[KIMBERLY]Honestly, things were going too easy that I felt somewhat creepy. He just let me go after I rapped my mouth in disrespect.I frequently turned back as the man rode the chariot. It wasn't fear but I thought Galaxy must have gotten pissed after realizing and decided to chase me."My Lady, are you alright?" Even his voice startled me for no reason."Oh! Yeah, I'm fine." I swallowed hard with a sharp nod as I decided to relax.I was so anxious to tell Owen about it. I couldn't wait to spread the news, all we had to do was wait until Galaxy concluded on the path to follow. Our meeting ended well, with no clash.Just when I thought there was no fight, the loud grunting sounds from behind brought me out of my trance. I swiftly turned back only to be welcomed by three huge wolves, approaching us at high speed in their small Toyota Camry."What the...?" The right words escaped at that moment."My Lady, I think we are being chased." The man riding the chariot confirmed while turning
[ASHMAN]Too bad, the culprit escaped as soon as I surfaced into that hideous warehouse.I carried Kimberly back to the pack camp where she was welcomed by some standby wolves."Lady Kim!" Owen, I could still remember his name vividly. He rushed up to us."Greetings to you, My lord." He bowed."Please, what happened to Lady Kim?" He looked concerned and anxious."Take her to her room." I instructed Andrea, though Kimberly clenched my hand insisting to stay but I assumed she needed more rest thus I left her in Andrea's care."What the hell has been going on here during my absence?!" I scowled at Owen's face immediately, I saw how far Kimberly had gone."My Lord." He crumbled on his knees, trembling frantically."Will you speak or not?" I questioned in contempt."My Lord, how did you find out?" His voice wasn't steady nor did he look at me."Oh really? You think I can abandon my woman here?" I asked him scornfully and he shook his head in repetition."No. No, my lord." He disagreed.Upo
[KIMBERLY]"I know I shouldn't have kept this away from you but I had my reasons." I followed him back to his office.He had to call off the meeting out of annoyance."Your reasons? And what are they?" He paused."The fact that you still have some dè ja vu going on between you too? Or there are more secrets that I don't know about, huh?" He fired at me, giving me no space to defend myself.There was an ounce of jealousy in his tone and anger in his movement. I assumed it was normal for all men."No, it's not that." I shook my head in disagreement."Then what?" He requested for an answer, a quick one."I was scared. I was afraid that you might kill him, after all you caused this when you tried to kill him some years ago." I informed him curtly and he smirked in annoyance."Seriously? Is that what you have to say? Is that an apology for keeping me in the dark?" He shunned me in anger."No. I was also in the dark because I never knew, it was recently that he visited me and removed his ma
[ASHMAN]{~TEN YEARS LATER ~}Growth is constant but the sweetest is watching your children grow old and bonding deeply with your wife, mate and soul mate."Daddy, there is no way I'm believing that!" Ashley screamed happily."Oh really? Well, it's your graduation gift. C'mon!" I smiled in excitement.Kimberly returned with glasses and wine.Ashley had just graduated from the human university and so far, she had no bad record and she was able to tame her wolf all these while.We were so happy that we had to celebrate her birthday and graduation all in one day because she has been away from home for nine years."I miss you so much, mummy." She cuddled her mother happily, with her face lying on Kimberly's chest."Same here, sweetie. Your dad wanted you to concentrate, that was why we called one in a week." She explained softly."It's alright. I'm finally done." We sat around the round table."It wasn't a bad experience so far. I enjoyed my time there. Though humans can be annoying, it w
[ASHMAN]"Keep some guards with them, I want them safe as we return back to the city." I instructed Axel."Yes boss. I already did that." He said."And have you said goodbye to your lady?" I winked at him mischievously and he blushed, lowering his gaze."We will be back in a day or two, there's no need for that." He said through his laugh, I nodded."Excuse me, I need to see Kim." I said, leaving him at the terrace.I tucked my hands into my trouser pocket and headed towards the bedroom, I saw her coming out from Ashley's room thus we met at the yard."Babe." I called her."You're still here." She raised a brow as though she wasn't expecting me."I wanted to see you before I leave." I curled my lips, feeling nervous."Oh really." She crossed her hand around my neck, I smirked and wrapped her waist with my stout arm.Others would feel love doesn't exist when beauty fades, but it was the time our own love became stronger."Do you have anything for me?" She wiggled her brow mischievously
[KIMBERLY]“My lady, you have a guest.” Owen announced it to me. He became my right hand person in terms of running the pack internal affairs.I shoved the ancient books I was going through before lifting my gaze at him.“And who is it?” Right now, the only place I could seek solace was reading, which helped me escape from reality because I haven’t heard from Ashman since he left the pack.No message, no spy, not even a signal.What bothered me most was that the day he left here, he looked shocked, scared and uneasy. I felt something was not right yet I couldn’t picture what could be it. The Ashman I know could overcome anything but for some reason, I felt cranky.“It’s Lord Nox.” he informed me, his voice breaking through my reverie and I sighed.“Is there any need to usher them in? I would love a stroll.” I said as I stood up from the chair and walk pass him.I met Nox at the courtyard, he was busy admiring the tulip flowers with Ashley bombarding him with questions as she always ha
[KIMBERLY]I rushed into the hospital like a woman in labor. Behind me was Axel and the others.All I wanted was solid evidence which I knew would never be possible.He wouldn’t die and leave me all alone in this damn world.I scanned each bed that passed the emergency ward before turning to Axel.“Where is he? Where the hell is my husband?” I asked him curtly, desperately staring at him.“You must be Mrs. Ashman.” A voice said from behind and I turned, she was standing adjacent to me.“Yes?” I answered rhetorically as she approached us.“I’m sorry again for your loss.” she shook my hand and I stared at her like though I didn’t know what she was saying.“Loss? What lost?” she gave me a confused stare but when she narrowed her gaze at Axel and the others, she seemed to become calm.“I will take you to your husband.” she said.That has been what I wanted and have been waiting for. The others waited at the lobby while I went into a hospital room with the doctor.I was anxious, I was brok
[KIMBERLY]She was seventeen so I assumed she would understand, she was the first I called into my study as soon as I returned from the hospital.She was holding a cheerful smile which made me contemplate whether to tell her the truth or not. But it would be disastrous if she heard it from someone else.“Mum, you have been gone for two days now. Did you go to meet daddy?” she raised a brow as she sat beside me.I squeezed out a smile and caressed her cheek softly.“My sweetheart. I left yesterday and not two days ago, did you miss me that much?” I said in sarcasm while raising my brow and she chuckled.“You know I miss you super much. But I miss dad more, when will he return with Drake?” she questioned anxiously, while staring at me and I thought it was the right time to tell her the truth.The worse was pain but aside that, it would relieve my guilty conscience.“I don’t know for Drake, I will keep in touch with his tutors but as for your dad, he isn't coming back.” I informed her se