Each person in the room was baffled at the little boy before them. He must have been about three years of age. He had light brown hair and dark eyes. He smiled, revealing a gap in his teeth, a gap that was identical to his father's. He was also incredibly handsome, just like his father. Lily uneasily stepped from side to side.
"What in the world is going on here?!" Valentino yelled. The child jerked. His mother knelt down beside him and gathered him up into her bosom.
"Will you stop telling like an animal?" Lily said angrily. "Express your anger when he leaves."
"Mama," the little voice said.
"Yes dear," Lily replied as she forced a smile onto her face. He smiled back. "Now Jeremy, why don't you go find Uncle Lucas? I'm sure he has more tricks to show you. He is at the pool waiting for you." The little boy nodded and ran off to find Lucas.
As soon as he was out of sight and out of earshot, Valentino began to pace the reception briskly
As the waiter left with their orders, Catori faced the two Ghost Reapers who sat facing her. "So what's the plan from here?"Can you go a few seconds without whining?" Zayna snapped.The three had found their way to a popular restaurant in the big city.Fenris and Catori both ignored Zayna's outburst. "Well, we got to the Wastelands safely and quietly. That's a sign of luck," Fenris started. "What we need to do now is find the royal family and get as much information as possible from them.""That won't be easy," Catori reminded him.He smirked but refrained from speaking when the waiter came with Catori's dumplings. Once he had placed her plate down and left, Fenris continued. "This time around, we will not be straightforward in getting this info," he started. "From what I observed back at my old pack, it seems that many of your pack's allied are withdrawing."The redhead scrunched up her face, confused. "What do you mean
Fenris tapped her back gently. "Wake up, Catori. You need to start getting ready," he said. In response, her legs tangled more with his under the blanket and her grip on him became tighter. He looked at her face. Deep down, Fenris wished that they could stop this but another part of him wanted to go on.He removed her sleeping body from his and climbed out of the bed. He took one of the towels the hosts of the party kept for them. He had a quick shower. By the the time he came out, Catori had stirred. She was up and about, waiting for him to finish so that she could take her own shower. She smiled when he came out. "What's up?" he asked, bewildered at her visage."Nothing," she replied, her smile never lingering.Fenris watched her go into the bathroom. In a short while, Catori was out. She sat down at the dressing table. When they were at the mall, Amar had also bought her some make up. Catori was quick to make it light and simple."Where i
A lady took the stage and cleared her throat. "We apologize for the inconvenience, but the party has come to an end," she said and scurried away. Fenris looked to Catori with confusion written all over his face. "What just happened?" he asked. "That is the completion of phase one," she replied. "As you and I have nothing to do, we might as well go back to our room." "But what about Zayna?" he asked with worry as he followed her to their designated room. "Amar will be fine, she should be entering phase two by now," was the reply that came to him. Still very much confused, he followed her inside. "Are you ready to explain the kind of plan the two of you came up with?" he asked as soon as she bolted the door shut. They both sat on the edge of the bed. "Sure. Well, when you talked about wrecking the party, an idea came to me," she started. "But it would have been dangerous for me to share it there, that was why I too
"So how did it go?" Catori asked as they journeyed out of the Wastelands. "Terrible," Zayna replied. "Just take it that everything was a waste of time and energy." "Explain," Fenris demanded. "The guy knew nothing," she said. "Yes, they were once allies of Catori's mother but they cut ties a long time ago." "So coming here was a waste of time?" Catori asked. "Did you not hear me say that earlier?" the other woman snapped. "Tell us what exactly happened in there," Fenris said. Amar blew out a breath. "Alright," she agreed. "Everything went according to Catori's plan, exactly the way she said it would. Fast-forward to after the guy's fiancee found us and screamed. I decided to just corner the both of them together." She paused. "And how did that go?" Fenris asked when he saw that she was not ready to continue. "Terrible," she replied. "No matter what I asked, the stupid heir didn't know. I even questioned his wife
Alaric stopped just as they reached the gates. "Once we go in, you guys become my friends," he said to them. "Just act like we've all known one another for up to a year.""That shouldn't be hard," Liam replied then turned slightly to Kurt. "But Kurt, please do not freeze up.""Sure, no problem," Kurt said.They advanced to the main gates."Halt," one of the guards instructed.They did as ordered. "Who are you and state your business here," he said.Alaric stepped forward despite the guard pointing his spear at him. "My name is Alaric Berwoulf," he said coolly with his hand stuffed in his pockets. "We are here to see the king and queen.""What does a Berwoulf have to do with the royal family?" the guard asked wearily. He was obviously suspicious of them.Alaric shook his head. It was quite amusing to him. "Just let them know that Alaric is here to see them," he told the guard, who in turn sent the mes
She looked just like her mother but with more flesh. Like a switch though, he was back to reality. He could see her mother look at her approvingly. The white haired man could not barely resist the urge to roll his eyes. "Yes dear, I sent for you," the Luna said. She then gestured towards Alaric. "You remember Alaric, don't you?" She wrinkled her nose at his name. "Who is Alaric?" she asked, feigning ignorance of who they were talking about. Her mother looked a little embarrassed. "Darling," she said in a high pitched tone. "Don't you remember Alaric Berwoulf? Your mate?" Her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as she tried making the girl recall who he was. "Oh, that idiot? What about him?" Natalie asked. Alaric glanced at her father to see him facepalm. The whole situation made him want to laugh. But he had had enough of having to stand and strain his legs while these people used him to play their guessing game. "Hi there,
He pushed her away. "What the fuck do you think you're doing?!" he asked while panting."I- I'm sorry," she replied with her face to the floor.He hissed. "Keep moving," he commanded."Alright," she said, raising her hands in mock surrender.They got to her room, which was empty. "I thought your friends were here," Alaric said as he closed the door gently.She sighed. "No one came to visit me," she said sadly. "My friends were meant to be here today but they canceled lady minute. Ever since my son became old enough to move around, most of them have been avoiding me." She bent her head low and sobbed.Alaric stared at her in shock, words were far from his mouth. "You have a son?" he asked. "How? I never knew this and that's coming from someone who frequented this castle."She smiled tiredly. "I had him as soon as you left," she said. "Since you left, one bad thing or the other has happened to me.
They managed to ask directions and were soon on their way back to the castle until they stumbled across the boy who put them in the precinct to begin with. "What a drag," Liam said as he scowled down on the boy. Xavier pushed up his glasses and frowned at them. "You guys are the reason Grandpa is upset with me," he said. "How dare act all innocent around him?" Liam knelt down to his height. "Depending on the situation boy, we are innocent," he said with a blank expression. "Not everything in this world will go the way you plan it just because you're related to the royals." "And sometimes, you just have to suck it up and move on," Kurt added as they both left the boy were he stood. He yelled at them from behind but was too scared to go any closer. "Are there any prisoners in the dungeon?" Natalie asked the guards. They were in
Catori surveyed nothing in particular from the edge of the hill. She could hear the birds chirping. They sounded so sweet. The air was so refreshing to breathe in.After the war, all the members of the council were either sacked or decided to resign on their own. Mrs Maxwell was appointed a high member of the council. At first, she was the only member. She singlehandedly conducted the Alpha's test on Catori and her brother. It had been decided that since another child of Luna Dakota was found, then it would only be fair to give him a chance at being alpha as well. Naturally, Liam failed. Kurt had become the new zeta of their pack. Cassarina became the beta.For the first time in a while, North Lotus was in perfect peace. She turned in the direction she came from.As she entered the busy town, she spotted a family honey skinned man with black hair. He was with a little boy who was about a year old on his neck. He pecked h
A blonde lady suddenly jumped in front of her enemy to shield him. She looked exactly like him and Kurt.'She must be the sister that Kurt talked about,' she said in thought."Get out of my way," she growled but Kasa wasn't ready to budge. Beta Calian saw this as a golden opportunity. He was up and away in a matter of seconds away from them. She wanted to go after him but on second thoughts, she decided to let him be for the time being and check out what was wrong with the blonde girl in front of her. She looked disheveled."Who are you?" Kasa asked in a shaking voice.Catori stepped back and closed her eyes tight. She felt the fur on her body grow out to the ground. She felt her red hair fall on her shoulders and her bones clicked back and she was no longer standing on all fours."Catori?" Kasa called in a confused tone."So I was right. You do k
Catori's knees made forced contact with the floor. Kurt landed on her right side and her father was thrown to her left. There were sniggers from among those vipers. There was clapping and mock praise at the round table."Well, well, well, Catori Dolphus is finally home. It seems like you came at the right time," Zeta Ahmik Black said and laughed.Catori stared at him, trying to fix his face but to no avail."Don't let them know that you can't remember them," Arthur whispered as quietly as he could.Beta Calian raised a palm and there was silence. He stood up from his seat at the round table and went to stand before the prisoners. He glared at Kurt, who glared back."So you even had the face to show up here," he said to his sun. His expression depicted anger and disappointment. Kurt didn't reply, to which Arthur gave a sigh of relief."So to the re
"So it's best for us to enter through this South border, actually. This is the less guarded area," Kurt explained to them. "If we go in successfully and stay put for a little while, we can gather some information first and know how to plan our moves."The others listened to him with interest. As a member of the elite warrior scouts, it made sense to have him give them the directions. Arthur listened to him as his mind slowly mapped out a method of attack. He nodded in agreement with the Hemming boy. Kurt trained well."That's good. I like your logic. Just as he said, we shouldn't barge in there. It has been a while since we were here. As much as Cassarina and Mrs Maxwell left just a few days ago, anything could have happened within that time," Arthur said. "We should steal into the pack. The problem now is when we can do that and where we will stay while we gather this info we need.""We also have to consider how we will
The two women walked silently on the bushy path. Zayna carried their medium sized luggage while Catori walked beside her empty-handed. "Are you sure that you don't want my help?" Catori asked after a while. She didn't feel comfortable letting Zayna carry all the luggage though they were in a duffel bag. The other woman, clad in black jeans and a black tee shirt, just like Tori, replied with a "No," for the upteenth time since they set out. "I don't know why you keep fussing over a baby that isn't even well developed yet. Just let me help you," Catori said. "Tori, all the help I need from you right now is for you to walk with me and keep quiet. We don't want to draw any unwanted attention to ourselves," Zayna replied. "And please, save your energy because I can bet you on anything that we might soon get attacked." Choosing to heed the Ghost Reaper's words, Catori kept her mou
Catori paced around in the room while Zayna watched her, to understand where the extra agitation was coming from.Tori stopped suddenly. "Hey Amar, I've got a question for you," she said."Shoot.""Are you a male or a female?" she asked.Her question was rather amusing to Zayna. "Why do you ask?""Well, you sound like a female at times and although you look like a male and actually sound like one most of the time, I can't help but think that you're a female," she said."Impressive," Zayna drawled. "Well, you got me then. I'm a woman.""How come you like to disguise yourself then?" Catori asked her as she dragged the chair in the room and sat down."Sorry but your friends think I'm a man. I just need to be on the safe side," Zayna replied in her real voice."Tell me about my
Catori stood at the window in silence. It had been over week since she had come to stay with Kelvin's family. They had been so welcoming right from the start, especially when his mother heard that she was pregnant. Catori desperately wanted to remember what her boyfriend looked like but come what may, she just could not. Amar had come to see her every single day since the day that she was discharged from the hospital.'I wonder why my boyfriend hasn't come to see me. What if we broke up before I found out about our baby?' she continued to ask herself. No matter how many times she asked Amar, there was never any concrete answer.There was a knock on the door and Erica let herself in before Catori could give her the permission to. "Hey. How are you feeling today?" Erica asked her."I think I'm getting better. I vaguely remember who you are now," Catori said. She was unsure of what she just said but all the same, ther
Kasa stumbled on a stone as she ran for her life. The rumbling of the earth showed that the guards were closing in on her. She was nearing the beginning of the hill. Left with no option, she climbed and it seemed like the moon goddess chose to smile on her, as she came across a small cave which she hid in. She heard the guards getting closer and went further into the cave, hoping with all her might that they would not catch her scent. If they did, then she was done for. She tried to catch her breath and stop the panting of her lungs.So your dad actually decided to do away with you, her wolf said.‘Please, this is not the time to tell me how you predicted this,’ Kasa said.No, I'm not trying to make you feel guilty. Even I am shocked that he would decide to go that far, said her wolf.Kasa's tears touched the floor of the cave, making tiny splattering sounds in the process. She snif
Beta Calian paced around his office in circular motions. "I should not have let that old woman go. There was definitely something off about her being alright with leaving. I should have known that she would escape with that girl," he kept on muttering."So what makes you think that realizing your mistake and going after them will change anything?" Zeta Ahmik while he took a sip out of his cup of tea."Why are you so less concerned? You should be the one to be fuming about this, not me!" the Beta screamed."Tell me, why should I kill myself over the fact that your plan did not work when I'm not even the one who made the plan?" Zeta Ahmik asked him calmly.Beta Calian was stunned. "Are you serious right now? Black, you were solidly behind me this whole time and all of a sudden, just the operation isn't going according to plan, you think it is a great idea to pin the blame on me?" Beta Calian asked.