*****CALISTA'S POV******‡NB: This chapter will be written from Calista's point of view‡Ekun was leading the Ridgewood warriors, deep into the woods, directing them toward where the supposed bandits that Kidnapped Alpha Cassandra were situated, and I had no choice but to move with them. Before having to move with the warriors, I tried to look for my family with Ekun, but we didn't find them, they were long gone. Ekun and I searched through the woods, but there was no sign of them. I shouted at the top of my lungs, I cried, I yelled, but all was to no avail. Ekun reiterated that he rushed to my aid when he saw that I was with the warriors, and when he looked back, he didn't see any member of my party anymore, and triggered a couple of questions that I couldn't voice out. Is my family dead? I was lost in thoughts, wondering for a while, but I couldn't come to a conclusion, because there was no sign that they were dead, and I didn't see them either, neither could Ekun. I couldn't help
'A betrayer.' She responded. '...This guy is sneaky, and y'all can't trust him. Y'all need to be careful with this guy henceforth, coz if he can sell his old pals out, just because he wants to join forces with us, then just think of what he would do, when he comes across a higher bidder than us, eh.''Woah!' I exclaimed Internally, my eyes opening wide with surprise, 'Damn! I never thought of it from this angle!!!''That's why I'm bringing it to your notice,' Lusee whispered. '....and we never can tell he might be double crossing y'all. He might be sent by the bandits to plant himself in your midst, and trick the warriors into a trap, canceling out the possibility of an extraction.''What. The. Fuck!!!' I shimmered internally. 'This could be totally feasible, and it could be our fucking reality, in the next second. I don't know, but since he said that he didn't see Malik, Meghan, and the pups all of a sudden when I knew that they were together the last few seconds before I left them, I
There was an instant meltdown around me, and at that instant, everything changed. That singular news, made the world around me dissolve into a blur as a rush of emotion flooded through me, leaving me gasping for air. It was like a dam had burst inside of me, and all the pent-up feelings of joy and elation were pouring out in an unstoppable torrent.I felt weightless as if I was floating on a cloud, and a huge smile spread across my face. The intensity of my happiness was overwhelming — it was the happiest that I had ever been in a while. 'You see it was only a speculation.' Lusee pointed out. 'But you can't trust him, still. Who knows, he might have turned on the warriors, but the warriors were probably still able to overcome him and the bandits, because of the information you gave Ubuntu earlier.''Hmm.' I muttered. 'But anyway, I'm glad we got the victory.'I marched with the warriors, the bloodied warrior leading us to the new place, where the Alpha was.The weight of all my worrie
"They almost killed you?" I queried, my brows furrowing, and a tinge of disbelief phasing through me. "How did things get so bad, delicate, and so fragile, that they wanted to have your head?" "Look, let's just forget all about that. That's in the bare past." Cassandra retorted, speaking in a whisper. "What you have to do now, is to support me... to support my stance. A house divided against itself cannot stand, and we cannot afford to allow those fools, wipe out the Maximoff dynasty…""I don't know the house you're talking about. But the house I know has fallen a long long time ago," I shot back at Cassandra, anger springing forth within me from absolutely nowhere. I just got suddenly fired up, and I kept riding on that energy. "...and why would I support you, when I don't even know what has gone down behind my back…" "Hey. Hey, stop. Just stop." Cassandra cut in, a look of pain in her eyes. "Do you know that I still remember what you did to our father?" She began an evil smirk disp
*****Kieran's POV*****‡NB: This chapter will be written from Kieran's point of view.‡They partied hard, deep into the night, but I wasn't feeling them. I was wondering how they all managed to stay anonymous, with all this lousiness. Well, maybe the big bunker is soundproof. After their small party jamboree, they eventually allowed everyone to retire to their respective rooms. Famalal led Melinda and I to our respective rooms. I bid Melinda a goodnight's sleep, before heading to my room.And as I stepped into my small bedroom, my eyes darted around, taking in the modest surroundings. But my gaze came to an abrupt halt as I spotted a fully functional bathroom. I couldn't believe my eyes, I had never seen such a luxury in a room of this size.Eager to take advantage of the unexpected amenity, I stepped into the bathroom eager to indulge myself in a refreshing wash. I didn't see any sign of water in the room. But my attention was drawn to a cluster of metal tubes on the wall, then it
I got up again, and I kept banging on the door, with brute force."Aaaaaargh." I roared. Anger bloomed inside of me, and a red-hot surge of rage streamed seamlessly from me, I knew that I had to find a way out - or die trying."Fucking coward!" I thundered. "Why don't you come up in here, and face me, huh…"I soon heard the sounds of footsteps around the room, and I stepped back, bracing myself, ready to attack whoever walked through the door in front of me. As I stood there, facing the door, some strange sounds oozed from the opposite of the room, and I turned reflexively to see what was happening there, only to see Zora and some other werelions waltz in from the other side of the room. I didn't even know that there was another door there.Upon seeing Zora, I roared in sheer anger. I looked fiercely into his eyes, and I couldn't contain the bristling resentment that was booming inside of me, it seemed as though the anger was getting the best of me, and before I knew it, I angrily l
Malik's jaw was set, and his mind raced with thoughts of how to confront Zora, the ever-treacherous lion. He knew the stakes were high, but he was bent on avenging his cause."I don't think that's a good idea, papa." Kieran retorted, his voice laced with concern. "I mean, we can get into the den alive, but I do not think we would be able to come out of the den, the same way we walked into it. What I saw there, it's next level. Look at the weapon at the hands of Qadaq, it would only take just a snap of the finger to make a kill. And you saw that I was happy that you responded with a good and decisive counter attack to save my life in the nick of time."Kieran moved to educate Meghan and Malik, on the recent development his eyes had witnessed. He had lost his mother, and possibly his sister, to this daunting journey, and he could not afford to lose anyone right now. "There is so much advanced machinery in there, and everything is just next level." He continued. "And I don't think anythi
****CALISTA'S POV****Cassandra came out of the tent; she had the warriors gather before her, and she went on to address them. She told them that Ubuntu is dead, that he willingly killed himself because he failed in his ten-year-long assignment. I could see the pain in the eyes of the warriors, upon hearing that their leader is dead, but they acted strong, appearing to be unfazed by Cassandra's words.Cassandra had them hold a minute of silence for him, and that made me wonder about the depth of her hypocrisy. I looked her, in her eyes, and I was utterly disgusted. My stomach gagged up within me, and I was close to puking my bowels out.I was infuriated, my face contorted with utter rage, but I tried to compose myself, and take charge of my emotions. I felt a strong urge to confront Cassandra, and prove before the whole warriors, that her statement is false, but what evidence do I have to support the claim that Ubuntu didn't commit suicide, but was murdered in cold blood, huh? What ev