Alex looked into his brother's eyes when he asked if he indeed knew Selena was a devil."Yes, I do. But..." Everyone straightened to hear what else he had to say. Ethan's ears perked and his eyes were fixed on his brother. Alex knew that if he tried being smart, he might hurt himself but thank God for a second thought."But what, Alex? There's no doubt she killed our little sister. Why is she your wife? Why are you still keeping her?""Ethan, if you truly seek justice for Amelia, do it in a way she'll be pleased. You can't go about joining forces with people who have been our enemy for ages. As far back a thousand years as I know.""At least I know them for who they are and they never pushed me out of their roof. They welcomed me." He gritted his teeth."I'll forgive you if you imprison Selena or better still sentence her to death. Only then will I attest to it that you have gotten justice for our sister.""No." The rain kept drizzling on their bodies, soaking them to the skin. The Hy
ALEXBagdana stepped in, his black coat sweeping the floor of the big room where Alex was tied. The tension in the room was as thick as if it would take a knife to cut into it. Selena looked at Alex being tied to the chair and she wondered why he couldn't save himself. However, that didn't matter as her heart was full of questions about both of them. The earlier they know who they are to each other, the better.When she thought she had found one whom her heart wants, she was wrong. He had only shown her care so that she would be kept in the dark about what has been going on. It all started with Amelia's death and when she thought they all would believe how haunting it must have been for her to lose her best friend, they thought differently. She was the enemy here.The pretty lady with red lips looked at her and she could swear she saw the shock in her eyes."Who are you?" Selena asked, her fangs threatening. Although she enjoyed the look of confusion Alex gave her, she wished to know
KREPE"This isn't how I expected you to act." Krepe sat on the couch next to the fireplace beside which Charlotte stood, fuming. When he heard how she had kidnapped Selena, he was happy that his plan was going in place and he had sent Ethan and his men over to Forester so that they would have destroyed the Kingdom before his arrival. He knew how Alex would be so worried about Selena and will surely go to search for her. But somehow, his plans had gone down the drain all because his daughter had been a fool."How did you expect me to act?" Charlotte asked."I thought I wanted to do this on my own. But somehow, I had this feeling that you must have planned everything."Krepe sighed and he wished he'd been hard on her for a long time. Twice in one day, something had gone wrong. His relationship with his accomplice and friend, and now, his daughter. He would have to work on those faulty relationships."Actually, I decided to get to Alex through another route, so I used who he loves most."
CAUTION: A LONG, INTENSE AND SEXY CHAPTER AHEAD. BON APPETITE Selena dabbed his peeled lips with a towel soaked in warm water, her face squeezed in a displeased expression. Alex was now on the bed, the white sheet now over him as he watched Selena take care of him. Although most of her actions were triggered by how mad she was at him.They had been like that for three days now. Taking care of him, feeding him, tucking him to bed, and dressing him up had all been done in silence. He was hurting inside of him not because of the injury or the way she usually dabbed his wounds with harshness as if deliberate to make him hurt the more, but because of her silence that was killing him."Is this how you will continue to act, Selena?" He managed to ask her as she turned to carry the warm water with which she had been using to dab his lips."How am I acting, your Highness?" She asked, dropping the bowl of water and turning to face him again."Don't ask me. You know very well, what I'm talking
Silence fell in the room as Alex and Selena kept staring at each other, both of them not knowing what to say. Her confession had come in a little too fast and if her eyes weren't too convincing, he would have called her a liar to her face. But if he couldn't call her a liar, does that mean saying she loves him is the truth? His question made as little sense as the way he had found out unintentionally that she might be innocent. Or that she knew nothing about Amelia's death."Alex?" Her fingers slipped across his face as if she was scared of him, or scared of her reply.He sucked in a sharp breath, scared that his shaky voice might give him out that he was scared of what to say. "Are you sure?""What do you mean, am I sure? Much as I hate to admit it, it's the truth. Call me a fool, tell me I'm clingy, say all manner of harsh stuff against me. It still won't change the fact that whenever I try to hate you for your attitude, my heart does otherwise." Her eyes were fixed on his face and
Selena ran her palms over the hard planes of his chest. Savoring the hardness and the feel of his body tensing at her touch. It was something she had never felt before. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek, shutting her eyes tightly. She was so happy to have let out her mind and noticed that he gave a positive reaction to it too.Trailing her palms around his broad shoulders, biceps, and the valley down the length of his spine, grabbing softly the firm mounds of his buttocks. With him, she was never scared of either critics or her Father's disapproving looks. She was here with her husband, one she had shared rings with, one she had promised to stay with till death do them part, and one she had come to love. Not to just fight and argue but to hold on tight to the rope that held their love strong and about to do something that will make them be together forever. That will make her his own forever.As she felt his fingers g
"What do you mean by you don't know? Aren't you supposed to know everything?" Alex felt like hitting this man. He has done a lot more damage to the world and what's worse is that he can't even tell what will happen to Selena in his brawl against Sathanas."Actually, the book is supposed to know everything and not me," Bagdana said with a low voice and he attracted a glare from Alex."The book? Galaxus?" He inquired and Bagdana nodded."So, where is it? Can you get it for me and let's ask it what will happen?""Um...you see...that's...that's one of the reasons I came here. I lost the book."Confusion colored Alex's face. "You mean, Galaxus, the answer to our questions, the only power that can make Sathanas remain on the throne and the only thing that can help us with defeating him, is lost?""Correct, your Highness. Immediately, I came here, I was in a hurry to tell you about your fate. Unfortunately, I didn't know how the book got lost.""What do you think we are supposed to do?""Fin
Alex had just left after his funny act of washing her feet and she was left with an unburdened heart. Or slightly unburdened, if she thinks deeper about it.Selena's hands swooshed the brush against the now painted blue part of the board and a beautiful image of the blue sky emerged. Painting has been one of the million things she had been forced to know how to do just to train to be an ideal Queen, however, it seemed to have been the only one that caught her heart. She has always seen art as the only thing that speaks of her, that brings out her innermost desire or tells of her thoughts. It brings true all her dreams by putting them on the board and in front of her. She feels like she is in the dream already.Little by little, the sky glowed brighter as more paints were added and a yellow pint was added as a sun. She made to start the lower part of the board by dipping a medium-sized brush into brown paint on the palette before she heard someone comment behind her."Beautiful work of
"Bagdanas?" Alex called at the tall, dark man that stood beside him with his arm outstretched and a huge line of red lightning coming out of his palms. He was gritting his teeth. "You came for me." He muttered and he looked at him gratefully. When Bagdanas would drop his arm and turn to him, Alex grabbed him and embraced him. "You did come for me!" He said excitedly. Bagdanas nodded and took a glance at Sathanas. "You have failed this time again, Father. However, this one would be different from before. You will be erased from existence and your name will no longer be in the mouth of anyone." He said, his face strong and rigid. "My treacherous son. Let's see how you'll stand up against my other children who have proven to be so loyal." Sathanas mocked but Alex huffed. "Really? Let's see what you've got to say about this then." Someone stepped up beside them both and swirled her sword. "I'm sorry Father, but I've chosen this path." "Asmodeus?!" Sathanas thundered. "Unfortun
THIS CHAPTER IS A THROWBACK TO SOME OF CHER'S CONVERSATIONS WITH HER DAD"Come in."A young lady pushed open the door at the landing, holding around her the hooded cloak. Coming to the hyena territory at this time may seem unwise but she had to be in on the plan as she now seems confused. She has heard of the unfortunate fate of many ladies who walk around the place at that time. Especially if they are not shifters. Non-Shifters are people who are purely human.As she stepped into the room, she was met with a comforting smell of burnt coffee and flowers wafting through her nostrils. A few candles burnt in the corner of the room illuminating only a few parts where a man sat wearing a hat. The moon in its half form shone through a long window that overlooked a huge part of the garden outside. The rest of the space is filled with a stool, and two empty glasses that showed a visitor had just left.
Selena opened her eyes to see fire and brimstone falling, together with screaming and crying for help. She straightened but then realized she had been tied to a pole. She was kept in a cage made of huge iron bars. There was no way she could escape. Talking of escaping, she was too weak to even try.She squinted her eyes to see clearly but the only thing she saw was rocks and stones all over with smoke emanating from every area of the place. She knew immediately that she was in hell. But how? Thinking back to when she was at the bar, she could remember a young good looking Italian guy coming over with a glass of chardonnay on a tray."Your order?" She looked from the booth where she had paid extra to sit, alone.She remembered not having ordered anything yet and she didn't want to let down her guard anytime soon. However, this vibrant-looking man was here in a black and white shirt and trousers uniform stretching a tray o
Alex was furious as he got into the room. He couldn't fight this battle alone. He had gone five blocks from Chelsea's house and asked around for Chris's parents but he was told no one around born such a name. And there hasn't been any stranger in the past two months. Chris wasn't Chris or maybe he was and was just used.But what about Selena? Where the hell was she? Even if she was upset, she should be ready to come home so as to resolve the matter. He was worked up even when almost all the bars and every other place she could go to had been shut. It indicated that Selena has been kidnapped too. He had only one way to solve this. Go down to hell. But how? By going back to Forester. He would have to find someone who could channel him there. The last time he'd tried, demons had been freed. It was at this point Alex was beginning to miss Bagdana.He breathed in and out before resolving to go back to Forester and settle this once and for all.
Dressed in a black and white striped woolen top and jeans that stuck to her body, Chelsea walked next to Chris on the street, hands locked. They could pass as couples to anyone looking at them and it made her toes curl. In as much as she was happy that her crush was here, taking her out, she still was worried about him. She had seen what these demons could do, especially to people who are unarmed. But she wouldn't let any harm come to Chris.They branched a cafe and bought two vanilla grande lattes with six pumps that are hot. They got out and walked out, heading to the restaurant."So, how are you feeling, Chels?" Chris asked, their hands still locked and she looked up at him."I'm trying. This is really hard for me but, I have no choice. It's like my destiny to tied to do this." Chelsea shrugged."Or maybe you don't have to worry yourself." Chris urged and she thought about it for a while. Eventual
Selena felt uneasy with what Chelsea told her but she needed to hear from Alex himself so as to be sure if what she heard was right. Was that what Bagdana meant by her being created for Alex? And Sathanas in Krepe's body telling her Alex is nothing without her.It was dinner time and Chelsea had just finished making hot chicken soup. Unlike the city, Edison was quite warmer but with the season, it's more reasonable to have a chicken soup that hot. In the next few hours, the temperature will drop and they will be grateful they had a hot dinner. She also made casseroles and shrimp crackers, spreading them on the dining table. After settling, she waited for Alex to finish taking his shower and join them."I read in the papers today that the number of suicide shot up since last night. About ten people hung themselves this morning." Chelsea announced as she dished out food in their bowls.Selena just nodded but her mind was a
Chelsea punched the number on the phone and Chris picked up. She was shaking all over and her face had swollen up. She raked a hand through her hair as the phone rang which he eventually picked up."What's up, Chels?"She couldn't speak, because as she opened her mouth, water streamed down her cheeks."The...the chants." She sniffled. "I think you told me the wrong one."Silence ensued and she knew he must be thinking. "Didn't you ask me to tell you the first transmission order?"Her heart jolted. "What?""Yes. That was what you told me, right?" Chris asked and her heart dropped so also did her body on the sofa nearby."No." She cried softly."Are you okay, Chels?" He asked, concern evident in his voice."We released hundreds of demons into the world." Her voice broke and she could see the horror look on his fa
Alex looked up over the candles that were lit and gathered to form a circle in the abandoned temple. He had connived together with Selena and Cher to come to the temple just down the street at 4:06 am when it was still early.The temple had ancient bricks and cement that were broken in various places. It looked like it had served as a hiding place for people during wars. Alex looked around and saw the empty place that was in turn filled with broken bricks, rocks, torn fabrics, bags, wooden materials, and so on. They had cleared a small part of the place and lighted seven candles at the center as Chris instructed."Make sure whatever you do, be careful." Alex had heard the boy tell her and she nodded before hanging up.Now they had finished the setup. The seven candles were placed in a circle, two red fabrics were tied to metal and placed in the middle. Chelsea took the olive oil she had grabbed from the store and began t
Alex woke with a start, sweating profusely and his heart thudding against his chest. He gripped the sheets tighter and something churned within him like fire. What had just happened? Sathanas had erased his mother from existence. How could he?Like a thunderbolt, he left his bed, eyes darkening. Selena stirred on the bed and turned on her other side. Good. Because he wouldn't want her to be involved. But how could he call on Sathanas, talk of fighting him? Besides, the book is now with him which he can use to destroy him. He would have read how to kill him. But he still needed to talk to Chelsea. She alone has the answers to most of their questions.He glanced at the bedside clock and saw that it was still at the wee hours of the day, 3:00 am. He grabbed a shirt and put it on, walking stealthily out of the hotel room.Alex got to the room next to his and rammed on the door, waiting for a reply. Despite his plea to Selena for Chelsea to sleep togeth