Both of them were judge in time to hear the doctor say, 'He was stabbed with a silver knife which pierced his heart and the injury is soaked with wolfsbane that has spread all over his body. Even if I had come earlier, there is little I could have been able to do'. Then sighing said. 'This murder was premeditated. The attacker planned it to the last detail or it could be beginner's luck but he combined his weapon in such a way that of one didn't finish up the late elder Lyncan, then the other latent weapon was sure to have done the trick!'Hector was filled with grief and hearing this did not help his mood at all. 'Who did this?' he howled.'Oh, my!' Henry exclaimed. 'Just when my Dad and I were getting acquainted', he said going to hold Spark's hands reverently. 'Doctor, can you say for sure when this happened? Who found him?' he asked, looking around.'Mother found him. It was her howl that alerted us!' Hector said, trying to hold his grief in check.'I shall get to the bottom of th
The guards brought the security footage and everyone gathered round to see what had indeed happened and who was responsible. Celestine held her breath, this was it. They were going to find out that Henry was responsible and he was going to be beheaded and hanged. She looked with apprehension at Henry who returned her look.They looked through the footage but it was evident that nothing had been recorded. 'Someone must have either tampered with the video, wiping it out or putting it off ahead of time before commiting the murder!' Hector said.'Do you still doubt, that it is someone within?' Alexa asked. 'If the murderer is not from within, then he or she must have an accomplice from inside the manor!''You are right!' the Lyncan king said. 'I shall smell put the culprit!' .When Alexa had met Henry earlier in the fields, she had thought that he smelt funny but had dismissed it but right now, her antenna was up and she could not help thinking that he knew more than he was letting on. He
EARLIER.....'Lionel', Camellia called, as she stood by the door of their room. 'Your mother has had an accident and asked me to bring you and your siblings to the hospital to stay with her!''Our mother will never send you to bring us to her!' Landon said.'Well, she did too!' Camellia said smiling easily. 'I know you do not trust me but you must not forget that I am still your mother's sister and since I was the one who rushed her to the hospital and there seem to be no one around, she wants to bed sure you are safe with her till your father returns from his business trip', she said.'Why should we trust you?' Lionel asked. 'You've never given us cause to trust you in the past!' 'Well, like you said, that was in the past. I have decided to make amends. You remember all that happened at your birthday ceremony, well that taught me a lesson and I realized that there was nothing as great as family. I have two brothers like your mother must have told you but she is my only sister. I did
'Aunt, didn't we hear your mum say you were pregnant?' Leigh asked.'What has that got to do with this?' Camellia asked, Leigh's question, taking her by surprise. 'I'm definitely not going to give birth to anyone like you!''I hope not!' Lionel said. 'You will give birth to a child as heartless as you who will deal with you like you have dealt with others!''You...!' Camellia said, furiously, short of words in her anger. She raised her hand to strike Lionel but found that she could not move them. Her hands were stuck in the air, and Lionel's eyes were blazing red.'You shouldn't mess with us, you know!' Landon said and Camellia's eyes moved to look at him and saw that his was also blazing hot red like his brother's.'I wanted to confirm that you were pregnant because a woman, should know the value of life, especially a pregnant one who wants her child alive and not tainted with the blood of others!' Leigh said, her eyes red hot as well.Camellia looked at Leigh in a new light. The gir
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
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
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
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