ADAMNo, no, no…Why had Sara rushed downstairs? She wasn't supposed to be here.My insides shuddered into ripples of dread as I saw the rogue wrap his scarred fingers around Sara's neck. He was raving mad and wheezing frantically. And he was dead serious.I hadn't believed my eyes when I saw Sara screeching for us not to hurt the so-called Amanda who was plainly the rogue. And Sara had grown to like her over the last few days.I recalled her sending her new hair pictures and informing me it was the girl that made it for her and that angered me the more."Oh poor Sara, nothing like a sob story to catch her attention" The rogue sneered and all I wanted was to rush at him and bash what was remaining of his face in that instant."Shut up, you bastard, leave her alone and face me yourself" Kai bellowed but the maniac was unhinged as he pulled Sara tightly. Sara's face was clouded with unmetered shock as she stood speechless across the bastard's chest.His claws were so close to her neck an
KAIBurning him up was the easiest way to get rid of him for good. The rogue was gone for good. Damn, it was so mind-bugging. I wondered how I had paid no attention to the recruitment of the maids, how had it really slipped my mind??Berating myself for allowing that bastard to roam around my castle grounds was needed. I was Alpha for a reason.But relief had run its course through me when he finally screamed and groaned in pain while we burnt him.The coward had longed for such an encounter and we had readily granted his wish. And it had ended badly for him.But everything was all settled now. Nadine was fast recuperating, Mama Teresa had mindlinked me. She was taking enough rest in my bedroom. I ordered a meal to her room, which was to be taken care of by Mama Teresa.It would be a very long time before I allowed anybody else near her. Sara was also still in her bed. Berating myself started again. I should have never allowed that bastard touch her,Fuck, I could have lost my only si
NADINEStaying back at Eden City was everything I have ever wanted. And even while Kai made a clear promise I was going to be safe, I didn't doubt it. Because I knew he was going to stand by it and he was going to be with me all the way through. The days that followed were calm. The lockdown had been lifted and Sara was up and running, telling me how much she was going to miss me now that she was finally going back to school, and also repeating repeatedly to everyone who cared to listen how we are all going to miss her when she leaves. There were days she decided she needed more school things and pulled me along with her on the days before I fully resumed work with Kai. Adam was always the one driving us to wherever she wanted. And I knew it was a cue to make time for each other alone. Adam was a bit discreet about it whenever Sara tried to move the front beside him and chattered on excitedly. But as I focused instead on scrolling on my phone whenever we were out, he became more r
Nearly losing Sara was enough reason to hold her in my sight every day. Ever since the rogue had attacked her, I was always out of the apartment and strolling around the main house, trying to keep eyes on her.But I barely saw her with Kai being around. Texting and mindlinking her was not it, I needed her to be safe right in my arms.Sara had easily taken to that maid and I needed to let her know she shouldn't be up and about, trusting anybody.But anytime I got to be around her was heaven. Her wide smile brightened my usually gloomy day and all I wanted was to hold her back and never let go.She had that coy look whenever we were around Kai and I had to always resist the foolish urge to grab her into my arms and fuck the life of her. I just needed her to be careful while Kai was around.I was sure Nadine knew about us with the knowing look she had whenever she helped Sara open the back door in the main house while she snuck into my apartment.We had gotten ourselves a date when Sara
KAIThe sight before me appalled the heck out of me and my insides rolled in knots.To think I had debated calling Adam instead to check out a document I intended to send to the rest of the team at Cruz, but I had used the walk instead to check out the castle grounds which I hadn't gotten the chance to since the whole issue about the plague started.I had decided I hadn't checked on Adam for a long while and concluded it was best to go and see him that evening.I had smelt Sara from outside the apartment and knew she was probably trying to talk Adam's head off or convince him to take her to a new salon in the City.I had decided I was going to tell her off out of the apartment. But she was going back to school anyway, she could have all the talking she needed right now.Adam would even be glad I came to interrupt her. But I had been wrong, totally wrong.Nothing prepared me for the sight in front of me. Sara was on Adam's lap, barely dressed with Adam's hands on her waist. What in th
KAI"You know about this?" I stared at Nadine. The anger in my dace flickering as I fought the urge to be mad she kept such a thing from me.She nodded and averted her eyes before making her way back to the sofa she sat on earlier. I took steps towards her and stopped few metres from her"And you didn't bother to inform me??" I questioned, my jaw tense and clenched.She shrugged and let out a deep breath, "It's not in my place to tell." She paused amd looked at me with a piercing stare,"And this exact reaction is why Sara and Adam is the same reason they couldn't tell" She bellowed and shock rippled through my body."How the hell am I supposed to react? For fuck's sake, Adam is my Beta. He's the only male I trusted enough to watch over Sara, I was sane enough to choose him as her bodyguard because Sara looked up at him like an older brother.. And what had he been done? Taking advantage of her, ripping off her innocence, coercing her into a secret affair""This isn't an affair, it's t
KAII watched Nadine strut downstairs and take her seat back at my side at the dining table, a worrisome expression corroding her face."She refused to come here, said she wasn't hungry, just like she said for breakfast and lunch," She said, shooting a knowing glare at me.I scoffed. Sara had locked herself up in the room, refusing to let anyone come inside since yesterday.I wondered how she didn't get the fact that I was only looking out for her just like an older brother would. Nadine was the only person she was communicating with but she had inherently declined her offer to come downstairs to eat.If she was still adamant to see reason, so be it. She needed to understand why I was being protective of her."She will come around, she's just throwing tantrums," I said, fighting a wing with my fork.Nadine rolled her eyes in disgust, "She isn't throwing a tantrum, Kai. She's really serious. You should hear her out. Have a conversation with her, she is your sister for crying out loud
LEVIEden City was bustling with life after finding its way back to normalcy. The recent happenings and unfortunate events had galled the thresholds of the City.People were out, shops were opened and workplaces filled to the brink, one can say it was back to business as usual. In the course of soaking in everything, I noticed a lot but something stood out, Emily.She was rarely outside. And whenever she got to shoots which were usually booked for throughout a week, now reduced to twice a week.I hardly saw her shopping and going to events like she would normally do. Her media influences were down and most fashion news seemed to go off on her taking a recluse. I knew that wasn't it.She kept ignoring me in filling stations and anywhere we crossed paths. Bags of skin swelled up under her face and it was so bad that makeup hardly covered it. She walked with no sense of purpose like I knew Emily to be, driven and energetic, bursting into a room, set to have people's eyes lick her up.Emi
NADINETwo years later…It was Mama Teresa's fifty-fifth birthday and we took the time to celebrate it by having a poolside lunch.Sara had taken her time in having her styled in a trendy organza outfit and insisted she did her nails. She was a professional at it now, exploring new designs and working closely with her favourite designer Emily had introduced to her.And now she was right here, carrying around my baby boy. Collins who was on his way to becoming a two-year-old.He was the cutest baby ever and hardly gave anybody trouble. He smiled at every given moment and was rarely cranky. He had an uncanny resemblance to Kai.When he had come out of me, I had held the most beautiful being I had ever set my eyes on and a little dimple had shown when he smiled at me.Kai's eyes had melted when he first beheld his son. He had cradled him and sat somewhere far away from him, simply staring at the little bundle of happiness in the Cruz family. Collins Cruz.Kai never stopped being the perf
LEVIAfter everything had settled down, I had just one goal. To get Emily.I continued sending her gifts and even though she wasn't rejecting them, she persisted in ignoring me. She still wouldn't return my calls and texts but I was unperturbed. I knew her, she was trying to admit to herself she wasn't into me so badly. Then she had started coming around to my place at late nights, pushing her body against me, and me having no total power to resist her.Every time we had had some mind-blowing sex, she was in no time to talk, and even if she was there, it was to tell me not to give meaning to whatever just happened between us after which she would storm out.I didn't want to be on a pure sexual vibe with Emily. I wanted more. I wanted love.In an attempt to keep riling her up, I stopped at one of her shoots and the moment I came into plain view, her eyes had risen to meet mine but she looked away immediately.It was an outdoor shoot for a footwear brand. And she looked mesmerising in
NADINEI never would have called myself a resilient lady until the issue with Lucas trying to become the most powerful wolf, not only in Eden City but also taking over the real world.And one sickening thing about the whole issue had been finding out Lucas was the one behind it. I could never have imagined.The moment I had woken up in a dark room when the abominable wind grabbed hold of me, he had watched me with the most sinister look I had ever seen.I remembered calling out to him and telling him to save me but he had grabbed me by the hand and shoved me down roughly instead The memories run a shiver down my spine every day.I could remember our conversation back at the bar months ago. It had been one of the many reasons I had decided to stay back at Eden.But it had all been a crafty ploy to get closer to me. The feeling of being used took a long time before it wore off me.Kai made sure not to allow me to watch his public execution the night after being rescued. He had been bent
KAI"Kai", Adam called my attention, apprehension corroding his face. I looked up from where I stood with Emily."It's up, the full moon is out" His voice was filled with dread. I felt my stomach knot even after Emily had told me something stronger than the mate bond could break the barrier and that is if I loved Nadine unconditionally.I knew I loved Nadine. I did with all my life.But I felt helpless, How do we go about it? I was lost in my solitude of thoughts, staring anxiously at the moon which had now risen in all its glory, its heavenly glow wafting through the entire City.The whole room was lit with its embers. And I silently prayed to the moon goddess as I stood there. Just then, Lucas' voice came cascading through the whole house again."It was a pleasure seeing you people work tirelessly, You are a very poor team, I must say. " He said mirthlessly before he gave out a screeching laughter, mocking us."Don't touch her, you madman" I roared, banging the walls and windows. I
KAIWe headed out for a hunt. The hunt for the maniac who took Nadine away from me.Adam had suggested going around the abandoned buildings on the outskirts of Eden City and the houses of the council members. It wasn't no Old Monroe, it was someone we all knew.I had been at the council meeting once when Emily told me about the involvement of one of them. I had tried feeling something, looking for just anything, any slip-up to get who it could be.I had them oblivious to the whole matter. It was better that way. I couldn't trust any single one of them. They all looked fatherly and greeted me warmly without no hesitation.Even Elder Will, who was always on board with conspiracy theories didn't look a bit like a madman. I gave up on reading their faces.Going to their houses now could tip the maniac off. If there had been note time before the full room, we could have run wires around their houses but it was not needed anymore. We only had less than three hours till the full moon came up
KAIMy eyes widened as her statement sank in. It was the last thing I was expecting to hear. My mind went blank for a few seconds as I stared into her face which was turning concerned.But she had been at the pharmacy days ago. But it hit me, she had brought a thin paper bag. And I hadn't bothered to ask her about it. Inwardly, I berated myself for not paying much attention ever since Emily told me about her visions.I felt helpless and wasn't even trying to get a grip on myself. And now a life was being developed in Nadine, a life we had both brought into living. And god dammit if some elder was going to prevent me from seeing my first seed.Nadine touched my face and shook me lightly. She must have thought I had relapsed into myself as I stood there, watching her with unmetered surprise."I'm pregnant, Kai" She reiterated before pulling my palm sliding it down her stomach, and smiling weakly,"I need to stay here and fight whatever is coming with you…We are going to be together,
KAII felt utterly helpless as the days surmounted, slowly leading to the next full moon. As each day passed without finding out who could be threatening Nadine's life, it had me becoming increasingly worried about her. I made the whole situation oblivious to her.I couldn't afford to get her nervous. She watched me closely and I knew she could detect something going on but she made no mention of it.And I was glad she didn't. I was mostly locked up in my study, a whole mind map laid over from the information I had just gotten about Nadine's ancestry.I had set up a contingency team with Adam, Emily and Levi. Emily was inherently valuable to the group, mostly because she was the one with the visions that could guide her into finding out the culprit.We needed her badly and she readily agreed to help. She came around to the house, exchanging pleasantries with Mama Teresa and Nadine with a look of guilt strewn over her face.When thoughts of the things she had done corroded my mind, I c
KAI My hands rimmed firmly on the steering wheel as we drove back home. And Emily's words corroded the entirety of my mind. Nadine immediately asked me what she had come for when I got back to the car. I shrugged and smiled at her,b3fkre squeezing her open palm as softly as I could. "It's nothing, she is just reporting some stuff on her job. You know she's a custodian." I replied, feeling guilty for lying to her. She let out an ohh and watched me pasely before I turned my eyes back to the road. From the corner of my eyes, I could see she was about to say something else but decided against it. I tried to bring up random conversations which she engaged in with me but I kept zoning out, my mind preoccupied with the looming danger that could affect the love of my fucking life in a few days if Emily was telling the truth. And I cursed under my breath. Emily had better be joking about this. I didn't need any more terrible occurrences happening again, not with Nadine again. Who the hel
LEVIThe colour on her face drained the moment she turned around and saw me. I smiled widely at her, ignoring Kai's scornful look behind her at the drama unfolding in front of him.I couldn't believe she had actually announced to Kai that I was her boyfriend. Inwardly, I was conflicted about whether she was trying to show Kai she was already over him or she really meant what she said."What are you doing here?" Emily said in a low tone which clearly carried hostility but I was untethered. I took her hand and pulled her gently towards me before wrapping an arm around her slim waist, an action causing shock to ripple through her body.And I knew my answer was somewhat in my favour.I hadn't been following her. I had not even seen her for days now but I was constantly sending her gifts at work and home.The situation had plainly presented itself when I was returning from work and I saw her car, one I could recognise anywhere, slide into Kai's company.I stopped and watched how she hurrie