There was an incoming call from an unknown number and I stopped eating instantly to receive it.“Hello, who is it?”“Who do you think?” Gray’s voice boomed powerfully in my ear.“Gray, how did you get my number?” I asked, feigning surprise.“I just tried a random digit and it happened to be you! What are you doing?”“I’m having breakfast,” I said and explained further, “Actually it was the dinner you brought me last night that I’m eating now.” “Okay, hurry up and make sure you’re out with your pack mates in thirty minutes, everyone is going out for a nice walk as a pack, courtesy of your alpha that won’t be coming along of course!”I looked out my window and gave a startling stare as if Gray was there to see it.“But it’s still raining and there’s no guarantee that the rain will finish falling in thirty minutes.”Gray waited for me to finish before saying, “Well then I think a walk in the rain makes it even more fun. Thirty minutes Hayley!”“Including the children?” I said, sounding
Finally the rain began pouring, gently at first; then it grew heavier and a strong wind blew. The castle was remarkably quiet on this particular morning. The cold wind penetrated through the pores of my skin and I felt Goosebumps instantly all over my skin. I imagined Gray and Sonia perfectly curled in each other’s arms and enjoying the weather. Mike may not be big on talking or expressing emotions but he certainly did his job; that I was certain of. Lea even at old age could still make the bed warm and fry chicken for her mate which was the pinnacle of a successful mating relationship."Get your ass up!" Abruptly, I jerked up off my bed with wide eyes of fear. I looked towards my door to find that Beam had just banged the door open and yelled at me."Beam," I called out cautiously and she rolled her eyes at me, taking it upon herself to walk into my room and cuddle herself up on my bed."Good morning to you too," she said, reaching out for my phone under my pillow. I still stayed i
"The rest have more work, you can take your time here, all day if you like," Gray shrugged with a smile on his face.There was nothing funny about the work I was given, it was ridiculously annoying. The entire place was so scattered that there was no path to move in. Bags, boxes, clothes, shoes, old drawers, old frames, shelves, name it. "What died in here?" I squeezed my face in disgust when the smell of rotten food or animals met my nose."That must be the fridge, I honestly thought they had thrown it away or cleaned, I have no idea why Lance wants it to stay, anyway I'll leave you to it. I'll come check on you later or send someone else, good luck."With that, he hurriedly made his way out of the place, possibly also irritated by the foul smell from the fridge. I had no idea where to begin, I hadn't even had breakfast and my head was still aching seriously. I suspected that I was sick, but I had never been sick in a long time. Even when I did fall sick, it was either from a fight
The ray of sunlight pierced through the window and met my eyes, making me squint them as I turned my head away from the light. I raised my hand to shield my face but I froze when it didn't budge. Then I opened my eyes. I was in my room, laying on my bed, my head facing the ceiling. The headache had stopped and my body did not seem to be in pain any longer, but my hands didn't seem to move. "She's awake," a masculine voice said and I turned my head in the direction of the sound. "That's good, how're you feeling?" Sonia who was sitting at one end of my room asked, getting up to move close to me. But then she stopped mid way. "What happened?" I asked, trying to sit up. "You went unconscious," she replied and I frowned. "Why?" I glared into open space as I tried to remember why and when it happened. I was in the storage room, I had almost finished my clean up routine and I remembered coughing out blood. I stared at my hand to see the blood had been washed off. I remembered the pai
"Don't ever try that with me again, okay?" His voice was deep and husky and it made me shiver."Yeah," I whimpered without a choice. He knew what he was doing and followed and had the upper hand at it. "Good," he replied, taking a second to remain in his position before actually moving away from me.I almost audibly pouted at his departure but I was glad I held it in. I watched him head towards my room door, he twisted the knob and took a step out but halted."Rest, you still did not finish the storage work," then he left......."You can do better than that Hayley," I punched harder as Gray continued to motivate me."You're healed already, you should have more strength now," Gray continued and I obeyed, punching the hard foam box that he held against his body. "I'm trying," I confessed and he scoffed "Try harder," he insisted and I punched more. Getting frustrated, I wanted to get over it once and for all, I hit the box harder, focusing my strength and emotion on it. It came out
Lance scoffed and then turned to leave. I had seen Lance get angry, like hell I had even been the cause but this was rage. Lance's body was trembling as he walked back into the castle. Upon seeing me at the door I assumed the worst would happen but he just passed me without a word. Whatever questions I held in my tongue remained frozen in place for a later time. The attackers were gone and I went outside. "You know, you shouldn't be eavesdropping," Gray said to me approaching me. Sonia had left him to do something. She was dragging one of the dead vampires to torch his body. I too wanted to feel useful. "Are they any injured pack mates?" I asked, ignoring his earlier statement. "No, four dead wolves and vampires.""Gray, I warned you not to take those events lightly but you wouldn't listen," I said, becoming a bit angry. "Hayley, I see now that your hunches were right and I'm sorry that I paid no heed to your warning," he replied, placing a hand over my elbow. "Secondly, why did
"Hey Hayley, Lance will definitely call for you or come to you," Gray said, breaking the silence. "From there you can possibly ask him to throw more light on his sickness." I nodded. "Sure, I'll definitely be expecting that call."I walked away from Gray and went to the one place in this castle that enabled me to feel in tune with the inner me. At my workshop, I opened the drawer I had kept the witchy doll and picked it up to inspect it. Eavesdropping seemed like the handwork of a curious person. Who wanted to know more about my life? Who, if not you then who? I had someone I suspected but I could not possibly answer how she could come in undetected. Lance had sent a random werewolf to call me up to his room. I didn't even have to go through the trouble of knocking because he opened up the door for me as soon as he sensed me. The room was spacious like a living room. It had a king size bed and everything looked so orderly and beautiful in it. "I blame you Hayley for everything,"
I immediately realized how far I had gone and apologized. I picked up the doll. It was just childish curiosity that must have triggered Beam to take the doll out of my workshop. "Hayley," said Beam as I turned to leave. "What?" I asked, not wanting to turn back to her. "I just don't get you at times that's all," Beam replied. "Don't get me?" I muttered. "What do you mean?""It's like sometimes you become a different person. You're on and off like a light switch flickering, I know people are supposed to have different sides but yours flicker way too much."I considered her words for a moment. Was it true? Did I really change personalities that much? I wondered why that was. I grew up in an abusive environment. I was not exactly getting the best out of the alternative of coming here. So forgive me if I do not seem to have my shit together. I left Beam without a single word. Beam just sort of gave me that older sister's vibe. I had not cared for anyone like that in a long while. In
"The witches are at the castle with Vladimir" Grey told me, offsetting my balance. "What?! What are they here for? Did he tell you?" I asked, my breath hitching. If they were here for war, then I am truly fucked. At this point, I'm at the brink of losing my mind over my face, I can't tolerate any more adversities. "He said they are here for a truce" "Truce? The witches?" I looked about the hall to make sure no one was eavesdropping or nearby to hear what we were saying. "I can go and bring them here. Lucas said they had come last night but he didn't want to bother us until he confirmed they didn't use that as a camouflage" "They slept in the castle?" My eyes widened in rage. The witches are not allowed in my castle. Whatever their aim is for coming, they belong in the bush, not in a place like mine. "They left for the hotel nearby. Lance, I think they are here for good. From what Lucas said, he overheard Vladimir threatening Zara that he would make her suffer just like her peopl
When I reached the hospital, I went straight to meet my friends who happened to be in the room where Sonia was still with her baby. But this time instead of the happiness that was on her face when I left her earlier on when she gave birth, her face had gloom etched in them. She waved me to her when I came in and encumbered me in a long hug "I'm so sorry Lance, we tried everything to stop her but she wouldn't listen to us. I would have done more but you know Harley" I took her hand and kissed her knuckles "it's not your fault... I have cleared the mess. I just hope she recovers. Then this would be in the past" "What did you do to her?" Grey and Mike chorused. I exhaled thinking about the scenario that just took place at the dungeon before I came "I killed her after making sure she suffered. I tortured her with whips, and saying it right now makes me want to feel the joy I felt from back there" No one said anything, just nodded their head. Nonetheless from their faces, I could tell
LanceI rushed into the hospital shouting at the top of my voice for all the workers, who ran to me taking Harley from me. Grey was by my side tears gathered in his eyes. I have never cried as much as I cried today after she passed out."Doctor you have to do whatever it takes to restore my mate I beg you," I tell the pack doctor. Dorcas was weakened from the charm she had to pull off at the battleground, if not she would have been the right person to do this."Alpha, I will do everything I can to help our Luna if I can, I promise," He said and closed the door after him, keeping me out."Lance!" Petra ran out from another part of the hospital reminding me that they were still here. "What happened? where is she?"I couldn't say anything to anyone right now. I needed to hurt someone anything for what just happened."Grey what happened?" she asked Grey when I wasn't forthcoming with any answer "Someone say something!""I think we lost her" Mike said slowly just walking into the hospital.
The minute she was about to stab me with the sword, I closed my eyes waiting for her to give me the final blow that would take my life but it wasn't forthcoming.Then as if wanted to open my eyes to see what stopped her, something else happen. I was pulled from the ground I was kneeling and elevated to the sky all my strength returning to me.I looked about me in shock, my mouth open, my eyes wide and my hands spread wide. I looked about the battlefield and saw that the dome was now open and standing there was none other than Dorcas in a very complicating posture.She was shinning brightly with her hands pointed to me, her eyes bearing fire in them.I was still mesmerized with what is happening until I began descending until I reached the ground, my feet touching down a few feet from the wide-eyed Elena."Harley" She mouthed in awe.I was looking about my body to notice that I was no longer feeling any pain. It looked like I have been totally healed, with my body surging with so much
Harley After I saw the blood on my hand, I knew that Lance was going through something and needed my help. I didn't know how I was going to help him, I just knew I had to go there to help him in any way that I can. I had told my friends and they had tried to convince me not to go on, insisting that I don't leave. I was more than grateful that Petra had arrived so she could stay with Sonia, while I go in search of Lance to see if he was still okay. After what seemed a futile exchange with them, including Sonia trying to blackmail me emotionally into staying, I had left them my legs leading me straight to the Northern part without much resistance or search. When I entered the battlefield I was nearly overcome by the stench of blood mixed with sand oozing from the field. I stood at the entrance, scanning my eyes about until they landed in the familiar body of Lance swaying to whatever Zara had done to him. Before I knew it, I was running straight to him meaning to stop her from hurt
"Harley what are you doing stop it this minute go away!" I told her shaking my head vigorously as she stood and faced Zara."Awwn, isn't she so sweet Lance, look she wants to take your bullet" Zara riled, clapping her hands. By now the others have stopped crowding closer to see us. Grey ran to my side in concern but I pushed him toward Harley "You have to stop her I beg you" I saw the uncertainty on his face."Zara, you promised you will not hurt us, why are you doing this? I thought we had an understanding?" Harley forged flailing her hands about."I made no such stupid promise Harley, I wouldn't be so foolish as to say that after what Lance did to me and my people" Venom was laced in her voice as she uttered it."Please Zara we can settle this without any fracas" Harley reasoned at the adamant ZaraZara started rolling her hands about once more "I think I have overstayed my welcome Harley, it's time for your Lance to pay for what he did" she was talking and still rolling her hands a
LanceLooking at the way Harley was holding unto that baby, I experience a kind of contentment and joy I never knew I could. I was amazed at how beautiful and perfect the baby looked in her arms.When she asked me to hold him I nearly passed out with fright. Me, hold a baby. I have never held a baby and the very notion of holding one was flabbergasting. For once I wanted to decline but the look on her face doesn't brook any argument so I had to take the pup in my arm.It was incredible the way I felt once the child was in my arm and Harkey was close to me still cooing to him. I imagined what it would be like for us to have our child, which made my heart soar when I thought of the fact that he or she was on the way already.My eyes instinctively found hers smiling when I saw her touch her stomach earlier on, thinking how our baby would baby look."Touch him like this" She had instructed me on how to tweak the rosy cheek which I did, eliciting a hint of a smile from the little one. Wow,
It has been a week now since the letter was sent to the witches but there was yet to be any response from them. I had rushed back that day to stop the letter from going, being that I have a new resolution, only to find out that the omega had sent it. Ever since then, I have been training seriously and waiting for them. It happened just as we had envisaged. The witches didn't attack as they had promised. Three days have passed and now it's the seventh day. Nothing. "Lance, are you going to stand there doing nothing or come to help me button up my dress?" Harley whined from where she is standing struggling with her morning dress. "Harley, don't you think this dress is too big for you? " I taunted her to see her blush through the mirror. I relished in seeing her blush whenever I riled her up. She soon regained her feistiness, swung her hair, and huffed out loudly "Say all you can Lancelot, you can't piss me off this morning" she applied a rouge lips gloss on and picked her bag from t
"What?!" How can they say such? And why would they even inform me in the first place? They have been attacking for a long time and haven't given me any time why would they suddenly start giving me a hint as to when they would come?"This is fishy. I smell something awkward" I said my thought aloud."I think so too" Grey concurred "The witches never give notice before an attack." he confirms my fear "I think it's a detour deception" He forged on "They want you to think they are coming in three days and prepare for that, then boom they attack tomorrow or next"That was exactly what I thought. I started strolling in the direction of the terrace. This is becoming daunting. I swore a long time ago not to fight in a long time to come but the witches are really getting on my last nerve. I'm working hard to be on their good side so that they would lift the curse that was ravaging my mate but that doesn't mean I'm a fool or don't know what I'm supposed to do."We would prepare Lance. This is