Return of the Witch Queen Chapter Four (Talitha’s Bonus Scene)The past years have turned out to be the best years yet. The love of my life Alpha Hades didn’t falter on any of the promises he made. He treated me with utmost care, showers our children with love and imbibes the right discipline. My son Xander was once a little baby when I first held him in my fingers, smiling and low key unsure of what the future holds. The bliss of wonderful years ruling by my mate's side through the sad and happy times can’t be forgotten. The loving memories filter through my mind as I sit in my evening garden sipping a brewing hot tea as the enchanting scent from the flowers infiltrates my nostrils, loosening my mood and refreshing long exciting memories. “Son, what brings you to my garden?” “Hmmn you hate me so soon.” He replies plopping to a seat closest to mine. I hand him a cup of brewing hot rose tea and watch him scrunch his face in disgust but take it and sips
The Return of the Witch Queen Chapter Five Diana’s Pov A slow knock came at the door. I picked my tired body off the armchair where I sat earlier tending to a little sprout of lily growing in a little muddy abandoned vase. Opening the door to whoever was standing outside beats my imagination. “Fiona!”Her name came out of shock but more of surprise. “May I come in?” She asks not sparing me a look, her eyes fixed on the floor to the entrance of the room. “Yes you may.” I ushered her in wholeheartedly. I can’t fathom Fiona seeking to come visit of her own volition. Ever since I sent her to the academy she grew distant and doesn't write to me back or respond to my endless letters. Talitha advised I give her time to settle in fully to outgrow her teen rebellion phase but the more I tried to understand with hopes she comes around the worse year after year it began to the point I finally gave up and made peace with our estranged relationship.
The Return of the Witch Queen Chapter Six (Sins of the father) Fiona’s POV The night whispered in weak soulful laughter dear in the night. The night was undisputedly cold, the wind caressing our skins as we laid in bed, my head on his chest and legs intertwined in sleeping positions. Xander came back from a successful meeting with a pack who wish to extend alliance with Arni as his coronation draws nigh. I peer up to see his face covered in deep sleep.Satisfied I slowly release my feet and pull my body away from him in slow, calculated pace, and replace my body with a built up body art stuffed with cotton. I personally added a sleeping pill into his meal tonight to make him unable to figure out my absence. Moved out of bed, went straight to the hanger, picked a black long length cloak, wrapped it over my body and sent one last glance at Xander who was fast asleep. I pulled through leaving our chambers without the watchful eye
The Return of the Witch Queen Chapter Seven (Sins of the father ii) Fiona’s POVI brush my lips at his warm skin perceiving his neat male scent, excitement pricked on my skin, goosebumps spreading over my back and lower region. My womanly folds creamed turning moist in my panties just from the thrill of being in his bed. The things Xander does to my body feels surreal and ineffable. Being close to him sends my world into different layers of need, passion and excitement mixed altogether. He sets my blood on fire. My new found mixed emotions are getting in the way of my revenge and I hate to admit how much it would cost me everything I’ve labored, schemed so far to achieve. Despite how he makes my body react, my blood drum. I have to do this. I can't turn my back on Tabitha and on our quest. The sins of the fathers always come haunting to take back its pound of flesh, unfortunately for Xander Asyrian’s dirty blood runs th
The Return of the Witch Queen Xander’s POV Chapter eight (Three days later) {Love} Those words seem easy spoken out loud or expressed in songs and plays but they’re better felt individually. Love is easy. It's easier to understand how to love but the true art of loving is acting how to love which is the hardest. It’s easy to love and to unlove but to stick in love when it’s no longer pretty that’s where the challenge lies. I’ve watched my parents a testament of true love and undying loyalty and I hoped their love story would guide mine. Fiona and my love story started in the most unusual circumstances sprouting from the least occurrence but I found myself falling head over heels in love with her each day. A loner she is but I didn’t mind nothing because I loved her and still do but unrequited love is self tragedy. I thought she would come out of her shell, embrace a new beginning after I fo
The Return of the Witch Queen Chapter Nine (Secrets ii) Xander’s POV “Are you alright?” A gash wound leaking blood on her wrist where she hit the tray. Her lips opened to speak but words couldn’t come out. “It’s okay don’t speak if you don’t want to..” I pull her to my body in a hug kissing her hair. A knock sounded outside the door and knowing who it was I told him to come in. My guard walked in with surprise printed on his face.He bows, “My lord we heard a noise,” “Call the servants to take care of the mess and also inform the room cleaners to arrange a suitable room.” “As you command my lord.” He bows again and leaves. It took close to twenty minutes when he got back relaying that the maids were done cleaning and had made the right arrangements sending all our supplies, clothes and everything we might need to the new room. “Well done.” “Yes my lord.” “See me before night falls.” “As you
The Return of the Witch Queen Chapter Ten (Fiona’s POV ) Malevolent. Manipulative. Horrible. Great bile rose in my throat, the urge to puke my guts out and yet I won’t feel the slightest clean from how dirty I truly feel. I have never been this disgusted with myself, stupid ideologies and the repercussions if Xander were to find out how low I sunk. What would become of me? The man who loves me with flaws and all. Won’t his heart shatter?My eyes close in momentary darkness envisioning his reaction, something deep in my soul is telling the truth would be open and when it does no one would be spared but most importantly I’m more concerned about him- Xander. When he hurts I hurt the most the thought of betraying him bugs me restlessly. His words, and reassurances have left a gaping wound rather than a balm. Xander fell in love with the pe
The Return of the Witch Queen Chapter Eleven Xander’s POV (Moon Fall) “My lord,” “What did she say was the content?” I get straight to the point. My tone is gruff and impatient. “My lord, she spoke in riddles but one thing she made clear was in a week's time she would unravel its content.” “So I wait one week, is that it?” I utter to myself. “Yes my lord.” He responds with his head bowed lowly. I gestured to him to leave; he does his routine bows and left afterward. The cold air of the chilly night blew air across my face, strands of hair getting into my eyes which I pushed away. The soft chirping of the bird cackling together. I took the other route, arriving at a door, folded my knuckles and knocked. “Come in,” her voice ushered in. The minute she set her eyes on my person she stood up abruptly so quickly the chair she sat on her dressing mirror fell backwards with a disturbing thud. “What have you co
The Return of the Witch Queen Fiona’s POV Chapter FifteenMy head hurts. It bangs so terribly I couldn't peer my eyes open, my lips burning with liquid drooling from the sides. I don’t know what happened after I took that liquid but I know it added to my unconscious state. I hear voices arguing but I can’t speak or see who they’re but soon the air turns toxic, hot and filled with grunts from people who seem to be at war with each other. Fire burns everywhere, the smell infiltrating into my nostrils so hard I couldn’t stop myself from choking out loud. “Fiona!” Xander! “Fiona!!” He really is the one. What is he doing here? Tabitha would hurt him if she finds him an inch in her lair. I forcibly open my eyes to see Tabitha lying on the floor out of breath with her tongue sticking outside of her mouth. Xander has sweat running down his forehead, arms and he looked relieved when our eyes met. I try to say words that won't
The Return of the Witch Queen Chapter Fourteen Xander’s POV “She hasn’t left the library since morning.” “And why is that?” “She mentioned she didn’t want to be disturbed, my lord.” I barged into the library and met pristine silence. The bookshelves are in their right accord, the chairs were untouched, it showed no sign of anyone being present enough to sit and read. Something smells fishy. My eye caught a rope swinging from the window. I hurried there with bated breath and saw it stretched to the valley outside of Arni. She escaped? Fiona escaped for what reason? I walk briskly outside to meet the guards waiting on my return. “Gather eighty guards into the valley and find Fiona; she has been kidnapped.” He looked surprised but hurried to the task. In a few minutes the guards are rounded up running into the valley following her footprints. Good heavens it is raining during the morning and the ground is cove
The Return of the Witch Queen Chapter Thirteen Tabitha’s POV Bonus Chapter “My Lordess, she hasn’t done what you commanded. I was one of the maids in charge of cleaning Alpha Xander’s room. She prepared his favorite mushroom soup but I didn’t know what transpired between them. The room was perforated with mushroom soup scattered around.” She narrated, clutching at the twenty six gold coins I gave her with greed and excitement. “And did you overhear anything?” “Nothing that is of importance, royals don’t discuss in front of maids or servants, secrecy is a part of being in the Pack house.” She replied. “One more question before you leave, have you been in love before?” “Yes,” she mutters shyly. “So you do understand what it means to be in love and be loved isn’t that right?” “Yes Lordess I do but how does that correlate to my love life?” “It does. Can you tell me what you feel watching and
The Return of the Witch Queen Chapter Twelve Fiona’s POV (Three days later) An incessant tapping at the window breaks my attention from the plush chair I sat to relax my tired limbs working on my mini garden for most of the day. Xander helped in cultivating a mini garden in our chambers with few flowers which are showing signs of great progress. I stood up walking to the window and my eyes almost popped out of its socket. A big black bird held on it beak a tiny scroll. “A messenger bird?” I whisper in a tensed tone, nervousness peaked in my veins. What if Xander was here and found a messenger bird and read the message on the scroll. A shiver runs down my back. I hurriedly took the scroll which the bird flew after relieving its assignment. I peered around suspiciously and found no one within sight. I loosen the scroll band and saw what was written. “Meet me, tonight. Tabitha.” A meeting
The Return of the Witch Queen Chapter Eleven Xander’s POV (Moon Fall) “My lord,” “What did she say was the content?” I get straight to the point. My tone is gruff and impatient. “My lord, she spoke in riddles but one thing she made clear was in a week's time she would unravel its content.” “So I wait one week, is that it?” I utter to myself. “Yes my lord.” He responds with his head bowed lowly. I gestured to him to leave; he does his routine bows and left afterward. The cold air of the chilly night blew air across my face, strands of hair getting into my eyes which I pushed away. The soft chirping of the bird cackling together. I took the other route, arriving at a door, folded my knuckles and knocked. “Come in,” her voice ushered in. The minute she set her eyes on my person she stood up abruptly so quickly the chair she sat on her dressing mirror fell backwards with a disturbing thud. “What have you co
The Return of the Witch Queen Chapter Ten (Fiona’s POV ) Malevolent. Manipulative. Horrible. Great bile rose in my throat, the urge to puke my guts out and yet I won’t feel the slightest clean from how dirty I truly feel. I have never been this disgusted with myself, stupid ideologies and the repercussions if Xander were to find out how low I sunk. What would become of me? The man who loves me with flaws and all. Won’t his heart shatter?My eyes close in momentary darkness envisioning his reaction, something deep in my soul is telling the truth would be open and when it does no one would be spared but most importantly I’m more concerned about him- Xander. When he hurts I hurt the most the thought of betraying him bugs me restlessly. His words, and reassurances have left a gaping wound rather than a balm. Xander fell in love with the pe
The Return of the Witch Queen Chapter Nine (Secrets ii) Xander’s POV “Are you alright?” A gash wound leaking blood on her wrist where she hit the tray. Her lips opened to speak but words couldn’t come out. “It’s okay don’t speak if you don’t want to..” I pull her to my body in a hug kissing her hair. A knock sounded outside the door and knowing who it was I told him to come in. My guard walked in with surprise printed on his face.He bows, “My lord we heard a noise,” “Call the servants to take care of the mess and also inform the room cleaners to arrange a suitable room.” “As you command my lord.” He bows again and leaves. It took close to twenty minutes when he got back relaying that the maids were done cleaning and had made the right arrangements sending all our supplies, clothes and everything we might need to the new room. “Well done.” “Yes my lord.” “See me before night falls.” “As you
The Return of the Witch Queen Xander’s POV Chapter eight (Three days later) {Love} Those words seem easy spoken out loud or expressed in songs and plays but they’re better felt individually. Love is easy. It's easier to understand how to love but the true art of loving is acting how to love which is the hardest. It’s easy to love and to unlove but to stick in love when it’s no longer pretty that’s where the challenge lies. I’ve watched my parents a testament of true love and undying loyalty and I hoped their love story would guide mine. Fiona and my love story started in the most unusual circumstances sprouting from the least occurrence but I found myself falling head over heels in love with her each day. A loner she is but I didn’t mind nothing because I loved her and still do but unrequited love is self tragedy. I thought she would come out of her shell, embrace a new beginning after I fo
The Return of the Witch Queen Chapter Seven (Sins of the father ii) Fiona’s POVI brush my lips at his warm skin perceiving his neat male scent, excitement pricked on my skin, goosebumps spreading over my back and lower region. My womanly folds creamed turning moist in my panties just from the thrill of being in his bed. The things Xander does to my body feels surreal and ineffable. Being close to him sends my world into different layers of need, passion and excitement mixed altogether. He sets my blood on fire. My new found mixed emotions are getting in the way of my revenge and I hate to admit how much it would cost me everything I’ve labored, schemed so far to achieve. Despite how he makes my body react, my blood drum. I have to do this. I can't turn my back on Tabitha and on our quest. The sins of the fathers always come haunting to take back its pound of flesh, unfortunately for Xander Asyrian’s dirty blood runs th