ROSHIDAI’m pretty sure that my attitude shocked him. He rejected me the day he brought another woman into this house, saying that he wanted to marry her while still being married to me so why was he so shocked all of a sudden?“You don’t care?”“Why should I? Did I care when you brought Kelly and said she was your mate? Did I care when you said I should take care of the wedding? Did I care when you said I could be your mistress? So why should i care when you want to reject me?”I was realising how easy it was for me to be careless towards these people. And it felt good. “ You will gain nothing from the rejection. If I reject you, you will lose everything. Your status, your money and all your assets, you will become an outcast here and no one will speak to you ever again.” “Why does it sound like you are trying to convince me not to go ahead with it? You’re the one who wants to reject me, remember? So why are you telling me what would happen? I don’t care if no one speaks to me agai
FELIXAfter dinner, I sat at the table for a while thinking about everything.I was going to get a lot of hate for doing this but in the end, everything will be fine.As long as the King hadn't finalised finalised the divorce, it meant that we were still married and anything that I wanted, I could take. So, if I wanted to take everything she owned because she was my wife, i could. Right now, there were eyes on me from my enemies, hoping that I will fail in my new position as Alpha and they will be able to tell the Lycan King that they had been right when they said I wasn’t fit to be Alpha.It had taken me six years to finally get to this position. It had also taken a lot of victorious wars, sucking up and being on the good side of the Lycan King to finally be here and I won't let anything make me lose this position.I was also trying to get allies on my side which meant that their eyes were on me because they wanted to know if they would be making a good investment.Then finally, th
FELIX“I don't understand you, Kelly. What's wrong all of a sudden? Why're you mad?”“I'm mad because you can't seem to understand how serious things are. You said it yourself that things are not looking good for your family anymore. And you think that the right thing to do is to let go of your only source of income?” This was still hard for me to understand. Women always said one thing and meant another. “But Kelly, you don't like Roshida right? You said it yourself yesterday when you came back into the room. So you still want her money?”She gave me a look when she turned around. “Don’t be ridiculous, Felix. First off, I had no idea she was the breadwinner of this family. You didn't tell me that you were that poor.”I held a finger up to her. “I'm not poor. Point of correction, I just don't have a lot of money. She has the inheritance of her parents and that's why she's rich. Her father was a really powerful Alpha before he died.”“How did you even get her to agree to marry you?
ROSHIDAI originally didn't want to go into his office but then, when I heard him and his mother talking about me and how he had a meeting with the Elders to discuss the rejection, I figured I needed him to see me and let him see that I didn't care about it. He could do whatever he wanted. When I snatched the letter from him and he got all defensive, I knew I had to read it. I didn't know what he was planning behind my back. The letter was not too lengthy and it was very straight to the point. “Dear Felix,If everything does go according to plan and you end up rejecting Roshida as planned, make sure to take everything that belongs to her. She is ungrateful and she needs to learn not to bite the hand that has fed her since she came here. She will have to learn the hard way to not be stingy with what she has. Make sure that you take everything from her and strip her of everything. Remember she's the reason things aren't going so well anymore.Your Luna,Kelly.”I dropped the letter
ROSHIDA“We don’t plan to keep you. You didn’t do anything good as a Luna so someone else will be taking your place. All that you need to leave behind is some money for the pack so that a few things will be fixed. I mean, it won’t make sense for you to leave with everything.”I'm very sure that within two months of being married to Felix, Kelly would be fed up.They were overbearing and self centered. But oh well, she wouldn't be able to get out of it because she had asked for this and now, she finally got it. I turned to face Grace because I had something to say to her. She kept repeating something over and over again and it was pissing me off.“You say I can’t leave with the money. But it’s my money so what business do you have with it? You say I’m not the Luna but you want my money. If I'm not a good Luna, then surely my money isn't good either. Things can’t work that way. If I’m leaving, then I’m taking everything with me.”She turned to Felix as if asking him to say something to
ROSHIDAShe couldn’t look me in the eye and answer that question.“You can't hurt me. You're the Luna so you can't touch me. If you do, that's a crime.”Now all of a sudden, I'm the Luna. Felix seemed to be her safe place because she went to stand behind him. Like if I wanted to touch her, he would be able to protect her. He looked at me like he was about to attack and I could see that there was a lot going through his mind. His stance seemed suspicious and I knew he was going to do something. What I didn't expect though was for him to transform. Right there in the house and in front of all of us, he shifted and the first move he made was to me, snapping his jaws hard. There was little to no range of movement since his huge form had taken over the room and I knew that I had to get out of his reach and what better way of controlling a wolf than sitting on its head. One jump off his table, off the wall and I was seated right on his neck. He didn't seem to like that and he kept tryin
ROSHIDAAs he stood in the room, his huge form taking over the doorway, his eyes scanned the room in disgust. Felix's shifting had made the room a mess and it was expected that the Lycan King wouldn't want to be in a place like this. Felix and his family rearranged themselves and stood on their feet. “My King. What are you doing here?” The Lycan King frowned at him and I gave Felix a look. “Are you asking me questions now? Don't I have the right to be where I want to be anymore?”He bowed his head. “That’s not what I mean, my King. My apologies if it came off wrong. It's an honor to have you in my pack.”“It seems I came at the right time. Things were seeming to get out of hand.”“I don't understand you, your highness. What do you mean?”“In the past few weeks, certain reports have reached my ears and I felt the need to come in person and address them. It seems to me that you have taken another woman as your intended Luna.”Felix's resolve fell and he looked away. “I’m sure I c
ROSHIDASensing the tension in the room, Felix pushed his mother behind him and stepped forward. “My King, what my mother is trying to say is that giving her all these assets and telling her to rule on her own is like giving enemies an invitation to attack her. At least, if she stays here, she'll have people to protect her and all she has. The Blue Ridge Fortress, included.”It just occurred to me that he had been eyeing the piece of land too. The bloody bastard. Just how smart did he think he was? “Maybe you don't understand what I'm saying. It is not possible! Your divorce is final, you can not have her here again!” He turned to me. “I expect you to be out of this place within the next twenty four hours. Gather your people and everything that belongs to you and leave this pack. Failure to do so will be counted as disobedience and since you're a Luna now, you will be held accountable for your actions.”Oh, he didn't need to tell me twice. As soon as he leaves, I'm going to be out
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'