ADRIANNora came in again with a very confused look.“What’s going on? Why did Luke or whatever his name is come to call me? I mean, what's he doing in this house in the first place?”I showed her the chair to sit. I knew she didn't like him..“Relax. He walked in here asking for a job and I have him one.”She looked like she was about to reach over the table and slap me..“What did you say? What did you say you did?"”I gave him a job.”She rested on the chair and sighed heavily..“Alpha…”“Beta… I called you here because I wanted you to test his skills. He said he's good so if he can beat you then he's hired, but if he can't, then he's not. It's that simple.”She scoffed..“Don’t even worry about the results. I knew what's going to happen. He can't beat me, you should know that. Nobody can beat me."I agreed.”But I still want to know how good he is. Go out there and do something. Make sure you beat him or else, you're stuck with him.”She nodded and stood up and started walking awa
KAYAI'd gone out earlier today for a stroll.Milo went over to a friend's house. He'd met the boy during his satay in the hospital and they'd clicked. I was just so happy that he finally had somewhere to go and he wasn't always in the house all the time.With nothing to do, I left the house to take a stroll and that's when I saw Luke.At first, I thought I wasn't seeing properly because there was no way he was going to be here and Adrian would not have thrown a fit.But the more I looked, the more the figure looked like him so I decided to go closer.“Luke?”He turned around immediately and smiled when he saw me.”Kaya. Hey."I couldn't believe it. He was wearing a guards uniform .“What on earth are you doing here?”“What do you think? I work here now."I laughed.“You? Work here? That's a joke. No seriously, what are you doing here? Is this some kind of joint work force or something?”“No. I walked in here and asked the Alpha for a job and he gave it to me."Adrian gave him a job?
KAYA“There’s something wrong.”I rolled my eyes. Sometimes, I felt like Lia looked for problems where there were none.Why couldn't she just enjoy peace?“What are you talking about this time? Just because we haven't fought one evil or another doesn't mean that it's the end of the world."“No, you don't understand.”Of course, I never did.“Listen, whatever it is, I'm sure you'll figure it out. Right now, I'm really not in the mood to fight anything or anybody. For once in my life. I just want to enjoy myself.. even if it's just for a couple of days. Please, if anything wants to go wrong, let it happen in a couple of days.”She didn't say anything after that and I liked it. I hadn't gotten up from my bed today. I'd woken up very late and even after I did, I drank a glass of water and went back to sleep.I didn't have the energy to do anything today and I was so happy that no one has come to knock or disturb me.But what shocked me too was that even Milo didn't come. I was expecting h
KAYA“You need to speak to me? What's wrong?”I'm sure I was overreacting but I just wanted an answer.“No, you go first. You brought it up first.”He laughed.“Well, it's nothing deep really. I just wanted to talk to you about us."“Us? What's wrong with us?”“Kay, you're my mate. My Luna. The woman I'm going to marry and build my kingdom and family with. I want to take things further with you."My heart dropped and a chill ran down my spine.I think he noticed my reaction.“Relax, I'm not asking you to marry me. Yet. But I'm just saying that I don't want to be friends with you anymore. I don't just want to be Adrian to you. I want to mean something to you.”He already did. He already meant a whole lot to me and he didn't even know.I placed my hand on his.“Adrian, you already mean so much to me. You're not just Adrian to me, you're everything I've been looking for and now I've found you.”“I’m terrible at doing things at the right time but will you be my girlfriend?"There is nothi
KAYAI laughed. Not a small laugh, not a chuckle, I let out a full on deep laughter.“Let me know when you're done.”I still didn't stop then.. she couldn't be serious, she most definitely couldn't be serious.“You’re joking right? Go back to where to do what?! Please, if you're joking with me, stop it."“Who’s joking, Eve?! Why can't you be serious for once?! Not everything is a joke!”I was alarmed by her tone.“Relax, Lia. I was just trying to understand-"“No! You're not trying to understand anything! Everything I say, you always take it as a joke, you always think I'm not serious! You don't seem to understand the severity of the situation, Kaya! And I don't know what else to say to you.”I couldn't even say anything else to her because I knew she was already upset. I wasn't trying to make fun of her or anything like that. I was genuinely just trying to understand why she was telling me that .“Lia, I didn't mean to make fun of you. I was just asking a question."She didn't respon
KAYAHow was I going to tell him about this?How would I bring up this issue in front of him when I already know how he would react?As he sat beside me, I kept opening my mouth to talk but the words refused to come out of my throat.“Just say what you want, Kaya. I won't bite you.”“You aren't even looking at me!"We were at the beach. We'd had lunch at a beautiful restaurant and we just took a walk back and ended up on the beach, just sitting in silence and watching the sun go down.He laughed.“I don't have to look at you to sense you. I know you're looking at me. What is it?”I took a deep breath and sat up.“I don't know how to say this. I've been thinking about it for a while and I don't know what to say or rather, how to say it.”He sat up too and turned to me.“What is it? Are you sure you're fine?”I tucked my hair behind my ear.“Yeah, I am. I just- I need to go back home."“You don't want to be here? Is it too cold? I can ask for the car to be brought around."“No, no Adr
THIRD PERSON POVThey had been walking all night through the thick forest. At first, they'd been elated to be out of the cells. The conditions down there were terrible and they never thought that they would actually be treated like that.Naya was surprised when she saw Luke opening up the gates for her. How on earth did he get past all those guards and come down here?It was a very risky thing for him to do and if he had been caught, he would have been put to death. She knew how much Adrian hated imposters.Serena didn't know much though. She didn't know who this strange man who had broken her out of prison was but she didn't say anything either. She just followed as he led her and Naya out of prison..She had been down there for at least two months and it was like she had been forgotten. To her, she was going to run down there and no one would ever remember her. She wanted to think that her father would come save her but when she thought about it and concluded on the kind of person t
THIRD PERSON POV“What’s going on? Why are we here?”Nobody said anything and Naya was freaking out. Who was this old man who was staring at them like this?“Luke, say something! You guys are creeping me out! What the hell is going on?”“Relax, child. You're not at risk, if you were, you won't have made it here. I brought you here for a reason, the both of you and I hope we can discuss better.”Naya and Serena looked at each other confused at what was going on and who the hell this man was.”What do you want to talk about?” Naya asked.“No! We don't even want to know so save it . Thank you but we'll be on our way now." Serena countered .No one moved and she knew that she was alone.“Wow, really? You want to hear what he has to say? If we die out here, my spirit is haunting you forever."They turned their attention back to the man who was waiting for them to process all the information. He knew that it could be a lot for them to agree with at first he made sure to be patient and wait.
THIRD PERSON POVMilo looked around him and wondered what was going on.They hadn't been told anything but the guards had come around the day before to round them up and take them outside.That was the first time some of them were seeing sunlight in months and he felt bad for them. He had been seeing it since he basically dined with the king every night.Even though he kept asking where they were being taken to, there was no answer given and batch by batch, they were taken out of the room.Unlike last time, he was blindfolded and transported away from the pack. They drove a while in the carriage and then they stopped at a small pack at the edge of the Bouncy Jackson.Milo had learnt that it was named that because if you dropped anything mistakenly into it, the Jackson would throw it back up. Fools who threw themselves into it were never seen again.They took them to a house and put them there, guarding the door just like back in the palace.Thankfully, Daphne was by his side.“What do
KAYAGetting in didn't prove like much of a hassle to me and before long, I was in and walking around the palace.The next step was to find out where the bastard was so I could kill him once and for all. Golden Blade didn't seem so bad now that I thought about it. I mean, the kingdom looked pretty up to date and it looks to be in very good shape.I don't know what I was expecting but it is not a standard place.A few guards walked last and I brushed to the side and hid.“Where do you think the king ran away to?”“I don't know. We got information that he was in danger and that we had to evacuate him.”You have got to be kidding me. Jackson ran away?! How on earth did he even know that I was coming? The sun was rising in the sky already and Adrian might be on his way with the other soldiers already.This didn't seem right. I mean, I only just got here so who could have been able to deliver a message that fast and who was working for Jackson? Who in my kingdom was giving him information?
KAYALet's just say being the Queen has spoiled me.I wasn't used to walking in the thick bushes and I can't count the amount of times I tripped over a branch or my own two feet. My own shadow scared me.I should have taken guards with me, Adrian told me to but my mind was too fixed on just leaving.Now, I wanted to pee badly and there was no way I was going to do it in these bushes..“How’s it going out there? Don't you wish you had waited for me now?”I had to turn around and make sure that he was not behind me.“No, I do not. It's going very well. It's almost like I was born with the trees. You can call me Mother Nature.”He burst out laughing, knowing I was bullshitting him.“I trust you'll be fine. I fired Shawn.”I had to stop walking and process what he said.“Did you just say you fired Shawn? Why? I mean, I like that but why? I thought you couldn't see anything wrong in him.”He sighed.“I lied. I knew what he was doing, I knew why you didn't like him. I just wanted you to de
ADRIAN“Alpha, what's so urgent that you couldn't wait till morning? What has happened by this time of the night?”“Gentlemen, we are going to war.”That word alone had its weight and as I said that, no one said anything else.“You do not know this but a few weeks ago, on my way to Golden Blade, my son was kidnapped.”Gasps filled the room and I let it sink in.“We were attacked and my son was taken away. The Queen then brought it to my attention that every month since the beginning of the year, kids were taken away from this pack with no trace. No one knows how they were taken and there were no witnesses to tell the story.”Now that I said it out loud, it didn't make sense to me. Kids from my kingdom were being carried away and I had no idea about it. What kind of king did that make me?“We’ve been trying to look for sources to tell us anything and tonight, a letter arrived for the Queen. It was from her former lover and he has confessed to taking the kids. I know him personally and
KAYA“My Queen,It's been so many years since I saw you or heard your sweet voice. You walking out of my life all those years ago, left a big hole in my heart that couldn't be filled with any other woman's love.You were my first love and you'll always remain my first love. I can't deny the fact that I let the years go by without reaching out to you but I was too busy becoming a man, making myself worry of seeing you.And now, I'm proud to say that I have made something of myself. I've turned myself into someone you would be proud of, someone you can call a husband. Everything you possibly want, I have it.All you have to do is just say yes. Let's leave the past behind us, the past never does anyone any good. The mistake I made with Serena was stupid and I agree but you shouldn't have given up on us just like that. You should have continued to show me how much you love me and maybe I would have come back to you.Notwithstanding, I'm ready now. I'm ready to love you and love all of you
KAYA“So you're telling me Golden Blade took him and other kids?”We were all having dinner and Nora sat across from me.“Yeah, I've been doing what I can to find out who Golden Blade's Alpha is but for some reason, it's seeming like some top secret. Almost no one knows.”And that's why I'll keep saying that it seems fishy. Because there's no kingdom that would hide their king.“I’ll do what I can as well.”I couldn't stop looking at Nora . When she left all those years ago, after Aaron left, I didn't think things would be the same.“Do you have to go?” I asked her as I watched her pack.looked at me.“Yes, I do. I've been by Adrian's side for years and he's giving me my freedom. I'd like to move around for a while, see places and things, maybe even live with humans, find love but I'll be back.”I knew I couldn't stop her but I wish I could. But now she is back. The years had done her, she looked more mature, like she had seen a lot in life.“Adrian , how have things been?”Since s
KAYA“Adrian, wait. You have to listen to me. You can't just do things without thinking far ahead.”He turned to me so sharply that I almost bumped into him.“What else is there to think about, Kaya? That bastard took my son and other kids and you think I'm just going to sit back and do nothing?!”“That is exactly the reason why you should not be rash. He has the upper hand here and I fear he would not hesitate to use it if he's pushed. I'm very sure he knows who Milo is and do you think if you attack him, he won't use him as leverage? You're putting Milo at risk so please, be careful and think about it.”He finally let out a breath and sat on the bed.“I don't even know who the Alpha is. Golden Blade has never shown their Alpha. Their Beta is always the one who attends meetings and all that.”That didn't make sense.“And you didn't find it weird after all this time? It didn't occur to you that there might be something more to it?”He shrugged.“I have a kingdom to rule. I don't spend
THIRD PERSON POVMilo knew the gravity of what he had done and luckily for him, none of the other kids had been stupid enough to bend to the pressure.Ever since the guards realized that the girl was missing, they were questioning everyone one after the other and Milo feared that sooner or later, somebody would fold but so far,no one said anything.He just had to do what he did. He needed to send a message to his father to let him know that he was fine and also to his mother, who he knew would be very worried. He knew the situation at home would be very otense with his father looking for him.Even though the situation here was harsh for him to adapt to, he tried his best in doing so and with the help of the friend that he made, Daphne, he navigated being in this place.“Do you think the girl made it home?” Daphne asked.“I hope she did. Right now, she's the only hope we have in other people finding out where we are. “He knew it wouldn't take them for his father to realize what he wa
KAYAFrom the way she was talking, I was afraid to ask for the number of kids that were there but I had to.“How many kids were there? Do you know?”She nodded.“At the time I got there, there were thirty kids. By the time I left, there were seventy five.”How in the world did that amount of kids go missing and Adrian and I heard nothing about it?“Seventy five.”That was a large number. Too large.“And all the kids are from this pack. We talk to each other so we asked around when the guards left the room at night. Every month, they bring a new batch of kids but a week ago, they brought in only one boy.”My ears perked up at that.“What did he look like?”I could see that she waa trying hard to remember.“Dark hair, dark eyes. Around my age. He doesn't really speak but he often speaks to the guards on our behalf. He's the only one who has ever spoken to the master.”“The master? Who's that?”She looked at her mother before she answered.“He doesn't really come in. I've only heard his