Calhoun was on the ground, feeling the pain yet unable to react or move his body. He could hear the guards discussing amongst themselves."Hey, is he dead?""I guess. No werewolf can survive this special silver bullet!""Oh but look, it's King Calhoun."There was silence. The second guard shifted back in fear."Come on, don't be afraid! He's dead. Don't you see the look on his face? It's like he can't believe he's dead too!""Someone gotta inform the King about this." The first guard said. "You, scared crow. Why don't you go tell the king what happened?" The second guard was more than happy to leave. He had heard stories and rumors about Calhoun and he was not going to be the one to dare and find out if it was true or not.He quickly ran away. The third guard chuckled at his reaction."Oi, I think you should follow him." He said. "Knowing that coward, he might just run away and leave us here alone.""You want to stay alone with this man's carcass? What if he rises from the dead?" "
Calhoun sprang up from his seat, staring intently at the empty seat opposite him."Enjoy your meal, Mr. Thomas. I have an urgent matter to deal with." He said. Thomas simply nodded. He felt very uncomfortable under Damita's watchful gaze. Calhoun left the room with George hot on his tail.Damita turned her gaze from the door to Thomas whose entire face was buried in his meal."You." She said, gaining Thomas's attention. The man raised his head and Damita was taken aback. He was too good-looking, even better than her husband. Truthfully, Damita never loved her husband. She only married him for wealth's sake. She always wanted the throne and never liked that Calhoun was born. She assumed that her brother would not bear any child since the curse was made."Who are you to the king?" She demanded. Thomas stared on in mild confusion. Who was he to the king? What was he supposed to answer?"Mr. Thomas?" George came in right at that moment. "Come with me."Thomas stood up painfully. He didn't
Calhoun was quiet for a few seconds, then he burst into laughter."You crack me up, Gigi." He said. "Don't joke around in such a manner."Gigi never felt so humiliated all her life. How could she confess her feelings to him and all he could do was laugh and tell her not to joke around? Was he that emotionless? Did he not care about anything in life?"Go to your room." He ordered. "Go and think about your life, you are too naive for this type of talk."Gigi held onto his arm as he tried to walk away. Calhoun stopped and turned to look at her. He knew the girl had a soft spot for him, but she was his cousin and not even a loved one. Calhoun could boldly say he hated Damita. She was too ambitious and was willing to do anything for the throne."Calhoun, I swear, I love you." She confessed, teary-eyed. "Don't push me away! I'm nothing like my mother, I'm a different person."Calhoun chuckled. "Little girl, go to sleep." He said again and turned to resume his walk. Gigi pulled him but ended
Diana managed to leave the town and found her way to the capital city of Fraco. She arrived there in the early evening and immediately located the army base. Once she did, she met some soldiers at the gate and she begged to be let in. Seeing as she was with a child, they allowed her in after a thorough search."Come with me, I will take you to an official who will take care of you." The guard said. "The person you say you are in search of, what relationship do you share with her?"Diana was a little hesitant. "I... I'm in search of my dearest soul sister. We met during one of our travels and have become inseparable since then.""Soul sisters?" The guard asked, chuckling. "And she is part of the army?""Er, yes," Diana answered. "I don't know by what name she goes here, but she is known as Julitta."The guard led her to the base and then to an office that was separated from the main building. "Wait out here for a minute." He said. He went into the office to inform the commander of her
Calhoun reclined in his seat, enjoying the scream which he knew belonged to Gigi. He chuckled. The sound of her scream made him a little happy and satisfied.In no time, George was at his door, knocking hurriedly."Goerge, come in," Calhoun said. "Sir, there seems to be an issue with Lady Damita and her children," George reported. "I do not know what it is but I'm sure I heard them scream.""That's fine, I'm sure they're just having a good time," Calhoun said, waving it off. "Come on, have Patricia come and clear this place."George bowed and left. He quickly found Patricia in the hallway."Patricia.""George," Patricia answered. "What do I owe this...-""This is nothing. The king asked me to tell you to come and clear his chamber." George said.Patricia smirked. "I was already on my way there, somehow I just knew that he needed me.""Are you also in love with the king?" George asked directly. Patricia stuttered a little at his bravery and courage. How could he ask such a question so
The year that passed was the swiftest one for Diana. Working with the main office and returning to care for her child made her day very full of activities and she never had a dull moment. The only time she had nothing to do was when she was asleep.Diana took her son to the nanny's home where most working mothers kept their children when going to work. The nanny loved Coco because he was a calm child, he didn't make noise or trouble her as the other children did. Coco would stay in the same position he was kept and if he moved, he would just move a little.Diana was late this particular day. She was so stressed that she had woken up late. She still hurried to prepare and took her son to the nanny's home."Why Diana, you happen to be so late today. Are you still going to make it to work?" The nanny asked. "You might as well just join us today."Diana chuckled lightly. "Not at all nana, I have to go still. I might as well come in late from work." The nanny nodded in understanding. "I u
The news spread all across town. There was found among the king's servants, a traitor who shall be killed by noon.Everyone felt bad for the scapegoat, at the same time they couldn't help but mock his stupidity. Who in their right mind would go against Calhoun? Calhoun had always been scary, but in the past year, he had grown into something worse than scary. He wasn't just scary, he was a scare in itself.The murmurings across the town were loud enough to reach the castle's ears. Calhoun did not bother. He couldn't help but think about who decided to save his kingdom."Look at it this way, my king." George began. "They just saved themselves. They must think we are the regular werewolf type.""That will be highly impossible, considering that their spy was an insider." Calhoun refuted. "They do know what they are up against. We, however, do not know what we are up against.""We just have an edge because we are werewolves and we adapt." Calhoun finished. He sipped his wine and closed hi
Madeline's smile was a victorious one. The moment the arrow pierced into his skin and she could see that the area where the arrow stayed was beginning to tint a red color. She sent a mocking glance to George who was frantic. What was going to happen next?Calhoun simply looked down at the arrow, he placed his hand on the stick and pulled it out. The wound closed up and it stopped bleeding. Madeline's smile faltered on her face. Not just that it faltered, but it also began to shake terribly. Calhoun wasn't staring at her. He was concerned about the people who were gathered around him. "Guards, ensure that the people return to their homes. We have a battle to fight." Calhoun announced. The people began to complain and cry out. Calhoun's earlier concern began to morph into anger and he growled loudly. They quietened instantly."Return to your houses!" He commanded. The villagers began to scurry around, each one trying to find their family members so they could return home."George, take
The following morning when Diana woke up, she felt more energetic than she had felt the past few days. Perhaps it was because of the marriage and she felt more at peace. She smiled and rolled to the side, expecting to see Calhoun but she was met with an empty bed."Great, the first morning as a married couple and he's not even here." She murmured. "I don't even know what and what not to expect from this man!"She heard a knock on the outer door and she had to instantly pull herself together, knowing that Calhoun would not knock on his door. She got up and picked a robe from the door to cover herself up first.Then she walked to the door and opened it. A new and unfamiliar face smiled at her. The lady looked so pleased to see her and her smile was too nice. Diana just had to smile back for the sake of her sanity. She felt like some sort of celebrity who was before their favourite fan."Good morning, my lady!" She greeted me enthusiastically. "I brought you breakfast. Well, it was Alpha
Diana was pleased too and she smiled. She came close to them and leaned into Calhoun's arms. Coco stretched his hands to her and she took her head closer."I think he wants to be carried," Calhoun said.Diana shook her head. "He wants to hug me." As she finished her words, Coco's arms went round her neck and he rested his head on her face. Diana giggled and so did Coco. Calhoun watched the scene before him and his smile became wider."Darling, let's go and prepare for the banquet," Calhoun said. "Time is not on our side.""Come on, who would judge if we arrived late?" Diana asked.Calhoun did not want her to notice the decrease in the number of servants. He had already begun his agenda to slay all of them and nothing was stopping him.He allowed her to do what she pleased for the next few hours until she was ready to dress up. Calhoun offered to dress Coco and he dressed him in a matching tuxedo he had gotten after he had seen the one which Diana got for him. Coco wore a mini robe ov
Julitta could not withstand Diana's glares and every time she tried to raise the topic, Calhoun always changed the subject to something unrelated.Diana noticed this as well but she assumed Calhoun was doing it to make her feel better about the report.When Calhoun left to check on Elizabeth in the clinic, Julitta used the opportunity to go and see Diana in their chamber. When she knocked, Diana came to answer the door and seeing it was her, she made to close it but Julitta grabbed her hand quickly."Let go, Julitta!" Diana snapped. "Will you also make advances at me?"Julitta was surprised by the allegations. Make advances at her? She was straight!"What? No! I won't ever do that, it's gross.""But it's not gross to make advances at Calhoun," Diana murmured.Julitta hadn't heard what she said and just held onto her more firmly. "Look, Diana, I only came to confess."Diana gasped softly. She knew it was true, she believed Calhoun but somewhere, she just wanted to hear Julitta deny it
"Hi," Elizabeth said softly. "Can I sit here?"Julitta did not respond to her and only kept slipping stones into the small pond."I can understand how you feel about this issue. Diana told me that you had been with her even before Coco was born. I told her that that was very wonderful and that I would be thrilled if I watched her grow another baby in her belly and birth her."Julitta scoffed silently."I understand that maybe I'm not the best person you'd want to speak to, right now. But I will also tell you something else.""Diana always spoke about you while I did your make-up. Oh, if Julitta was here... She would do this and that and somewhere, I got jealous-""Was that why you chose to steal the child's affection from me?" Julitta snapped."Steal is such a strong word, don't you think?" Elizabeth asked, cocking her head to the side. "Look, when I met Diana, I didn't know she had a child. I assumed she was just a young woman, probably engaged or newly married and she wanted to gain
Everywhere was silent. Would Diana say no to Calhoun? Could she say no? And for the first time in his life, Calhoun felt anxious, somewhat scared of what would happen in the next second. He looked up expectantly at Diana and when she shook her head slowly, his eyes showed the fears he had.Diana saw them and she truly realized that Calhoun was deeply and madly in love with her. If she said no, he could go on a killing spree and then if she came back to say yes to him, he would never believe it was out of love.She took out her left hand and raised it to him. Calhoun let out a breath he didn't know he was holding and he slipped the ring onto her finger."It's not like I have a choice though," Diana said. "But even if I did, I would still choose to marry you."Calhoun chuckled and stood to his feet. He still held her hands in his and he raised it to the crowd."Behold, the future queen of Wisteria!" He announced. "And my wife."Diana leaned into him, fighting the grin that wanted to spr
Diana lay in bed, trying to fall asleep. She had bathed her baby and dressed him in a cosy manner. She cuddled him under the duvet and tried to sleep.Just when she felt like sleep was coming, she heard a soft knock on the door. She ignored it and the knock persisted."Calhoun, go away. I don't want to see you." Diana muttered."My lady? It's not King Calhoun. It's just me." The soft voice came. "Someone is here to meet you, a lady from the antique store. I was wondering if you asked her to come.""Ugh. What is Elizabeth doing here? I thought I asked her not to show up.""My lady? Did you say something?""Yeah... Um, no. Um..." Diana rubbed her sleepy head. "Tell her to come."Then she wondered how the maid had easily found her in the room. Did Calhoun know where she was and sent the maid to her? If Calhoun knew, could he not even show up at least, to show her that he cared and did not mean any of what he said? After a while, Elizabeth arrived at the room with the maid. Diana had a
Diana had expected to find more bodies but was surprised to find none. It was just that which belonged to that one servant. She held her chest as if she could calm her raging heartbeat by rubbing her chest.Calhoun was behind her instantly and when he peeked over her shoulder to see what had got her screaming, he chuckled. Diana was such a scaredy pants. How can she be so afraid of a dead body?"Diana...""Don't you dare to mock me, Calhoun?" She warned. Calhoun raised his hands in surrender. "What happened?""I was just rounding the corner when the body fell at my feet," Diana replied. She was still shaken up by the sight."Calm down, darling. I'm sure it was just a prank that went too Extreme. I'll just ask around the servants and find out who has done it." Calhoun said.Diana nodded severally. As Calhoun took a step forward, she grabbed his shirt in a tight fist and held onto him. She did not trust him to leave without her. What if suddenly all the other servants in the castle bega
The preparation for the banquet was going too well. Calhoun had been extra nice to his servants that they all began to fear. Diana also noticed his unusual kindness to them and she wanted to ask about it, but then she noticed that Calhoun had kept to his part of the deal and wasn't always falling around her like he used to. Somewhere, she missed him. She missed his attention and she wanted to ask about it. But she also did not want to pass off as the loser of the bet. Was it that important anyway? Was it a bit more important than she and Calhoun having the best times of their lives?She walked around the castle, watching the servants go about their usual duties, fervently. She enjoyed the way they did their designs and occasionally she had something to input. And when she did, she would notice Calhoun observing from the side and if their eyes met, he would offer her a charming smile of approval.That was it, it was three days already and the full moon was the following night. She c
Calhoun was in disbelief as he realized that the werewolf he had tried to kill was Julitta, his woman's closest friend. The thought of Diana's potential hatred towards him had he succeeded in killing Julitta weighed heavily on his mind. He couldn't help but imagine the repercussions of his actions and the impact it would have on his relationship with Diana. The guilt he felt for even attempting to harm someone she cared about was overwhelming. As he processed the situation, Calhoun couldn't help but feel grateful that he had not succeeded in his attempt to kill Julitta. He knew that the consequences of his actions would have been far worse than the guilt he currently felt.Diana was equally surprised and then she remembered that Calhoun had fed Julitta with the potion that was to turn her into a werewolf. As the realization dawned on her, she slowly stared at Calhoun who held an expression that displayed the confusion that seemed to match the one on her face."You remember too, rig