AUTHOR'S POV:Audrey walked around her room, feeling all cramped around her spaceShe didn't mean to kill Aria but it had just happened.Audrey could remember the painful expression on Aria's face as Audrey put her head in the air. It must have been so difficult for Aria back then because Aria must have seen her life flashing before her eyes.Audrey regretted what she did, just this once. Something that she would do to mourn the dead. Audrey was sorry but not remorseful. If Aria had not died, then, the little girl might probably be blabbing to Ava and so e other members of the family. Audrey didn't want that, so she made sure that she shut up the leaking tap so that it wouldn't spill forever.Audrey rubbed her arm. She felt so cold but this time, she didn't have a care in the world. She wanted to be Luna and so, she was going to eliminate anything and anyone that stood in the way."I'm so sorry, Ariana. May your soul rest in peace." Audrey bade farewell to the little girl, her eyes i
AUTHOR'S POV:Ever since Aria died, Damien had been feeling a hollow in his heart that he couldn't even explain.He could remember Ava's words that compassion was the power of a king but right now, what he felt was deeper than compassion itself.Remembering that his cousin was in the corps outside this place bothered him and without knowing how, tears filled his eyes.He stood up from where he was sitting and washed a glass of wine down his throat.He had never truly felt emotional pain since a long time ago but right now, he was feeling this way and he couldn't help it.Although he couldn't believe it, his tears came down in droplets.Someone knocked on his door and he quickly hid his tears and rearranged his countenance to keep a straight face.Audrey cat walked towards him in her usual manner. If it were before, he would have stood up to meet her but right now, he wasn't in the mood and Audrey was supposed to understand that he was mourning Aria."My love. Come take me and let me t
ALPHA KING LEO:I'm not weak and I hate it when people see me as such. Because when they do, I tend to prove them wrong.I hate disloyalty, especially from people I was fighting so hard to protect.I folded my arms across my chest as I proceeded to walk majestically into a room with little or no decorations.Every Alpha had a torture, where truths were being told. If such Alpha didn't believe your truth in that torture room, then you'd be as good as dead and those screams that erupt from torture are not getting anywhere past the four walls of the room.I am on my way to show the ruthless side of me to one of my subjects and I am not looking back.I would have left everything to Ethan to handle because some things were too degrading for me to do, but this woman was the one who tried to poison me and I've got to go handle her myself.I walked into the place and I put up my right hand in the air, signaling Ethan to stop with whatever it was he was doing.I needed to get done with this, s
AVA:"Who do you think is responsible for this?" Leo asked,"Could it be that it's the same person who killed Aria that sent that woman to come poison me?" He added and I shook my head in the negative."Honestly, I have no idea." I watched him take my hands, leading us away when I gently pulled my hand away and said, "I'm sorry for preventing you from killing the woman that tried poisoning you. You must have wanted to kill her."I watched him smile before he put his both hands into his pants pocket and made a small smile."You shouldn't be sorry. Then, I should be thanking you instead. I figured out something in the way you think. It's a wise method and I think I would adopt it too. You made me understand that not everything ended in immediate destruction. We all have to use diplomacy at some point to gain more. If I had killed her, then, I wouldn't be able to use her. Then, again, you burned down a whole house without anyone raising an eyebrow that you did it. That way, you didn't ha
AVA:I woke the next morning to the sound of a knock on my door.It wasn't anything like the usual knock of a visitor on your door, this one was aggressive, so aggressive that it got my head pounding.I didn't bother asking who was at the door because whoever was at the door must be lacking in reasoning for knocking this way.Last I checked, I didn't owe anyone, so I shrugged and opened the door, wondering what might have gone wrong."You! Who the hell do you think you are to let my child die like that? Aria was in your fucking, why did you let her die, huh? Eh, childless woman!" A certain woman screamed, jumping at me.I backed away or my face would have been scratched by her elongated nail. Or should I say that if not for the man who had held her by the waist, I would have been writhing in pain by now?The pain and veins in her eyes, neck, and head said all about how she felt about Aria's death.I hadn't seen the woman all my life but from what I could deduce, I tell that she was the
AVA:I sucked in a deep breath and went to check the door just to make sure it was locked."I'll tell you everything but you have to promise me two things. One, you won't breathe a word of this to anyone, and two, you'll have to be on my side from now henceforth."In response to what I had just said, Sarah nodded her head.I frowned slightly. "Say it with your mouth. I want to hear it.""Yes. Yes, I'll do whatever you want. Just tell me what I want to hear. I can't bear the fact that my daughter's murderer is walking around free while my daughter is six feet down." She said and I smiled."Before your daughter died, she wanted to speak to me but because of how busy everything has been with us this past few days, I haven't been able to communicate with her. I never knew she wanted to say something so serious." I paused to look at Sarah and she was paying rapt attention."She wanted to tell me that Damien was cheating on me." I dropped the bombshell and Sarah who was leaning forward, imme
AVA:The reason I didn't know Sarah's name earlier was because she didn't regard me and she had never spoken to me directly. In family gatherings, I was pushed to the side once something important was about to be spoken.But I was their workaholic Luna. Always supporting their brother during wars and supporting in every other way I could, except, of course, giving birth."I'm sorry Ava but I'm in your shoes too. My husband abuses me and I am worth nothing in his eyes too. You could inquire from my maid and she would tell you how I am being treated in my home. Luckily enough, I make sure to hide the sight of my physical violence from Aria. I didn't want her to see her father as bad or even have a made view of men when she grew up.But then, last month, my mate came home drunk. So he didn't care that he was hitting me in front of Aria. Aria would always cry and ask me if it hurt because my eyes almost got ruined. If water touches my eyes right now, you'll see that my skin there is a me
AVA:"Is everything about you some bad luck, huh? Why does my grandchild have to die in a place you're in." Clara, my mother-in-law said and I couldn't help but turn my back to her and roll my eyes.With the effects her words had on me, if I had replied to her at all, then my words would have come out brutish.I didn't know what snapped in my head but all of a sudden, I felt the weight of the maltreatment in my head. I felt that burden on my throat that came from being unheard for many years and I thought that I deserved to say at least a word to her.After all, being accused of murder was a serious offense that I shouldn't let slide so easily."I'm no bad luck. And you can say that about someone who wasn't within the vicinity when Aria died. Watch what you say, murder isn't just child's play. Besides, if you weren't so chaotic yourself, you wouldn't have transferred Aria from your house to this place." I said, banking on what Sarah had earlier told me.With so much confidence in my e
AUTHOR'S POV:Leo got out of the car and he headed straight in a particular direction. Some of the men who were with Leo were already Safari's ex-men before they got hired by Discord, so they easily knew the hideout and the place where Safari's captives were kept.Leo gave an express command. "Seize the keys and free everyone." After entering the place, Leo began looking for Ethan and Billie. He tried using their scents to catch up with them but it their scents only lingered in the atmosphere. Wherever their, scents led, he went there but he would not see them.Worried, he began looking for them. Apart from. The stench of dead rotting bodies also filled the place and he was forced to cover his nose.Some people had been chained for a long time here and some were even chained to their deaths.Leo dialed a number as his right hand held it to his right ear."Drake, I think you need to contact the police on this one. Human trafficking is going on and we need to trap these bad guts and mak
AUTHOR'S POV:"Hello. Who the fuck are you?" Safari asked, reminding himself that he was the indomitable guy who had been fearless since age ten."I am Leonard and you must be Safari." Leo hoped that he was right because this same number was the last Discord answered."Listen to me," Safari bellowed, his voice sounded threatening."I need you to release the flash drive, hand it over to Discord, or else..."Safari drawled."Or what?""I kill the werewolves. I'll eliminate your stupid kind!" He yelled, trying to scare Leo."Why don't you hold on because I have a present for you?" Leo grinned smugly.Safari's face twisted in anger, his anger simmering below the surface, as he asked, "What present, what present you fu -" before he could complete his sentence, the line had already gone dead."That bastard!" Safari growled while standing up to his feet and downing the glass of alcohol in his hand."Who does that bastard think he is, huh?" Safari was angry that Leo had cut the call on him.A
CHAPTER 183AUTHOR'S POV:30 minutes earlier...Thirty minutes earlier, Discord had just shot a gun at Leo but he successfully dodged.This had angered Leo so much because he had not intended to harm Discord. He had planned to stay through to the word of his bargain. If Discord made them release his friends he would hand over the flash drive as well as clean up the mess created by the media.Leo frowned hard. He hated the fact that Discord had taken him for a fool just now this made him remember what he had done to Ava. Discord had shot Ava with the gun containing wolfsbane poison and now, he was doing this. Everything just kept aggravating the situation.Something snapped in Leo and his eyes changed color.He collected the gun from him in a fit of rage and watched him collapse to the floor."If wolfsbane is good, why don't you get your dose of it." Leo looked around at Discord's men and they only appeared feeble to him. He could finish them all in seconds but he only wanted to do thi
CHAPTER 182AUTHOR'S POV:The Grandmasters...Safari walked around the safety of his room, a glass of whiskey in his hand. He was simply in a dilemma as to what to do with the information Discord had just passed across.The problem was not in sending armed men to the place. The problem was simply the fact that those bastards could expose him too if he made the wrong move. One wrong move and everything he had worked for as a human trafficker, would just like a castle built in the air, crumble like a pack of sand.Who was going to save him now? He pondered and turned his wrist from time to time to check the time. Yet, time was passing and nothing was coming to his muscled mind.Another thought also crossed his mind. Could he afford to bear the loss that came with losing an entire day's work which didn't begin that night?Oftentimes, he'd always strategize and restrategize before he got the number of people he needed. Just when he thought he would actualize the number and finally pay for
CHAPTER 181AUTHOR'S POV:"Anything? By anything, do you mean anything?" Leo asked him again just so he could be sure."Don't be a dumbass, I've got no time on my hands. Spit out" Discord turned his wrist to check his wristwatch."In exchange for that flash drive, I need you to convince Safari to release everyone he held captive on the 30th of last month. In addition to doing that, I'll make sure to retrieve the news and make a public announcement that it was a fake mix-up. That would be a valid argument. Not only will you be free. Your family will be able to trust in you again."It was a tempting offer and Leo expected Discord to take the bait. After all, he had learned that each member of the Grandmasters was proportionally selfishUnexpectedly, Discird was fast to recognize the trick Leo was trying to play. The trick was to set him up with the rest of the Grandmasters!'Does this bastard want to set me up?' Discord asked in his mind. He couldn't believe that Leo took him for a fool
CHAPTER 180AUTHOR'S POV:Discord had the place surrounded by his men. There were over 500 men in the vicinity. Their guns and other ammunition stood in front of them, scaring others and onlookers away.Discord marched in front as their leader. Hen entered the place and went to sit on one of the king-sized seats he saw in the place.Pomposity and pride were usually the first weapons he used to surrender his enemies when the need arose. Many a time, when his opponents saw his heavy firearms and squad, they would usually surrender without him firing a single shot. But was he going to win in this mission?"I'm fucking speaking to everyone in this place. There's no need to hide. Come out and let's fight. You know how to run your goddamn mouths to the news but you can't fight, is that it? Hmm?" Using a lighter, Discord lit up a pipe and began smoking.Meanwhile...Drake noiselessly found his way to where Leo was. "Do you think we should call the police? There's a shortage of our men from t
CHAPTER 179AVA'S POV:Drake and other Equators had suggested the exposing of the illegal activities done by Discord stored in that flash drive. The Flash drive also contained the illegal activities done by the notorious Safari and Red Saint's gang respectively.I wonder why Discord kept such a record when he appeared to be discreet enough. Perhaps, he wanted to use it to his advantage in the future.Of course, we had done as planned but we only revealed Discord's misdeed, meaning that we were putting them in a great apprehension of harm to their reputation. Discord was already in danger but as soon as the rest of the group knew about this, they would come running to us in order to cover the truth. The Equators had a media house that they operated discreetly, but even I knew that those miscreants would blow the cover and find us in no time.Picking up a remote, I switched to Channel News. "News Headlines: A man named Discord is the head drug baron in the country. Corruption has eate
CHAPTER 178AUTHOR'S POV:Drake stood behind Leo all through the time he nursed his wife back to health.That meant that he stood behind Leo for the whole day, watching as he touched her lips, cleaned her face, or put her hair in order.Perhaps it was because he was loyal too that he stayed. He stayed to watch the definition of true love as it wowed him speechless.Leo had given his blood and Ava was halfway through the recovery process but he never left her for even an hour to go attend to his needs. His tired eyes were always on her as though she would die if she shut his eyes.Once or twice, Ava had protested, telling him to rest in the night and Leo had pretended to sleep and when he was sure that Ava had slept off, he awoke and continued keeping watch over her."I...I came with your breakfast but I haven't moved from here ever since then. It has pretty much turned cold and I know you won't take it, so, please excuse me. I'll go get dinner." Drake was able to stand for that long b
CHAPTER 177AUTHOR'S POV:"Safari, I've figured out a way to kill those creatures." Discord dropped the bombshell."What way?" Safari enthused. His heart leaped a thousand times as his head swelled with joy. What could that be that could destroy those scrawny creatures that wouldn't just die?Safari watched Discord's lips as they moved to make a speech...Discord couldn't help but make a flashback of what he had said to Safari. He had given a full lecture on how to bring an end to these creatures with the things he had discovered."You could kill them with wolfsbane. Wolfsbane is made from the plant aconitum. The patients allegedly diagnosed with wolfsbane poisoning, usually have a bitter taste in their mouths, followed by numbness and tingling in their faces and bodies, extreme nausea and vomiting, and cardiac arrhythmias and hypotension. Several required critical care has to be taken and if within five minutes, they are not resuscitated, the patients do one thing," Discord waited fo