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