Chapter Fourteen Leila's POVI stared back at her as she stared at me vacantly, was she always like this, emotionless? I had decided to use my time to visit the old woman in order to clear some misunderstandings plus I also needed answers to my question and I knew that she was the only one who was on the position to help me."You said you woke up with the marks on your body?" I nodded sharply and I saw her eyes glint with something I couldn't recognize or place my hand on."What really happened in your dream. Can you give me a detailed explanation of your dream?" She said wearing the same blank look she always wore on her face."Well, when darkness engulfed me, I woke up on the same table that the werewolf was beheaded on. I was tied to the table with a rope dipped in wolfsbane. I saw lady Vee, Hannah, Jessica and Bessie, I tried to call out to them but it was as if they did not recognize me no, I was the one who could not recognize them again, they looked like a beast they all had th
Chapter Fifteen Leila's POVI stared expectantly at her, waiting for her to continue."My name is Viviana Coles, I got married to the love of my life, my mate, Killian Coles. We weren't living in the land of the midnight sun actually. We were living on it's outskirt. My husband did not like too much company and so do I . It was an easy decision between us. I gave birth to our two children, Julian and Cassandra. We were a happy family together." She said smiling bitterly, I could see warmth in her eyes. I wanted to know where they were now but I didn't want to push her so I kept quiet and nodded while she spoke."That picture is actually the last photo we took together." The warmth in her eyes were gone and they were replaced with pain."Uhm...if you don't want to talk about it then don't." I said holding her wrinkled hand but she closed her eyes for a bit and shook her head. When she opened her eyes, I could see that she was trying to fight the pain, I held her hand reassuring."That
Chapter Sixteen Leila's POVI stood between Hannah and Bessie while we were waiting for madam Vee to allocate work to us. She always changed our duty post every week. I wasn't feeling well but I didn't want to tell them. Hannah would surely tell madam Vee who would make me be on bed rest and end up making everyone's hatred for me triple. It wasn't just any normal feeling. My stomach was hurting so badly and it felt as if my body was on fire but it usually stops the same way it came. It started since I came back from Viviana's place. I didn't want to visit Dora. I forced a smile on my face when Hannah looked at me with the 'are you okay' look."Aletta you will take care of the garden, Dara, you and Sandra will handle the hallway, Bessie, you will take care of the King's room." Bessie squeaked in happiness making Hannah roll her eyes."Leila, you will be the one to serve the King and his subsequent guests." I didn't know how to feel about that, happy or nervous? Hell I was both. I was
Chapter SeventeenThe girls watched in fear as Leila turned uncomfortably on the bed. They had tried everything but it seemed as if Leila's situation was only getting worse as the minute pass by. Hannah was already in tears. They tried to calm Leila down by rubbing her shoulders but it seemed as if it did little or nothing to aid her current situation."Oh my goodness will you guys keep it on a low? I'm trying to sleep here. My beauty sleep is very important to me." Jessica growled from her end of the room."Oh Jessy thank goodness that you're awake. Leila has been in and out of pains for the past two hours. Is there anything you can do to help?" Bessie asked her roommate worriedly with her hands on her waist. It was natural that she asked Jessica for medical advice, she was the medical guru among them."Humph! Leila in pain? She's only trying to gain attention. I have always known that she was thirsty for attention." Jessica said nonchalantly. It annoyed her that the reason she was wo
Chapter Eighteen"Where the hell is Leila! She's to serve the Alpha in a few minutes." Madam Vee shouted."She has not been herself since yesterday." Hannah replied with her head bent. They had thought that last night was the last time but early this morning, it started again and the mysterious boils had appeared on her body. Tye girls had left her with Viviana since she was an expert in medication, hoping she would be okay by the time they were done with their various duties. Bessie had offered to take over Leila's duties but madam Vee was not having it. It annoyed her when any of them were trying to shy away from their duty."Really? I will go check on her myself because I don't trust any of you. She might just be trying to escape her duty and you're covering up for her. And if it's the later, I am going to punish the both of you. Kira go and set the dinning room." Madam Vee said marching to the girls room with the girls behind her. The others were already mummuring, and Jessica was
Chapter Nineteen Who is this girl?" He bellowed lighting his cigarettes."It's Leila, the servant girl that you treated last time ." Madam Vee said looking at Dora. She was too scared to look at the Lycan King. If she had, perhaps she would had noticed the brief change in his reaction."I will check up on her." He said shocking the both of them. Dora's eyes almost bulging out of their sockets."No, I will go check up on her...""We will go together." He said authoratively, putting off his cigarettes. He stood up and gestured to the poor woman who was shivering in fear to lead the way. Dora almost fainted. Just moments ago, she thought they were fine and now he was offering to go see a sick servants after pounding her like no other. Since when did he care about the health of those lowly servants? It annoyed her but she couldn't do anything.On reaching the place, madam Vee opened the door hoping to feel the hotness of the room but the room was as warm as usual, the girl in question, w
Chapter Twenty "How do you expect me to claim her?She is totally weak to the core, no single sign of physical strength. How can she lead thousands of Lycans when she can't fend for herself? When I asked for a second chance mate, I didn't mean that I wanted a punishment in place of a mate.""Do you then think that Dora is a match for you?" The old woman asked lost in thought. It annoyed him that he couldn't access the content of her heart."She is a strong female Lycan and great at leading people. She will totally make a great Queen.""If she is your match, then why haven't you claimed her yet and made her your Queen?" She asked him raising her right brow. Even he asked himself that question.Damn! He knew that she was such a cunning bitch. She was waiting for the moment to keep him shut and that was what she just did. It annoyed him that after several years, he still fell for her tactics. He never got used to them."Why haven't you rejected the poor girl if you know that you will neve
Chapter Twenty-one ~ If loving you is a sin, then, I will gladly remain a sinner for life~Xavier's POVI closed my eyes as I reminisce our first meeting.Before I saw her, I knew she was my mate. I had already lost hopes of meeting her. The elders had given me two months to either find my mate or they will pick a queen for me.I was filled with her scent even before she stepped into the room. Surely, Killian wanted to claim her immediately but something was off. As she drew nearer, her scent increased. When she stepped into the room, I couldn't say if I was shocked or disappointed because I wasn't sure what I was expecting but it was surely not what was before me. I watched as she cowered in fear. Her heart beating as if it was on a marathon."She is our mate Xavier, claim her immediately." Killian had screamed but I couldn't. As I moved closer to her, I understood the weird feeling in the air. She was a werewolf. It was one of the abilities of a royal Lycan. We could smell out other
Chapter Seventy-three Leila's POV My heart thundered beneath my chest. There was a war going on outside because of me and I can't do anything. I stared at the two guards that stood at the doorpost watching my every movement. I felt like a liability with each second passing by. The one closest to the door fell down with a thud and the other one turned to shoot at the intruder but he wasn't fast enough. His head was blown about before he had the chance to cock his gun. " Cassidy?" She placed a finger above her lips and walked towards me. She carefully untied me. " What is going on?" " Look, I'm sorry about everything. I didn't know that it would lead to a full blown war. There's not enough time on our side. I need you to move fast and be as discreet as you can be. I don't have many arms in me. Follow my lead." She said in one breath as she finally loosened the rope on my leg. She brought her hand forward and I placed mine in hers. " Thank you." I whispered. " Thank me after we h
Chapter Seventy-twoLeila's POV I was getting weaker everyday. I don't know what they were feeding me but my body was rejecting it. The room I was kept in was filled with the stench smell of dried vomit. At this rate, I didn't know if I was breathing in oxygen or not. My hands rubbed my stomach subconsciously. An act I was getting addicted to. There were times were I would feel as though something was moving in my stomach and it scared me. The door opened. It was probably Lorenzo or his crazy lover. I was too tired to lift my head up. " You should prepare yourself. It's almost time." Someone said and my heart skipped a beat. They have been preparing for this day for the past four weeks. I didn't realize that it was going to be today. When Lorenzo had told me that Xavier had agreed to step down to have me back, his eyes twitching in delight. I felt my heart squeeze. I knew what they were planning. They were going to make him surrender and kill me in his front. Every da
Chapter Seventy-oneXavier's POV " The fight is getting bloodier." " I didn't expect less. It is not a childish fight. You should know that. " I replied not lifting my head from the pile of papers set before me. Lorenzo hasn't asked for anything and finding out his location was tougher than it seems. " You should stop the attack on the Embermoon pack." She said and I raised my head to look at the old hag. " You don't have a say on this matter, old hag. Go be useful with your voodoo and all that shit somewhere else." She sniffed. " Fighting would lead you nowhere." " They sent a message and I replied. I don't see how that is my fault." " You could end the fight if you want." I shook my head at her. " If I want. They have opened healing wounds and have added salt to them. My warriors are bloodthirsty and are ready to vent their anger and revenge for what happened twenty years ago. I don't plan on stopping them." " You should think of your mate. She wouldn't be happy to know that
Chapter SeventyLeila's POV I stared at her figure. I couldn't believe that she would do this to me. Wasn't she the one who had saved me? Was it all a lie? I find it hard to believe that the person who had taken me in without a question and had almost ended up dead for my sake would be part of this madness. Was this all planned out from the beginning? Was she planted in Xavier's pack to bring him down? But if that were the case, Xavier would have smelt her out. Then I recalled that she was a witch. Maybe she was using some kind of protection spell to hide her true decisive nature. I watched her as she rubbed the arm of Lorenzo in a sensual manner and it irritated me. I noticed something, they both were looking younger than their age. Something was going on here. She turned to me. I felt Cassidy shiver and I took note of that. She nodded at Cassidy then when she looked at me, she smiled in a kind of way that would have your heart drop to the pit of your stomach. " Viviana.
Chapter Sixty-nineXavier's POV I could feel it. She was in pain. I needed to find her quickly. Liam watched my movements with curiosity in his eyes. " I take it that you know where she is." He voiced and I shrugged. His eyes widened. " Your uncle?" " Who else would have taken her?" " He is using her to get to you." " Yes. That's the only way he could successfully get to me without facing me. How ridiculous." " You know where he is." He wasn't asking, he was stating a fact and I nodded. He cursed under his breath. " So why don't we attack him and rescue her already. Why are we sitting down here doing nothing when she is in a lot of pain. Who knows what that crazy uncle of yours is doing to her." " Patience Liam. It isn't time yet. He knows that I know that he is the one who took her. We can't attack now because it will be futile." " But we can try." " It will be a suicide mission for the rest of you. He has a witch by his side." " We al
Chapter Sixty-eightLeila's POV I woke up coughing so hard that I felt that as though I would cough out my lungs. My hands were tied together with my legs so it was hard for me to move. I stared at the room I was currently imprisoned in. It was nothing like the room I had been since I was brought here. The lights were on and it was a lot bigger than the other room. There was a big bed and a bedside table. A cup of coffee and a plate of untouched biscuit was on the table. This was someone else's room. And the big question was, who the person was. I hoped it doesn't belong to Cassidy because I don't think I am ready to face her yet but the dressing table proved otherwise unles there was another female. I should have escaped when I had the chance but stupid me decided to go on a rescue mission. Cassidy's betrayal still stings. I was wrong to have thought that she had changed. Just because I change doesn't mean that everyone else also did. As I think of it, I realized that I was easily s
Chapter Sixty-sevenThey sat in silence as they all waited for the Alpha to speak. The silence was threatening. Everyone was up in their head thinking of what possible reason it could be to warrant the sudden meeting. Mr. Roberts wished the Alpha would be over with the meeting. He wished that he could be excused from the meeting but he was the beta. It would be considered treason if he tried to. He also had to warn the Alpha of the devices of the Lycan king. Finally, the Alpha cleared his throat, slicing the deafening silence and everyone turned their attention to him. " I received heartbreaking news today but I would like us all to hear from the horse's mouth before we conclude on anything." It was obvious that he was trying to contain his temper. Everyone wondered what it was that would keep him on the edge. A warrior was ushered into the room and everyone turned to the hazard looking man, accessing him. He looked like someone who was thoroughly beaten. He was one of the g
Chapter Sixty-sixLeila's POV I was forced awake when someone jammed my shoulders with some kind of metal. Hot tears filled my eyes but I blinked them away refusing to show the man how hurt I was. I was glad that it was a dream. He slid another plate towards me and I looked beside me to see that the other plate was gone. " Eat." I rolled my eyes. Was that the oy thing they could say? " I'm not going to eat until you tell me where my friend is and who the hell sent you to kidnap me!" I yelled at him but he didn't flinch. Instead, he turned around and walked out of the room leaving me alone. My stomach growled in protest and I stared at the meal which was just a few feet away but I turned away from it. It could be poison. I force myself to stay awake and I watch as another masked man comes into the room. He takes away the other plate and slides the new one to me. I tried to talk to him but just like the others, he ignores me completely and leaves the room. The door opens again and I
Chapter Sixty-fiveMoonstone pack. " Keep trying, maybe she will eventually pick it up." Lara said even though she knew the answer would be silence. " She sent me a message earlier and I'm just seeing it now." Kenny said and Lara rushed to his side and grabbed the phone from him. Her daughter was safe, she hadn't run away, she only needed to be away from them for a moment. She burst into tears as she held the phone to her chest crying in relief. Her mate placed his hand on top of her shoulders but she pulled them off and glared at him. " This is all your fault Robert, if only you were a little calm about everything, she wouldn't have felt the need to stay away. You chased her away." She spat angrily. " What would you have had me do? He is our arch enemy Lara." " And her mate!" She retorted. Kenny felt uncomfortable. It was the first time his parents were openly arguing in front of him and it was uncomfortable as hell, especially with the fact that they were also ar