Maya got back into the kitchen and began to dish out the Creole gumbo she had prepared, into small deep ceramic plates. Arranging them in trays according to how many elders would be present in the dining room with the inclusion of Grey, Zing, and the gamma chief, Hillard. The omegas were to serve themselves and the rest of the pack after she was done.
Gwen opened the kitchen door. "The elders are here, including the alpha and the beta," Gwen told her, and Maya inhaled.
"Okay, I think I'm good to go," she replied.
"Um, Vivian is at the table too," Gwen told her with a sorry look on her face.
Maya braced up. "It's fine. I'll just dish out for one more," she responded with a nervous smile. After dishing out for Vivian, she walked out of the kitchen and into dining room.
His change in demeanor took everyone aback, and the atmosphere in the dining room was tensed, and was silent as a graveyard. He stared at them one after the other, his eyes daring them to utter one more word. They contemplated on what was going on in his mind, what he would say, and it killed them the more when his eyes did the talking. His eyes accusing each of the elders of having a hand in what was going on at the moment.This was one of the moments Grey's silence was greatly feared. When a man who said only a few words was silent, they knew it was perilous. He has been provoked."I sat here without saying a word, watching you all bash your Luna on a failed test, and I did not react," he said, his anger was on a thin line that was about to snap. "What I would not tolerate is your disrespect to her. Not only did you deem it fit to accuse her, you all disregar
Gwen turned to walk out of the pack house when she bumped into Grey. "Alpha," she shuddered. "I'm so sorry, alpha. I did not see you coming," she stuttered apologetically.He waved her aside and was about to leave when he noticed the plate in her hand. "What are you holding?" He asked her."Oh," she exclaimed in realization. "The Luna wanted me to have a taste of the gumbo she prepared if it was fit to be served to the elders and everyone else," she explained with a bit of tremor in her voice."Let me have a look," Grey said to her, and she handed the plate to him. He took a little from it and tasted it. His eyes widened in surprise but he immediately masked it from Gwen. He handed the plate to her and turned to leave, but stopped, having a double thought. "Gwen?" He said.
The sun rays filtered into the room, resting on Maya's face, and she fluttered her lashes, forcing her eyes open. She stifled a yawn with the back of her hand, and felt Grey's warmness on her skin. His body was pressed against her back as he cuddled her to himself.Maya readjusted herself as she carefully removed his hand from her body. She tried to leave the bed, but he pulled her back, and she fell on him, her breasts squaring on his bare chest. She gasped at the impact, and his hand was on her back. "Where are you going?" He asked her, his eyes half closed."Um, the bathroom," Maya said, finding it difficult to respond. She had thought he was deep in slumber and would not realize she had left his arms."Ditching your husband so early in the morning, I see," Grey feigned disappointment, and Maya could feel heat ri
It was evening, and Maya was already out of the bathroom in preparation for the ball. Gwen walked into the room with a smile on her face. "Ready to be the most beautiful at the ball, Luna?" She asked.Maya chuckled. "Enough with the flattering, Gwen. I'm going because Grey insisted I must go," she said, as she walked over to wardrobe, to bring out the dress and lay it out on the bed. "And i think the dress is too amazing to be sitting in the wardrobe for long," she added, as she pulled out the dress. Gwen gasped, but Maya did not take note of the shock in her voice. "It's beautiful, right?" She asked, smiling as she closed the wardrobe."It's...ruined," she said, holding the hem of the dress."What?" Maya was baffled by her words, as she turned the dress over to have a look at it. She was stunned. The dress had been
Grey's eyes were full of appraisal as Maya walked down the stairs. She inhaled as she got closer to him, noting his well tailored suit, and a white handkerchief folded neatly in his pocket. The inner white sleeves he wore was unbuttoned down to his chest, showing his well muscled chest.He stretched forth his hand, she placed hers in his, and he placed a kiss on it. "You're breathtaking." He said and a feeling of warmth crept inside of her."Thank you," she muttered.He pulled her closer to himself, and whispered in her ear. "You're so beautiful, I'm having a rethink. I just want to head upstairs with you right now and forget about the ball," he said softly in her ear which sent pleasant shivers down her spine, and she was too nervous to say a thing.He placed a kiss on
"Fight all you want, Verne, you won't be able to rescue her!" One of the guard angels yelled."How could you do this?! Y'all claim to be heavenly angels and gods, and you commit such atrocities, yet you accuse us of being heartless demons!" Verne yelled vehemently. His eyes turning crimson red."Verne," Alyssa called him weakly, and he turned in her direction, hurrying over to her, his eyes returning back to normal. He tried to get passsd the barrier, but could not."Once a person is in the no one else can get in until the lightning strikes ends," the guard angel said, with a mocking smile."No," Verne was agitated as he hit the transparent sphere hard."I'll be... fine," Alyss
Maya got up from the bed, palming her face with hers. These dreams were getting fiercer than when she was in the Oasis pack and she was confused about it.Grey walked out of the bathroom, wiping his face with a towel. "Are you okay?" He asked, seeing her up already.She removed her hands from her face and nodded. She stood up and headed to the bathroom.After breakfast, Grey was gone as usual, and she went to the stables to ride Cilantro.~~~~~~~~~~~Maya walked to the river in a hope of having a relaxing evening, but her sight was stricken by who she saw in the waters. Her feet got rooted to the spot as she gazed at the magnificent body in the river. His back was turned against her, and it g
Maya and Grey returned to the pack house, and as soon as he walked into the living room, his phone rang in his pocket, and he pulled it out. He picked at the second ring, and placed the phone on his ear. "Yes?" He said, the tender tone he had used on Maya earlier on, replaced with an authoritative tone, and Maya was amazed at how he could switch from being hot and suave, to being cold. He narrowed his brows, and she could tell something was wrong. "I'll be right there," he said over the phone and he hung up.He turned to Maya. "I'm leaving. I'll be back soon," he said to her."What happened?" She inquired in worry."It's nothing I can't take care of. I'll be back soon. If you need me, and I'm not back yet, call me, okay?" He requested, as he held her face and placed a kiss on her head.
Maya was rushed over to the salutary who attended to her while the rest of the pack house were in a frenzy. ** Five days later ***Grey held Maya's hand, his eyes not leaving her face as he hoped and prayed that she would open her eyes soon. Gwen was sitting at the opposite side of the bed, with her hands clasped in prayers. She has already told Grey all about Vivian. She had been the instigator of the lie that spread out in the heavens, just to get rid of Maya.It's been five days since Maya was in coma and she feared for her life. Grey had never left Maya's side since she was brought into the salutary's cabin. He was disoriented and too worried about her to worry about himself.He prayed fervently, every now and then for her to open her eyes. He prayed to whoever he hoped would answer. The Salutary had no idea if Maya would ever wake up, but yet, Grey did not lose hope.His heart, body and soul was wrenched in pain and the pain of losing Maya and the baby, hurt him the more.All of
"I didn't tell you who I am. How did you know?" Grey asked the witch."Who doesn't know the legendary Dark emperor who has now reincarnated into an alpha? I know you too well and I know what brought you here," she said. She had white streaks in her raven hair.Grey stared at her and waited for her to continue. "You're here concerning the apocalypse and the possible solution to it," she said and Grey nodded. "The ancestors have told me of your coming already," she added."You have been told all your life that light and darkness do not go hand in hand. It is an unbalanced force of nature, but you've been told lies all along," she said and they all stared at her in amazement except from Grey who was shocked."Light and darkness go together, alpha. That's why the mystical lake was placed in the demon world to prove that even the purest streak of light can be found in darkness. The child said to be born to initiate the apocalypse, is the wrong prophecy. The child is being born to unite the
"All these, are the reasons why I was hostile to Maya. I could not tell her about it and that was why I was being subtle in our separation until maybe I get a solution to it all," Grey said."Have you found anything?" Zing asked.Grey shook his head. "I went to meet the heavenly emperor. Someone stole the ancient book about the mystical lake in the demon world. The book holds invisible writings on how to merge the three worlds together using the lake as a connection. What this person is not aware of is that, this could destroy everything," he explained further."Who is this person?" Zing asked."I do not know. The heavenly emperor is pretending not to know. He only told me that the Heavenly mirror and the staff of light are tools in causing this destruction and these two properties of heaven are missing," Grey said.Zing narrowed his eyes. "They're with Maya," he replied."Not anymore. They were taken away from her," Grey said.
As soon as she was gone and out of his sight. Grey mounted the stairs. He got into the study room and in a fierce anger, he threw away every thing laying idly on the table over to the floor.He groaned in pain and hurt as he flung the desk in disarray. With that done, he crumbled to the floor, finding it hard to breathe as short gasped of painful tears gathered in his eyes and threatened to surface.•"Maya, you don't have to go. This can be settled," Gwen said to Maya in a pleading voice, outside the pack gate.Maya shook her head. "This cannot be settled, Gwen. I believe in Grey a lot and I do love him, but, this is the last straw that I can take. I do not know what has gotten into him, but, I cannot handle it any longer," she replied in a tear filled voice."Maya," Gwen began to say pitifully so she could stay, but Maya stood her ground, declining to stay back in the pack house.Just then, Zing showed up. "What'
Vivian is taken to the salutary by Grey while Maya still stood speechless for what has just happened. She could hardly believe her eyes. Can a push cause a miscarriage? She pondered. But, if she had not done that, she would have been the one on the ground with blood flowing down her legs.Grey got to the salutary's cabin and instructed the salutary to take attend to Vivian urgently. "Grey," Vivian called him through gasps as he turned to leave.He turned to her. "The salutary will attend to you. I'll be back," he said and with that, he walked out of the cabin and headed back to the pack house.Gwen walked down the stairs and saw Maya frozen in a spot. She was puzzled. "Maya?" She called her attention and Maya turned to look at her with an horrified look on her face.Gwen was shocked by this until she noticed the small stain of blood on the floor. She became confused as she approached her friend. "What happened?" She asked her.M
"Who is this person?" Grey asked him.Heavenly emperor stared at him. "It's for you to find out," he replied."Do not give me that, emperor. You're the heavenly emperor, right? You should know about this person that's about to cause a massive destruction in our worlds," Grey said, getting angry all over again.The heavenly emperor stared at him. "The emperor is all seeing, Verne. But, some things are hidden and without the heavenly mirror, it cannot be seen," he replied.Grey stared at him and exhaled. "How do we stop this?" He asked."Firstly, we cannot pair with each other because you're a demon emperor," the heavenly emperor replied."Enough of that nonsense, emperor. If we do not pair together to save our world, we'll all perish, irrespective of who's a demon or a god," Grey said, making a point and the heavenly emperor stared at him."Fine. Just for the sake of the worlds, I'm willing to put aside our differences an
"The both of you can go to hell for all I care," Vivian scoffed and without waiting to eat breakfast on the dining table, she picked up her plate and walked away in anger.She was walking towards the stairs when Grey was coming down the stairs. He wanted to ignore her, but he saw Maya walking down the stairs from the corner of his eyes."Where are you going with your breakfast?" He asked her."Is it not Zing and Gwen? They were speaking rude to me and warning me to stay away from you. That's why I'm heading to my room to eat my breakfast," she replied with a pitiful look on her face."What impertinence," Grey ranted as he walked away from Vivian and headed over to Zing.Maya was surprised by his sudden demeanor over Zing and she walked down the stairs, heading over to the dining table."Zing, what right do you have to talk to the mother of my child in such a manner?" Grey demanded in anger.Zing rose up as he scoffed. "A
It bothered him a lot. He turned to Athon. "Let him be buried immediately," Grey said and Athon nodded. "Do you perhaps know the reason on his death?" He inquired."I think I do, my Lord," Athon said as he walked over to the shelf. "One of the books on the shelf is missing, my Lord. It is the only book concerning the mysterious ancient lake," he replied.Grey was puzzled. "What has a book got to do with the death of the Mountain demon?" He asked him.Athon explained further. "The book withholds the secrets of the lake, my Lord. It is an ancestral powerful book that was discovered by the first demons," he said.Grey was still not getting what he was saying.Athon took in deep breaths. "Alpha, this book is said to consist of secret and invisible writings that no man can read. These writings when exposed, leads whoever is in control or possession of the book to the merging of all three worlds. The heavens, the earth and the demon world. I be
"I heard about your debts, Alfred," Grey began as he leaned back in his seat. "But, I must inform you before helping you out on this," he continued and Alfred was keened to what he was saying. "Your wife is responsible for your huge debts," he dropped the bombshell.Alfred was shocked. "What?" He exclaimed softly, puzzled and confused.Grey nodded. "I am not aware of how she does it, Alfred. But, to my best of knowledge, she collects money in your name because of her mother and I do not know what she uses them for. You should speak to her," he said."I'm quite shocked by this," Alfred said and his expression said it all. "So, Lisa has been doing this without my knowledge?" He asked himself, still stunned."Do not quarrel with the naive woman, Alfred. She has been doing all That because of her mother. But, that's by the way," Grey said as he tapped his index finger on the desk. "Get those payments from your wife, settle those people she g