'What happened to her, Alpha? Is she dead?" Killian asked, rather obsoletely, and Grey's expression was of that of a predator dangerously stalking his prey and waiting for the right moment to strike.
"Is that what you want?" Grey asked him.
"No, no, of course not, why would I..." He began to defend his words.
"Not to burst your bubbles, Killian, but, she's alive and well," Grey cut him short.
"We are so glad to hear that, alpha," Riley said walking down the stairs with platonic smile on her face. "I hope she is not causing any trouble for you? She has been known to be a trouble maker," Riley said, trying to defame Maya, and Grey felt disgusted by her action.
"If I had picked your daughter a month ago would you hav
"Beta," Cora stuttered as she moved aside."Is this the tone you use in speaking to your superior?" Zing demanded, getting upset."N-no, beta. I was speaking to Gwen. She's here having tea instead of working," Cora tried to lay the blame on Gwen."I heard the Luna clearly saying she asked her to, and you spoke rudely to her after that," Zing admonished.Seeing that she was caught, she fell on her knees. "I'm sorry, beta. It will never happen again," she apologized, looking down."Of course it will not. You shall be punished, and this matter shall be reported to the alpha afterwards," Zing reproved, and Cora was horrified."No, Zing. Do not do anything to her or report to Grey. We
"Tell me the truth or I’ll have you fed to the scavengers of the sky, and your entire household, and there's nothing anyone can do about it, he threatened, his eyes blazing in anger has his grip on her throat got tighter."Someone please stop him,” Riley cried out, and for a minute, Grey’s blue eyes turned crimson red and Reina became more frightened.Grey had no idea that the crimson red eyes had replaced his normal ones."I’ll speak ... Please.. let go… of me…don’t kill me,” she pleaded as tears rolled down her eyes.Grey released has grip on her neck but not his hold, as his eyes retuned normal. "After, Maya was locked up, I overheard Mother screaming at father for stooping so low as to take advantage of maya,&rd
Grey got into the pack house, and met Zing coming from the down wing of the pack house. His eyes lit up when he saw Grey. "Finally, you're back. I've been trying to get a hold of you since you left," Zing said, coming closer to him."I ran out of battery, Zing. What's the news?" Grey asked."Well, I carried out the assignment you gave me, but, there isn't much to tell," Zing replied."Go on," Grey urged him to tell him the little he knew."The wolves that attacked the Luna cannot be detected. Their scent was covered, and the sentinels have no idea how they got in," Zing informed him."That's nonsense," Grey replied, feeling his head ache. "Why are they mounted in the territory if they cannot give account of who gets int
Elder Eli walked into the pack house with the rest of the elders. Maya, Grey, and Zing were seated over a breakfast of marinated roasted chicken, carrots, peas, mashed potatoes and gravy.Zing had engaged them in conversations, but was stopped abruptly by the entrance of the elders. "Good morning, alpha," they greeted."Good morning, elders," Grey, Zing and Maya responded."To what do I owe this early morning visit?" Grey asked, his elbows propped up on the desk, and his fingers clasped together."The Luna has a test to carryout," elder Eli announced, and Grey stared at him, and Maya's fingers froze on the fork laying idly on the plate."It's the second test to prove that she's fit to be the queen of the pack," elder Jo
"You're to walk on these hot coals barefooted," elder John announced, and Maya could feel perspiration on her forehead. The coals were smoking hot, and still sparked flames, and a faintly smoke could still be seen oozing from the coals."This test is to prove how resilient you can be as the Luna of this pack during hard times," elder Eli stated the reason of the coal test."Also your patience," elder Simon interjected."And how well you would guide our people when tribulations comes to our doorstep," elder Reuben added.Maya stared at them in horror as if they have all gone berserk. She looked around hoping to see Grey, but he was not present in the gathering. She realized that he was truly serious about not being a part of the test.
"Thank you," Maya mouthed just before Grey could feed her again. He paused as he swallowed and stared at her."For?" He asked after a few fleeting seconds."Saving me earlier," she said, and he looked away from her. "I'm sorry. I should have listened to you and..." She began to say, but he cut in."You shouldn't apologize," he replied, blaming himself for what had happened to her. If he had not being too egocentric about going back on his word, he would have stopped her even before she stepped her feet on the hot coals. "I should have not let my ego get the better part of me," he said apologetically."I may have still not listened," she said humorously."You're quite stubborn," he replied with a chuckle.
In the past few weeks, Grey took care of Maya, tending to her blisters and ensuring she was without any discomfort. Even if he was away on alpha duties, he would give her a call or text her, which made Maya's heart flutter. Her feet healed allowing her to be able to move around the pack house once again without being bedridden, and yet, Grey would not stop his messages or calls, as it became a part of him.A man who was believed not to be capable of love was giving her attention, and showing her affection in his own way. What could it mean? She wondered. Could it be that Riley, and every other person was wrong? Could this mean that she could be loved by someone who wasn't her mate or loved by someone at all? What was she even thinking? She slapped her head mentally. Was she ever going to be loved by a man like Grey? She pondered deeply.She did not want t
"You wouldn't dare," she replied, and he placed the snow close to her cheek, smirking. "Ahh," she cringed at the cold feeling on her skin"I'm waiting," he said, letting some of the snow fall on her face, and she cringed the more."Grey!" She exclaimed, a giggle escaping her lips."You won't say it?" He asked her, raising his brow."No," she replied, remaining steadfast, and he let more snow fall on her cheek. "I agree, I made a mistake!" she succumbed, due to the coldness she felt, and he grinned."That's much better," he replied, as he let the snow slip off his hand."Now, get off me, you big bag of oats," she said, placing her hands on his chest to push him off, but he didn't b
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