NoraI was absolutely dumbfounded. There was no way this was happening right now. I shut my eyes for a while and opened them, surely I would wake up from my dream right now, but no… In front of me was Klaus, still bent on one knee.I got up to my feet, unable to feel my legs. My mind spiraled with so many thoughts as I looked at him.I was in panic mode. What do I say? How do I continue with this mission now that it has come to this?The look in Klaus’ eyes showed he wanted this more than anything else. What should I do?“Accept the proposal, Nora… why are you even thinking twice about it?” Kara queried.“I don't know… what if I finish the mission and decide I do not want to marry him anymore?”“Then you leave! You wouldn't be the first person to have broken off an engagement before… Heck! He did that moments ago to Claudia… Think, Nora, think! If you reject him right now, he might just go back to Claudia!”She was right. If I told Klaus right now that things were moving too fast and
NoraIt has been four days since Klaus proposed to me. We have been living together in my house. He leaves in the morning to go about his business and comes back at night. I find myself every evening looking forward to having him back home.My heart longs for him. This has thrown me into a dilemma because I know I should not be feeling this way. It has completely distracted me from my mission. Klaus was already getting ready to leave the house when the doorbell rang.He glanced at me from the mirror where he stood, wearing his tie.“Are you expecting anyone?” he asked.I shook my head, “No.” I wasn't expecting anyone, besides, it was too early for someone to visit.When the bell rang again, I rose from the bed, letting go of the bedsheet that was wrapped around my body and catching Klaus’ smile as he stared at my naked body through the mirror. That simple act of his caused my nipples to harden and my core to clench with desire. Damn! It is quite surprising how lusty I have become the
KlausIt has really been a week of bliss for me. Spending time with Nora, bonding with her daily for the past seven days, has been the best moment of my life. I was scared the day I wanted to propose to her. What if she rejected my proposal? What if she made an excuse as to why this wasn't the right time? I had my fears and for very good reason too. Our past was not particularly pleasant, and since then, a lot has happened, like her getting involved with a very good-looking man. Two days ago, when he came to the house and found Nora and me together, I felt a pang of jealousy. It was obvious he had a better history with Nora than I did, and I feared she might rethink everything if she had a moment with him. That was why I canceled my business appointment that day. I didn’t want to leave her sight and give her time and space to reconsider both relationships and decide which was a better fit.When Frank left that day, Nora was so gloomy. She told me she needed space, and I respected t
KlausI glanced at Justin as he took another long drag of the cigar, smoke slowly escaping his lips.“Speak, man, I am listening…what's the message?”My father is a very proud man. Ever since I left the house a week ago, he is yet to call me. I know his ego wouldn't let him, but I had no doubt he had been keeping tabs on me through Justin.“Well, he said to ask you to come back home as you have a wedding to attend in a week,” Justin sniggered, his chest rising and falling as he went full blown and laughed uncontrollably.“Don't piss me off, man!” I snarled angrily.When he recovered from his laughter, he clapped my shoulder. “Hey man, you know whose side I am always on, regardless of what your father says,” he grinned.I looked away and gulped down the remainder of my drink, pouring yet another into my glass. That burn had just the degree of fire my body needed at that moment. I was a bit angry and irritated that my father was still insisting on the marriage. Doesn't he get it? I am
NoraI stared at the woman for a very long time in shock as though she was a ghost. How? Just how was someone who looked exactly like my late mother standing in front of me? Did someone conjure her from the dead? Was this some kind of magic? Did my mother have a doppelganger? These were questions that spiraled through my mind as I looked at her.Her eyes flickered around as though she was being cautious of her environment and didn't want to be seen by anyone.When they refocused on me, she rolled her shoulders and maintained a grim expression as she said, “I know you must be wondering who I am and why I look just like your mother.”I kept my gaze on her, too stunned to give her an answer.When she saw how dumbfounded I was, she sighed, “I am your mother's younger sister, Katherine.”My brows furrowed in confusion. My mum had told me she had a younger sister, but she also mentioned that she had suddenly disappeared and was believed to be dead by everyone. Before my mum died, she was t
NoraAunt Katherine glanced at me and then at the door. The knock came again, and I rose to my feet.“Wait, Nora!” Aunt Katherine said, halting me. “Do you know who that is? Is it someone you trust?”I glanced at the door again. Suddenly, a thought came to me. Klaus has a spare key; I had given it to him a day after he proposed. If that was him at the door, he would have already unlocked it and come in. My tense nerves eased a bit. I had wanted to go and tell him to find somewhere around and hide as this wasn't a good time. I could not risk him meeting my aunt; there would be absolute chaos if that happened.I nodded my head and smiled at my aunt. If it wasn't Klaus, it could only be Grace or Beta Ken. They were the only other people who had ever come to my house since I got back.“It is just my friend or her dad. You don't have to worry; they are very good friends of ours,” I assured her.She sighed and nodded. I went to the door and opened it. Grace walked in with so much energy as
NoraKlaus and I were in my house when he got a call from his best friend, Justin. From the look on his face, whatever they were discussing was quite serious. I had my eyes fixed on him and watched him sit upright on the bed.Klaus hung up and stared at me, rising from the bed with speed, rushing towards the wardrobe. “I need to leave, Nora.”“Why?” I asked in surprise, covering the sheets around my naked body.“My father is on his way here as we speak.”I jerked up from the bed myself. “What?”He pulled his pants up hurriedly. “I need to be as far away from here as possible right now”.I got out of bed, trying to make sense of all that was going on. Alpha Raphael is on his way here? Holy cow!I went to the couch and picked up my clothes, putting them on as I asked, “It is about your wedding, isn't it?”“Why else would he be on his way here, Nora? The wedding is supposed to happen in two days. He plans to drag me back home in time for it, like I am some piece of meat that can be tosse
NoraBeta Ken walked around me and stood in front, challengingly, as he stared daggers at Alpha Raphael. Just one look at him, and one could tell he was full of extreme resentment towards the Alpha.Alpha Raphael narrowed his eyes as though he wondered what gave Beta Ken the effrontery to confront him in that manner.“You are on our land, Alpha Raphael, unannounced so to speak,” he tilted his head towards me and then back at the Alpha. “It is my duty to protect my Alpha from uninvited visitors.” He dragged out the word "Alpha" for emphasis.“Alpha?” Alpha Raphael was a bit puzzled as he looked behind Beta Ken at me. “Who made a lady an Alpha?” he glanced up at Beta Ken, who let out a soft growl.“She is the leader of our pack, hence she is our Alpha…There is no law that states a woman can't be an Alpha!” His voice was laced with rage as he spoke. The only other two times I have seen Beta Ken as angry as he was now were on the day I had come back after my parents died and also on the
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