NoraAlthough hearing those words wasn't exactly pleasant to the ears, I got out of my room, not wanting to waste any more time, and uttered a few words, "Take me to him then."He walked before me while I followed after. My mind filled with different thoughts as I wondered why he wanted to see me. I knew it had to do with the things I had requested. Was he about to hand them over himself, or did he want to give me reasons why my request was an impossible one to grant?"Maybe he wants to thank you for saving his life, Nora," Kara said."Always the optimist. I love how you try to stay positive most of the time, Kara, but I promise you, thanking me for saving his life would be the last thing on that man's mind.""You never can tell. He might be a changed man…people do change, Nora.""Yeah, right," I sighed, putting an end to the conversation as I didn't want to indulge Kara and her optimism. This wasn't the right time for all that. I focused my mind back on what lay ahead.Just then, we
NoraI wondered what the condition could be and hoped it would be one I could afford to fulfill. I took a deep breath and braced myself for what was to come."What condition, Father?" a seemingly clueless Klaus asked.With his eyes still fixed on me, he explained, "Truly, I have no need for your people. I can do without them. And the ancient relic?..." He scoffed. "The last time I saw it was on that night your parents and siblings were killed." I could swear I saw a ghost of a smirk on his face, as though he basked in the pleasure of what he did that night.I felt anger gnaw at my skin, threatening to consume me. I clenched my hand into a fist, my nails imprinting half-moons in my palm. All I wanted to do at that moment was throw a punch at his face with all my might, but again, I restrained myself, reminding myself of the reason why I was doing all this."That ancient relic has been carefully locked away in the basement of this house since that incident," he sighed."Can we get to th
KlausI was in my office with a lot going through my mind. My father had gone to his room to refresh himself, after which he would come to my office so we could draft the peace treaty as he had promised Nora.There was a light tap on my office door before it slowly swung open. The person at the other end was the one person I didn't want to see at the moment.Claudia!She smiled at me as she walked in and slowly closed the door behind her. She turned, her smile widening as she strutted to my desk. I kept my eyes on her, but my face was expressionless."Is anything the matter, Klaus?" she asked, her smile dying and being replaced with worry.I took a deep breath. Something was the matter, but it was definitely not something I would discuss with her, so I just shook my head. "No, nothing at all is the matter," I forced a smile, knowing that giving her the cold shoulder would bring about a new bout of arguments and gaslighting, and I wasn't ready for any of those at the moment."Are you
KlausWe both glanced in the direction of the door at once to see who had entered.Standing at the doorway was Justin, looking unfazed. Despite seeing us in a compromising position, he stood there watching us, his gaze unflinching as though we were the ones who were supposed to stop what we were doing upon his entrance.Claudia immediately rose to her full height, placing a hand aggressively on her hip as she verbally attacked Justin, her eyes shooting daggers at him. "Can't you knock? There is obviously a door there for a reason!""That is correct," Justin affirmed, glancing at the door. He returned his gaze to Claudia. "I am sorry, ma'am, I didn't know you were here," he said sarcastically. Whenever he wanted to get on Claudia's nerves, he addressed her as "ma'am" instead of her name, and this always infuriated Claudia. According to her, being addressed with such a title made her feel old.I could remember the last time Justin had called her that. She shunned him and told him that
KlausAt her words, Justin rose to his full height and turned slowly to face her, dipping his hands in his pockets nonchalantly. "Did you at least take the time to look at yourself in the mirror before you came out here? What do you think the guards and maids seeing their supposed future Luna dressed like this..." he gestured to her dress with a hand, "...would think, huh?""They would obviously see you as a cheap harlot. I wouldn't even be surprised if the guards make advances at you!" he snapped, his voice sharp.Even I knew Justin had gone a bit too far this time, and I needed to act in Claudia's defense to avoid blowing things out of proportion than they already were."Enough, Justin! If you see anything wrong with the way she is dressed, you should come to me and not attack her directly. You have absolutely no right to do that!" I growled angrily, rising to my feet to further make my point.I could see from my peripheral view the shocked look on Claudia's face. This was one of th
KlausJustin was very keen to hear everything, so I told him what my father's condition was."That is preposterous, Klaus! How can he ask her to sign a peace treaty when they are not even at war?"I leaned back into my chair. "That was the same reaction I had when he said that. In his defense, he said it was necessary as they had always been at war with each other after that incident, just not a physical one.""Wow, that is really something," Justin sighed."Indeed... He wants a signed peace treaty as proof that Nora would not act on her thoughts of revenge by mobilizing her men to come fight him," I explained."But they don't have what it takes to fight him..."Everything Justin was saying was valid, and I had pointed them out too to my father, but he had his own logical explanations for everything I said."Well, he believes the fact that she could achieve a great feat such as being a famous medical doctor in the human world means that she has so much more up her sleeves and might ha
NoraThe day had finally arrived. I barely slept the previous night as my mind was a chaotic mess, plagued with different thoughts. When I finally get the two things requested by The Anonymous, one of my children will be handed over to me.That was all that mattered to me right now. I had already bathed and dressed up for the day. Thankfully, I didn't unpack my things yesterday after I was told I would be leaving the next day, so there was no further packing to do. I was set.I stood before the mirror and checked myself out. My hair was neatly brushed backwards and tied in a ponytail. I wore no makeup, just my face serum and lip gloss. I was going for the natural look. My blue gown suited my pale skin and slender body so well.Satisfied with my look, I carried my luggage out the door, took a long glance at the room where I had spent 7 good days, and sighed. The only thing I was going to miss about this place was the beautiful interior decor.I took a deep breath and shut the door, car
NoraAlpha Raphael and Klaus led me to the office where the peace treaty would be signed. When we got in, my eyes scanned the area, noticing how slightly large the office was. There were two beautiful flower vases by the door.Two long black cushions flanked the sides of the room. The desk was situated close to the wall at the far end of the office. The wall had a window with long black curtains draped to the sides. The white walls were immaculate, making the room an ambient shade of white and black.I was offered one of the seats behind the desk. My first instinct was to decline the offer as I would rather remain standing, but on second thought, I decided to do as told. I would do all I needed to do; after all, it would all come to an end today. I pulled the chair out and sat down.Klaus was by my side, looming over me like some kind of personal guard. His father went around the desk and sat behind the swing chair. As soon as he was seated, he shoved a document across to me."That is
NoraWe all arrived at Jessica’s house about three hours later with the help of Frank's contact, who created a barrier into the human world. As soon as Frank heard what happened, he left everything he was doing and rushed to Klaus’ pack immediately.“Where do we go from here? How do we even know where she has taken them?” Klaus asked, pacing around the front yard of Jessica's house, visibly frustrated.Grace and Beta Ken were standing by the doorstep, Aunt Kat and Frank were by my side. Everyone was quite troubled about what was going on.Aunt Kat turned to me, “Nora, I don't know where your children are, but one thing I do know is that you have the power to find them, especially now that you have the ancient relic…” At her words, Klaus’ head snapped quickly in my direction before he rushed towards me.“Nora… you heard what your aunt said, you can find them… please find our kids! Locate where she has taken them,” he urged. I could sense the fear in his voice. I was scared too. My hea
NoraSo this is what all this was about? The reason she was doing all this, causing so much havoc, was because she wanted her daughter to be with Klaus?Wait…if that was the case, then why did they want Klaus dead too? Unless…“Yes, Claudia is my daughter, and I initially wanted her to be with Klaus, but you were in the way!” she said the last part a little scornfully as she glared daggers at me.She sighed, her anger seemingly reducing as she glanced at Kristopher with admiration in her eyes. “When Kristopher came with me, all that changed. I decided to go along with the person I knew would provide my daughter with the kind of life she truly deserves rather than leave her to someone who cared nothing about her existence,” she glared at Klaus as she said her last words.Smiling at me, she added, “It was a good trade in the end, one brother for the other.”Kristopher stepped forward, looking as impatient as could be. “Now you have your answer…it is time to get down to the business of
KlausI could see my father in the corner of the room, crying his eyes out. I was still in shock at the fact that Kristopher, my twin brother who was supposed to be dead, was standing a few centimeters in front of me, in the flesh.“We had buried him. This makes no sense. How is he still alive?” I thought. My brain was processing a lot of thoughts at once until it finally settled on one.“Yes…that had to be it. The person standing before us isn’t Kristopher. He is fake! The witch had shapeshifted someone to look like my brother, maybe to manipulate my father.”The thought of that made bile rise to my throat as I saw my father crying.“Why, Kristopher? Why did you choose this path?” my visibly broken father asked amidst tears.Kristopher's laughter rumbled, filling the entire room. I could recognize that laughter anywhere. I had lived with the owner of it for more than twenty years until his demise. That definitely belonged to my brother.“How is he even still alive?” Justin mind-linke
KlausI really didn't know who my father had in mind, but the look on his face suggested he was most certainly sure the person he was going to mention was the culprit.“Aurora… I believe she is the one,” he said confidently.Nora looked at me in surprise, as though asking if my father expected them to know who Aurora was. Her Aunt Kat, on the other hand, gritted her teeth like she knew who was being spoken of.I was utterly confused, just like the rest of the people in the room, but before I could ask my father to explain further, Beta Ken asked, “Aurora the witch?”My father simply nodded, his gaze on him.“The same person that helped you kill Nora's family?” he asked again in disbelief.“That is correct… I had wondered what the person wanted with the relic in the first place and how they even knew I still had it.” He glanced at each of us and revealed, “Aurora is the only one who knows I secretly hid that ancient relic away over there behind this room.” He pointed at a small door
NoraBeta Ken and Grace refused to go back home. They both decided to stay at my place. I had told them I was just fine being with Aunt Kat, but they refused. In Beta Ken's words, “Don’t misunderstand us, Nora. We didn’t decide to stay because we feel you won’t be okay by yourself.” He wore a surprised look on his face as though he was asking what in God's name would make me think that. “I am pretty sure you are very excited right now. By that, I mean very happy and nervous at the same time because the moment we have all been waiting for is almost here.”He looked down at his daughter and then at me as he continued, “Grace and I would love to be here for every moment of it. Isn’t that right, sweetheart?”Grace tapped his side gently. “You are absolutely right, Dad. I would love to witness the release of my baby. I want to be here to soak in all the excitement that comes with finding out Nora is finally free from the clutches of this wicked kidnapper.” She turned her gaze to me as she
NoraThe long-awaited day has finally arrived. I got a text message a few days ago from an anonymous sender, commending me on how well I had done in rejecting Klaus while also reminding me that, to get my child, they were expecting to hear news of Klaus’ death. Well, that was going to happen today.Klaus ingested the contents of the potion a few hours ago and would soon drop dead for at least 24 hours, which was enough time for everything that needed to be done.A few hours later, I was with my aunt, Grace, and Beta Ken when Justin called. I immediately answered it.“Nora, Klaus has fallen into a deep slumber…he looks pale and very much dead,” I could detect some level of fright in his voice as he continued, “Hope this is just temporary as you have said,” he added.My eyes flew up to my aunt's face, and she rolled her eyes, “He wouldn't die if that is what you are asking,” she said almost indifferently.“Nothing will happen to Klaus, Justin…he will be fine in about 24 hours,” I reassu
Klaus“I warned you, Klaus! I told you that woman is no good! To think I even started believing in the idea of both of you being together… I must…!” my father had been ranting ever since we got inside.Justin was still gobsmacked. He couldn't believe what was going on. He was, in fact, looking at me suspiciously because the way I had acted outside was quite different from the way I was acting now.I knew it was time to tell them all that was happening, but I needed my father to calm down first. He was really agitated. I wouldn't be able to get a word in with the way he was moving.“This is the second time I am getting humiliated in front of my friends! All because of my child!” he snapped, banging his hand on the couch as he glared at me. “How did you not know this was going to happen, Klaus?”Finally, he was giving me a chance to talk.But before I could even get a word in, Justin added, “Yes, Klaus? How didn't you know this was going to happen?” He cocked a brow as if asking me to s
NoraNow at home with my aunt, Grace, and Beta Ken, I still can’t believe I had been the one who said all those things unflinchingly to Klaus.“You are a badass actress, Nora,” Grace lauded, biting down on an apple as she munched.“I know, right?” her father added, smiling at me. “For a moment, I thought you meant every single word you said.”“Well, she should have!” my aunt chipped in, her voice hard. I knew she had not fully come to terms with the fact that our revenge mission against Klaus's family was suddenly supposed to be over.She had only reluctantly agreed but still harbored resentment towards them, especially Alpha Raphael. I knew it was going to take time for her to heal from what happened.I decided to change the topic to something else as her bitter words had settled in the air, providing a weird tension no one knew how to diffuse.“Is anyone else hungry? I am starving,” I said, rising to my feet. It was already 12 am.As soon as I stormed out of the field, Grace, my chie
KlausI woke up feeling very edgy. Today is the day of my supposed marriage to Nora. My father has been rather too excited about it.I have seen him having several phone calls, inviting his friends from far and near, telling them his son was getting married for real this time and explaining the reason the previous one didn't work out, which according to him was because he wanted to force me into marrying a woman I didn't love.But things were different this time as I was getting married to the woman of my dreams.Everything has been put in place. Justin has been running helter-skelter, getting things ready for the big event. He even went to our friend's bar and contracted him to be the one to supply all the drinks that would be used for the ceremony.When I asked how much they had both agreed it would cost, he had looked at me as though I had grown two heads, “Bro, you really think I would let you pay for the drinks at your wedding?” he chuckled, “Chill bro, I got this one.”Again, I