ROSHIDA
When we eventually went back inside, we noticed that the maids were bringing food for the men and it smelt delicious. “I need to find Val- I mean, my husband. I'll be back soon.” Even though I didn't know where the hell he could be, I walked around the house, purposely avoiding the kitchen and other floors so I wouldn't run into any of the men. I walked out of the house and headed for the gate where I felt he would be. As soon as he saw me walking towards him, he ran up to me. “I don't think you're supposed to be here. What if someone sees you here?” “I'm not doing anything wrong. They made you a guard?” He nodded and glanced back at the gate. “ A guard in training. Are you working in the kitchens?” “No, I got lucky. I clean the rooms. They're utterly disgusting.” He laughed and for the first time, I didn't lookROSHIDA Maybe it was the fatigue that I felt from all the walking and working that I'd done in the past day but I fell asleep a while after eating. Valfred gave me his shirt to use as a pillow and I laid on his jacket because the ground was too cold. “I have to go back out because they haven't let us go yet. Are you okay alone?” So he only came inside to give me food? I was going to ask him why and when he was coming back but then, it sounded wrong. Why did I care? “Okay then.” He looked at me for a second more before getting up and walking away. I watched him as he walked away and disappeared behind the door. For some reason, I didn't want him to leave. I knew it wasn't because I was lonely because Sonia came back and I pretended to be asleep so I didn't have to talk to her. After that, I actually did end up falling asleep but that only lasted
ROSHIDAWe got up even earlier the next day for some damn reason.And even then, Valfeed wasn't by my side. Even after I finished getting ready, I didn't see him so I figured that he had been called out at some point.Which meant he didn't get enough sleep.We were already scrubbing floors and toilet bowls before the sun was up. Hopefully today, we'll get to cover more ground than before.“I'm going to try to avoid that woman today. I don't know what her beef against me is but whatever it is, I'm trying to keep away from it.”It was very obvious that this was Borge's room because of the disgusting smell that was coming from it and also the fact that he was lying in a pile of his own vomit.“Can I not do this? I don't want to clean this. What to switch?”Sonia entered the room to see why I wanted to switch and she laughed..“Hell no. He seems to like you so, he's your special case.”As I stood there looking at him, I didn't know what to do. Waking him up meant waking trouble up. I was
VALFREDWe'd spent almost a week here and this is what I've gathered so far..Being at the gate meant that I got to be in front.and see a lot that was going on..it also meant that I got to see people from the pack and interact with them a bit.I'd make a couple of “friends” who made my life somewhat easy by making sure that I wasn't bullied and making sure that I was fed and had all the information that I needed.They were also the ones I was asking for information and even if they didn't give me a lot, they gave me what they knew..Officially, there was no head or leader but there was a man who they all reported to.Borge was the second in command to Cleave.I guess Cleave was the man we had seen earlier.As for the numerous invasion of packs, that was because there was a plan.No one knew what it was yet but it was against the Lycans and it was pretty serious because they were gathering a lot of slaves and it didn't seem like they just needed them for house work.I had just a week h
ROSHIDAIt was my fault. I should have hidden the food just like Sonia did when we saw her walking towards us. But I didn't think we were doing anything wrong.I didn't think that eating was now a punishable crime so that is why I wasn't bothered.I could barely keep my head up. I could barely speak when Sonia came to my side and told me not to worry. I was going to tell her that I wasn't worried but how would I speak?My back felt like there were a thousand little pins in them, all pricking me at the same time.My body was too weak, too wounded and I felt so happy when she walked away complaining of being tired. It was only a matter of time before I started crying and begging for mercy and I didn't want to give her that satisfaction.Despite being in and out of consciousness, I could still hear some people laughing. Well, I guess it's good to know that some people were happy with what happened.I could hear Regina's voice but I couldn't make out what she was saying and I didn't get
ROSHIDA“Where did you find a bed? I thought we couldn't have any of those?”He gave me the drugs to take.“And where did you get these?”There was no answer from him.“Valfr-”“Just let it go. It doesn't matter, does it? You're already on the bed and you've already taken the drugs so just let it go.”That was the first time he had ever raised his voice at me and I didn't even know what I did.I didn't say anything after that because there was nothing to say.I knew I couldn't sleep so I turned my head away from him and faced the wall.Did I do something wrong?Was he mad at me for getting to trouble?If I'd known that the matron had a thing against us eating, I would have hidden the food when I saw her coming.Maybe it was my fault, really.Maybe he got into trouble and that's why he's mad at me..“I’m sorry.” We said at the same time.“Ro, no. You did nothing wrong and you have nothing to be sorry for. Infact, I should be the one apologizing. I should have been careful and warned yo
ROSHIDA“You have to be joking, right?”I looked at him and didn't blink so he'd know that there was no atom of humor in what I said.“Do you want her to come drag me here by my hair again? I'm trying to avoid trouble so just let me go. I'll be very careful.”Sonia entered the room.“Valerie, why're you on your feet? Why're you out of bed? Where are you going?”Great, another person to yell at me.Valfred turned to her.“Its good you're here, maybe you can talk some sense into her. She wants to go to work. In this condition, work!”Sonia turned back to me.“Val, what is this? Why are you talking about work when you're not fully healed? Your wounds haven't even begun to scar. Stop joking around and just stay home.”Someone called her name outside so she left.“Even after what she did to you, you still want to go out there and act like nothing happened. This may all be a plan, but what she did to you was not a plan. Your injuries are real, Ro. Stop trying to ignore it. And until you're
VALFRED“Tomorrow, before the sun comes up, meet me here. If you fail to show up, we can still leave without you.”As much as I didn't want to leave Roshida, I had to.The night before, I returned back to the tent and she was sitting on the bed.“What are you doing?”“You’re back early. Why?”I didn't want to talk about that right now. I sat down beside her and gave her the food I had brought for her.“Thank you. Sonia was here earlier to look for you.”Hearing her voice and seeing her face were like power pills for me. It made me so refreshed and everytime I felt down, I always knew that her voice was enough to make me strong.Maybe it was the fact that she was well rested but she looked prettier today.“Do you know what she wanted?”She shook her head.“I’ll go look for her then. In the mean time, I'm leaving tomorrow before the sun comes up.”I tried to read her expression, I couldn't. There was no smile, there was no frown, there was no squeezing of any muscle.Did she even care a
ROSHIDA“What are you trying to say, my prince?”“Gosh, not again. Don't tell me we're back to that. I thought we were past that.”I thought we were past it too but clearly….“Ro, listen. I'm not trying to accuse you of anything. I'm just trying to help you out..you haven't eaten anything in days and you expect me not to do anything about it?”I wasn't in the mood to talk about this.“I don't know what you want me to say. There are other people who haven't eaten too. Why don't you bug them?”“Because they are not my wife! You are. I thought I told you that it'll be fine. Why aren't you eating? I'm not trying to fight with you or blame you when you're the victim. I take full responsibility for what happened that day and if I could take the pain too, I would.”I wanted to say something but the words failed me. I thought he wouldn't notice. He was always very busy with work and I thought it would be an oversight for him..“Sonia told you, didn't she?”He didn't even try to deny it.“She
ROSHIDAI didn't look back until I got home. There was nothing to look back to. All I could see were faces of liars. I stormed right into the house, not even sitting for either of them to catch up with me. Ss soon as I entered the living room, I asked where everyone was and the guards took me to where they were. Why were they locked in a room? I wanted to ask but the way the Queen ran to me and grabbed me like I was a thief, pulling me closer to her threw me off balance. “You’re okay! Oh gosh! Where were you? What happened? We were all so worried, did they take you anywhere? Are you hurt?” Without first answering, I went to pick Liam up. He was crying in the corner and I'm sure it was because of all the pandemonium. “I wasn't taken. No one kidnapped me, I'm fine.”Valfred and Reggie joined us in the room and their faces looked looked like they had just found my dead body. “What is going on? You found Roshida so what's the matter? Why do you guys look that way?” I wonder if the
VALFRED“Are you sure you even know where we're going or are we about to get kidnapped too?”I didn't bother turning around to look at him because I didn't have anything to tell him. There was no time to be wasted and we needed to hurry up so we can get to her as fast as possible.“I won't lie, I actually don't know where we're going. I've never been here before and I can't track down her scent. I am picking up another scent though but-”“Shut up and stay down.”I turned around to look at him, hoping that he had not gone mad.“What are you on? Let's keep moving-”“Shut up! I saw something move in the trees. Get down.”I finally listened to his instructions and got down, holding my breath to see what he saw.After a while, I saw the movements a few yards from us, it was slow but steady.“Who do you think it is?”The silhouette of the figure was obviously a woman but we didn't want to take our chances so we didn't make a move.“Do you think it's her? I'm blind as a bat in these woods.”
ROSHIDA“Where did you say you saw the King? I think we've walked far enough.”I turned around to look but there was nothing to see. As far as my eyes could see, there were just trees. Gosh, how did I not realise how far I was walking?The girl turned around.“Just a little bit further. It's down here.”I should have let those guards follow me, they would be looking everywhere for me. I just hope that they don't start worrying.I'd been so angry at Valfred that I stormed off to the car to cool off. How could he not have told me all this while we were friends that he'd been the one that I'd helped all those years ago?I wouldn't have been mad at him or anything, he should have just told me. I came down from the act, remembering that I still had to show my face at the party.That was when this young girl.ran up to me and told.me that the King had been seen in the woods and they sent her to call me.“Um, now that I think about it, don't worry. I'll go back now and call his guards. They w
VALFREDRoshida was.missing.I sent the guards to look for my father and tell him what was going on and bring him back to the car so we could take him back home.I didn't want to take any chances. She couldn't just disappear into thin air.My dad came into the car to meet me.“Valfred, the guards said you were looking for Roshida. Where is she?”I told him everything that happened.“I want to go into the woods to look for her. I mean, I don't know what she went in there to do and she knows better but I'm sure I'll be able to find her if I go looking for her. I just wanted to let you know before I go.”“It’s her coronation day. If the enemies made it into her pack to get her, then that means they have her. I can't let you go out there alone. They might come for you. Take all the guards with you. I'll find my way home.”I know that Roshida has been a target to many since my father gave her the Blue Ridge Fortress and at some point, I even asked my father to take it away from her becaus
VALFREDShe perked up with a frown.“Really? Military school? What class?”.It wasn't very hard for.me to remember. Those years of my life were the worst.“Sir Red's Class. To make matters worse, my father made sure to hide that I was his son so I could blend right in. That didn't work out very well. I was bullied out of school.”Thinking back now, it didn't hurt anymore but I just wish that I could tell the young me that I wouldn't die if I had just stood up for myself.“What year did you graduate?”I looked back at her.“I never did. I just left. I told you, I was bullied right out.”She had a weird look on her face and I wondered what was wrong.“Valfred, I think we were in the same class. You're the boy I saved that day…the boy that left and I never saw again.”From the first day she said that story, I could already tell that I was the boy but we were on a mission and I didn't want to disrupt that with all that. So I kept mute. I guess it's a good thing it came up now.“Took you l
ROSHIDAAfter missing more than half the dinner, the King decided that he wanted to go into the pack. We were all sure that it was because of the candy floss and sweet shops.“Honey, how can you say that? I mean, I just want to see the people. Roshida just became Luna, we should go say hi to them, don't you think ?”He looked at me like he dared me to say no.”You’re right, My King. We should go say hi.”I actually didn't want to go to the pack even though it was tradition that I was supposed to bow to the people just after my swearing in.But I was tired and so not in the mood. I just wanted to go to my room and go to sleep.These days, my sleeping routine was getting better because I was going through enough stress to last a life time so my body was as tired as it could be.So I didn't even have to ask for slept before it came. Infact, the hours weren't even enough anymore.“You see, she agrees with me? Do you want to come with me?”The Queen gave him a dirty look.“And miss out on
ROSHIDAHe followed me down the stairs, holding Liam who seemed more interested in him than me.The way Sophia kept smiling at me like I was a bride coming down the stairs and she was my husband waiting for me.“Oooh, you look so good. Come on, let's go, the King is waiting for you.”The instatement was taking place in the garden. It was a close ceremony because I really didn't want a lot of people. Then, the people had the freedom to continue their party afterwards.The Elders and most of the people in government were present and at that moment, I wished my family were present to see this day.But then if they were, my brother would be the one taking the crown and not me.The King was standing up front and Sophia walked behind me since she was my Beta. She had to be sworn in too.The sun was not too hot and I was so happy because I hated the heat. It would have been a very bad day because I would have to smile and act like everything is fine.And I didn't want to do that.I bowed as
ROSHIDANow, I was convinced that I was working with very devious people.Whenever Valfred and Sophia were involved in something, I might as well know that I didn't have a team and I was going to be left out of a whole lot.Add the Queen and King into that mix and they were an army.And the sad part was my sweet little Liam was now a part of them. What was I going to do now?By the time I would wake up, it was almost noon and all I had to do was go straight into the bathroom and take a shower because the make-up artist and the entire team were already present for the makeover.The fact that the King was already here and I wasn't present to welcome him was one thing I didn't like.“Why is that an issue, Roshida? He knows how exhausted you are and I didn't tell him that you were sleeping. So don't worry, he knows you're on your way.”I couldn't even answer her because I was looking out the window, looking at the decorations outside.That's when it clicked and I turned to look at Sophia.
ROSHIDA“Sophia, go get the ambulance. I don't know, call someone!”Valfred ran into the room.“Don’t worry. I'll drive to the hospital with him.”I could hear that his cries were getting quieter and it bothered me. The heat that I was feeling before had moved from between my legs to my whole body.What was I going to do if something happened to Liam? What will I say? Why could I not help him when he was going through all this?As Valfred moved to carry Liam from his cot, Sophia stopped him.“Wait, let me see him.”I almost ate her head off.“What the hell do you think you're doing? Let's take him to the hospital!”“No, wait! I think I can help him.”I rushed over to the cot, to see what she was doing. She stood over him, looking at him with her hand over his chest and then she started mumbling somethings to herself and I looked at Valfred to make sure that I wasn't the only one seeing this.All of a sudden, it started seeming like I was the one who couldn't breathe.I could see light