Andrew made his way to the room carrying the newspaper and a tray containing Luther's favorite drink. Luther was seated in his usual position by the window watching the view as Andrew arranged the drink on the table and served him a cup."I will be needing your expertise on something. I'm hoping that you will keep this away from my older brothers?" He said as Andrew glanced at him briefly before he turned his attention to the drink he was pouring."I'm to serve the three of you, sir. I will do my best to not give a straightforward answer to them if confronted. What do you need my help with?" He said. This was as close as he could get to Andrew's promise to keep things silent for now."I need you to dig up things about Gabriella. Things that mattered to her, her likes, dislikes, any competition?!. I need to know what she did from the day she was born till yesterday if that's possible." He said as Andrew paused."I don't think that's what I meant by trying to break the curse, knowing tho
"Where the hell were you?" Luther spoke as Koel and Gabriella walked into the house laughing at something funny that Koel had said but then she immediately froze realizing her situation. Cyrus was around as well, sipping something and watching the both of them as if he were trying to decipher something."Calm down Luther. No need to get your skivvies up in a bunch. We just went out for breakfast." Koel spoke standing in front of her to shield her from the looks as Luther raised an eyebrow at him wondering what had changed between them since Koel was acting as her bodyguard or the fact that Gabriella seemed more at ease with him but on guard with them.A part of him was jealous that his wife would prefer to be herself around someone else that wasn't him but he buried that part of him quickly before it could take root. She’s no different than any of his women anyway.He wasn't going to let his emotions rule him."For TEN hours? It's 6 in the evening. the guards informed me that you both
“I see this is your weak attempt to make us eat breakfast with the RENA, is that right?" Cyrus said, earning Andrew’s full attention.Andrew hesitated before he turned around, he should have known that Cyrus would not be easy to fool. All he had to do now was hope that Cyrus would agree to it."I believe that's a good start for any improvement to occur between the three of you and the said RENA. I'm hoping that you would give this a thought before dismissing it." He said as Cyrus shook his head,"I am not playing such games with you. I will not waste my time on such frivolous activities. I have a busy day ahead of me" He said shutting him down as Andrew gave a nod knowing that was the end of the story.Meanwhile, Koel who was heading to the kitchen for some light breakfast overheard the both of them talking as he redirected his steps and went into the room."What's going on here?" He asked as Cyrus replied,"Nothing to worry yourself about. I am simply not engaging in any childish act
“I'll meet you by ten. Don't be late. Love you." Kyle glanced at his phone rereading the last text message that he had gotten from his girlfriend late at night. They had spent the entire day together but she hasn't brought this up until now. He figured this was indeed a spur of the moment.She had asked him for a meetup and she wanted to do so in a park. He was quite concerned about it but didn't say anything and agreed to it. And now he was waiting and it was currently 10:45 am and Olive was nowhere to be found. Had she forgotten about their meetup or had something come up? If that was the case, then she should have sent him a message instead of being radio silent. Kyle was waiting at the park for his girlfriend Olive. He was very grateful to have someone as passionate and kind as she. He always thought about what would have been his fate if she hadn't informed him about her step-sister's curse.Anger coursed through his body every time he remembered that Gabriella had almost succe
Koel was resting in the serenity of his balcony with a bottle of wine by the side and his iPad on his thighs, sorting his analysis and predictions to pass time when he was disrupted by the sound of a car crashing loudly through the driveway. He raised his head from the phone and let out a frustrated sigh.Gabriella was walking briskly from Luther who came out of the car."Gabriella come back here this instant." He ordered as she yelled."Piss off already." Koel was taken aback as he glanced at his wristwatch. It was six pm. What could have happened in this few hours for them to hate each other like this.He walked towards Gabriella and held her as she turned to look at him."What happened?!!" He asked as she wanted to speak but Luther arrives so she shut her mouth as Koel glared at his brother."Why don't I take care of her and you go somewhere else. I'm sure that she doesn't want to see you now." He said as Luther spoke,"Don't try to interfere in my wife's and I issue.""Maybe you h
Seated across from each other in the fine restaurant, Koel spoke;“I was just simply reminiscing on how lucky I am to be with you this fine afternoon." He said reaching for her hand as he pecked her and she blushed."Oh Koel, you are such a a flirt. I'm happy spending time with you as well." She said as the waitress made her appearance."Good morning, my name is Julie and I'll be your waitress for today. May I have your orders?" She said as Koel looked up and saw that it was one of the waitresses that was gossiping earlier.He flashed her and quickly gave her his order as well as Olive and Julie jotted it down before heading off to carry out their meals."So...we should first discuss business before pleasure. You Said you had news for me concerning Gabriella." He said as Olive nodded her head slowly."Yes, I did indeed say that didn't I? Well, I was just being considerate but I am worried about your brother Luther and also that ridiculous rumor that has spread around about Gabriella b
Luther was in his office when the door opened and his P.A., Rose entered inside carrying the scripts that he had asked for earlier."Everything you asked for is here. Is there anything else that you would like me to do for you, sir?" She said as Luther shook his head."No everything is okay for now. Thank you." He said as Rose beamed at him."Alright, sir. Also, Mr Nicole wants to see you. He is outside. Should I send him right in?" She asked as Luther looked up from what he was doing. There was no way his Best friend was already back from the States."Yes, absolutely. Cancel all calls and appointments that might come in until he is gone." He said as Rose nodded her head with his orders and left the room.He had barely managed to tidy up the dirty table and make it look more presentable when the door opened and Nicole walked in with a grin on his face.Nicole Walkers, the fourth most sought man in the city, rich as hell, and best friends with Luther Reigns, the third most sought man.
Clarissa woke up again and saw that she was in an unfamiliar place. She didn't know how long she had been out but she was certain that it had been more than a day now. She looked around and saw that she had been deposited in a room and was tied to the chair she was sitting on.Her stomach rumbled informing her that she hadn't eaten anything in a while now.She struggled with the changes but it didn't seem to budge, all she could do was wait for her kidnapper to make an appearance. Hopefully, she would be able to reason with him.Just then the door opened as the man who had kidnapped her, the one she saw driving walked inside the room with a tray in his hands."Finally, you are awake. I thought you wouldn't wake up again." He said dropping the tray on the table before making his way towards where she was tied as she struggled with the chains once more."Don't bother. It's not going to miraculously get lost. And you're just hurting yourself at this point. Get comfortable because you are
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