"Where are we going to, now?" I asked in a chirpy tone, beaming uncontrollably as we trod through the forest, moving under a force that hid us from being seen by others."To the demon cave," he responded without looking at me; his focus was on his path as he hastened up."So I won't be staying in this pack anymore? I am leaving already?" I furrowed my brows, waiting for a quick answer. He took a deep breath and glanced at me briefly before turning his gaze back to the path."I don't know. I really don't know. The demon king wants to see you. He is running out of patience.""What?!" I gasped, thinking I was in danger, but what he said next left me stunned and dumbstruck."I think he misses you. He can't wait any longer." My jaw dropped as his words rang in my head repeatedly, sending some kind of chill down my spine. Or was I overthinking something else?"Hey, he misses me? How, please? Am I in danger?" I questioned, my voice slightly above a whisper as I held his hand in fear."Just
Ella's POV.I came back from school late because I was trying to convince Dracula to forgive Randy and his sister, including Scarlett. I needed peace in my life and wanted to have a life where everyone lived in love amongst themselves.It was clear they had hurt me in different ways and I had all the powers to make them pay dearly, but my heart wouldn't let that. I wasn't a wicked girl, and my heart softens at every drop of tears from anyone. I knew I shouldn't use my powers on my family, which were werewolves, nor should I allow my mate to do so. Yes, no matter what they had done, it didn't change the fact that they were my family. The only ones I have. I shouldn't be their oppressor. Instead, I was to be their guardian, who would save them from the demons attack and restore peace and harmony to our world.This was the reason I made peace with everyone, including all my classmates who had bullied me. Even the seniors were all on their knees with the teachers after they learned of wh
Ella's POV It took just a few seconds later before the sad news of my father's death spread around the whole pack like wildfire, causing an outburst of outcry. Everyone was mourning and wailing in agony and anguish, hearing of their leader's death.The death of the Alpha was a huge blow to everyone, and it really turned the entire pack into a mourning land, as I could clearly hear their sorrowful weeping through every wall in this building and the distant cries of the pack members. It was only a big shock to me. Seeing my father dead really hit me in the heart.I was pained and felt a huge sense of pity for him, but no matter how hard I tried to force it, I couldn't make any sound of cry. My lips were clamped, and only a few tears could drop after so many attempts.Alpha Darren could be ranked as the most powerful Alpha of our century, as he has special strengths and abilities beyond those of other Alphas of his type. He had fought a lot of wars, which he never lost, and conquered a
But I was ready to forgive and forget, to push away the past and take them back as my family and friends. Maybe it was the will of the moon goddess that my father dies so I can take over the throne. It hurts so much to see him dead at this time when my life was about to get better.He was the actual person I wanted to see me become great and powerful. After so many years of him hating on me and blaming me for his mate's death, I was glad it was all coming to an end, and I was going to prove to him that I wasn't a demon, but unfortunately that chance never came.He died with that resentment for me in his heart. I was still his rejected daughter, whom he has bitterness for.Soon enough, the investigation team came. The death of the alpha was something no one in the entire pack would joke about. It was a sacrilege for anyone to take the life of the alpha, and all the warriors and hunters in the pack won't rest till they kill the murderer, no matter who it was.I was so sure it was Laura,
And that was how it all happened, right in my face. Like a dream, like an illusion that I thought was all playing in my head. It was so shocking that I couldn't talk; no sound could come out of my lips as I watched their faces, their eyes glinting with pure hatred and venom that showed how much they wanted me dead.No single one of them would ever spare me if they had the powers and abilities to defeat me. The only person who still trusted me was Dracula, my mate. Even Scarlett, who I was with when the death of my father occurred, still leered at me like a murderer. She won't say it out loud due to fear, but I could see how she looked at me differently now.Randy and Selene, whom I thought I had made my closest friends and who should stand by me and defend me against the accusations of my own people, hurried off to their pack with claims that they had serious issues to attend to.I was left all alone, standing in front of everyone like a different breed, an alien who no one could reco
"So are you all finally realizing how rash and spiteful your actions on the next Alpha had been?" Dracula scoffed, his face still contorted in anger and irritation. I could tell clearly how much he must have hated everyone gathered there. He wasn't a werewolf like us, and after seeing what my pack members are acting like, I am sure he would be highly disappointed in them all."I think we are all wrong this time and have allowed hatred to blind us from the glaring truth." The burly man spoke loudly, and it seemed like they were all waiting for him before they all spoke out."Yes, we are wrong. Forgive us." They all echoed and sang together, kneeling down in forgiveness. Everyone went down on their knees, but as I gazed around the crowd, I saw one man standing upright, his face cold, and his eyes glinting with pure hatred."Hey, you are still proving stubborn?" Dracula seethed at him, and his lips curled into a smirk."Laura was right all this time!" He shouted, breaking the silence and
Ava Brown knew going to her husband's office was something she wasn't supposed to do and it might even make him hate her more but she wanted to. She wanted to see how big and wide his office was that he loved spending all his days there. She wanted to see how busy he always was that he never waited to eat at home all because he wanted to go work. " Don't be so surprised. Let's go. " Ava said as she winked at Lewis and turned to walk out of the kitchen. " But, Madam, boss won't like it. He might..." Lewis tried to convince Ava but she only smiled gently before walking out of the kitchen. Lewis knew a lot about Ava Brown's and Harvey Dankworth's loveless marriage and most times, he had even tried to comfort Ava whenever Harvey acted too cold to her. The two entered Ava's car and Lewis drove her down to Harvey's company but that was only after he tried his best to convince her and later realized she had made up her mind. Driving down to the office, Ava had a lot on her
" Where are you going without taking breakfast?" Ava Brown asked her husband who was coming out of his room all dressed and ready to leave for his office. She rushed over to him and stood in front of him " Wait! What do you want people to think of me? We've been married for a month but there is still no changes in you at all. Do you want people to call me a useless wife who can't even take care of her husband? Is that what you want?" Ava Brown wasn't always this harsh. In fact, she hated to nag her husband but this was getting too much for her. She would cook every morning but her husband would leave without even tasting her food, not minding the stress she had to go through to make the meals! Harvey Dankworth, who already had his mind filled with the meeting he was going to attend this morning made a displeased face as he watched his wife nag at him like he was her baby. " What's all these? When did this start between us?" He asked coldly as he did his tie well. "
" Should we cut the cake first?" Ava asked and Harvey nodded his head. Ava sang a song after which she and Harvey cut the cake but they weren't able to eat much due to their already full stomach and Harvey being someone that never eat too much, he was even worst off than Ava by the time they stood up after eating all they could. " I'm filled already. I want to rest my head. " Harvey mumbled and turned to leave but a low music suddenly entered his ears and he frowned. " What's with that romance song? Who's playing that?" Ava had heard the music too and she was just as confused as Harvey. She was about to talk when she saw the head Maid whispering something to her and pointing at the package at the center of the table. " Honestly, I had forgotten about the gift. She must have realized." She mumbled and slapped her forehead gently. " Let's open the package before leaving." She reminded Harvey, who immediately made an O sound before taking his seat agai
" What? One month Anniversary?" Harvey was the first to ask as he walked over and stood beside Ava. He looked at the table and he was just as surprised as Ava when he saw the decorations on the table. " Yes. We heard from the guys outside that boss went out with you to celebrate your one month anniversary, so we prepared too because we wanted to celebrate it with you. " The head maid replied with a big smile on her face. Harvey smiled. He walked closer to Ava and took her hand. " Let's go see the full package." " Okay. " Ava replied, still in shock. She seemed to still be unable to comprehend everything yet. Seeing everything like that felt like a continuation of her long sweet dream. They moved closer to the table while the Maids all walked aside to give them some space. On the table were Harvey's and Ava's favorite meals and their favorite drinks. She turned her head to look at the maids and a smile beamed on her pretty face. " I never expected this much
" Huh! Is it that late? We've stayed here for so long? I could never have imagined!" Ava exclaimed as she too checked her time and she covered her mouth with shock written on her face. Harvey looked at her and made a questioning face. " Why do you look so scared? Is there something wrong? You are acting as if there was something you were supposed to do but didn't do? What's wrong?" He was so confused to see her so scared. His case was understandable because he had prepared a lot and couldn't do any of the things he had planned but what of Ava? Why did she looked so taken aback and scared? Ava lowered her head, dejected. " I think this is the end. My husband will be so angry with me today. He told me to call him immediately I get home but I've been sleeping since evening. I don't even know where I will meet myself when I wake up now, I was by the road searching for a cab... that's the only thing I remember. Did I board a cab? Did I get home already? Did I call him? I r
" So, all these are British Traditional foods? Wow! I've never seen these before! Wow! I have to take pictures!" Ava was excited. She never expected to see British Traditional food in her life not even when she started her life as a poor lady. She brought out her phone, put on the camera and started taking pictures of the different meals on the table right in front of her. All the meals looked appetizing to her and it was a hassle for her to control herself from dipping her nails in them to taste them. " They are so pretty!" She cheered as she continued taking the pictures. " Prettier than I am?" Harvey joked but Ava unconsciously shook her head which caused Harvey to chuckle. The picture taking went on for a while longer before she finally dropped her phone and clapped her hands. " Now, you can go on with the explanation you wanted to make about the meals. I really can't wait to taste some of them!" She said with excitement beaming in her voice. " My wife
Harvey and Ava continued talking and teasing each other while laughing excitedly as they waited for the restaurant attendants to bring their meals. " It's really nice to be rich. You can do anything if you are rich." Ava teased. Harvey shook his head incessantly " That's not the case. Before, I do think that way too and I thought my life was perfect because my parents were super rich but then... when I started seeing other kids my age, what they do and how happy they were, that was when I realized my life wasn't as perfect as I thought. I believed happiness was all about money. If you have money, you will be happy but it was a total lie to justify the cruel acts of my busy parents. When I was young, I only see my parents face twice a year. Whenever they are free, only twice a year. I spent my birthdays, Christmas, new year with our maids, chauffers and the body guards that were appointed to protect me. They would send me money every week and at that age, I already had
" What?" Harvey was taken aback when he heard her words and he looked at her with a raised brow. The look in her eyes from the beginning had made him realize that she was taking the moment as if it might be her last chance and everything he said and did felt like a dream to her and it made him wonder how cold he had been to her. He smiled. " Harvey is real life is boring, right?" He asked and Ava nodded. " Very boring. He's always frowning too. He never smiled at me before, all he does is mock me, point out my mistake and then act as if I don't exist. Can you even imagine that today was the first time he called me since we got married? He never called my line before but... well... he is changing since yesterday night. " She replied and blushed. " So? Will you like to stay in this dream with me forever?" Harvey pulled her closer to himself and grabbed her waist, putting his nose on her neck. " Will you stay here with me forever and let me pamper you all you want?" His voice
The two left the Secret room and headed toward Mr. Olive's office. The two looked funny to whoever saw them because it was like they changed roles. Ava walking at the front with only her bag in her arms while Mr. Olive followed behind her with numerous files in his hand. " People will talk about this. You should have let me carry it. " Ava complained the moment they got into Mr. Olive's office. She wasn't okay with the eyes of the people around them. She was certain many of them would try to find out what was really going on between Mr. Olive and her. Mr. Olive walked over to his table and dropped the files. He let out a deep breathe and stretched his body. " This is so heavy that you won't be able to even lift it. Any of them that has eyes and senses would know that these files isn't something a fragile woman like you can carry and I will be a bad man and boss if I let you carry this when I have a hand myself. " He replied and sat down. He looked stressed and tire
" Hm... We will be waiting. " Mr. Olive replied without even asking her where she was going or what she wanted to be in the middle of such an important meeting. Ava stood up and bowed a little before rushing out of the room. She went to the room where the blueprints were kept and saw that there were some workers who had not joined the meeting and were working there. She walked to the one nearest to the pink blueprint and bowed. " Hello, Sir, Where is the way to the bathroom here?" She asked and the man who was busy with his work raised his head with a frown but his frown seized the moment he saw Ava's face. He smiled gently and bowed a little. " The bathroom is toward that side. You see that locked door over there? Open it and you will see the female bathroom inside. " He explained as polite as he could. " Thank you, sir. You can continue your work." Ava replied and bowed again. The man also bowed back and returned to his work. " I just have to walk beside i
" Good afternoon, sir. " " Hello Sir." " Oh! Mr. Olive?" " Welcome. It's been a while. " The workers all left what they were doing to greet their boss immediately they noticed his presence in the room. Ava stared at all of them and her eyes landed on Mr. Olive who was standing in front of her with his hands on her shoulder. " What... What happened there? Was that... did we transport here?" She questioned with disbelief in her voice. She had read many books where people would transport themselves from one place to another but she had never heard or seen that kind of thing happen in real life and she believed it could not really happen in real life but what just happened to her? She was outside the first door and before she knew it, she was in the secret room. What happened? The only explanation she could think of was that maybe she was transported from outside to inside by some technology she knew nothing about. Mr. Olive covered his mouth and laughed