Diana's gaze was locked onto Eugene, she watched every one of his actions. How he took the baby from Julitta and then raised his sword to hit Julitta away from his side. Diana watched wide-eyed as Julitta's flesh tore open and blood gushed out.Somehow seeing Julitta's blood turn the snow red made her satisfied. That was her payment for betraying her."Diana... She's injured, do something!" Calhoun yelled out. Diana refused to listen. She smirked at Julitta's blood as it flowed out. She was satisfied. She turned to glare at Eugene."Diana! Do something!" Calhoun yelled again. "It's Julitta.""So? What if it's Julitta? She betrayed me, handing my child over to Eugene. Why should I save her? She is the one who trusted Eugene and now you're asking me to save her?"Calhoun was bewildered. "Are you out of your mind?""Why do you care?" Diana yelled back. "Are you in love with her? Tell me, Calhoun. Have you been secretly seeing her behind?"Calhoun moved back, feeling a little guilty. Why
Everyone expected that Diana would be killed but their groan at Eugene was surprising. Calhoun wasn't on the ground anymore, he was behind Eugene with a small dagger. After being stabbed, Eugene turned around and whacked Calhoun but was surprised to see that the man did not move at all.When Diana told them about Coco being his child, the curse was completely broken and all his powers that had been locked were easily restored. The sorcerer who had cursed him had finally lost the rest of his powers and Calhoun was the one who gained them.The powers were potent and they healed him immediately, restoring him to his full glory. His eyes opened at the moment when the blast happened and he saw how Eugene hurried to Diana to kill both her and his son. He quickly went to fight. So Coco was his son and not the son of the soldier? How nice.He immediately stabbed Eugene with one of his poison-filled daggers. He knew the wound would close up instantly and the man would feel as if nothing had ha
Felix and Evander saw the pain in her eyes. She was trying hard to not cry. She watched them crawl around in an attempt to get up and she shook her head."The antidote." Felix groaned. "His pocket."Diana walked around George's dead body. She slipped her hand into his pockets and searched until she found the antidote. When she did, she threw it to Felix. She was too tired to do anything and somehow, she wanted to die. Maybe if she died, she would not need to feel the pain of not seeing Calhoun anymore.Previously she had lived knowing that Calhoun was still alive and she could see him whenever she came to Wisteria. But now, she didn't have any such thoughts again. George had stabbed him in the heart and if the powers he possessed could not save him from the attack, how could it heal him?His skin had turned dark and his eyes were colorless, lifeless. Diana refused to shed any tears. She sat beside his body in the snow. Thrice, his blood had touched the snow. Three times he fought, his
A younger version of Calhoun stood before a huge oak tree that sat in the backyard of the castle. He always went there to calm his mind especially when he was taunted by any of his cousins. They were all living in the castle with him and their grandparents.Marjun had just died and all hands were pointing to him. He didn't know how anyone in his right mind would accuse him of killing his grandfather. Everyone saw how close they were and his cousins were jealous of it. He agreed, his mother always warned him to be mindful of how close he was to his grandfather, knowing that jealousy was the mother of all other sins.He never listened. Just this week, a call came for him to visit his grandfather's chamber and when he got in, he saw that the man had been murdered. The man was murdered in the same way he had explained to him that this was the only way he had to be killed for him to die.Calhoun's fears became real that day. Now all his cousins wanted to take over the throne. But during th
Diana had one thought. Where was George on the night Calhoun's parents were murdered? Where had he gone? And how can a human have murdered Joyce? If she was as ruthless as people claimed, was she not supposed to be as strong too? Or was she all bark and no bite?"Felix, how did Calhoun handle the matter?" Diana asked. Evander was feeling left out already. And that was because his father was not the gamma at that time. Calhoun had chosen him as the gamma after the death of the previous one."Well, he didn't do much. At least not to the knowledge of the people. Even my father, Kris, did not know much about his reaction.""The people just got to figure out that Calhoun had killed every servant in the castle."Diana turned to stare at the throne. "Was this always the meeting changer? I did hear him mention one day that he had changed everything here since his parents' death. That true?""Very true, lady Diana," Evander answered. "It came as a huge shock to everyone. The only thing he coul
"What happened?""He called me by your name." She whispered. "He said, Diana, you taste so good." Diana's brows came up surprisingly. Had Calhoun thought that this girl looked like her? Did he think he was with her when he kissed her? She chuckled."Go on.""I felt bad about it, but I told myself that if I could satisfy his urge when he woke up and saw me, he would know that it was me and not you. And even if he gets pissed, one day he would still come to me for the same thing."Diana was amazed at her thinking. Not in a good way. She saw her as a stupid and naive girl. She probably did not know the man she claimed to love so well. If she knew Calhoun as little as she thought, she would know that Calhoun would never call her again."Continue." She urged on.Patricia sighed. They were already walking down the stairs again. Perhaps she could just stylishly lead her to the chamber she wanted to go to. That way, if she was too busy with whatever, she could make her escape instantly."He
Diana turned around severally while she ran but she could not see anything chasing her. Oh, but she knew she was running away from something or someone. The feeling was so strong and it led her to stumble a few times. Luckily, she never fell. And she never stopped running until she arrived at Calhoun's chamber. Soon as she ran in, she pushed the door and locked it, resting on the door. She turned to check the giant wall clock that hung beautifully in his room. It was almost 1 am. She sighed softly, her heart still hammered in her chest. After calming herself, she burst into tears. Why would things not just get better? Why did they always get worse and worse and always worse? "Pretty girls should not cry." Diana turned quickly to find Calhoun seated in his chair as if nothing had happened to him. She stared at him blankly, not knowing what to do or how to react. This was Calhoun, right? And he was sitting before her, right? She could touch him too, right? "C... Cal... Calhoun!"
Calhoun stared up at the woman that was yelling at him nonstop. He signalled for her to keep shut since the child was asleep. Diana was oblivious to his signs as she kept yelling at him."Shut the fuck up, woman!" Calhoun yelled. Diana went silent instantly. "Can you not see that the child is asleep?"Diana glanced at Coco. She returned her gaze to Calhoun. Her eyes darted around and landed on the clock that was on the wall behind Calhoun. It was almost three am. Why did it seem like time was going too quickly?Calhoun stared at the paper in her hand and he had no expressions. "What is in your hand?""Oh, this? It's just some scrap I found in your drawing room." Diana said, crossing her arms over her chest.Calhoun chuckled. "Drawing room? I don't draw." "Oh of course." Diana rolled her eyes. "You don't draw and all these drawings happened to appear in the room beside your chamber.""That room did not belong to me," Calhoun confessed."But you always stopped people from entering ther
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