CALLUMOFFICE, 3:30pm.“What! You shouldn’t have let him go! Not after threatening you so much! Who knows what else he’d do now!” Nolan exclaimed as he pushed the chair he was sitting on backwards and got up. “That’s why you should have listened to me! We’d have had warriors on back up and we’d have rounded him up immediately!” He said as he dipped his hands in his hair and placed his other hands on his waist frustratingly.“You can’t blame me, he’s not just anyone, he’s my father’s son too, I wanted to give him a fair chance,”“Yeah, your father’s son who tried to kill you!” he responded in reply almost immediately as he turned and moved closer to the table.“So what’s the plan? We have to do something and do it as soon as possible. He made an attempt on Scarlett’s life three times, he kidnapped three pups, for all we know he most definitely wanted to kill them!”“He must be out there gathering men to work for him again! Who knows! People like him are meant to be executed, he’s a t
CALLUM“I know it was you!” I snarled, rising to my feet the moment Kael and Kian entered the room. Grabbing Kael by the collar, I slammed him against the wall, pinning my forearm across his throat. He tried to break free but I didn’t give him any chance, I pressed my arm against his throat even harder. “How dare you!” I growled, venom in my tone. I could feel the veins in my temple popping out. But I didn’t care, the fact that he choose to drag Scarlett into whatever this was irritated me. Scarlett rushed over, her hands clasping mine in a desperate attempt to pull me back.“Honey, please, calm down,” she murmured. Reluctantly, I let Kael go, watching him stumble forward, gasping for air. “I should be asking you how dare you! Lying to the entire pack for your selfish interest!” Kael spat, his voice trembling with anger as he steadied himself.“Then you claim to not be greedy but you descended to mate someone like her just to keep the the Alpha title?!” “I don’t know what tricks
TWILIGHT ZONE CORANathan’s coffin sat at the front, decorated with colorful handpicked and fresh flowers. The top part of the coffin revealing his face was opened for those who wanted to say their last goodbye to him. His picture rested against the coffin. It was a picture of him in an army green suit, it was taken on the day we renewed our wedding vows and I had specifically requested that we used this one. He had a boyish smile, this smile made me remember why I was attracted to him in the first place, before things started to get out of hand. I slowly raised my hands to the fascinator on my head and adjusted it. We were standing at the fore front, Alyssa stood beside me, in her knee length black gown also her eyes locked on the coffin. Myla stood behind me while Alex stood beside Alyssa, their arms linked. His Father was buried the moment he was pronounced dead, As per traditions. Round tables were arranged in neat rows, with people standing behind them. Almost the entire pa
SCARLETT “Where have you been? How did it happen? Your father confirmed you dead,” Uncle Philip asked me. I locked gazes with my mother before responding, “I’ve been in Willow Brooke, Callum saw me and saved me. He staged my death too, to get my mother off my back!” I said. I saw her swallow hard as she shifted uncomfortably where she was seated. “What’s your relationship with him?!” He asked me again. I relunctantly lifted my gaze from my mother and it landed on Alex. “Callum is my second chance mate. I’ve been Luna in Willow Brooke for the past Eight weeks” I said my gaze darting between Alyssa and Alex. I lived to see this moment and they were responding just the exact same way I wanted. Uncle Philip exhaled deeply and propped closer.“Your father would have been really glad to see you. But I’m not going to waste any time here,” “I’m sure you heard the will. You are the rightful legatee of T-Corp. Should you refuse to take over management right, T-Corp will come back to us,
SCARLETTLater that night.“I’m not comfortable with you staying here,” Callum murmured. I gently took off my earrings and slowly turned to him where he laid on the bed facing up with his hands under his head, from where I sat in front of the dressing table.“It’s only for a few days. I won’t be staying here forever, once I’m done with everything I have to do here, I’ll come back home!”“Then how do you intend to manage this place from Willow Brooke?!” He asked, I slowly got up from where I was seated, wrapped my night robe under my burst and walked up to the bed to sit beside him.“It’s just a one hour drive from Willow Brooke to this place, I’ll come when it’s absolutely necessary for me!” I explained. He took his lips into his mouth and shook his head slowly. “Still. Everyone from your past is here, including your ex, who knows what he’s up to now, he only rejected you because you did not have a wolf then,” He grumbled. I released a muffled laugh against myself, as I got into the
CORA“Can you please just explain what the hell is going on?!” Alex’s voice thundered through his living room.“You asked me to trust you, to follow your plan, and now—” He jabbed a finger toward me, his eyes blazing crimson red with anger. “Now it seems like you don’t even know what the hell you’re doing!” I watched him silently, sitting still as he paced back and forth in front of me, his hands running through his disheveled hair in frustration. I slowly uncrossed my legs and set the wine glass in my hands on the table beside me. Rising to my feet, I fixed him with a cold stare.“You said you confirmed Scarlett was dead!” He growled his fists clenched at his sides. “How the hell is she back in our lives? And now she even has her wolf? What if she’s got her memories back? What if—” His words cut off abruptly as his voice rose to a roar. “What if she remembers everything?!”“Shut the hell up!” I snapped, my tone sharp and firm. “Why?!” He took a threatening step closer, his face
MEANWHILESCARLETT “Don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you need any help,” Uncle Philip said to me and I nodded with a small bow.“Yes sir,” “I won’t be able to stay for the inauguration, but you don’t have anything to worry about. Your mother knows better than to try anything funny,” he said and I nodded slowly again. “Thank you so much. I really appreciate all your effort.” I said to him, he shook his head slowly as he gently raised his hands to my shoulders. “Your father was my immediate younger brother and I know he absolutely adored you. Now that he’s gone, it’s my responsibility to make sure you’re safe,” he said to me and I nodded, slowly folding my hands behind me.“Thank you,” I whispered. He smiled and nodded firmly at me before he turned and headed towards his car. Immediately he left, my phone began to ring, I took it out of my pocket as I turned and headed back inside the house. It was a call from Callum.“Hi honey,” I greeted with a small smile as soon as I answer
SCARLETT Later that Evening.“Who is the lender?!” I heard my mother yell at Myla in the living room, from my room. “I-I advised her to invest, I didn’t know she was going to use her shares as collateral,” Myla stuttered in reply. “That’s not my question Myla! I said who is the lender! Who did the shares go to!” I heard her yell again. A moment of silence followed and Myla’s voice came again. “I-I don’t know ma’am” she muttered.“Well find out! I don’t pay you heavily to not know! It’s your job to find out!” “Yes, yes ma!” I heard Myla say, followed by shuffling of feet and then the sound of the door going shut. I slowly pushed myself off the door, as I crossed the room and sank onto the edge of my bed. I reached for my phone in my back pocket and dialed Callum’s number. The dial tone filled the silence, each ring echoing in my ears as I waited patiently for him to pick up. No answer. I tried again, and again, but it was the same outcome, no reply. With a deep sigh, I swiped
SCARLETT “Thank you!” I said to the taxi driver immediately he got to the front of my house. I settled the bills, opened the door and got out. Just as I was about to enter the house, I heard a loud honking sound, only then did I realize there was a car packed by my house. I was so consumed in my thoughts to realize. I turned, the door slowly went open and I saw Callum step out of the driver seat with a big flower bouquet in his hands. I rolled my eyes to the back of my head as I stepped back, folded my hands across my chest and waited for him to make his way towards me. “My Queen,” he said as soon as he got closer to me and stretched the flowers to me. I raised my lips in a sheer.“Don’t call me that,” I mumbled and gently took the flowers from him. “I’m sorry, ““Honestly I had no idea why I didn’t tell you about it, I guess she’s just a part of my life I so desperately wanted to forget,”“Still not an excuse, you should have told me. I deserved to know, not just setting me up
DAY OF THE ANNIVERSARY Hours before the Anniversary ….SCARLETT “If you would just talk to him, he’s been trying for two days now,” Kaitlyn said to me, she was seated on my bed, while I was seated in front of the vanity mirror applying makeup. Cora and Alyssa had gone ahead to set things up and it was just me at home. I paused and slowly looked up at her through the mirror. “You don’t understand do you?!” I muttered and she sighed deeply. “He lied to me, he told me I was his first ..”“Knowing fully well that I wasn’t, that hurts like crazy,” I paused as she completed my statement for me. I rolled my eyes to the back of my head and resumed applying my lipstick, her phone dinged and I turned to her immediately,“Is that Myla?!” I asked immediately and she nodded slowly. “She’s on her way here,” she muttered and my shoulders slumped. “No other thing?” I asked as I closed the lipstick and replaced it in my drawer. “You really don’t want to know the answer to that,” she mumbled, I
SCARLETT Later that day … “I’ve sent Kian’s location to you, Kaitlyn says he’ll be there for a while, since my mother has me already, he’s making an attempt on Callum’s life,”“I’ll update you as she updates me,” I said to Myla over video call and she nodded slowly.“Is Cora still looking for me? Do you think I should take my mother away so she doesn’t find her?” She asked, I bit on my lower lips and nodded slowly. “I’ll take care of your mom don’t worry,” I said to her and she nodded with a small exhale.“Thank you,” she whispered and I nodded slowly. “The anniversary ceremony will hold in two weeks, I plan for us to get our facts right and expose my mother on that day, I’d do it when it’s time for me to give my speech,” I said to her and she nodded slowly. “I’ll keep Callum in the loop,”“Do you still not want me to tell him the truth?” She asked and I shook my head slowly. “I think it’s best I tell him myself, I’ll find a way before the anniversary, just so he’s not caught of
SCARLETT NEXT DAY. At the hospital. “Here’s the result,” I slowly took the envelope from the doctor and stretched it out to Kaitlyn,“Will you open it?!” I asked, she swallowed hard and slowly took the envelope from me. I watched as she tore the envelope open with shaky hands. She slowly dipped her hands inside it and took out the white paper in it. Her gaze fell on it and her eyes went tightly shut.“What does it say?!” I asked my voice barely about a whisper.“It’s a hundred percent match.” The doctor supplied immediately.“Although something is surprising, the report says that you both are identical twins sharing the same parents, it doesn’t seem that way to me,” he added and I nodded firmly at his words.“I understand this is your office, but please can you give us a minute? I need to talk to her,” I said and he nodded slowly. “Sure,” he muttered and with that he pushed his chair backwards, got up and walked out. I exhaled deeply and the next thing I heard was Kaitlyn whimperi
CALLUM Later ….“His name is Marcus. He’s been Cora’s accomplice for the longest time,”“He has been helping her make all the potions that makes her execution seamless. He’s also Alyssa’s real father” Myla said to me, my gaze intensely on the building in front of us and I nodded slowly. “I’ve been seeing him for some weeks now, he has helped Scarlett and I a great deal,”“When I spoke to him today, Cora found out that he has been seeing me, I know she’s going to do something to him, this is my chance to make him escape her,” she said. “I’m only doing this because it’s what Scarlett would have wanted, and you should know, he most definitely won’t go Scott free,” I said to her and she nodded slowly. “I understand that. We just need him to be alive as our witness,” she responded, with that we both stepped out of the car and I headed towards the door. I insisted Nolan stayed behind with Annabeth while we settle this quickly. As soon as we got to the entrance I tried to open the door
SCARLETT “Scarlett!” My mother yelled as she forcefully pushed the door open and barged in.“Scarlett!” She yelled even louder. With shaky hands I slowly pushed the closet door open and peeked out. “Mom?!” I whispered, I saw her pause and slowly turn to me. I slowly opened the door fully and stepped out limping. “M-y—Myla, she tried to kill me?” I stuttered as I stretched out the wrist I had stabbed myself in to her. Her eyes widened almost immediately and she stepped closer to me. “She did this to you?!” She asked, I nodded firmly, winced pretentiously and stepped away when she tried to touch the hand. “She — she came here, plugged in, like she was being controlled by what she was listening to, I couldn’t even defend myself because I don’t have a wolf.” I said, she stiffened and slowly looked up at me. “You don’t have a wolf?!” She whispered and I nodded slowly. “I don’t remember ever having a wolf? Did I develop one in the last Eight months?!” I asked, she swallowed hard and
SCARLETT I watched as she froze over her hands gripping the door knob tightly. I wiped my tears dry and dropped the picture onto the space beside me. “Kaitlyn Pierce, my twin but we were born two hours apart which practically makes me your older sister,” I continued my voice barely above a whisper but loud enough for her to hear me. “Kaitlyn Pierce , you swore never to get married because you were scared of how badly Father treated mother, but you never said a word of it out, you told just me because you knew mother would freak out if you ever mentioned a word of it,” “Shut up!” She growled as she turned the door knob locked and swiftly dashed to me.“How did you find out so much about me! Since when have you been stalking me! Who did you pay to find out about me!” She growled in my face. I didn’t flinch, I just kept staring at her.“We were the HK twin from silvery Island, we were a force and we were unstoppable even at our young age. I was the stubborn one and you were the peace
TWO DAYS LATERCORA “What the hell Kian! After I told you to leave her to me!” I growled, my eyes on Scarlett who was lying almost lifeless on her bed in her room. Her head was wrapped in thick bandages. She looked pale white and her lips was very red. “You even had the mind to bring her here? Where do you think is the first place they’ll try to look for her?!” I asked turning to Kian where he stood by the foot of the bed. Alex was seated by her vanity table and the new girl Kian came with — Kaitlyn, stood by the other side of the bed. She had a look of strong hatred for Scarlett as she stared at her on the bed, I don’t know why but I just have an unsettling feeling around her. “You should even be thanking me for saving her life, left to Kaitlyn, she would have been dead!”“Don’t worry about them looking for her here, they’re probably caught up with looking for her in the alliances surrounding that ocean” I said to her. I slowly turned to look at Alex,“You should thank me, I wan
CALLUM 11:00pm …. “Seth, is everybody ready?!” I asked and he nodded slowly. “Great, I’m coming with you!” I said and got up to my feet. “No no, you don’t have to. Trust me, we’ll get the job done,” he said. I passed him a long stare and shook my head slowly.“I want to be there, so I can be sure you’re doing your jobs thoroughly,” I muttered. Just then, Gina walked into the living room with her hands behind her. “Callum, there’s something I need to tell you,” she mumbled. “Gina, please hold on, now is not the time, I’m actually very busy,” I rushed my words without sparing her a glance. I slowly bent and reached for Scarlett’s clothes folded on the floor. “Incase you might want to send those scent trained wolf to sniff her out,” I muttered handing over the bag to him. “Kian is not dead,” she said. I paused and slowly turned to look at her. “What are you talking about?!” “R-remember that —that night? When I said he didn’t find me ? It was a lie, he found me,” she stuttered s