NoraFrank tilted his head to the side as he stared at me with heavy-lidded eyes, not uttering a word."Talk to me, Frank. You are scaring the hell out of me. Who died?" I asked again, my voice a little tenser.He sat upright and heaved a sigh of agony. I could tell he was trying to be strong; that was all he had done since he walked into my house.He glanced at me and parted his lips. I waited patiently for the words to come out. "He died, Nora. My big brother.""What?" That was my first reaction as I tried to make sense of what he had just said. "You mean your only brother is dead?"He nodded his head, not being able to utter the words out loud.I blew out air from my cheeks as I felt a familiar feeling of pain hit my chest."I am so sorry, Frank," I said, my voice breaking. He glanced at me, and it was as though my show of emotions ignited his own. He couldn't hold back anymore.I had never seen Frank cry before. He was always this chilled, lovely, and romantic guy. He was never on
KlausI had just arrived at Nora's family house. I have not been to her house in years, despite being in this pack just a few weeks ago, but I could still remember where her house was situated like the back of my hand.Everything has changed, though. It isn't as it was six years ago when I last visited. On that day, I had been hiding outside, behind a large tree in the garden two houses away from hers. Unfortunately, the tree was not at the spot where it had been years ago; it had been cut off. That night, I couldn't go to her house and knock because her family was against our relationship. I rang her cell phone, and she came out, very much shocked to see me."What if you had been caught by one of the guards, Klaus?" she had asked, her voice barely above a whisper as I wrapped my arms around her slender body."That was why I came at night and hid here, don't worry no one saw me coming," I explained, smiling down at her.Even in the night with the moon being the only source of light
KlausNora glanced at the man and scoffed in disbelief. "This man standing outside here is Klaus, 'The' Klaus. Remember?"The way she had stressed my name bothered me. She said it as though the man was supposed to know who I was, like they had been discussing me.No way! My jaw steeled at the possibility of that being true. Even the tone she used on him suggested they must have known each other for a very long time. It was too friendly.I glanced between the two of them and watched the man smirk wickedly."The Klaus that betrayed you five years ago? The same one?" He raised a brow for emphasis.Nora looked at me and swallowed. Suddenly feeling a little uncomfortable, she brushed her temple with a hand. "Well, yes, he is the same person, Frank."His name is Frank… interesting discovery.Frank looked at me from head to toe in an irritated manner. "Would you tell her, or should I be the one to spill your secret?" he growled."What secret?" I asked with raised brows, putting my hands in m
NoraI stared at Klaus until he was out of sight. I was still a little bit gobsmacked about the revelations that were made today. It is true that Klaus betrayed me, but I never would have thought him capable of rape or stealing.What a sly fox he is… how well he had played everyone while pulling off different identities at the same time. I felt disgust crawl at the pit of my stomach. What exactly was I going to do now that things have turned out this way? How was I going to get him to love me when all I harbor towards him right now is utter disgust and anger?I went inside and shut the door. Frank was sprawled on the couch, leaning backward with a bleeding, slightly swollen lip.I sighed upon seeing him. "You shouldn't have hit him, Frank. Now see what you brought upon yourself.""I didn't do it unprovoked. You saw everything, Nora. He clearly provoked me!" Frank lamented. He was right. The nerve of Klaus to dare pride in himself after swindling a whopping $5 million from Frank. He d
FrankI drove out of Nora's house feeling a pang of guilt. I had kissed her under the guise of being drunk, whereas I was not even a bit tipsy. I have always had a high tolerance for alcohol, and although the wine she served me was a strong liquor, I have had even stronger ones therefore, built a high resistance over the years.When my father called me two days ago and told me that something terrible had happened at home and that I needed to be home as soon as possible, I thought he was joking. I thought it was just a ploy to get me to come home, as it had been a long time since I last visited."Father, I know it has been long since I saw you and that you must miss me so much," I chuckled. "Well, I miss you too, but I have been pretty busy lately. You just need to hang in there for a while longer. I will visit the pack soon," I had begged, waiting for him to sigh and make a snide remark like, "Alright, you caught me. Please come home soon. Your brother and I miss you, son."It had hap
KlausI got back home earlier than I expected due to what happened. I still can't get over all that occurred at Nora's house.As soon as I made my way into the house, I met Justin. He was dressed like he was going somewhere."Hey, buddy," he called out."Hey," I replied coldly, walking past him."Klaus," he came after me in a concerned tone as he followed closely behind. "What happened to your face, bro?" he exclaimed.I ignored him and just kept walking straight toward my office. I didn't want anyone to see me looking like this at all. What would I tell my father if he saw it and asked what happened? Claudia too, she would taunt me about how very forgiving I am for letting whoever did this to me go scot-free instead of bringing them back home to get locked up in the dungeon and dealt with mercilessly for their crime.Justin was the only one I could tell what happened; he is the only one who knew where I went in the first place.I opened the door to my office and was about to slam it
Klaus"I am also surprised you know?...Earlier today, I would never have thought I would eventually give in to my father's demands, but after visiting Nora, I realized it may actually be for the best," I explained to Justin, who had not yet recovered from the shock of my revelation."You're joking, right?" he chuckled nervously."I wish I were Justin, but I am not… I have been processing the thought for hours now and have finally come to terms with that decision." I poured myself another drink and gave it a good stir, my mind going over what I had said."Bullshit! That is absolute crap, Klaus… how can you get married to a girl you can't even stand?" he lamented bitterly.I tightened my grip on my glass… if I applied any more pressure, it was going to burst. I set it on the table and slouched forward with my hands resting on the desk as I stared at Justin. "That is exactly the reason I plan on going through with the wedding; it is my punishment for all my sins." I gritted my teeth as
NoraMy alarm went off exactly at 7 a.m. Oh shoot! I had forgotten to turn it off last night. It was barely three hours ago that I finally fell asleep after tossing and turning on the bed for several hours, my mind spiraling with conflicting thoughts.My body was so weak it ached. I could use a few extra hours of sleep. I lazily extended my hand to the alarm blaring at my bedside just beside the lampstand and turned it off before falling asleep again.Soon enough, I was woken up again by a loud ringing sound. I fluttered my eyes open; everything in view was first blurry before my vision finally became clear.I followed the sound of my ringtone and saw my phone on the couch. I had probably left it there before I went to shower last night. I was too lazy to get out of bed; just the thought of doing that alone weakened me. The phone stopped ringing and I let out a sigh of relief, slumping backward into the bed again.Just when I thought I was finally safe from that blaring noise, it star
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