CHAPTER FIFTY ONEELARAWhen I woke up and didn't see River in the room. I wasn't surprised. I was already used to waking up to an empty room and sleeping off while waiting for River. It was getting boring, but I decided not to bother my head about it. After dressing up for the day, I heard a knock on the door. When I went to open the door, I saw a maid standing behind the door. "Your nurse is here to check up on you," she informed me. I winced. I had completely forgotten about the fact that I still needed a nurse to feel better. It was frustrating. "Let her come in," I said to the maid. The nurse walked into the room and bowed in front of me in greeting. "I guess I'm stuck with this routine for days," I said. She laughed as we proceeded into the room for her to begin her check-up. She made me sit on the bed. She opened both my eyes, checked it, and nodded. Then, she used the stethoscope to check my heartbeat.The maids brought in my food, and after I finished eating, they supe
CHAPTER FIFTY-TWORIVERWhen Elara stood up and said she still had errands to run for my mom, I quickly frowned feinging sadness. I watched as she ran off and shut the door behind her. It was a funny sight to behold. I couldn't help it. I found myself laughing at her. I walked back to my chair to sit. The image of how Elara looked when she ran out flashed in my head again, causing me to smile. The door to my office opened, and I immediately wiped the smile off my face. I lifted my head to see Carla walking into my office. She closed the door behind her and sat on the chair in front of me."Greetings, Mom," I greeted her immediately when she settled on the seat. "How are you doing, son?" She asked me. I only nodded my head."You are aware of your father's golden jubilee, right?" She asked me. I furrowed my brow in confusion. I didn't quite get what she was talking about at first and needed clarification. She read my thoughts and cleared her throat, as she decided to explain furth
CHAPTER FIFTY-THREEELLAI paced around my room with my hands on my waist. I was bored. My room had become too big for me. I remembered the box that I collected from the delivery man. A smile appeared on my face immediately when I remembered the box. I walked to my wardrobe and opened the last drawer in it. I brought out the clothes that I placed in the box. Then, I brought the box out of the drawer and packed the clothes back in. "Here you go, baby!" I said, to the box as I carried it. I walked towards my bed and placed it on the bed, and then I sat beside it. I began to unseal the box. A smile appeared on my face when I opened the box and saw the vibrator lying in there. It was the exact purple color I ordered. The perfect 8.6 inches. Just the way I loved it. I grabbed the bottom of my top and was about to take it off when I heard a knock on the door. My heart skipped, and I immediately used my blanket to cover the vibrator. I cleared my throat, took in a deep breath, and walke
CHAPTER FIFTY-FOURELARAI heard a knock on my door and stood up abruptly as I began walking towards the door. I knew who was by the door. The only person I was expecting to see. When I opened the door, I let out a relieved sigh. I was right after all. The maid was standing by the door with a packet in her hand. I took the packet from her hand with a smile on my face. "Thank you so much," I said to her. She bowed and left the room while I closed the door and returned to my bed. I sat on the bed and unwrapped the packet to reveal a small sim lying in there. A smile curved out on my lips as I stared at the sim. I picked up the sim and placed it in the small phone I had purchased for this purpose. "Are you enjoying your life without your ex-wife? I hope her ghost hunts you for life."I read the text aloud as I typed it. I let out a giggle as I sent the text and received a confirmation SMS that it had been successfully sent. I could memorize Edwin's number even in my sleep. Up until
CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVEELARAI saw River standing by the door and staring at me. I am speechless, and the first thing I thought of was to. hide the box, since he hadn't seen it yet. I was placed in front of me, and I knelt backing the door. But, on another thought. I decided that I would only know what was inside if I opened the box. The easiest way to open the box is by giving it to the owner to do it. River walked into the room with a neutral expression, closing the door behind him."Elara, you..." he began but went quiet immediately when he noticed the box on the floor beside me.I notice his expression transform from a normal expression into a soured expression. He quickly lowered himself and quickly grabbed the box from the floor. "How did you get this?" He asked Mr.I stood up and raised suspicious eyes at him. I glared at me for a while, then I placed my hand on my waist. I was suspicious of the way River grabbed the box. Even the transformations of his expression, when he saw t
CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX ELARA"I don't want to do this with you now, Elara," River said and walked back to his wardrobe. My eyes went wherever he went. I watched him take off his jacket and hang it on the wardrobe door. He walked back to me and pecked my forehead. Even though I tilted my head backward to avoid getting pecked by him, he still succeeded."I will see you some other time," he said and walked away. For a second, I regretted bugging him. Maybe he wouldn't have left me all alone in this room again.I rebuked the thought immediately. River was the one who was wrong and not me. I rolled my eyes and sank in my bed. The rest of the day was a complete waste. I refused my dinner and decided to go to bed on an empty stomach. I had just covered myself with the sheet and was about to go into my dream world when River walked in. I pretended that I didn't see him. He didn't say a word to me either. He just went straight to bed. The next morning, when I woke up, he was already getting d
CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVENRIVERI let out a deep sigh immediately when Elara walked out of the room. Harrison turned to me with a questioning glance. He must have noticed what went on between Elara and me. "What was all that for?" He asked me. "She has been asking too many questions lately. Questions that I can not give answers to."Harrison shook his head in confusion. "What kind of questions do you not have answers to?" He asked, with a furrowed brow."She found the box and became agitated. He has been asking me since then what is inside the box," I explained to Harrison. "What? How did she find the box?" He asked me. I was already feeling overwhelmed. I sighed deeply and rested both hands on my waist. Harrison was staring at me expectantly. "I do not have an idea either, " I told him. I wasn't sure how Elara got to lay hand on the box. I didn't know what made her decide to go through my things either. I knew that I had placed the box at the bottom of my wardrobe. I never expected
CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT ELARAI was in a daze as I stared at River without saying a word. I never knew that River had a mate. He never mentioned it to anyone. I thought it was the right time to talk to him about financial records. But on a second thought, I decided against it. We should take it one thing after another. I kept staring at River without saying a word to him. He smiled and patted my shoulder. "Don't get yourself worked up, dear," he told me. "I still have you."I narrowed my eyes at him and furrowed my brow. What did he mean by he still had me? The statement was amazing. I wondered what he meant by that. I was about to ask what he meant by that, but he stood up, patted my shoulder, and walked out of the room. I sat there for a while, completely lost in my thoughts. I was still trying to process everything. It was just too hard to believe. I shook my head and decided to shove everything aside. I still had too many things to do. My revenge plans and finding the culprit.
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