Chapter 56The day of the Annual mate's party. Kelsey sat in the living room waiting for the doorbell to ring and finally the buzz came. Janet walked in with a make-up kit.Kelsey stood up. "I've been expecting you.""Did I keep the luna waiting?"They shared a hug and moved to Kelsey's room where Janet will be helping her get set.Kelsey took off her maxi dress and tired a towel across her chest. Janet pulled a stool for her and she settled before the large dressing mirror."I'll make sure you are dressed to kill tonight," Janet commented with a smile.Kelsey's face was covered with a sad smile. "You've worked so hard in planning this event Janet. It breaks my heart that you won't be part of it.""Oh come on Kelsey. Don't give me that look. We've talked about this right? You'll take pictures and make cool videos for me.""It will be way better if you were there in person. What if I don't get the chance to take pictures or make any videos?" Kelsey went on lamenting."Then it's fine. "
Chapter 57"Yes." A round man who just walked into the scene agreed. "You guys don't need to plan a big event. It's your mating ceremony and no matter how small it is, it will count. After all, it's about the ritual, not the celebration."Dennis was forced to agree with a sheepish grin. "Of course, it's about the ritual, not the celebration.""So when are we having the event?" a lady asked. She was folding her arms across her chest and Dennis felt her intense gaze."Yes, Alpha. When is your mating ceremony? You guys ought to be mated by now."Kelsey knew that Dennis was losing control. He wiped the sweats banded on his forehead with the back of his palm and looked at her with defeated eyes."Very soon. The preparations are almost over ." Kelsey blurted."What?" Dennis whispered underneath his breath and tightened his grip around her.The people loosened their faces and Kelsey joined them with a fake smile. "I assure you all that we will be having our mating ceremony very soon." "That
Chapter 58Kelsey heaved a deep sigh as dozens of thoughts came fluttering in her mind. What if she instantly becomes wordless on stage? She turned to stare at Dennis. He still had the approving nod and smile.She swallowed some air, took deep breaths and aimed for the stage. Kelsey was hoping that Dennis would accompany her to the stage, stay beside her till she was done with the vote or task or rather just usher her to the stage but instead, he sat there nodding like a lizard. Could she be expecting too much from him? Isn't all this a game of pretence? She couldn't help but wonder.The host invited Kelsey with an open palm. She took his hand and climbed the stage after flashing a quick smile at the man. She had been so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't hear the applause and cheers that had been reigning from the moment she was invited on stage."God help me," Kelsey muttered under her breath and faced the crowd.She could feel the eyes of everyone on her body. Kelsey felt a
Ben couldn't hide his surprise. He arched his brow at Dennis and asked. "You said you mentioned the event to her?"From the expression he could read on Kelsey's face, he could tell that she had no idea of what they were talking about.Kelsey looked up at Dennis with a tightened jaw. Why would he lie to his dad that he told her about the event when they both knew that he never mentioned it?Dennis ran his left hand through his hair. He faced his father after a sigh. "Dad, the truth is, I just mentioned it to Kelsey one time during a conversation. I'm not sure whether she recollects but I didn't tell her what the event entails," he explained.Kelsey still doubted him. If Dennis had mentioned the event, then it would have rung the bell. Nevertheless, she just had to go with the flow.She turned to Ben with a forced grin. "Well, I guess, it just skipped my mind judging by the fact that Dennis mentioned it and didn't shed more light on the event.Ben sighed. " I understand Kelsey."Dennis
Chapter 60All through the ride home, no one spoke. Dennis had his gaze fixed on the road with both hands on the speedometer while Kelsey kept looking through the window by her left.Dennis didn't start up a conversation because he assumed that Kelsey is tired and engaging in small talk wasn't his thing.Kelsey on the other hand was pissed that Dennis didn't inform her about the upcoming Olympics games. From his gestures, she could tell that he wasn't going to allow her to participate. She assumed that his father's wish of having her trained by him was not going to come true.Dennis pulled the car to a halt by the water fountain after he drove into the mansion. He stepped out of the car and hurried inside. Kelsey's heels were clicking behind him.They got to the living room. Dennis took off his jacket and held it in his right hand. "I'll see you tomorrow," he said after glancing at his wristwatch.Kelsey dumped her purse on the twin couch and moved toward him. She faced him, her arms
Kelsey took off her heels and flung them beside the twin couch. She tightened her fists and stared Dennis straight in the eyes.He walked up to her with a bright smile. "You wanna be a tough girl? I can see you are ready to fight."Kelsey could tell that Dennis was teasing her. The way he blinked at her and his mischievous smile revealed that he was expecting less from her.Dennis parted his lips in his bid to tease Kelsey the more when she suddenly marched toward him with a clenched left fist, bridging the gap between them. In a flash, she almost sent a blow across his left cheek but the vigilant Dennis stopped her by blocking her fist. He caught her fist just in time."Wow!" he gasped in surprise and wanted to speak but the determined Kelsey was sending another blow to his cheek with her right fist. Dennis quickly turned Kelsey around and pinned her back to his chest while grabbing her fists with both hands."Seems like I underestimated you huh?" he whispered into her left ear. He
"Are you guys ready?" Dennis asked.Kelsey and Janet exchanged glances and finally agreed with a nod. "Yes.""I'll pull out the car from the parking lot," Dennis said and walked out. He is smartly dressed in a blue tuxedo and will be dropping them at the training house before he heads for the office.Before going to bed the previous night, Kelsey called Janet, seeking her support on her first training. Janet had agreed to follow her to the training house since it was a weekend. Kelsey practically knew no one there aside from Peter of course so Janet's presence will mean a lot to her.Lately, Kelsey couldn't help but feel comfortable around Janet and when the girl agreed to accompany her to the training house, she couldn't be more glad. Kelsey was wearing her wrestling suit from high school which still fits her perfectly. Janet wore a simple maxi.The girls strode out. Dennis had already pulled out the jeep and had mounted the driver's seat. Kelsey settled beside him in front while Ja
Peter helped Kelsey get off the floor. "Yes, Kelsey. Where did you learn how to fight like that? Don't you dare tell me you're an amateur?" Peter warned while pointing a finger at her.Kelsey smiled and turned to the crowd. They were all waiting for her to speak. Their faces carried surprised expressions and they were dying to feed their craving ears.She sighed and slumped on the ring ropes. "Fine, I'll tell you guys how I learnt to fight once Peter and I are done."*******Dennis threw his briefcase at the back seat and jumped onto the driver's seat. He just got a call from the council members that an emergency meeting was fixed.The council normally hold their meetings in one of the chambers within the training house. Dennis glanced at his wristwatch and fixed his gaze back on the straight path ahead.Since Kelsey is having her first official training in the training house at the moment, he might stride to the arena to check on her but that will be after his meeting, he concluded.
After what seemed like seven eternities to Denis, ~b~ was finally done. He traced the car out of the pack to an abandoned village just outside of it. It was like a small community of outcasts and displaced wolves that have fallen from grace or that needed a place to hide. A town of misfits, simply put. “I already sent for your men.” Peter said tossing Denis the car key.“I don’t need my men to kill that bitch.” Denis answered stomping out of the room.“But you might need them to clean up after.” Peter yelled running after him.Denis drove like he had more than one life. He grip the steering wheel the same way he intended to grip Janet's neck and his jaw was clenched so tight.“You're going to get us both killed!” Peter yelled. He also enjoyed driving fast but Denis was way past his speed limit and he was beginning to cherish his life way more than he ever did.“Hold on tight.” Denis said and went even faster than before, speeding past all the cars on the vast road.They were sooner t
~b~ arrived at the hospital after he had put theentire pack on lockdown. He texted Denis to inform him of his arrival and Denis called and asked him to meet them at the last door to the left, upstairs where they went to check security footage but the only thing ~b~ heard over all the loud whispers of the nurses was security footage.The whole hospital knew there was something big going on, rumors had spread like wild fire but just like every rumor, none of them were accurate. It was all hear-say, everyone has a different story of the same incident. When ~b~ asked for directions to the room where Denis asked to meet, no one asked him questions like they would have on a normal day. Peter, Denis and Ophelia were staring at thecomputer screen, the CCTV footage from the nursery was playing. Everything that happened there earlier was unfolding right before their eyes. They all watched the nurses put the baby in their cot and leave. They also saw them wave to the nurse in charge of the bab
Denis stormed out of the room in anger pushing past Ophelia.“Make sure she’s fine.” He ordered pointing at an unconscious Kelsey before walking through the door. He ransacked his pocket to call the first person he always seems to call whenever there’s trouble. “There is a problem.” “I'll be right there.” ~b~ answered without any hesitations whatsoever “Wait.” Denis said without a warning that he was still on the phone and it almost made ~b~ jump out of his pants.“I need the entire pack on lockdown, no one goes in and no one goes out!”“Got it.” ~b~ said and this time remembered to end the call. Ophelia comes running towards Denis with yet another bad news. There’s only so much a man can take. “S—si—si” she stuttered because Denis' glare had made even the words scared of coming out.“Speak!” Denis yelled like he was not aware of the power of his glare.“Yo—yo—your wife.” His glare got even more intense, it was burning a whole through Ophelia's shaky body.“What happened to my
Kelsey was brought to the healer’s house where she was to deliver her babies. Denis puthis hand over her shoulder and tried to pacify her but Kelsey was not buying any of it. She continued to scream and unconsciously scratch Denis neck with her claws but Denis didn’t mind it. He knew she was in pain and he could almost physically feel her pain too.“It’s going to be okay.” He told her but she glared at him and yelled that it was not going to be.“My babies are not due yet!” She told him and even though he lost track of the due date while he was busy searching for her and didn’twhether she was right or wrong, he nodded in agreement. The healer finally came to save Denis from his wife and she was taken to the delivery room.She still continued to yell at the healer but the healer had seen enough women in labor in her laugh time to know that Kelsey's behavior was completely normal. “You need to explain why my babies are coming now instead of the due date!” Kelsey demanded and the healer
And there it was. The silence Denis literally killed for. Simon's manic laughter no longer filled the air and now what they were left with was Jerry’s silent sobs. “You better start talking if you know what’s good for you.” Denis said and Jerry starts to wail even louder. “I have no idea what he was talking about, I swear. Simon spent most of his years trapped inside a clinic, you can’t believe everything that came out of his mouth.” Jerry said vigorously wiping his tears while staring at Simon's body.“You’re the liar!” Kelsey shrieked. Denis arms were still wrapped around her keeping her in place. “I’m not lying I swear! I didn’t kill your parents.” Jerry continued to defend himself and it pissed Kelsey off even more. “I saw the fucking pictures, you sick stalker! I saw everything!” Kelsey finally blurted outhaving kept it in for too long, she had had enough of Jerry’s lies. Jerry went stiff, his tears that were falling endlessly seized and it seemed like something got stuck in
The road to the cabin was hardly even a road. It was just a thick fog of leaves and trees, basically a forest but with tire tracks.“I thought you said your family used to come here?” Denis growled at Jerry when the car bumped into something for the umpteenth time. “We used to, like a million years ago.” Simon snapped back, he was in an uncomfortable state at the back, therefore taking all the hit of the car. He’d bumped his head a million times, he was sure it was going to give in and crack anytime soon.“I think they’re building something out here.” Peter commented. “These tire tracks, they’re not just your regular tire tracks, it’s definitely from a heavy machine, look how deep it sunk.”“I don’t give a shit what they’re building, it’s out of my jurisdiction and I just want Kelsey.” Denis answered and increased his speed ignoring every bump on the way and letting Jerry bear the brunt of it “It’s the other way.” Jerry said pointing with his head.“You better not be bullshitting
Denis felt relief wash through his skin.Kelsey was fine. His woman was alive! He didn’t let the feeling of relief lag his brainthough.Kelsey was alive but she was also in danger and she had called him to rescue her. He couldn’t afford to make any mistakes.“Was that really Kelsey?” ~b~ asked worriedly when he saw the look on Denis' face. They were about to go another drive around the pack when he stopped walking and started acting like he was possessed and he could see ghosts but when he mentioned Kelsey, it started to make more sense.“Yes and I need your help with something.”Denis answered quickly. “What?” ~b~ asked readily. “I need you to help me find some place, Kelsey gave me a description but I can’t figure it out.”“Sure, I’ll grab my computer.” He said and ran back inside while Denis trailed after him with the same speed.Everyone turned to look at them when they burst through the door. “What’s going on?” Kate shrieked asking the question on everyone’s mind. “Kelsey reac
His call didn’t last as long as Kelsey would have hoped which was forever. He was back in a few minutes and he returned to his initial position, only this time his knife was no longer with him. He had mindlessly dropped it when his phone rang a few minutes before, but he was still unaware that it was missing.“I can’t say this enough but I’m going to make you miserable.” Simon said and Kelsey sobbed, dabbing her tears with the back of her left hand and concealing the knife. She had stretched herself beyond her capacity trying to get the knife when Simon dropped it and she had succeeded and her it hurt a little below her belly. “I’m going to make you mine forever but I’m never going to love you.” His words were like stab wounds to Kelsey’s heart. Make her his?Over her dead body. “I’m going to put my seed inside of you and make you even more beautiful than you looked when he met you. I’m going to parade you with my baby in your tommy all over his face but I’m never going to love
More days continued to pass and Kelsey couldn’t even keep track of when it was day or night, the cell was continuously dark and the silver cage was even worse. She had never been in such a small space for such a long period of time. Every part of her body ached and she wasn’t getting enough food. Simon only remembered to feed her at nightand on rare occasions he brought leftover pizza in the morning.She had no idea where she was, if she was still in the same city as Denis or even the same country and sometimes it felt like she was in an entirely different world.Her babies were kicking in her stomach uncomfortably. Everyday she prayed that she didn’t have to give birth to them in a silver cage. She talked to them when she was bored and sad and she was so sure that they listenedbecause they kicked her stomach in response. She told them stories like Denis used to every night even when she herself was asleep, she begged them to stay healthy and be patient for her to escape from the