-Dante- I did not even know what to think or how to react to what's happened recently. Asher's pack had been wiped and he was one of my accomplices.I could not help wondering that he might have felt I betrayed him because I had joined in the fight.I couldn't avoid it, less be seen as a traitor. Adonai had given instructions to march on them, all because of one woman.I hissed angrily. Wiping an entire pack because of a woman? Adonai is a fool. I did not know he could be a weakling as much as this.If I were the one, I would have let it slide. No woman is worth all that. We would have channeled that war and all the resources to more better things in the economy and politics.If he badly wanted her, just go get her, what the hell?I was more pained because yet again, my plans have been ruined because of the same woman.Now it made more sense why she woke up one day and decided she did not love me anymore because the Jasmine I knew was madly in love with me.This was a different perso
Aria- I was relieved when Dante walked away. That was another problem there. Ever since I had rejected him, he had been rudely cold and I knew he wouldn't hesitate to get rid of me, especially now that everyone knew I was not Jasmine.And also for the fact that I had tried exposing him. I had no doubts now that he was the traitor.I could only watch and listen while he accused Zafa, knowing that he was the real traitor here. I had seen him with Asher, plotting on how to take Adonai down.But I could not tell Adonai because the last time I did, he did not believe me, and he thought I was only doing that because I had other personal issues with his brother.I would have to figure out a way to protect not only myself but Adonai as well. Or at least, get him aware of the green snake in green grass who was his brother.I will have to carefully tread on that. With all I have been able to gather about Dante, he was a very cunning man who tends to get away with stuff, and I cannot afford to
-Aria- Something was missing...there was someone I had not seen since I returned to Moonwalker, and that person was Prisca. I am sure, with the way news flies around here, that she has heard about my arrival. What I could not understand, was why she had not come to see me.We did not have any fight before I left and...Oh!Could it be that she was staying away because I am not Jasmine?I had to ask Maria if she had been seeing her around and if she was fine."I have seen her once or twice but not in the palace," Maria told me, her expression thoughtful. "If there was another person who was devastated at the news of you not being Jasmine, it would be her. You know she and Jasmine had been friends since childhood. It would be difficult for her to take it."Everything Maria had said was the truth and I should have considered that. However, while Prisca stayed with me thinking I was Jasmine, I took her as a friend, as Aria. I told Maria my thoughts. She became my friend over time while I
-Aria-I took a deep breath as our eyes locked and walked in slowly."Where are you coming from?" He asked in a deep, commanding masculine voice casually picking stops from the dressing table and dropping them."I am not a possession which you control," I said even though my insides knew how much I loved that he did. "You don't have to know where I went to."He sighed tiredly and looked at me straight."Who would be accountable for anything that happens to you? You know how delicate things are at the moment," he pointed out reasonably. I crossed my arms over my chest, willing myself to defy him, only because I wanted to, and for the fun of it."So what now? Do you think I need your protection? I can take care of myself.""Indeed," he snorted and returned to the stuff on my table. And even that gentle movements of his were so fucking hot. How can one man be effortlessly attractive?I waited for him to say more but he remained quiet."What is your stress anyway? I am here aren't I?" I p
-Adonai-I held Aria in my arms and felt a sense of fulfilment, holding the woman whom I Loved and who was carrying my baby.We remained in each other's embrace for a few minutes in silence, in the dark, while I stroked her hair gently."Thank you, Aria," I spoke, breaking the silence. She chuckled"And why, if I may ask? For the sex? I hope not. I'm not any one of your mistresses any more."I found that funny."Should I thank even a mistress for sex?" I asked her with creased brows."Oh right, remind me again. You are Adonai after all, the great alpha who has everyone on his beck and call. You wouldn't thank anyone because you feel entitled."I did not know if she was speaking from a heart that held a grudge or playfully, but I decided to take it as the second. Her hand was still resting on my chest when she spoke."Well that was not what I wanted to thank you for," I stated. "You are everything I needed not just in a woman but in life. Not only have you won my heart, you have broken
-Aria- "Arise and shine, sleepy head," I heard Prisca say and I blinked my eyes. She was already all over the room, picking and dropping stuff. She moved to the window and drew open the curtains. I squinted my eyes as the bright light hit my face."What, it's this bright already?" I murmured and stretched."Uh Hun," She sat beside me and handed me a cup of tea."Thanks," I took it from her and it went straight to my lips."Why are you still in bed?" She questioned."What would I be awake for?" I threw back and she rolled her eyes at me."You are slowly becoming a cat because of this pregnancy. Girl, you have to be hyperactive."I observed Prisca carefully while I took slow sips of the tea."You have always wanted Adonai from the beginning right?" She asked, surprisingly looking serious. "I am just saying because I knew Jasmine did not." She added as if she could read my mind. I did wonder why she would ask such a question."The truth is," I shrugged as I answered her. "I developed fe
Zafa- One of the reasons I did not want to remain here was because I did not have anything doing and I did not like being idle.Back at Moonbeam, at least, I was a doctor and had things to do daily. I had to stay back because Aria had asked me to, and more because Adonai requested I did. I decided to go see Adonai and tell him my concern, perhaps he would let me work as a doctor here.I was lost in thoughts and was not watching where I was going. I bumped into Prisca and she let out a small cry."I'm so sorry Miss," I held her shoulders and said with concern, looking her over and hoping she was not hurt. She rolled her eyes at me."Seriously?" She shook her head questioningly and I stretched out my hands, puzzled."Miss?" She asked and it took a few seconds for my brain to process what she meant. "My name is Prisca, duh.""I was just being a gentleman," I said with a small smile."And that prevents you from calling my name? You know you always say that to me as if we're still some ki
-Aria- Prisca walked into the room and sulked into a chair without a word to me. I shook my head at her questioningly but got no response."Okay, what is it?" I asked her."Why am I so unlucky?" She said, looking up with a sad face. "Ever since I was a child, life and love have been so unfair to me, and I never get what I want. I have no man to call my own even by this age. Is this fair?""Prisca is that the reason why you are sad?" I was already laughing till I noticed the tears falling from her eyes and I realised it was more serious than I had thought. I thought it was one of those playful bawls about men.I stood up from the bed and walked towards her."Oh Prisca, don't you cry," I consoled, placing a hand gently on her. "It's going to be fine and you will find the man who will love and adore you.""For how long do I have to wait before I find that man?" She cried. "I am not getting any younger."I suspected something must have happened to trigger these thoughts from her and was
- Dante -I looked around at the faces of everyone present and all I could see was pity. Yet no one could stop Adonai, not even Damon.I did not hold it against my brother as I understood his feelings. He has been pushed to the wall and forced to retaliate.I take this as a punishment for all I have done to him and every other person. My only pain is that Sierra would have to die along with me for my crimes."You don't have to do this," She said, looking me straight in the eyes. "You don't have to die with me. I will face it alone.""You don't understand Sierra," I shook my head at her. "You did nothing wrong but loved. I have committed so many atrocities, and I believe I am paying for them. I thought it had all passed, but I was wrong. Just like I feared, I couldn't run away forever. So I should be the one, apologising for putting you in this.""Before we die, I want you to know that I love you," she smiled sadly. "I have never experienced this kind of love before. I grew up with a m
- Aria -"Are you sure about what you just said?" I asked her and she nodded."I did not see her face, but I am very sure she was the one dressed like that," before the maid could finish the statement, Adonai had bolted out of the room.Good thing Damon and his men had not set out. Adonai went straight to the guest building and almost broke the doors open."What's happened?" Damon asked."Where is your sister?" Adonai asked him icily."Is anything the matter?" Damon inquired."I have no time and patience, just answer the damn question. Where the hell is your sister?" Adonai shouted and by now, the entire royal house was awakened.Sierra appeared behind her brother and Adonai dragged her fully out."Where is my child?" He asked her and she looked puzzled."I don't know what you are talking about," she said with what seemed to be a feigned ignorance."Are you insane?" Adonai growled violently. "You came to my wife's room when she was not there, attacked the maid and took my baby away an
- Damon -Damn it! Damn it!!I hit my fist on the wall severally until blood gushed out of it."Brother!" Sierra called in alarm and tried to move towards me but I held out my hands to stop her."This is fucked. Fucked!" I half yelled. "I was humiliated and almost killed and those bloody warriors did not fucking show up.""Something must have happened, brother," Sierra said in a bit to calm me down but that angered me the more."What could happen on a day like this? "And you," I walked to her menacingly and she moved back. "I asked you to drug Adonai, didn't I?"I grabbed her by the neck with the last sentence and she choked."I did," she coughed, trying to get out of my grip. "That was the reason he was weak from the beginning of the fight.""Then what happened at the end, huh? Where'd he got that sudden burst of energy from?" I shook her violently."I don't know," she said. "But I did according to what you said. Madin was with me you can ask him."I loosened my grip on her and turne
- Aria -The entire pack was gathered outside for the fight, and my heart beat along with the drums that played. Damon walked to me just before the fight began."So you choose to do this the hard way," He said into my ears."You will not have the better of me," I replied. "I believe in my husband."He smirked and walked away."Did you keep the warriors at hand?" I turned to Zafa and Loveth who stood behind me."All set and ready," they affirmed. I had asked them to prepare the army in case something went wrong. I cannot risk it. They had advised me against it as that would be cheating, but if Damon wanted Adonai dead, then I would bypass every traditional rule to save him.I did not sleep all through the night and I was sure Adonai didn't either. In the early hours of the morning, he had crept up behind me and spoken into my ears."I hate to admit that I fear as much as you do. But I wouldn't hide my face from this. Even if I die, I would die trying to preserve our love. I need you to
- Adonai - Damon took his time before answering that, and I knew his every move was intentional and to get me upset as well. "It means that she would have been my wife," he finally said and I charged at him. His men were immediately alert and stood before him to counter my attack. My men also stood ready, but Dante and Zafa held me back. "You watch your mouth you demon," I warned angrily. "Don't you dare sit to my face and tell me shit! You don't speak about my wife in that manner while I am here." Damon did not even move a limb, and his eyes remained on me steadily. "I'm not going to forcefully take your wife," he said, raising his hands in mid-air and throwing them back. But she is going to have to choose between me or you. And the prophecy speaks of us ruling together. I don't see how that is going to be possible if she doesn't get married to me." I was fuming with anger but had to remain calm. I sat back on my chair. I was pissed more at Aria, who just sat there and li
Aria -I sucked in a deep breath after Damon was done talking."I cannot leave my husband for you," I told him."And you cannot bear to have him dead. Look, either way, I would still have you. That is the only reason I am killing Adonai, to be with you. You will be a widow after his death and you cannot be alone. You see, I'm a very open person. I would have harboured this in mind and done it, but I am telling you now so you can have a choice of saving him or not."He waited for an answer, which I did not have."I think your husband is coming," he said, his voice low. "You have the whole of this night to decide that. Goodnight pretty."He walked away and Adonai appeared behind my back. He held my waist."What was he telling you?" He spoke into my ears gently."He wants to convince me to willingly give in to him so he doesn't have to fight and kill you. He intends to kill you if we insist you fight with him.""And what did you tell him?""I did not give him a reply...yet," I told him.
Zafa -I lurked around the guest's building, hiding in the dark corners and looking for someone I would like to have a conversation with.Luckily, not long after, I saw him and approached him just before he made a turn into the open."We meet again," I said and his eyes widened."Zafa," he called my name."Madin," I called back with an unsmiling face. "Beats me what you are doing here.""The same goes for you," he threw back and I scoffed."You cannot say that because you are the traitor," I told him. "So this is where you have been all this while. You ran away to be with them.""No I did not run away," he corrected with some traits of pride in his voice. "They came for me.""So you knew about them all these while and did not say anything to anyone," I was boiling with anger."Now why would I tell you when you kept associating yourself with the other packs and not sticking to your assignment? You know more than everyone else what the other werewolves did to us. Their bitter hearts di
- Adonai -"And then what would happen to me?" I asked as I walked in on the conversation and they all turned to look at me. I knew there was more to this visit than what they had spoken out there in the courtroom and this just confirmed it. "So you knew more than you were saying in the courtroom?""Alpha please don't get this wrong," Zafa said pleadingly. "We never planned for all of this to happen. "Just like I told the Luna, this came as a surprise to me.""Adonai, we'll handle it," Aria said."So what do you expect me to do? We are still in the dark about everything that's to happen. I need you all to come out clean about these people and what they are doing here," I said impatiently."Please be calm," Aria placed her hand on my shoulders. There was always a way her touches had effects on me. "We'll find out everything but we need to take things slow to be able to do that.""Now you tell me what we are to do," I demanded, but my voice was softer than it was before."They are our v
- Aria -I had just put the baby to sleep with the help of Diane when Loveth walked in with a long face. I sighed wearily because I thought this was a usual bicker with Diane. Ever since I had my baby, the two had been acting like cat and rat."Something's wrong," she said before I asked."What may it be this time around?" I asked."You have visitors," she told me and I stopped what I was doing."What visitors," I wondered aloud."Visitors from Moonfill," she said and I raised my brow questioningly."Never heard that name before," I said with a frown, but Loveth did not look like she was going to give me more information, so I assumed that was all she knew about them."So where are they now?" I wanted to know."Adonai was attending to them, I came here to tell you," she said. "But they are here specifically for you.""Oh," I mouthed and turned to Diane. "Please watch over the baby. I will be right back.""Sure Luna," she said hurriedly. She was listening to the conversation between me