Avril squealed and jumped to her feet from the sofa in her new room in Dakar's castle.“A little air under my wings,” she squealed again and shoved her arms in the air.“Hey! Stop, you're not strong yet!” he scolded but she giggled and took a walk around the room.“You know, we should definitely go to a Spanish restaurant when we enter the city,” she stated and he raised a brow at her.“You enter Milan and you go to a Spanish restaurant?” he asked with a tone of disbelief.“Yeah, why not? I've missed Spanish food,” she answered while standing still and staring back at him.“You do realize Milan is Italy and Italy has the best food there is to find on the planet,” he pronounced and Avril gave a short laugh.“You Italians just love to praise your food, don't you?” she teased and Dakar frowned.“Hey, we are not the only ones who do. There is a reason a flock of tourists flood the country everyday and they all have to say our food is so great.”Avril shrugged.“I do agree though. Italians
Nobleman Adolphus parked his car by the roadside and looked through the ladies standing outside the pubs and chatting away. A few drunk wolves were singing in a corner, and some were dragging low minded girls away to a dark corner. The place smelt of alcohol, dirt, filth and low ambitions of life.“Lowlifes,” he muttered and scoffed. He exhaled deeply as he peered through his window. Finally, a beautiful woman walked out of the pub wearing only shorts and a see-through flimsy robe. She sighted his car, and smiled as she approached it. She opened the passenger seat and sat down.“You are late,” he nagged and she rolled her heavily made up eyes. Her hair had tiny golden rings in it and her fingers were black.“Busy I was,” she replied and bent over to place a kiss on his cheek. He raised his hand between them and pushed her away.“Don't,” he warned darkly and she scoffed and sat still.“Now why did you call me?” she asked.“I have an assignment for you. Come to this location by 11pm ton
Dakar stood frozen for the next few seconds and didn't know what to do. Or rather, he didn't understand what was happening and didn't know how to react to it. Then he snapped and bent down.“Av—Fiorella,” he called and held her arm. She had suddenly become so hot and red. He felt his breath becoming shorter and getting hooked in his lungs.“Babe,” he called again and held her hand up. He felt her pulse and when he figured out it was barely there, he gathered her up in his arms swiftly and sped all the way to his room. He mindlinked Camper to find help immediately as he laid her in his bed. He alerted Verona too, and she came running to the house immediately for she was returning from her own house after going to get her phone for Avril to be able to call her Mafia family in Tijuana when they step out of Remus.“What happened to her?” Verona panicked as she ran into the room.“I don't know. She just fell while we were making out. I don't know what's going on,” Dakar answered hastily an
Leblanc couldn't believe his ill luck as he watched the video playing on his television. He tried glancing at his son, but both of them matched eyes and immediately looked away. What disgrace! And what even more disgrace if this video would get out and enter the people's phones too!“I believe the video is clear enough for people to see what is happening in that dark?” Adolphus asked as he matched slowly behind the couch where the higher Nobleman and his son sat.“How did you get this?” Leblanc asked without taking his eyes off the screen where the lady was screaming and trying to push Alexander away as he mercilessly and brutally r@ped her.“One of my servants had been sent to get something for me. I was scared to send her that path because your son always lurked around there raping innocent women who were stubborn enough to come out at night. We never had any proof before that it was Alexander, but thank goodness a streetlight came on here last night and your son was still stupid en
“Calm down, feisty cat. I'll tell you everything. But just tell me how you feel. Are you all right, babe?” he asked and gulped down the glass of water. Avril sighed and held her forehead.“I'm fine now. Woke up with a piercing headache but it's better after I took water,” she answered. Dakar walked to her and held her arm.“You fainted yesterday,” he revealed and she furrowed her brows.“Why?”“Took you to my room and the doctors said you were not resting yourself enough. The drugs administered to you are having psychological effects. Your body temperature ran crazy and you turned red. Baby, you need to calm down.”Avril snatched her hand off Dakar's.“I'm guessing you went without me yesterday,” she stated with a frown. He exhaled and crossed his arms.“Are you just returning?” she asked again and he nodded. She crossed her arms too and looked away from him. She couldn't believe that her plan had failed. She really wanted to send that message to Tijuana above even going to see Luca A
King Kastor sat in his private living room upstairs, Ariella on his legs and saying things that made him laugh as he drank. She would place kisses on his neck and whisper things.“Ariella, stop making me laugh. I'm not giving you that portion. I reserved it for my son's bride. She would be the one to have it,” the King Alpha finally spoke up then gulped down his brandy. Ariella frowned and sat erect on his leg.“The Prince doesn't even want to marry anyone. Look what has become of Ñiraka. All the maidens are scared of coming closer to him and you're so confident he would have a bride?” she asked with scorn.“He has eyes for the human girl,” the King stated and Ariella scoffed.“Human? A human? Come on, your highness. She can never be his bride. She can't be Luna of the pack because she is weak. She would even die in a few years and cannot even withstand the mark of the Prince. There's nothing she can withstand.”“She is strong.”“My King, please don't let the Prince marry a mere human
Avril hurriedly packed up a few dresses and her favorite pair of pajamas which was a blue woolen overall with white dots all over it. She got a few shoes too and hastily put them all in a bag which belonged to Dakar.Verona entered into the room moments later and saw her friend calculating stuff and looking through a few of her things which were in the room.“Going somewhere?” she asked as she closed the door. Avril looked up at her and smiled.“Yeah. Going out with Dakar again,” she answered and pinned her lips together.“Hmm…I’m getting the good vibes outta this, babe,” Verona drawled and walked into the room fully.“It does. And guess what? We ain’t seeing the walls of Remus for the next two days. We are actually going on a mini vacation. I’m so excited,” Avril squealed and Verona chuckled.“Good luck. So why were you calculating stuff about network?”“Because I still want to contact Tijuana. I really need to talk with them and make them know I’m fine over here.”“Do you want my ph
The kiss ended and Avril smiled up at Dakar.“Who knew you could be good with words this much, Prince Dakar,” she teased and he gave her a lopsided smile.“You’ve had your Spanish dinner and even a bit of Telenovela romance, can we head back to the hotel now?” he asked and she nodded.“Yes, my night is made,” she replied with satisfaction and a nod. Dakar exhaled, held her hand and walked her to the counter.“The bill,” he demanded and brought out his phone. They gave him the paper and he handed them his card.“There is something I would be needing,” Avril whispered into his ears. He glanced sideways at her with a raised brow.“It’s not jewelry, or clothes,” she whispered again.“Let me guess. A phone so you can call your Mafia Family back in Mexico and tell them you and the girls are all right,” Dakar said surly as he turned from the counter and began to walk towards the exit and pulling her behind. Avril gulped down and bit her lower lip. They walked out of the building before she p
“No! No! Give me those!” she screeched and flew at Camper who didn't move an inch. But before she could reach him, she was blasted off into the cage Avril's friends just vacated. Camper hurried over to Prince Dakar.“You came right on time. They've hurt Avril,” Dakar said. Camper looked at the white fog and clenched his teeth.“Verona will help. She's coming. They are coming.”Dakar nodded and took one of the clear crystal balls and lifted it up.“Camper feels emotions more than anyone else can. Which is why he's a playboy, he enjoys the pleasure a hundred times than an average person. And when someone is overexcited, or is hiding something where they've channelled all their protective information... Camper can trace where all those emotions are headed,” Prince Dakar said as Athena began to rise.“Where your treasure is stored, there will your heart be,” Camper recited. “While you were busy flirting and trying to make him take you there on your garden floor, he was looking deep into
Avril had only just slept for a half an hour when she heard a masculine scream pierce through the serenity of the room. She jerked awake, causing a terrible headache to erupt in her head. The scream continued on. Obviously, that person was in deep agony. She rubbed her weak eyes with her weak fingers and realized this agonized person was right there on the floor in front of her. Then she realized it was Dakar.“Dakar!” she screamed and ran out the bed, only to fall on the bed because of how numb her legs were. She groaned but crawled on foura to where he lay. His scream and cries were terrible. She grabbed his arm but he shoved her off as he continued to twist and contort in pain.Avril burst into tears when she noticed he was bleeding from his nostrils, mouth and ears.“Help, please!” she tried to shout but no way her voice could be heard above his.She crawled back to the bedside, grabbed the pitcher of water and tossed it over him. He stilled immediately and lay unconscious. Avril
“Gently get the girls to wake up. We're leaving. Pick up everything. Leave no personal belonging behind,” Dakar warned strictly. The two men nodded and darted into their room.“Where's Verona?” Avril asked.“I'm here,” she replied and showed up too. Verona looked agitated and vigilant.“I can't believe I was such a fool to bring you all here,” Dakar said to himself and looked her he could slap his own cheek. The candlelights were enough to show the look of regret on his face. He held Avril's good hand and led her out while Verona also darted inside the room. The others were already frantically moving and packing stuff.In less than ten minutes later, everything had been packed as affirmed by Camper. They then quietly started out without a word or sound from anyone.They got to the throne room which was empty and dark too. Instead of them to go through the main entrance, Prince Dakar turned them to a different direction. He tugged gently on what was like a door and a secret passage ope
Athena plastered a too wide smile on her face as she smoothly walked towards them like she was gliding and not actually taking steps. Her outfit was all gold, blending too much with the throne room itself. If her visible skin and hair were also gold, she would be invisible in the hall.“Pleased to meet you again, Athena,” Prince Dakar said with courtesy. Athena turned her full attention to him as she stood a few feet away.“Ah, my handsome nephew. You look amazing despite everything you've been through. I guess strength and good looks runs in the family. How is your father?” she asked and cocked her head to the side.“He is doing very well. Sends his kind regards,” Prince Dakar answered. Athena grinned and moved closer to him. A little bit too close. She looked up into his eyes and tucked loose hair behind his ear.“When this is all over, I would love to see his final look,” she said then grinned again.Avril frowned but quickly tucked her face right. What did she mean by ‘his final l
Prince Dakar got up, then jerked his jacket by the lapels to get it aligned with his body. He took a deep breath, relief flooding in that Avril was not dead. And she was right at the other side about to come over. He heard a feminine gasp like the one had made and made a quick turn to see the person who had come out. But he was disappointed to see the slim, black friend of Avril. Chidi. She wasn't crouched down like he was, but she was standing straight and breathless.“Are you all right?” he asked as she stood rooted to the spot, oblivious to him standing there. After he spoke, she raised her eyes abruptly and saw him. Then she looked back at the innocent look archway.“Congrats. You got out. Come over, let's wait for the others,” he said again and walked a few feet from where he was standing. Chidi followed silently and leaned against a tree with her eyes closed. Dakar was tempted to ask her what she saw, but he didn't want to intrude. Chidi however surprised him.“T saw Avril fall
The Porta Metus was situated in a vast region of land that was very mountainous. Solid, smooth rock was the ground and scorpions could be seen tittering around. Flying, giant bee-like creatures swarmed about and scared the living daylights out of the traveling group.The gateway itself was an archway of smooth grey rock that began on the ground but went over to cover the small bridge. There was a deep ditch dividing the rock terrain, and earthy terrain.“We have to be very careful. The Porta Metus is the archway. It doesn't come up this time of year so I'm worried about you all. The Porta Metus brings out your greatest fear. Between you and your greatest fear, only one will make it out. To reach your destination, you must defeat your greatest fear against all odds.”After Prince Dakar's information, everyone stared still at the harmless looking archway of rock.“What if you do not have a greatest fear but just little little fears?” Xiao Wéi asked.“Then I consider that person the luck
“What in the world are those thing?” Nana yelled amidst the screams. The horses that were at the far end of the cave startled up and began to neigh and thump around.“Stealth wraiths. Half-dead creatures but more dead than alive. Which means you can't see them. They're very rare!” Camper shouted out.“How do you kill what you cannot see?!” Avril shrieked as Camper sliced through the air again and black blood poured out of nothing.“They are as cold as ice. You feel their chill and strike,” Verona answered as she trotted to the entrance to assist Camper. The rest shifted back but didn't lose their guard. The horses were causing a scene on their own and Avril instinctively ran over to calm them down. It didn't work.A cold chill was taking over the entire cave, the entrance had turned into a battle ground. Camper and Verona were fighting invisible, shrieking creatures that seemed to be pushing them backwards and not the other way around. Whatever does things were, they were plenty and t
They trespassed through the Soot Forest, as Camper had called it, for five hours straight. They only rested at most ten minutes while standing because of the human girls who were not as tire-proof as the wolves. Avril and her girls even surprised Prince Dakar. They didn't tire as easily as other humans.“One more hour and we'll be out,” Camper announced to the group.“I hope there's a place we can sit our butts down?” Nana grumbled.“Well, I see sitting your butt down is very important to you. Seeing you carry a lot over there of course,” Xiao Wéi joked and the girls burst into laughter except Verona who had not smiled since the journey began. As was usual of her.“If we don't sit soon, I'm afraid I'll lose all my assets,” Nana replied. Avril slapped Nana's butt.“Nope, you're still good even if you walk the whole day,” she teased and Nana butt-kicked her. Avril wasn't expecting that move and it pushed her, making her feet unbalanced on the ground. She yelped as she felt herself desc
Avril laughed loud again and everyone rushing food at the table looked over at them. “Is there a comedy show going on there, Fiorella?” Verona asked grudgingly. “Are there any tickets left? I need a good laugh also,” Nana spoke and Chidi elbowed her. “Don't mind them. Just talk and laugh all you want. You're not bothering us,” Chidi said and glared at Nana who shrugged. She looked away and her eyes caught Camper staring at her friend in amusement. He had his fork twirling in his salad as he stared at Nana. “It's going to be too obvious that you like this girl. Put that face straight,” the new guy ordered with a frown. Everyone at the table frowned except Camper who smirked at him. The way he spoke was so authoritative and haughty. Who was he? Avril's laughter rang up again but nobody looked back at them this time. “Why are you all looking at me like I said something bad?” he questioned. “That's because you sound like a nagging mother. It doesn't suit you,”