CHAPTER NINETY-FIVEELARA River and I walked back to our rooms. We were both relieved that the child wasn't River's child. I was even more relieved about the fact that Lisa would leave the pack house. All along, I was worried that once I left, the two would be alone. River would have to care for Lisa because she was carrying his child, and it would make it easy for her to steal River before I returned.The news was a little relief to me. River and I played together that night after our dinner. We slept together, hugging each other as we slept. River didn't stop reminding me about how much he loved me. We soon fell asleep and woke up the next morning.River wasn't in the room when I woke up, so I quickly freshened up and hurried downstairs. Lisa was already leaving. Her parents already sent a few guards from her pack to come over and get her. She followed behind them slowly as they led the way to their car. Ella was clinging to her mom with a teary look. "Mom, please, don't let h
CHAPTER NINETY-SIX ELARA I stood in the hall where a few other maids were also present. The room was a little crowded. It was noisy as well. There were whispers and chattering and also laughing all over the room. The maids were obviously anxious, nervous, and a little excited about the screening. My face was buried to the floor. I didn't speak to any of the maids, and none of them tried to get friendly with me either. I saw a glass shoe step into the hall and slowly lifted my eyes to the shiny black gown that was adorned with glittering silver. As I lifted my head slowly to meet the face of whoever it was, our eyes locked, and I immediately swallowed hard. "Constance," I called, in a whisper as I folded my fist into a blow. Anger began to swirl inside me. Behold the sight of the woman who destroyed my whole family and killed me. I widened my palm and tried to keep a straight face. I didn't want to get caught. "I thought Lucy informed me that the maids who applied were up to s
CHAPTER NINETY-SEVEN ELARA"Drop it there," Edwin simply said and went back to what he was doing. I quickly ran my eyes around the office. Edwin seemed busy, and since he didn't care about me, I decided to use the time and look around the place. I noticed that not a lot of things had changed in the office. Except for the fact that the portrait of Edwin and I, which always stood on the table, has been replaced with a portrait of Edwin and Constance. A few other changes were seen. But a lot remained the same. I placed the wine on the table, opened it, and turned enough content into the glass. While pouring the wine, I still studied the office. "Here it is," I said and paused for a while before adding. "Sir."He didn't respond. He just continued with what he was doing. There was a big frown on his face. The door soon opened, and when he lifted his head, his face brightened up a bit. "Alpha Zeth," he called out with a smile. I turned around and saw Zeth wearing a smile as he walke
CHAPTER NINETY EIGHTELARA Mia didn't seem affected by the head maid's order, and she continued trying to bully me. I decided to ignore her for a while. I'd explode and punch her.The court lady soon walked into the kitchen. The maids bowed to greet her. I hid behind Mia. I wouldn't bow before an ordinary court lady. "Mia, come with me," she called out to Mia.The court lady walked away from the kitchen with Mia. I had only Charlotte's violence to face now. Although, she seemed to have calmed down. She didn't seem like she would trouble me anymore after Lucy shouted at her. We continued with our chores until dinner was ready. Lucy gave orders that plates should be set and food should be served. Mia returned to the kitchen after she was done with the court lady. I wasn't pleased to see her again. The kitchen was peaceful, and I also had my peace when she left. Now that she was back, it wasn't something to be happy about. I was shocked when Mia walked past me without saying anythi
CHAPTER NINETY-NINE ELARADinner ended peacefully without any more drama. We cleared the table and began walking back to the kitchen with the plates. "What did you do in there, you idiot?" Mia asked me. I didn't respond. I just kept walking, with my tray still held tightly in my hands. "You are not just clumsy, Oma. You are also dumb and stupid, " she cursed me. I didn't respond. I just quietly walked towards the kitchen. I was too tired to even bother myself about anything. When we got to the kitchen, we had dinner together and washed the plates. After eating, we all retired to our room. I was surprised to meet Lucy already in the room when I got there. "Is this your room?" I asked her. Her eyes widened when she saw me. "Is this your room?" She asked me. I nodded my head. I shut the door quickly and walked into the room. We were both shocked to know that we shared the same room. We talked for a while. I was exhausted and sleepy. My whole body ached, and I needed to sleep.
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED CONSTANCE I was busy going through some dresses online. I didn't have the energy to check what the maid did, or should I say, I had a soft spot for her, so I let her go without checking the room as usual. When she left, I breathed out and immediately went back to checking the clothes on the shopping site. After a while, I received a message from an unknown number. Although the number looked familiar, it wasn't saved up on my contact list. I opened the message, and my eyes went wide open. I also dropped my phone without even knowing it. I wiped my face and quickly picked up the phone. I stared deeply into the screen, and the message was still there. Just before I could react any further, my phone began to vibrate. It was the guard I asked to track the number. I quickly picked up the call and placed the phone beside my ear. I hoped deeply that he had good news for me. "Ma'am, Constance," he greeted me before he began to speak. "It's about the number that you
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND ONERIVER If Edwin was planning an attack, then we needed to prepare for him. Edwin and his pack were ruthless. He wouldn't stop until he finished us. I didn't doubt Elara when she told me about Edwin's plans to attack the pack. I quickly summoned Harrison, who appeared immediately after I summoned him. "Greetings to you, River," he greeted me. There was a smile on his face when he walked in, and I thought I would deviate from the subject a bit. "You look excited," I noted. He smiled even more broadly when I said that. I leaned forward. I was more interested now. "Tell me about it, Harrison," I asked. "Nothing, I'm just excited today," he replied. I shook my head. I was sure that Harrison wasn't just excited because of nothing. There was no way he would wake up with such a high spirit so early in the morning. "You and I know very well that you of all people can not be excited for no reason."Harrison didn't reply immediately. He just continued smiling
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWORIVER It was finally Tuesday. I paced my room like my life depended on it. I was a little paranoid. I didn't know what the war would look like and what the outcome would be. It was noon already, and I hadn't even had breakfast. The whole pack seemed unusually quiet and peaceful. It carried an aura that I didn't like. I paced the room continuously with different thoughts flooding my head at the same time. I soon walked over to my bed to sit there. At midday, I began to hear howls and groans from the wood paths. I knew at once that it was Edwin and his pack warriors that had attacked. I quickly grabbed a sword from under my bed and rushed out of the room. When I got to the woods, I met my warriors and Harrison already fighting really hard and struggling badly to keep the black blood pack away from the pack. I was impressed by the way they fought. There was no need for me to do the fighting anymore. I just stood at an elevated ground and watched as they ba
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