CHAPTER 122BRIANNA’S POVPressing my lips together, I let out a heavy sigh and squeezed my eyes close for a moment. That was a part of my life I wanted to forget and never talk about. But if I wanted Aunt Gigi to understand how I ended up there. How Hermes and I’s relationship turned out then I needed to tell her everything. I just hope she’ll have the heart to bear it. I have known her to be soft-hearted and too emotional she can break down in the slightest of distress. Maybe even more emotional than me.“Are you okay?” She asked, giving me a questionable look. “Did something happen…”“The marriage with Hermes never worked out,” I revealed, leaving her frozen on the spot, her eyes popping and lips flying open in shock. “Hermes wasn’t the person we all believed him to be. He’s a monster…a psychopath. The devil incarnate…”Aunt Gigi stared at me with eyes that blinked rapidly, too surprised to say a word or even breath.My shoulders dropped and I closed my eyes tightly to hold back t
CHAPTER 123BRIANNA’S POV“You must understand. I can’t risk all that happening,” I shrugged and kept a bitter expression. I reacted the same way after Sebastian made that silly rule known to me while I was in the cell. Aunt Gigi snorted in bewilderment. She glanced and moved around uncomfortably in her seat.“We must involve the police in this. They must know that our young female Omegas are being exploited for prostitution and sold into slavery. This is a crime at its worst. We can’t let it keep happening.”“There was a time I thought of that. As much as I wanted to do it, I couldn’t and didn’t even know how to do it,” I confessed in despair, crushing the little hope she had. “Sebastian once mentioned the auction was traditional and held at high standards across all kingdoms. Whether or not they liked it, attendance was mandatory and they were to participate. What makes you think the police could kick against something all the Alpha kings are in full support of? The police are jus
CHAPTER 124SEBASTIAN’S POVAfter a hectic day at the Alpha’s kings’ meeting, I finally returned to the castle. On arrival, I went to check up on Brianna but noticed she wasn’t in the guestroom I relocated her to so she could avoid using the stairs for now. She was in a very delicate state. I can’t afford anything bad happening to her. So I’m taking all the necessary precautions to prevent that.I checked the other guest rooms but she wasn’t in any of them either. My brows creased with worry. I just hope she hasn’t gone upstairs in her state. I know how stubborn and hot-headed she could be at times, and I didn’t like it one bit.As I stepped out of the guest room, about to make my way upstairs to search for her, I saw one of the maids coming into the castle from the courtyard in the back. She was carrying a tray laden with two empty glasses and some snacks. I beckoned on her.“Who’s at the courtyard?” I asked her as she approached and gave a slight bow.“It’s Miss Brianna and her vis
CHAPTER 125SEBASTIAN’S POV I was taken aback by her sudden outburst, but that didn’t mean I would be afraid of her though she did look like she meant her threat. I liked she was looking out for Brianna and wanted what was only best for her.But she had the wrong notion. If she thought that I was responsible for what happened to Brianna or let anyone hurt her then she was dead wrong! As long as I’m alive and still breathing, I won’t let anyone touch even a strand of her beautiful blonde hair. She was mine to protect. Mine to keep safe. Mine to secure. Mine to love.I puffed out a cocky laugh, my eyes meeting hers coldly as I shook my head in disapproval. “If only you did that to Hermes when he took her and made her go through all that trauma the world would have been a so much better place.”That seemed to wound her ego and peel off all the armour of fierceness and feistiness she had on. She pulled back, guilt and remorse suddenly overshadowing her like a thick cloud as she looked a
CHAPTER 126SEBASTIAN’S POVMy heavy eyelids fluttered open to see Brianna’s serenely compelling eyes on me, unspoken words of love alive and glowing in them. Who knew how long she had been watching me like that? Her eyes were the most beautiful pair I have ever seen. So beautiful it held a gleam no makeup could improve. So captivating I could lose myself in their depths. So enchanting I wanted to wake up to them watching me like this every morning while I woke up.I took in a deep satisfying breath, a wide smile spreading across my face as I moved closer to her on the bed and cruelly ravished every part of her tender face with my lips. She giggled, attempting to break free but she couldn’t. And I won’t even let her no matter how much she tried.“Good morning,” I said and finally let her go after I felt I had punished her enough with my kisses. “Morning love,” she blushed, a rush of pink staining her cheeks. “How was your night? Hope you slept well?”“Yeah, I did,” I breathed out,
CHAPTER 127 SEBASTIAN’S POV Brianna was trying to get up from bed. “I need to go prep myself in the bathroom. I will be back.” “Ok love, just hold on there let me get one of the maids to help you with that,” I said as I quickly jumped off the bed. I was wrapping a robe around myself and about to wear my slippers when she suddenly stopped me. Almost reflexively. “No, don’t…” My brows creased as I turned to face her. “What do you mean no? Would you rather I help you?” “No…” she retorted almost defensively. A frown settled on my face as I looked at her, eyes ablaze with confusion and disapproval. If she didn’t want either me or the maids to help her then who did she want? Clearly, she wasn’t strong enough to do things on her own now. She could barely stand and walk properly on her own and I was taking all the necessary precautions to avoid her overworking herself till she got a hundred percent well. “Brianna….” I sighed deeply. “What exactly is the problem? Why don
CHAPTER 128 BRIANNA’S POV “Do you, Brianna Campbell, take Sebastian Stan to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do you part?” The priest looked at me expectantly with proud eyes. I was lost in the depths of Sebastian’s eyes when the priest said those words to me, snapping me from his enchanting gaze. Years back, if anyone had told me this day would come, that I would be getting married to anyone, much less to an Alpha King, I wouldn’t have believed them. I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with Hermes in his hellhole of a castle and die in his hands. Little did I know fate had other plans for me. Better plans. I took a deep breath, gave a confident nod, smiled through my veil and said, “Yes, I do.” The priest asked Sebastian the same thing. Bubbling with excitement as he grinned ear to ear, he didn’t wait f
CHAPTER 129 BRIANNA’S POV I retched uncontrollably into the nearest sink, my stomach clenching and unclenching forcefully to the extent it hurt and my breath held. The head maid was kind and quick enough to hold back my hair as I emptied the contents of my stomach into the kitchen sink. “Let it all out, honey,” she murmured, her voice a mix of concern and a hint of disgust. “Let it all out…” She continued holding my hair as I washed my face and rinsed off the bitter taste of vomit in my mouth. After which she left it and went off probably to bring a towel or tissue for me. “Thank you…” I said as I faced her, leaning weakly against the kitchen counter, embarrassed by what just happened. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to…” “Don’t be,” she smiled emphatically, handing me a towel. “It wasn’t your fault. We can’t control nature.” Looking away in remorse and still wondering what could be happening to me, I gently wiped my face clean. This kind of thing hasn’t happened before.
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