"What do you mean by that?" I asked him, furrowing my brows in confusion. "Except from the portrait in his study and a few other books, everything else is locked away in a safe. The maid servants who clean up his office regularly often say that he had that safe even before his death and had always
CHAPTER 50 Lila He was a middle aged man. I held my breath as he moved toward the shelf where I was hiding. I covered my mouth to prevent myself from making any sound that might implicate me. Beady sweats had formed on my forehead out of nervousness. The servant went through the books noisily,
CHAPTER 51 Miguel Wondering what Caleb might want to say to me, I followed the guard. I thought we were going to end up in the dining or his office but instead, we arrived at the door to his room. I rose my brows, staring at the guard as he carefully knocked on the door. The next thing we both h
Lila I hurriedly returned to the room, carefully hiding the petal. I felt unsettled so I quickly washed my face and dried it in order not to seem suspicious. I kept touching my pocket severally, thinking of ways to feed the flower to Miguel. Now that the alpha King had invited us over, we might
Miguel As my lips crashed down on hers, I sucked in the air around her and immediately, her scent filled my lungs. I pulled away quickly, staring at her. I didn't know if I should feel excited that she had found out about her hidden abilities or I should feel afraid of what might happen now that
Miguel "Miguel?" I heard his rough voice call me back. I thought I was hallucinating until he called me for the second time, "Miguel?" "Beta Jackson? Is that you?" "Yes, it's me. I've been trying to mindlink you for so long." "I've also been mindlinking you for a while. I never knew you were
"Why the sudden change of mind?" He asked as if finding it hard to believe that I had changed my mind."I thought about everything you said and then, I realized that you were right. I mean, a little taste of power wouldn't be so bad, would it? Moreso, I could get my revenge on anyone who dared to hu
Miguel We enteren the room I was sharing with Lila.And just like I imagined, she was asleep already."You can talk." I turned to him, folding my hands under my chest.But Cyrus only stared at Lila."She's not a problem, speak." I assured him and he nodded."Since you've got the book of Mageia now,
Lila Two Week After the War "How do you feel?" Miguel asked. I sighed, turning over so that my face was against his chest as I drew invincible circles on his abs, my eyes shut, feeling nothing buy his hard hand on my bare skin. "I feel like it might take eternity before I recover. I lost a lot o
"I'll kill you!" Lila yelled, preparing to use the same dagger with which Matilda had stabbed her mother, to stab her. Just then, she felt Miguel's warm hand on her shoulder. "I think your mother would be more proud if you did this the right way." He said to her. Her hands stopped midway, a tear
Writer's POV Matilda regained her balance and launched at Abigail. "I'll make sure you pay for tricking me!" She screamed, stabbing Abigail right in the back. Lila watched as the dagger went through her mother. Tears filled her eyes as the witch took it out. Blood spilled on the floor. Lila caugh
Soon enough, the Alpha King was nothing more than the witch's puppet. "Kill them all." She repeated and he moved to act just like he had been told to. He took out his claws, swinging it at anyone in his way. "I hope you enjoy this after you've known what you did." She laughed before returning int
Writer's POV "Remember to call for backup when you need to. There'll be warriors around for that." Miguel said to them as he rounded up. "We've lost too many pack members already. No matter what happens, we don't retreat, we do not surrender, not until we have gotten revenge for our dead pack memb
"Can I come in?" He asked, that was when she realized that she had left him standing outside for far too long. "Uhmmm sure, of course." She opened the door and gestured for him to come in. "Were you resting, I'm sorry for interrupting." He turned around and folded his hands behind him. "I could l
Writer's POV Lila and her mother returned to the pack just in time for another meeting. They took their seat, trying to act as normal as they could to avoid suspicions. "Anyone with another plan better than the Luna's?" Miguel asked and the room fell silent. Not even the Alpha King had a better
Writer's POV Lila had suggested that they didn't wait to Matilda to attack instead, they attacked. It was a risky decision but it was the best chance they had at Matilda. She wouldn't expect their attack giving them an advantage over her. "I know that it sounded dangerous but when you thought ab
Writer's POV "Lila?!" Miguel screamed her name as he made his way across the river, past the waterfall. "Lila!" He called her even louder, making his way into the main room. When he eventually got in, he met Lila and her mother hugging each other. He was startled however, seeing the love in Lila