AVA:After Damien left the room that day relief washed over me. He hasn't brought up the matter and I'm grateful to the Moon goddess for that.Remind me to thank Sarah personally because I would have been in a terrible state if she hadn't intervened then.Sarah had raised a false alarm only to get Damien out of the room and from then, she distracted him the more, taking Damien off my back.I don't know but I think Damien needed more of his family members in this house just so the sanity here could be maintained. Everything has been going down well, here and not much drama has happened, especially, since I put Clara, my mother-in-law in her place.These past few days too, I haven't caught Audrey doing anything funny. She didn't enter Damien's room and Damien didn't go to hers. It seemed as though she didn't want to identify as Damien's mistress anywhere.As for Sarah, she left for her pack the following day. She had confided in me, saying she didn't know if her marriage would continue
AUTHOR'S POV:Ava arrived at the destination she had agreed with Leo that they would meet. Colored lamp lights greeted her sight, and the place was nothing like an ordinary forest.To her right was a booth that could contain two or more people if they wanted to sleep.The cool breeze of the night and the language of nature as they spoke in one character made Ava feel at peace. She raised her hands in the air and sucked in a deep long breath.Here felt like home. A home which she didn't have or better said, a hoke which she had never had.Someone cleared their throat behind her and she turned to look only for strong, muscular arms to cover her sight."Give up, I know it you," Ava said and smiled. Leo had a strong nice smell that she hadn't smelled on anyone, and it was making him easily identifiable by her."It sucks that I can't even surprise you anymore." He released his hands from her eyes."Do you like the place?""Yeah, it is so nice. I think you surprised me with this one. It's
AVA: My heartbeat increased and my eyes almost popped out of its socket as I slowly opened the door to my room, thanking goodness that I hadn't used the window.There is one thing I liked about my vision. It was the fact that it usually showed me things before they happened.While I was done speaking with Leo and it was time for us to go rest in the booth he had prepared for us, the vision came where I saw Damien entering my room and turning everything upside down.That was when I had taken the hint and run down here more like a cheetah. I passed by his chambers on my way here but his door was slightly open, meaning that he wasn't in there because Damien usually locked the door to his chamber at night.He turned to face me and I sweatlessly cocked an eyebrow in his direction, Asif questioning the reason he was trying to go through my things."You weren't here a while ago, where went you?" He asked and I entered fully."Well, I went to the maid's quarters. Diana was running a temperat
AUTHORS POV:In a dark hallway where there was neither a ray of light nor the hope for it, Damien sought a way out. Everything creeped him out and an eerie feeling engulfed him.He could feel the hair at the back of his head stand on end but sadly enough, he could do nothing about it."Uncle!" A voice that sounded forlorn irritated his ears."Who...show yourself. Who the hell are you?" Damien tightly pressed his hands to the wall as though it were his lifesaver."Please save me!!!" Because the voice screamed, he could recognize it as Ariana's voice.Then at that moment the dark figure of Ariana soaked in blood came out from the wall in the opposite direction and rushed at him."You're dead. Fucking stay away from me!" Damien screamed and just before Aria would touch him, Damien opened his eyes.It was a dream, a freaking dream! Damien observed his arms and his body and he figured out that he was already soaked in sweat.Restless, Damien supported his chin with his arms as he leaned
AVA:"Easy. Take it easy okay, there's no gold in there for you to want to hold it that badly." I said to Audrey while stretching the small bag towards her.Audrey snatched the small bag all the same and I felt the need to explain things to her."A maid happened to be with it and I collected it. I meant to return it to you since it belongs to you." I said and she mumbled a simple "okay."I wouldn't have suspected that anything was wrong or the bag Audrey was to arouse any form of curiosity if not for the way Audrey looked uneasy and uncomfortably shifted from one foot to another."Thanks for returning it then." She said and then turned away into her room and left.My eyes turned mysterious and I found myself looking at the door to Audrey's room more than required.I started walking in the opposite direction. My steps were light and fast because I was in a bit of a hurry to do so many things in just one day. Due to how fuggy my brain was and so many things occupying my mind, I didn't
AVA:I put on my shoes and characteristically dusted my hands even though my hands had no speck of dust in them.I had already announced what Damien told me the last night very early this morning, so I knew that they would be out here any moment from now.Diana knocked on the door and pushed it open without me permitting her.I frowned, this was improper of her. I would have screamed if not one of the rules for someone who was performing this ritual which I was about to embark on didn't need to scream."What are you waiting for? You should be leading everyone to the temple right now." My voice was as I spoke once Diana was near enough."Please Luna, I have something to tell you, but I can leave it for later if..." She was still talking when I tugged her arm.I looked to my left and right to make sure no one was coming even though I was in my room, and then I went to stand in front of Diana."You did tell me to monitor Ma'am Audrey, yeah?""Yes, I did. So go straight to the point, what
AVA:"Everyone, go back home. And not a word of this to anyone!" Audrey screamed and no one moved.All eyes turned to me as though seeking my authority and validation to do why Audrey had just commanded them.I chuckled and scoffed at the same time. Damien's evil look intensified but I couldn't tell if he was surprised by my reaction or not.This was all Audrey's plan and I had laughed because I knew that she must be feeling like the current Luna right now. That greed got to her head so much that she had to give commands in my stead. But guess who obeyed?As though Damien was lost for words, he opened and closed his mouth and then gave up a deep sigh. I could tell that he didn't know what to do with me at the moment."Everyone, you can all go home and I'll sort this out," I said in a calm note but loud enough for every one of them to hear.They muttered for a few before suddenly dispersing.I stared at Audrey as she now stood beside Damien, her cheeks were already heated up and redd f
AUTHOR'S POV:"Why weren't you here the minute I called?" Alpha Leo asked, enraged.He had wanted to ask Ethan about the woman who almost poisoned his food but then, he had called Ethan three times in a minute but the latter was just arriving."My apologies, Alpha. I was uhm...uhm.""You were what!" Leo yelled but when he realized that he had raised his voice, he lowered it and said, "How long do I have to tell you to make you understand that you have to be here when I call you? You weren't even this way before, what the heck changed?" Leo shrugged, glaring at Ethan."I...I was with Biliie and I had to go through a whole process to tell her goodbye. You would never understand what I'm talking about 'cause you've never fallen in love." Ethan said with so much emphasis on the word love.Leo frowned, "You mean you couldn't even cone the minute I called because of a woman? Your work isn't important, huh?" Leo smiled even though he was trying so hard to frown."You know, you won't stand t
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