"You said you wanted to go back home and I can't take you back there because I still need you as my wife. How can I take you back home on the first night of your marriage." He sounded disappointed."Take me with you. Am willing to go with you?"I hurried to say."Have you accepted me as your husband or not? I can guess you have just agreed to go with me because you can't go home all alone in this darkness." He said smiling."Exactly" was all I replied."Well. Come hold me tight and we go." He chuckled softly as he stretched his arms."Hold you?" I looked confused."Yes, you heard me right. Hold me and we go. Remember I have no car with me anymore. I have destroyed it when you refused to go with me but thank God the lion made you scream my name." He teased. I had no choice but to wrap my arms around him before we left.Like that, we were already somewhere in a place that looked like a desert, it was very hot like fires of hell."Where are we?" I asked when he landed." This is our land.
Without realizing, my lips had curved for a smile. I then remembered that I shouldn't be smiling no matter what happens. This man is already on my bad side so I should be acting as an enemy to him.Checking on my tattoo, it was there. " Am so sorry my dear friend. I regret refusing your proposal the other night but how was I going to say yes when you only visited me in my dreams? It's all my fault, and sometimes I think that maybe am cursed. Bron left me at the altar without saying any word to me and for that matter I had to marry this stranger who is more like an animal. Can you please tell me what's wrong with me. I know you can hear me and please if you can take me back home." I talked to my tattoo but my friend Bat ignored me." Are you angry with me? Don't ignore me like this at least say something. Abuse me if you want to but don't just keep quiet." Still there was no response from him.Coming back to my room, Anu was already asleep on the bed. Maybe he was pretending to be asl
"What are you trying to tell me. Go straight to the point."he said pinning my hands to the wall. "This is what I meant." I whispered. "What?" "I don't want you to touch me nor do anything to me before I give in wholeheartedly."I whispered again. " It's okay if that will make you happy."he said confusing me. "Are you a good person or you are just pretending?" I asked myself confused. How could he just agree with me over something like this so easily? Does he have other plans?" I asked myself before he said "but on one condition"."What condition?"I asked curiously. "I have to mark you first, to make you mine and after that you can torture me the way you want."he said looking me in the eyes still pinning my hands on the wall. I tried to push him back but couldn't. "W.what do you mean by that?" I couldn't compose a sentence because of what I have just heard."I will have to bite you with my fangs anywhere on your body and suck a little of your blood."he said."What? Do you think I can a
"Anu please am so sorry. I have heard that you are in this condition because of me and I don't want to cause you any pain but am really mad at you, you never told me about this. You didn't tell me that you sometimes change to a lion. Am your wife and am supposed to know everything about you, my husband."I cried and didn't realize that I was getting closer to him and I wasn't scared anymore. Maybe I was spellbound or compelled to. He came back to his human form when I touched him."Why did you tie me up?" He asked and his words got me emotional and tears ran down my cheeks."I.. I.. I just wanted us to play..." "Shuuuhhh! Don't lie please. I know everything, wife. This is not the first time am tied up here with these chains and don't blame yourself for anything, am the one at fault here and not you. Don't mind my mom's words and don't take it to heart please."he cried as well."Why did you change? And what does it mean?" I asked in a soft voice."It's nothing serious, don't worry." He
"Were you cheating me in your dreams? Who was he?"he joked. "No. I mean nothing."I panicked as I recalled his threats to me."Don't worry about him please. Take a deep breath and relax. I will handle everything, okay?" I nodded and laid down again but this time I didn't sleep, I just pretended to be asleep not to make Anu worried."Why have I dreamed about mother in a strange way? Does this mean she can help me out of this? But how, she is an ordinary human and these people here are the living monsters. How will she save me from them? While thinking about all this, I remembered I had to check if mother has sent me a feedback on Anu's phone. Looking around for it, I saw it next to him on the couch below his arm. "Oh God! How will I get it from there without waking him up? Help me Lord."I breathed. Just like that the phone slided down and fell on the floor. With fear for what has just happened, I walked two steps backwards wondering if his phone has heard what I just said. How would i
I then remembered mother's words to not let him come close to me and then got out of the bed and sat at the end of it. I was still sleepy and scared too. I couldn't sleep on the couch alone. I just left everything in the hands of the Almighty and slept.Morning came with blue and pinky skies. It was a beautiful morning, mother had promised to meet me but I didn't know how. I just waited for the miracle but couldn't see any sign of her coming. Slowly by slowly I started to lose hope when the sun set before she could reach me. "Why is she taking so long? Anyway how do I expect her to find me when she doesn't know where I am, am so stupid." I walked up and down waiting for her. I asked one of Anu's guards to shift my seat and bring it near the window because I wanted to see whoever entered the gate since I wasn't allowed to leave the house without Anu's permission. Soon darkness covered the place and I couldn't be able to see clearly. After sometime the guards closed the gate, I couldn't
"It's a long story my dear but I only ask you not to fear me. I won't hurt you in any way please." She went to her knees and I had no choice but to reach for her and comfort her.If I could sleep with a stranger who turned into a lion in the same room why not for my mother who raised me for years and never hurt me in any way. "Am not scared of you mother but am really disappointed with you, why did you hide such an important part of you?" I cried.Wait! Who was comforting the other? We were both in tears."I will tell you everything but for now we have no time to waste. I have just come to break the spell that I had cast on to your powers." She said."Powers! My Powers?" I asked with my eyes widened.**Mother**"Yes, your powers. You are not an ordinary girl my child. You are a daughter to both a witch and demon. You have strong powers. In fact they're extraordinary ones but I had kept them under control with a spell because I wanted you to live a normal life like others. I knew you
After a while I heard some footsteps coming close to our bed, it was Anu's mother. "What is she doing here at this hour? What does she want?" I asked myself. Since she wasn't able to read my mind anymore, she came closer to me and put her hand on my head, I wondered why but it seemed she wasn't able to read it, perhaps that's why she bent over, removed my bedcovers and bit me on the shoulder. I felt pain for a little while till when she placed her hand on the wound to collect my blood before she made it heal right away and like that the scar was no more.I tried to slowly open my eyes in a wise manner and see for myself what was going on. She later closed her eyes, whispered some strange words and a colourless glass came swinging from nowhere and appeared before her. Grabbing it she put the drops of my blood in it and drank it.Wait! What was she doing with my blood? What was her intentions? Was that the first time she has done this to me or things always happened as I was asleep?Sh
My heart jumped with joy and happiness after reading the letter. I couldn't wait to see my father again. I couldn't find sleep since my mind was very busy imagining how the surprise would be like..It was approaching to four o'clock in the morning when my heart skipped a beat and my mind went blank. I thought that maybe I was very excited to share the news with the family so I had to wake up and make noise through singing so that everyone's sleep could be interrupted and it really worked. Everybody woke up with a frowned face because they were angry with me at the moment."I have good news for you all.. I meant to say that father has called us all. He said he wants to surprise us."I said with a big smile."What's wrong with you? When did you see him?"Anu couldn't believe."Read this. I don't have to meet up with him in order to communicate with him, we're demons after all."I sighed."Read it for us Anu. Am sure Artie isn't joking about this, right Artie?"Nikki said."It's true Grandpa
"But who had possessed you and why?"Nikki asked."I'll tell you later. What's very important right now is to conduct this ritual and let them inside first."she said."Alright then. But how will you do the ritual when the holy water isn't enough. I meant to say that there are only five Jerry cans of holy water yet they're....."he pointed."I think we'll have to seek help from the witch's tree once again."she looked to be lost in thoughts as she spoke."What are you waiting for then."Mother then tried to summon the witch's tree but in vain. We thought that maybe it was because of our presence and she had to walk away from the crowd but again the tree didn't show up.A minute later, a twig came and fell on my head and turned into a rocket immediately. It was the same rocket that Carlos gave me. I had left it at the ocean bank hoping that he'd one day collect it from there because I had no hopes of seeing him again. Moreso I didn't want to keep it as it would remind me of the best momen
After some time, the other three woke up too. Mani immediately recognized me however his brother Manu just stood there, staring at me as if I was a stranger. "How are you mother."Mani hugged me. I couldn't answer because I was driven away by thoughts and sorrow. "My own son doesn't recognize me?"I breathed deeply before looking him in the eye. "Manu dear, don't you know who I am?"I asked politely. I didn't want to force things."I know you very well. I know how you left dad and I and disappeared. You don't love me at all. Dad might've forgiven you but I... I will never forgive you for neglecting me like that. You're the reason why I went through all this."he said and for a moment my mind went blank. I didn't have what to say to him or how to explain things to him. I just stared at him, speechless."Manu dear, it's not like how you think. Your mother loves both of you equally. I agree she left us but trust me when I say that she did what was right at the moment. She wanted to save y
On opening it, I couldn't stop crying because of what was written there, ' best friends forever'."You'll forever be remembered my dear friend."I said.The girls did their best to put me in good mood but my worry for my family was too much. "Don't worry ma'am, am sure that cousin of yours will help you and very soon your family will come back."Remi comforted."I don't think he'll, after all he's a horrible person. He's a murderer remember and I don't trust him at all."Rema pointed sharply."How can I explain to you that Carlos is only a pure soul and he would never think of killing someone no matter what. He only took the blame for my sake."I thought. "I think we should trust him once, let's see if he can do something good for anyone."I said."As you say madam. And anyway ma'am, do you mind if we call you auntie because to me you're like my real auntie.""Of course I won't mind at all. You're my little angels and angels should only be loved and nothing else. It's okay you can call me
"Why won't you dear?"he asked politely."Because the woman you're going to propose to is already married.""Ohh! You're right about that but you've forgotten that her husband is dead now which makes her single."he lied."Why do I have a feeling that you're lying to us? My mom always said that when someone is telling a lie, he can't look you in the eye and that's what you're doing."one of them pointed. This made me notice something about the two of them, one was introvert and the other was the opposite. She was so talkative I must say."Where's your mom's corpse?"I asked them."We're sorry madam. We conducted the last rituals by ourselves. We knew you were going through a lot that's why we never came to bother you.""I don't believe you, someone else must have helped you because I don't think you could do all that alone.""But we did madam."she said raising a brow."What made you disappear after healing my husband's wound. I didn't understand."I wanted answers to my questions."Am not
"No. I refuse to believe this. My Anu can't be dead. I know you've taken him somewhere. You have to tell me what you've done to him, tell me now."I grabbed his arm with all my strength."What are you doing Artie? I know this is hard for you to believe but am afraid it's the truth... your husband is dead now."he said.I couldn't stop myself but to slap him so hard on his face. "Shut up! Do not say another word about my husband, do you hear me?""I won't say anything if that's what you really want. I think I should leave you and your problems alone because am tired of explaining myself to you that I'm not a bad person and my intentions are good yet no one is willing to believe in me. Am sorry if I troubled you in any way."he said and vanished.At that time I didn't care at all. I was only worried about my family. "Would they come back?"I kept asking myself. All I had to do was to wait for them with hopes that they'd surely come back.Some days elapsed with no sign of their return. As a
Mother had to leave and go back home. "Artie, keep my words in mind."she said before disappearing."This woman also! Why can't see that all this is happening because Anu wanted to keep his powers and this decision of his is stopping my children from coming back to me. I need to do something, but what?"I thought. We couldn't speak to each other for two days although Anu tried to cheer me up sometimes.On the third day of the second week, the old man in my dreams came and appeared before Anu and I. "I've been watching you and I really like your patience. You still have hopes that your sons will come back even after all these days. Wow, keep it up."he said."Who are you?"Anu barked at him."He...is the same old man I told you about.""Old man?""Yes, he's the one who always come in my dreams."I explained. "What brings you here."I asked."I came here to help you after seeing how much you both love your sons."he said smiling."How are you going to help? And who called for your help?"Anu sh
I then took her to where I had left Anu. The moment we came very close to him, I started to see some improvement. "What kind of magic does this girl possess?"I asked myself."Here he is."I said."Oh! He's my uncle."she jumped in excitement after looking at his face."Your uncle? How? I mean do you know him?""Yes, he's the same man in the picture that mom used to show to us. She said we should call him uncle, that's why. Oh, am so happy but..."she couldn't complete."What?"I asked curiously."I don't understand one thing, my mom used to tell us that uncle doesn't have a wife that's why he wanted to marry my mom so how come you're claiming to be his wife?""My worries are slowly coming true, Cucu's blood is haunting us."I breathed deeply. "Well...we married recently, that's why."I lied."Let me heal my uncle first but before that, you need to hide somewhere because my magic can't work when someone is watching me.""Alright then I'll go and hide. You'll call me when you're done, okay?"
It was almost coming to midday and our kids hadn't returned yet, there was no any sign of their return the thing that caused locomotion in my stomach."No, the old man's words shouldn't come true."I prayed inwardly. I was getting worried and restless that I thought of summoning my mother. I felt like sharing the weird dream with her. I knew she could interpret it for me but no... she wasn't allowed to come see me at the moment as only Manu's parents and siblings were accepted."What should I do now."I didn't know that I said it loudly. "What, what do you want to do?"Anu asked."It's nothing."I lied."Still worried about the dream, right?""Ahhh no. I mean am not worried at all."I said giving him a plastic smile. "Am here, nothing is going to happen to our sons I promise. They'll have to come back for us no matter what."he assured.I always loved the courageous version of his. It always got me fall in love with him over and over again. "I love you Mr Anu."I said coming closer to him an