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
Calhoun waited till it was midnight before going to check the dungeon. On his way, he met Thomas coming out of his room. Thomas bowed in greeting to him. The man had begun to gain a little weight but he still didn't look like what he did before he was imprisoned."Thomas," Calhoun called. "Come, walk with me."Thomas didn't refute. He followed Calhoun on his journey to the dungeon."You see, being a king is so easy, sometimes I feel like I was born for it," Calhoun said. His face was stoic and cold. Thomas smiled a little."You must enjoy it, my Lord." He commented. Calhoun nodded a little."I would say I want to know what it feels like, but I don't think I could do half as good as you," Thomas said. "Perhaps Diana could be a better leader than I could ever be."Calhoun's stoic face turned more rigid at the mention of Diana's name. It was over a year and a half, getting to two years yet the pain was fresh and new whenever her name was mentioned."I'm sorry for that, my king. I know th
Diana was finally able to breathe in calmly. Coco's body temperature had returned to normal, all on its own. She had been so afraid, she didn't know what to do, she was at crossroads because she wasn't certain her secret could be kept by the military medicals.But just as suddenly as his body had risen in temperature, his body had also cooled in temperature and the boy had stopped crying. "Diana, don't you think it's time to begin to feed him with regular food? The boy seems to suddenly have an appetite." Maggie had said. It was true, after Coco's temperature had calmed down, he fed for so long that Diana had begun to feel dizzy in a way. She couldn't understand why it was that way for him. But she was willing to do anything for the sake of his health."I don't know, baby food isn't all that much of an ideal thing right now," Diana said. "The illness was too strange.""True." Maggie agreed. "But then again, you can still just mash the adult food to soothe his age and you know, it wil
Rahu smirked up at Calhoun who stood on his balcony with the same man he was pretending to be. He morphed back to his original form, startling Patricia. George turned to stare at Calhoun to see his reaction. Calhoun held a bored expression on his face and that irked Rahu."Come down, Calhoun," Rahu said. "If you dare.""You aren't lord over me, King Rahu," Calhoun replied. "You wouldn't give me orders and expect me to obey.""Do you dare to not come down? I will take your slave and have her tonight." Rahu said. Calhoun chuckled darkly."I'm sure she will have a nice time." He said. Patricia was frightened yet enraged. She had expected Calhoun to stop him or at least say something to have him release her. How can he pass off such a comment about her?"I will not!" Patricia immediately refuted.Calhoun sneered. "Even the lady says she will not have a nice time with you, Rahu. You are that despicable to even be rejected by a human lady."Nothing irked the other man more than having Calho
Calhoun trained his soldiers severely. He tested their speed, agility, and strength. He wanted them to only be the best.As their training continued, they gradually began to feel less and less human. Felix, Evander, and George stood by the side, watching them train with Calhoun. Evander felt the pressure put on them. George was indifferent which was suspicious because he always had something to say.Felix however was Calhoun's supporter. The only reason he and Evander were exempted from the strenuous training was that they were ages older than Calhoun and had fought beside his father. They knew the old tactics of battle and that was enough for them.At the end of the first week of their training, there was a lot of difference in even their appearance."Well done my king," Felix said, handing him his robe as usual. Calhoun would only grunt and nod his head. "With this type of training, it is inevitable to win the battle against Yara.""There is no relenting," Calhoun growled. "It's eit
"Oh, it's a popular thing now my king," Felix said, chuckling. "Even their villagers are aware, it's not just the lords." Calhoun scowled terribly. "I thought it was known to be just Wisteria. That was the plan.""Well sorry my king, I bet the people who discussed this thought it wise to inform the remaining species. Also, Yara is of an ancient bloodline of werewolves." Felix explained. "His knowledge about this is inevitable."Calhoun roared and punched his hand into the wall, angered. All the while he had assumed that his reputation was intact, he never knew it was already tarnished by the world."But if they do know that I cannot be killed, why then do they keep trying?" Calhoun wondered. "Aren't they just foolish?""Foolish, perhaps." Felix nodded. "But if Yara ever finds out that there is a way he can harm you, even if it's temporary, don't you think he will do it as quickly as he could?"Calhoun whooshed around and was at his balcony door in an instant, unlocking it. Once he h
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