Novels by Tola Aish

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN(Southern Svetyland) •T–––M–––V–––P–––L•YEAR 1850A beautiful lady in a red ball gown, sat staring at her reflection in the vanity mirror. A frown outlined her features, as her eyes travelled from her face to her left hand. The hand was as useless as useless can be. It dangled now, and she barely knew what to do with it.She could remember begging her lover, Elbert to free her from this, and cut the whole thing off from its roots, so she would come to terms with the fact that she had no left arm, but he had refused vehemently. The man was so stubborn most of the time.And, worse, out of touch with reality. Who brought a strapless dress for his woman, knowing fully well she had a useless arm. At this point, she concluded, he was making a mockery of her.“My love,” a husky voice sounded with such intensity.Using the mirror as a guide, she saw Elbert grinning at her with pride evident in his eyes. When he noted how forlorn she obviously was, the smile dropped from hi

CHAPTER SIXTEEN(Southern Svetyland) •T–––M–––V–––P–––L•Darius got to the werewolf territory the next morning. It was so early out, but he could still make out a couple of werewolves going about their business. He pushed the hoodie closer to his face to avoid being easily recognised.The golden door that obstructed the world from stepping into his abode, pulled him in like a magnet. The Luna’s daughter was in there. He could sense her presence, even from where he stood.A child of about eight, came out of the house, clutching a black trashcan. His face was masked in disgust. Darius averted his gaze, and blended into the shadows for fear that the child might see him. Children were a different breed on their own. They always perceived strangers, and this child mustn’t sense his presence.He was as still as his surroundings as he waited for the boy to be done. He could easily pick the sounds he made. It was charming, and sweet at the same time.Finally, the click of the door. He took h

CHAPTER FIFTEEN(Southern Svetyland) •T–––M–––V–––P–––L•“Elizabeth,” Freya said in acknowledgement, as she stepped forward to meet her.Elizabeth smiled at her friend who was wearing her nighties. “I’ve been calling you for the past ten minutes. You truly are as silly as always,” she teased.“I’m sorry. I was caught up with something. Did you want something?” She asked stiffly.Elizabeth gave her one of her looks. “Do I need anything to see my best friend?” She queried.A nervous laugh. “I was joking,” Freya mumbled.Elizabeth playfully hit her friend on the arm. “I know. Who was that man?” Freya shifted her gaze from her, and gave a nervous shrug. “It was nobody. Tell me why you’re here,” she said firmly.Elizabeth stopped herself from looking towards the direction of the vampire master. Freya mustn’t know that she was going with him for whatever reason. “Well," she said absently. "I felt you must have been worried because you didn’t see me that night. I wanted to tell you that I

CHAPTER FOURTEEN(Southern Svetyland) •T–––M–––V–––P–––L•The moment Elizabeth shut the door behind them, Elbert spun her around to face him. His hands were cold, as cold as ice. She wondered how he wasn’t shivering. But that thought would have to be stalled in the face of the drama that was ongoing now.“We need to do something,” she said abruptly.“I don’t think bringing me up like this to your room is going to solve anything,” Elbert said instead.Elizabeth huffed in response. She didn’t need a class on how to act, especially not in this situation. There were a lot of things that were going off the charts, and she couldn’t understand. But, one thing she knew for a surety was that she was not going to get her mom harmed in any way or form.“And, giving me this lecture isn’t going to solve anything. You have to understand that what we need is to figure out a way to leave this place,” she said in exasperation.Elbert gave her space as he moved to the other side of the room. His finger

CHAPTER THIRTEEN.(Southern Svetyland) •T–––M–––V–––P–––L•Elbert, the master vampire lay with his head staring at the dark ceiling. He had switched on a blue translucent bulb, as he waited patiently for Damian to come to him.The door creaked open, and the younger vampire stepped into the room. Elbert did not steer. He was like a mannequin at that very moment, and it sent shivers up the younger vampire’s back.“Tell me, Damian,” Elbert said simply.“She is safe,” Damien said in reverence, his head bowed to the ground.They were talking about Elizabeth. Elbert knew that she was safe, he had followed them without them knowing it. But, he wanted to enquire about something else that left him in angst.“Then, why are you here so late? Where were you?” Did he ask coldly?Damian looked up just then, and Elbert could see the sorrow infused in them. What could have happened that brought such anguish to Damian? He waited patiently for the truth to unfold.“I was called over to the outskirts of

CHAPTER TWELVE.(Southern Svetyland) •T–––M–––V–––P–––L•Elizabeth stared at the master. He was indeed standing right there in the flesh. Yet, she stupidly looked at the chair he had just vacated, believing that he had split in twos. There was nothing there, other than a dangling chair.“Relax,” the master said easily.Elizabeth swallowed. “How do I relax? This is too much for my small head to wrap around. I know you’ve said what you are. But, deep down, I thought you were bluffing. Eh, no, I hoped you were bluffing! But, I guess that’s not true,” she said in horror.Elbert simply looked at her, there was no sign of amusement in his eyes, but strangely Elizabeth felt she saw kindness in the master’s eyes. It was a strange thought because the master was a vampire, and should not be capable of showing such feelings.“Let’s sit. You need to regain some control of your emotions,” he said calmly.She allowed him to lead her to a chair, opposite his. Her eyes touched the whole chair to be