself."

Blinking away the new wave of tears, I listened to his comforting words, allowing the sound of his voice to shove away all my negative feelings.

"Stop shaking," he murmured, repeating the same words he'd said to me hundreds of times before tonight. Whenever I was frightened or anxious.

"Don't cry," Alexius continued, his grip on me tightening ever so slightly as I swallowed the lump in my throat.

He gently stroked my hair, eyes gentle,"Breathe."

I searched his eyes for a few moments, my mind replaying his words until I felt my heart slow to a more normal pace. I slowly nodded my head, not wanting to let him down.