I and O'Horan were running at breakneck speed and we didn't bother to take any rest. We were very far away from our soldiers, they were weak. They had weak link so there was no way we could do without having to rest just for them to regain their strength. I knew sooner or later, we would get there since the pack was here and there was no way one would shift a pack in such a short time intervals. Casey! I am coming for you. I thought as I leant my back against a tree. We had shifted back to human form. "Have some water your Highness." I heard the voice from above, making me flicker my eyes open. It was O'Horan, he held out his hand with which he held the cup with. He didn't smile, he felt he was doing his duty. I took the water from him and I smiled appreciatively. "Thank you O'Horan."
I did not know why I suddenly became nervous as I followed the guards to where the messenger from Imara was. What message could Imara have sent to me and why had she sent it? I could perceive danger, horror and war. I just hoped all was well. My fear should not come true. I bucketed along fitfully towards the main gate. There stood a man, covered with blood, he was half naked. His chest was overlaid with slashes, bruises and deep cuts. He looked rough and almost lifeless. I hurried to him as he was about to collapse, and I ordered the guards to take him to the healer for proper treatment. He needed to recover as quickly as possible. I thought as I paced back and forth at the door step of the infirmary. Casey should not learn about this, I made known to Keith and Atlas. I did not want her to be worried too. But how could that guy could have sustained so many inj
Was he kidding? I thought. I was still unable to believe that one of our guards was here without coming with us. What could he be doing here and for what reason could he have come here? "What are you doing here?" I had to asked the guard who did not even look up at my eyes for once. I pulled out my arm, placed it under his jaw and raised his head to look into my eyes. "Speak out.. What are you doing here? How did you get here?" "Your Highness... I don't know why I feel he has come here with a hidden agenda, he would have spoken up if he has a something reasonable to say. Let me check this first." O'Horan said, fumbling with the paper he had picked up while he tried to unfold them. The guard seemed to be very uncomfortable, his reaction was suspicious but I refused to believe that he had come here with a hidden agenda. "Your Highness, my parents live here so I have come to pay them a visit. They have sent a letter to my older brother, that is what is written in the paper
"Who sent you this letter? And to whom are you taking it to?" O'Horan asked him. He coughed out and tried to speak up. Imara! That was what I expected him to say but he did not speak up. He was still trying to catch his breath, holding his chest in his hand. I did not know why I felt Imara was behind all of these. Who else could a guard of mine would have hearkened to apart from Imara who still saw herself as an important figure in the pack-house. I waited for him to cough out whatever was in his throat and catch his breath before I grasp his clothes again. "I am asking you for the last time and I want you to answer all of my questions at once. Your speech should not be interrupted by your cough, otherwise you will be doomed." I threatened him, thinking he would be intimidated by my threats. "Now tell me, who wrote that letter? Who are you taking the letter to? Where is my Casey!" My tone was hard on my last question. He palpebrated severally and coughed again. "Your
"Casey we have to leave from here as soon as possible, if there is anything necessary you need to pack along with you, please do... We just have leave from here in the next five minutes." Alvans said quickly and worriedly and he was gone after that. I and Nanna looked at each other confused as we didn't know what was happening. Why could it be so important for us to leave from here as soon as possible? "You have to go pack your things as he said, he must have his own reason." Nanna told me. "That was to hasty Nanna. He can at least explain to me why we have to leave... I have to admit that I am very scared right now. The expression on his face didn't tell any good." I embraced her. Really, I was scared. Something bad was happening and that was why Alvans wants us to leave from here as soon as we can. I went to my room and went to pack all the things I needed. "Nanna, we have to leave now, are you also set? Alvans must be waiting for us outside." "No! I am not co
All I could feel was pain all over my body. All I could see was eigengrau. My eyelids were so heavy making it very difficult for me to open my eyes. What was happening to me? The environment I was was very different, I could feel it. It was peaceful and different. Silence! Silence took over. "Is she awake?" I heard someone ask. That was Alvans. Where were we? I tried to open my eyes but I was still not conscious. "She is yet to. I have treated her, dressed her wound, she will be up soon." A lady answered him and after that, I didn't hear anything again for what seemed like eternity. My mind was blank again. Brightness. Brightness penetrated into my eyes and forced me to open them. I had to blink a few times and rubbed my eyes before I could see anything. I didn't want to wake up and I wouldn't have if not of the light t
"We can't lose Casey just like that. I don't know who had hit a plank on my head and made me fall unconscious but whoever that was, I will make sure I find him." Johannes had been so restless since the day he returned from the green town. He was not able to believe that be was defeated. He could remember he was so close to Casey, he was about to touch her, feel her and perceive her scent when he was hit and fall unconscious. "You still need to calm down. I asked the whole town if they knew that Alpha who had Casey with him but no one seemed to know who he was. There is definitely something wrong somewhere because the soldiers mentioned Alpha Alvans and no one knew who he was." O'Horan tried to pacify the king but he was not pacified. He was already strategizing a new way to get Casey. Casey had come to meet him meaning she still loved him but yet, did that mean that she didn't leave here on her own accord? Casey was so down to the earth, she couldn't do that. The king paced b
"Hey you! What are you doing here?" Imara looked around surreptitiously to confirm if there was no one watching her before pulling Aidan into a crib aggressively. She wasn't expecting him and he wasn't even permitted to be here. Why would he have come unannounced and that too when the issue on ground was still boiling. Imara looked out again to be sure that no one was following or watching and when she seemed to be satisfied, she diverted her attention to Aidan who was huffing and puffing. He was still trying to catch her breath. Imara looked into his cold eyes and raised her hand to slap him across the face but he held her hand and flung it away angrily. "Remember you are still a concubine, until you become a queen, you should still act like what you are if you don't want to see my wrath. Even if you become a queen, you still can't treat me like a slave because I am not. You and your king will be my slave sooner or later. So, keep your calm." He told her with no expression.