She cuddled Coco to her chest, feeling all the fright in the world. Now as much as she wanted to go out and fight, she also wanted to keep a low profile. The soft knocks continued for a long time until it was almost midnight, then it stopped.Diana's eyes were wide open and she wasn't in any mood at all. She got up when she noticed the knock hadn't resounded for another two minutes. She walked slowly to the door again. Right as she stood there, she heard a loud banging on her door and she jolted in fright, almost dropping her baby. Diana barely managed not to gasp aloud. After the loud bang, she saw a white envelope slip under her door and she heard the sound of footsteps leaving her door. The sound got more and more distant until it faded away completely. Diana exhaled sharply. She used her foot to touch the letter and it remained in the same position. She stepped on it and it didn't move. She bent down to pick it up. As soon as she picked it up, she felt a cold breeze pierce throu
Yolanda smirked at Diana's rage. She loved that she could easily rile the woman up. She was the only female commander and she was next in line to the chief commander, Jasyn. She had been very excited when she was given the position, she felt it would be easier to gain his attention in that position but the man proved to be very concerned about Eugene's matters and every other thing about Fraco. Jasyn would never even spare her a second glance, but he did spare her first glances and that was way more than he had done to everyone else. She was also the closest to him so when she heard they were recruiting another female soldier who Eugene had put in so many good words for, she had to hurry and see for herself, what kind of woman she was that the governor himself would suggest to the army.She saw Diana as a threat to her position and she didn't like it one bit. She didn't like the fact that Diana was not only pretty but had also gained the height she had always wanted.She also heard t
"Yolanda!" Jasyn scolded with an exasperated sigh. "How can you say such ambiguous words about the governor?!"Yolanda stuttered. "I... I didn't mean it that way. I didn't mean to say it, it just came out.""Words like that don't just come out, Yolanda," Jasyn argued. "Do you think you are above punishment? Or do you think I allow you to come close to me just because I'm stupid?! Huh?!""No.. no, I never said that Jasyn-""Call me commander!" Jasyn bellowed. "Imagine that someone else had heard of it!"Yolanda shuddered. She wanted to jump out of the car or crawl into a hole. But most especially, she wanted to curse Diana or strangle her to death. And she was going to do that, right after she had found a way to appease Jasyn."You are going to confess to Eugene and apologize," Jason ordered. After speaking, he turned to face the other window, a silent signal that his words were final and there was no going back. Yolanda was more than embarrassed."To Eugene?" Diana inquired. "I doubt
Jasyn stared at the scene before him, having multiple thoughts on what to do and how to react. Here he was, thinking of ways to impress the woman not knowing that the governor was actually with her, just like Yolanda had said."Yolanda was right?" He whispered under his breath."Don't be stupid, Jasyn." Diana scolded. "Eugene is just surprised and a little morbid that someone as insignificant as I am dared to challenge him. He is trying to intimidate me with his size but apparently, I can't be intimidated."Jasyn began to calm down. His wolf was almost coming out, he didn't know why he was already feeling possessive over Diana. She had zero interest in him."Your face." He said. Diana touched it, feeling that the wound had been covered. She couldn't scratch herself before the men. "Hm, I guess the last one I applied still works." She said, "That being said, Eugene, thank you for the enlightenment. It was so good having this discussion with you."Eugene nodded. "Thank you, Diana." He
Felix was surprised as well. He knew that something was off about the people who came out to riot. The people of Wisteria never rioted against their king, no matter what was happening. Yet he had advised Calhoun to come out and see them. He began to rethink his decision to take the position of the king's right-hand man."Nonsense," Calhoun muttered. "It's your place and you must remain there."Felix nodded slowly, although he was still a little afraid of the outcome of the war that was about to break out."Is Yara so much of a fool that he can't also keep his word? It's not the full moon yet and he has come to war." Calhoun announced. "Go back and tell him that I, Calhoun Montego, dared him to fight me face to face if he is wolf enough."Felix gasped. As much as Calhoun was going to win in the end, Yara was going to be a tough enemy to handle. He failed to see the wisdom in Calhoun's confrontation."My lord, I don't think that is a good idea," Felix said, stuttering. "Perhaps we shoul
Diana had faced off with all the strongest soldiers and she beat them all. It was time to face Yolanda after which she would face Theodore."Those soldiers you beat are weak," Yolanda whispered. "I'm not your regular soldier.""Cute," Diana replied.Yolanda smirked. She started by attacking. Diana was on defense, allowing Yolanda to exhaust her strength."I know what you're doing." Yolanda panted. "Let me just say, it doesn't work on me.""Jasyn has given me some special drugs that allow me to fight for hours without feeling exhausted.""Cute," Diana replied again.Yolanda hated that her words were not able to rile Diana up. She needed to do something to break her confidence."You know, your son might just expect you to lose and return to cuddle him to sleep," Yolanda said. "Only that mommy will be coming home shamefully because she was beaten sore by her fellow woman."Diana stared back at her calmly, not responding to her. She saw through Yolanda's plan and the only reason she was
Jasyn stared at Julitta. Stole one of his guns? He couldn't ever believe it. Julitta had been one of his favorite soldiers, all she ever did were things that could encourage others. Hearing that she had stolen something was worse than seeing her do it. Well because he could scold her and cover her shame before the others. But hearing it meant that she had been caught doing it or after she had done it."Julitta?" Jasyn called. "What's going on?""Sir, I wanted to show the new comrade what type of guns we use in the army and I opened my drawer to find so many other guns there," Julitta explained. "I swear, I had nothing to do with it.""Lies!" The lady yelled again. "She stole the guns and hid them there. She must have put up the surprised expression because she wanted to deceive the comrade." "Or perhaps they are cohorts." Another one chipped in.Jasyn stared at Julitta. He didn't know yet that Diana was standing behind him."Isn't it a shame?" Diana asked. "You all brought your comra
Diana badly struck a point they could not refute. Yolanda stuttered for a few seconds. What was she going to say to free herself? Truthfully she had taken the guns but she could not admit that to Jasyn. At least not in front of everyone. Maybe she could when she was alone with Jasyn and she knew she could try and salvage the situation, plead with him, cajole and coerce him in case he refused to be cajoled, to forgive her."Yolanda." Jasyn sighed. "Theo, take care of these three. Julitta, you may return to your dorm.""Yes, commander." Julitta saluted and left. Theodore took Alita, Itzel, and Alva with him. Jasyn looked from Yolanda to Diana. Whereas Diana was confident and laid-back even in her expression, Yolanda was almost white. She was so afraid that she began to turn white.Jasyn already knew who was at fault and he wanted to punish her, at least to prove to Diana that he was a just man. But somehow his guts told him that Diana didn't care about the outcome of the matter, she wa
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