"Oh my, we've got company," Ashley says with a mischievous grin.Dexter slowly shakes his head as he walks toward the end of the stage, "a scapegoat you mean.""..."He signals to someone who takes Rachel on stage and the gaze of everyone present is directed towards her."And who are you?"She's quiet after that question, while everyone patiently waits for an answer.As if enjoying the suspense she smirks, "Someone who knows this woman very well, and today I'm going to expose her."Her finger pointed at me as she stabbed it into my chest with force.I move back, and at once Dexter's hand comes in the way between the both of us. He's not smiling as he stares back and forth at the both of us."Hahahaha. Well, you amuse me, but go on, just know that if you fail to prove your point, you're not leaving this place alive. This I promise you."Everyone can sense the murderous glares of Dexter, it made me shiver and I doubt only I got that feeling.The ball was in Rachel's court, she had to pr
Staring at my enemy with disgust, with Linda staring back at me, the air, gripping everyone with great tension when suddenly, I start hearing sniffles.Linda's face changes from a strong woman to a mild, tender woman. She breaks down in tears, gripping on to Rachel as she cries on her shoulder.As if that were not enough, she rushes to the front, her eyes flowing like an ocean as she cries to her heart's content."I've been trying to tell Alpha about the whole truth, but Vida has always been painting me like a terrible person which is why—"She pauses, blowing her nose with her handkerchief I catch Linda cutting me a side glance as she grins before continuing, "To save the pride of the pack and Alpha, I had to do what I did and acted foolishly, I would never dare to tarnish our pack in such a filthy manner if it weren't for this tramp."Ah, of course, she used this lie to cover up her terrible actions.Regardless, I watch as she gains the people's sympathy as their faces and hearts so
"In today's breaking news, many people, men in particular, have come out to confess about their history with Attorney Vida.The reason for this outburst was as a result of a woman, identified as Miss Rachel, who stood against Attorney Vida last night in an attempt to protect billionaire Dexter from being snatched by a con ...."Jumping from beside Dexter on the sofa, I yell pointing at the TV."Can you believe these people," I yell, unable to bear it any longer.All throughout the morning, topping the internet feed, the false story about how shameless I am seems to be spreading like wildfire.The main culprit of this news was obvious, and despite the threats by Dexter they still went ahead to publish it.The only one who would have such power and more than enough backing to have the news trust of being unharmed was obviously Linda.It fills me with more rage whenever I remember the grin on her face, I just feel like breaking something."Hey, cheer up, we still haven't put our plan in
I sit inside the p*ssenger's seat, watching carefully through the window to see if I'd spot any paparazzi, those people are the real trouble.After carefully watching, I notice a car drive up to the front gate of the school, dropping a man who seems to be adjusting his clothes.There's one already!I shrink into the seat, my thoughts running crazy as I panic.What do I do!!!!"I don't know Dexter," I say, nibbling on my thumb, "Look, I'm already noticing some paparazzi and there'll be people too, do you think it'll be a good idea to pick up the kids?"As I turn to Dexter and wait for his response, I find him staring at me, puffing some air as he pulls my thumb from my lips."Certainly, no one would dare speak evil against you in front of me," he says confidently.Far from relieved, I try to feign a smile when I see yet another van pull up, it's a woman this time, attaching something, most likely a micro mic to her shirt."Reporters these days," I say to myself, "they'd do anything to
Neo's POVThe drive back home is long, silent, and most definitely not a happy one.We didn't go straight home after returning from school. Papa went with Mama to a hotel where we stayed for two days before returning home. Papa says it's so we don't run into any paparazzi at home.Alone with Ash, scribbling on our color book, I can't help but bite off the end of my pencil.There's just no way Mama would do such a thing even if she's really pretty, someone must be lying about her.Buy who?Ahh!!!I pull my hair, frustrated from thinking too much that I collapse on the floor.Just thinking too much is making me hungry, I'm too small to be doing all of this thinking.Flick!"Focus!" Ash scolds me as his crayon hits my head.Ah! Now that I think about it, it could be…"Do you think it's that woman again?" I tell Ash who's too busy colouring to look my way."The one with the spiky nails?" He asks, "Could be, she's picked on Mama a lot already.""True, but… what do we do now, Mama and Papa
"You two have a way with words you know," the driver says with a grim smile."Thanks, Mama says I got it from Papa," Ash replies proudly.Though I'm not certain that was much of a compliment from the driver in the first place."Haiz, this is gonna cost me a lot. Let's go,"Onwards we go, as he changes his direction and we continue tailing after Miss Linda. I'm worried that he's going to tell me later but by the time we're done, Mama and Papa are gonna be so proud of us, it'll be worth it.Nodding in agreement with myself I keep my eyes on the road, observing as we drive farther away from civilization.I'm a bit bothered by where we're heading as the houses seem to be smaller, and looking less extravagant as well.I glance at my watch, it seems we've been driving for at least forty minutes, my goodness, just where are we going?Just as I begin to wonder about this and that, I spot the driver watching me from the front mirror.He clicks his tongue and begins complaining."You do have a
Dexter's POV"Sir!"My office door is thrown wide open as my secretary runs in, holding his phone, ignoring the fact that I'm in an important meeting.I stare at him wondering what it could be that would have him so perplexed.The man I know to be a man of order barged into a meeting, panting heavily, surely this isn't a small matter."You need to take a look at this," he says.I signal at him and he hurries over to my side at the table, I can still hear his heavy breath while he makes his way toward me, it seems things are serious."What is this?" I ask in a low voice as soon as I get my eyes on the screen, "Why would I care about her?""Just a minute Alpha," he urges me.Sighing, I take the phone into my hand and connect to my air pod and that's when I start hearing things.At once I stared at him, completely unsure if I was seeing a ghost, but then I realized this wasn't a dream but reality."Gentlemen, I'm afraid we'll have to continue this meeting another day," I tell them, hurry
"I can't reach them,""So can't I," I tell Vida.Right after our call, Vida arrived before me within ten minutes, this is a place that would take at least thirty minutes to arrive at.I can't help but wonder at what speed she was driving but that wasn't important at the moment. The most important thing right now was how to get the kids, which isn't going so well."It'll be best if we go there ourselves, I already have the location and everything, we can go there ourselves and check for the kids," I tell her.Vida is everything but calm, she's tossing and turning, looking left and right, her breathing is fast and so is her heartbeat."Please Vida, you have to stay calm," I begged her.Before I know it, my collar is being tightly pulled with Vida shaking me violently."Calm, how can you say that to me right now, those two are the only thing that's keeping me alive, and you want me to stay calm," she yells.I don't know what to do or say to her, I'm just as upset as she is."We'll find t