ROSHIDA I turned around immediately, looking at the young lady standing in front of me.She was staring at me with an expressionless face and a cocked eyebrow, leaving me wondering what I was actually doing here. She was in high heels, I'd never seen anyone wear heels that high. She had make-up on, and her bright red lipstick stuck out to me. She was beautiful and her hair was pulled away from her face so tightly that I wondered if she got a face lift or that was as a result of the hair. “Didnt you hear what I said? I asked what you were doing here in my house standing in a towel with he door open? Don't you know there are men around? Or was that your plan? To seduce them? Perhaps the King? Are you the new mistress?” That was as outrageous as it sounded. “No, I'm not here to seduce anyone. My name is Roshida. I'm a Luna from Ravenclaw. I'm staying here for the meantime.”She dragged her eyes down from my face to my feet very slowly and agonizingly. “Why are you staying here? Don
ROSHIDALiam was in his cot sleeping. I hadn't spent time with my baby through out the day and I missed holding him. I felt like carrying him in my arms but I knew that doing that would be the greatest mistake of my life because I knew that even though he looked so peaceful and innocent, as soon as he woke up, he was going to be the cookie monster. Besides, if I wanted him awake, he was going to be awake in a couple of hours crying and asking to be held, changed, fed or pet. I would get my dream very soon. I looked at the wall clock and it showed three am. That meant I had slept for eleven hours. That was a very long time. Which was also a very long time for my food to digest. Yes, I was hungry again. I grabbed the baby monitor and went out of the room. I felt like a little rat, going about when everyone else was asleep. I wouldn't be shocked if Sophia caught me as I was snooping around in the kitchen. It wasn't Sophia who caught me though. “I’m starting to think that this sh
ROSHIDA If I’d known earlier that my mate would come back with a woman, I would have gone on my knees and begged my mother to make another choice. A little introduction before we get into it. My name is Roshida, the late Alpha's daughter and I'm wolfless. My mother arranged for me to marry a Beta three months ago. I'd married him without a second thought three months ago because she wanted me to. It was her dying wish and how could I say no to my mother? And I have always trusted her choice. I felt like that decision would make me closer to her after her death. I couldn't exactly say I'd married him because he didn't even attend the ceremony. He'd been called to fight some war and I had to stand there like a fool at the altar, saying my vows into thin air. I didn't know what was more pathetic between that and having to act like I was happy with everything. Now he came back from the battlefield not only with a promotion to be Alpha, but a woman he claimed to be his father mate.
ROSHIDA As I sat in my room that night, I felt like a fool. It was now my room because Felix had come in and said that he was now going to be sleeping with Kelly. Of course, I should have seen that coming. After everything that I'd done for this family, all because I felt that I had a new family. Felix didn't have a lot of money before. He was a Beta with little to nothing going for him so of course, when I married him, it meant that I had to do something for him and his family. I'd started by taking over his mother's medical bills. When he left, she was in dire need to help and I didn't think twice before paying for everything. Now, he's come back to see her in better shape and he didn't even say anything to me. The only thing he could do was bring another woman home with him. I should have seen it coming right from the start. The way he agreed to marry me without knowing anything about me. I didn't want to blame my mother for my present predicament. She had only done
ROSHIDA Sophia had been with me for so many years. Back home, she'd been my personal maid and she'd proven herself to be my friend and the sister I never had. She was there for me when my father, brothers and mother died, helping me get through the grief I thought would envelope me. That's why I knew I could trust her with everything. She rushed to my side before my knees buckled and I fell to the floor. “Luna, you're not doomed. Don't tell me you plan to let him marry that other woman? You're just going to give into the pressure?” What other choice did I have? He was already set on it. And he sure as hell wasnt considering me. It didn't matter to him. I didn't matter to him. “He doesn't care, Sophia. They want me to take care of the wedding. What do I do? I can't stand by and watch him marry her.” What did she have that I didn't? Why did he feel the need to humiliate me this way? After everything I did? “Luna, don't tell me you're going to let them do what they want with you
ROSHIDA The room was dead silent like the time when she first walked in. I'd gotten her tongue tied and I was enjoying it. Her mouth was open but sounds were not coming out. What a hypocritical bitch. “On a lighter note, Felix was promoted to Alpha for his efforts in the war. You know that if you work alongside her and become her co-wife, things could work out.” I felt myself get dumber just listening to her. In what sick world did she think that this could work out? Even if I did agree to this, we would hate each other for the rest of our lives and be sworn enemies. I didn't have time for all that and certainly not with a woman who was cheap enough to take someone else's husband. “I mean, think about it. He's the Alpha now, and he did say that he met her at war. You could stay back and handle things at the pack while he goes out with her to fight wars. I'm sure you're too soft and tush for all that so no one expects that from you.” This woman clearly didn't know how I was broug
FELIX It was dinner time and there was no one at the table which was weird because usually, my mother would have been here nagging the maids about what they did wrong. Kelly was the only one atbthe table and I couldn't start eating without my mother. “What’s going on?” Kelly asked as I stood up. “Give me a minute.” I went upstairs to look for her. I was sure that she had fallen asleep reading a book or something. “What are you saying? Return everything to you? Do you really think you did this family a favor?” Who was Fiona speaking to in Roshida's room? The door was slightly open so I just stood there and listened in. “I’m very sure you weren't deaf when I said it. Everything that I've given to you and your mother will be returned to me. It is mine, after all.” What was Roshida saying? I opened the door and walked in. “What’s going on?” My mother clutched my arm. “Son, you should hear what your wife is saying. She's saying that she wants to leave you and that she wants ev
ROSHIDA “Won’t he get mad when he finds out?” I looked at her, confused at what she was talking about. “Who is that you speak of? Last I checked, I didn't owe anyone my whereabouts. So who cares if he finds out?” I wanted to leave the pack back to mine today. It has been a while since I'd been away from my family and I wanted to go see them again. At least to let them know I was doing fine. “I don't think you want to wear that.” She looked down at her dress. “What? I like this dress. Why don't you want me to wear it?” “It’s not me. We have places to be today. Just trust me. Wear something else.” Today was going to determine a lot. That was why I needed to go see my parents first. I needed their good luck to go with me. “You know, I'm proud of you. For standing up to them. I didn't think you'd be able to do it. What exactly did you say that got them so mad like that? ” That's right. I hadn't told Sophia that I'd decided to divorce. It was something that just slipped out in th
ROSHIDALiam was in his cot sleeping. I hadn't spent time with my baby through out the day and I missed holding him. I felt like carrying him in my arms but I knew that doing that would be the greatest mistake of my life because I knew that even though he looked so peaceful and innocent, as soon as he woke up, he was going to be the cookie monster. Besides, if I wanted him awake, he was going to be awake in a couple of hours crying and asking to be held, changed, fed or pet. I would get my dream very soon. I looked at the wall clock and it showed three am. That meant I had slept for eleven hours. That was a very long time. Which was also a very long time for my food to digest. Yes, I was hungry again. I grabbed the baby monitor and went out of the room. I felt like a little rat, going about when everyone else was asleep. I wouldn't be shocked if Sophia caught me as I was snooping around in the kitchen. It wasn't Sophia who caught me though. “I’m starting to think that this sh
ROSHIDA I turned around immediately, looking at the young lady standing in front of me.She was staring at me with an expressionless face and a cocked eyebrow, leaving me wondering what I was actually doing here. She was in high heels, I'd never seen anyone wear heels that high. She had make-up on, and her bright red lipstick stuck out to me. She was beautiful and her hair was pulled away from her face so tightly that I wondered if she got a face lift or that was as a result of the hair. “Didnt you hear what I said? I asked what you were doing here in my house standing in a towel with he door open? Don't you know there are men around? Or was that your plan? To seduce them? Perhaps the King? Are you the new mistress?” That was as outrageous as it sounded. “No, I'm not here to seduce anyone. My name is Roshida. I'm a Luna from Ravenclaw. I'm staying here for the meantime.”She dragged her eyes down from my face to my feet very slowly and agonizingly. “Why are you staying here? Don
ROSHIDAThe King and Queen were already waiting for us at the cemetery. I figured that Sophia must have texted them on our way here. Valfrd stood on the other side of the grave, and as we walked up to them behind the pallbearers, we locked eyes. I could see the way Liam was still in the Queen's arms. There was a priest there and I wondered if Sophia had arranged for that or not. I figured that I was the chief mourner today. When the priest asked me if I wanted to say anything, I just stared at the coffin with the words in my throat. Was it the right thing that was about to come out of my mouth? “I barely knew her. So I can't really say that I did. But I can say that there is someone here who will miss her greatly. She would have been such a good mother, doing everything she could for her son. She seemed like a very interesting person. I saw her reading a book the day I met her, I haven't got round to reading that book. But I can do so soon enough. It's just sad she got to live a
ROSHIDA After I finally got Sophia to stop staring at me like I was the first sinner in the world, we got to the place. “Where are we?” ”It's the funeral home that's planning and preparing her. We need to make sure that her body is ready and so is the casket.” I followed her in and a certain dense feeling suddenly settled upon me..it was like my body knew that we were in a place of death. There was a smell that made me sick and.i couldn't help the way I felt. “That’s the embalming fluid. Don't worry, we'll be out of here soon enough.” The place was quiet. I followed closely behind her while she looked for someone around. The smell wasn't the reason I felt sick. “Hello? Is there anyone here?”There was no response at first but as we walked through the curtains, we saw a man bent over something. I was guessing it was a body. “Excuse me? Mr Folk?” The man turned around immediately and removed his glasses and mask. “Ah! You're here. I thought you wouldn't show up. Please, come
ROSHIDA“Why do you have that look on your face? What is it?” She dropped the tray and walked over to me. “How dumb do you think I am? Really? Did you think I won't find out?”I didn't know what she was talking about but I could see that she was in a bad mood so I didn't say anything that would make her more angry. “Sophia, I'm sure you know I'm not a mind reader or else, I would have read Liam's mind and not have him screaming my head off early in the morning.” She didn't seem to find what I said funny and that's when I knew there was a problem. “Sophia, what is it? You're scaring me now.”“What did you eat last night?” I knew she had caught me. There was no need to lie..“It burnt. I trailed off and the prince had to walk in and turn it off himself. I'm sorry I lied to you. I got into an argument with him after that and I didn't want to tell you that I hadn't eaten. I didn't think you'd want to hear that.”“Well, you're sure damn right about that! I can't believe you'd look me
ROSHIDA This time around, a bottle didn't solve his grievance. Infact, I think it only enraged him. The more I showed the bottle to him, the louder his cries got. I had to taste the milk to make sure that it wasn't too hot. “Liam, please. I'll kill to know what you want.” As I called his name, he suddenly stopped crying and looked at me. “What? What do you want? Will you tell me?”The tears were rolling down his face and he was red. Then I did the stupidest thing. I raised the bottle to his face again and showed it to him. “Are you hungry?” The crying ensued and I just stood in the living room wishing that babies could talk. I had a headache, I was hungry, sleep deprived and weak. “Why’s the little one making so much noise this early?” The Queen came down from the stairs in her night robe and face mask. “Good morning, My Queen. I'm sorry if his cries woke you up. I've been trying but he just won't stop.” She smiled. “Can I hold him? I think I know what's wrong.” At this
ROSHIDA “Evelyn, look at me, please.” I wanted to turn around but I was scared of how close we were standing. Well, he was the one standing close to me. The only option out was to walk away. “Fine, I'm sorry for not coming to see you. I really wanted to but that would mean going against my father.” Was I even mad at him only because he didn't come see me in the hospital? Maybe. Because he was actually in trouble and I couldn't blame him. “As I said, I'm not mad. Now, let it go.” I walked away from him. I didn't even think I was hungry anymore. Of course, he followed me. “Hows the baby doing?” “He’s fine.” “I’m sorry about his mother.” I know, I was too. “Yeah, sure.” “If there is anything I can do-” I turned to face him. “There is nothing you can do, my Prince. I fact, I don't need your help. I'll bury her myself. Thank you.” He was taken aback by my outburst but I didn't give him time to recover. I guess the only thing I couldnt blame him
ROSHIDA I was about to lose it. I wasn't a mother, well not yet anyway, but I could feel the burnt. I thought Liam was a peaceful baby. He wasn't. As soon as he woke up later that evening, he cried his lungs out. I carried him, dropped him, snag to him, played with him but nothing could stop that mouth from crying. Sophia rushed into the room and handed me his bottle. “Just the right temperature. Here.” As I placed the bottle in his mouth, the room instant became silent and I could hear myself think again. “I guess someone is a little hungry.” He was so focused on the bottle that until he finished it, he didn't even look at me. “It’s just your first day and you look like you've had it.” That's because I have. I have had it. “What’s the time? I'm hungry.” I looked outside but I couldn't see anything. “Its two am. What time did you think it was?”
138VALFREDI should have known that something was wrong. The higher I went, the heavier I felt. It was getting hot but I didn't stop. I had to save that kids brother. When I finally got to the sixth floor, I placd my hand on the door handle and it burned me instantly. So I had to use my clothes to open the door. The fire threw me back. There was no way I would be able to walk through the fire. Wait, maybe if I could get my jacket wet. The sprinklers were activated so I went to stand under one. When the jacket was finally wet, I stood at the door knowing that what I was about to do was dangerous but I was already here and I couldn't go back. Flinging the jacket over her head, I ran past the original flames at the door. The fumes were so thick that I could barely breathe and I couldn't see anything past me but I was in now so I didn't have a choice. “Is anyone in here?!”The fact that I didn'