CLAIREThe entire house was quiet, Dad had a meeting with his friends, wanting to be all by himself. I sent out all the servants and guards earlier. There was no sound heard except for the occasional chirping of birds that found their homes in the trees that surrounded the house. I made a mental note to tell the head of servants to bring down the nest.I rolled over on my bed with my eyes glued to my phone and a glass of wine in my hands. The only thing missing was him. Kane.The doorbell rang out loud, almost making me jump. Just as I was about to ignore the person at the door, Beta Orion's voice spoke through the intercom."Is anyone home?" I contemplated telling him to come some other time but I remained silent, he would leave when no one replied to him. Or so I thought."I'm coming in." He said I heard the door creak open, those maids dared to leave the door open. I groaned struggling up to my feet as I headed downstairs. The main door leading to the house was locked, it was jus
ORIONI couldn't help but sigh as the packhouse came into sight, that spoiled brat sure has a way of ruining my plans. As much as I was back home, I feared for my life. Alpha Elvis did not tolerate sloppy jobs."Beta Orion!" My head snapped at the direction of the voice. It belonged to the head of guards of the packhouse. "Do you have to scream my head off?" I frowned at him."I have been calling your name for about five minutes now." He said, shaking his head. "Where has your mind wandered to?" He asked."You don't want to know," I muttered gazing towards the door where my judgment lies in wait. "How was your trip?" He asked, it was obvious he was ready for a chit chat but I wasn't in the mood."Is the Alpha home?" I asked feeling stupid, I knew fully well that he was home, if he wasn't why then would he ask me to report?"Yes, he's in the study." The head guard replied, giving me a questioning look. "Well then, go on with your duties." With that, I walked towards the door in fear
SIERRAI released a groan as I lay on my bed with my face up, I felt extremely bored as I gazed up at the ceiling.A knock sounded on the door making me sit up instantly. "Come in." The knob twisted and the door gave way revealing a uniformed maid. "Hello, ma'am." She greeted me with her knees bent slightly. "Hi, what do you want?" I asked staring at her curiously."Someone is downstairs looking for you." She replied. I frowned slightly, "Who might that be?" I asked trying to think."A visitor from your school." She answered. "Oh, Hailey?" She shook her head, "When I asked for her name, she mentioned something like Clara, or was it Clare?" I scoffed in disbelief standing up, "Do you mean Claire?" The maid nodded vigorously, "That is it." She smiled. "She wants to see you."Surprised, I sat back down. "Why would Claire want to see me?" I asked no one in particular. "I have no Idea." The maid answered with a shrug.I couldn't help but feel surprised, she didn't for once hide t
DANEAs Sierra headed upstairs, Kane and Zane headed outside saying they had something to do, I immediately followed Sierra, there were some issues we needed to discuss.Before I could call her to wait up, I noticed that there was a slight change in her walking step, she moved as though she couldn't locate the stairs.Her body swayed and she fell. I was by her side at the speed of lightning, holding her in my arms, while saving her from falling head-first off the stairs."What is the matter?" I asked immediately her eyes fluttered open. We were still on the ground with her in my arms."Dane." She muttered staring at me."You nearly broke all 206 bones in your body," I said raising her as I got up.She chuckled lightly, "Really?""What happened to you?" I asked as we walked to her room. I couldn't risk her walking by herself again, who knew when she might fall?"Nothing, I'm fine really." She replied with her arms wrapped tightly around my neck"Are you sure about that?" I asked again
MAYA"Her fainting spells are becoming worse." The healer said with his eyes fixed on Sierra.My heart couldn't stop pounding hard, it's been that way since Dane came running to us that Siera had passed out in her room. In a panic, Thane had sent the messenger to come with the healer immediately."Please great one, help us find out what's wrong with her?" Thane said with his brows furrowed.I hated making him worried because of me or Sierra.The healer hummed with his eyes hovering over Sierra. He was an old and frail-looking man who supported himself with a crooked stick. His assistant held a bag on his shoulders, he stood by his master with his hands folded, watching."Fetch me the leaf." The healer instructed without taking his gaze Sierra.The assistant immediately searched the bag and he brought out a long, green, and very fresh leaf."Here it is master." Holding it by the tip, he handed it over to the healer."Hmm." The healer grunted taking the leaf with his mouth.He placed h
SIERRAI woke up with a banging headache, and the last thing I recalled was Dane and I inside the bathroom, I remember us getting dressed and leaving the bathroom then after that, nothing.My gaze fell on the entire family staring down at me. Glancing around, I noticed that I wasn't in my room, I was in a room with a small bed on the ground, Dane must have brought me here after I fainted."She's awake," Kane said looking at me with a weird expression on his face."Sierra, are you alright?" Zane asked, shoving his head into my vision.I nodded trying to sit up."What happened?" I asked, my eyes fell on Thane who stood majestically with his arms folded watching me."You passed out," Dane said calmly. "Thank goodness I was with you, you'd have ended up with a nasty cut on your head."I shuddered.Their talks were light but I could tell that once again, I had made everyone worried about me, this was becoming way too much, and soon, they would get tired of me."I'm very very sorry for maki
ZANEMy head was filled with the thoughts of Sierra fainting spells, it was becoming way too frequent that I couldn't help but get worried. The healer himself couldn't pinpoint what was happening to her, yet she was always losing consciousness at intervals."I wonder what's going on," Dane muttered as we watched a crying Maya take Sierra away from the room."Nothing that you should worry yourselves about boys, Maya and I will do the worrying." My father said still staring at the exit where they had walked through.We remained silent, each of us consumed by our thoughts."I didn't get an answer." He had switched over to Daddy's mood."Alright, Dad." We chorused in unison.He grunted.Although he tried to hide it, I could see the worry on his face, he was worried about Maya and Sierra. I could understand him being worried, it's not an easy task watching someone you love go through pain. Maya's tears must have done something to him in the same manner that Sierra's pains were hurting me t
SIERRAMy eyes were fixed on the ground as I kept moving, I had no idea where I was headed yet I kept moving. I was in the middle of a thick forest with no one outside singing birds and croaking frogs for company.Every object looked hazy as I walked, even the trees looked as though they were mocking me, they stood majestically in their huge statue, laughing at me perhaps wondering if I was going crazy."Keep moving!" The voice in my head echoed."Stop please stop." I groaned holding my head in my hands as I slumped to the ground in desperation but it wasn't helping, my head was filled with different voices, the chirpings of the birds, the croaking of the frogs, the mocking laughter of the trees and even the whistle of the bushes caused by the wind all seemed to echo in my head."Sierra, you need to move now, if you wish to make your mother happy, you must keep moving!" The voice sounded so clear amidst the numerous voices in my head.I closed my eyes in a bid to calm myself down, "Do
ERINI watched as the dagger meant for arrogant Kane sank deep into Thane's chest, and he fell to the ground in pain. The young man knelt by his side as though checking if he was alive. He threw a glance at my way before picking his father up and running into the forest."Thane," I said softly to myself, "you left just as I imagined," I laughed watching as the young man tried to balance the weight of his father as he ran."That stupid child thinks he could stand before me?" I laughed recalling the look on his face when he saw his father was wounded.I called after them, "Keep running, slow down and my dogs would have your legs for breakfast."He could hear me, the wind carried my voice down into the woods. "Thane never considered his weight, he was proud of those muscles, now see him weighing you down." I mocked as I watched Kane slow a little trying to adjust his wounded father in his arms."Should we go after them?" My guard who led the reinforcements asked.I turned to him, and beh
KANEI stepped into the way, blocking off Erin's attack. Our weapons clashed hard. My eyes landed on Dane running out of the mansion with an unconscious Zane on his back and Maya by his side. Before Erin could notice what was happening, I immediately averted my gaze.Erin needed to be distracted so they could leave and that was my assignment."This fight isn't for little boys." Erin huffed angrily, he moved his foot so discreetly but I was quick to notice, Using one hand to hold his weapon, I blocked his leg with the other hand. In one swift movement, using his leg, I threw him off me.He flew a few metres away from me but his legs were strong so he landed on his feet.My eyes quickly flickered around the mansion, Dane and the others were no longer in sight, they had managed to escape, I heaved a sigh of relief as I turned back to Alpha Erin."Not a move you expected from a little boy huh?" I sent him a mocking smile. For once, I was grateful for the numerous battle classes that Dad h
KANE"Calm down Kane, let's trust Dad," Dane said trying to calm me down, I couldn't stop pacing about the room."Calm down?" I scoffed in disbelief, "how can you be calm when everything is in chaos?" I asked staring at him."But what can we do other than trust Dad and let him do what he thinks is best," Dane said trying to act reasonably."Yes, there's nothing we can do, but we could have prevented this from happening." I snapped, I knew this wasn't his fault but I couldn't contain my anger, our decision had caused this."How?" He asked, "Just pack up let's leave.""We could have rejected Sierra and none of this could have happened!" I shouted."Look Kane, we decided to accept her and bear the consequences in case you have forgotten." Dane's words stung but I was past caring."I wouldn't have done so if I knew that the consequences were this dire." I covered my face with my hands.I felt Dane's hand on my shoulder, "Relax Kane, everything will be fine.""No," I shook my head, "Everyt
THANE"King Erin! King Erin!! King Erin!!!" The chants were getting louder as the army drew closer.Maya turned to me with wide eyes, "Isn't this treason? What are we going to do?" She was glancing over her shoulders in fear."Relax Maya." That was the only words I could say. This was purely treason, they had already crowned another person as their king and they were chanting his name.For the look of things, Erin had taken time to carefully plan this. He had reached out to numerous people and had successfully poisoned their minds against me."I will take care of it," I said walking towards the inner rooms with Maya in my arms. "First, we need to get you to somewhere safe.""What about Zane?" She asked."That's where we are going, you'll stay with him while I try to reason with them, hopefully, they will calm down." As soon as the words left my mouth, I regretted saying it, a loud crashing sound filled my ears, and one of the rebels had driven straight into my mansion creating a crack
KANEI closed my eyes as a sharp pain ran up from my thigh and reverberated all through my body making me want to pull my hair out and cry. The pain I felt was not mine, I could tell that it was Sierra's, she was going through a series of pains that it was probably too much for her to handle."Sierra, She's in trouble." I was panting as I managed to walk, and my legs shook as I hurried away from where I stood, we were on our way back home, but I couldn't walk properly because of the pain I was feeling.I turned to Dane, "Can you track her?" I asked groaning. If I was in this much pain, I could only imagine what Sierra could be going through."N… no." He stammered holding his head, "There's this sharp pain in my head." He groaned. "I can't concentrate."I tried to breathe it out, I tried to close my eyes and concentrate on the mate bond trying to locate her but it was impossible, all I could think of was trying to ease the pain that I was feeling.My legs gave way, I flopped down on th
SIERRA"Get me the hot coals!" Alpha Elvis shouted he was fuming in anger.I trembled at the mention of coals, I knew he would do anything to hurt me, his eyes screamed anger. I knew he wasn't going to hesitate to hurt me with anything he wanted.My eyes flickered to the surroundings, it was empty save from Beta Orion who stood with a large grin on his face, I didn't need a soothsayer to tell me that he was enjoying the scene before him."Now look at that," Alpha Elvis turned to Beta Orion with a smile on his face, "She's scared of me." He looked excited as he pointed to me with his index finger.I shook, I wanted nothing more than to enter into the ground and die but Alpha was taking his time, he was careful enough to know that he didn't hit any vital part that would take my life while he was sure enough to hit me so hard that I wanted to die.We were in a room with no door and window safe for a few boxes that lay on the other end of the room. After taking me away from my so-called f
KANEPure shock was written over Maya's face and My Dad's, they couldn't believe their eyes. Maya's scream pierced through my ears."That's not my child, this was edited." She was panting as she spoke. She turned towards my father holding his face in her palms, "Videos like this can be edited, isn't that right Thane?" She asked with tears pooling her eyes.My Dad nodded, "There's no way Sierra would do such a vile act." He agreed.Alpha Erin laughed, "I know you're in shock that's why you're denying the evidence right before your eyes.""There's no way the video is fake, you can verify its authenticity if you like," Claire said with a grin on her face. I could tell that she was enjoying this as much as her father."This is not true.." Maya shaking her head in denial, "Sierra would never hurt Zane.""Something is wrong somewhere." My Dad agreed nodding his head. My dad's wrinkles deepened as he frowned, the past hour had been so stressful on him that he appeared to have aged more than
MAYAI watched the two boys as they exchanged nervous gazes, I prayed I heard wrong, They kept exchanging gazes as though they were wondering what to say."What do you mean by mate bond?" I asked again trying to clear the confusion I felt."Oh that, It's a bracelet that we made for us." Dane began turning to Kane who nodded."Yes, every one of us has it, Zane, Dane, and I." Kane opined."So we thought it wise that Sierra too should have one," Dane said and I nodded.It made perfect sense, they had bonded with Sierra in their way and at their own pace. Giving her something precious to them must have made her feel welcome. If the situation wasn't so dire, I would have appreciated them for taking good care of Sierra and making her feel at home."We are thinking about searching for her, we are hoping the bond might help," Kane explained."Alright, if you say so," I said nodding, I was too stressed to think of any other thing.I could only imagine how my child was feeling, she was sufferin
SIERRASlowly, my eyes opened to the noises in the surroundings, My head felt foggy and I wanted nothing but to sink into the comfort of my bed in Thane's mansion. My whole body felt exhausted from running too much. I tried to stretch my legs only to end up with a stinging pain that reverberated through my brain cells.I took in my surroundings slowly, I was in a cage so small that I couldn't risk standing up, I could only sit and I had to do so by bending my neck."You have to pay me better, I can't take a dog share for capturing someone your man took years to capture." The hair on my skin stood tall.I knew that voice, I could recognize it even in my sleep. What was he doing here? My heart sped up in panic, I didn't want to see him, I wanted to crawl into a hole and hide."You should be happy that I'm paying you." Alpha Elvis said in his calm yet chilling voice."She's worth a few more bucks, just give me then I'll be on my way." He replied.I knew they were talking about me, what k