"Samantha!" Emily called out as she gently knocked on the door of Samantha’s room.She could swear that she was hearing Samantha’s voice inside, but she had blatantly refused to open the door for about ten minutes that Emily has been knocking.At this point, Emily decided to intensify her knock to attract Samantha’s attention.Even though Emily was aware that doing so would incur the wrath of the little Lee queen, there was nothing else she could do. She needs to make breakfast, and she cannot wait a second longer.*Knock... knock...* she knocked again, this time a little louder. "Samantha..." she called, her mouth pouting at the door.Much to Samantha’s dismay, Emily has been working at Blue Petals Groups for two weeks now as the front desk personnel, and so far, everything has been going smoothly. But today is not going to be like every other day, because little did Emily know the plan that her sister, Samantha, has hatched for her to frustrate her in her new job.It has not been ea
Much to Emily’s surprise, nothing else happened with Samantha this morning. Everything went on fine, and Samantha did not try to come up with any excuse or complaint to delay her coming to work. So, Emily arrived at the office five minutes earlier, and she could hardly believe her luck.Emily resumed work with so much enthusiasm, hoping that the day would be great for her. Little did she know that her sister, Samantha, has a truckload of bombs waiting to explode.At work, everything went great for the first part of the day, and contrary to everyone’s expectation, the CEO, Don Nick, did not return today. However, Emily’s ugly predicament started when one of her colleagues, a senior at the firm, walked up to her and demanded to send her on an errand."Hey, you..." the lady rudely called out to Emily.Emily did not seem perturbed by the way she had been addressed but went ahead to reply politely. "Miss. Kimberly Xerxes, good morning to you; it's good to see you," she smiled.Kimberly rol
"Says who...?" an angry Kimberly challenged.Hearing what the voice said, Emily was stunned, as were the twins, who were furious at the same time. They could not imagine who would dare interrupt their wrath and also tell them what to do.Emily wished that whoever had spoken would remain hidden in the crowd and not dare to show his face. She does not want anyone to get in trouble because of her.As it is, she was prepared to bear whatever came out of this alone, as she strongly believed that there was no way it would be greater than what she had to bear at home on a regular basis ever since she learned to pronounce her name."Oh... you now have a clique, right, and you plant them to stand up for you at times like this..." Kimberly accused."No... no..." Emily stuttered nervously, not sure whether her refusal would not give the intruder away, which was something she would not want to happen."Keep quiet, you weak and useless human. You already have your kind keeping to your bidding," Ti
"Then, as I said, your services are no longer needed here. So get inside, take whatever you have left, and leave this company immediately. Next time, you will learn not to poke your disgusting nose into an issue that has nothing to do with you," Kimberly Xerxes instructed with a menacing smile."And if you delay in doing so for even a second longer, I will get the securities to throw you out," the overly excited Timberline added.Emily could not keep quiet any longer. "No..." she yelled. "I am the one you want; I will gladly leave the establishment right away, don’t lay him off because of me," she begged."And we will soon come to you, loser," Timberline seethed."Not to worry, Emily, I’ve got this." Colbert appealed to Emily not to interfere, and he told the twins "You needed some stationery for the company, and it is the duty of my department to get them, and so here they are they. On what ground are your actions based?" he asked them.At this, they chuckled and growled at him. "You
Emily was dazed by the drama unfolding before her. She could feel the speed with which her heart raced, and it was as if it would burst out of her chest the next minute.A part of her wanted so much to wish Mr. Josh away. The stranger, Colbert Lesley, had done so little to aid her misfortune with the Xerxes twins, and she doubts Mr. Josh would be able to do anything to salvage the situation. To Emily, Mr. Josh would only deepen her shit.However, much to the dismay of the Xerxes twins, Mr. Josh went on. "Yes, Miss Xerxes. I sent Colbert to get the items, and since the items were gotten under my authority, you can make do with them.""But... but... he’s got no right to be here," Timberline protested.Hearing this, Emily's cheek burned, and she could feel her neck begin to get hot. Carefully, she adjusted the brown leather scarf wrapped around her neck and forced herself to remain calm. All along, she has kept herself in check, and so she mustn't lose her guard now."Yes, he does. And y
"I had to do it, darling. That was the only chance that I had."Whispers. "I get it. But... I mean is there no way... she might come back?"Giggles. "It was ages ago, little one. Long transformed into ice" she raised her shoulder in pride.It was Elise Lee and her daughter, Samantha, having a chat. They were in the sitting room, and even though they tried to limit the tone of their voices, Emily, who had just woken up, could hear them clearly from her room.An unusual hearing ability is one of the abilities that she got after possessing the green pearl, and as with the other strange abilities, Emily doesn’t know if she should be grateful for it or not.Of course, she loves her newfound powers as they give her an edge over others, but the fear of what might become of her should she be discovered overpowers her.Listening to the conversation between mother and child, Emily could not tell who or what they were talking about, but for some reason, she feels that the information has somethi
"And where is my mother?" Emily roared.Hearing Emily’s question, Elise became a bit relaxed because she now knew where the strange acting was coming from. A child, yes, what else can she expect from a helpless child that is desperate for her mother? Elise had feared that something had taken over Emily, but now she's got absolutely nothing to worry about.To Elise, this is not the first time that Emily would be acting up, and so she knows just the right way to put her in her place, and so with a smile, she said. "Oh, poor Benita. All she wanted was to bear a werewolf. I don’t blame her; she ran off as soon as she discovered that you are only human. Seeing your nature made her embarrassed. She could have given an arm to exchange you""Don’t dare me, Elise. I heard your conversation. Just tell me where to find my mother," Emily demanded with a low growl.All along, Samantha remained quiet and was wondering what might have come over Emily to make her dare to act the way she was acting in
Emily left the office and made her way to the bus stop to get a taxi to take her to the north side of the city. Earlier in the day, she had received a text message from Samantha demanding to meet with her at the Hot Sticks restaurant located on the north side of the city after the close of work.When she got to the bus stop, there were no taxis in sight. It is the rush hour of the day, and getting a taxi might be a little difficult, if not impossible. However, Emily knew that she must honour her date with Samantha if she wants to keep out of trouble at least in the meantime.She wondered why Samantha would not meet her at home but had decided that they meet at a restaurant a little far away from home. The Hot Stick restaurant is about twenty minutes drive away.Another option for her is to take the train, but that would not be advisable because the next train would be in an hour and she does not have all the time.She must return home in time to attend to her chores if she does not wa
Samantha was inside the sitting room with her mother when Oscar Lee entered the house looking perturbed. “Is she back?” he inquired.“Not at all, daddy” Samantha replied.“This is serious. What the heck had happened to her?” he lamented. “Has either of you been able to contact her?” he asked.“Her phone has been switched off since yesterday” Elise responded.Oscar Lee thought about this for a few seconds before he spoke. “And is she with that man, hmm... Don Nick, is there a way you would know that?” his question was directed to Samantha.“No, she is not. Maybe this time, she had run off. I knew that was what she would do” Samantha responded. “A loser, that is what she is” she gritted her teeth.“She dares not run away, where would she go to?” Oscar Lee exclaimed, gnashing his teeth.“I overheard her talking about Yonder Pearls City. And how accommodating it is for humans and wolves alike” Samantha replied furiously. “She dares not go there, I will look for her even to the end of the
“Oh no, I am so hungry” Emily groaned in pain inside the dark room, hoping that one of the fierce men would decide to take pity on her and release her.“You keep quiet” one of the twins, Kimberly yelled.Kimberly and her sister had just opened the door when they heard Emily’s plea. The room was dark, and the light was turned. Four fierce men stood at the corners of the room without giving a thought about Emily’s constant pleas.“Oh, Miss, please let me go home, I have been here for long” Emily begged as she saw that the twins were back. “Let me return home and I promise that I would be gone before you know it. I can't go on with the CEO, please believe me” she cried.Tied to the iron chair, Emily’s whole body was already in excruciating pain and it was beginning to look as if she will soon become numb because of the inability to move any part of her body because of how firmly she was tied to the chair.She has been dealt with mercilessly by the twins, and the fierce men they had hired
“Don’t try to play dumb with us, Emily, we can no longer be fooled by you” Timberline warned.At this point, Emily decided that it was truly useless trying to play dumb with the twins. Soon she would be gone far away from here, and she will no longer pose a threat to any of their ambition to get laid with the CEO, or whatever their plans are.“I am sorry, but it was all the CEO’s idea, and there was nothing I could do about it. And just to put your minds at rest, I will be gone far from here by the end of the month, and then either of you can have him. I won't stand in the way, I promise” She assured them.Her words sounded ridiculous to them. They hated her audacity and wanted so much to smash her head against a wall right there and then to teach her a lesson never to mess with any of them in the future.What annoyed the twins most is not the fact that she dared to date the CEO having been aware of their respective interests, but that the CEO would look her way a second longer. They
It was close of work, and Emily walked out of the office complex staring blankly ahead of her. Her mind was completely preoccupied with weird thoughts.These past two days had been the most challenging for her. Trying to avoid Don Nick is not a task that Emily would have undertaken willingly. But then she had to do it, if not for herself, but for his sake.She knew what Samantha can do, and she was aware that there was no stopping her once she starts.Truly, the fear of Samantha is the beginning of staying out of trouble.Wallowing in her thoughts, she made her way to the gates. For now, she had not yet decided how she was going to leave the company. One of the options available to her was to send her resignation through Mr. Josh considering the fact that he was the one that gave her the job.Emily knew that she will get Josh to agree to keep her decision away from Don Nick until she was gone. She figured that in that way, she wouldn't need to bring up the issue with Don Nick since he
“W... what...” she exclaimed and the phone dropped from her hands unconsciously.Samantha proceeded to pick up the phone and returned it to Emily. “You may have to watch until the end, sister,” she taunted mischievously.Emily looked at Samantha, her eyes depicting hate, pure hate for the lady to who she had thought that she owes her existence. Never would she have imagined that Samantha had gone to this extent to blackmail her. She just stated that she wants to fight fair, but to Emily, this shameless act was far from being fair. It was brutal, gross, gruesome, and everything bad and terrible.“But... but you can't do... do this, Samantha” Emily cried, and stopped the video that was playing on the phone.Samantha giggled, happy with the tremendous feat that she had just achieved. “Says who, Emily, who can stop me?” she retorted.She loved to see the fear instilled on Emily.“This is... wrong” Emily replied, pointing at the screen of the phone. “It... is every... every shade of wrong.
Emily cannot say for sure how long she had stayed in the basement or what time it is, but she had fallen asleep, and in her sleep, she had the most unpleasant nightmares all thanks to her hunger. She opened her eyes and yawned, and that was when she realized that she had woken up as a result of the sound coming from the sitting room. She tried to cease her breathing but was barely able to achieve that because as it is, she was too weak to properly direct the function of any part of her body. No soon has she woken up that the door to the basement open. She froze, but soon her head was nodding involuntarily in sleep and hunger. “Hey you, there?” Samantha’s voice was heard. “Hey, Sama...” Emily murmured with the last strength in her. She did not try to move closer to the door because she was too weak and she felt that Samantha was only here to bring some food to her. “Hey, Emily, don’t tell me that you forgot to take some food along with you. What are you still doing in there?” Sama
While Samantha was going on with her task, Emily would not stop thinking of the whole event, and she decided to get more answers from Samantha who was the only one available to provide them. “And mother and father, are...” The unhappy Samantha cut in. “Father mind linked me to come home for you. Seems he still got some use for you. Left for me, I would not give a damn. I don’t care whatever happens to you” She said as a matter of fact. Samantha is not one to sugarcoat words. “Thank you” Emily replied nonetheless. Samantha's words hurt her, but she was grateful that she went out of her way to come for her. Without acknowledging Emily’s thanks, Samantha went on. “We are still on the lookout for the intruders, and we fear that they operate through some insiders. And you know how this goes. Should the intruders not be caught, then the humans among us are in trouble...” Hearing this, Emily exclaimed. “Huh...” This is a fact that was clear to Emily, but each time she hears of it, she n
It was a cold morning and Emily woke up from the bed with a fright. The loud sounds and indiscreet growls had woken her, and she looked around her dark room in fear. She could hear the shouting and screams of werewolves coming from outside the house. She took her phone and checked the time, and it was past four in the morning. The noises were getting louder, and all she could do was jump out of the bed. This is an occurrence that she was already accustomed to, and it always happens when there were intruders in the pack, most especially rogues. Being indoors she could not ascertain the magnitude of the situation, and all she was sure was that there was trouble in the land, and as for how big the trouble was, she could not tell but she knew very well that it was huge enough to take her life. Without a second thought, Emily grabbed her duvet and ran out of her room. Every member of her family had gone out to wad off the intruders, and all Emily could do was hide until they come back an
Emily looked up at him to be sure that she heard him clearly and to show his seriousness, he repeated himself. “Yes, Emily, come and live in this mansion with me, and I promise that no one will ever be able to hurt you” he assured her. Emily was no fool, she knew that he can do just what he said. If he said no one would be able to hurt her in his care, then no one would dare to get close to her. But then what would people think of her, what will her family see her as, some cheap whore? She had been fighting all to no avail since that dreadful night with him to make her family have some trust in her, especially her father, Oscar Lee. Emily so much desired for the minute trust he had for her to be restored, and now he wanted to completely shatter her plans with his ridiculous yet tempting offer. Yes, shatter her plans, that is the only thing that living with him would achieve and Emily does not want such. It was enough that she was human amid werewolves, and she would not want to go r