“ Yeah, you are right” mom replied with a smile holding her hand.
I stare at her as she walks to the door, she opens the door and look back to me, she stare at me in a way that I could feel something is not right about her.
I could feel my wolf trying to speak to me but it keeps pulling itself back. Mom was speaking to me and nothing from all she was saying was entering into my hearing until she tapped me.
“ hey,is everything okay?My mom asked.
“ Yeaaah, I don’t know”I said.
“ You don’t know? She asked.
“ Just trying recollect my past, maybe I could remember” I Lied.
“Okay, The doctor will be here soon to tell us what happened to you medically’ My mom said.
“ I should take my bath and get dressed then” I said to my mom.
“ Okay honey” She said and kissed me on my fore head, she got off the bed and took her leave.
When she left , I undressed and walk to the bathroom, I flash back to my vision and my dreams,all I could feel was danger, I am in danger with not one person, two people, they want me dead, I don’t know if it s my present or my past.
I took my bath and step out of the bathroom, I found a woman with pile of clothes helping to put it into wardrobe.
“ Good morning”I greeted her.
“Good morning” She responded with a smile and continue what she was doing.
I checked through the one’s she had put in the wardrobe and I picked a blue pant and crop top, I brush my hair back , apply no make up, trying to look casual.
I step out of the room , I climbed down the stairs to the beautiful mullti-million dollars palace. I never took my time to appreciate it’s beauty of the palace yesterday. I look around the living room.
“ Beautiful” I said with a smile.
“ Yeah, someday it’s gonna be yours and who knows you might change the look to your taste” mom says smiling.
“ I don’t think ,I would want to do that” I said as I walk closer to my parents , sister and the a man in his forties.
I bow to my parents and the man stood up and bows to me and I stretched my hands to the doctor.
“ You don’t have to bow to me, Emilia”I said with my outstretched hand. He took my hand and says “ Doctor Miller”
“You are suffering from a Coma, it’s not necessary that you are sleeping or in trance, you might be speaking and know what’s going on presently but might not remember the past, with time you might remember some things , all things from the past or you might never remember your past”
Tears dripped down my face,I stood up and my mom came to pull me into her embrace.
“ I believe you will remember your past”My mom said.
THREE WEEKS LATER.
There was a party in the palace, it’s my parents coronation anniversary that usually come up every year. I haven’t been feeling well for some days and I thought maybe I will be fine after some days but it seems I am not getting anyway better.
I feel like staying in bed but I do not want to disappoint my parent on a day like this. I took some pain relief thinking I will feel better. I dress up and my door open, I look towards the door, it was Erica. She popped in her head.
“Can I come in? She asked with a smile.
“Yeah” She said.
“I want to speak to you about something bothering me, can we take a walk while we speak” She asks.
“ Sure”I said.
“You look beautiful in that dress” she says to me.
“ Thanks”I replied.
She waited for me till I was done with my make up, she lead me out of my room , we didn’t walk through the stairs down instead she led me to the third floor and suddenly I felt a needle enter into my neck, I look back, it was someone in mask, he pushed the needle deeper into my skin, slowly I fell to the ground and I heard Erica laugh out loud.
“What were you thinking? That my lifetime here and you will come from nowhere and take away my position? You lied, Asher Take her away”She says.
I couldn’t struggle because I was weak, Asher picked me up,I threw me on his shoulder like a sac of onion, he took me through the back door and that is all I remembered.
I slowly open my eyes and I could feel everywhere dark, I got scared and quickly try to sit up then I felt something tied on my legs ,I try to move my hand it was binded, I try to move my hand and I could feel it chained together.
“ Where am I ? I asked myself with tears dripping down my face. I began to hear the sounds of heels coming closer, I try to struggle myself but I couldn’t see anything.
The door clicked open and the lights turn on, the room is empty, I quickly look back and I was shocked at the face that met with mine , the face of the woman I saw in my dream, something tells me I know her somewhere, her voice sounds familiar, I try to search my head and heart if I could remember who she was , I couldn’t.
“ Hi Emily, you must be wondering how you got here? First of all let me congratulate you or should I say us? She stare at a report in her hand and look back at me.
“ You are pregnant or should I say we are pregnant?she smile happily at me.
“ Pregnant? I asked in surprise? Trying to figure out in my head how I could have gotten pregnant.
Pregnant?I asked in serious confusion,I steal a glance at her andtry to place my hand on my tummy but I couldn’t“ Who are you ?I look up to her. I can tell she isn’t a good person, a very dishonest person, I could see cruelty in her, the way she paces around me and look at me.“ Why are you playing pretence Estelle? You think you are smart? You think even though you found out already that the king is your mate, I would let go of our deal? She asked. She squat in front of me, she look deeply into my eyes and smile. Stop trying to be smart Estelle, you are nothing but a baby to me, you can’t pretend and think I will fall for all those cheap antics” She says.“ Deal? My Mate? The king? I said to myself in a lower voice, all I remember was being tricked by my adopted sister Erica out and someone injecting me with something but the whole thing about this woman seems strange to me.I began to try to search my memory if I have met this woman before? And I remembered her she was one of the w
FEW MONTHS LATER.I dress up at night, I didn’t dress like I would have really dress, I cast a magic on the king to keep sleeping.I walked out of the palace with the nurse with my fake pregnancy,I had to do this to make Everyone believe that I am pregnant.Did I just say babies? Yes babies,she is expecting triplets, Two boys and a girl, we had a scan of the babies about a month ago, she could put to bed anytime from now so I go to check on her frequently.The driver drove us to the house, we step into the house , I could hear whimper, it’s whimpers of pain as we walked closer to the underground where she is. The nurse rushes towards the door,I opened the door, she was already in Labour, she was in pain.The nurse rushes towards her, I untie her legs but not her hand, yes that is where the strength of her Magic lies, her magic is powerful than mine, I know there is magic in her voice when she screams out for help and that is why I always make sure she has gag on her mouth.The nurse
“ What?! I asked,I felt disappointing because I already announced to the kingdom that I am expecting triplet and they are looking forward to it,even the king is looking forward to the triplets.I clasp my hand together and pick one of the triplet. “ Drop the baby with down syndrome with his mom,I can’t deal with the stress of raising such baby” The nurse look at me and was going to speak.“ Do as I say” I said with a straight face. “ Pick the babies and let’s go, I need to go and lay myself at the Royal hospital,I need to be fast about it” The nurse picked up the babies as we were about to leave she look back at Estelle and look into my face.“What about the mom of the triplets , we cannot leave her in this condition” She says with her head bowed.“ Her condition is none of your business, do as I say and don’t ask stupid questions” I said.Estelle look into my eyes, she was trying to struggle to move in her chains but I was just laughing . I feel like strangling her to death but I was
I look towards the window trying to search my memory.“I should remember! I should …..I….Should remember my past” I said.“ Aunt Agnes needs help, she has been through so much since I know her, one man named Ernest just left, he always bully Aunt Agnes, he will take us all away if Aunt Agnes doesn’t pay his money” Ethan said.I look towards the door, Agnes stood with a tray of food and fruits in her arms, the happy beautiful face I saw earlier wasn’t the one I am seeing now, she is suffering because of me and my son.She paused for a while then she tried to wear a smile on her face.“My son told me everything, I promise I will repay you for your good deeds, it’s all because of you that I am alive” I said.“No, you don’t have to do that , I wil save up to sort it out” Agnes said.“ No,I won’t let you do this alone,it’s my duty to pay you back” I said.“You should eat first before it gets cold”Agnes says.Few days later we bonded so well then suddenly I saw my son standing alone, I call
Panic overwhelmed me, but I took another breath. What waited for me beyond the walls of the casino was much, much worse. I had to succeed in this mission. Ethan my son needs me. Agnes and I needed each other, we also have Ernest debt to pay.. Speaking of Ethan , Agnes told me he picked him beside me when she saved me. Agnes might be nasty playing stupid games like this but she is a good friend who cared so much. I can’t blame her too much, she is a doctor with Magic from another pack, she got banished for not being able to control her magic, now she doesn’t even have them anymore because she asked the moon goddess to take them from her. She took care of both me and my son when I was in Coma for good six years, she cater for me and since I had nothing to give back to her , I need to support her. I look around in fear as I keep seeing the kind of place we are , there are so much entourage and it looks as if war was going to begin between those gambling anytime soon. Focus. Pay att
Panic overwhelmed me, but I took another breath. What waited for me beyond the walls of the casino was much, much worse. I had to succeed in this mission. Ethan my son needs me. Agnes and I needed each other, we also have Ernest debt to pay.. Speaking of Ethan , Agnes told me he picked him beside me when she saved me. Agnes might be nasty playing stupid games like this but she is a good friend who cared so much. I can’t blame her too much, she is a doctor with Magic from another pack, she got banished for not being able to control her magic, now she doesn’t even have them anymore because she asked the moon goddess to take them from her. She took care of both me and my son when I was in Coma for good six years, she cater for me and since I had nothing to give back to her , I need to support her. I look around in fear as I keep seeing the kind of place we are , there are so much entourage and it looks as if war was going to begin between those gambling anytime soon. Focus. Pay att
JEFF It was Matt who knocked on the door of my office just after one a.m. I barely heard the rap on the thick wood, my eyeballs burning as I studied the ledgers in front of me. Most of my counterparts had long since learned to rely on machines for their bookkeeping, but I still preferred the old-fashioned way of doing things, my own hand dictating the numbers stored deeply in my memory once I’d written them. “Jeff?” “Hm?” I vaguely nodded for her to enter, still fixated on the pages in front of me. “We’ve had an attempted robbery.” Well, that was enough to get my attention. In the centuries of running my empire, I could count on one hand how many times someone had attempted to steal from me. My gaze flittered upward, eyes narrowing in disbelief. “Come again?” The man nodded, pursing her thin lips together. “The girl didn’t take much, from what I can see, and she appears to be working alone.” I pondered the scenario for a moment and drew an absolute blank. Short of full-on psyc
She pressed her lips together and darted a look at Matt and then the guards. “My son is ill and I needed to get him treated,” she muttered. My brow shot up. “How do you expect me to believe you?.” “It’s true! My son is ill, I should be with him where he would be receiving treatment.” Blood drained from my face, and I fell backward, springing up as quickly as I landed. I bring out my wallet from the back of my pocket, bring out al the money in it. “Take?” I held her hand and stuff the money into her palm. She open her eyes wide looking into my eyes in surprise. I rose to my feet and brushed off my pants, avoiding her eyes as I turned to the guards. “Let her go,” I ordered them. Petyr and Virgil moved toward her without asking questions, and Selina sighed with relief. “You’re not going to kill me, you gave me this instead?” she asked. “Thank you! Thank you so much!” “Don’t come back here,” I growled, pivoting away, the words paining me physically to speak aloud. “Wait!” Selin
“I can’t stop thinking about Selina,” Emilia said wistfully.King turned to face her. “Truthfully, I had also not expected her to do that.”“I was moved by the fact that Selina apologized.”“That’s true,” King agreed. “To be honest, she was the last person I expected to apologize to you.”After Emilia had saved Selina’s life, she had come to apologize to her. It was quite a show of humility as she had gone down on her knees and bowed to the ground before Juniper. Juniper had pleaded with her to get up, but she’d refused to get up until she had said her piece.“I’m sorry for how I treated you growing up,” Selina had said, with teary eyes. “You were right. You never killed Dad. I was always so angry at you for that night, but I never thanked you for saving me that night. And that sucks.“So thank you, Selina. Thank you. Twice you saved my life, and all I ever did was hate you and bully you. I wish I could turn back time and do things differently, but I can’t. Do you think you can forgiv
He let out a sigh of relief, then collapsed on the bed again. His thighs burned something furious and he was afraid of moving too suddenly. He couldn’t deal with a cramp right now.Emilia’s breathing started to level out after five minutes. She had the energy of five people in bed, and no matter how tired King thought she was, she was always ready for another tumble.Her intensity and desire scared KIng, but it was still one of the things that he loved the most about her. She matched his energy in so many different ways and their time together always ended up looking like one of them had a point to prove to the other.She turned to look at him, beaming. “That was….”“Amazing?” King finished for her, chuckling.“I was going to say scary, but amazing works as well.” Emilia smiled. “Really, I thought I was going to burst an artery for a moment there.”“Lucky you,” King teased. “I think I heard a few pop.” Emilia laughed as he leaned forward to kiss her forehead, and then her lips.“Poor
With tears in her eyes, she admitted what she had been holding back from admitting for so long. “I love you too, King.”King smiled wider and put his arms around her waist. He pulled her close, gently, and kissed her softly. Juniper melted into his embrace and forgot all about her pain and fear and frustration. She wrapped her arms around King, happy that she could hold him again.She had been so afraid of losing him. She had been so afraid of dying. And yet…here they were. She gripped him tighter, wanting to make sure he was real, not another sliver of her creative mind, a figment of her imagination. Yes, he was real. This was real.She was startled to hear voices and broke the kiss abruptly. The entire pack approached them, whooping and cheering loudly. She blushed slightly with embarrassment. She had completely forgotten all about them, and with good reason.“Wow!” Articus said. “What you did? We have never seen anything like it before. Where did you learn that from?”Emilia blinke
She walked slowly to the side, keeping herself on his blind side as she approached. She tried to levitate off the ground but couldn’t. All her powers had manifested physically into the spear in her hand.The only mana left in her was what powered her to move and function. She had to strike, and quickly, or she would be dead before she realized it.King had seen her get up, had seen the spear form in her hand. By some miracle, he had managed to keep his expression neutral and his eyes on the vampire.The vampire landed softly in front of him and pulled his blood spear out of the air. “So, this is how it ends.” He grinned wildly. “You fought well.”King held his gaze. “Don’t patronize me. Do what you have to do. Do you remember your promise? My life for theirs. No harm comes to my pack or my mate.”“Why the rush to die?” The vampire shook his head in mock sympathy. “Such a naive little boy. I made you no promises, fool. But I will promise you this. When I kill everyone you love and dest
The vampire threw his head back and laughed maniacally. He held the whole town hostage. He was judge, jury, and executioner, and he had all the power. Worst of all, he wasraving mad.He formed another spear in the air and it hovered beside his head. He shoved Emilia casually, ever so absentmindedly, to the ground. She crashed into the ground and bumped her knees as she fell.Pain lanced through her. Her palms felt like she wielded two balls of fire, and she couldn’t feel her legs. She stretched out on the ground, taking stock of her injuries. She never suffered any real damage from injuries, thanks to her powers, but she still felt pain.She watched the vampire as he floated toward King. Her chest squeezed with fear when she looked at the long, thin spear that moved before him. He had a look of pure evil on his face.King, on the other hand, looked resigned to his fate. He looked like someone who was waiting to die. He looked ready for it, like he had been waiting his entire life to d
He saw the vampire hovering high in the sky, watching the people. King had a sinking feeling in his stomach as he watched the still vampire.The vampire spread his arms to the side. At first, nothing happened. And then, the air around him shimmered. Thin, red objects appeared in the sky. Thousands of them, pointed like needles.King let out a wordless cry when he recognized the pointed objects floating in the sky. Blood spears. This was why the vampire had spent his time killing and discarding of so many animals.This was blood magic on an unprecedented scale. Cold realization washed over him. The vampire was going to wipe out the entire pack in one attack, and there was nothing that he could do to stop it.King clambered up to his feet, feeling defeated. How many of those could he block? How many people could he have saved today? He arrived at one inevitable answer. Not enough.As he had feared, the spears were turned toward the pack. His mouth ran dry and he watched wordlessly, awai
His body trembled from pain and he could feel a few broken ribs. He got up shakily and the pain lacerated through him, even as his body started to slowly knit itself back together.Still disoriented, he looked up just in time to see a fist flashing toward his face. The vampire’s bony knuckle connected solidly with King’s jaw and sent his head reeling backward.The force of the blow caused a shock wave to spread out around King and the vampire. He went flying backward, crashing into the ground several times before he came to a stop several yards away.He got up slowly and felt a hot, white pain in his jaw and knew that it had been shattered. He limped, his front legs faltering as his shoulder had not fully healed. The vampire floated toward him slowly as he felt his jaw. The vampire grinned at him and licked his lips with a pale tongue. “My turn.”King had no idea how to escape the blows that rained down on him. He ducked as furiously as he could, but half the strikes connected, and he
Fannar drilled Selina about what she had seen, and asked for details about her fight with the vampire.Selina cackled drily. “Fight? That wasn’t a fight. That was a beating. I barely managed to get my hands up before it ripped into me with the force of a bear and the speed of a fox. I have never seen anything like that in my life before. I think we are in big trouble.”The room fell silent and the alphas exchanged glances with each other. Asher spoke up first. “Did he give any indications why he took your sister?”Selina gave him an incredulous look. “If he did, I didn’t notice. I was too busy picking pieces off my ass off the curb.” She sighed and slumped into her seat. “What do we do?”The question hung over the room like a thick cloud of black smoke. No one had an answer to Selina’s question. No one knew how to find the vampire in the woods with powers like she had just described.Worse, they had no idea if Juniper was still alive. King didn’t want to think about what could have ha
He frowned and narrowed his eyes at her. She shriveled under the scrutiny. He looked down at her stomach and she covered herself reflexively in horror. Knowing how he felt about the wolves, she was afraid of what he would do to her unborn child.A look of realization settled on his face. “You’re carrying a wolf child in your womb…” His voice sounded as soft as the wind rustling through leaves, barely a whisper.He let go of her wrist and took two steps back. He looked hurt and upset. “How could you? How could you allow your womb to be tainted by wolves?” And then, his eyes turned as cold as ice and his voice hardened. “I will wipe them all out. I will start with Moonwood, and then I will wipe every last one from the Starlight Valley and wider.”Emilia started to plead but he just walked backward, with a look of cold resolution on his face. Without another word, he turned around and sped off into the woods, heading toward the town.Without thinking, Emilia started running. From the den