Chapter 65CATHERINE’S POV“Get out,” I said to the maid as I got up from bed and strengthened my hair to loosen some tight curls.“Em…em…I’m sorry Luna Catherine. But Alpha Sebastian gave me strict orders to not leave you on your own.”I spun around, shocked and mad at her words. I had no idea Sebastian gave such orders. That explained why the maids have been swarming around me like bees after I almost jumped off the balcony.“Excuse me?” I asked, my face contorted with rage. “What do you take me for? A five year old? Your baby? As you can see I’m doing perfectly fine on my own and don’t you or any of the other maids to babysit me. Now, don’t let me repeat myself or you’ll be losing your job faster than you can blink. Get the hell out of my room!!”She was a bit hesitant at first. She tried to say something. But seeing the furious look on my face, she gave up and rushed out of the room.Stupid maids. How dare them monitor me, their mistress and Luna like I was their child. I couldn’t
Chapter 66CATHERINE’S POVVivian looked away, thinking hard again. But I was becoming impatient. She was wasting my time and I had other things to do. If she wasn’t capable. Then she should let me know so I can find someone else.“If you can’t do this, then tell me so I can find someone else,” I said impatiently.“No…No Luna Catherine,” She snapped from her thoughts and replied promptly, nodding severally. “I can do it. I’m up to the task.”“Good girl,” I smiled at her.“But how can I make sure no one finds out she died from food poisoning after eating the food?”“I don’t know,” I shrugged my shoulders. “You have been cooking for years, that shouldn’t be something to worry about. You can find something tasteless. Odourless. Something that could dissolve easily in water and vanish from the blood in case Sebastian decides to carry out an autopsy, which I know he will…”She kept glancing over my shoulders furtively, not saying anything and making awkward movements with her neck as if to
Chapter 67 BRIANNA’S POV I never asked him to come spend the night here. I never asked him to read to me. But he wouldn’t listen. He never stopped reading. I found it hard to admit, but I kind of enjoyed his company. I usually slept alone in this cell, my only companion being the crickets chirping outside, whispers of the night and my thoughts that were eating me up from inside. But that night, his smooth, deep, soothing voice filled the air inside the room. Filled the air around me. Lulled me into a relaxed mood. He got more excited with each page he turned, even though I didn’t say a word to him. Surprisingly, I started enjoying the book too. He had said it was one of his favourites, and now I understood why. He kept reading until I finished braiding my hair and eventually fell asleep. The streak of golden light pouring in from the small window fell on my face, making my eyes flutter open. On waking, I saw him sleeping on the armchair. He covered himself with a blanket and had th
Chapter 68SEBASTIAN’S POVI decided to stay in the guest’s room. There was no way I’d stay in that bedroom with Catherine. Not after what she did just did to me. She had the guts to slap me in front of Brianna. I wasn’t the bad-tempered type of guy, otherwise, I wouldn’t have taken it on her. Alpha Kings can never hit their Lunas no matter what. And my father strictly advised me against the same. He taught me to always respect women, which I did.At this point, I wanted nothing more than divorce. But since that wasn’t an option, I thought it was high time I got a second wife. I had no plans for that initially, but Catherine’s unruly behaviour left me with no choice.Romantically, Catherine was the only woman I knew. But if I were to consider marrying someone else, it would definitely be Brianna. I couldn’t stop thinking about her. I loved everything about her. And I wished I met her earlier in life. I wished she wasn’t a slave. Should I ask her to marry me? Will she say yes?No…no….
Chapter 69SEBASTIAN’S POVWhen I arrived at the cell, the maid had finished serving Brianna. She stood by the cell, her gaze intent on Brianna as if expecting something. Probably for the poison to take effect. Brianna was seated, ready to start eating when I shouted, stopping her.“Don’t eat that!” I shouted as soon I rushed in.“What?” She asked, looking confused, the avocado toast near her mouth. “Why shouldn’t I eat it? It’s my breakfast… Is something wrong?”“Yes,” I said as I approached the bars, heaving from the run I made to get to the place. Thank goodness I arrived just in time to stop her from eating that thing. If she ate it and something happened to her, I won’t remain the same. And I’ll never forgive Catherine and the maid for it. “It’s poisoned.”Reflexively, she kept back the toast and flinched away from the tray, staring momentarily in shock and disbelief at me and the maid whose lips were parted in shock as well as she looked at me.“After everything I have done for
Chapter 70SEBASTIAN’S POVOn the lawn, the maids were already gathered, waiting for me to arrive. Their faces were etched with concern and curiosity as they whispered amongst themselves, wondering why I had called such a sudden meeting. In a corner, my guard was still holding Vivian. She kept on with her futile struggles, tears were already welling up in her eyes. But I wasn’t moved by them. By the time I’m finished with her, she’ll cry a river, that’s if she’ll be able to survive what I’m about to do to her. As I mounted the platform laid out for me with the breakfast tray still in my hands, I maintained a stern expression. It was high time I stopped being too lenient with these maids. The more I was, the less they feared me and would likely follow Vivian’s footsteps. Amelia and the doctor stood at a considerable distance beside me, facing the crowd.“I’ve always been a good master to all of you,” I said, my voice carrying weight and authority. The atmosphere fell silent as I spo
Chapter 71CATHERINE’S POVI still couldn’t believe Sebastian left me hanging and spent the night in that cell room with that bitch. He should be with me, his lawfully wedded wife and soulmate and not with her! I just don’t get what he saw in her. I was thrice of everything that she was. I was prettier and hotter than she could ever be. She could never measure up to me in a million years. Yet he keeps going to her. Why?!!From what he said earlier, it was obvious he had plans of taking her in as his second wife. I couldn’t let that happen. Never! It was a good thing she’d probably be dead by now from the poison. I just hope that the maid, Vivian did her job very well. Failure wasn’t an option when it came to me. If she fails, I’ll deal with her mercilessly and make sure she loses her job and every other thing worth losing like I told her.My entire body was itching with restlessness. I needed to go see if the deed had been done. I couldn’t help picturing Sebastian’s face after he saw
Chapter 72CATHERINE’S POV“I never imagined you could come up with something so wicked. Has your madness led you to this? Huh? If you hadn’t missed those therapy sessions I organized for you, you wouldn’t have had such a twisted idea.”“Excuse me?” my brows pulled in an affronted frown. What he was talking about? “I don’t understand. What did I do?”“Stop acting dumb,” he scoffed and shook his head negatively at me. “I know you told that maid to poison Brianna. How could you do that? Such wicked thought! You could have killed her for goodness sake! If you can do this, how sure am I that you won’t try to harm me too someday?”Oh! That was what he was talking about. I thought Vivian didn’t tell him when was asking her outside on the lawn. What a bitch! Not only did she fail to complete my job, but she also sold me out to Sebastian. Fuck!! If Sebastian knew about this, then there was every chance the other maids knew too. This better not be true.“I just wish she had revealed it to ever
CHAPTER 19“W…what do you mean she didn’t make it?...” My voice quivered as I tried to keep it steady. My breath was heavy, coming in short quick gasps that hurt my chest. “S…she’s dead, Lily,” the doctor hesitated before breaking the news with a heavy sigh. “She couldn’t be operated on due to lack of completion of the payment. Her body has been transferred to the morgue. I’m sorry. I did my best. I really did. You need to come now to identify her body and make necessary arrangements…” The weight of his revelation bore down heavily on me like a ton of rocks, crushing me to a pulp. I didn’t know for how long I stayed mute, feeling an acute sense of loss wash over me. My mother. My sweet mother…the only family I had left was gone. I won’t get to see her again. This was all my fault. If only I had gathered the payment and made it to the hospital in time, I could have saved her. She’ll still be breathing by now. Terrible regrets assailed me as hot painful tears burned their way down m
BRIANNA’S POV The pungent smell of drugs and antiseptics came streaming into my nose. Irritated, I grimaced, shaking my head to ward off the smell. My eyes forcefully slid open to find myself in an unfamiliar environment flooded with bright almost blinding lights with the walls painted white too. It didn’t take long for me to realize I was in a hospital, the beeping of the heart monitor and other medical machines I was hooked to the only sounds heard in the room. I groaned in discomfort, breathing out heavily as I tried to gently sit up on the bed. I felt so disoriented like I just woke up from a terrible coma. I tried to recall the events that led to me being here when the door suddenly pushed open and Sebastian stormed in. “Doctor! She’s awake,” he shouted, appearing relieved and overwhelmed with joy. He crouched in front of me, looking at me and touching me like I was made of glass. He was extremely concerned. “Are you okay?” He asked not waiting for me to answer before a
CHAPTER 152 SEBASTIAN’S POV Hermes started moving stealthily towards the car, forcing Brianna along with him, his eyes fixed on us without wavering. Brianna looked at us with a helpless gaze, silently pleading for us to help her. I felt really bad. My body burned with restlessness and the urge to do something. Anything. I can’t just stay back and watch Hermes take her away. I can’t afford to lose her again. I can’t bear living a minute of my life again without seeing her. I didn’t know if there was someone inside the SUV to drive them. I couldn’t see clearly. But Hermes was moving into the passenger’s seat with her. That meant someone was there or maybe he’ll climb into the driver’s seat after he got in. But whatever the case was, I didn’t want him to take her away again. I looked at Dylan in a silent, urgent plea. “We have to do something. We can’t just stay back and let him take her away again…” “I’m sorry Sebastian,” Dylan sighed in pessimism. “But there is nothing
CHAPTER 151 SEBASTIAN’S POV Dylan managed to gather all the association’s security troops in time. With an armoured truck, we burst in through the gates of his castle, taking the occupants mostly his guards by surprise. They didn’t expect us, especially by this time, at dusk. Dressed in bulletproof vests, we jumped down the trucks and shot several times in the air to frighten Hermes’s guards and force their surrender. The order from Dylan was to arrest, not to shoot. But I wanted to kill them all, most especially Hermes. Dylan knew I’d find it hard to adhere to his commands so he refused to give me a gun. Having arrived with five armoured trucks – three for the association’s troops and the other two for Hermes and his guards that will be arrested, we were almost thrice the number of Hermes’s guards. And the fact we came unexpectedly, they weren’t prepared at all. Looking around the place, I couldn’t see Hermes or Brianna. Where the hell was that bastard and where has he t
CHAPTER 150 BRIANNA’S POV I grimaced bitterly, looking away in irritation. “Let me go! I’m going nowhere with you…” But it fell on deaf ears as he started dragging me along with him to the castle’s exit as though I was some children’s toy. His grip was so tight I feared I might fracture my wrist if I tried to break free. “You killed her…” I swallowed with difficulty, tears falling out my eyes as the brutal scenario of how he killed his sister came rushing to my mind. “She was worried about you…she was only trying to help yet you murdered her in cold blood. You’re selfish! You have no heart! You’re a monster ….!! How can you murder your sister like that?!! You’ll never win me over… As long as I live, I’ll continue to hate you…” Exhaling loudly in frustration, he stopped and turned to me, the anger and rage in his eyes hot enough to burn me to ashes. I stopped talking and froze in fear, my breath fluttering in my chest. “Maybe it’s time I gagged that little hole of yours
CHAPTER 149 SEBASTIAN’S POV “What?....what is it?” I asked in desperate curiosity, eager to know the contents of the letter that left him in such a devastated state. “It’s from Hermes’s sister, Hera,” he uttered, rebuffed as he momentarily looked at the me and letter. “What did she say?” My curiosity peaked as I took a step closer to him. He looked into the letter. “She says that Hermes kidnapped a pregnant slave named Brianna Campbell and…” “That’s her!” I pointed out almost hysterically, interrupting him. “She is the one. Do you believe me now? Or are you going to doubt this one too?” I cocked a furious brow, a clear indication I was angry with his nonchalant attitude towards this matter. Even though this letter would help prove to Dylan and the rest of the committee that I wasn’t lying, I couldn’t fathom how it came to be. Why would Hera write and send it, implicating her brother? Hera and I weren’t very much acquitted. But merely seeing her was enough to tell an
CHAPTER 148BRIANNA’S POVPanic began to trickle in. “What…what’s the problem?” I asked her, my voice fragile and shaking “It’s always left unlocked since no one knows about it…I don’t know who could have locked it!” She exclaimed in frustration.My heart started thumping against my chest, the little hope I had crushing to pieces. Hermes was only a few distance behind us. If we don’t find a way to make it out any moment from now, he’ll definitely catch up with us. And I was already tired, hungry, and thirsty. I have held it for long. I didn’t know how much longer I could endure.“Come on,” she said as she took my wrist. “We can still make out before Hermes…”However, her words knotted in her throat the moment Hermes walked into the room.His eyes were dark and devilish, and his features hardened to a lethal frown as he glared at us. Tightly curled around his fingers was a pocket knife. He looked like he was ready to draw blood.I swallowed a lump that hurt my throat and thudded down
CHAPTER 147BRIANNA’S POV“What…?” The shock of what I heard threw me off balance to the extent that reality seemed to shatter. Did she just mention I was sold off to Hermes by a woman? Not just any woman but the one close to me? Close enough to be a relative?“What woman are you talking of?” Desperation and suspense clutched me as I walked to her and grabbed her by the shoulders.From the way she kept glancing around, struggling to recall, it was clear her memory was hazy. “Uhmm…. It’s been a long time so…I can’t really remember. The little I could see was she had curly shoulder-length hair and wore a floral dress…She looked like those types of women who’ll go the extra mile to look beautiful…I’m sorry but that’s all I can remember. I wish I could do better…”She didn’t finish talking when I left her shoulders and suddenly walked away from her. Shock siphoned blood from my body. I was too way to dazed even think or blink. Those descriptions matched Aunt Gigi’s perfectly. She had cur
CHAPTER 146SEBASTIAN’S POVMy face scrunched out of shape in rage as I scowled at him. I felt like throwing him a punch that would knock him back to his senses. Just how the flying fuck did he think I was lying over something this serious? The lives of my twin babies and the love of my life were on the line here, yet he’s telling me to seek therapy?!With all rage tearing me apart on the inside, I wanted to say something to him. Something that’ll cut through his scepticism and make him understand the gravity of the situation. Something harsh that’ll make him understand just how angry I am. But Khan, who was also in the office with us, stepped in to intervene, sensing the escalating tension.“My boss is telling the truth,” he said, keeping a calm demeanour as he explained. “The castle was attacked, and all my colleagues and the maids were killed. Not to mention my boss’s slave was taken hostage. They were all gunshot wounds, and with the way the operation was carried out, we’re convi