~Celine~ All dressed in black, we stood in front of the coffin which my father was in. Ashley, Charles, the guards, and other friends we never thought he had, and I. We listened to the Priest as he prayed and did the necessary things. I had a straight, cold look, just like everyone else. At some point in my life, I thought I was going to bawl out my eyes at my father’s funeral, but I was wrong. I had never felt this kind of relief before. He made my life a living hell, why would a teardrop? After Charles told me he killed our father, I wasn’t sure how to react. I mean, even though he was evil and a monster, he loved me and my son in the way he knew how to. But when he told me he ripped Danny’s heart out of his chest, damn… he f**king deserved it, and I was so glad that Charles had the honor of ending him. I moved my gaze from the casket and looked at Charles’ face. His face was very void of any emotion, even though it was the same for almost everyone in attendance, his was dark
~Alpha Kilhan~“She’s awake!” Hearing this made my eyes widen. I looked back at Celine and gave her a nod before I hastily headed to the room my mother was in. Getting into the room, I found her seated up, with her back up against the headboard. Her hand was on her forehead like she was trying to remember something she had forgotten. “Mother,” I called, and she raised her head to look at me. “Kilhan.” She called with widened eyes. I rushed to her bed and wrapped my arms around her. “Oh my… I’m so glad you are awake. I almost began to think some awful things.” I muttered sadly as I slowly disengaged from the hug and took a seat on the bed, next to her. Just as she was about to speak, she raised her head and her gaze fell on Celine. Instantly, I saw a frown creep up her face. “What in the wolfsbane is she doing here?!” She muttered under her breath, her angry gaze fixed on trembling Celine. “Mom, I can explain.” “The only explanation that can make me feel better is if you tell
~Celine~ We left Anna’s bedroom and headed to ours in silence. I was still trying to wrap my head around the fact that she may have been poisoned. ‘But if she was poisoned, how come she’s awake now?’ I was lost in thoughts. Entering the room, Kilhan took the lead. “What is going on in that pretty head of yours?” He asked, walking to the table where he had kept some drinks. “Ermm… nothing much. I just can’t stop thinking about what Anna said. Do you think she was poisoned too?” I inquired, and he shook his head, pouring out drinks for us. “I don’t think so.” “Why though? You think she’s lying?” I asked, watching him move closer to me with the glass. “Thank you,” I muttered after collecting it from him. “Because it just doesn’t make any sense. I mean, a coma wouldn’t give her prior warning, would it? It must have taken her by surprise, which is exactly what must have happened.” He uttered, settling on the couch. I moved closer to him and sat on the couch with him. “I know, but
~Betty~ After the meeting, I could hardly keep my peace. I kept pacing in my room, thinking of what to do next. I wasn’t sure what was going to happen after Celine had poisoned Kilhan’s mind against me, but one thing I knew was that I wasn’t going to let her ruin me before I returned the favor. In haste, I prepared to head out of the house. I wore a sweetheart dress and a sandal. This was the favorite dress of the person I was about to visit. I had to make sure he would be happy as soon as he set his eyes on me. After dressing up, I headed out of my room and ran into Kilhan. I clenched my jaws and breathed heavily as soon as our gazes met. “Are you heading out?” He asked as I walked towards him. “Does it matter? It’s not like you care, do you?” I asked, and was about to walk past him when he grabbed my wrist, making me stop. “I do care about you, and you know that.” He responded, but I yanked my hand off his. “If you did, you and your mate wouldn’t just sit there and accuse m
~Celine~ After the pack meeting, I advised Kilhan to call, I started getting hate stares from almost everyone in the house. I was grateful that Kilhan and his mother weren’t part of them, but still, I hated that they now hated me more than before because I accused one of them. Walking down to Kilhan’s chamber, I kept my head high as I promised myself to ignore whatever others thought about me. Getting into his chamber, I found him discussing with Drex. He looked up and smiled as soon as our eyes met. “Perfect timing for you to show up.” Please sit, baby,” he said to me, and I nodded in curiosity as I settled on the chair. “Drex, please tell her what you’ve told me.” He added, and I turned to look at Drex. “What’s going on?” I asked anxiously. “Words are flying around the house as we speak, and these are from the pack members. They say they don’t trust you and they can’t deal with you after everything that has happened.” Drex explained, causing me to sigh. “I noticed. I’ve bee
~Celine~ ~A week later~ “Pass me the salt, Celine,” Betty uttered as she tasted the pottage one more time. I reached for the salt that was near me and passed it to her as soon as I could. “Thank you.” She responded with a smile, causing me to smile too. Weird. I know that too. Since the pack meeting where I apologized, it’s been like this. She has become so unproblematic and is even teaching me how to cook. This disturbs me sometimes. I try to see beyond the lovely act she has on, but I see nothing. At some point, I told myself maybe all I had to do was apologize to her. We were now at peace in the house. No one looks at the other person with hate stares. This is what I’ve always wanted, but why do I feel there’s more to it?‘Has Betty really let bygones be bygones?’ “… Celine, I said it’s ready now. Come and have a taste.” Betty’s excited voice crawled into my thoughts, jolting me out. “Oh! Right.” I moved closer to her, picked up the spoon from the pot, and took some hot pot
~Celine~ “We should take her to the hospital!” I cried behind those who rushed Betty into one of the rooms. She was bleeding seriously and was hardly breathing. “We can’t take her to the hospital, Celine. It will draw attention to our pack and we don’t want that. We have a very good doctor, she’ll be fine.” Kilhan uttered, holding me back from entering the room they took her in. “I need to be with her,” I mumbled in tears, trying to loosen Kilhan’s grip from my arm. “Celine, I need you to tell me what happened, okay? They will take good care of her.” Kilhan added, pulling me to his chambers. “What happened?” He asked, sitting me down on his bed. “We…” I stuttered, cleaning the tears in my eyes. “I was attacked by a man. My father happened to have killed his brother and somehow, he knew I was Gomez’s daughter.” I muttered and broke into tears again. I could clearly remember how terrified I was. “What happened after that?” He further asked softly, cleaning my tears with his han
~Charles~On my way back home from Alpha Kilhan’s house, I couldn’t stop thinking about what I was going to do with the men I had locked up. ‘How dare they hurt my sister?’I needed justice to be served and the only way I could think of was killing them brutally. Getting home, my driver opened the door and all the guards bowed to me as I headed into the house. “Alpha Charles.” One of them called, and I turned to look at him. “Your mother would like to see you. She’s waiting in your chambers.” He uttered, and I bobbed, walking away. Getting into my chamber, I met my mother seated on one of the chairs. Her head was bowed like she had something bothering her. “Mom,” I called, causing her to raise her head. “What’s wrong? How did you not hear when I walked in?” I asked, and she heaved a sigh. “Sorry, Charles. I was lost in thoughts.” She answered. “Why are you lost in thoughts?” I further inquired as I sat on the chair in front of her. “I… I am worried about you, son…” “I am fine.
~Celine~ After Two Years “Kendrick!” I called out as he ran out of the room. I sprang to my feet and ran out of the room to grab him, only for me to see that Kilhan had grabbed him already. “Haa.” I sighed. “He’s so fast for a two-year-old,” I muttered, shaking my head tiredly. “Well, he is my son, of course, he’s going to be faster and stronger than any other child. I can’t wait for him to start running faster than this.” Kilhan responded while Kendrick chuckled in his arms. “Time is all you need. Now, can you please get him away from me so I can rest?” I asked with a smile, planting a kiss on Kilhan and Kendrick’s cheeks. “Right,” Kilhan answered and turned to leave. “Mama,” Kendrick called, waving at me as Kilhan started to walk away. “I love you, baby,” I responded, blowing him a kiss before heading back into the room. I got into the room and slammed into the bed. I lay flat on my back as I stared at the ceiling. About a year ago, before Kendrick turned one, Kilhan and
~Charles~ The Next DayWe all stood under black umbrellas as the rain drizzled. In front of us was a priest conducting Mrs Anna’s funeral. Kilhan ordered that his late mother be buried in the compound so she’s always close to home. He needed that warmth. At my right stood Celine, holding onto Kilhan tightly. Sadness was evident on their faces. One of his men held up an umbrella for them. I kept a straight face, adjusting my black shirt and tie as I watched them put her casket into the ground. “Are you okay?” Caesar asked softly, and I nodded, keeping my eyes on the casket. “Yes, I am. Thank you.” I answered. He was the one holding up the umbrella for both of us. I wanted him to stay back at the house, but he insisted that he come with me. His exact words were “I am coming with you, Alpha Charles. I’ll be ready to protect you if anything happens.” Soon, Kilhan, Celine, and his pack members moved forward to pour sand on her casket before it was covered. All this while, I took g
~Alpha Kilhan~ Panting hard, I began to break into the rooms one after the other, leaving Charles and Drex to deal with the men who were watching and guarding the place. I stormed into the fifth room, and what I saw made my eyes widen in terror. Celine sat on a chair and behind her was a man, who had a knife placed against her ear. There was blood slowly flowing from her ear, letting me know he was starting to hurt her. Immediately he saw I was in the room, he moved the knife to her neck. “Take one more step and that is the end. Even though you kill me, I have nothing to lose.” He uttered, pressing the sharp part of the knife against her skin. He pressed it so hard that she winced in pain while she stared at me with her teary eyes. “Kilhan.” She called softly. “Don’t you dare speak, woman!” He yelled, pressing the knife against her skin ever harder. “Hey!” I put my hands forward, hoping he would stop. “Tell me what you want. I’ll give you anything. Just let them go.” I uttere
~Celine~ “Hmmm!” I groaned as my head felt too heavy for my neck to carry. “Hmm.” Though I opened my eyes, I saw total darkness. I tried to move, but I realized that I couldn’t move. I couldn’t move my hands and legs. I tried to open my mouth to speak, but there was a barrier in my mouth too. “Hmmmm!” I moaned loudly again as I remembered what happened before I blacked out. ‘Kendrick!’ I yelled in my head as I began to struggle with my restraints. “Struggling isn’t going to help you.” I heard a distant voice, and before I knew it, I felt someone pull the blindfold bag off my head. The barrier in my mouth was also loosened The bright light in the room stung my eyes, causing me to squint painfully. “Who the hell are you?! Where is my son??!” I yelled with my eyes still closed. The bright white light was directly set in front of me, so when I tried to open my eyes, I saw nothing behind the lights. “It’s so nice to see you again, Jessica.” The voice drew closer, and when then, a
~Alpha Kilhan~ “Thank you so much for coming,” I uttered with a wide smile, slightly bowing to my mother’s friends. “Please enjoy the party,” I added, before walking away. I raised my head and looked around, scanning the living room for Celine but she was nowhere to be found. While I moved further away from the guests, about to start a thorough search for Celine, I saw Charles running down the stairs, panting heavily. I creased my brows and took long strides toward the stairs. As soon as our eyes met, I watched him struggle with trying to keep his composure. “Come with me.” He whispered as soon as he got down the stairs. He turned a turn to the right and I followed after him, with the guards following closely. “What’s going on? Where is Celine and Kendrick?” I asked, taking a glance around to make sure people weren’t watching. “They are nowhere to be found.” He responded with gritted teeth. “What are you talking about?? She was here with you minutes ago!” “Lower your voice!
~Celine~ ~After Three Months~ “Oh no! Kendrick!” I yelled in frustration, staring at him in disbelief. “What? Why are you yelling at him like that?” Betty answered with a frown on her face, moving closer to me and taking him from me. “I just finished bathing and cleaning him up, only for him to poop and mess up his diapers again! The party had long started and I haven’t even shown my face because of him.” I muttered. “Hey, you can’t tell him not to poop when he wants, okay? If it’s about you showing your face to the party, then go. I’ll clean him up and bring him down.” Betty responded, smiling widely at Kendrick. She raised him in the air, still smiling widely at him, and he smiled back at her. I heaved a sigh and nodded. “Are you sure? You shouldn’t miss the fun too. I can quickly clean him up.” “Celine, I’m fine. I can take care of him. You should greet the guests. You're Luna, remember? Plus, I think Kendrick likes me more today.” She uttered, and Kendrick let out another
~Alpha Kilhan~“Alpha Kilhan!” I heard someone call my name from outside the door, causing me to look in its direction. “Who is there?” “It’s Drex. Your mother wants to see you and it’s pretty urgent. Told her you are trying to rest, but she insisted.” “Argh.” I groaned, heaving a sigh. “I’ll join her soon. Thank you.” I dragged myself out of the bed and sat up, letting out another tired sigh. I have been so busy with business these past few days that I hardly have time for myself, and to my greatest surprise, Celine seems to be cool with that. Right now, I believe she cares about Kendrick and her friendship with Betty more than us. I was happy everything was peaceful but I really miss her. Actually, I miss her every day. The very next minute she leaves my side, I’m missing her already. Feeling like a young man in love, I walked to my closet to get a casual outfit. I picked a green shirt and a pair of jeans, put them on, and headed out to see my mother. Walking down the hallwa
~Charles~ Sitting in front of the computer, my mouth parted in a wide yawn as I reached for the coffee cup next to my hand. If I counted correctly, I already spent three hours in the private room, with my eyes fixed on the screen non-stop. I just understood why my late father never left this room. After taking a large gulp from the coffee cup, I took a glance away from the screen to place the cup back on the table, only for me to look up and see that the computer had gone off. “What the hell is wrong with this thing?” I muttered in frustration. It was the second time in three hours that it had gone off and it was beginning to piss me off. I had to call Ceaser both times to make it start working again, but this time, I was going to do it myself. I watched him closely both times. ‘I can do this.’ I stood up and pushed my chair back. I stared at the wire and socket he touched and nodded, assuring myself. I knelt in front of the junction box and picked up the wires. Recalling how h
~Unknown~ Getting out of my towel, I lay flat on the bed fully naked. The breeze coming in from my windows and touching my skin was the best feeling ever. I let out a deep sigh and stared at the ceiling. ‘This would be the perfect time for Betty to be here, laying next to me.’ I thought with a wide smile on my face. It’s been almost two weeks since we last saw each other. After leaving here, she didn’t call or text. And I can’t do the same. She warned me several times not to reach out first as this could be dangerous for both of us. But now, I really want to text her and tell her how much I miss and love her. I can’t just wait for this whole plan to be over and then we can finally be together. While I fantasized about the perfect happily ever after ahead of us, a message popped into my phone, jolting me out of my thoughts. I hastily sprang to my feet to reach for my phone. I recognized that sound perfectly. Anytime it sounded, I knew it was Betty texting. I grabbed my phone an