Ariana"No, my father cannot be dead!' i screamed. I was sinking in insurmountable grief; something was eating me up from the inside. The way I fell through the cracks. I was waiting for something else to mean something to me. My hormones were all over the place as I saw the blankness in his eyes. The blank could also mean the truth. I wondered why Maria hadn't told me about that. "I'm sorry, ma'am, he is dead. You going looking for him now is only going to confirm to Jessica that you are alive and kicking. If you are in danger, then your children might also be in danger." I couldn't hold back the tears. "Why did no one tell me?" "I am telling you now. Not just telling you nuts and begging you that you should keep your heads down. Even with your father's transgressions, he was a good man. A very good man who let the Lina be rude to him. She has been planning to take over for months now. She also has a few people on her side. It is sad that everything turned out to be like that. Pl
ArianaFrom all I have heard, I couldn't stay here any more. It wasn't safe for me and my babies. Anytime I tried to relax because the birth of the twins took a toll, my eyes were half open because of the nightmares that had plagued my mind.My nightmares included Jessica killing my babies just to torture me. She killed them before killing me. There was something strange about the dream, but I had the feeling I was going to have it soon. This place was eating me up. It was what it did to you. Every corner of the mansion was not safe. There was no way I could hide here without her knowing. I was putting the lives of my babies at risk. I would be a terrible mother if something bad happened to my children.The guard knocked before entering the room. He brought a plate of lemon pie. "My mom is running errands. Hopefully she will be able to bring more food for you.""Thanks; I am grateful." Soon, another guard came in. I rushed to guard my babies. "Who are you?" I was holding the table
Darius"You have to slow down." Peter was holding the edge of the car door, just to stay in one position. I was pissed and angry, and at the same time, I was filled with uncontrollable fear. I was not scared of getting into an accident; I was scared that I might have to meet the dead body of someone I loved so much.I love her. It was pretty soon to tell, but I didn't want anything to happen to her. It was uncertain what might have happened to her. I was already pissed at Damien, who didn't want anything to do with Ariana anymore. It's been weeks since I dropped her off.I had called, but it was reaching her voicemail, which was sad. Maybe Damien just wanted me off his ass, which I deeply understand, but there was no greater grief than not knowing her whereabouts."I hate regrets." I gritted as I made a u-turn as quickly as possible."We all do, and I get that it is worth risking one of our lives or both. At least, preserve one of our lives so those at home will have a story to believ
ArianaThe clanging of metals calls my attention away from the hole, too high for my legs to reach, where I usually watch the sun and moon swap positions. It’s also how I managed to count the days… until I learned to stop. Now, I just find ways to keep myself busy until that door unlocks.“Ariana,” I hear, as the sound of quiet feet draws nearer, her way of greeting and informing me that I’m not completely alone.Before I can stop myself, my lips are already making way for a smile. “Maria. How’s your day been?”I can already see her shoulders jump before she shrugs, the action yet to change in all these while. “It’s been the same.” Drawing back from placing the food on the makeshift table on the floor, she looks me over, concern walking into her face.“If you keep looking at me like that, I might think you’re planning on marrying me,” I teased, lying on my back to look at her.From where I’m lying, I can see the evident sign of weariness between her face. A few more lines have joined
ArianaThe instant I could feel the sun pitting at the end of the room, I stood up. If I was going to do this, I would have to do it now. Either that, or I wreck my life further – and take those two who had no hand in this along.Putting all of my willpower into action, I forced my legs to walk closer to that door. That gate that held me. Captive. Captive in my father's lands. Yet, I walked on. Until I was standing less than a forefinger's length away from the gate.“Hey” almost slipped out of my tongue, touching the surface, cutting off any hopes I had. “Good evening,” I said loud enough for them to hear.The guards were stationed to watch me. For reasons beyond my understanding, they preferred staying at the other edge of the wall.Lazily, one of them raised his eyes to look at me. I'd stopped coming to them long before I gave birth. Hadn't even tried to rebel. So I guess my presence in front of that door was something to draw his attention.“Yes?” he responded, the other not lif
ArianaIt took all my energy for my body to rise from the bed where I’d been frozen all night long. One look to my side assured me my children would wake soon, their cries teasing the darkness for how much it could cover.How much safety I was given.Moving, with my instincts guiding me, I picked my children up and lifted the fading t-shirt I had on, letting out pale skin and paler breasts. I kept two mouths near each nipple as I fell into my thoughts once more.The last night was spent counting nothing and everything. I’d noted Cory sighing at least fifty times during card games, had heard them laugh thirteen times, and had noticed the beautiful, hungry things that would latch at my chest stir thirty-three times as the night continued to stretch around me.My father had… Even in my thoughts, with nothing to barricade me, no one to hear, I couldn't find a way to say those words.And, worse, it was at the end of my step- at the hands of Jessica.Jessica.Rage, buried deep in all the b
ArianaWithout thinking, I stuck a nipple into that screaming mouth and ran down, farther from the light of the forest. I kept running, praying the other won't wake while my eyes rounded the forest for any possibility of being followed. With their keen hearing and smell, I wouldn't doubt the possibility of them hearing.Tired, I trashed onward, only remembering vaguely that my breast had stopped hurting. I brought him out of the darkness my gown offered and placed him back into the cradle.My legs found an arch in the forest, a place that could hide me for a short rest. I told myself to keep walking as I walked into that cover.Without even trying to, my back was already shifting back, trying to settle into that spot that seemed to be carved just for me. But I moved forward, wouldn't risk it, wouldn't risk falling here. The night might be cover, might be giving me mere hours to get away, but it would fail soon. Morning would come again.So I sat, my back straining for rest it wouldn
ArianaI was face-to-face with him. Tattered, smeared in my own bruises I saw just how much ease he has had. A part of me was happy that he was fine but I wished it was all a dream. It was the smug smile on her face that made everything confusing to me. I steadied my breath because it felt like my lungs were flooded. Even as I held my babies in my hands, there was no guarantee that I could hold them for long. I was beyond weak. "What do you want?""I…" I knew what to say but I just couldn't say it after what Diana just told me. She was standing there, staring at me impatiently. "I figured I needed to see you, to make a decision for your children." There was no better way to say it. There was nothing I wouldn't do just for his time. With what had happened these past few weeks, I have come to the realization that I couldn't do it alone. Even if I tried. I knew I didn't want to talk to him but he had every right to know. "You must be sick. What children? You go to sleep with all the m
Chapter 152DamienThere were a lot of things that went through my mind as we were about to take the bold steps. I was going to take over my pack from that bitch. It was the best decision I had to make. It has been a week since Ariana had killed her step mom, it was a wonder how, it still wasn't obvious. Deep down I wished the baby was mine but as nature would have it I screwed up and I would be damned if she even considered me at all. We finally raided the pack and Diana was waiting for us. It felt like she knew we were coming. She had a smirk on her face.“I was wondering when you were coming back to me my love.” She tried to come closer but I already took two steps back, disgusted. “Take another step towards me and that would be the last you will ever take.” She laughed. “You have always acted tough. I guess that's why I was so attracted to you for so long. My heart feels pain knowing that you left in such an abrupt manner. I would take it like you are here to give me what I wa
Chapter 151ArianaDarius was curious about this new found power. At the same time he was worried sick about how it might affect my baby. Damien was the one soliciting for my breakthrough with this. I didn't know if he was excited but I couldn't quite catch his expression. I was more concerned about the bitter pain that came from the little sharp pain from my Belly.“If you are not up for this, you can stop.” “No.”“If she wants to continue, let her. Your overprotectiveness might not lead us anywhere.” Damien snapped at his brother but he ignored him. They placed an edible plant in front of me. “You just have to focus on this plant and let's see what can come off it.”I focused my energy on it but nothing happened the first time. “What do you want?” Arya asked me.“I just want comfort and good food. I just want a good meal and a warm Bed to sleep in.” I told her. “Then focus on that. Forget the plant. Breathe in and out. Then watch your power unfold.” I was already locked in my m
Chapter 150ArianaBefore I could get back from bring Darius, the whole land and vegetation was on fire. It was no brainer to not know who was behind the whole thing. It was clear just how much we were being hated. They just wanted us out of existence. I had no doubt that Diana was in too for the last of the raid. We just haven't seen her. I would normally go through the wild and fighting them with my last breath but there was no time to be reckless,I had to think of my babies. “Where is Damien and the kids?” He asked me, holding me close. “He is with kids.in the bunker. Has everyone else reached safety?” “Yes. The women and children are safe. The army is ready to make sure that we are safe. We have to stay away from the pack. It is what's best.” I shook my head. This was not how it was supposed to be but it was what's right. “We just have to look for a way to fend for ourselves “It's been two weeks since the attacks have been worse. There was nothing I could do but to protect m
Chapter 149DamienWhen she said that there was a level of hurt that I dissociated myself from. I had no choice than to move away from her when I needed to. It felt like my breath was clogged and it took really hard work to make sure that I did nothing to think about her again. It was difficult but I would be a fool to disrupt all that she had. My wolf was restless and he was in as much pain as I was. The children ran towards Darius. Hugging him. It was the relationship that they had in between and I hated him for it. There was resentment inside my mind. I keep wondering where the anger was taking me to because I didn't want anything to disrupt what they had here but still I wanted her. I craved her more than anything.“No, I am not going to take this!” I yelled. Their gazes were on me. “You took everything from me. Taking my children as yours.” Ariana covered their ears, not wanting them to know about it. It broke my heart even more because it seemed that she didn't want them to
DamienIf I had known about them being mates with Diana then maybe things wouldn't be so messed up. Diana was just a figure that stood beside me just because of the pack. I never knew she was a ticking time bomb. When she risked everything to me, it all made sense. While she was always near, especially when I needed to talk to someone. There was nothing else that would have fit in if she wasn't in the pictures Her aunt being Ariana's step mom, it felt like the final piece to a puzzle. It was clear why she was always disappearing even when I knew that she was cheating. I didn't know someone higher than her was also influencing her decisions. Darius had no reason to hide that information from me. “Yes, I would have cared. Maybe it would have been a way to stay with Ariana all along.” He scoffed. “Can you even hear yourself? Do you need me as a reason to be with your mate? Someone that has been with you since the very beginning of your relationship. You wanted a figure for your reputa
ArianaI didn't know why he bothered to show up here. There was no remorse left in me for him. He didn't deserve it. For all I knew he could have stayed there with Diana. I didn't know the agreement he had with her,he might be here on an assignment for her. It was so absurd to think that way after seeing the way he was bruised and tattered. It may be nothing and I was racking my brain worrying about what his motives were. There was so much pain knowing what I had to endure because of him. The humiliation he had pulled me through. There was nothing more frightening than the fact that he was near and close to me. All I kept thinking about was Adrian and Adrianna. He might want to take them from me. My wolf became so restless just by thinking about it. I tried to gain control but it was difficult. It was like trying to see through the walls and trying to pacify my own self. The discomfort, I couldn't bear but I had to. He was my mate's brother and despite the connection we might have ha
DamienI saw her again. It felt like everything was right with the world again. She was doing way better than the last time I saw her. It was clear that she was now a Luna. Luna has the protection of the pack and everything just keep radiating on you after that. She was a grown woman compared to when she had first escaped from her father's pack. When she escaped me and built a life with Darius. I wanted the rumours to be false. I didn't know why I came here after escaping from the hands of Diana. I didn't know why I was so foolish to abandon my back and leave it in the hands of a cruel witch. As the alpha, everything in me was dying to go back but it would be worse. I needed to get reinforcement. The only person that had come to my mind wasn't even Ariana, it was Darius. I knew I was stupid to have treated him that way. In ways that one wouldn't treat family. I kept staring at her and my wolf cried anytime I was not near her. I was willing to drop my shame and worship the ground she
ArianaI was still holding Jessica down when every one of her men wanted to fight me off of her, I growled, they stood back. There was a signal for my soldiers to escape and that was just a mere distraction."You think you are that tough huh?!" Jessica tried to fight me off. But I stayed clear from her insults and held her down. There was fear dancing in her eyes and with this position that she was in, she knew that I could easily kill her if I wanted to. As angry as I was there was no o be way I have thought if killing her except that she hurt someone I love. That would be pathetic even for her and no matter how hard I tried to make sense of it, I just couldn't find all her reasons for being so hateful towards me. "I am tough. Next time, when you cross through my borders to threaten my children. I will not spare you then." I laced her with another dose of wolfbabe before leaving. The little army she had left was tending to her when I ran for the hills. All our soldiers were gone and
ArianaShe had changed. She had become more sophisticated, that was because she had taken everything that my father had owned. She was in charge and it bothers me how she had turned everyone here into a slave for no reason. She was desperate for power and she got it.I growled again but Darius came close to me, holding my hand so I didn't lose my cool. "What have I ever done to you that you had to send your group of witches to kill me." Jessica laughed. There was this sparkle in her eyes that made her feel she was on top of the world. "Everything. First of all, you had collected Damien from my niece and honestly, that hurt like hell.""Your niece?" I was still confused. I had no idea what she was saying. The only relation she had was Marcus. Except …"C'mon. I know that you are smarter than this Ariana. We sent you to that school for a reason, I wanted to watch you through and through. So I sent my niece to be your roommate. Just because she is my niece, she would do just about anyth