Chapter Fifteen - Unwanted Tori's POVMy shoulders slumped in defeat at Bill's mother's words. Why would she invite Bill's wife into our home? That was so unnecessary and unfair. Especially when she knew we were clearly not on good terms. I sighed heavily and ran a hand through my hair in frustration. I watched Bill's face fall. The athmosphere suddenly became tensed and everyone remained quiet."I am sorry to cause any inconveniences, I don't have anywhere else to go actually. Bill, your mother was so kind to offer a roof over my head." Samantha said. Unlike the last time where she was so rude to me, right now her tone was calm and a sad look remained plastered on her face. Was she really trying to make Bill fall for her schemes any take pity on her?"We need to talk." Bill snapped at Samantha, I caught him sneak a glance at my direction but I hastily averted my gaze elsewhere. I did not want him to notice the anger burning in my eyes, I was angry at his mother and I felt little re
Chapter Sixteen - The Scheme Samantha's POVI scoffed and began to pace the room with an angry look plastered on my face. I hated Tori, I hated her stinking guts and seeing Bill close to her made me want to rip her throat out. She was full of so much pride and confidence, it was disgusting."Calm down Sam." Regina, Bill's mother said. I turned to gaze at her wide eyes. Was she telling me to calm down right now? How was I supposed to be calm when Tori kept clinging to Bill."Mother, you need to act fast about this!" I snapped at her. She pointed to the empty space on the couch she was seating on and gestured me to sit close to her. I sighed heavily and joined her on the couch.Regina placed a hand on my shoulder and rubbed it gently. "You know I am on your side right?" Regina smiled at me with a reassuring smile. That was not enough, I needed something else to make sure Tori was put in her place. I mean I was happy to have Regina as an ally but I was not satisfied. I wanted more than j
Chapter Seventeen - Bribe Tori's POVSamantha waited until breakfast was ready and Candy refused to leave my side for once. I could not help but think deep about her dream, she said something bad was going to happen to me. Everything seemed suddenly suspicious, especially with Samantha's arrival. I needed to be very careful around her.I watched Bill munch on his food, the girls did the same but Samantha and Bill's mother refused to even take a single bite out of the pancakes."Mother, do you not like pancakes or would you love me to prepare something else for you?" I asked calmly. I wondered why I still tried to get on Bill's mother's good side. After all, she was clearly not interested in me and wanted Samantha to remain as Bill's wife. Why then was i bothering myself in impressing her?"No, your food does not smell nice at all. I can bet it does not taste nice too." Bill's mother scoffed, her arms folded and her head up high. She had so much pride that it made me thank the Moon Go
Chapter Eighteen - Bad GuyTori's POVI stepped into the kitchen hastily and yelled "What was that all about?" My loud voice startled Talia and Samantha. They jerked in fear and turned their heads towards my direction. Samantha adjusted her posture and moved away from Talia, I watched the frightened look on her face change into one of disdain."I asked a question. I said what is going on here? What was that all about?" I repeated with both of my hands on my waist. I was not going to leave until Samantha gave an explanation."What did you see?" Samantha sneered at me. I scoffed in response and shook my head at her while Talia stood awkwardly. "Are you asking me if I saw you hand Talia a huge amount of money? If yes, then of course I saw all of that." I said firmly. I heard a gasp escape from Talia's mouth as she staggered backward. That proved my suspicion, something was definetly off if Talia was that afraid."How about you start minding your own business Tori? Why would you spy on
Chapter Nineteen - Bigger Person.Tori's POV"I...I..." I stuttered. I paused to gaze at Talia, she seemed more confident now. Turns out, Talia was just like Samantha.An awkward silence fell among us. I could feel Bill's mother's death glare on me. I felt uncomfortable and i just wanted to leave the kitchen.Bill cleared his throat and walked towards me. He placed his hands over my shoulder and smiled. "I guess Tori just misunderstood the whole situation. She was just being cautious." Samantha wanted to say something but Bill interrupted her, his eyes narrowed towards Talia's direction and he said "As for you Talia, next time when you need to lend money. You should come to me instead and not to Samantha. I hired you so you should come to me." He said in a stern voice.Talia nodded her head and muttered an apology."Come on." Bill whispered into my ears. He pulled me by the wrist and just as we were about to leave the kitchen. Bill's mother's harsh voice caused us to halt in our step
Chapter Twenty - PainTori's POVI clutched my stomach tight and groaned in agony. The piercing pain made me grit my teeth. Even with the cool breeze coming from the fan, sweat still dripped from my foreheadMy eyesight became blurry and head ached. What sort of pain was this? I was able to sleep well last night after my discussion with Bill and the tea helped calm my mind but as early as 6am, I woke up with an excruciating pain. I could not comprehend why I was feeling such pain."Come on Tori, we need to go to the hospital. You do not look good at all." Bill said, his voice was shaky and his breathing became hitched. He sounded afraid and so was I."I can barely move Bill. I feel really weak and I do not want the girls to see me like this." I managed to say, I paused to wince in pain. As I continued to speak, I felt pain wash over me. "The girls are still in their room. I will not let them know about it so please allow me take you to the hospital. It is for your own good Tori." Bil
Chapter Twenty One - The Threat Bill's POVMy heart raced extremely fast as I watched Tori shut her eyes close. She looked weak and drowsy. A drop of sweat dropped from my forehead. "Doctor!" I yelled. The doctor rushed into the room immediately with a concerned look on her face. She used a stethoscope to check Tori's heartbeat. After a few minutes, she turned me to me and sighed in relief. "She is still breathing but that does not mean she has much time left with her." I muttered a cuss under my breath and ran a hand through my hair in frustration. Why was all of this happening to Tori all of a sudden. "What can be done doctor? Please you need to save her." I said with pleading eyes.The doctor placed a hand on my shoulder and squeezed it tight. "I already told you Mr Bill. She was poisoned by a rare substance and we have not been able to find a remedy yet. We have never experienced such before." The doctor said.His words made my heart race faster. I was not ready to lose Tori. A
Chapter Twenty Two - HealerBill's POV"What do you mean by that Bill? You are letting that stupid girl get into your head!" My mother roared at me angrily. She flared up immediately and it made me eye her suspiciously. Something had to be up for her reaction to be that way.I was going to get to the root of this. Tori had already suffered enough in the past with her ex husband. I was not going to allow my mother do more harm to her."That was the same thing Tori did to me when we are in the kitchen. She accused me of bribing Talia and now you are accusing us of harming Tori! Why Bill?" This time it was Samantha that spoke. She sounded disappointed and honestly, it did not bother me. There was so much reasons to point fingers at her and my mother."To begin with, you both never liked her. You made her life completely hell yet you expect me not to accuse you both and fall for your sudden care for Tori? No way." I spat out bitterly. My anger came from the frustration that Tori was not g
Chapter Thirty Three - To Be Healed Tori's POV"I can not believe that Alpha Damon of the Gold moon pack is critically ill." Bill said stroking his chin gently. I nodded my head in agreement, feeling a pang of pity wash over me. I felt bad for the Alpha and I could not help but think of Millie, I wanted her to save him but at the same time, I wanted her to be careful about revealing her power. She was just starting to learn how to harness it, I did not want to rush her."Babe, are you there?" Bill's soft voice jolted me out of my thoughts and back to reality. I snapped my head at his direction and hummed lowly. "Yeah, I just got something else on my mind.""You know you can always tell me anything babe. What are you thinking about?" Bill asked, he gazed at me with concern written all over his face. I sighed heavily and nodded my head slowly. "Actually, it is about Millie." I said lowly.Bill's brows furrowed at my direction in utter confusion mixed with slight worry. "Is Millie okay?
Chapter Thirty Two - New SchoolTori's POV"Are you ready Millie? You are going to be late on your first day of school if you do not get prepared immediately!" I yelled from the living room. My eyes scanning through Millie's lunch bag. This was the fifth time I was rechecking, it was her first day in school and i did not want her lacking anything at all."Millie!" I yelled for umpteenth time. "Yes mum!" Millie replied. The sound of footsteps drew closer, i snapped my head up to gaze at the culprit, assuming it was Millie. To my surprise, it was Bill instead. He sluggishly walked towards my direction and planted a small kiss on my forehead."Hi babe, you look tired. Everything okay?" I asked with a concerned look plastered on my face. His shoulders were slumped and his eyes looked tired. I knew it was work taking a toll on him but i still wanted to hear from him instead."Yeah, everything is fine. Just the construction process on the club, it is taking a huge toll on me but the invest
Chapter Thirty One - Disagreement Alpha Victor's POVThe Moon goddess had indeed decided to show mercy on our land. I felt elated, I was happy that at least there was a way out of the famine and hunger going on in the land.After hearing the Moon goddess' instructions. I held a meeting with the elders of the pack immediately and this time, I invited Riley to join. At first she was confused because she assumed that i would still be angry at her for sleeping with a man in the room we shared, on our matrimonial bed. Little did she know that I held no grudge against her for that, instead I was happy that she had a son, one who would be able to heal the land.The rest of the elders joined in the chamber room for the meeting. I instructed one of the guards to lock all doors. I rose from my throne and cleared my throat, the big smile on my face made everyone look at me with worried looks on their faces."Thank you all for gracing this meeting." I said, my smile never faltered for once. I c
Chapter Thirty - Heal The LandAlpha Victor's POVI staggered backward in surprise. Riley was too engrossed in a light conversation with the man, she had not noticed my presence until I slammed the door with my fist. The young man jerked off the bed, his entire body fidgeted.in fear. Before I could make a move, he rushed to the window and jumped right through the window.A loud thud noise erupted loudly. I do not bother to see if he had dead or not. Instead my eyes moved to Riley, she hastily wore her clothes and rose to her feet to stare at me."How dare you?" I yelled through gritted teeth. A frown grew on my face. I clenched my fist tight and held back the urge to throw her through the window too. What if she got caught by someone else that was not me? That would not only bring shame to my name but also to my title as Alpha of the pack. How could my supposed Luna cheat on me?Riley raised her hand in mock surrender and spoke in a nonchalant tone. "I did it for the sake of money." S
Chapter Twenty Nine - Bad NewsAlpha Victor's POVI sat in the midst of the elders with a scornful look on my face as my eyes darted towards the direction of Elder Maxwell, the leader of all other elders as he spoke with urgency laced in his tone."The pack is dying! Starvation is increasing by the day! Something needs to be done to save the pack or else we will all die." His words humiliated me. How could he utter such word in front of me? I gritted my teeth and clenched my fist tight as I sneered "How can all of this happen to the pack when the elders exist? What are you people doing towards this misfortune!" I growled angrily.The other elders shifted at the harshness of my tone but Elder Maxwell remained still, he showed no fear at all. Instead he rose to his feet, challenging me. "It is the duty of the Alpha to cater for the needs of the pack and it is our duty to obey what you instruct us to do." He paused to clear his throat. "You have not done anything to help matters Alpha Vi
Chapter Twenty Eight - Meeting with Talia Samantha's POVI gritted my teeth in anger and clenched my fist tight. Somehow Bill had managed to throw me out of the house and not even Regina was able to do a single thing. I was going to plot a bigger plan, I refused to give up now. This time my target was not on Tori but on her girls except Candy.I just needed to find the school that they attended, my plan was to take them captive and kill them right before Tori and Bill can do anything.Although before I would do any of that, I needed to meet with Talia. I was afraid that she would end up telling Bill that I had poisoned Tori, that would make Bill take legal actions against me and I might end up in jail for it. That meant big trouble, that was why I needed to shut Talia's mouth as soon as possible.I rested comfortably on the armchair and my eyes roamed around the small restaurant while I impatiently waited for Talia to arrive. I had invited her to a small restaurant in the outskirts o
Chapter Twenty Seven - Something BiggerTori's POVDays had passed by and I had officially healed. The doctors discharged me from the hospital yesterday and today I resumed work. I decided to hold an interview at the house today, the girls had left for school and Bill said he was going out for business related stuffs and he would give me feedback once he arrived back home.Luckily for me, Samantha had left the house too, she packed her bags yesterday night and she left the house. Bill's mother decided to leave too. Good riddance to both of them. The house became more quiet and less controversial without their presences.All of a sudden, the doorbell rang loudly, jolting me out of my thoughts. I furrowed my brows in confusion and assumed that it were the ladies that probably signed up for casting. I rushed towards the door and opened it wide to meet two stunning ladies standing besides the door.Immediately I set my eyes on them, I already knew that they would do well for my agency. Th
Chapter Twenty Six - Is Tori AliveSamantha's POV I watched Bill hang up the call. He walked up the stairs and completely disappeared from our sight. I rushed towards the direction of the tears but Regina grabbed me by the wrist even before I could climb the stairs."Let him be." Regina said with a serious look on her face. I pushed her hands from my wrist and scoffed at her. Was she being serious right now? "Leave him? We need to know whether Tori is dead or not! If she is not dead then we are all in trouble!" I whisper-yelled at her."I told you to trust. How hard is it for you to do that? If you go up there and pressure him then that would only make him suspicious of us! Tori is dead and that is Bill's own way of mourning. I know my son perfectly well." Regina said the last part boldly but I was certain that she knew nothing about Bill.She had not visited her son in years and all of a sudden she claimed to know him well. I casted one last glance at her and made my way up the sta
Chapter Twenty Five - The Suspense Samantha's POVI sat down with Regina on the couch in the living room. She was laughing at something on the TV screen but I could barely focus on what displayed on the screen, I guess it was because I was mostly concerned about what Bill would think of me.He had seen Tori's daughters crying in my presence. I was worried that Bill would find out that I was the one who hit them. I could not stand them except for Candy, she was the only one who had a sense of reasoning. The two other girls irritated me."Samantha, what are you thinking about? We have won this battle already. Talia played her part well by poisoning Tori." Regina blurted out.My eyes widened, I immediately cautioned her to keep quiet. "Shush, what if someone is hiding somewhere and listening to our conversation? We would be in big trouble if Bill happened to find out." I said, I was slightly afraid that Talia would eventually confess.She was nothing like me, Talia was innocent. I only