Orfilia could feel her face and her feet hurting terribly, she had lost count of the number of guests the Fuller brothers had introduced her and she couldn’t see herself doing this for the next five minutes, there was every possibility that she might pass out. Unable to take it anymore, she mumbled an excuse about her hurting feet and excused herself from the midst of the newest dignitaries she was forced to hug and smile at and took a stroll towards the balcony, eager to get away from the crowd and noise inside the hall. As she moved further away from the hall and towards the balcony, she heard a loud noise which made her jump out of fright. She was left with either confronting whatever source the noise came from or going back into the hall to get acquainted with more people. She tentatively moved closer and she managed to see a man with broad shoulders which filled his suit perfectly, slapping a younger man, who wasn’t quite as beefed up as he was. She knew she was intruding on th
Orfilia and the Fuller brothers walked back into the house which was practically empty at this point. The guests had all taken their leave and only the servants remained, cleaning up the mess they had made. They made their way to the study and as soon as everyone made their way inside, Lucien shut the door immediately questioned Orfilia as to why she had been conversing with Alaric alone.“I don’t see how that’s anyone’s business. I am a grown woman capable of making choices for myself.”“You’re not just any woman, you’re a Fuller now, our mate. You need to be selective about the kind of people you’re seen in company with. Besides, of all people, both humans and supernaturals alike, why did it have to be Alaric?” Lucas pointed out, already feeling incensed. “And what is so bad about talking to Alaric? He seemed nice enough to me. At least, nicer than you have ever been towards me!” Orfilia retorted, her eyes blazing as she glared at Lucas who wore a scowl on his face. “Have you rea
The next few days were filled with a sense of excitement and tranquility as they enjoyed their honeymoon in the best ways possible. Their mornings consisted of them spending the morning lazing on the restricted wing of the mansion, while they were served breakfast by their entourage of servants on their private balcony overlooking the lake below them. After breakfast, they would fly over to Paris on their private jet, exploring the city’s alluring streets, picking out exquisite cafes, splendid boutiques, and colorful local markets where you could get anything you wanted. They would also delight themselves by indulging in the native cuisine of fresh seafood, pastries, and the finest wines in Paris. In the afternoons, they would go on a romantic sailing excursion on one of their boats. Gliding through the crystalline waters, screaming out in the middle of the ocean as the gentle sea breeze brought a sense of satisfaction upon them. They would then anchor at a beach house and split the
“Was that necessary, Lucas?” Lucien asked. “You went a little too far, don’t you think?”“How else is she going to learn to stay away? She doesn’t listen to anyone but herself and it’s going to get her into trouble around here.” Lucas turned to face his brother.“Isn’t there a more convenient way to get her to listen?” Lucien stroked his jaw, looking towards Liam who merely shrugged his shoulders.“I could try telling her why Alaric is bad news for both her and our family.” “I had hoped it would not come to this, involving her in our family matters when we only have a contract for the next six months at best. But at this point, we’re running out of options to stop her before she does something drastic.” Liam added, retrieving a bottle of whiskey from one of the drawers on the mahogany table. “So what do you suggest we do, Lucien?” Lucas began. “I don't know how well I could restrain myself if I see Alacric close to Orfilia next time.”“You need to control your temper.” Liam chided.
“Please no, I have a little girl. She doesn’t deserve this.” Jade pleaded.“Mummy, what’s going on?” Orfilia descended the stairs, clutching her teddy tightly. The commotion she was hearing downstairs was preventing her from falling asleep. “Go back upstairs, baby. Let your dad and I handle this. I’ll be up in a bit, I promise.”“Are you sure?” She didn’t believe her mom one bit, she seemed scared of someone standing in the shadows. Orfilia couldn’t see who it was, she tried to walk down the stairs some more but her father’s stern voice stopped her. He had never yelled at her before but he did now. Something was wrong but she decided to go back upstairs. She slammed her bedroom door stuff and lifted her window to slither outside. She caught on a branch on the tree next to her room before climbing down. She ran as fast as she could around the house, the shouting was becoming more intense this time around, and she was scared for her parent’s safety. She crouched down below the window
Lucas slotted the flash drive into the USB port on his laptop and clicked on the file. It revealed a couple of videos that were well detailed and arranged, it contained dash cam footage and surveillance videos titled Black. “You guys need to see this. I think she might be onto the Black’s. The videos are about footage concerning them.” Lucas announced, already curious about what he would see once he clicked on it.Lucien and Liam had already resigned to letting Lucas have his way, so they had no other option but to join him to see what secrets Orfilia has been hiding from them. Lucas hit play and the first video revealed numerous scenes of Fergus Black shifting into his wolf form and killing multiple other wolves and humans alike, often with the help of his pack members and then disposing of the bodies to get rid of the evidence forever. “Bloody hell,” Liam's eyes widened as he watched on. Hearing the screams before a menacing growl took over and then silence. “Where the hell did s
“What can I do for you?” Orfilia asked after she had taken time to compose herself. “Lucas stumbled upon something interesting in your room while searching for Mother’s ring. It was a flash drive that contained several implicating videos about Fergus Black and his numerous killings.” Lucien began, pacing back and forth on the balcony.Why would you search my room without my permission in the first place?” Orfilia was stunned. “We both agreed to set boundaries and you just went back on your word.” “We can talk about that later. We need to know how you got this flash drive, it must have taken you a lot of trouble and cost you several things.” “You shouldn’t have touched my things.” Orfilia wiped the tears away with the back of her hand. “It doesn’t concern any of you and I’ll be happy if you all forget about what you just saw. It doesn’t concern any of you, I promise.” “Orfilia, wait.” Liam caught her arm before she stormed past them. “We’re particularly interested in one of the vid
Alaric Black walked into his father’s office seeking answers to the questions that had plagued him all through the night. He had been up all night thinking about how bitter the feud between his family and the Fuller had become over the years ever since the death of their parents and their then frequent harassment of their father to provide answers they believed he harbored but he repeatedly maintained his innocence. His father had requested that he took care of the Fuller brothers but he failed in doing so. His plan had been perfect and without blemish, they went over it repeatedly, covering all possible angles but the Fuller brothers managed to come out on top. The Dundalk had proven to be very good allies but the Fuller pack's dominance could not be underestimated by any stretch of the imagination. He had gone through a painstakingly long process to cover any traces that would come back to haunt the Black pack. His father had been thoroughly disappointed in his failure and he woul
There were a lot of emotions cramped in the room. From shock, to and and disbelief. Lucas and Liam sat in the dimly lit room. The curtains were closed and every opening of the basement room was locked to prevent anybody from hearing or knowing that they were even there. They were dealing with a very fragile situation, one that required total silence, concentration being away from the world. They were in the basement the Packhouse, looking at the letter which had arrived some days ago. And the words in the letter just told them what exactly they needed to hear. Elara's involvement in the whole thing just told him how blind they had been the whole time. He wondered why they hadn't even arrested her at first. But he knew that things were already OK. There were no more killings or strange events for two days now and he was very happy about it. They knew, however, that they still had to watch the Pack for some time before concluding that everything was really ok. In the meantime they h
Thr sun was starting to rise from the horizon when Lucien woke up. He was very tired but he knew he couldn’t not waste any more time. He had things to do and wasting wasn't one of them. Thankfully he had found the potion the previous day. He wondered how he had forgotten about it when it was the most important thing in the mission besides the map. He felt so stupid and berated himself mentally after finding out that that was the only thing holding back their mission. He had seen how vexed his guard was over what was going on but he didn't say anything. The guard looked quite frustrated and Lucien could tell that the guard was gradually getting tired of the mission.It was almost a week that they had been in the wild, travelling to get to the location. Well, he hoped that this would change a lot of things and they wouldkl be able to find the abductor and release Orphillia. He wanted to go for a run in the woods but he said no, not when the potion was around. He didn't trust anybody,
Lucien woke the next day with a very happy look on his face. He knew that their mission was going to come to an end soon but he was also aware that this was even the hardest part of the journey, defeating the abductor and taking Orphillia back. He remembered every signal advice he had gotten before he began to make his way here. He didn't forget any of them and had lived by the word since then. They had served him well though. He was also proud of himself that he had thought outfield thr bo in one of those occasions and spotted that the first guard was different. That was how he had been able to defeat the enemy that was sent to kill him but the other guard helped him as well. He slowly roused from the floor where he had passed out last night and looked around. He saw the guard in the distance. He was hunched over a fire, not moving at all. The morning was still very cold and a sbti dark also. The guard turned around, seeing that he was awake. "How is it going?" The guard greeted h
Without wasting more time, Alaric immediately held her and moved her towards the chair that was already waiting at the side of the room. He immediately placed her on the chair and began to tie her with the ropes he had gotten. He made sure to tie her so tightly that she wouldn't be able to shift at all if she tried to. The chair was connected to a very strong platform that would guarantee she could not move or fall if she wanted to. He wanted to keep her immobile and if it required killing her, then he wouldn't have much headache getting it done quickly. At the same time he wondered how he had become evil all of a sudden. But he knew it wasn't his fault. It was the case he was after. He wanted her all to himself but things didn't go the way he wanted, so he was going to make sure everyone else felt the same pain he had been going through and the ones he would go through if he lost everything. He walked out of the room and locked it immediately, shutting off the emotions and the sen
Orphillia knew damn well that Alaric had lost his senses the moment she woke up to hearing some sounds in the living room. She left her room immediately and began to walk towards the direction of the sound, her heart beat getting more and more louder as she neared the sound. That's when she peeked, hiding by the other side of the wall and hoping he wouldn't see her. He was walking around the living room with a very bad look that suggested he was in some sort of trouble. She thought about the evil Alphas he had told her about and wondered if they were the reason he couldn't even get a good night's rest. He was always walking around looking so worried and getting pissed by the smallest things. She had no idea what was happening to him and hoped that he would recover from whatever it was he was going through at the moment. But at the same time she knew that he couldn't recover from it all alone. Maybe he needed some help, she thought. But when she thought about that, she remembered ti
A few Pack members were walking down the mansion mansion they heard a thud. Wanting to know what it was, they rushed towards the scene immediately, curious to know what had fallen and what they saw shocked them.They began to scream when they realised that someone had fallen on the ground and it had culminated in a very bloody and gory scene. She looked so broken so various parts of her body stuck out in unnatural and awkward angles. Her neck was twisted and it hung loose from the rest of her body. Hearing the screams, one of the guards immediately rushed towards the screen with a very worried look on his face and as soon as he saw the body, the other guards around were alerted to the scene immediately. The guards were very shocked as they saw the scene. They immediately altered the two Alphas who were in the living room, discussing. "Alpha," the guard rasped as he ran into the room, his voice shaking. They immediately stopped what they were doing and listened to the guard. "It's
"So nobody knows the name of this man, not even his workers? Must be quite mysterious indeed" Liam asked, looking worried as he tried to remember anything like that. He felt as if he had been told about it before but he remembered nothing. He simply gave up, looking very worried."And that reminds me, Lucas." They communicated through the mindlink now, wanting to keep some of the things they said secret."I remember the general had gone with some guards to the inn on that day, do you remember him saying anything that must give us a clue as to what this man's name is?" He asked his brother. But Lucas said no. "I mean if the general said anything you should have even recorded it right?" Lucas replied after shaking his head.They continued to stand there, each of them thinking about the things that were happening before them. He was happy that they were getting somewhere at least. Lucas knew that the Inn was a place where a lot of people gathered everyday, and he also knew that connectio
The reality of the situation soon spread among the guards there. They were quite shocked at what was happening and wondered if there was any way things could be resolved quickly. Lance, who had caught the courier, was the first person who seemed to suggest something about it. The other few guards who were with him seemed to be confused about what to do. He strictly informed his fellow guards to say nothing about what had happened to anybody until it was resolved. After that he decided that the best action would be to take the matter up to the Alphas and see what they were going to do about it. "So what is it going to be?" The other guards asked, as soon as each and everyone of them noticed what was happening. "I am taking both to the Alpha as proof. And once he confesses, we will see what the Alphas will do about it. I think that's all we need to do now." He said, sounding very tense. "Don't you think you might be disturbing? It's late already. You wouldn't want to-" one of the gu
Alaric was deeply worried as he stared in the living room, his head buried in thoughts as he thought about the things that had been going on lately. He was very worried about a lot of things and wished he could just get his kind off them but it seemed impossible. He couldn't understand why things were happening this way but he knew he had to endure every moment of it and look for answers. But the strange thing was that he had been looking for answers for days now and he had not yet found any. The death of the Seer couldn't be explained till this moment. He wondered what might have brought about that, if he had been attacked or something relating to it, but he still got no answers. Every now and then, he sensed Orphillia's presence behind him. He knew she was probably wondering why he was feeling that way, why he was moody all the time. He had already gotten over her behavior which he found quite annoying. He wished she could just chill and stop proving him with her worried looks an