Her heart skipped repeatedly.
He was holding her! His hand was wrapped around her waist.
How possible?
Her sobs and whimpers were beginning to die down already as she was dumbstruck by his sudden touch. But she was too tired and felt dizzy immediately.
"Master..." She whispered his name.
And finally, she slept off.
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It was morning already and Octavia could feel it from the same air that touched her skin.
She arched her brows as she forced her eyes open and felt herself still lying on the bed.
Oh! She was still in his room. She had slept in his bed.
She sat up immediately, suddenly recalling what had happened the last time she slept on his bed. Oh! She didn't want to think about it.
She noticed she was sti
If there was a word greater than fear, Octavia would've used it as she saw the door opening.Oh goodness! Master Zack???Zack was there??She placed her hands on the table and was about standing up when he finally walked in and she discovered it was pointless running away because there was no escape route from there.She had been escaping the rest of the time. But this time around, she was caught; bursted."Khalid" Zack called as he walked towards the dining.He sounded cheerful.Octavia didn't know what to do to hide her face. Her hands were visibly shaking but she tried to hide them on her laps.Khalid watched quietly as Zack walked closer. He was still wondering why he was there without informing him."Zack" he finally called when he stood in front of him - in front of the table.They exchan
All the weakness in her body seemed to vanish as son as she heard Khalid's name.He was calling for her? But why?Oh! What does she mean why? Was she expecting to walk scott free or what?"Come on" the guard said again and she dragged her tired legs up and walked towards him, and they left the room together.**She has her eyes glued to the floor the whole time and when they finally got to the room, she felt relieved.But only for a second. Because the next second, the anxiety of meeting with Khalid suddenly struck at her and almost drained out the life in her.The guard knocked on the door and when Khalid's voice replied, permitting just Octavia to go in.And she did.He was standing in front of the window, a tobacco pipe in his hand and as Octavia walked in and stood behind him, she felt so nervous
Draco was confused and felt he didn't hear him correctly.What was he talking about?"Master?" He called, sounding so confused.Khalid sighed and took more gulps from his drink."You heard me, Draco. Do I need to spell it out for you?" He asked lowly, but Draco still didn't move.To him, he felt wasn't hearing correctly anymore.Why would Khalid hold Octavia back against Zack's will? It just didn't make sense.Zack had every rights to punish Octavia and Khalid holding her back was only going to be a cause for war.Besides, he didn't expect Khalid would ever deny his closest friend of anything.When Khalid didn't say any other thing, he discovered his decision was final. And taking a deep breath, he turned around and left.********************Octav
Octavia stood in front of the Master's room, but the guards were really not making it easy for her as they had refused letting her in."Please" she said to the guards. "I really want to see the Master"."You can't see him. He doesn't want to be disturbed" the first guard replied."Please...Tell him I won't take long. I just want to give something to him" she held the rolled paper firmly to the side of her leg."Stop wasting your time, young lady and leave. The Master can't see anyone at the moment. So, leave before we force you too" another replied grumpily.Geez! Why was he sounding so angry, huh?Octavia felt disappointed and downcasted. And sullenly, she turned around and walked away.Khalid had been in the room, and he could tell when he heard Octavia's voice.He couldn't exactly get what she was saying
💯4 Weeks Later 💯"Come on, Octavia. You need to put in more energy. Come on!" Leo said authoratively as Octavia struggled to use the weight lift.She was breathing so heavily, her muscles feeling so weak."You've been so good at this, Octavia - made serious improvements. But for the past few days... I dont understand" Leo grouse and she sighed and dropped the weight lift, giving up."I'm sorry, Leo. I told you; I...I just feel a little sick" she answered dizily, her hand on her forehead."But the herbs I'd given to you should've worked already. What's wrong?""Don't worry about me, Leo. I'll be fine".There was a brief silence."You should work on the punch bag. I'll be back in a bit" he said and left and Octavia tiredly dragged her legs to the punch bag.She covered her
Octavia was into her very deep slumber when she felt a hand tap her repeatedly."Mmh" she grumbled and turned uncomfortably on the bed.It was Mica."Hey, Octavia. Wake up" she said in a husky whisper and continued taping her repeatedly."What is it, Mica? Let me be" she mumbled drowsily, not getting enough of the sleep."Seriously, Octavia? Wake up now, will you? You've been sleeping for too long already"."What do you mean too long? It isn't upto 30 minutes yet"."Really? I've been home for more than 2 hours now and you've been sleeping since then. So, get up".Octavia felt her head spin. 2 hours??The knowledge seeemed to chase the sleep away as she forcefully sat up. How could she sleep that long? 2 good hours?Goodness?She sighed and placed her han
Octavia stood in the darkness as she knocked on the door.She was catching a little cold and rubbed her palms together, trying to reduce the effect. But damn! It wasn't working. She was seriously freezing.She knocked on the door again and thankfully, Leo opened up this time around. What the hell took him so long, huh?"Hey" his eyes beamed brightly as he held the door."H-hi" Octavia's voice cracked a little."Oh! Please, do come in. Come in".He led her into the room and she took in a deep breath, feeling a little relived from the cold.The dining in the middle of the room was already set. And although, the room was a little dark with just a dim light beaming through, she could still see clearly.Leo locked the door and went ahead to meet her."Please, take a seat"
Octavia could feel her heart beating rapidly, she could hardly breathe."Leo .. Please" she panicked, her hands still on his shoulders.She lifted her hand and attempted a punch on him, but he was fast enough to stop it. Oh God! Of course, he was her trainer. And it was almost impossible to defeat your trainer.He settled deeper into her legs as he spread them apart, almost exposing her pant-less area.She gave out a frightening scream and tried pushing him off with all her strength.It was a violent struggle as she had almost succeeded, but Leo being so strong and too huge for her, was able to pin her down. And in the process, his knee unconsciously hit her belly."Argh!" She gave a high pitched scream when she felt the sharp pain on her lower abdomen. She was muddled, her thoughts were blur as she quickly left his shoulders and took
"My baby... Khalid!" She wouldn't stop whining and Khalid, being the first of it's kind, could hardly comprehend what to do.Could it be possible it was time for delivery? Then, she needed to be taken to the hospital, right?She was still standing with her legs spread apart, like she was scared to bring them together or something."Octavia...Come here. Come here" Khalid cooed as he drew closer to his chest and wrapped his hand around her."Khalid...!""Santa? Draco? Who's there??" Khalid calmed out and the door opened immediately, revealing Santa."Mast...""Get the car ready! Now!" Khalid cut him off with a command and without hesitation, Draco turned and ran off.Octavia was still whimpering, fidgetting with Khalid's shirt and suddenly, an unexplained pain like ménstrual cramps hit so
Khalid turned slightly to look at Octavia, then turned back to face the judges."Really?" He scoffed. "And did you ever stop to wonder what the reason behind her actions was?""Whatever the reason, Khalid, it doesn't matter anymore. She broke a rule and must be punished for it". Another answered."Speaking about rules..." Khalid bent his head and moved a step. "only the current leader can".Master Klaus stared at him suspiciously."If that's what you want" one of the judges replied and turned to the Next man beside him."Get Tha...""Thaddeus stopped being the acting leader the moment the elections started. His tenure's expired already and right now, we don't have a leader to pass a judgement. So... I'd suggest you move on with the coronation and give us a new leader already" his lips pushed slightly with a smirk.&
Octavia laughed hard as Khalid twirled her around in his arms. She clutched him tight, holding onto him like her life actually depended on him."Hey..." Khalid cooed and managed to put her down on her feet, then cupped her chin in his hands."You did it" Octavia muttered, staring directly into his dark eyes."You're alive"."No. You did it" replied answered with a light smile and crashed his lips on hers.It was a snogging kiss, tempestuous and breathtaking.Khalid's hands were still cupping her cheeks, while she moved here to his shoulders and held him tight.The flavors of their tongues were exchanged and when Khalid purposefully give her bottom lip a hard bite, she couldn't help but give out a light moan."Octavia..." Khalid paused the kiss and whispered into her lips."What
Octavia opened her bleary eyes on the bed, her hands fisted, and her back ache."Hey" she heard a voice call and turned her head slowly to see Sapphire sitting close to her."You're awake. How're you feeling?"Octavia arched her brows and tried recalling what had happened.Sapphire...She'd cut her wrist open, but Octavia was able to save her. And afterwards, she felt so weak and passed out."Octavia, can you hear me?" Sapphire cooed and touched her arm and Octavia forced herself to sit up.The memories of what had happened came flashing into her head; how she'd acted so crazy, attacked Master Zack...Goodness! Did she really do all that???And Khalid? Was he awake already? How would she know?Her hand went slowly to her tummy, caraasing the flat surface.
"Khalid?" One of the men called as they moved closer to him.They looked so surprised. It wasn't a dream, was it?"You're awake?"Khalid closed his eye lids shut, then opened them again. Where the hell was he?He looked around, the soft feel of the bed feeling familiar. And tbe voice he'd heard....The only thing he could feel at that moment was weakness and emptiness."Can he hear us?" One of the men asked and slowly, he turned his head to look at them.Some boys were in the room as well, holding a white sheet. Despite the fact he couldn't remember, he had this strong feeling that soemthing big had happened.How come he's alive? Because he's pretty sure he was so close to dead, if he wasn't already.He fisted his hands and forced himself to sit up, his entire body aching a lot as
Octavia stopped Immediately, turning back to look at her.Her eyes were heavy and red.Sapphire bent her head and wept more, her fingers sinking deep into her ruffled hair."I.... I had no idea" she whimpered, her voice cracking feafully."I had no idea Khalid was behind it, Octavia. All those while...I thought it was Tabitha".Octavia watched silentlyShe could recall the pains in Khalid's eyes when he narrated the story to her the previous day. The pains that'd hurt her terribly."For so many years,I harboured nothing but hatred towards him, thinking he was just like his father" Sapphire continued."And when I heard of the terrible things he's done in the clan...""Khalid didn't chose to be what he is today" Octavia cut in gruffly, taking a step closer to her."He grew
Octavia panted heavily as she ran towards the road, her right arm bleeding profusely.It'd been a rough journey getting out o the camp as she had to hurt herself trying to sneak her way out.But one thing was for sure; if they ever get to lay their hands on her, she'd definitely be dead. Definitely.What she did to Zack was totally off limits and had the death warrant. But hell! She didn't care as Khalid was more important to her at that moment.She got to the roadside and boarded a cab to her destination even if she had no fare with her."Take me to St. Thomas Street. Hurry!" She yelled at the driver who took off immediately.**Mica was lying quietly on her bed when one of her room mates rushed in with deep breaths."Mica! Mica!" She called. "Can't believe you're sleeping. Do you have any idea what your sister's been do
The rise and fall of her heavy chest was so obvious as she marched angrily towards the block.Her head wasn't straight, normalcy was very far from her at that moment.Octavia walked indefatigably to the block and met the guards outside the door."Hey; where do you think you're going?" One of them asked as he blocked her way.The lines around her eyes were so red as she glared hard at the door."I need to see Zack" she stated bluntly.If the boys were people that knew her, they'd have known her voice was sounding deadlier than it used to."You mean...Master Zack?" Another chipped in, correctibly, but Octavia didn't reply."What do you want with him?""Just let me in. Its important" she glared."You need to be specific, young lady, cause we've got no time f
The following morning...Octavia had woken up to behold two eyes staring directly at her - two dark eyes. They were eyes she was familiar with, but that morning, something was different about them.She adjusted lightly, registering the fact that she was still nãked because she'd slept that way the previous night."Khalid..." She called lightly.She couldn't understand why he was just lying and staring at her."Good morning, Master".Khalid didn't say a word but only continued with the stare and fpr a moment, Octavia cringed. Hold on; shouldn't they be getting ready for the coronation already? It should be happening shortly."How're you feeling?" He finally asked and for the first time since she met him, Octavia could detect some weakness in his tone."I'm.... I'm fine. And you, Master?" She replied, but Khalid only respo