SAMANTHA'S POV"I was too harsh on him wasn’t I?" I said as I paced the length of the bedroom after Manuel had walked out angrily.Martha was seated on the white love seatee located at the end of the room listening attentively."Ma'am,you shouldn't have done that.I saw his face and he looked so angry he walked right past me without saying anything even when I greeted him."Martha said.My face turned solemn at the thought that I might have let my emotions get the best of me which wasn't my intention."What are you going to do now ma'am?"Martha asked with concern laced in her voice.I paused in my tracks with my hands on my hips as I thought about the next step to take.I released a defeated sigh."You would have to think about how this whole situation will play out.And you have to trust that Manuel would not do a thing like that "She advisedI plopped unto the bed remaining a hand through my hair in fustration."I don’t know Martha.On one hand, there's him telling me that he is infalli
MANUEL'S POV"Then that is proof that the video was staged and this guy must be working with her. Has there been any luck in identifying who he is?""No, am still having trouble finding him.It’s like the man is a ghost. Coupled with the fact that he hardly shows his face.Almoat like he knew where all the camera's were and th he angle he neededto be sat to avoid being seen but I'll keep trying. Nobody is that good at hiding.Sooner or later he's bound to slip up. "he said munching down hard on the piece of fruit I was guessing was an apple."Okay.Just keep trying. Alert me whenever you find something new and...Let's keep this a secret for now.I can't seem to find Cris anywhere but once I find him I'll let him in"I said.With a fee more pleasantries and suggestions we ended the call.I keyed in my car and hit the pedal swerving out of the drive way.I was headed to cris’s to get some answers.My beta doesn't just disappear for no reason.Once I arrived at his house.It was a suburban dup
SAMANTHA'S POVMa'am are you okay?"Martha askedI feigned a smile.I couldn't let Maeve win."I’m okay Martha.I just needed to catch my breath.I think I may be catching something"I told her.From the corner of my eye I saw Maeve roll her eyes."I think ita best for you to leave"I told her ."No.I have to show Manuel this." she responded folding her arms across her breasts as she sat down on the couch close to her.I glared straight at her."Please leave" Martha said stepping in between the both of us."And I said am not going anywhere.I need to show Ma..." She began."...We'll make sure he gets your message don't worry"Martha cut her off stoically which I was grateful for."And how do I know that you would show it to him.For all I know you both could be planning to throw this paper away once I leave through those doors. "she said eyeing me skeptically."And how sure are you that I wouldn't still throw you out either way.So you have two choices, Leave willingly or I make you leave"Mart
MANUEL'S POVHours earlier...As I drove back from Micheal's house, my mind reeled with different scenarios that should have been able to explain cris’s discovery but none wa able to do justice to the confusion and mind boggling images that had popped through my head.Yes,Jonathan was burned at the stake but I was indeed present during his trial and his execution sanction by the elders.But how had he escaped?Was it when he was being transported or was he swapped during the execution.But I had watched burn severely. It had hurt me that he had been one of my friends from childhood. The four of us had grown up together,had trained together and we had known he was going to be the black sheep amongst us but we never imagined he would betray us that way."What the heck is going on?"I asked as I slammed the steering wheel.I pulled the car onto the Micheal's driveway. I had to get at least some what closer to solving this case.I was sick and tired of all the uncertainty surrounding fidelit
SAMANTHA'S POV"Please don't leave me Manuel.Please don't leave me, I'll do better.I promise that I won't Maeve get inbetween us anymore.I won't let her lies cause me to stop believing in you.Am so sorry, please don't leave me.Please don't.Am really sorry, please don't do this to me. "I said."I have to Samantha you're never going to believe me anyway so I have to do this.Its for the best.My children can see me anytime they choose to but you and I,we're over. I’m sorry I ever dragged you into my mess.i’m sorry I didn't let you decide but I knew I had to make the choice to let you go.Maybe out there you can find a much better man that truly deserves you "He said as he wheeled his bag out into the living room heading straight for the door."Please Manuel.Please!Don't do this me!Don't!"I cried.My heart broke at the thought of him leaving me.I couldn’t bear it.My memory drifted to the the night we had fought profusely. I had declared that I was going to sleep with another man and have a
SAMANTHA'S POVSlowly I pulled open my eyes, I was back in my room.I turned to the dip in the bed. It was Manuel who was sleeping so soundly beside me.I let out a sigh of relief."Thank Goodness it was just a dream."I whispered as I planted a soft kiss on his forehead.My hands came up to my belly and it was flat.A smile crept up on my face.How was I going to tell him?I didn't know but I knew that I was excited and Icouldn't wait to see my beautiful child.I sultan a hand along my flat belly.I didn't think I was pregnant yet but it I wasn't deterred. I knew I was gh going to meet my baby.Someday.I pulled the covers over me ,slowly getting out of bed I headed for the kitchen to get myself a glass of water being careful not to wake Manuel whohad turned to the other side.I tiptoed out of the room,closing the door quietly.i trudged down the stairs as quietly as I could.I didnt want to wake the kids who must have been sleeping so soundly. It would be a shame to wake them up.As I ap
MANUEL'S POVWhen I woke up to find the other side of the bed empty I had sensed instantly that something was wrong.I jumped out of bed as soon as I heard Samantha voice. I could hear her frantic heart beating. I ran downstairs to find a man swinging her across the room."Samantha!"I shouted. The man ran as I ran towards him.Damien was out and ready to kill.I sped across the room intercepting the masked man's escape.He swung a fist pathetically towards me but I dodged it way before he directed it to my face.I wing a punch to his belly sending him bending ove in pain.I saw the claw Mark's and imprint on his back.I smiled as I realised wilho could have caused such a damage.Judging by the depth and freshness of the scars. It was going to take an excruciating long time for it to heal.Trust me I knew.When I was so deep in the throes of passion with Samantha I don't feel the depth of her scratches until uts time to heal.My speed healing was one good thing but it wasnt painless.I dra
SAMANTHA'S POV"Mummy?"I turned away fearfully in the direction that Nora was going from.I ran to lift her lift her up into my arms, shielding her eyes from the scene as I took her back into the room exchanging galances with Manuel.Using the distraction as an opportunity,he barreled through Manuel who fell backwards on his back as ran for the window this time.He ran through the window flying into the air as the window shattered into his body. He fell with a massive hit from the window.It was two stored high and there was no way he was going to get through this fall unscathed, he heard his bone crack as he collided with the ground.Manuel ran towards the window chastising himself for losing focus.Mean while I put Nora back to slept as she dozed off as soon as she was in my arms."Is she alright?"he asked as I locked the bedroom door quietly behind me."She's alright, thankfully she didn't get to see or hear any of the rukus that had gone in here.Otherwise she would have been penali
EPILOGUEOn the 24th of August,my beautiful daughter Ava was born.At the right time too."she's so lovely"Martha,my new mother said as tears welled up in her eyes."Isn't she?"Manuel said softly as he stretched out his hands to envelope the beautiful tiny creature in his hands."Daddy let me see,let me see!" Nora chirped jumping up and down just to get a good look of her baby sister."Yes!I finally have a sister. Thank you mummy!"she said excitedly.I laughed.Manuel planted a soft kiss on my forehead."You did great Samantha thank you for eveything. Thank you for coming into my life. "He said softly settling in the chair beside my bed with the baby in his arms."She's so tiny dad"Rey said in disbelief.I laughed."Yes she is darling. "He responded."Its amazing. Were we really this tiny too when we were little?" Finn added.My heart filled with joy looking at my family.Martha stood at Manuel's side with the baby in her arms and a warm smile on her face. While my kids surrounded Manu
SAMANTHA POVMy mind trailed back to all the seasons in our lives that seemed difficult that we never imagined we would scale through but we did. And I was eternally grateful to having the fate to meet Manuel in my life.He was indeed a blessing in my life.We had fought multiple times.***FLASHBACK***"There is no way that I will have a relationship in secret and I will never stand here and watch as other men sniff after what's mine" He told me grimly."I'm not an object!"I shouted.He arched a brow at me."No matter what you do now,you can't take it back. You're mine"he stated matter of factly."You're not saying that you love me but that I need to stay with you forever "I said."You're mated to me now.No man would be foolish enough to come close to you not when you belong to me now. "he said, pulling on his pants.I opened my mouth to speak but we were interrupted by the soft knock on the door."Mommy!"Nova's voice called out.I wrapped my robe tighter around my body. Walking over
MANUEL'S POVWe had come a long way. There was a lot of past behind us.I recalled all the moments I feared we wouldn't make it last.***FLASHBACK***How long will you keep up this act?"I asked."Am sorry, what act?" She asked feigning innocence.I groaned in frustration."You do not know what I went through there.They helped me and I couldn't just let your jealously get the best of you and have you laying baseless accusations against someone that had done absolutely nothing to you"I spoke.I watched as her expression changed with each word I spoke."Jealousy? Baseless accusations?" she repeated.I groaned out."You know that's not what I meant by that.I just...She turned to walk away. My hand snaked out to grip her arm."Manuel,let me go."She told me trying to struggle out of my grasp."Don't walk away from me when am talking to you."I warned holding her tighter."Manuel,let me go!" She cried.I saw tears pooled around her eyes as she struggled to break free.I dragged her into my of
SAMANTHA'S POVFive months later..."Why would you say that?"I heard his voice say in a hushed whisper."Is mummy sleeping?" Nora said."Look.Look.."Finn cried."Samantha?"Manuel spoke up"Doctor!she's awake!she's awake!"I heard him calling out.The first thing I noticed when I opened my eyes was the intense glare of the overhead lightning.I raised my hand to cover my eyes until my eyes adjusted to the light.When the doctor were done with their tests and my vitals were checked, I watched the relief on all their faces.From Micheal and a beautiful female who was glued to his side.I couldn't hide the smile that crept up on my face which he returned with a boyish grin.My kids ran up to me.And with Manuel's help I was able to get them all on my bed.I was seated with my unbelievably huge belly inbetween my thighs.I had been told that I was asleep for over five months and that there had been any sort of hope of me recovering. And that it was a Miracle that I had survived evenafter loo
MANUEL'S POVOne second.Two seconds passed but still nothing.My heart pounding in my chest as I waited for the people to speak. The council looked smug on their table as they watched the tumult of emotions that passed through my face as I watched the crowd."Alpha Manuel!" Someone shouted from the crowd."Long live Alpha Manuel!" Another rose to cheer.And the rest stood chanting.Soon the room is filled with eruptions of cheers and claps as they chorused their answer."Long live Alpha Manuel!"They chanted in harmony."Order!order this minute! "The speaker rose shouting at the top of his lungs until the rook went silent again."You have all made your choice and we have all taken it into consideration. But until we have reached a final consensus, Alpha Manuel will be stripped of the Alpha Position and his Beta Rdyer will resume duties in his place until the trial is finalised."the man declared.The room erupted in an uproar of angry emotions."How dare you!"I shouted stilling the cr
MANUEL'S POV"What is this Manuel?" I cried."Where have you been?!" He said through gritted teeth."What is that supposed to mean?Are you monitoring my whereabouts now?"I asked in disbelief."Just tell me where you were Dammit!" He said.I jerked backwards at his raised voiceHe took steps backwards pacing away from me,running a hand through his hair."Why are you getting angry at me for?" She cried."You ...you've been having an affair all this while and I didnt know.How couldn't I have known. "I told her.Her mouth grew agape in feigned shock.I felt my blood boil mat the thought that she thought she could deceive me."Where is all this coming from Manuel?"She asked.I couldn't let her know that it was Maeve because it wasn't. All Maeve did was comform a suspicion that I've had for the longest time."That's not important. What's important is the fact that you've been secretive,absent and distant for a while now"'I told her.She raised her hand up in exasperation."That's because I
SAMANTHA'S POV"I don't think it would be easy to be able to find out the culprits" Steve said as he sat across from her sipping his coffee.We were seated in a coffee shop at the far end of town for a stakeout. We had found a recurring name in my mom's journal, Zain.My mom had described him as a nut-head that had wanted her mated to him.He had gone as far as going to her parents to get them arranged to be wed but she had blatantly turned him down stating that she loved my father who had appeared strategically in her life at the time.And after much difficulty they were wedded On their wedding day he had barged into her dressing room and threatened her to leave with him but she had refused. He had vowed that day that their marriage wouldn't last and that if It wasn't him that no-one would have her and that she should bid her time well and that the click had already began ticking.He had been dragged out because he had refused their offer of being escorted out.It did sound like th
MANUEL'S POV"Why the hell did you not take care of this Manuel?You didn't even tell me?!"cris scolded.I walked past him, pushing the door open to walk into my office as he trailed behind me."Everything that I did,I did for all of us. "I responded settling back in my cushioned chair."But still...Manuel what the hell were you thinking? Did you really think that you were going to keep this a secret forever?" He chastised leaning closer."I was hoping that nobody found out about it.That’s why I don’t understand how it was revealed and..."I explained...And you know that no matter what truce you may have called with the council, they were going to flick around this piece of information like vultures prey looking for their next dead meat"Cris finished. He slammed his fist on the desk with a bang. Unfazed I stared at the dent that he had made onmy furniture."Manuel it's not about you killing him. Everyone knew he deserved it but you had to know that eventually the truth would be reveal
SAMANTHA'S POV"Manuel Wait!Stop!"I said moving my lips away from his,moving my head to the side.His hand gripped my jaw stilling my movement."Samantha please let me.I love you. And I want to show you"he pleaded.I stared into his eyes watching his dark beautiful orbs glistening with desire.Desire for me.I nodded.He let out a sigh of relief,bringing his lips down towards my lips.Bringing his lips dangerously close to my lips,he nibbled on my lower lips waiting. The pain in my arm was forgotten as he pinned me closer to his body,bringing my belly closer to fill his need for me.I tried to side step him but wasn't successful, instead he lifted me up unto the desk, prying my thighs apart he slipped in between them wrapping my legs around his waist to cage me in.he growled impatiently slamming his lips unto mine.He rode my skirt higher up to reveal my red lace panties.His eyes lingered for a while before ripping them off."Manuel!"I exclaimed."I love the way you say my name"he said