She was a very beautiful woman with a dimpled smile that I knew could brighten people’s day. She was looking at Keanu’s father with love in the picture and he was smiling wildly. Looking at this picture it was hard to believe this was the man that made Keanu’s life a living hell. He looked nothing like Keanu had told me. I looked up at Keanu who had been silently staring at the picture and saw the pain in his eyes.“He never allowed me to see a picture of her, I’ve never seen my own mother” His voice was so low, I strained to hear him. I went into his arms and hugged him and he instantly wrapped his hands around me tightly.I gently patted his back “It’s okay baby. You finally got to see her”He clutched the picture tight in his palm, I heard the sound of it crumpling a bit. He wasn’t letting me go and I gladly held him. “If it’s too much, we can go and continue next time when you’re ready” I spoke gently to him.He slowly let me go and shook his head. “I’m good”He was acting brav
“What the fuck are you talking about?” I asked, my voice coming out harsh and loud.I heard loud gasps around me and the sounds of chairs screeching against the floor as everyone stood up. “Sheila, what are you talking about? Her food is poisoned or you think it might be poisoned?” Eliana asked in a much calmer tone.In the moment of panic, I hadn’t realized that Sheila was trembling in fear. I calmed myself down, dropping the utensils in my hand on the floor, and then I took Sheila’s hand. “Calm down,” I said to her, guiding her to breathe in and out with one of my hands. She followed the movement of my hand, taking in steady breaths and Eliana asked her again.“Why do you think her food is poisoned?” Sheila’s eyes were darting back and forth in the room, looking at everyone staring at her. I took her hands and went out of the dining hall with Eliana. “Talk to me Sheila,” I said, urging her to speak.She started “I was doing my morning duties, cleaning the hallway, then I noticed
Keanu asked some guards to go and fetch Sheila and Imelda and when they were brought, Imelda was roughly pushed to the floor in front of us and quickly, she scrambled to her knees. Again, what is Imelda doing with such a poisonous plant? What did she intend to do with it? She didn’t make eye contact with any of us and only stared at her fingers that were shaking.Everyone around me seemed to be speechless, watching her shake in fear on the floor. I was yet to understand what was going on so I silently watched.“Is this the same poison you saw?” Keanu asked Sheila and she shook her head “No, my lord”“You? What are you doing with this?” Eliana asked Imelda.“Please forgive me my lord” She apologized instead of answering the question.“Why do you have this?” Keanu asked again.But she said nothing, only vibrating on the floor. “Please, I can’t… it’s not… please my lord” she was starting to cry.“You can’t what?” Keanu was trying not to lose his temper, I could tell as he continued flex
I left the dungeon and went back to the castle to wait for Keanu. The castle was still in so much hassle and many eyes were on me as I walked. I didn’t go up to the room because that would only make me think and overthink the situation so instead I tried to locate Eliana or Sheila.I saw Eliana first. With her hands around her belly, she walked up to me as she saw me “Where were you?”“Needed a talk with Imelda. Is Keanu back?”“Not yet” She shook her head. I heard Nabir’s voice from where I stood with Eliana calling the girls to order and to get back to their duties. I looked around for Sheila but she wasn’t amongst the crowd.“Did she talk?” Eliana asked and I returned my gaze to her.“Huh?”“Imelda. Did she say anything to you?” She asked again.“Yes, she did. She is being threatened by some people and that’s why she came to work here” “Threatened? By who? What exactly did she tell you?” Just then I saw Sheila coming out of the hallway and the girls stepped out of her way as she
This was a new day but yesterday’s episode was still weighing heavily on me. Keanu was up and seemed to be writing a letter on the couch opposite the bed. I was deep asleep I didn’t notice when he returned.“Hey babe. What time did you come back?” I asked, still lying in bed.He looked up at me “I got in late at night and you were deep asleep, didn’t want to disturb you. How do you feel?”“Weak and hungry,” I’ve had nothing to eat since yesterday and I can’t believe I’m still scared to eat this morning.“Starting today, your meals will be tasted in your presence before you eat them. Don’t be scared”“Oh that’ll do,” I said, nodding my head.My eyes were still on him as he went back to writing whatever he was writing. He looked like he hadn't had any sleep in days.I sat up “Did you even sleep at all last night?” “I couldn’t sleep, not when you were in this much danger”I sighed and stood up from the bed to sit beside him. He dropped what he was doing and focused on my face.“I unders
The past weeks have been going smoothly and everything seems to be back to normal. I’m not going to lie, I felt more at peace for some reason after Jethro and Amice’s death. Jethro’s family was sent out of the castle after his eldest son was punished for disobeying the curfew. Grace said she never knew Amice was up to something and deeply apologized. I knew it was a crime to try and take out a leader or his mate. But I was expecting Grace to be sad that her granddaughter is dead or better still blame me for the cause of it but that wasn’t the case. Although she was sad about her granddaughter’s death, she made sure to apologize for the shame Amice brought on her and cleared her name and of course, Keanu didn’t hold it against her.Keanu has been traveling a lot within these past few weeks and I haven’t been able to spend quality time with him. Hopefully, he’ll be back today and I can’t wait, I’ve missed him a whole lot.I continued with Eliana at the greenhouse and I must say I’m lear
I woke up in so much pain. I didn’t try to move because I was too weak. Tears filled my eyes, blurring my vision at the amount of pain my body was experiencing. Recalling everything that happened made me scared to look at my body. I can’t remember how I got out of there or how much damage the fire had done to me before I was rescued. I shut my eyes, holding back my tears and pushing back the horrible memories.“Love, don’t cry. You’re going to be okay” I heard Keanu say and I opened my eyes. His thumb wiped away a tear that had escaped from my eyes.“Did you save me?” “Luckily, I got to you on time before the fire could do more” His voice was shaky and it scared me to see him like this.Do more? I dared to look down at my body and both of my feet were In bandage and my right thigh as well. My arms and torso were covered in bandages too. I choked on my cry.I shifted my teary gaze to Keanu, “Am I going to be okay?”“Of course love, I'm so sorry for the pain you’re feeling. Rodor has g
He kissed me passionately, pulling my legs further apart. He continued kissing me, trailing his fingers down my side. I was flooded with lust and I couldn’t wait to get more of him.“Keanu” I called when he pulled away from me and stood up. I watched as he pulled off his shirt, tossing it carelessly to the floor while staring at me deeply.His finger came back to my body, slowly he trailed up my thighs till it came in contact with my pussy. I threw my head back while one of his fingers collected my wetness before flicking my clit. He kissed my neck, peppering kisses all over each scar on my body. He plunged one finger inside me and I sucked in a deep breath. Pumping a few times he pulled it out of me and carried me back to the room. Gently placing me on the bed, he crawled towards me slowly, watching me with so much lust, a silent promise of what he planned to do to me and I couldn't wait for it. I couldn't wait for him to make love to me passionately. He knew how to make me feel l