The next couple of days were fun as Wayne took the pups out on picnics, accompanied by their mother of course. They went sight seeing and seeing the laughter in her eyes and rich voice, Wayne could not be happier, it was well worth it. The children were also having the time of their lives. He had taken them out often when they were in the state but this was somehow different. It was home!They had just come back home when the Butler Mr. Bruce Stable, who met them at the door, said. 'Sir, I have a message for you'. Wayne waited for him to relay the message but he kept mute, looking pointedly at Alexa.'Whatever it is, you can say in front of everyone here', Wayne said.'I think I better go in and change', Alexa said, taking a step towards the stairs, but Wayne's restraining hand held her back.'Speak, Bruce!' he ordered.'Very well', he conceded. 'You got a mail from Miss Valerie Jones. She is coming back by the weekend!'Wayne's face fell as well as the hand that held Alexa and Alexa
'A Good day, my Prince', Samuel started, alerting Hector to his presence. 'Concerning, the lady from the other day you asked me to investigate?''Yes, any thing on her yet?' Hector asked as he continued writing into a file he was working on on his office.'Yes!' Samuel replied, dropping an envelop on the table in front of Prince Hector.'She is the first daughter of Beta Andrew. She has been aware for about five years not w but has just returned', Sam said.'Away, studying?' Prince Hector asked.'No one knows for sure but it is said she left following a scandal of some sort', Samuel continued. 'The kind of scandal is not really known just mere speculations but we know what kind of scandal it could possibly be!'Prince Hector shook his head,not because of Samuel's words but because he just realised something.'No wonder,her face looks so familiar!' he thought. 'I met her during the birthday party five years ago when her mother had reprimanded her for speaking while she was yet speaking
Next morning, Wayne insisted on going to see her father with Alexa. 'I want to give you a little moral support!' he said with a smile.'You have done a lot for me as it is', Alexa said, looking very uncomfortable especially as she recalled all he had said to her, the previous night in his drunken state. 'I do not want to bother you more. Moreover I have to do this myself. Your presence will complicate issues!''I'm sorry, I didn't know I was now a complication in your life!' he said, looking wounded.'I didn't mean it that way but Dad may not be forthcoming in your presence. He will be ake you as an outsider', she said, trying to make him understand. She didn't want to hurt him. 'He doesn't know you as well as I do, you see'.'Do you think you really know me?' he asked, the timbre of his voice changing as he looked at her intensely.No, not again, Alexa thought in desperation. She did not want that particular complication now and another reason she didn't want him going with her. She
When Alexa got to the house, she could no longer call it home, her father was not around but had gone to see Alpha Fred Connor who had sent for him.'You are here again?' her half sister asked, eyeing her speculatively.'I am not here to see you, Camellia ', Alexa told her sister gently. 'I do not wish to see you just as much as you hate seeing me but I must speak to my father!''Well, he's not here!' she replied coldly.'I have been intimated that he went to answer the Alpha's summons', Alexa said. 'but I can wait for him. I shall wait here. This is my house - home too!''Not anymore!' Camellia said, her hands on her waist.'Says who?' Alexa asked surprised and more than a little hurt and wondering why she should be surprised. She should have expected this considering the treatment she was accorded the last time she was here. But does Camellia really have the nerve to kick her out of her father's house?'Says me!' Amelia, her step mother said. Alexa had not seen her come in. So the w
'Love?' Alexa asked. 'What role did my mother play in all of this? Don't tell me you found out she was the spy who stole your manufacturing strategy and gave to the witches and vampires?' Her tone was incredulous.'Oh no!' her father said very quickly, shaking his head vigorously. 'Your mother was not like that. Your mother was a great woman. I have never met any like her!' he said, a faraway look in his eyes, a tremor in his voice.Alexa was shocked as she stared dumbfounded. Could it be that her father loved her mother? Then her mother was not just a toy for his pleasure which he tossed aside when he was done with her?'You sound as though you loved her!' she said gently. Alexa had never been in love but she had read of it and had hoped she would fall in love with the man who reciprocates but so far, fate had been cruel to her.'Very much!' he said. 'There's no day that passes that I do not think of her. You look like her. Not exactly a splitting image but you are really your mother
As Alexa left her father and started off towards home, she went through all that her father had said and felt her spirits lift. So her mother was not a bad person afterall, she had been in love and had left, not wanting to wreck the home of her lover nor endanger her daughter's life. Mother didn't abandoned me. She just didn't want me to be in danger. She must have known that her lover's wife would not treat me well but she had to choose between the lesser of two evils to keep me safe. If the Alpha had found out, not only her but I would have been killed instantly. It was a tough call but she did what she thought was best at the time.'If that is the case, why didn't she take me with her?' Alexa recalled asking her father.'She left immediately after giving birth to you and was in a very weak state and I hoped she would go far and be safe but travelling in the wilds at night with a new baby in the heat of the sun and the chill of the night, I could not take that chance and she felt yo
That evening, Wayne asked the question that had been bothering Alexa. 'Do you know who would want to do this to you?'Her secret identity could not have been revealed so soon, so who would want her dead so badly? She could not believe that as cruel as her step mother and half sister were, they were behind this. They could easily have just revealed her identity and that would have resolved the problem for them without hazzles.So, who?Wayne looked at her for a long time but kept quiet. He did not want to tell her what he had found out. He had considered it and didn't know what the right decision would be. Any choice he made, there were bound to be consequences.He recalled how he had bitten and torn the bodies of the men to pieces after they had confessed that it was Camellia Palmer who had sent them. How could Alexa's sister be this wicked? Why would she want her sister dead? What was she trying to hide? And he could not ask Alexa because she hadn't recovered all her memories yet.'I
'An invitation just arrived from the Alpha King', Camellia squealed with delight to her mother. 'The Alpha King is throwing a party to make an important announcement and I am sure it is going to be the announcement of my engagement and marriage to his son!' she danced about happily.'That foolish girl had been useful afterall. She got us the highest position we could ever have dreamt of!' Amelia said smiling with utmost satisfaction. 'You are going to be the Lyncan queen by virtue of your marriage to the prince who will soon become the Lyncan King!' They both smiled.'And the best part of it all is that we didn't have to do anything about it. Your step daughter did the work for us and we ate just to sit and enjoy the dividend of her hard work. What a pity, she won't even be alive to see it!' she made a funny face and the both of them burst into laughter.'Have you heard from the men you sent to kidnap and kill her?' Amelia asked her daughter.'No, but they come highly recommended', sh
Ex- Lyncan king Spark Harrison and Camellia have been buried and everything seemed to be returning back to normal again. The pups are their happy selves again, dotted on by their grandmothers. 'You will both spoil these children!' Alexa keeps warning Celestine and Mildred. 'They are children and should be spoilt. Very soon they will start training in readiness for their future posts', Celestine said. 'Let them have their fun now so that they will turn out well mentally'. Alexa knew she was referring to her son Henry. It had shocked her to find out first hand that her son could shoot at her. She never thought Henry would want any harm befalling her let alone be the one inflicting such harm. But she guessed she never really knew her son as well as she had thought. So Alexa allowed her pups to be dotted on but that didn't stop her from instilling discipline amongst them as well as fostering love between them, not having favourites, so that the pups don't grow jealous of one anothe
'If your old man think that asking you not to punish me is going to stop me from taking the throne, then he is surely mistaken!' Henry said, smiling like someone who had suddenly gone insane! 'This gun is filled with silver bullets and only one bullet is enough to kill you, Lyncan king or not. Do not make a move towards me or I shall kill you, right away!' Henry continued. 'Why did you have to have to have it all, a biological father, a loving mother, a powerful beautiful wife, three geniuses children - even Camellia could not complete a simple task of killing them because they are both physically powerful as well as mentally alert!' he laughed in self mockery. 'You have your position and wealth. What did I have? Nothing but I am going to remedy that. You have enjoyed enough little brother. It's time for you to go and meet with your father while I help you. I promised to take great care of your wife and pups. They shall be mine. Your position too. I shall so take care of them that you
Henry scoffed. 'If the person who we are suspecting to be the murderer of both people, could be wise enough to dismantle the security system, then what is a little camera that he would not find?''You speak as though you know who the person is', Alexa said looking at Henry challengingly.'You have continuously challenged me, since we found Spark dead this morning', Henry said. 'I don't know how else to convince you of my innocence!' he said. 'I was only trying to say we are dealing with a highly intelligent criminal!''But not so intelligent that he didn't get it that I planted more than one camera!' Alexa said and her mother smiled.'You are bluffing, right?' Henry asked his eyes wide.'Will you too stop this!' Hector bellowed. 'I am getting sick and tired of all this bickering! Since we found Dad this morning, you both have done nothing else. Let's see how we can solve this case together, please, instead of being at each other's throats!' he said, tiredly. 'Do you suppose you can d
'Who were the people who visited Miss Palmer?' the Lyncan king asked the dungeon guards.'Only Lord Henry, ma'am and her mother!' Cletus replied. 'No one else came here except it was an invincible visitor, else we would have seen them!''Henry you always seemed interested in her and you have already clarified that you felt for her!' Hector started. Alexa, I had already given my order, why did you come to see her without my permission?' he asked.'Henry can come to see her anytime he chooses but I can't?' Alexa scoffed unbelievably. 'She was my sister. True there was no love lost between us but she was stilly sister and I couldn't have wished such a brutal end of her!' Alexa said. 'I had actually come to see if she knew anything about the death of your father but she denied any knowledge of it, and funny enough, I believe her. For someone who had been able to go through into the house and out, without any guards seeing her, it is saying much that I believe she is innocent of Spark's de
'Alright!', Camellia replied. 'Go ahead with your questions.'You claim you did not do the old man in', Alexa said again. 'Do you know who might have?' she asked.Again, Camellia's eyes slid to Henry's and catching herself, she looked past him into the distance. 'I have been locked away in this dungeon, how do you suppose I will know who had such intentions or who committed the deed?' she asked, indignant.'But you had access into the building, when you were not supposed to come anywhere close. And it was done so expertly that even the guards didn't know of your presence', Alexa said. 'It signifies you had an inside help. Who could that helper be? One of the servants? a guest? Who helped you gain access into the manor and hid your presence that no one saw you come in and abducty pups from their rooms?' Alexa said, her voice riding.'Don't get worked - up!' Mildted advised her. 'Calm down and be patient. You shall get the right results!''You forget that I have lived here for a short w
Camellia looked up to see Alexa and her mother coming. She never thought she could feel glad to see her half sister. To divert his attention from her as well as alert him to their presence, she said loudly.'To what do I owe the honour of your visit, sweet sister?' she said and Henry looked to find Alexa and her mother already upon them.'Henry what are you doing here?' Alex asked. 'I didn't know you were interested in the criminals who keep here!''I just wanted to understand why such a beautiful she - wolf as your sister would want to tamper with the lives of children, being pregnant herself!' he said looking at Alexa.Camellia saw the way he looked at Alexa and not for the first time, wondered what it was about her sister that got men to fall over themselves at her. She had sensed Henry's feelings for Alexa, during one of the few times they met to plot how to destroy the Lyncan king.'They are happy while you are miserable. That is not fair as far as I am concerned. He is occupying
Hector met his mother at the entrance of the manor, and could sense her agitation. 'Hector, I'm glad you're okay!' she said. 'Did you find the pups?' she asked aware of Henry who was behind her assessing her performance but she was not performing. She was happy they were back safe.'We were able to save them from being roasted to death by that devilish Camellia. And it's all thanks to my wonderful soon - to - be Luna, Alexa!' he said.'Little brother', Henry said. 'I am happy you are back safe and sound with your pups!' he said and as Camellia was bring dragged into the dungeon, added meaningfully, 'Thank goodness the pups were unscratched. Who would have thought it would be such a difficult task!'Camellia looked at him imploringly but he was not even looking at her.Nobody but Celestine and of course Alexa who had suspected he had something to do with it right from the start got the innuendos lacing his words. That was the confirmation she needed but what she wanted was proof. She
Hector twisted her hands behind her, while she screamed in outrage.'Hector!' she howled. 'You never loved me. You never took notice of me. It was always her!' Then looking with deep resentment at her sister, she said, 'Even Henry, who should hate you, is also in love with you. What do you have that I don't? What is so special about you that the men go crazy over you?' she screamed hysterically.'You don't know how to love. You love only yourself, how then can you inspire love in others?' Alexa asked. She turned back and finished loosening the ropes that bound her pups and she whispered some incantation, transferring energy from her body into theirs and their eyes snapped open.'Mum, you are here!' they shouted simultaneously with joy on their faces.'Yes, my babies!' she replied, hugging them all at once. 'You are safe now!''I don't think so!' Camellia said. She had managed to free her hand and had grabbed another lighter. Without wasting time, she lit it and threw it towards the c
She snapped out of her trance and looked at Hector. 'I know where they are!' she said, the image of the unnatural position of their heads haunting her. With heart thumping, she ran out and was going to run to where her mind was directing her but Hector had already driven out the car and throne the passenger door open. 'What are you doing, running to the place?' he asked. 'Jump in!' he ordered.She leapt in and shut the door and Hector drove off at top speed, tires screeching as he made a sharp U- turn.'Stop!' she ordered as they got to a very old building that looked abandoned.The Lyncan king was already bringing the car to a stop because he could smell them - his pups. They alighted and rushed into the building.Everywhere seemed to be in disarray. The stench of petrol was uncontrollable. Then they saw them their heads fallen to one side of their shoulders. They looked unconscious.As they rushed towards their children, they saw Camellia huddled at a corner, she was obviously uncon