Liam's POV My ringtone now feels like a nightmare whenever I hear it. I barely slept for two hours last night. And now, it's ringing again, piercing through my brain and driving me to the edge of insanity.Reilly Sinclair!I know it's her and no one else. It has already gotten beyond frustrating, but I'm holding myself back from unleashing my rage on her.I have no bloody idea where her sister has been for the past two days. I've searched, I've asked her friends… No single one has a bloody idea where she is.I'm not going to kill myself in the name of finding her. I can only hope that nothing bad happens to her cause I'm not done with her. We are not done with her.Tomorrow, the second phase of the Krishna Fashion Design Contest begins. The instructions are going to be emailed to the contestants tonight. Sophie told me that.I hop down from my bed and go straight to the floor. Twenty pushups and twenty sit-ups is my usual morning workout routine. But today, I'm pushing it up to thir
Naya's POV The event hall is huge, occupied with over two hundred participants and six judges standing on the stage.The giant door opens and I see Sophie walking in with her racks carried by one of the event attendants.She looks so nervous, but I don't give a damn what she looks like.She's seated two spaces away from me and I pray other contestants would come and fill up those spaces so I don't get to see even her shadow.Thirty minutes go buy before the door closes. “It's 10:30am on the dot,” one of the judges announces as the door closes. “Any contestant who hasn't entered the hall by now has been ruled out from the contest officially.”A cold chill runs down my spine at those words. They only add to my fear of how strict the judgement standards would be.When I got the email of instructions for the second phase of the contest, I didn't waste a second before going on my fabric hunt.I stayed up, sewing and undoing what I've sewn, styling and restyling my designs. Rowan even got
Naya's POVElsie can't stop jubilating and my eyes just can't stop shedding tears. I can't believe I did it. I got to the final stage of the competition. I'll pray under the moonlight tonight and thank the moon goddess for shining her light on me. I want to jump around everywhere and jubilate, but I know better than to celebrate two early. The competition is more than challenging, it's scary.I came to realise today that there were some people who scored ninety percent in the first phase. The two Osward sisters! Marie and Sharon. They've been fashion designers since birth. All through the second phase today, I never saw anxiety on their faces. It felt like they owned the whole contest.I wonder if I'd be able to lace their shoes in this contest.“Hey.” Someone taps me from behind and I turn to meet Marie.“Hey, you,” I let out nervously, managing a smile.She hugs me tight. “You're truly amazing.” She whispers. “You deserve your win.”“Thanks, Maddie,” I coo, stroking the back of
Naya's POV Ten missed calls from Liam. Two long-ass apology messages.But I've vowed I won't pick up his calls until the contest is over. So, everything he's doing now is totally in vain. And I swear by the moon goddess, if he tries to guilt trip me when I'm back, I'll make him regret ever knowing my name.Since coming to Rowan's place, I've made eight designs. I'm certain I'll make a lot of money when I post them online for sale.It's lunch time when I look at the clock. I've worked enough for the meantime. I need to take a break sometimes, like Rowan said, I'm not a machine.Strolling downstairs to grab my lunch, the aroma of mushroom stew penetrates my nose and I remember Reilly all of a sudden. Whoever is cooking today is doing a splendid job.I get to the kitchen. The door is wide open, but I don't see any cook in there. All I see is Henry and the nurse I saw the other day, kissing and groping each other roughly on the counter.“Whoa,” I suddenly let out and they quickly disenga
Liam's POV There's a message on my phone. The boss wants to see me in his mansion.Whenever he texts without calling, I instantly become worried. But first, I have to visit the hospital. Sophie's getting discharged this morning.Also…I turn over to my side on the massive hotel bed and glance at the beautiful brunette beside me.Fuck. The moon goddess blessed me with a beautiful mate. Her hair is soft, her breasts sumptuous and her hips super curvy.I wouldn't have known if I didn't bring her to the hotel and proceed to undress her from her baggy dress.Last night's sex was like none I've ever had. She's a demon in bed and I enjoyed every bit of the fun we had.But I don't want her. The days when I was all amped up about finding my own mate are bygone.My life is simple. I have a dream and a strong spirit that perceives what will be of benefit to me and what will be detrimental.She has to go.She's fast asleep now and it's the perfect time for me to leave.I leave a thousand dollar
Liam's POV “Say it to me on the night of my birthday. It's happening this weekend and you're the only person I'm personally inviting, Liam. Hope you won't fail me…”Those words ring in my head like a sweet melody. “I can never fail you, princess,” I assure her.She smiles faintly and her lips part like she was about to say something. However, what she does is to draw in a breath from her mouth and then exhale.“I look forward to you starting to call me by my name, Liam,” she utters softly.I return to the boss a few minutes later. He’s seated now, on a marble chair permanently fixed on the lawn. The smoke from his pipe is still flying into the air, taking various forms as it slowly vanishes.“I've spoken with the princess, my lord,” I report, trying my best to contain the excitement bubbling inside of me.“Alright,” he responds.I'm surprised he doesn't show any concern about what the conversation between me and his daughter was about, since it took over forty minutes before I retur
Naya's POVIt's Tuesday morning and a mail comes into my phone while I'm on the dining table. When I look it up and see that it's from the contest, my adrenaline is lit up.The finals has been fixed for Friday. Best thing to hear while having a breakfast of rice crispies soaked with thick milk.The instructions for the finals are written below the mail.The contestants are expected to come with nothing but their contestant ID cards and their personal ID cards. Also, the dressing for the day has to be a dress you personally made. I rush my breakfast like a starved puppy and hurry upstairs to choose the dress I will be wearing on the finals.Just as I reach the top of the stairs, the muffled ring of my phone's notification sound draws my attention to the tight back pocket of my jean trouser.I ignore it first. I'll check it out when I get into the room. Bubbling with excitement, I hurry up to the room and I begin to go through the dresses that I made.All of them look great in the mir
Naya's POVA bang on the door wakes me up. It comes again and again, and I'm forced to get up from my seat.I thought Rowan warned everyone in the mansion not to ever knock on the door of my designing room.I shove my feet to the door with dazed eyes. “Who is that?” My voice cracks.“Open the door immediately, Naya,” Rowan's voice comes with a command.I don't ask him why. I go ahead to quickly obey his command, and he walks in, eyes glued on me until he's right in front of me.“I thought you said no one was going to knock on the door,” I complain.“Yes. But not when you know that it's fucking 11pm and you should have had your dinner by now,” he responds.“Assuming you've had anything today, I'd be able to bear it to an extent,” he further says.My eyes are still hurting, but I know they'll stop in some minutes.“But I've had chocolates today,” I defend, pointing a finger at the wraps of chocolate on the floor beside my knitting machine.“Chocolates? C'mon, Naya, I'm not here for joke
NAYAI shuddered when I saw the cold look that was on Liam's face. My whole body was in pain and I knew that I would not be able to stop him if he really wanted to do something to me. I was really scared now. I had no idea what he was going to do to me...."What are you going to do to me, Liam? Rowan is going to be back soon. If you don't want to die, you had better get out of here. He is not going to let you off if you dare to do anything to hurt me," i warned Liam. Liam just smiled evilly. "Well he is not here right now. I am sure that I would have finished and even left before he comes back. You don't have to try to threaten me with him. I am not scared of him at all, you see. I don't care about him. Now stay put and just let me draw some blood from you" he said to me. "Don't come close to me! Don't think I am joking!" I yelled. He didn't listen to me. He was still approaching me. "Just stay put Naya, it's not going to hurt at all. I just need a bit of your blood to make the
LIAMI was not expecting Naya to wake up at all. Her face was really pale so whatever has happened to her must have been pretty serious. I was blown away when her eyes fluttered open. My heart was beating fast against my chest. I was still holding on to her arm and she was blinking at me as if she was trying to figure out what was going on. "What are you doing here?" Naya asked me. Her voice was really weak. She tried to sit up on the bed but she fell back down on the bed. He face went vent paler. It was obvious that she was in a lot of pain. She placed her hand on her stomach. "What happened to me?" She mumbled to herself. I scoffed at her. "You really have no one else to blame but yourself for this. You are the one who brought this upon yourself. If you had just listened to me and did as I asked, then we won't have gotten here. You have no one else to blame but yourself," I repeated this over and over again. "Liam....what are you doing here?" She asked me. If was as if Naya h
LIAM"What do you need me to do for you?" I asked him urgently. I was more than willing to do anything now. As long as it meant that I was going to keep my life. I didn't want to die. "I need you to rescue someone for me. He was taken by someone... I need to to get him out there," The King said with a frown on his face. I blinked my eyes. I could tell that he war trying to hold back as much informational as possible. I could not understand why he was doing this. If he wanted me to do something, then he should tell me what it entailed upfront so that I would be able to do a good job. "You need to tell me all that I should know about this person so that I can rescue them," I said to the King. He waved his hand at me. "you don't need to know anything more. You just need to know that he's currently behind held at the home of a man called Rowan. You just need to find out where Rowan keeps him and get him out for me," he said to me. I bit my lips and chuckled to myself when I heard Row
ROWANI looked towards the window and I saw that it was nighttime. I sighed, really worried about Naya. Was she going to come out of the place alive?.The thought of hrr dying was the scariest thing to me and I didn't really think that I would be able to take it if anything did happen to her. Henry came back with the drinks that he said he was going to get and he handed one to me. I took it from him and took a sip. I had to admit that it was really good just what I needed. Just then, the doctor walked out of the hospital room and I ran to him immediately. "Doctor....how is my wife doing ...she is not going to die, right? She is going to be okay right?" I asked him all in one breath. The doctor looked at me and shook his head and my heart started to beat fast against my chest. I didn't know what to do or say at that moment. The only thing I could think of was that she was dead. She had died. What was I supposed to do without her? How was I even going to continue my life without
LIAMI walked out of the princess room with a heavy heart. Although I would have liked to stay and talk with her some more, I didn't want to do that. I knew her father was going to be back any time soon and I didn't want to make him even more angry with me. I was walking back to the doctors office when I saw someone I never thought I'd see in the VIP ward of the hospital. It was Rowan and he was pacing outside a hospital room with a worried look on his face. There was another man with him who also had a worried look on his face. I hid myself in a corner so he won't see me and I continued to watch him. What was he doing here? Was Naya in the hospital? I got a report from the Elders in her pack that had left the pack since her father got better. What happened to her for her to be in the hospital though? I had a lot of questions. Besides,I wasn't even sure that she was the one in there. The other guy placed a hand on Rowan's shoulder. "I am going to go downstairs and get somethi
LIAM"And what do you want to see her for? Do you even think that her father is going to let you see her? You were supposed to have come back for the antidote for her soon but you didn't do that. Because of you, her life is in danger now and you think that for some kind of reason you can come here and demand that out want to see her?! "The doctor yelled at me. I bowed my head as he scolded me as if I was a child. I did not dare to raise my head or say a single word back to him. I knew that all it was going to take was for me to make a simple mistake and then they were going to deal with me. I didn't want to risk it at all. "No, you don't understand it. I just want to know how she's doing. I am not planning anything. How could I dare to plan anything when you're still her with me? I am really very sorry for what she is going through and I really just want to make sure that she is fine, okay. Besides, the King isn't here right now. I will be back before he comes back," I assured the
LIAMMy legs were shaking as I walked into the hospital. I walked into the doctor's office and I sighed in relief when I was that he was the only one who was in the office. What I was going to get from him was a scolding at least. The King was not here and he was the only one who could kill me. Seems like I still had some time to think of how I was going through convince them to give me a second chance. "So....what is your excuse, Liam? What lie are you going to come up with this time? You know, if you were not up to the task then you should not have lied and said that you were. It would have been much more easier for everyone else if you had just told the truth instead of beating around the bush and lying your way out! How dare you lie to the King?! Do you really think that you'd be able to survive this?" He asked me. I wanted to fall to my knees and plead, but I knew that it would be best to reserve that for when I saw the King. "You know that is not true at all. I have always
LIAMI dropped the phone on my table slowly. The call that I had just gotten was enough to shake me up. The princess had been admitted to the hospital. She was dying because she had not gotten the antidote in a few months. My heart was beating fast against my chest as I thought about what her father was going to do to me once he got his hands on me. He would not let me off. In fact, I was sure that he might even try to kill me. He would really kill me! I was so scared just thinking about it. All of the plans that I had made to get Naya back to her so that I could get some of her blood had failed terribly. She seemed to be aware of what I was planning and she blocked me on every front. I tried to get the Elders to work against her because I wanted her to come crawling to me. Once she married me to stabilise her father's pack, then I could do whatever I wanted with her right? That was why I had her father attacked, and pressured the Elders into asking her to get married. But it
ROWANNaya was in my arms, bleeding badly. Her eyes were wide open and she tried to say something but she could not nin the end, she closed her eyes and passed out.I picked her up and stood up with Naya in my arms. I knew I had to get her to the hospital as soon as possible. As I stood up, I was the rogue. There was a pale look on his face and the full weight ot what he had done seemed to be crashing down on him now. He took a few steps back as she tried to get away from me. I did not pay attention to him though as the only person I cared about in that moment was Naya and how I was gonna to get her to the hospital and make sure that her life was saved. I rushed out with Naya in my arms. Before I did, I turned to look at Henry and he nodded his head at me, indicating that he knew what he was going to do. ......Naya was admitted to the hospital as soon as I got here and the doctor told me that they had to operate on her. I was not even listening to anything that they were sayi