Chapter 14I took another look around the cabin, searching for a door that this peculiar key could open. When I found nothing, and none of my efforts proved to be progressive, I went back into the room to finish clearing up. I was able to move most of the books up to the shelves, and I even managed to stack them categorically. The place was looking great already, like a Gothic tree house. Then I started cleaning. I got a brush from a corner of the room where he probably kept his cleaning supplies. I swept out the dirt from under the table and chair and beside the shelves. But as I tried to reach under the bed, something was obstructing the movement of my brush. I tried to reach in again and maybe push the object out of my way, but it wouldn’t budge. Then, I decided to raise the mattress and see what exactly was under it.And I did. There it was, a bronze box--like a treasure chest--was staring back at me. My heart leaped over its cage. “What the…” I muttered. How many odd things can
CHAPTER 15.Irene's POV. I wore my jacket and looked outside, it was quite dark, the only light was the bright moon that I didn't bother staring at. Ethan held my hand and pulled lightly, I mistakenly tripped to the floor because I was absent-minded. "Ene, are you alright?" He asked and squatted beside me. I could see worry written all over his face as I raised my eyes to look at him. "Are you wounded?" He touched my body to confirm if I was fine, I knew he cared and I loved him for that. "No, I'm good it wasn't your fault, I was just a bit distracted by everything that has been happening and the strange things occurring are bothering me" I muttered anxiously. He helped me up to my feet and kissed my lips, it was one of those sweet and deep kisses that made my heart flutter. Our lips made a cute sound as he parted the kiss "I don't care about the weird drawing, cabin, funny and silly-looking creatures, or even your high-handed mother, I will be here to support and protect you,
Chapter 16Irena's POVI gulped as she kept banging on the door, I gripped Ethan's hand tightly. If she found him in my room, I would be dead. "Open this door now before I do!" My mom's voice was stern and unforgiving. I looked at Ethan, and he hugged me tightly before kissing me. At that moment, I felt alive, like nothing else mattered. But my moment of bliss was short-lived as my mom's chanting started, and Ethan leaped out of the window.I rushed to the window and watched as Ethan morphed into his wolf form in mid-air before hitting the ground. It was a rough fall, and I could feel it. Ethan ran away, disappearing into the night.My mom burst into the room, her eyes flashing with anger. "What are you doing, Irena?" she demanded."Nothing, leave me alone," I said, lying on my bed and hugging my pillows that still had Ethan's scent. I hoped my mom wouldn't notice the smell."Don't you dare lock the door again," my mom warned before storming out of the room.I lay there for a few mom
CHAPTER 17.Irene's POV. I finally reached home, I stepped into the house and walked straight to my room, it was a place that I didn't miss too much. It only brought memories that I don't want to relive, the times with my mother weren't so pleasant. Maybe others might have thought being the daughter of such a ruthless and powerful witch would be a perfect dream come true and a good life but they were mistaken because it wasn't so. Just like today, she made me do what she wanted, like compete in a competition where I could either fight or die. Unfortunately, her blood runs through my vein and I couldn't resist the surge of my powers anymore. I sighed tiredly and sat on the bed, I pressed my butt against the bed thinking about the love of my life, Ethan. I remembered the first time I set my eyes on him, he was so handsome and sexy that I couldn't resist the temptation of getting close to him or even requesting him to fuck me. It could probably be the mating bond that kept pulling me
Ethan's POV. It was great eating, swimming, and spending time with my mate but the swimming part tempted me but I was able to put my wolf in control as I have always done, her moan made my wolf growl and almost surface but I pushed him back, I needed to wait for her to solve her problems before sealing our bond, my parents still had no idea about my relationship with her. And worse my family had no idea of who she was, I have never mentioned Irene to them. She unlocked the box with the strange key that she found. I stopped her from opening the box because I was not certain if its content was safe or not or if It would be another creature but more scary and aggressive. There are strange things about her life, especially about her father, her father's death was still a mystery to her and also to me. I opened the box and our eyes beheld a beautiful necklace, it was strange because the middle gem was the same color as her eyes. "What's this" "It's beautiful" Irene muttered, obviousl
Chapter 19 Irene's POVI couldn't believe it. The necklace was mine. My name was inscribed on it, in beautiful cursive letters. I couldn't stop holding it and touching it. It was my new favorite thing in the world.As I walked with Ethan toward my house, I couldn't help but keep looking at the necklace. I didn't understand why my name was on it, but I didn't care. It was mine, and it was perfect.When we arrived at my house, I said, "No, stay with me. We can hang out a little longer." But Ethan shook his head. "It's getting late, Irene. You should head home."I pouted, but I knew he was right. I hugged him and said goodbye, then walked towards my house. It was only a few blocks away, but it felt like miles. All I could think about was my new necklace.When I stepped into the house, my mom was nowhere in sight. I went up to my room and kept looking at the necklace. I couldn't believe it was mine. I opened the book I got from my father's old cabin, hoping to distract myself from the ne
CHAPTER 20Ethan's POV. I knew the father and he had always been a cold and strict person, he was Alpha Xander, I didn't expect less from him but sometimes he could be overbearing. I blocked my mind link so he wouldn't have any access to my thoughts. Even though at times, he allowed me to do what I wanted especially in terms of things that concerned the pack like our reputation, affairs, and decisions. I am the future alpha of the pack and I can't risk dragging my father's name into the mud and becoming a weakness to the pack, on the contrary, I had to be strong, serious, and dedicated but I didn't want to be any of those things, I loved my carefree life. I wondered how my father found out that I was eating with Irene, was he monitoring me? Of course, he was monitoring me, I recalled that young wolf that kept watching Serena and me, I hope he didn't see us having some s*x play that would not sit well with my father, why would my father even monitor me? I was a grown man, not some
CHAPTER 21.Irene's POV. I spent time with Clifford, I have never had a dull moment with him. He was sometimes a chatterbox but I liked his talkative and funny nature. It relieves my mind of any stressful thoughts. He was someone I could spend time with but the moments with him couldn't be compared with my moments with Ethan, I suddenly missed him, his kisses and hugs. I went inside to get something when suddenly I heard screams and became alert. After listening for some seconds, I recognized the voice to be Clifford's. "Clifford!" I yelled and ran outside to see Ethan strangling him. My eyes widened in shock, I was expecting to see something else but not my mate trying to kill my friend, this must be some absurd drama or rather soap opera. I quickly ran to Ethan and yelled" Stop strangling him "I held his hands but he refused to let go of poor Clifford who was almost red as a tomato. " Ethan, please stop, what has gotten into you? "I yelled but my mate wouldn't listen to me.
IRENE'S POVThe plan was so have Clifford subdued under Paul's whip of seduction, it was really hard but it was worth the risk, knowing how Paul could be manipulative and the fact that he took it as a challenge made me stand on the fact that this plan was going to be successful."I have to tell you I have to protect your brother and that would mean that I would have to stay at his castle," I had to explain this to Ethan because he was acting so weird that it felt like he wanted to have the whole kingdom suffer at the hands of Clifford."How's that even possible?" His questions made me realize that he was looking for a fair fight, a battle where we would face each other, we wouldn't even stand a chance. Penetration was the best way possible, having us in the inside hitting their weak points and make them fall at our mercy."I and your brother would hid in the forest where Clifford's warriors go to hunt and when they're coming we'll pretend to be making which would make them understand
Irene's POV"What's wrong?" I was a bit surprised at the silence in the court, wondering what made all of them scared to the point that they couldn't even make an utterance."Clifford dropped off a message that left us shocked" One of the cabinet members broke the silence, I knew she was scared of Clifford but the fact that I was here gave them a reason not to feel scared, I had him once and I still have the capacity to have him at my mercy again."What message?" I inquired, wondering if Clifford murdered one of the witches."That he's taking over the lands and there's nothing that we would do to stop him" she said these words in fear, she was afraid that her family's life was at risk, having a daughter was something worth dying for. She didn't want anything to happen to her daughter."He met me in the hospital and brought a deal to me, he was to pay me 200 million dollars and allow me leave these lands with my husband and his brother peacefully or stand to be defeated by him" I had t
Chapter 97Ethan's POVThe words Clifford is here made me a bit scared knowing that Irene's life was threatened anytime we got closer to Clifford. The fact that Irene wanted to meet him made me a bit uneasy, wondering what was giving her the guts to feel so strong that she could stand against Clifford after what transpired with her health few minutes ago."We're not leaving, we should know the reason why he's here" Irene meant her words and this got me pissed, I didn't want the death of her and my brother, so running was the best option at this point."Well he's here to kill you and you know that" I uttered as I held down the door knob, she was reluctant to come with me, this was really surprising. On the verge of asking her a question, she spoke her words without fear,"We don't know that for now, if you want to leave you can but I'm definitely staying cause I can't be the rat that would always run when it sees the cat coming, it's high time we switched places" "In that case let's f
Irene's POV"Well as you can see that this war can't be won on your side, you're getting weak... QqYou have a child coming and that would weaken your strength, you know that right?" He uttered as he stared at me for a while, wondering how he got to know that I was pregnant. I guess he must have found out about that from the nurse. "I hate it when you do this, if you're here to say something, say it and stop reminding me of issues that have been sorted out already" I uttered, knowing that he was just biting around the corners, I wanted to know the main reason why he used his powers all the way from his kingdom down to the outskirts of our land just to see me."I want you to give me the kingdom on a platter of gold, I'll give you 200 million dollars and other gifts attached to the deal. You can leave now and start a new life maybe a new kingdom, have enough money to take care of your son that's coming, I don't want to hurt you, hurt your unborn child and your loved ones and still have
Irene's POVHow're you feeling?" He asked as he held my hands softly, I knew he was worried about my health but I couldn't let him realize that I was conversing with the Nurse."I'm feeling good, where am I?" I pretended to raise my head up, tilting it to the right side of the bed, opening my eyes and trying to get up to my feet, "You're in an emergency ward" he uttered as he held me down, urging me to relax."Are we at the cabin?" I inquired, awaiting his response."Not yet, but once you're discharged we would head down to the cabin before going down to your castle" he uttered, knowing that this wasn't what I had in mind. I felt the urge and need to see my people, so staying at the cabin would only be a waste of time."I'll head down to the castle first" I retorted, as he stared at me in shock, I cared less about his words. He definitely had no choice than to concede to my words."I thought you mentioned resting in the cabin before heading down to the castle" I stuttered wearing a
ETHAN'S POV"What's wrong with her?" Paul inquired as he held her hands and lifted her. I quickly shifted into a werewolf, holding her by her clothes, I quickly ran as fast as I could, I was happy when Paul was already waiting for me at the truck. I quickly tossed her into his arms as he caught hold of her and placed her at the back seat of the truck, I got into the truck."Check her pulse""She's still breathing, drive" Paul screamed as I drove the truck out of the thick bush, I knew that we're definitely close to the cabin. I was happy when I saw the words Inn written on a cabin that looked a lot like ours."Let's stop here, they should be able to take care of her" I halted in front of the inn, horning a lot before going to help Paul pull her out of the back seat.I quickly rushed her into the building as there was only one nurse on duty."What's wrong?" She inquired, "She passed out" Paul stuttered, knowing that I wasn't in the mood for words. I only wanted to see Irene open her e
IRENE'S POV"Well since I can't say much I would say that you would make a good leader but in times of war and strategy, you have zero count for that" I didn't want him to feel bad to some point, knowing that he was definitely a bad leader and being the leader of the pack would have left them as slaves because he had little or no knowledge about the art of war."What's the essence of being a leader without war strategy and sense of reasoning in the battlefield?" Paul answered his question with his words, I felt a bit dizzy to some point."You have your answer right there" Ethan chuckles as Paul picks up a marble like stone and tosses at Ethan's direction, Ethan dodged it still laughing at the fact that Paul conceded to his words."Well let's move out, the truck is a bit far from here but we can move on foot. We have to go to the cabin and have some rest before we show this young fellow the world of witches" Ethan uttered as he held his brother's hands, wondering how Paul would even c
Ethan's POV"You remembered you had me thrown into that river with my SUV. You tried to kill me right, have a look at this," I guessed he wouldn't recognize me because I had my hair shaved and my beard was also trimmed, he knew me with my looks since it was changed it was definitely hard for him to recognize me. I showed him the bird on my wrist, knowing that we did this tattoo together when we were little, it was a symbol of our friendship and brotherhood."Arianna made me do all this to you" I knew it wasn't his intention to harm me, Arianna must have said bad words to him that had his thoughts changed, knowing how far we were together, it must have taken a strong will to have Paul subdued. He rested his head on my shoulders as I could feel his tears on my shirt."Well she did that because she had an agenda, she had you take me out and then her Father must have killed our father so she can seat upon the throne" I explained to him, as he raised his head immediately."Hey we have to g
IRENE'S POVI was scared knowing that Paul could get himself killed, jumping off the truck. I had tears in my eyes, I hoped that Ethan would come back to save me, I knew that this was a hard task for Ethan, he couldn't handle these trucks all by himself."I guess I would have to move on without Ethan" I stuttered wearing a smile on my face, knowing that it was really rare for Ethan to make it out of that alive, I knew he must have been killed. I should move on, I could meet his corpse and give him a befitting burial when I take his body home."Remembered he said he's coming back to take you and your brother so don't make it harder for him" my wolf exclaimed, she was right but I couldn't risk Arianna coming back here instead of Ethan. She would hesitate to shoot me, that I would be sure of."Do you think he would survive the fight between him and six trucks loaded with soldiers and their guns?" I sighed as I pushed Paul aside."Yes, I'm sure he'd come back to me" She was referring to E