The screams wouldn't stop. Olivia backed away in shock from the gory sight, hitting a tree with her back and sliding down, unable to tear her eyes away from the dead, limp form of Penelope. Penelope who had always thrummed with life. Flashes of her all came flooding back. The angry veins in her neck, the exasperation in her eyes, the tight smile she gave when she did not feel like dishing out honest compliments. A man she didn't know was the first one at the scene, then another followed and soon, a group of people had surrounded Penelope's lifeless form. In death, her eyes were wide open, but still and accepting of her gruesome fate. As though she had stopped fighting her killer and just succumbed to the inevitable. The people around her were trying to ask her questions, but all she heard were the sounds of her endless screams. Her screams drowned out the cacophony of voices, turning everything into senseless noise. The faces around her blurred, and she was unable to get a gras
She had never been more ready in her life for a confrontation in her whole life. "Did you do it?" she asked in a surprisingly calm tone. "Do what?" he asked, closing the door behind him. "Did you kill Penelope? "She's dead?" Rage climbed up her spine. "Don't you play dumb with me. I heard you planning a murder on the phone the other night, and yesterday she turned up dead! Dead Titan, at the borders. And just like you wanted, everyone thinks it's a rogue spy! Oh, I have to admire your craftiness." she clapped. "Bravo, Titan!" "If you came into my study to hallucinate, you might as well just get the hell out," Titan ordered. He moved fluidly past her to his seat and switched on his laptop. "How? How can you be so cold and heartless?" Olivia asked, turning to face him as he settled behind his desk. "How could you murder her for something that happened more than two decades ago? Are you that vindictive and unforgiving you heartless bastard?" "I'm losing my patience, Olivia," "An
"I finally convinced her to come home, but honestly it's going to take a while before she starts seeing this place as home anymore," Maya said. Titan nodded. "Thanks for helping me out and keeping your end of the deal." "So did you get it?" He held out a package for her. "The latest Christian Dior bag. Only ten people in the world have it." He said with a smile. Maya squealed in delight. "The shoes are a bonus, plus the extra million in your account." "Thanks, big brother, that's why I love you," "Yeah right, I only hear that when material things are involved. So is she upstairs in her bedroom?" "Yeah, but Titan, are you ever going to tell me what you did or said to her that was so bad, she didn't want you at the funeral, and neither did she want to come back here?" "Well, I guess you'll learn in due time, for now, you can mind your business, now I've got to work." "Well, goodnight then," Titan went downstairs to the kitchen, to get some fruits from the fridge only to see Oliv
Olivia felt chills run through her spine. Ten family heads dead? Just like that? "What? Where? Why? How?" Marcus shook his head. "We wish we had more answers," was all he said. The rest of the morning was all a blur. Hurried goodbyes were exchanged in sour tones, the silent long drive, and the imposition of a strict house arrest. Before the day came to an end, news of widespread multiple attacks was reported, forcing the house arrest verdict to be implemented throughout the territory. Titan, Ryan, and several others Olivia did not know or recognize were locked up in the study for hours, planning, brainstorming, and arguing until Olivia thought their heads would explode. The whole day could redefine the conceptual nature of tragedy in her opinion. She wondered whether what Leo had to discuss with her had anything to do with this. With strict house arrest orders, it was impossible to sneak out and go see him. Or maybe it was just difficult but not entirely impossible. The problem w
Vindictively, Olivia stepped hard on his foot. Titan grunted with gritted teeth, feeling the fury rise in him like a tide. It took every ounce of self-control he had not to retaliate by punching her in the face. With his wolfish strength, he might break her bone structures so badly, no plastic surgeon on earth would be capable of damage control. ‘’I told you never to touch me for the rest of your miserable existence!’’ Olivia yelled. "Now, let me go!" "You're going to regret that for sure," Titan swore. He clamped his hand around her arm and dragged her away from the entrance. "Where are you taking me?" she demanded, but if he heard her, he gave no indication. When she saw them moving in the direction of the woods, she wondered if he was going to shapeshift and take her on one of their famous piggyback rides. The thought almost made her laugh out loud. Did he think that was all he took to get her forgiveness? A piggyback ride? Surprisingly he steered her away from the gate at the
The screaming continued, unabated. Olivia wanted to clutch something and hold on tightly for dear life until she remembered she was incarcerated and surrounded by emptiness. She felt a mixture of anger and sadness so great, it was almost indescribable. The door unlocked and Maya rushed in, looking concerned. "Olivia! Are you okay? Why are you screaming?"I...h-had a nightmare."Olivia whimpered and Maya crouched beside her and pulled her in for a hug, stroking her hair comfortingly. "Tell me what it was about," she asked gently."Penelope," Olivia said with a shaky voice. "It was about Penelope. I killed her in the dream.""Penelope's death has made her deeply entrenched within your mind," Maya said soothingly. "That's all it's about, try to get some rest,""I can't!" Olivia bursted out. "Maybe I had that dream because Penelope's soul is not at rest. She knows…""Knows what?" Maya urged."That Titan murdered her in cold blood," Maya's hand froze in between her hair strokes. "Everyon
Olivia leaned in and kissed him back. Within a few seconds, it was getting intense, and his hands started exploring her body, going over her breasts, down to her inner thighs, he brought his fingers back up and brushed them through her hair. Olivia was about to lie back down with him on top of her when her consciousness started to scream at her. This was Titan Black the cold-blooded murderer of Penelope, the one who imprisoned her, and who felt justified in all the injustice he meted out. And yet, once again, here was her body succumbing to him again. "Get off me," Olivia said roughly, pushing him off. He didn't deserve her. He could live a thousand lifetimes and still be unworthy of her. "What's the problem, Olivia? You were into it and all of a sudden…" "Get out," she commanded. "What?" "You're not deaf or stupid are you?" she asked coldly. "Look Olivia…" "Beat it!" "What is your problem, Olivia?" "You killed Penelope Titan, deny it all you like but we both know it's tru
Leonard Carter stood outside the dazzling, palatial mansion unsure about what to do. Even from several meters away, he could smell his intrusion; the fact that he was unwelcome in the midst of such splendor and wealth. It was the third day in a row he had come out here, but had lacked the balls to go in. Even stepping up to the gates and knocking was a problem. It would take a load of guts he did not currently have at his disposal. He knew that just like anyone else with a half instinct, the stationed guards would perceive he was an intruder. Unwanted and unwelcome. And with how much security had been compromised, they would be undeniably jittery. Without thinking, they would turn him over to Titan Black in a heartbeat. Leonardo did not fear Titan Black, even though he was privy to the legendary tales of brutality spread far and wide of the infamous King. He was trained in the art of warfare, and even though he had not devised a hundred creative ways of racking up kills or techniqu