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
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
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