Riella stormed out of the house with a silent aura around her. Martha trailing behind her with a bag. Earlier she had told Martha to come with her and bring the things she needed because she wasn't going to step back here as long as she lived.She had given her father her warning as they wept over Grace's dead body.Now in the car, Riella grabbed her steering wheel thinking as Martha spoke,"Where am I going to go now, Gabriella?" She said as Riella turned to her and smiled,"Home with me. All my life, you have looked after me like a mum would especially after Edwards took my mum from me. And seeing the disrespect you were being treated there, made me realize how awful those people could be. I don't want you there anymore. So you will be coming with me." She said as Martha nodded her head trying to wrap her head around everything."What about the cops? Won't they come for you?" She said a bit fearful. She knew that Gabriella now was not the same sweet innocent girl she knew and she wa
The ride home was silent, Maya wanted to know what was going on, but she knew that she would not be able to get anything from the now mute Riella and they had another factor to consider, Martha was here.Sure she loves Martha, but was taking her away really advisable? Olive wouldn’t bully their maids like she did to them, but she also knew that Riella had come through for her when she was being bullied by Olive and she would be a hypocrite if she had anything negative to say.The day kept getting weirder with the impromptu rain and Gabriella missing five minutes of her time. She last checked the time at 5:35 pm just to see it switch to 5:40 pm and she barely blinked. She didn't even know how she would be able to read a digital clock wrongly, but that was something to ponder on later.Parking the car at the house, she helped Riella to get down as she instructed some maids to accompany Martha to a furnished room."Riella we have reached home. Are you alright now?" She asked as Riella l
Dinner that day was very awkward, Riella introduced Martha to everyone and Luther promised to set her up in her countryside as Martha expressed interest in going back there. The only reason she had come to the city was to look for a job and now, that she had no job, she needed to head back to her roots.Riella and Maya promised to visit her often once she settled down, aside from that, there was no conversation about anything else.It was clear to Luther that Cyrus and Koel were trying to have a conversation with Riella but she kept shutting it down."Have you people made your mind up about what we discussed?" He decided to ask as no one seemed to be talking about it anymore.His question made everyone stop eating except for Martha who seemed like she had missed something.Maya smiled at her awkwardly and Martha smiled back as Riella spoke,"We decided to find another way to do it. Andrew says that it's possible but difficult so we are leaving that solution for last in case nothing el
Maya was able to convince Shannon that she was ready to do what she wanted. Shannon was a bit suspicious and didn't quite believe her until Riella broke down and said,"I had my heat, about a month ago, and Cyrus...my mate was there. He didn't choose me. He was still in love with Clarissa, his dead girlfriend and I knew then, that I wasn't going to ever win his heart. How could I compete with a dead person." She said wiping her tears slowly hoping to earn a bit of sympathy from Shannon.The fact that Riella didn't sleep with anyone on her heat made her grandmother happy because that was one way to unleash her power."Oh Riella I am so sorry. I know how it hurts, to be rejected by your mate. This time I'll take care of you I promise." Shannon said pulling her into a hug as Riella hugged her back, a small smile on her lips.Sure she didn't lie completely and her feelings were realistic but using this to her advantage made her feel like the devil herself.Was this what being diabolical f
Everything is going as it should be so don’t worry about it. I'm just borrowing your power” Shannon said with a sinister grin.“Don't you know that any injury made by this legendary knife kills any supernatural being? That's one of the fallbacks." Shannon revealed with eyes glistening with greed.Riella shuddered at the revelation.Shannon had deliberately kept this information from her knowing fully well that she would never have agreed to it if this sort of thing came to revelation.She realized that it was time to stop wishing she would be able to get Shannon on her side where she would change.Angrily she stood up and wrapped her injury with a piece of fabric she tore from her clothes. Panting heavily and shaking, she powered a force from within, and this time, effortlessly she threw Shannon against the wall with a slight movement of her hand."I'm sorry it had to be this way, I thought that we would be able to settle this peacefully," Gabriella said reaching for the knife as she
Maya handed the knife to Andrew who took it and examined it."Oh yes! This is the knife. It’s really still in existence” Andrew muttered as he examined the knife in amusement.Coming back to reality, he looked up and asked “She gave it to you? Where is she?" He asked as Maya wiped the tears threatening to fall from her eyes."Back there. Where I left her to battle a mad woman all by herself." She explained bitterly having no control over her tears now.Unexpectedly, the door burst open and the Reign brothers walked in."What's happening? You look distressed." Koel said walking over to Maya who collapsed in his arms and said,"We need to save Riella, She is with Shannon. Her grandma wanted to kill you guys so she is out there fighting” Her claws dig deep into Koel’s strong arms.“ I have the location… Take my phone." She let go of him and reached for her phone, handing it to Cyrus who looked frightened."How long ago was this?" Luther asked worried as well as Maya replied,"Almost an
Riella woke up on a comfortable bed instead of the hard floor as she sat upright, trying to remember what had happened. The last thing she remembered was Shannon and she didn't want to find out that Shannon had taken her captive.But to her immense relief, she saw familiar faces, three Reign brothers seated across her room watching her. This vaguely gave her the feel of Deja vu."I feel like I'm going to be r*ped !" She muttered teasingly catching the brothers unaware and they couldn’t control their laughter."You are not going to ever let that go are you?" Luther said as Riella shook her head and winced."God I feel like I have been hit by a freight train. I guess everything is over now, Shannon is gone right ?!" She asked as Cyrus replied,"You made sure of it. Burning her alive? That's crazy… or maybe you’re crazier." He said with amusement.Riella smiled, sheepishly happy that she was receiving praise from her mate. It made her feel content and wanted for a while and she needed th
Things settled down quite well a month later as Riella and Cyrus were still trying to find their footing even though they were mates. Luther’s divorce on the other hand had gone amicably well and the polymarriage contract has been annulled. it did cook up a storm among the public for a while but it all ended when Cyrus made his announcement about Gabriella being his mate.Another thing that took place was Grace Edward's burial who was rumored to have died from a heart attack and was buried with a private ceremony.Gabriella didn't bother attending knowing that she didn't want to see them after what they’d done to her.On that same day, she requested for Shannon’s ashes that Koel had gone back to pack up at the scene of their fight. Even if she did that to protect the Reign brothers, Amera was still a family. With that, she cremated it, making peace with herself.And today seems to be like any normal day after their turbulent days. Maya was talking excitedly with Riella while the br
EpilogueTwo Years LaterNicole pulled up to the family mansion, in his car.He brought out a basket filled with assorted snacks and drinks before making his way to the house.When he got there, he rang the doorbell he could hear the commotion from inside the house, the laughter, and screams of the little ones as Gabriella opened the door and grinned when she saw him."Hey, you came." She said as Nicole nodded his head."Yes, Is Luther around? He did invite me?." He said gently as Riella pulled him into a hug."I wasn't sure you would come seeing as you avoided everyone for years and he wanted you here. You deserved a second chance. You earned it." She said as she stepped aside to let him step in. Cyrus smiled from where he was."So Nicole finally decided to return. Where the hell is Luther!" He said raising his drink as Luther stepped out from the room carrying a girl in his hands he saw Nicole and smiled at him."Come in, stop acting like you are a stranger," Riella said as she led
Separating from the hug, Cyrus smiled heartily at Koel;“ You are going to be a great father, I just know it." "I should probably go in and see her now. She must be nervous thinking I don't want this with her," he said as Cyrus nodded his head."You go do that. I'll be here and call Andrew to tell him the good news so that he can tell Cyrus and Riella. At least Riella would stop panicking over it." He said as they separated and went their different ways.Koel knocked on the door and waited for Maya to tell him to come in before he did.He closed the door behind him gently as he turned to face Maya who was looking out the window playing absentmindedly with the hems of her dress."You look better than before. Guess we have the doctor to thank for that." He said trying to make a joke but it fell flat as the air was tense between them.Koel didn't know how to break it or what to say to make it feel better. He didn't know what Maya was thinking. What if she didn't want a baby and hated hi
"Then we need to check up on her. I'm fine. They need you, go ahead." Luther said as Andrew hesitated. He thought that he saw Silas slash Luther with the knife but maybe he saw it wrong.Shaking his head, he went ahead to help Riella who had lost consciousness from forcing herself into her first shift and they carried her inside her bedroom to rest.Everyone left Cyrus alone with her knowing that it was what they wanted now. Maya was sobbing uncontrollably wishing that someone would have a remedy for this. Riella didn't have to suffer for this as well, she had suffered long enough and she didn't even get to have her happy ending.Luther was in his study room, getting ready for the worst, his wound was working more slowly compared to Riella who got hurt three times with the knife while he only got hurt once. The legendary knife killed their mighty father so he was sure that he and Gabriella wouldn’t survive it.For the next few days, there was a gloomy look on everyone and the house w
"I am so sorry that I made you feel like I didn't care about you. That was never in the plan at all." He said kissing her forehead Maya looked up at him and said, "It's okay, don't worry about it. You treated me well enough taking me out, caring for me, you made me believe that I was worth something." She said as Koel frowned not liking the way she was talking bad about herself. "You are worth something to me. Don't you ever think that there is nothing about you that is worth something to anyone? Anyone who can't see the value of you is blind." He stated as Maya laughed softly, shaking her head. "Thank you for trying to make me feel better about myself. It worked." She said. "I was telling you the truth, not trying to make you feel better about yourself. Why won't you believe me?" He asked as Maya looked down. "Maybe because you never did sleep with me. You didn't seem interested in me." She joked as Koel froze. "Is that what you think? I thought that you would beat the hell out
"Let's listen to him for now, he seems to have a plan. That's something. We don't need to forgive him." Koel said to Cyrus as Luther looked on to Cyrus who nodded his head."Very well, tell us this plan of yours and what you think will happen. Is it capable of working? We don't have any men again on our side that will help us fight this battle against Silas." He said as Luther cut in,"Leave that to me. Since I was able to show my loyalty to Silas, he made me his partner and that means 50/50 in anything we are doing. Nothing can happen without me also having to agree on it so if you ask for some wolves to come, all I do is not sign it and none of them will come. Just focus on getting to Silas while we cause a distraction." He said as they agreed to this plan."Alright, we are going to go along with what you have planned. But this doesn't change the fact that we hate you for what you did and we are probably never going to forgive you anytime soon." Koel said as Luther shrugged his shou
“So where did you want to take me?" Silas asked as Luther was driving on the road."It's a secret, I would like to show you in person. Tell me more about this red moon. What is happening then?" He asked as Silas replied,"Oh well, the red moon is like a thing that affects witches. That is the day they lose their powers, it occurs only once every 100 years and it's supposed to happen tomorrow night. So that is when I want to carry out the sacrifice knowing fully well she will be powerless." He said as Luther resisted the urge to throw up."That's wonderful." He said instead."Of course it is, but don't worry, like I said, I'll make sure that you will be free from the curse before I kill her completely. You have proven your worth to me and I am very happy that I have you on my side. I know you won't disappoint me. Not like your brothers did." He said and Luther gave him a fake smile before parking the car in front of a cemetery."We have arrived," Luther announced as he got down from th
Andrew paced around in the hallway, not being able to calm down after seeing Riella in that position. He could not help but wonder how Luther could remain so calm and focused. He wasn't even able to pick up anything from him which shows he was angry as well. He just took it in stride and acted like it didn't affect him.He needed to get to Riella but he knew with Silas there, he won't be able to get close. Hopefully, Luther would take care of this and cause some sort of distraction for him to get to her.Meanwhile, Luther was furious when he saw Riella in a pool of her blood, looking weak as Silas was seated cleaning his hands with a bloodied handkerchief. He almost lost control seeing her like that but thankfully he wrapped it under bits and remained composed as he spoke to Silas."I wasn't aware that the property could be beaten up. If I had known, I wouldn't have tried so hard to make sure she remained unscathed. She does have a potty mouth I always wanted to fix." He said walking
After Luther left Riella with his father, he knew that Silas would do nothing more than taunt and make fun of her. That was acceptable. She would live through it, so he made his way to Andrew who was stuck in his room writing something in his journal."I didn't expect to see you here after the falling out we had earlier." He said as Luther sighed,"You know how it is. You are the only one I can depend on to help me." He said as Andrew pushed the journal aside and stood up."I guess you delivered Riella to your father then." He said with a grunt.Walking to a chair, Luther gave a nod as he sat down, wincing at the pain from his scars which Andrew noticed."Did you get injured?" He asked, walking closer.Andrew removed his jacket to see that his entire back was covered in claw marks."I didn't shift during the fight so I got hit hard by Maya and my brothers. Guess they were bent on ripping me apart." He said bitterly, his wince was interrupted by Andrew who pressed on the wounds."You a
As soon as they got home, Andrew was already on standby to help his master out of the car but when he opened the door, Silas shunned him and stormed inside leaving them on the spot."What happened?" Andrew Asked quietly as Luther wanted to respond when Silas yelled at him to get inside the mansion instantly."I'll tell you later" He promised and Andrew nodded his head then followed him back into the house to play mediator if need be.Silas was pacing around muttering to himself as they got in."You called for me?" Luther said calmly not betraying the expression on his face as Silas stopped pacing around and looked at him."Yes, I did. It's time I moved onto plan B." He said.Luther cocked his head to the side puzzled."I'm afraid I'm unfamiliar with what that means since you refused to tell me anything in the first place." He said.Silas glared at him before saying,"I need you to go and get that Rena girl here. I'm sure you know where they are. Take some troops, a lot of wolves to ov