STUCK IN A PLACEShe thanked her wolf for giving her these signs on time and she was gradually beginning to understand what her wolf was trying to tell her about her wolf earlier.Garfield was beginning to act weirdly and that only confirmed what her wolf had been telling her about her wolf. "Elena, why are you suddenly acting this way? This is so unusual of you and you sure know it." Garfield mustered and reached for Elena's hands but she quickly drifted them away from his touch."Don't touch me! Will you answer my questions or not?" She asked, paying deaf ears to his sorry pleas.He stared at her with apologetic eyes and went on his knees, finally getting a grip on her hands. She felt herself become stale all of a sudden as he ran his fingers through her skin.He drew her close to himself and began to plant kisses all over her face. "Tell me you aren't upset with me anymore." He said in a seductive tone and she quickly swallowed up her breath, lost in his dazzling aura.She held on
ME OR NO ONE ELSE!They started planning on their escape, but the only problem they were faced with was how they were easily going to get somewhere else to lay their heads without having to run helter skelter, away from their attackers.Luckily for them, the man had gone into his room and was already fast asleep throughout the course of their escape plans. Elena clinged onto Garfield throughout the escape process, for fear of what the old man asked her earlier, as if he saw someone coming from nowhere to slit her throat and render her useless all through her life.They found another easy route to escape from the building as the old man had already locked the main gates where they had come in earlier.They were definitely not ready to have their lives being threatened that way all the days of their lives, so they had to look for any means possible to leave before the man possibly woke up from his sleep.They finally got out of the building and the rogues suggested that they returned ba
I'M BETTER OFF THIS WAYElena, Garfield and the rogues arrived at the cave in a short while and they resorted to clearing the dirt off the whole cave.They had been gone for a while and as a result, it was only wise they carried out a thorough cleaning on the cave and ensured they weren't going to be living in dirt.They planned to set a campfire afterwards, Lawrence had suggested it earlier and everyone immediately accepted the suggestion and they went out in search of wood to use for the fire.The men went out in search of the woods while Elena remained in the cave with her child and Carl. "What's going on in your mind?" Carl asked, as if she had been studying Elena's expressions for some time.Elena shook her head and smiled. She obviously wasn't expecting such a question from Carl, she never told her anything was going on in her mind right?"I'm fine, why do you ask?" She replied hesitantly and faced Carl who was now heading to the door. She hadn't noticed that someone had been k
Garfield arrived within a short while with the rogues and he was surprised when he saw a man standing by the cave's door."What's going on here?" He asked, also as a means to announce his presence. Marcus quickly adjusted his gaze on him and shot him a terrifying glare. "What's that supposed to mean, young man? Why are you staring at me in that manner?" Marcus ignored his question and hissed as he reached for Elena's hands. But before he could go any further, Garfield, alongside the other men, gripped his neck region and began to unleash their fists on his face.Blow upon blow, they taught him the lesson of his life, and as soon as they finally left him, he staggered to his feet and took off almost immediately.Afterwards, Garfield marched towards Elena with cold eyes, upset that she could allow such a person to get an inch close to the cave, talk more of discussing with her."What was he saying to you?" Garfield asked, his voice etched with anger. "Who the hell is that man and why d
WHEN DESPERATION SETS INNina hated Elena more now. She had trusted her as a close friend and never thought she would still go ahead to date Garfield even after she had warned her and informed her about her intention to be with Garfield instead.She wouldn't allow any form of friendship to stop her from doing that which she was supposed to do in order to have her mate back. As far as she was concerned, Elena was no longer worthy to be tagged her friend, and she will make sure she pays for betraying the trust she had for her.In her quest to achieve her aim against Elena, Nina planned to return back to the witch's coven which she had rejected and refused their membership proposal.She desperately needed to achieve her aim which was to get back her mate, even if it meant taking Elena out of the way. Desperation had sunk deeply into her that she could no longer think straight; all she could ever think of was how to get Garfield away from Elena's arms and have him all to herself.The witc
ELENA MUST BE KILLED!"In that case, you have to be fortified before you leave." Heila advised. "You should be fully equipped as a witch to go on this fight because there are some werewolves and rogues there who are willing to rip you apart if you come any closer to them."Fear gripped Nina at the coven leader's revelation. She mentioned that werewolves and rogues were there with Elena, but she never knew about that.She had earlier thought that Elena and Garfield were all alone with each other and having fun with themselves in the confines of a cave since they were running away from Alpha Gordon's threat concerning their mating.She stared at Heila, worry written all over her face. "What do you suggest I do now?" She quizzed."You don't have to bother yourself about anything, that's why I announced earlier that you need to be fortified as a witch, so that even when you go there to confront them all, and even when your wolf fails you, your witch fortification is never going to fail yo
SHE IS MY MATE!"What mate are you speaking of?" Lina asked her, curiosity etched in her voice. She could feel the uneasiness within Nina as she spoke."Garfield of course!" Nina replied. "He's supposed to be mated to me and not Elena!""I don't seem to understand you Nina, Elena has always talked about Garfield after that fateful day she attended the party. We all know Garfield to be Elena's mate, why then do you insist he's your mate instead? Who told you that?" Lina asked her bluntly and from the tone of her voice, she was no longer worried about what Nina would do the next second.As long as she was telling her nothing but the truth, she would keep hammering it to her ears whether she was willing to listen to her or not.Nina felt threatened by Lina's voice, and she hissed loudly as she turned to leave. "And where do you think you are going?" Lina quizzed, dragging her back to position by her clothes. "Get back here at once!""Let me be!" Nina yelled back at her and fought back
COLLIDEDElijah froze instantly and cussed at Marcus as he left the palace. He had initially thought that he had brought him out of the manor to set him free and order him out of the palace, but he was disappointed when none of that happened.In no time, after Marcus had fully departed from their sight, the guards ran a chain around Elijah's arms and pushed him into the dungeon meant for slaves.He couldn't believe his eyes the moment he was thrown into the dungeon, and soon, he began to sob quietly and blame the Moon goddess for ever sending Marcus his way as his friend.This wouldn't have been happening to him if they weren't friends, and if Elijah hadn't let Marcus know a lot of things about him. Now, he was using their relationship as an advantage to milk out every vital information from Elijah and then turn out against him at the end of the day. ***Marcus set out at once to nowhere in particular; he was only trying to walk a little distance and find out if he would likely be lu
GARFIELD MUST BE FOUND!Elena shot another glance at Marcus and dreaded his presence. She held Carl by the hands and they turned to leave the cave.“Elena?” Marcus called out to her and she turned almost immediately as if she had been expecting his call. “I have a plan that might interest you. I'm sure it would help to find your child and bring an end to Garfield's taunts.”Elena raised her brows, unable to believe what she just heard. She knew Marcus to be a man of his words but she was not yet certain if she could still trust him after all he had done to her in the past.“Trust me.” Marcus pleaded and gripped a hold of her hands, drawing close to her. His eyes and Elena's eyes locked and Elena nodded her head affirmatively as if she had seen something intriguing. She was moved by how innocent and convincing his face was, that she embraced him. “I'll give this a trial.”“You surely won't regret doing this.” Marcus assured her once again as they got locked in each other's arms. “I ha
A TRIP BACK HOME“We'll go with the child.” Garfield said and began to wrap him up in baby linen. “We don't have all day, we have to leave at once!”Mia remained silent and stared at him for a while. “How about we take this child to your father and tell him that you are no longer Elena's mate?”“What if he asks me whose child he is?” Garfield asked, not liking the suggestion Mia had just given. “My father will never like to hear anything concerning Elena, and if he ever finds out this is Elena's child, he will never be happy with me.”“Then lie to him!” Garfield's eyes widened at Mia's suggestion. How could he not have thought about that before now? “Yes, lie to him. Tell him the child is yours. Let him understand that you mistakenly had a one night stand with a maiden and you ended up getting her pregnant.”Garfield rushed at Mia and cuddled him up in a hug, his face ever bright with smiles. “Mia, you know what? You are a genius! All this while I have been looking for a perfect way
CONTROVERSYElena's eyes twitched and she gripped Carl's clothes, her anger suddenly melting into cold tears. "What did you just say?" She asked, her voice unusually less audible.Carl looked her in the face. "They are gone, Elena, with your child!" "What? No, tell me that's not true. Wait, they are gone to where exactly? Talk to me." Her hands wouldn't let free from Carl's clothes and she totally ignored Marcus like he never existed.Meanwhile, Marcus was meaning to hold her hands and reassure her, and promise her that he would get them before they knew it. But he wasn't sure how she would react to it, since she was obviously not in the mood to speak to him.He thought it wise to let her be until she was probably done grieving over what was not lost, before he would come into the picture and inform her about his plans, that's if she would let him.He stood up from his kneeling position and crashed into the sofa, exhaling deeply. He wouldn't let anything else trouble him because he k
DAWN"Oh that? Trust me Carl, these are mere portraits. I wonder why you take them so seriously." Marcus opposed, trying to reassure her. But he knew deep down within himself that he was only telling her cheap lies.She was right after all when he mentioned that he was a womanizer, but not necessarily a real womanizer who went about chasing different ladies, instead, ladies came to him on a daily basis to be called his mistress.It was obviously not his fault that different ladies came to him anyway, as they were all after one thing, and that was his position as the Alpha of the pack. They all wanted to be identified as his mate and Luna of the pack at the end of the day.But everything was different with Elena. First, she was sold to him as his mate, and despite seeing the affluence and power he controlled, she didn't let that get into her head. As long as she never liked him in the first place, she despised him even till eternity and wouldn't want to be associated with him in any w
TORN BETWEEN TWO WORLDSShe would rather leave the cave than watch them participate in such evil by taking Elena's child out. But she didn't just leave and remain silent about what was going on, she planned to go out in search of Marcus and Lina and tell them what was going on.Since she had seen them once in the cave, it wouldn't be difficult for her to recognize them and inform them about what was about to befall Elena back at the cave.She was almost not lucky with her search when she didn't find them for close to hours after stepping out of the cave. The only thing she could think of was to try to remember the name of Alpha Marcus's pack so that she could easily ask anyone how to find him.Unfortunately, she couldn't remember anything as her mind was completely bland and she couldn't place her hand around what Marcus's pack will look like.She kept traveling nevertheless, and soon, she was out of the forest. Her instincts kept pushing her and forcing her to go to a certain directi
WHAT HAS ELENA DONE?"Not at all Garfield, that's not the truth, I promise. She never told me anything about you." Elena mustered in her defense and that of her friend, Lina.But Garfield was not going to buy her lies. He knew right from when she stepped back into the cave after being with Lina for a while, that something was amiss, and Lina was definitely the cause of it.To think that he had been the person who granted Lina easy access to see Elena earlier and now she took it as an opportunity to hold dirty discussions against him? That could never be!With the way he peered at her, Elena suspected that he had been eavesdropping on them all this while and now, he's bent on finding out everything that has been going on between her and Lina outside the cave.According to him, there must definitely be something Lina was trying to hide away from him and the rogues, which warranted her to drag Elena out of the cave and probably poison her mind about him."What then were you discussing wi
UNCERTAIN"I'm certain you are not speaking of your own accord, someone must have said something to you about Garfield that warranted you to ask these questions. Who could that be?" Elena asked all of a sudden, and Lina shot her a glare."Is that what matters to you right now?" She yelled in a distinct tone. "You are so alarming Elena! You amaze me lately."Elena remained mute and acted like she was not the one being talked to. She was still bent on finding out who had said such ridiculous things to her about her mate, and now she wouldn't let her be.Her eyes widened suddenly. "It's Marcus right? That frustrated snitch! Why is he so obsessed with me all of a sudden that he is hell bent on destroying my relationship with Garfield?""Oh no! Elena I'm so disappointed at you!" Lina retorted and shot her a menacing glare. "So you think Marcus is doing all these just because he doesn't like Garfield?""Of course yes. What other reason could he have other than trying to end my relationship
THE ENCOUNTER"I see no reason why you sit there and keep smiling to yourself, don't you see that we have a threat here?" The men yelled at Garfield in anger as he kept quiet for a while.He faced them and meeting their gaze, he burst out into more laughter, provoking the men further. They boiled with aggressive anger within themselves, looking at Garfield suddenly acting like it was none of his business, at the same time, they kept a close eye on Lina.Garfield finally turned to face them, now getting up. "The lady standing before you is Lina and she is Elena's best friend. I see no reason why you eat yourselves up for nothing.""Oh, you should have told us that before now." Levi mustered and turned back to Lina. "You are Elena's friend right? Or is he mistaken?""No, no.. of course not. He's not mistaken, I'm Elena's friend and I'm here to share some information with her.""Alright, in that case, I'll get her for you at once." Levi retorted, running off to the room where Elena had b
COINCIDENCE"Yes, I'm really sorry. I was only speaking out of tension because I have a lot of things bothering me right now." Marcus finally confessed. Lina raised her already arched brows, peering into Marcus's eyes as if she had seen something disturbing. She saw a tone of sincerity in Marcus's voice and instantly melted when he went on his knees afterwards. "Come on, you don't have to do that." She stretched her hands out at him and helped him get up."Actually, like I said earlier, I've been looking for a perfect way to rescue my mate. Some people are plotting how to get her killed."Lina's eyes widened. His story sounded familiar to hers and she doubted if she would be mistaken if she said they had similar problems. She listened with keen interest as Marcus narrated his ordeal, right from his encounter with Garfield and the other rogues when he had gone to get his mate from the cave where they lived."Exactly!" Lina exclaimed as soon as she heard Marcus make mention of a cav