CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN ELARA I wondered what Lisa was doing outside the pack house with the stranger by that time of the day. It was too early for her to see someone in secret. I didn't feel good about the guy, but I decided to let it go. When the car drove out of sight. I rested my back on the chair and tried to steady my mind. I was thinking about too many things at the same time. I was too busy thinking and I didn't even notice that we had reached the orphanage. The drivers killed the car engine, and we all began to alight from the car. The elderly woman who was in charge of the orphanage and two other young people. A young man and a young woman walked out to welcome us. "You are welcome, my daughter," the old woman said as she approached me. "Greetings," I greeted her with a smile. "No one told me you were going to come," she said. I could see in her eyes that she wasn't exactly excited when I came around. Maybe she just felt bad that I didn't tell her, or I was just
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHTRIVER "I would prepare the financial record myself, " I said to Harrison. I wasn't paying attention to him. I was still going through some files in front of me."I do not know why the goods are taking so long to arrive. It is unusual," I paused and began to cough. I placed my right hand on my chest. It wasn't like it would reduce the pain I felt there. I had left the room very early in the morning even though I was feeling uneasy. I wouldn't leave the house on a norm if I felt that way. But, not today. Not when everything was falling apart right before my eyes, and I was the one in charge of the pack.I began to feel pain in my chest since I got here, and I had been trying so hard to push it aside. I acted as though I was completely okay, whereas I was dying inside. "Do you think you deserve this kind of stress?" Harrison asked, staring at me with so much pity. "You have dark circles around your eyes already. "Harrison paused for a while and sighed deeply.
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINELISA"This is beautiful!" I exclaimed.Even though I was alone in my room, thinking aloud at this point wasn't new to me. I was seated in bed, and my head rested on the edge of the bed as I scrolled through the marketing online app. "This would be the last, I promise," I said to myself even when I knew for a fact that it was a lie. I ordered the bag and continued scrolling through. I saw a prettier one and paused. I was staring at it for thirty seconds before I finally ordered it. "Last time."By the time I was done, I had ordered more than my budget. I began going through the list so I could reduce my order, but I didn't see anything I wanted to cut. I was still trying to decide when my door badged open. She was sweating profusely and panting like she had done a marathon. "Lisa!" She called me. Her voice shook while she spoke, and her whole body was vibrating in fear. "What is the matter?" I asked her. "Elara and her driver were involved in a terrible acci
CHAPTER FORTY ELARAI opened my eyes slowly, and when my eyes were fully opened, I still couldn't see anything. I began to wipe my eyes. I opened my eyes again, and I still saw complete darkness. I tried to ascertain what was going on. Why was I in the dark? What happened to me?I forced myself up and began pacing around the place. I felt as though I was in a room. I couldn't see anything. I tried to activate my supernatural eyes, but no matter what I did, nothing changed. I tried to grow my claws, as well but nothing was working. I looked around the place. All I saw was complete darkness. Thick darkness and nothing else. "Help!" I screamed at the top of my voice. My voice echoed all through the room. I felt as though I was in a hole. I tried to move around but I couldn't. There were walls all around me. I screamed out again, and my voice echoed. No one was coming to help me. "What is going on?" I asked myself. I hoped this wasn't the case. I hoped that I hadn't died."I can n
CHAPTER FORTY ONELISARiver grabbed my hand and pulled it away from his thigh. He hadn't said a word since and had been giving me attitude. It was getting frustrating. Why could he not see the effort I was putting into making us a thing? Why was he pretending to be blind to everything I was doing? I gritted my teeth and tried to control the anger that was already rising in me. I forced a smile as I lifted my face so I could look him in the eyes. I placed both hands on his jaw and stared deeply into his eyes, making a seductive look. "We can do this together, " I said to him. The door banged open, and I quickly jumped out of where I sat beside River. It was Harrison. He walked into the room. River stood up when he saw Harrison and took two steps forward to meet up with Harrison. I stood by the corner and folded my arms under my breast. "We couldn't find the culprit who is responsible," Harrison said. He shook his head and placed his phone, which he held in his hand, inside his
CHAPTER FOURTY TWOLISAMy right hand began to shiver as I grabbed the oxygen mask. I shut my eyes tightly and took in a deep breath. Just as I was about to take off the mask, the door opened. I quickly took my hands off the mask and turned around with a smile. A nurse walked into the room. I clapsed my hands behind my back and took a few steps from the bed. The nurse stared at me as though she was suspicious of me. She took in a deep breath after staring at me for a while. "You are here with the patient, " she said to me. "I can see that."I nodded, and she went ahead to check on Elara. I watched her for a while as she lifted Elara's hand up first. My fist was folded in a blow and I was breathing fast. I thought of strangling the nurse for a second. All fingers would point at me, else I would have ended her life together with Elara's. What was the point in staying here? The nurse had ruined everything for me. I hissed inwardly and walked away from the room, folding my fist into
CHAPTER FORTY THREERIVER I sat on the armchair opposite the doctor in his office. He cleared his throat and began to speak. "Elara is in a very critical condition, " the doctor informed me. "Is there anything I can do to improve her recovery?" I asked the doctor. "She is responding to treatment, though. But it would still take a while for her to wake up." I was hopeful. I didn't care about the fact that the doctor said it would take a while for Elara to wake up. I was more concerned about the fact that she was already responding to treatment. And, the fact that she was going to wake up after all. "Thank you so much, doctor," I said, shaking the doctor's hand.He nodded with a smile on his lips. "Please, make sure you do everything within your power to bring her back to life. I would assist in whichever way you need me. Contact me if you ever need anything, and I will provide it right away.""We will do our best," the doctor replied. I thanked him, shook his hand, and walked o
CHAPTER FORTY FOURRIVER My whole system went sour immediately when I heard the news of the rogue attack. First, it was Elara, now the rogue attack. What have I done to deserve all these pains? I was weak. How was I going to fight and win? I jerked up from my seat and felt a strange energy hit me. I was enraged with anger. I folded my fist into a blow, and the veins in my neck began to throb. I walked out of the hospital with Harrison. He drove me to the borders where the rogues were trying to attack and steal goods from us.Harrison and I climbed down from the car. I saw the soldiers already fighting and trying to keep the rogues out. Blood splashed all over the place. I could hear the clanging of swords, groans, and cries. I walked into the battlefield. I became more enraged when I saw my soldiers lying dead on the floor. A few of my soldiers were already dead, including some rogues. Two of the rogues attacked me at the same time. I spread both arms and grew my claws. Immedia
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE RIVER I walked behind the soldiers with Elara in my arms. She had a glowing smile all over her face. I was smiling, too, because I was proud of Elara. She carried out her plans within a very short while, and it was successful. Constance and Edwin were moved to the pack field where they would be stoned to death. "Do you want to watch them die?" I asked her. She shook her head. "I'll only watch them get burnt," she replied. "At least, I wouldn't have to hear them screaming and calling me to forgive." I nodded in agreement with what Elara had said. "Where's Harrison?" She asked me. I turned to her. I wondered why she asked me about Harrison. "He told me what happened," she said to me. "Why didn't you let him explain?" "He stole from the pack," I informed her. "What is there to explain?" Elara slapped her forehead. "I was secretly replacing it from here," she whispered. My eyes widened. "I bet he didn't tell you t
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOUR CONSTANCEI was shocked about the fact that Oma called me sister, but of course, that wasn't the main issue. I shoved it aside and hurried to meet Edwin, who was still seated in his chair. "What happened here?" I asked him. He stared at me for a while. He was rolling his eyes continuously. I suspected that he was going to lose consciousness if nothing was done. I walked over to him and placed my hand around his head."Why did she call me sister? What is going on?" Edwin began to narrate his conversation with Oma to me. He told me how she was Annalise and that was why she called me sister. I scoffed. "You and I know that this is impossible, right?" I asked him. "We killed Annalise. There's no way she would be alive."Edwin was about to speak again when he finally lost consciousness. I rushed outside and called the guards to carry him to the room. I placed a wet towel on his forehead and massaged his feet until he was finally well. "Where is O
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREEELARAIt's been up to two days since the plan. I decided to begin the execution. I walked towards the court lady. She was standing in the garden and giving out instructions to the gardeners. "Greetings to you," I greeted her. She turned around and pushed her nose when she saw me. I was aware of the fact that she disliked me. A lot of maids seemed not to like me. They had this unexplainable hatred for me. "What do you want?" She demanded. "I need to get something from the closest supermarket, " I informed her. She looked at me from my head to my toe and up to my heart again. "You can go," she replied grudgingly. "Thank you," I appreciated and walked away from her. I walked towards the gate, and everyone seemed to be keeping tabs on me. I knew I needed to act as fast as I could. I didn't want to get blown up before I even knew it. I walked out of the gate and took a cab to a pharmacy far from the pack house. I looked around the place, ma
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE RED BREEDER PACK ELLA"You have to force yourself and eat something," I told River. "Punishing yourself like this would not work."He didn't respond. He just kept staring into space. I didn't see Harrison this morning, and it seemed like River was worried about scenting. I shoved it aside. He was probably worried about the pack. The maids had come to report to me earlier that River had refused to eat, so I came all the way to force him. Although, I already had plans to check on my elder brother and know how he was doing. My phone began to vibrate. I dipped my hand in my pocket and brought out my phone. It was the guard I sent after Elara. I turned to River, who was still staring into space. He didn't seem to notice that I got a call, so I was relieved."I will be right back," I told River. I stood up and walked away from the room. I stood in the hallway and picked up the call. "Anything new?" I asked the guy. "Elara has a mission in this pa
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTYELARA After all the talking and hugging and all. It was finally time for Lucy and I to dress the bed and get some rest.I pulled out the blanket, and a note fell off the bed. I immediately bent down to pick up the note, and an envelope was with it. I was a little surprised. I turned to Lucy, and she raised and lifted her hands in a questioning manner. I picked up the envelope and note and placed the note on the bed first. I opened the envelope. It was a picture of Edwin and Constance pushing me into the river.I scoffed. How did this picture get here? It was a picture of when I was murdered as Annalise, and whoever took this picture and placed it on this bed today knows my true identity.Lucy moved closer to me, and I handed the picture over to her. She breathed in heavily and took it from me. She gasped when she saw the content. I picked up the paper on the bed and decided to see for myself what was written in the note. I opened it up, and my han
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINEEDWIN I let out a smirk after the maid walked out of my office. There was something fishy about her, and she was foolish to think that I wouldn't know. Maybe I appeared dumb to her. An alpha of a whole pack. "You can leave," I waved off my servants, and they all walked away from my office. I placed both legs on my table and leaned backward with my finger on my chin. "That stupid little rat would think that she outsmarted me."I scoffed. I knew she was hiding something. She was only using her mom's illness as an excuse to perpetrate evil, and I would expose her soon. Whatever she was planning, although I didn't know it yet I was sure that she was up to some mischief. I would kill her very soon. I'd do that before she accomplishes whatever her mission was in this pack. The door opened, and Clinton walked in with a smile all over his face. "We were victorious this time," he announced excitedly. My eyes went wide in shock. "How do you mean?"
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTRIVERIt wasn't long after Elara walked out of the room, and Ella walked in. "You are awake!" She exclaimed and gasped. She rushed to me and hugged me tightly. She stayed with me for a while before pulling away from the hug. "I'll get the doctor," she told me. "The nurse already came to check on me," I stopped her. She sighed and sat on the chair in front of me. "How are you feeling right now?" She asked me.I nodded. "I feel better."She smiled. Ella held my hands and stared at me for a while. I haven't been like that with her in a while now. I wasn't too close with Ella. I missed her when she was away, and I only got to love her from afar. We never really showed or told each other how much we loved each other. But I knew deep down that the love was there. I was also aware of the fact that Ella loved me too and that she always meant well to me. She suddenly paused and sniffed. She looked around the room and continued to sniff in. "Are y
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENELARABefore I could say or do anything, the guards dragged me and began pulling me away. My heart skipped, but I tried to stay calm. I didn't want to show any signs of weakness or panic, or else they'd say I did something wrong. I had to play smart and pretend to be innocent. "What have I done?" I asked them. "Why are you seizing me, and where are you taking me?"None of them gave me any replies. They kept pulling me forcefully. I noticed that we were headed towards Edwin's office. My heartbeat increased, but I tried to control it. I didn't want to be overly nervous. "I didn't do anything wrong, let me go."They formed deaf ears to everything I said. I struggled with them for a while and stopped struggling when I realized that I wouldn't be able to free myself from their grip. They carried me into Edwin's office and released me once I was standing in front of him. I quickly began to rehearse in my heart, what I would say to Edwin. "Where ar
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX ELARAI watched River as he slowly opened his eyes. I gasped for joy and hugged him. I wrapped my arm around his neck. He quickly grabbed my hands and pulled me off gently. "I'm so sorry," I apologized. "I was just too excited that you are awake."My heart beat fast for joy. I couldn't explain the excitement I felt about the fact that River was awake. "I'm so happy that you're awake!" I told him. "I can not die easily," River told me with a smile. "It would take a lifetime to kill me."I smiled. I stood up to my feet and wiped my knees. "I would get the doctor to check on you," I told River. I didn't wait for him to respond or react, I just began to run towards the door. I stopped abruptly when I got to the door and turned around. I shouldn't let anyone know that I was here. Not even the doctors of the red breeder pack. I turned to River, and he gave me the "see?" Look. I smiled. I didn't think about that earlier. I was completely carried a