Diana ignored everyone else. She was focused on the battle at hand, they had lost so many soldiers and some were wounded. People wondered how she was not wounded in the war. Well, truthfully, she had been injured and what saved her was the fact that she was a wolf. She would heal as soon as she got the injury. She was swift and had managed to battle with a dagger against soldiers that held guns.She also did not know why she had become so fast in everything she did. Fifi and Tisha have tried severally to gain her attention but it was either her ignoring them, or it was Yolanda obstructing their aim. Trisha felt very bad.The battle was finally over after two weeks and four days. They returned to their campground, victorious. They had won another battle, with more land to their name. Fraco was big enough, Diana could not understand why Eugene was so particular about gaining more possession. This wasn't the olden and ancient days when kings went to war to take over kingdoms. Even if h
The three weeks that passed since Calhoun woke up were less eventful even for him. The only thing he was now looking forward to was the banquet which he not only wanted to use as a form of celebration for his awakening, but he also wanted to use it to perform a mating ceremony for his clan. It had been a long since his pack had done the mating ceremony. It was just any wolf finding its mate by chance. It had left so many of them unmarried. And now, after the war with the blood pack, they had lost so many wolves and he wanted them to reproduce.He wanted to recount the ones he had lost. He wasn't all that much happy with the fact that he had lost so many wolves.Calhoun discovered that Felix was unable to transform into his wolf form, but pretended not to be bothered by it. However, secretly, he was determined to find out who was responsible for this. His two main suspects were Yara and Simon, but both of them were already deceased.Even though Felix's inability to transform was a maj
George was worried about Patricia. Since he sent her to Calhoun's chamber, he hadn't seen her around again. He was wondering what Calhoun had done with her. He would have also asked him about her but Calhoun beat him to it. This was why he was in Calhoun's room at the moment and he was being questioned about Patricia's whereabouts."I haven't seen her for a while," Calhoun said. "I sent her to find out if the meal which Felix's wife prepared was still available.""She never came back. I figured that perhaps she might have made a detour to your room."George spluttered. "M..m..my room?""Mmhmm." Calhoun hummed, nodding. "I did hear some whispers from the servants. Did you think you could keep it hidden?""My king..." George said, unsure of what to say. He was so surprised that the king had figured his secret out."Come on," Calhoun said. "I made you my friend. Then you fall in love with my slave and you don't tell me.""You know, I wondered why she delayed that night when I was being a
Calhoun took the necklace in his hand and continued his journey to make certain that the decorations were to his taste.Calhoun, being the lord of the castle, took a stroll to the kitchen to ensure that all the maids and servants were busy with their tasks. The upcoming banquet was only two days away and he wanted to make sure that everything was in order. He carefully observed each worker, making sure that they were all focused on their duties.As he walked around the kitchen, he noticed the delicious aromas coming from the pots and pans. The chefs were busy preparing the meals for the banquet, and Calhoun couldn't help but feel excited. He knew that his guests would be more than impressed with the feast that was being prepared.With a sense of satisfaction, Calhoun left the kitchen, confident that everything was under control. He knew that his staff could be capable and dedicated to their work, but they could still choose not to. He couldn't wait for the banquet to begin and for his
Diana was in Eugene's office. She was seated opposite the man, staring into his eyes in an unkind manner. Eugene was starting to feel uncomfortable with her glare. He was wondering what he had done to have her so pissed with him. Did he do something? Did Jasyn do something? Was it Yolanda again? What exactly had gone wrong?"Dear," he began. "What is the matter? You have been staring at me in the same manner for two hours straight and you haven't said a word to me."Diana kept mute, still maintaining the hard glare and ensuring that she didn't back down or reduce the ferociousness of the stare. Eugene was very uncomfortable and it became evident when even his seat could not contain him anymore. He kept itching parts of his body, shifting in his seat, moving left and right. The sight was pleasing to her but she wasn't going to show even as much of a crack in her stoic face. She savored it internally."Dear," he said again. "Speak up, who has offended you? Was it Theodore?"Diana's fa
Perhaps she expected that something would have happened when she turned that way. She hoped that she would have been able to kill him off. Rather than that happening, she could feel as if she was glued to the spot, glaring murderously at him. Eugene acted incognizant of her reaction and simply waved her bye, and he returned to his home. Diana stood there, feeling the cold wind pierce through her skin for a few more minutes.She was finally able to free herself and leave. She took a cab back to the base. From the moment she entered, she went straight to Jasyn's office.They had indeed done the promotion ceremony and she was made a commander just like Jasyn proposed. Julitta was her assistant since she was deserving. They gave her her group who she could command."Jasyn." She called. "We need to talk."Jasyn stared at her, wondering what had come over her. She seemed to be in a state of pure rage. He could see the rage in her eyes. He almost loved the feeling and but he didn't want her
Diana turned rapidly when she heard the voice that read the end of the letter in her hand. "Julitta, don't play like that!" She scolded. "What are you doing here by the way? I thought you wanted to bring a bag for me.""Yeah, I forgot my keys here and I came in to see you engrossed in the letter in your hand. I just had to take a peek." Julitta explained. She bent over and grabbed her keys, dangling them before Diana to prove that she was saying the truth."Who is Calhoun by the way?" She asked. "Is he Coco's father? If he is, did this mean that he is still in love with you?""Still in love with me? You say it as if he has always been in love with me." Diana murmured. "Calhoun is a man of twisted words. Even his thinking is twisted. Everything about him is twisted."Julitta nodded. "Well, we can talk about all of that when we leave here successfully. How about you go and grab Coco while I get the bag?"Diana nodded. "Alright, I'll do just that."This time, Julitta ensured that she le
Diana retained the smirk on her face. From the moment she saw Eugene there, she knew that her leaving would be almost impossible. In reality, she didn't mind. If she wanted to go, she could. And there was nothing either he or Jasyn could do about it.Well, that was for if she wanted to go. She didn't want to go. It was Julitta who wanted her to go. But now that she was refuted by Eugene, she had this sinking feeling that there would be more trouble for her if she stayed here.This was probably the last war she would fight in the Fraco army. After this, the outcome would determine if she would stay in Wisteria or if she would find a more distant country to reside in.Regardless of what it was going to be, she just knew that she couldn't remain in Fraco after this fight. Yes, she would miss Julitta, Tisha, Nana, the nurses, and even Yolanda. But, they weren't enough to keep her there.Maggie's place was only a day's journey from Wisteria so missing her wasn't a reason to stay back in Fr
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