NANCY"When I'm with him, I miss Rocky and when I'm with Rocky I miss Conan." She said."I don't want to love him but it's impossible not to." She added sorrowfully.I didn't want to discourage her anymore. I understood what she was going through. The heart wants what it wants. Afterall, I am still pining over Nolan.It is easier to judge others if you've never walked in their shoes."I am still in love with Nolan." I told her. I saw the shock written all over her face."Let me tell you a story." I began"Nolan and I met under very unusual circumstances."After my mother's death, my father remarried and I lived with my step mother.""She would send me errands at ungodly hour, beat me up. She was very malicious towards me." I continued." My father never knew all these things.One day I had the misfortune of breaking plates and she beat me so bad, that my head bungled up. I was taken to the clinic by my neighbors." "It was there I had the privilege to meet the amazing Nolan." I sighed
DIANAI am in the palace walking about inspecting what the maids are doing. Anita told me that was one of the duties of a Baroness.I attended her lesson since I would be marrying her brother.The first lesson was that I needed to embrace my evil side because good people do not rule the world.They would be killed or replaced.When they announced that I would be inspecting, there was a great fear in all the maids,I saw the energy with which they used to clean and make sure everywhere was neat."Do not make them feel that they've done anything great, find fault in them." "That was they'll always want to please you."Anita said.I still touched some places like the cuvette and shook my head in dissatisfaction. Though I know how much they worked.Lesson 2. A baroness never says sorryA perfect example of that was when I poured hot water on one of the maids heads because she was too slow.I knew she wasn't feeling too well. I complained that it was her fault that I didn't mix it well.Sh
AUTHORCisca was amazed at her magnificence. Her beauty was unmatched.It amazed Cisca how such a powerful person could be for inside her."I want us to be a little more conspicuous." Cisca suggested.She wanted to punish evil doers too but she didn't want to be exposed already."So what do you think happened to my pack?" All she knew was that they were raided. Although, she was little at that time and didn't understand all that went on."It is for you to find out." Vaughn replied.She wasn't a goddess for nothing. She wouldn't go about telling tales. She wanted Anita to be punished but just not yet.Amara wasn't ready mentally and emotionally. Though, she thought she was.It was going to be a tough battle. However, she was certain that Amara was going to win.CONAN"Diana was beaten by Amara." Anita's voice welcomed me.What a pleasant way to welcome your brother after two weeks of going on an assignment.Serves her right! I thought."How did that happen? I asked. How did Amara manag
ROCKYI haven't been around for some weeks. I was sent on a special assignment for the pack.There were rumors of war going on and we needed to curb it.Since nobody knew my real occupation.My excuse was that I took some supplies to a neighboring pack.When I returned, I decided to look for Amara.I didn't understand the attitude she came up with the last time we met.I wanted to inform her that I would be travelling but she didn't grant me audience.As I was dropping the fake supplies, a guard came to tell me that I was summoned by Anita."I'm on my way." I told him. He looked at me in shock. He didn't expect me to take my sweet time.I bet he didn't know who I was. I am higher than all of them included. I just decided to lay low for some time."Welcome, Rocky." Anita greeted me."Good evening, your highness." I replied aware that people were eavesdropping.Anita motioned to the servants to leave the room.She waited for the last person to leave."What's the update?" She asked." I
NOLAN Anita and I had an argument again. This time around it was because I told her I wanted a divorce. "That isn't possible." She said. I rolled my eyes. "You get to keep the position, I don't want it." "You can't disgrace me." She snarled. What the hell? I was going to be the one ridiculed for not being able to stay with my wife. No one would dare speak ill of Anita except they wanted to die. "Really?" I asked. Anyone that listens to the way she's speaks will think that she loved me so much. I'm going for good. I had already made up my mind. There was nothing anybody could do to stop me. "Yes, really. Do you even think before you talk?" She asked. I am a Baroness, an example to others. What say would I have when other families have quarrels?" She asked. "My position will be threatened. Seeing that I don't have a husband" "Your figure headness is useful after all." She added painfully. "Whatever you think might happen is all in your head. There is nothing like that.
AUTHOR The next day, It had become an open secret that Nolan tried to rape Sylvia.Female servants were wary of entering his room.By noon time, it had spread throughout the pack.They couldn't pass any judgement behind Anita. So, the council of elders had to wait till she returned.The only judgement was that he had to be confined in his room and was allowed only one visitor per day.Nolan was so ashamed that he could not walk freely. There were hushed whispers when he passed.He was confined to his room.He was becoming depressed. No one believed him. People were waiting for judgement, they didn't want the arm of justice to be perverted because he was a Baron.During the period of investigation, only Conan visited him.Conan met Nolan feeling depressed. His eyes were sunken and he didn't look too good.He had never seen him so crushed like this. Even when his sister frustrated him.He knew that Nolan was innocent. He had never touched his sister how much more a maid? This man was
ANITAWhat punishment does he deserve according to the law? I asked."Banishment." An elder replied.That means he would be made a rogue. I didn't want that, I wanted him to remain with me.Allowing him to be free to marry Nancy wasn't going to happen.He must remain with me throughout the days of his life.His eyes flashed to mine but I ignored him."Is there another punishment?" I asked."He would be in the palace but relinquish all his right." Another elder said."Why don't we conduct more investigation, your highness?" Conan suggested.What? Everyone turned to look at him"I know that this is a sensitive issue but we need to be careful before passing judgment." He continued."What other evidence do you seek?" Elder Samuel asked."We
AUTHOR"No one." She replied.Vaughn had taken over completely.She heard her right arms bent awkwardly, the bone was out of its sockets.Sylvia screamed in pain but the room had been sound proofed by Vaughn.No one could hear Sylvia screaming.She fell on the floor and crawled to the door pleading with tears running down her face. She looked really pathetic.Vaughn walked stealthily towards her. She must have seen the murderous intent in Amara eyes. Sh knew that something had posessed Amara again."I was on my own, when she approached me to set him up." She confessed."Was it Anita?" Vaughn asked, daring her to deny it."No." Vaughn's brows rose. "Then who was it?" She asked.She was in the mood to play with this girl. She didn't want to kill her.Her main target was Anita.Sylvia was just a pawn in Anita's hands. She wanted to please Anita at all cost. She wasn't really am evil person.She dislocated her second hand again.Sylvia screamed in much agony"I think I got my answer." "
AUTHOR'S POVTears streamed down Anita's eyes. Even when her mother died, she didn't cry. Aiden wasn't supposed to die. People up were surprised to see her bawling her eyes out. It seemed like it was in a movie.Magnus watched as Anita became despondent and it caused him to wonder what sort of relationship was between them.Without ni further ado, he signalled to the other guard, and she was also taken to the podium."As it stands now, it is time to receive your punishment." Magnus announced happily. This has gone on for the longest time and it was finally time to see her end." Can I say something?" Anita piped up. Her voice ringing over the pack. Curiosity filled the eyes of the listeners.Magnus considered her statement. He could bet that she was about to come up with something probably insane and wanted to buy sympathy. Also
AUTHOR'S POV "Well that's what everyone who has something to say, says." Aiden said. " This is not the way I envisaged my life to be." She said. "Well, most of us didn't envisage that our lives will turn out the way it did." He replied, watching her and she bowed her head. "Can you be honest with me?" Anita asked." Let's hear it." He said, and went to shut the windows." You still haven't spoken about the real reason I am here." She said, because she was surprised to see him fussing over her." I have made myself explicitly clear." He said, starting at her weirdly." Well, where have you been since?";She asked. She had never seen him before in his life." Do you want me to tell you the real reason?" He asked." I would like that." she said, really interested, for she was at wits end." I have loved you for a very long time. I just didn't think that there would be a need to see you because you were married. However, now that I know that you're fair game, I promise I can't let you
AUTHOR'S POV Looking up reluctantly at the guard, " What happened?" Conan asked. He was getting a little bit frustrated because whenever things were getting good, something always came upthat will jeopardize the pack or he and Amara's relationship.The guard looked at the Conan, not knowing how to break the news to him.Now, Conan was beginning to get very pissed. This boy just came here to interrupt him. " Yes?" He asked." There has been a breach in security and rogues have infiltrated the land. A lot of lands were set on fire, and almost to the hospital.""So, what did you guys do?" Conan asked. It was their job to deal with the rogues. " I rushed to tell you sir. He replied. " How many lives were lost?" He inquired." None. We managed to put off the fire before it escalated." " Okay, I'll be there in few minutes." Conan replied and rushed towards Amara's room. He didn't want to be caught unaware. This must be Anita's handiwork. He rushed down to Amara's room." Hey, there w
AUTHOR'S POV The men barely spoke a word to Anita, and it pissed her off. For someone who wanted her to be his wife, he was doing an awful job at connecting with his spouse. Not like she wanted to marry him or anything. She just felt that he she would be able to use him and get away with it like other men in the past." Where are we going?" She asked Aiden. He turned towards her, while the driver watched through the rearview mirror. "To my house." Confusion fitted on her face and she stared at the boy in front of her. " Where might this be?" She inquired. " You'll know when we arrive." He replied turning to the front. The car was thrown into silence and she sought for a way to leave the car. Aiden seemed a bit crazy and she couldn't stomach any craziness from anybody. " Will any one speak? What is really going on?" She asked from the back. Unbeknownst to them, she was with a spoon which she sharpened against a stone when she went to pee in the bush. She could slice their necks o
AUTHOR'S POV " You are selfish, and wicked." Celia said and Damini kept staring at her, wondering what kind of effontery she had to speak to him in that manner. A lot of people will never dare to do what she did. Well, that was one of the reasons why the moon goddess chose her for him. He was grateful for her spitfireattitude. She didn't take nonsense from anybody no matter who the person was and what position the person occupied, and that was a very good characteristic of a Luna. The heart of the pack. A lot of people underestimated the Luna. They didn't know that they were equally as strong as the alpha.She wanted to say a lot but held he tongue. Instead, she exited the room with her head held up high. She would not plead with him about this issue again.Damini could not sleep that night. He tried to drown himself in work, yet it didn't suffice. He knew that he hurt his mate. He was not a bastard. One of the major things they were taught right from childhood was to cherish their
AUTHOR'S POV There was no where that Magnus' guard didn't comb when they were looking for Anita, and Magnus was very furious when they didn't catch her." Who is not here?" He asked and the guards looked at one another in confusion." Which guard is missing?" He repeated, and there was a silence. He didn't mind wasting anybody who decided to be a nuisance to the pack and an accomplice to Anita and all of her evils.The guards continued looking at one another, and he called for an emergency meeting."Call all the guards for me." He said.The guards got assembled after 20 minutes, and he counted each and every one of them.Aiden was missing!"Now I need anybody to tell me the truth, who saw him when he was leaving?!" he asked very angrily. The guards stared at one another, and he slammed his fist up on a table they were trying to take him for a fool. What insolence?How did he manage to leave under their watch? what were they watching? That meant that they were not even watching when
AUTHOR'S POV " What is your name?" Anita said when they crossed the border, she was baffled at the ease in which they used to get out of the Magnus' pack. " We need to get to our destination first." He replied, and her eyes widened in surprise, oh really? She thought. A car drove towards them, and they quickly entered. This was fast. Both men spoke in Italian, and she became suspicious. "What are the both of you talking about?" She asked, didn't they know that it was rude to speak in a language that the other person didn't understand?The men turned towards her as if just noticing her presence." We were speaking about how to leave this place." He replied, as the other man watched our interaction. " English would have sufficed." Anita said, and they stared at moronically. " We have to leave now." The guard told the man and they rushed off. "Where are we going to?" Anita asked, the silence was deafening and the boy in front of her was not saying anything. The routes they took wa
"What the hell?" Amara thought inwardly. Things wee moving from bad to worse and was getting really annoying. " What do you mean by that?" She asked, and he smiled again, yet creepily this time. " You are mine. Ever since I laid my eyes on you." He replied with so much emotion in his eyes. " Really?" She replied. There was no other explanation save that this man was crazy, but he didn't know it. " Where am I?" She inquired, at least if she had an idea of where she was, it would be easier for her to escape. " That's not for you to know. We are getting married soon." He replied with confidence, and she rolled her eyes. He was full on delusional. Now she could see it." I have a mate." She replied, two in fact but she kept the latter information to herself." That's none of my business. You are the one for me." She replied, and Amara stared at him. " You need to eat something." He said bringing a spoonful of food close to her. Yuck! It was the same spoon he put in his mouth earlier
AUTHOR'S POV " Wake up." Magnus shouted and Anita woke up immediately, not expecting him to take that tone with her. " What?" She asked, she felt a headache. " It's time to eat." She had not eaten since last night and that caused her to be very weak. Did he not have work to do?" And you woke me up in thus manner?" She asked. " Your royal highness, I'm sorry that I didn't serve it on a gold platter." He replied dryly. " Thank you." She replied, as he passed the food under the door to her. She was being treated like a prisoner, a dog." How are you feeling?" He inquired, once she is well, the next thing is to appear before the council. She squinted at him, " My leg still hurts." She replied, and he clicked his tongue. He didn't believe her. Watching her through the cell gates, he noticed her countenance. She was wearing that contrite expression again which didn't fool him, try as she might. If there is anyone that he was afraid of, it was Anita. She had a way of making sure that