Wolf of Stone novel Chapter 24

On our way to drop Liza off, I told them about the dark energy that I sensed and the peer of endless black eyes that peered in on me when I tried to inquire further.

Neither of them knew what that meant or who it could be. We were basically unaware of who or what we were facing.

After I dropped Liza off, Axil and I spent the entire car ride to the library in silence. Him gazing out of the window in wonder while I was focused on the road.

When I pulled into the library's parking lot, Axil finally turned his attention to me as I turned off the car and got out.

"What are we doing here?" He asked curiously.

"This is our town's public library. We're going to be reading a few books to see if we can find out what happened when you turned into stone back then."

He nodded in understanding then followed me into the building.

The lady who sat at the front desk looked up at us and smiled in greeting, "good morning, what can I do for you today?"

I took the lead and explained to the lady what it was that we were looking for. History books about the founding of Sylia and its past inhabitants. The lady pointed us towards a certain direction and asked if we needed any further assistance.

I kindly denied and lead Axil towards the cluster of books that was near the sign that read 'History'.

I immediately got down to business and started scanning my eyes across the various different books and their titles, running my fingers across the old bookshelf.

Axil started looking as well, which got me curious and I couldn't help but ask, "Can you read?" It came out a bit mean, I knew but you couldn't blame me. Given his circumstances, I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't.

Axil glanced at me and nodded, "Although we were a secluded village back then, we always made sure to keep tabs on humans and their many inventions. We also tried our best to adapt as they adapted, which meant that every once in a while, my father, who was Alpha at the time, would send out a select few pups to gain knowledge and integrate with the humans. Once they're finished and have concluded that they've learned all they needed to know, they'd return to our village to teach everyone else. Reading and writing was one of the skills we picked up."

I nodded in understanding and muttered, "that's actually a really smart idea. Your dad was a genius."

Axil shrugged, "it wasn't my dad alone, past Alphas did the same in order for us to gain more knowledge as the world constantly changed."

"Oh," I trailed off, deep in thought. A barbarian who's civil. That's actually admirable.

I turned my eyes back to the shelf as a specific book caught my eye.

'The hidden truths of Sylia.'

What kinda book was that?

I quickly took it down from the shelf and went towards a table that sat in the corner of the room to sit and read. I'd already forgotten Axil at that point.

The book was big and thick, the cover being pure black with the title written in gold. It was such a plain and boring looking book.

I slammed it shut in frustration then looked up to see that Axil was sitting in the seat across from me, deeply engrossed into the book he was reading. I rested my elbow on the table then placed my chin in my palm, watching him closely.

I scanned my eyes across his defined features, silently admiring the view as my thoughts untangled themselves.

He really was handsome. It made me, a little potato, feel so plain just sitting across from him. I didn't even put any effort into what I wore, a norm for me really.

T.T

Ah to be insecure.

Such a pain.

"If you continue to stare at me, I'll assume that you've taken a liking to my looks."

Axil's words snapped me out of my thoughts, causing a scuff to release from my lips. I turned my head away as my face heated in embarrassment.

"I was just wondering what you were reading so intensely." I muttered an excuse.

Axil smiled gently, "of course you were. I was reading a book on your human history. I'm trying to get up to date with all the events that have happened thus far, I'm sorry if I'm not of much help to you."