NOVEL NEXT Chapter 37: Reunion
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*Anne's POV*
It has been almost a week since my daughter found herself in that man's bed. Don't get me wrong I think Axel is a good man but his choice of multiple partners rubs me the wrong way. I know the reason is because of the man that was in a 'Relationship' with Tessa and I once upon a time.
After he tried adding more women and got violent when we didn't agree we left the capital and came to live out here. We may have lost our statuses as nobles in the kingdom but we refused to be used by that prince. It seems as though Taylor got cursed with evil people lusting after her just like we did in the past.
Axel has taken the time to help build our house for us again during the time he has been here. Some of the designs looked weird to me but he promised that they were actually stronger then what we had before so I decided to trust him.
One of the reasons I have been able to tolerate him still is because of the conversation I had with my wife and my daughter. During the talk Tessa explained why we shouldn't meddle in our daughters affairs and just be ready to help her when needed.
Taylor for her part explained that Axel was a good man and never hid a thing from her making her completely aware of his situation before she had made the decision to be in a relationship with him. She also expressed that he made her feel like no one else had ever done before. I couldn't really say much watching her turn into a lovesick puppy when she talked about the man.
Right now I am on patrol and we are making our way to the edge of the Great Forest of Ruin. There had been rumors that the flow of magical beast coming out of the forest have dwindled so people are concerned that a beast wave is going to happen. Hence my calvary unit and I have been dispatched to assess the situation and report back our finding so they can make the decision to mobilize the army or not.
If it is just a moderate beast wave they will most likely just rely on the militias of each village town and city to defend themselves. If it is a beast wave led by a high ranking beast though we may have to evacuate the surrounding settlements and deploy the military to crush the beast tide under relentless waves of calvary in formation crashing into them.
Our hooves thundered underneath of us as we sped towards the border. As I could finally see it on the horizon I noticed a group of women clashing with beast while working their way out of the forest in our direction.
I saw a pack of white Dire Wolves rushing in the direction of the women and I was about to order our archers to cut them down but I stopped myself when I watched the Dire wolves shred the opposing beast anytime they got close the group of women.
"Ugh, damn that man causing such a fuss in the forest on his way through! Just wait for me to get my hands on him!"
"Sil calm down you know why he was acting the way he was. It was you being controlled by the Love Parasite talking about another man in front of him that set him off."
"Hmph, fine I know you are right but it still irritates me to know end that these beast have been attacking us for the last three days of our journey."
"Hehehe, very true but at least Leah can make those amazing treehouses to keep us safe at night or we would never have been able to make it through without any rest."
"Yes, Lady Mia is right, without Lady Leah's power we would have probably become beast feces by now."
"Sister don't talk like that you know the master would have most likely sensed something wrong and came to find us if we were in any real danger."
I listened to these women talk and then I counted their number... Sure enough five otherworldly beautiful women were all talking about one man. I had a sneaky suspicion that these women were all talking about Axel. So with a smile on my face I removed my helmet and moved in their direction.
"Hello ladies. Can I ask if you are looking for someone in our kingdom? Maybe a young and extremely handsome man name Axel Wolf, hmm?"
My words startled the women for a moment but then they switched to the being puzzled before asking me in return.
"You've met Axel?!" It was more of a statement than a question but I just chuckled and nodded my head. Their faces lit up with joy but froze upon hearing my next words.
"It is so great to meet the rest of his partners, he just added my daughter to your ranks about a week ago."
The stiff mechanical movements of the 5 made me laugh inside.
'How will you get yourself out of this Axel?'
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*Axel's POV*
*ACHOO*
I suddenly sneezed while swinging the hammer missing the nail completely and smashing my thumb for the umpteenth time in the past three days. I am sure it is someone cursing me and I have a feeling that it is the girls. What is making me hesitant though is Commander Anne is on patrol in the area of the Great Forest of Ruin. The likely hood of her meeting my other women and filling their heads with the false and baseless accusations was a real possibility.
She had been trying to find way to nitpick me for this entire last week, So to spite her I have been making Taylor moan as loud as I could giving her immense pleasure, hehe, I didn't start this war but that doesn't mean I wont fight back.
I grumble as I picked the fallen nail up and reset to hammer it into the board. I had gone ahead and started upgrading the other buildings in the village that had been damaged in the fight with Garth and the slavers. I wanted to help out, this sleepy little village because it had been a great place for me to take a break and just relax with someone that I love.
Lozen and Amani have spent the majority of the time in the forest grove hunting beast and establishing a order amongst the unruly creatures. They had even gone ahead and broke the will of numerous beast and told them their only duty is to protect the village when we aren't around.
At first the villagers were worried about the beast patrolling outside of their village but when a group of beast came to the protection of a child when a wandering Grassy Python attacked him and almost ate him if it weren't for their new protectors. So the villagers started feeding the beast and letting them sleep in the village. It took less then tree days and a symbiotic relationship was built between the village and the wild beast making me really happy to see the cohabitation.
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*Three Hours Later*
"Axel I made us a picnic lets go sit in the plains and have lunch." I heard Taylor call out to me and I couldn't help but break into a smile. I have grown so attached to this woman and I feel like I cannot live my life without her at this point.
"Okay, just let me put my tools away." I quickly stored the tools I had borrowed from the village carpenter. I washed my hand quickly and then moved to hold hands with Taylor and walk to the outskirts of the village where it meets the plains.
"Thank you again for helping so many people rebuild their homes and even going as far as showing us different ways to build. You really have made your mark on this village Axel."
As we were setting up a blanket to sit on Taylor spoke thanking me for my help to the villagers.
I shook my head in response while smiling.
"I help because I can, I didn't do it for you or even me. I did it just to help, it is the way that I have always been. Haha, it even got me killed because I couldn't keep my nose out of someone else's business."
I felt a little melancholic thinking about that but I shook it off quickly as not to worry Taylor.
"That isn't really something to laugh about Axel... I don't know how I would react if you died suddenly..."
It seemed like I was worried to much because my golden haired love started tearing up just thinking about my death in this life. Sighing I moved over to her and wrapped her in a hug.
"Taylor, let's just change the subject huh?" She nodded to my question but she threw me off when I heard her choice of topic.
"When do you think Silvara and the others are coming?"
I stumbled as I was turning around to grab the basket hearing her question. I had been trying really hard not to think about the 5 girls, it only makes me miss them more so I have been keeping my mind in the woman I have right here in front of me. And I told Taylor as much.
"I haven't been trying to think of them much because it makes me miss them too much. So I have just been trying to concentrate on you."
We sat down as I was responding to Taylor. She was looking at me while I was talking but I saw her eyes shift to something over my shoulder. I wasn't concerned because I didn't feel anything behind me and I trusted my instincts.
It is a good thing I trust my instincts because just after I finished speaking I had to jump out of my spot as a leaf as sharp as a razor shot at me from behind digging into the ground right where I had been sitting on the blanket.
I looked over after evading the leaf to see a sight that almost brought tears to my eyes.
The other five of my women had finally shown up. I didn't say anything, I just stiffly moved to them still not quite out of my shock from them showing up right now. I opened my arms as I approached them and stopped about a meter from them.
Without wasting any time Silvara was the first to crash into me and lock her lips on mine. She was instantly followed by the spunky and beautiful Mia who threw all caution to the wind and locked her lips with mine as well after Silvara pulled away. I was startled when Lauren and Laurel both came up together and made me kiss both of them as well. Then all of the women backed off so the one that attacked me earlier could have her turn with me.
I looked at Leah and admired her strikingly beautiful green eyes. I glanced at her lips and walked towards her. In response I watched her face become angry and she started summoning more razor leaves. I did nothing to defend myself as I neared her taking cuts on my body. My skin split in multiple areas but I never once wavered.
Soon I was standing right in front of her.
"Fuck you Axel, you ran away from us and then I find out you have already found a replacement for us.." I could hear the grievance in her tone and her emotions were conveyed even better through the punches landing on my chest lacking any real force.
I didn't say anything to defend myself because I had found another woman to be in a relationship with but that didn't stop my next actions.
I wrapped her in my arms and pulled her into my chest as I kissed her deeply and passionately.
She tried to resist at first but quickly she lost herself in the kiss as she wrapped her arms around me locking me in place so I couldn't move away from her. Slowly after around 30 second we pulled apart looking each other in the eye.
"Leah, I am sorry for running away... But I will not apologize for falling in love with Taylor as well..." I spoke softly not trying to anger her anymore then I already had but I have a policy, if you want your relationships to work especially in a harem situation like this, it is best to just be up front and truthful about everything.
She stared into my eyes for a moment before smiling beautifully at me.
"Axel, I don't really care that you have another woman. What I was angry about was that you basically abandoned us when stuff took a turn with Silvara. We are here too you know, I know that you just affirmed your feelings before that but c'mon man, all of us girls have fallen for you as well. You need to think about all of us if you want to have us all..."
She didn't say anymore nor did she need to. The other girls must have felt the same because it was then that they surrounded me in a giant hug.
I noticed Taylor off to the side and I beckoned her to join us. She was hesitant at first but Silvara had seen my motion so without saying anything she took the blondes hand and drug her into our family hug.
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