*** Zane couldn’t help but roar as he paced his office in frustration. Why did he have to always be surrounded by incompetent people?? Abruptly, he paused and in three strides his long legs ate up the distance from the large window in his office to his desk, it was this window from which he used to overlook the whole kingdom so he didn’t have to walk around. The tall wide windows extend beyond the exterior and interior wall but sweep away from the wall in a graceful arch of five windows. The elegant window has more glass area but stops at about 24 inches and is finished and emphasized by a vinyl dado panel, decorated in gold and brass. Zane stopped at this desk, banging it in frustration before picking up his office phone and barking out commands. In less than 2 minutes, the large office door burst open and people flooded the office. Dylan and Darius walked in cuffs, looking a little bruised and rough with 4 four more guards accompanying them, the three maids that were in the dini
A doctor rushed out of the ward and to his office in worry. He had to be right. He couldn’t help but pace for some minutes before picking up his phone to place a call. He rushed to the door, opened it, and stylishly looked outside the office to observe and check if he was alone. He went back in fearfully and realized the person he was calling had picked up. He sighed and hurriedly said hello before rushing out to explain, “Something is going on here! I’m bothered because I feel that this is blue blood in the theater! Please relay this to the boss, brother.” “HELLO…brother.” The doctor dropped the phone in dread and could feel his heart in his mouth as he dropped to the floor. The door opened and a man entered the office with a smirk on his face. He continued to talk into the phone. “Brother, won’t you talk to me now? What EXACTLY should I tell this...BOSS? The doctor started to sputter and choke in fear as he scrambled to the corner of the office. “S..sir. I mean Y...Your h...h
DANTE I opened my eyes to see that I was laying on the moist ground of a forest. I immediately got up to look around as I felt vulnerable sleeping in an unknown place. I looked around to study my environment and then looked to assess if any harm was done to me while I was asleep. I realized with a start that I had a bleeding hole in my chest. But how?? Could it be possible that my heart’s missing and I’m alone in this forest? I strained my enhanced hearing but still couldn’t hear anything except birds and insects. It took me seconds for the realization to hit me. A long time ago, the first Lycans were half-man, half-wolf. As if stuck in shift, they were subjected to that appearance because that is how they were created. But that didn’t sit well with them because while most of the other supernatural beings looked more human, Lycans looked like beasts. After many prayers, the moon goddess finally answered them as they were her first children. The moon goddess created a mental spa
It’s not like I wanted to keep it a secret or purposely omitted that fact but it sincerely skipped my mind and the fact that I could actually forget the peculiar encounter that happened not too long ago was shocking. “Shortly after someone visited me..” I eventually replied, my head still reeling. Adding the fact that I was visited by a cloaked person to the fact that a doctor died and considering the fact that it was possibly during the time I was visited that the doctor was found dead was twisted and scary. But it didn’t add up because he appeared to be one of them. To be specific, he claimed to be the one behind my abduction. “Someone visited me.” Darius looked like he didn’t know whether to sit or stand or bash his head against the wall in confusion and frustration. But my head was reeling. “Someone cloaked visited me but I don’t know whether to suspect him because he claimed to be the one who—” The door all of a sudden burst open revealing the person who had barged in to
“Eve???”She halted mid-step and looked up from the food she was trying to balance in her hands, to me. “Lorelei???”“Eve!! What the hell are you doing here??” I couldn’t help but scream in excitement as I saw my long-lost best friend.Her eyes glowed in excitement and adoration, anyone could tell she was surprised but ecstatic to see me.She furrowed her brows at my question and wiggled her eyebrows at me.“I should be asking you. You’re the king’s mate??”I paused with my mouth open to reply when I heard the phrase she used.The King’s mate. I gave her a slight smile, shrugging- “It appears so.”“But you’re human!!” She exclaimed, dropping the tray on the large table beside the door and coming towards me in concern.Remembering Amanda and all, my eyes grew comically. “You’re not human??”She stopped next to me, sitting down and trying to avoid my eyes. “Well... Most people you know aren’t...”“What are you then??” My eyes were still wide, possibilities racing through my mind!She
But then I couldn’t help but also frown as I remembered how Amanda and Everleigh became sworn enemies.*Flashback*I was coming out of the female washroom where Eve and Amanda were waiting for me but I was shocked to see Eve yelling and hissing at a shocked Amanda.“Y-You snake!! I couldn’t believe I trusted you!!! I couldn’t believe WE trusted you!!!”I rushed out and immediately jumped in between them to stop her from attacking Amanda when she suddenly had the idea to pounce on her. So we collided and she hit me hard, straight on the chest.I dropped to the floor like a broken doll, gasping at the impact. My chest started to constrict and I couldn’t do anything but wheeze on the floor, tears streaming out of my eyes.Amanda and Eve screamed in panic and dropped to help. All Eve could do was sob and look at me like I was dying while Amanda sprung into action, dialing 911 immediately.Other onlookers in the hallway started screaming and rushing to alert the school authorities.Amanda
I looked to see Eve deep in thought. I silently watched her face contour in pain and I knew she couldn’t have been thinking about anything other than the day her friendship with Amanda ended.I opened my mouth to ask her a question the same time she threw me a question.“When last did—”“Have you heard from—”We both abruptly stopped and stared at each other in surprise and shock before stumbling upon our words to allow each other to speak.“I’m sorry, Evie! You can spe—”“Sorry! Why don’t you go fir—”We stopped again and burst out laughing after some seconds of silence again.“Why don’t you go first, Eve?”She took in a deep breath and looked at me for a while before looking down to play with her fingers. “Have you heard from Amanda?”I leaned back in my bed and cocked my head in thought before leaning forward again to try another dish. I didn’t want to eat my fill before tasting all so I decided to eat small portions of all.I picked up the Italian spaghetti to try it before lookin
She gasped and stepped back, bowing her head as she blushed. “Come with me?” She raised her head, “ Come where?” “To a restaurant? Or something? Do you want to keep standing like this?” She just stared at his handsome face. “Princess?” At his voice, she smiled and fell. He caught her immediately. She looked into his worried face. “Princess?? Did you have something to drink?”She nodded clumsily and smiled while steadily staring at him.For someone who was tipsy, she had such a straight gaze!“I’ll just take you home then, we won’t be able to have dinner like this.”All she did was giggle and he shook his head as he stopped a cab and asked for her address. After explaining to the driver, he put her in and was about to close the door when he smirked in his mind.3..2..1..“Wait!!” Harley realized he was not going with her and yelled at him, effectively stopping him in his tracks.He smiled and then reached for her outstretched hands. “Yes, baby girl?”.“Follow me home!!”“I c
The winds were blowing colder and the sun set faster, with day giving way to evening that much easier. Winter was, indeed, approaching. Mara was helping her mother out in the gardens, surprised that her plants were still alive. Most of the leaves had turned brown and orange when autumn came, but their herbs, vegetables and flowers always seemed to flourish under her mother’s touch. Lucinda Hastings was humming to herself as she picked all of the ingredients she wanted from the growing pile of snow. Mara was certain that by nightfall, the ground would be completely covered in white. Her father had also gone off into the woods to collect lumber for their fire, leaving the two women to themselves. It was eerily silent, seeing as their cottage was situated in the middle of a clearing, deep within the mountains. Mara wasn’t sure where the nearest village was, but ever since she was young, they’d always lived far away from everyone else. They also moved around a lot. Mara had gotten us
All I could do was stare at her, still not believing she was right in front of me. I reached out to touch her once more as I had not since I helped her regurgitate the water she had swallowed as she drowned. With the way I hallucinated so much today, I was afraid that this was a hallucination that would fade in minutes and leave me with a cold, harsh reality. My hand traveled to her face and she stilled in anticipation, her wide eyes glued to my form. “Dante?” Her whisper was small and sounded frightened. I let out a huge sigh of relief and pulled her close to me in desperation. “Lorelei..” She immediately clung to me and started to cry. I could only keep quiet and stroke her hair, still trying not to freak out over the fact that she was in this realm with me. Goddess, please. Let her not be dead. “I’m so sorry, my love. I’m here now. I’m here now.” Her sobs got louder and I had to gather her more into my arms while comforting her the best I could. I kept reassuring her of my
“What...Who...” He stammered, not sure if what he was seeing before him was real or not. He raised his hands to rub against his face hoping that after doing that and he eventually opened his eyes, everything would be just a dream, or an illusion, or trance, or something to indicate that what he just saw, the person before him, was all a lie and not natural. But unfortunately, when he did remove his hands and opened his eyes, the guy standing before him, who looked exactly like him, was still standing before him, smirking or trying not to laugh at him or at how his actions were rather funny. Dante I still got the flowers that you sent My head shot up from my palms. Music? Lorel? And the note you wrote that said that we were meantTo be foreverAn’ I keep them all as evidenceIn a drawer under the mirror With each word from the lyrics, I felt my heart ache. Like a guitar, each word strung my heartstrings. I clenched my chest, trying my best to stand up but unable to because my h
I struggled effortlessly to swim to the surface of the ocean but the more I struggled, the more I sink further down the bottomless pit. My will and struggles become weaker and eventually, I had no energy in me to fight against the torrent of the waters I sank deeper into the ocean feeling myself lose my consciousness gradually, and before I knew it darkness encircled me, and drew me within itself. For what seemed like just a few minutes later, I let out a tightly drawn gasp of air and flew my eyes open but what met them was total and desolate darkness. The same that consumed me when she was on the verge of losing consciousness. However, I could feel that I was no longer surrounded by water but rather I was lying down flat on what seemed like a concrete floor.Trying to control my emotions and not allow fear to consume my being, I move my hand around me the floor not truly knowing what I was looking for in my doing so."Hello, is anyone there?" I called out hoping that someone was t
His face was priceless and he could not stop staring at me and what I wore. Not uncomfortable under his gazing eyes, I waved my hands in front of his face. “Hello..?” I said uncomfortably. His eyes snapped up to mine with a sheepish smile. “I’m sorry.” He rubbed his neck and motioned for me to walk in front of him out of respect. I just scoffed and walked ahead before coming to a stop to glare at him, “So you want me to let me lead?? To where?? Where are we going?” He sighed and took my hand but I snatched it back and narrowed my eyes at him. He sighed once more and took it, grasping it tightly so that I couldn't snatch it out of his hold not letting go even when I tried to snatch it again. “let go of me, you jerk!!” Ignoring me, he kept walking as though my actions toward him meant nothing. I started to hiss at him in spite before yelling. “You’ll break my wrist, you brute!!” He abruptly let go of my hand and turned in concern and seeing that as an opportunity I started to
LorelI couldn’t help but be emotional because the song reminded me of Liam and how past relationship and could not help but refer to him through the song at the same time. Also, I could feel part of myself referring to Zane which came as a surprise to me. Speaking of which, my eyes widened and jolted in surprise when I remembered I'm supposed to be preparing for my date with him. I shook my head, pushed all the emotions I was feeling aside, and rushed out of the bathroom, bumping into Shanghai on the way. “I’m so sorry, Shanghai!” I apologized.She smiled kindly at me and turned to gesture to the outfit on the bed. I walked closer and saw that it was a long-sleeved mini bodycon dress with an opening in the chest area and a mini slit in the front.Touched, I looked at her gratefully and rushed to put it on. Seeing that iI had my shower cap on, I carefully took it off and then shook my hair to create the full fluffy large curls that made me look exotic.I didn’t react as I heard Sh
I watched her scurry past me and going to stand in the middle of the room- trolly in hand.I sighed and requested what I needed while trying not to check the time.“What’s your name?” I asked her calmly,She hesitated briefly before whispering her name.“I can’t hear you.”“Shanghai.”My eyes widened in surprise, “You don’t look Chinese!”Her giggles filled the air as she said, “ My grandmother lived in China for a while before she was notified of my mum’s pregnancy with her mate- my dad. She rushed back and when I was born, she named me Shanghai.”I laughed at the story and nodded in acceptance.“Okay then, Shanghai. I need a new pack of razor blades and a pack of panty liners, the ones that absorb much.”She looked at me weirdly and I laughed out loud at her expression making her blush. Motioning to her to follow me, I made my way to my wardrobe and opened it wide.“This is a hack I learned in college.” I walked to my vanity mirror and fished out the nest perfume and body spray.Fle
However, the more thought of his words, the angrier I became, and eventually couldn't keep my emotion in check.Seeing the change in my expression, he took some steps toward me showing a bit of concern, and asked, "What's wrong? Are you okay?"I raised my hands to stop him from getting closer to me.What's wrong?I snickered out this time around before looking at him squarely in the eyes, "Your words, that's the problem, your highness." I said the 'Your Highness' in a sarcastic way. before continuing."You assure me of my comfortability in your clan only 'if' i do as told like a puppet without a mind of her own and in the same sentence, failed not to threaten me if I decide to have a thought of my own or don't follow every instruction given to me. Am I not quite laughable with this situation and conditions in which I, someone whom you so much as confess your undying love to, am currently in?" I continued my words in a drag sarcastic tone.As I spoke, his expression gradually changed f
We need to talk.That statement kept ringing continuously in my ears as I wondered what is it that he needed or wanted to discuss with me.I didn't give him a response and just kept staring at him for a while as he waited for my response.However, when he saw that I wasn't going to give him any anytime soon, he spoke up, "You! leave." He said harshly to the maid beside me causing her to jump to her feet in fright before scrambling out of the room hastily.Watching her retreating figure, I looked up from my seated position and glared at him.Why will he scare her like that? What is his problem?Who did he think he is to badge into my room demanding and commanding as he deem fit?All these were the angry questions that flooded my mind and I dare not say them out loud for fear that he might get angry and snap at me, and only god knows what will happen when he does.Closing my eyes, I took in deep breaths to calm myself before opening them and looking up at him."What is it that you want