"What is the problem?" I asked Hayden immediately, and he dropped the phone. "That was Ben," he said to me. "Okay, what did he say?""Agnar's stepmother is dead." "Oh wow, let me guess, did someone get tired of hearing her stupid voice and decide to snuff the life out of her?" I asked him. "On the contrary, I think she got tired of her own voice and killed herself." "Oh, that's a crazy turn of events.""Tell me about it" I blurted out. I have never really pictured Gertrude as someone who will take her own life; it sounded a little far-fetched, but then again, people are unpredictable. I had always thought she would die by my hands, but thank goodness she spared me the stress. "You're coming?" I asked Hayden. "Yeah sure" We both came downstairs to hear Tessa having her music lessons with the teacher. I was relieved, as I couldn't have her giving me a weird look and making some funny sounds she heard me make. Tessa could be a handful sometimes. I smiled when I saw Sarah made q
AGNAR'S POVI was literally in shock, wondering if this all could be a dream; she wasn't moving on the stretcher, nor did she even look my way. Gertrude wasn't the best mom; I mean, dad brought her home a few months after my mom died. I resented her so much while growing up, but then I stopped hating her when I was grown and just endured her. But I never pictured her a murder, I noticed she has being in so much pain after Rex passed that she had to poison me for sending him to his death. This is absurd, I mean, why would she want to kill me? Even if Gertrude hated me for sending Rex to his death, why would she confess to stealing the school money meant for a project?"It doesn't make sense." "Baby, take heart," Celine said, holding my hands. "How did this happen?" I asked her."The guards found her early this morning dead on the bed and clutching onto this bottle." She said, raising a small bottle, that was wrapped in a zip-lock bag. "The same," I whispered... She didn't plant
DEAN'S POV"Bloody Hell, what on earth is going on here?" Wiley barked, breaking the door from its hinges the moment he barged into the shabby meeting room downstairs. Wiley looked around the room to see all his officials sitting at the table, with Dean sitting at the head of the table. Most of them were scared for their lives as Wiley's cruelty superseded him, but some who knew Dean was his right-hand man, the one who perpetrated his cruelty, weren't moved by his screams. "Traitors!" he screamed at them. "Ernest, I thought we were family; I gave you everything," he barked at one of the officials, and when he didn't move he commanded the guards to arrest every one of them. "Wiley, Wiley, what are you doing awake?" Dean teased him. and the other broke into laughter. Wiley partied all night with his whore until this morning and was passed out in his room. When Eli the snitch, as he was nicknamed, heard of the meeting downstairs, he rushed to wake up Wiley. Dean eyeballed Eli and h
"What do you mean by that?" I asked and looked behind me to see if they were still on our asses. "Eyes on the road!" Hayden yelled.But I looked anyway; I almost screamed when I saw three SUVs, speeding towards us. "Why didn't you say they were closing in on us?" I angrily yelled. "I didn't want to put pressure on you with your condition." he shrugged. "What condition? I'm pregnant, not hypertensive!" I yelled and changed gear immediately. "Kay, we want to survive in one piece, not in pieces," he blurted out, clutching onto the seatbelt. But I didn't say a word to him as I needed to concentrate. "I think we have lost them; you can reduce the speed," he said, looking back and still clutching the seatbelt. "I don't think so," I said, gesturing for him to look at what was coming at the front. "Shit, I hate this!" he yelled. I punched a button, and the small part of the roof gave way. "Do the honors!" I said to him that he quickly took the gun out of the pigeonhole and, standing
AGNAR'S POV "Dad!" I was surprised to see my father sitting on the throne. In his favorite outfit, a pair of blue denim jeans and a black button-down shirt with a rolled-up sleeve. "Son, you are here; come, let's have breakfast together," he said excitedly. I stood there in the room, wondering how Dad went from being dead to not being dead anymore. "Yeah, sure," I happily said. I had no idea what was going on, but whatever it was, I liked spending time so much with him. The door pulled open, and Dad smiled. "Look who paid a visit," he happily announced. I turned to see Gertrude heading towards us. "You look terrific; you should take care of yourself, you know," Gertrude said. "I'm fine; I just have so much on my plate lately," I said, smiling. "I know, son; it gets easier, I promise." "Does it, Dad? I feel like I am drowning lately. How did you rule the pack for so many years without losing your mind?" I asked him, he burst into laughter. "It's simple: separat
I woke up a little earlier to put things in order before the rest of the house woke up, and by the rest of the house, I mean Tessa. It's her birthday today, and I was planning something not too elaborate but also worth remembering. Hayden kicked against the party. As they spent the day sulking and mourning Tessa's mom, losing her took a lot from them, and I understand that. But not anymore; a new sheriff has arrived. I was just going to test the waters with the small family and friends gathering; maybe I will go for something elaborate next year. Well, it all depends on how things turn out today. "Wow, Sarah, the batter tastes wonderful," I said, smiling. Licking my index finger. Thank the goddess for Sarah; she is so helpful. I have no idea what I would have done without her. I was peeling the potato when I heard a sound coming from the stairs. "Eresthai," she called out, and we exchanged looks. "No, no, no," I whispered while quickly heading to the staircase. "Tessa!" I scr
"Hayden, I am pregnant; you shouldn't stress me," I grumbled when he woke me up early this morning. "Baby, come on.""What is it? Did you even sleep at all?" I asked, after I took one at him, then rubbed off sleep from my eyes. "No, I couldn't sleep; now would you listen?""What is it?" I said, yawning in between. "Here, open it up," he shoved a piece of paper in my face. "What is that?" I asked, wondering what it was this time. "Your parents, we need to start looking for them as soon as possible," he said, smiling. I was confused at first, wondering why he had to wake me up this early to talk about this. "Did you have to wake me this early for this?" I asked, stretching my bones. He must think I would change my mind about what I said earlier, or maybe he thought I wasn't clear-headed when I spoke to him yesterday. "Fine," I said, throwing both hands in the wind, signaling defeat. I grabbed the paper from him and looked through the names to find mine. Hayden had already found
CELINE'S POVI had suddenly grown tired of being Agnar's whore; it's not like we went through with the mating ceremony. When he mentioned our mating ceremony, I had other things in store, but those idiots had to bring in Rex's corpse just before they could pronounce us one. Rex has a knack for being a thorn in my flesh even in death. I pestered him to make me his wife officially as a consolation for my pussy being his venting machine, but he has been avoiding the topic. I will no longer stick around and allow him to use me; right now, I will take the bull by the horns. I have come a long way for him to spoil my plans. I made a few calls to my partner in crime, or would I say my boss in crime? We spoke at length, trying to convince him that we needed to do something so the rogues would be in our pockets. He disagreed, saying he has an understanding with the rogues and doesn't interfere with their business. Nonsense, I wonder who still thinks like that. We are about to start a ful