Cynthia prowled angrily and restlessly in the small room of the makeshift tent. An hour had long passed, and the call she put across was not going through. Was the life of the second Alpha of the pack not important? Was he not the BBA's brother?Except... Except if the BBA wanted him dead so no one could contend his position with him. If the BBA died, this young man would be the next Alpha automatically.Could it be they have a rivalry between them and she, Cynthia, was helping to eliminate one of them?“No. That's foolish. He was a part of the BBA's men when I was with him and they didn't seem like they had any tension between them,” she answered her inner thoughts.Shem groaned and moved his neck. He was tied to a chair, unconscious as he was. He was regaining consciousness and Cynthia did not want that.He opened his eyes, his vision blurry and thin.“What's...”“Sleep,” Cynthia ordered darkly. Shem shook his head violently, as if trying to refuse the order. But slowly, the sleep c
“Do you like my mark? Do you still wish it was yours?”Cynthia huffed and looked raggedly at the Alpha.Olive hurried over to Shem and touched him to make sure he was okay. His skin was cold and clammy, and he was deeply unconscious. What had these guys done to him?She willed herself to fix whatever was wrong in his system and a second later, his eyes opened with a gasp. Jonas gripped his riffle cautiously.“Damn, I can breathe fresh air again. That entire tent smells like a rotting bo-dy. Especially that fisheye girl. God forbid,” he blurted out and spat on the ground.“Yep, that's my Shem,” Olive exclaimed and patted him on the shoulder. He looked up in surprise but before he could say a word to Olive, Jonas began to wheel him away.Alpha Knight exhaled, the first sound he had made since they arrived.“Big brother! You came for me,” Shem exclaimed and smiled so brightly at his brother. Alpha Knight scoffed.Jonas untied him and Shem sprang up, kicking the air to flex his muscles.“
Dolly was back in her room, carefully tucked into her bed by Terry who had not left her side since he found her lying in a pool of blood. Alpha Knight had already returned with the others, and they brought back Shem and two captives. But he wouldn't join them in the interrogation, not when Dolly still hadn't woken up.“What if she sleeps until tomorrow, Terry?” Vanessa asked as she walked to him with two cups of coffee. She handed him one and he received it calmly.“I guess you'll have to find me an extra blanket then,” he answered and gulped the coffee down, feeling instantly energized as the bittersweet flavour spread into his system.“Oh wow, you're serious.”Vanessa sat on the sofa across from the bed.Terry tucked Dolly's stray strands behind her ear and clutched her warm hand in his. His heart was still beating rapidly. He was hopeful she'd be fine since her wound was healed. But, what if the damage had already been done before Olive healed her? What if she didn't recover from i
The entire underground hall became eerily quiet as everyone gazed at the empty chair in surprise. Then Olive spoke up.“What just happened?” Alpha Knight grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him protectively.“Well, I'm guessing the one who sent her has rescued her from your clutches. It takes a lot of power to get her away from this place. Can you guess how powerful her master is now? Do you know what is after you, Big Bad Alpha?” Lord Lina jested and smirked.“Secure the pack borders now! Every single border whether in use or not should be sealed and tally the Anti—” Alpha Knight began to bark out an order to his men but Lord Lina cut him short.“Oh please, chill, Alpha Knight. That lady is already outside this pack. Surely, her master will be drained now but whisking her is worth it.”Alpha Knight growled at Lord Lina for interrupting him. But Olive patted his arm to calm him.“Why should we believe anything you say? You're an enemy. Why should we accept your words that I have n
Cynthia's breath caught in her lungs as she felt herself being sucked into a tight tube, squeezing and draining the life out of her. She tried to breathe, tried to shout, tried to even more but her body failed.Then air rushed back into her lungs as she was pulled out of the pipe. She fell to the floor, heaving heavily and panting like she was pursued by death.What had happened all of a sudden? Did the Big Bad Alpha do that to her?She turned on the floor, her entire body in pain. But as she tried to stand, a cold, pointed edge of a metal was placed directly on her head. She froze immediately.“Once again, you fail,” The Baron's pipe-like voice spoke. Cynthia shivered, definitely not from cold that accompanied The Baron's presence.“Master...p-please...I—”The cold tip of the sword pierced the layer of skin, and she gave a pained shout.“Shut up!”She whimpered but sealed her mouth. Gently, the sword was lifted and The Baron retreated a few feet from her.Fresh blood streaked down he
Mufasa stared at Wayne like he was a child. Wayne frowned deeply.“I know you're trying to say something that'll make me look like I was a fool for not learning diligently about the prophecy,” he said.Mufasa moved to a nearby shelf and pulled out a book.“I remember you outrightly threatening to electrify me when I made this book for you. You said you didn't give two damns about a stupid story with a woman you didn't care about.”Wayne eyed the small, black leather bound book in Mufasa's hands. He remembered it vividly.“Well, clearly I care about this woman now so give me the book.” He stretched forth his hand but Mufasa didn't stretch it out. Instead, he was looking at him with an unreadable expression.“How do you feel about this whole thing?” he asked after seconds.“I and going mad and I feel like destroying everything. I want to destroy the prophecy and all the fools who are using it as an excuse to trouble my life. My mate has not had one day of rest since she met me. In fact,
Olive's insides turned to a puddle as Wayne said those words while looking her in the eye like only she mattered. She flushed and walked over to him.“Babe, come on. You don't have to. There's stuff we gotta tackle and—”Wayne shut her up with a sudden kiss. He lingered and when he finally pulled away, he gazed into her eyes.“You deserve every good my love. I want to give you everything good. I want to love you the way you deserve. Please, let me.”Olive kissed him back and laced her fingers in his hair that seemed to have grown longer.“All right. Except I'm also going to love you the way you deserve. You can't take all the credits for the best lover.”Wayne laughed and moved away from Olive.“Come on, let's have breakfast. We're leaving immediately after.”Olive wanted to ask where they were going but refrained. She trusted him. Let him wow her.They had breakfast hurriedly and Wayne took the bag.“What did you pack? Are they enough clothes for how long we're spending?”“Calm down.
Wayne and Olive could only stay for two days at the Kindlenest Forest, but it was the best two days of their lives. They had put all fears aside and just lived like normal lovers, though time was short.They had just returned to the castle and Wayne took off to meet Jake and the others for a report. Olive decided to see Dolly and also Shem. When she went to Dolly's room, she wasn't there. She decided to check the Circular Cabinet and was glad to find them there.“If it isn't our very own Luna,” Vanessa spoke up immediately she entered.“Hi guys,” she said with a smile. Shem was seated on a bar stool, with his back and hands leaning over the counter.He looked fine, though his eyes looked dark and devoid of his usual light. Olive's mind raced a little. What had they really done to Shem?“Olive,” Dolly called and ran to hug her. It was just the three of them in the room.“How are you now, Dolly?” Olive asked.“I'm totally fine. How was your getaway?”“Well, she smells exactly like Wayne