“If we’re chanced,” Arianna said.Brian was quiet until they both got to the living room, “Do you think we should get a replacement for Claw before I move out?” he asked.“No” Arianna responded slowly staring at the television.“I understand you have your fears but the replacement would be a trusted one,” Brian said.“No, thanks” Arianna stated.“Care for popcorn?” She asked as she stood up.“No I’m fine” Brian responded.Arianna left for the kitchen and came out not long after with a bowl of popcorn, she sat close to the television and started to munch as she stared at the television with so much interest.Brian also was staring at the television but not with all his attention, he couldn’t stop thinking of Jenna and where in the mansion she could be, he picked up his phone from his pocket after a while and sent her a text saying “I’m still waiting for Jenna” that made it the eleventh message he would send to Jenna within the space of two hours without getting any response.“I’m sorry
“Okay,” Lyn replied.Arianna alighted from the car, crossed to the right side of the road where Brian was, and stayed on his tail, she was careful enough not to catch Brian’s attention.They had been walking for a few minutes and Arianna was starting to get tired “Is this the part where I say I warned you?” Primal said to Arianna.“And is this the part where I remind you to mind your business?” Arianna snapped inwardly at Primal.“But where exactly is he heading, we’ve been walking for minutes now,” Arianna said aloud in a low tone.Brian stood still the moment Arianna stopped walking.“What?”“He heard me talk?” Arianna asked Primal.“How am I supposed to know?” Primal asked back.Brian turned back slowly, and Arianna instantly turned back and walked as fast as she could, Brian remained on the spot for a few more minutes before he continued with his journey.“Has he turned back? Arianna asked Primal curiously.“Seems I need to remind you I don’t have supernatural powers, how do you e
Arianna stood still on the spot startled with her eyes closed as she held her breath, she was waiting for Jenna to look back and find her standing right just at her back.After expecting Jenna to say something for a few seconds, she heard nothing from her.“Maybe she didn’t see you,” Primal said.“She just mentioned my name!” “She must have heard me, and it’s all because I mentioned my name loudly to that thing, this is his fault,” Arianna said to Primal inwardly holding her fists tightly.“I didn’t expect you would mention your government name” Primal stated.“It was a reflex action, I didn’t think twice before mentioning my name,” Arianna said.“It’s fine, I guess you were under tension” “What do we do now?” Primal asked.“I have no idea, what would I tell Brian as to the reason I’m standing behind him with my eyes closed” Arianna replied.“Act surprised!”“Act as tho you are here to relieve stress and tell him didn’t think you would find him in a brothel” Primal stated.“What?!”
Arianna struggled to open her eyes as her head ached badly, she eventually did slowly and was surprised to find herself in a hospital bed.She raised her eyebrows widely and caught a glimpse of Brianna who was seated on the right side of the bed “Mum?” Arianna said slowly in an extremely low tone.“Ari!” Brianna screamed getting up from where she sat.“Thank goodness you’ve regained consciousness!”“I was so scared, I thought I had lost you,” Brianna said looking into Arianna’s eyeballs.“Aren’t you supposed to be resting?” “And what am I doing here?” Arianna asked slowly.“I would go back to resting when you get discharged from here”“And secondly I do not have a clear idea of why you’re here Brian hasn’t had the time to give me a proper explanation, but he mentioned something about Jenna having a hand in it,” Brianna said.“I think I now remember what happened” Arianna mumbled after a few seconds with her face squeezed.“Where’s Brian?” Arianna asked.“He stepped out to get medicat
“Are you sure she’s fit enough to go home by evening?” Brianna asked Doctor Henry.“Oh yes she just needs to rest and take her medications” he replied.“What about her wrist?” Brian asked.“It’s not perfectly fine, she should walk in for checkups on it every two days and you should make sure she doesn’t make use of that hand until the dressing is removed” Doctor Henry responded.“Noted,” Brian said smiling.“I’d ask the nurse to prepare the discharge papers, she can leave as soon as she signs them,” Doctor Henry said.“Mother needs to check her blood pressure Doctor Henry,” Arianna said before he could get out of her sight.“She has done that already,” Doctor Henry said and walked out of the ward.“Can I see the results, Mum?” Arianna asked.“Ari, you worry too much, we should focus on you now and me later”“I hope you’re feeling better, it’s okay if you want to spend a few more days here,” Brianna said moving closer to Arianna.“I’m fine Mum, I want to go home”“I don’t like it here
“What does he mean by his work here is done?” Arianna asked Primal while staring at Brian as he walked out of the room.There was no response from Primal, “Are you dead?” Arianna asked inwardly and still got no reply.“What is it you wanted to say to me before Brian came in?” Brianna asked as she lay on the bed.“It’s nothing Mum” she responded wearing a fake smile.“I know there is something” Brianna protested.“You were right Mum, I didn’t want to fix lunch for me because of an issue I had with him,” Arianna said in a bid to stop Brianna from questioning her further.“You’re so petty Ari,” Brianna remarked.“I think it’s best we go back to sleeping” Brianna added.“And I sincerely hope we wake up,” Arianna said.“What does that mean?” Brianna inquired after she processed the statement for a few seconds.“I said that because we’re both tired, I meant I hope we wake up soon,” Arianna responded.“Oh”“I would be sure to wake you up for dinner” Brianna mentioned.“That would only be pos
“I was just about to ask also” Brian replied.“I’ve only been away for two days,” Arianna said.“Technically it’s four days” Brian mumbled.“I would like to meet with the principal to inform him about my decision to quit,” He said aloud.“Okay,” Arianna said and made her way into her classroom while Brian went in search of the principal.“What’s with these new faces?” Arianna asked herself while walking towards her seat.“We have new friends” one of Ari’s classmates whispered to her and left the classroom catwalking.“That sounds interesting,” Arianna said with an attitude.“But why are they so many?” She questioned herself as she sat down.The bell rang a few seconds later and it was time for assembly.“No one not even the teachers is asking why I missed school?” “That’s weird”“It must be because of the new students, everyone’s got their attention on them”“Oh, they must have read about it online”“But no one cares to hear my side of the story? She deliberated as she walked down to
Arianna sat on the bed downcast, Brianna had explained how the dignitaries had stopped being on their side and how she had always covered up for them.“Mother didn’t want you feeling this way, that has been why she refused to inform you” “I didn’t enjoy lying to my daughter but I had no other options”“I even went as far as visiting them one after the other to find out what was going on”“They all humiliated me and acted as tho I was a beggar,” Brianna said.Arianna looked up at her Mother with teary eyes, she fought hard to hold back the tears but couldn’t, “It’s okay to cry it all out” Brianna remarked, and at that second tears rolled down Arianna’s cheeks uncontrollably.There was a knock on Brianna’s door, “Come in Brian” she said.“Good afternoon Mother,” Brian said.“Afternoon Brian”“I sent for you, please have your seat” Brianna stated and Brian sat instantly.“Ari explained all that transpired between you both on your way back from school to me,” Brianna said.“Is that why s
“She mentioned something about her being a witch, I’m not so sure she knew what she was saying,” Brian said.“Yes, she is,” Arianna said.“Alice is truly a witch?!”“All this while?” “She has been pretending!” Brian yelled.“Yeah, she would witches are frowned upon in your pack after all” Selene cuts in.“But I’ve been at her place for months training, I never for once saw you here” Arianna protested.“Our meeting was agreed to be kept a secret, he was afraid Alice might have eyes on him”“He comes here disguising and you were always training those times, you wouldn’t even notice him,” Selene remarked.“And you didn’t mention anything to me?” Arianna protested.“Yes, since you both weren’t working against each other”“If I had told you wouldn’t be able to conquer Alice, you might have developed cold feet and not want to challenge her in a fight even when the fight was necessary” Selene mentioned.“The potion took roughly two months to be ready, hence the reason I insisted your traini
“That is a question for the moon goddess and not me,” Selene remarked.“I wouldn’t get answers to any of my questions?” Arianna inquired.“Brian will explain all you need to know to you,” Selene said.“I do not ever want to see that betrayal”“He could hurt me,” Arianna said.“He’ll explain everything to you when he comes,” Selene remarked.“He’s coming here?”“You came to save me as he approached me remember, you knew he wanted to harm me”“And now you allow him to come here?”“How did he find this place?” Arianna asked.“Brian isn’t what you think of him right now, hear from him, and then you can judge him”“He won’t hurt you, trust me” Selene mentioned.“When is he coming?”“You’ll be by my side throughout his stay right?” Arianna inquired.“If that would make you feel safe”“He would be here in no time” Selene responded.Arianna and Selene remained in the living room, awaiting Brian’s arrival, after a couple of hours he arrived.“Ari,” he said smiling as he stood close to her.“Do
“You mentioned you had something important to do to her earlier before the end” A soldier whispered to Alice.“I’ve decided to pay her last respect by letting her die before taking it away from her” Alice responded.“Go ahead!” She instructed.A soldier came out with the well-sharped sword, as he raised it Arianna closed her eyes and awaited her death.Arianna began to hear swords clashing, she opened her eyes and wondered what was happening, she found out a group of soldiers were attacking Alice’s soldiers and within the twinkle of an eye they wiped them out.Alice, Arianna, and the new set of soldiers remained on the spot and stared at one another.“Where are you from?!” Alice yelled.“From this pack” they all replied.“We heard you have powers but we came prepared for you,” A voice said.Alice and Arianna simultaneously turned to have a look at who it was, “Brian!” Alice yelled.“Brian baby, your soldiers mixed things up, they were supposed to come for Arianna’s soldiers and not mi
Alice snatched the sword from her and used it on her feet pining it to the ground.Arianna groaned in pain as she struggled to take the sword off her feet, “Nice stunt, you dare attack me with bees”“I’ve been too gentle on you and I think I underestimated you”“But I guarantee you you aren’t leaving this place alive!” Alice said to Arianna while groaning.Arianna managed to remove the sword and leaped towards Alice with the sword in her right hand.“It is you who wouldn’t leave this place alive” Arianna mentioned and she paused while her feet continued to bleed, she tore a piece of her cloth again and tied it around her feet to suppress the bleeding.She tried attacking Alice with the sword but she dodged all of Arianna’s attempts, she leaped as she continued to try.“You have the last chance to do as I say and walk out alive”“The choice is yours”“I should round this up quickly before the cops get here,” Alice said.Immediately she began to float in the air and her hair blew alongs
Arianna walked through the wilderness as he made her way to her pack, she gently inhaled the fresh air and she wore a triumphant look, behind her were her soldiers.Arianna made it through the wilderness and was now in the residential area, “A lot has changed in the pack, feels like I’ve been gone for a decade” She said to herself.As she continued with her journey, she drew a lot of attention from the pack members as many wondered why she was walking around the pack instead of being in a car.Some of the pack members acknowledged her presence with so much fear that she began to think why such was happening and then she figured out they thought she was Alice.The soldiers followed Arianna, pretending as tho they didn’t know each other.Arianna arrived at the mansion and heaved a deep sigh of relief, she knocked on the gate gently and the gatekeeper opened up.“Madam, Good afternoon ma”“I’m sorry I took so long, I didn’t know it was you, I thought you had been in all this while”“Plea
About two months later, Arianna was with Selene in the living room, “Silver assured me you’ve completed your training”“Even though I feel you should take more time I wouldn’t want us taking a huge risk either as it might be too late by then,” Selene said.“You shouldn’t worry yourself, I’m now as good as Silver” Arianna teased.“Remember all I told you and do not forget to bring me Alice’s heart” Selene teased.“You’ll be leaving as early as tomorrow”“I never knew your training would take months, but all is for the best,” Selene said.“I don’t think I would ever be able to repay you for what you have done for me,” Arianna remarked.“Why don’t you leave that and focus on getting the pack, only then we talk about that,” Selene said.“You mentioned something before I commenced the ritual and you haven’t said anything about it since then”“I didn’t want to be too forward by asking, it’s about the price I have to pay for the ritual” Arianna mentioned.“Why don’t you come to see me after
“A price?”“I hope I’m not paying with someone else’s life,” Arianna said.“But we wouldn’t know what the price would be until the ritual is completed,” Selene said.“What if I can’t pay the price?” Arianna asked.“There’s no price that can’t be paid, I would give you time to go and think about it then get back to me” Selene responded.“I’m running out of time, what if I leave now and the potion loses its effectiveness before I make it back here” Arianna lamented.“The choice is yours” “Would you take the bold step or just await a miracle?” Selene inquired.“I’ll take the bold step, at this point I am so desperate”“I need to return to the pack before Alice soils my Father’s legacy she needs to be stopped as soon as possible,” Arianna said.“We shall commence right away, give me a moment,” Selene said and went into her room.“The moon goddess once again came to my rescue,” Arianna remarked.“It’s going to be a three-day ritual,” Selene said coming out of her room.“Will I be staying
“I should have known he wasn’t any other different from Lucas” “I mustn’t let this get to me, all I have to do is fight back and take revenge and I will be starting from Alice”“Once again, I was betrayed,” Arianna said to herself as she roamed about in the shadows.“How could he sleep with Alice?”“I thought he was on my side, Alice didn’t even do much before she got him”“What a cheap man!”“I have to fight back before this potion loses its effect, I need to surprise the latest couples, Alice and Brian”“But how can I do that when I have no idea of what to do,” she said aloud as she sat next to a tree.Arianna began to reminisce on her whole life, from her past life to her present life and her present situation.she recollected how her Father always told her how much of a special child she was and how unique her abilities were, “And whenever I ask him why he believes I’m special, he would reply saying it was a prophecy and that he was told by a witch the night I was born”“I just
Brian went back home and waited patiently until midnight when Arianna would come.Arianna appeared at the usual time and sat next to him, “I was at the mansion” he said.“How did it go?” Arianna inquired.“I don’t know how best to put it but Alice has committed a huge crime” Brian responded.“What has she done this time?” Arianna asked.“You remember the gatekeeper,”“I was about to enter the mansion when he advised me not to”“The summary of it all is Mother is nowhere to be found and Alice has the whole mansion to herself” Brian stated.“How is that possible?”“Where has she gone?” Arianna asked.“He mentioned how Alice maltreated her”“One of the instances he gave, she banned her from coming out of her room because she questioned her”“And one day she asked that she was locked up in a room without food nor water and even her drugs”“After three days, Mother was brought out as she ordered, he made her clean the whole mansion and turned her to one of the domestic workers”“Anytime sh