Hayley.It was just a few hours into work yet the entirety of my body ached as if I have been working for weeks nonstop. Documents to be reviewed piled by my right side of the table, the few I reviewed, on my left and scattered on my table were ideas for designs of clothes we were supposed to present for Fashion week.Fashion week was the most important week for every fashion house. It was an opportunity for every fashion to showcase their best designs. The week determined how successful the business year was going to be and as my companies was yet to be largely recognized, I needed to give my best in the fashion week which meant that all I needed to do was work, work and work."Are you busy?" A light knock came on the door as footsteps drew closer to me. I groaned loudly. I didn't need to look up to know who it was. I knew the voice and I knew it only told one thing; work."I swear, Yvonne, I can't look at any more designs or documents. I am drained as it is, my brains are fried." I
DamonIt had been a week since I last saw Hayley and the kids, and life was not getting any better than it currently was. In fact, things seemed to be getting worse for me. For a full week now, I had done nothing but wrap myself up in misery and anguish. And seeing Hayley completely having a good time with Alex, was my breaking point. I did not want to hate him, but I was already beginning too. It pained me more when I had sent Hayley a text, telling her of how I hated that she was with Alex, and I only wanted her to myself, she gave no reply. She did not even look at it, and instead, went on laughing with Alex like I completely meant nothing. I wanted my children and Hayley too, and with Alex around, it seemed almost impossible.My mental health was hastily deteriorating, and it affected the company as I was taking longer time to approve plans. And the only reason why a query had not been raised at this time, was because Liam was helping me with majority of the things that I was
DamonMy last conversation with Alex kept me worried continuously. He had formed a much deeper bond with Hayley and the kids than I could even imagine. I never expected that Hayley would even act that welcoming to any other person. But there he was, telling me all about his feelings and how he deserved her and that he was going to make them be together. Telling me all that to my face! How dare he! Hayley is mine and I won’t let anybody snatch her away from me. I had to remove Alex from the picture one way or the other. But how? How was I going to learn more about the man? How was I going to make him lose interest in Hayley? That seemed impossible judging from our discussion, then how was I going to make him disappear from our lives? All without leaving any traces that lead back to me.These questions occupied my mind all day long, swimming from one end of my brain to the other endlessly. I was never a man that accepted defeats and I was not going to start now. He was messing with my
HayleyI checked my phone for the fifth time to make sure I had not misread the time, as I did for four previous times but the time was the same as it was. Alex was late.It was quite surprising because Alex was never the type to be late, he always kept to time especially after he promised not to be late. Something felt off, something felt weird I was sure of that. It was so not Alex to be late for anything.I was supposed to go along with him for the conference but why was he not here?I picked my phone from the counter and dialed his number but as it rang and no one answered the phone, I was certain that something wasn't right and I was clearly running out of patience. "Yvonne, you can go home when you're done, I'll be out for a while.""Yes ma'am." I packed up, leaving the office and walked towards my car but then again I didn't feel the need to actually use my car to find him. I walked towards the road and continued my walk down the path as I knew that he would follow this path. M
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HayleyI let out another sigh as I took out the chicken breast that I intended to use to prepare soup for Alex from the fridge. Why did Damon have to go as far as kidnapping Alex? Alex had not talked about it since all of the events happened the previous day, and I silently hoped that he had no idea that Damon was in the middle of his kidnap. Sure, if they were to go into a physical fight if Alex finds out, and goes after Damon in rage, Damon was definitely going to win the fight. And not just that he was going to win, Alex might not come back alive. He was human, as opposed to the beast that Damon was suddenly becoming to me, and I feared for Alex. I was wishing deep inside of me that for my sake, Damon would have no thoughts of doing anything evil to Alex, but it was hard to predict him anymore. The whistling from the kettle that I had left with water to boil, so I could prepare coffee for Alex before the soup took me out of my reverie, and at that instant, I rushed to turn of
DamonWhen Hayley ran to Alex, hugged him and even went ahead to kiss him, I felt like my world had collapsed. My heart pierced, and the sound from it was creeping. It made my legs feel weak and I almost w fell from watching them. It was so much to take in, knowing that she already hated me so much from kidnapping Alex. And now, disregarding my presence and that of Lanie’s,she ran to him and went ahead to kiss him. Thinking of it made my heart ache again and I was glad that just in time Adriella rushed to me with her hair scrunchie and had me pack her hair for her.“Okay, I will do it. Just the way you want,” I chuckled, when she kept on insisting that I wasn’t doing it right. I was trying all I could though. “Adriella, don’t be silly. I know what you are doing, and I hate it when you are this way.”“Shut your mouth!” Adriella queried immediately, and was about to throw a pillow at Adriella before I interfered. “What is going on with you people? Adriel, Adriella apologize now!”
HayleyDid he just call me “my angel?” Was this supposed to be a joke? Was Damien testing my patience? What was this sudden comfort he was feeling around me. “Damon, get away from me” I yelled as I tried to push him away from me.“Don’t be like this my love,” he said softly, bringing his lips closer to my ears. “You know how much you mean to me.”Oh! Now I was sure he was testing my patience. How much I mean to you? After you abandoned me for how many years? All of a sudden I mean so much to you? ‘Ha! I will show you how little you mean to me.’ I thought. But for some strange reason, my body was not obeying my mind. I wanted to push with all my strength and wiggle away from that space I occupied between him and the wall, but my body failed me. I was barely using any energy. And what was this feeling inside of me? Definitely not what I was thinking. Not after what he just did!I gave myself a hard mental slap that woke me up from my temporary delusion. “I said get away from me!” I baw
Epilogue It had been a week since Hayley passed out, the exact time the war came to an end. In a rage, Damon had strangled Gazel, going as much as killing by snapping off his head. From the onset, it was not part of his plan to kill Gazel even as he had agreed to a duel. He was hoping that Gazel could be imprisoned at least, and given some time to amend his ways. But after seeing what Hayley had to go through, he could not bear it. The wolf that had shot at Hayley was also caught by Alex, and he and all of Gazel’s other warriors were imprisoned. “Is she up yet, Daddy?” Adriel who had just met Damon coming out of Hayley’s room asked, and disappointed, he shook his head. “Not yet.”Adriella who was walking some distance away from Adriel heard their conversation, and sad, she ran to her room. She had been trying her best to be calm about everything for the past week. But it was killing to know that her mother was still unconscious from the attack. The best doctors had attended to
HayleyAfter further investigation, we discovered that the message hadn't been about Gazel and Damon, but between Alpha Mathews and Gazel. Since I had reported about the coup d'état and not the war, the council had responded to the coup. I felt bad for what Alpha Mathews was going through, but all I could do was sympathize with him. There was nothing we could do from now onwards, and only a duel between Alpha Mathews and Gazel could settle the conflict. The winner would become the alpha, and the loser would be tossed in the dungeon. The council would have punished Gazel for the coup d'état, but because Alpha Mathews had made a public announcement denouncing his claim to the leadership of the pack, the council could no longer do anything about the coup. It might have been forced at the beginning, but Alpha Mathews' speech and handover had covered up for Gazel's crime. Gazel was a trickster, and that much was known. He was a man who thought ahead, and that was exactly what made him ve
Damon I steadied my footing, and with a powerful swipe of my claw decapitated three opponents at once. These men were weak, a lot more weaker than I had anticipated, but they were definitely larger in numbers. I was yet to spot Gazel, and not seeing in front of the army made my fears return once more. I knew Gazel was a cunning man, but I hadn't expected him to be a hypocrite as well. Leaping to the side, I let out a loud howl before chowing down on a smaller Wolf's head. It let out a stifled cry before I tossed it into the body of its comrades. I had been taking things easy at first because I wanted to believe that they were under mind control. But that mistake had cost me during the earlier stages of the war. Now, I was going on full throttle, and I was willing to take down any opponent that crossed my path with full force. If pitied, these men were going to destroy the entirety of my kingdom, and that was not a sacrifice I was willing to make. I tackled a young wolf and slammed
Hayley"The walls have been breached!" A guard yelled out and my heart immediately sank to the stomach. It was just as Damon had predicted, Gazel had sent some of his men to attack the pack. "Archers fire!" Another order was yelled and soon flaming arrows were being rained on the invading enemies. "You shouldn't be out here, my lady. It's best to remain underground where it's safe. Damon would never forgive me if I let anything happen to you." Liam urged while doing his best to make me follow him into the underground chambers that had been prepared in case of this situation. "No, I'm the Luna, and I will not cower in fear in the face of my enemies. If they think Damon is the only person they should be afraid of, then they are heavily mistaken. I am a mother and a leader, and I'll do anything to make sure that no harm comes to my children and subjects." I made it clear to Liam. He watched me in awe, and I was sure the idea of me being a weakling disappeared from his thoughts. "What
Damon "I won't stay back Damon! I'm marching to the war front with you!" Liam opposed. I had just ordered that he remained at the pack to take care of things while we were at war. I had barely finished when he began to yell out his own opinion. It was the first time Liam was speaking to me without any sense of formality in his voice and character. It was obvious he wasn't going to let me go, not while he wasn't part of my troops. "You have to be here, you're the only one I can trust with Hayley and the children's lives. Alex will be with you, please do this for me." I pleaded rather than order. At this point it was obvious Liam wasn't speaking to me as my beta, but as a friend who wanted to support their friend at all cost. He wouldn't obey orders even if I gave him one, the only way I could possibly get to him was by exploiting his kind heart. "You need me by your side, in stronger than all of them—" "And that's exactly why I want you here. If Gazel has men ambushing the pack, I
Damon"We've managed to camp a few kilometers from Wolfsbane field. The soldiers can begin their march now." Liam informed me. I stared at him for a while before giving him a reassuring smile. I could see the fear and concern in his eyes, and even though he fought hard to hide it, it was as bright as day. "There's no need to hide your fear, Liam. I feel the same way, and I'm sure everybody else does. It would be foolish to be happy and unbothered during the times of war." I said before giving him a pat on the back. "You've done well with preparing everybody, you should take some time to rest. I'll handle everything from here onwards." Liam shook his head fervently in disagreement. "I can't rest, not when there's much to do. Gazel is marching here with an army by his side. We need all the help we can get. I'm not exhausted yet, I'll continue to help in any way I can." He argued. "If you exhaust all your energy now, then you'd be useless when the need comes. I know you want to do mor
Gazel"What do we do about those two? Isn't this bad? Those two could spill all our plans to the enemy." Frederick said in a frantic tone. He was fidgeting in both fear and rage, and his reaction was completely understandable. Lisa had just escaped, and alongside her was a spy I never noticed early enough to dispose. I had to give Tim props, he had been extra careful, and was without a doubt the most dangerous man to me at the moment. I had no idea how much he knew, and there was no telling how much he had stolen. If he exposed much about my plans to Damon, I was sure to fail, but regardless I didn't halt the preparations for war. "Aren't you going to do something? They might have valuable information." Frederick asked with an inquisitive look in his eyes. "There's nothing we can do at the moment. Those two would have probably reached Damon's pack by now. Chasing after them is meaningless at the moment. Focus on getting more men into our troops and forget about those two." I instru
DamonThere was no denying the fear that crept into my heart each time I remembered that I was going to war. I was confident that we would win, but there was no predicting or preventing casualties in war. If I could do anything to prevent it, I definitely would have done it, but that was impossible when Gazel was involved. He was determined to bring me down at all cost, and he had made that fact abundantly clear. He was out for blood, and I too wanted to match his energy. There was no way I was going to let him have his way and do anything he wanted, especially not when it had something to do with Hayley. "Have the walls been fortified? Any reports of ambushes?" I questioned one of the guards that walked with me as I inspected the preparations being made for the incoming war. We had received reports from one of our scouts that Gazel would be marching north with an army of twenty thousand in two days. If we began our match on the same day, our armies would meet on the fields of Wolfs
DamonIt was tough to get everything out of my mind, but with Hayley and the children's help, I've been able to keep my mind off the things that threatened my mental stability. We were yet to hear from Tim, but I didn't let it bother me anymore. Thanks to Hayley's help, I was convinced that he was doing alright, and I wanted to trust in her words more than my fears. "Dad, when will you take us horse riding?" Adriella asked as she brushed the hair of her doll. She had been watching a lot of horse riding shows with her mother and now she wanted to try out the sport for herself. "Once you're old enough to ride a horse." I answered softly before rubbing her head gently. The little girl pouted her mouth in disappointment, but I gave her a smile to comfort her a little. There was too much going on, the last thing I wanted on the long list of troubles was a crying child. "How are their lessons going?" I asked Hayley who was helping Adriel with his assignment. "It's been going smoothly, t