ADRIANI'd gone for a walk. I needed to clear my head before I lost it in that house.Kaya was very mad, she didn't bother to hide it from anyone and since she wasn't speaking to me for the way I acted towards Ava, this just made things worse.Before long, she packed up her things and came downstairs.“I’m leaving. I'm done with this, Adrian! I'm done with the lies and secrets.”There was nothing I could even say to her to convince her otherwise. Nora was trying to speak to her but I knew it was pointless. She already had plans to leave a while ago and with Ava's coming, she decided to postpone her plans.“Why’re you acting like this? Why're you acting like you don't care about her?”Of course, Nora had to bust my ass about doing nothing.“What do you want me to do? You want me to have begged her and told her not to leave? You knew that she would not have listened to me, you know she's crazy mad at me and speaking to her would make things worse.”I didn't even want her to raise her vo
KAYAIt took everything in me to gather up my things to leave. I thought I didn't have the guts to. But I did as a matter of fact.That day, I packed my things up and left, not wanting to have to deal with Adrian right now. I stopped for a bit when I walked past Milo's room but I slid a letter under his door, hoping that he would not hate me when he read it.Finding my way back to my pack was hard, as I didn't exactly walk here and I had barely been to my pack on foot but thankfully, Lia was there to help me.“You know, he was just trying to protect you. He didn't want you to have to deal with all that and that's why he didn't tell you about it.”I didn't answer her. Of course, she would support him.“Are we almost there? How much longer till we get there?”I'd been walking for two days, the last thing I needed was more stress. I just wanted to get back there and do what I had to do so I could leave.“Yeah, we should be there by nightfall. I should warn you about something though.”I
THIRD PERSON POVThey made it back to Alpha Adrian's pack that night. It was raining and so, it acted in their favor because the chaos would take attention away from them.Since Naya and Luke basically knew the lack like the back of their hands, they knew where to go that would take attention away from them, so they stayed in the little abandoned pack far away from other houses.Their agreement to work with the grandmaster meant that they now had powers of their own and they could hear him too.So when they fully settled in, he reached out to them.“Your first assignment would be to look for any female who had just found their wolf. This person is in that pack but we just don't know who. With the powers, you would be able to feel the strength when you're around them. It would be like they're more powerful than you.”They didn't understand this assignment.“Why are you looking for them? What did they do?”The grandmaster wasn't in the mood for questions.“Just do as you're told. And ma
KAYALia wasn't joking when she said that a lot of people wouldn't be happy with my return.What was I expecting though? A warm welcome?Even though I got I to the pack at night, there were still many people outside to see my return.When my father was still Alpha, the pack had a curfew. By nine pm, no one could be seen on the streets but it was almost midnight and it didn't seem like night at all.As I walked into the pack, I received stares. But no one moved a muscle and the fact that I could now hear what they were thinking wasn't exactly helpful.In general, they were all saying the same thing. How I had the guts to return and how I only came back because my father was dead. They felt betrayed.Betrayed? If anything, I should be the one who felt like I was betrayed because all these people stood back and watched as I was abused and beaten by the people I called family and they did nothing!And now, they have the guts to look at me like I did something wrong?Being back here brough
ADRIANShe was on the bed and I was standing over her.Over the last few weeks she had shrunk, becoming a shadow of herself. She couldn't keep anything down, she could barely stand or walk, she had blisters all over so she ended up on the bed.She was weak, very weak and she could barely talk.I knew her time was near and I didn't like it. Milo wasn't ready. She couldn't return after so long only to leave again without spending time with him.“I don't hate you, Ava. I really don't. I was just mad at you for what you did. Asher loved you a whole lot and automatically, it meant that I had to. You were an important part of his life and you always will be. I'll take care of Milo, you don't have to worry about him. He's my son now and he will get everything he deserves that he will forget that he didn't have his real parents. You don't have to worry about him, Ava. He's in good hands.”She nodded her head slowly, giving me a small smile and raising her hand to hold mine.“Thank you, for
KAYAI'd taken over as Alpha. No one could stop me, not even those damn elders.I'd had them arrested, each and everyone of them. They'd known if my father's involvement with the cult and yet they did nothing.“The time is drawing close, Kaya. It's time for the Cult to find you so we can put an end to them once and for all.”At the mention of the cult, I didn't seem so upset or afraid anymore. I was already for them. They had tormented me for long enough and it was time to face them.“What do I need to do to prepare myself?” I asked Lia.“First off, keep your home in check. Your guards need to start training as much as Adrian’s guards were training back then. And then, you need to get everyone in this pack to safety. Don't get them involved in this, Kaya. As much as you hate them for what they did, they're innocent.”Innocent? They stood back and watched while that man made me a pack slave. His daughter!“Kaya, listen to me. Don't let anger rule you. You will regret it. Just let them
KAYAI'd gotten across to Adrian, eventually.After deciding that I truly missed him and I actually wanted to speak to him, I couldn't hold back anymore. I just let the anger go and I got across to him through the mindlink.Even though he hasn't marked me, we could still talk through the mindlink because of my powers.He wanted to bury Ava before he came over here. If I was really going to do this, then I would need Adrian by my side to help me. I had never gone to war with anyone before and I needed someone with experience to put me through.Lia said I had to address the pack soon and tell them what was going on and I knew that it would cause a lot of chaos and I was already dreading it because I knew that they would have questions. Questions that I can't answer because I'm trying to protect them from the truth.I wish I could be there for Ava's burial, I know it's going to affect Adrian and Milo badly being that she was his mother and all.But for now, I had something to face. Nora
ADRIANWhen she reached out to me, I was surprised because I didn't think she would want to speak to me after what happened.But she did and I was happy because right now, this house was suffocating. With the death of Ava, it has become glum and since basically everyone at the pack knew her, the pack was thrown into mourning.I buried her right next to Asher just as she has asked for. She wanted to stay with him even till death.After her death, I didn't think that Milo would ever receive but funny enough, it was like he got better. I not saying that he hated her but I think it was because he had been longing to see her after she left and that thing turned him into a shadow of himself.Now even though she is dead, he has seen her and he has spoken to her. He'd cried the day she died and the day after that I told he asked for food.My son hadnt eaten anything in days. He took small portions or he just didn't eat at all.He'd asked about Kaya and I had to tell him that she wasn't at the
KAYAMaybe I should have called Adrian. I was still trying to assess the situation when a stone came out of nowhere and hit me on the head. I stumbled back a bit because it hurt so much. “Kaya!”Nora dragged me away and took me inside. I could already feel the liquor trickling down my hand but I didn't want to look at it. “Kaya, you're hurt. Let me see.”“No, it's nothing. I'm fine. It's just a scratch.” I knew it wasn't just a scratch. “Call Adrian. Tell him what is going on. Don't tell him I've been injured. That won't go down well with him.”I should have known that I can't trust Nora with Adrian. I would rather leave the twins with candy and tell them not to eat it. As soon as Adrian picked up the call, she gave him a short but detailed explanation of what happened. And of course, she told him that I had been injured. “I had to tell him that you're bleeding. I
KAYAAfter I told her to get out, I went to Milo's room. I knew that he was distraught right now and he probably didn't want to hear anything I had to say. It felt like we had kept the truth from him when actually, there was nothing to tell. There was a threat but it's not there anymore. I took Lana with me because I knew that it was the only way to help me get across to him. I knocked three times before he finally answered. “Mum, I know it's you. I don't want to speak to you.”Well, I didn't expect him to want to speak to me. But I needed to explain things. He wants my adopted son. Milo was my son. He had been Adrian's son first because Adrian dedicated his life to taking care of him. I can't count how many times Adrian and I fought because of Milo. Adrian valued Milo a lot and he would never let anything happen to him. “Dad, is that you?”I also knew that Milo feared Adr
KAYAI thought this was the calm. I didn't think that there would be any storm since we just came out of a few but boy, was I wrong?That morning, I'd woken up late because I'd fallen asleep late. Adrian and I had fallen asleep late because his little princess had sworn not to sleep..“You’re indulging her. Maybe if you stopped paying attention to her, she would sleep.”But did he listen? No. He kept paying attention to her and giving her the time she wanted while still complaining that she wasn't falling sleepy. Eventually, she was the one who fell asleep first and let him be. “Can we go to bed now since Her Highness is asleep?”He rolled his eyes and carried her over to her crib. “You’re just jealous because you want me to give you all that attention.”The things this man told himself..“Go to sleep and stop fooling yourself. Gosh, I'm so tired.”
ADRIANWhen they called for another meeting, I didn't want to attend because after the last time that they seemed to lose their mind over the whole issue, I didn't want anything to do with them. Kaya had asked that I dissolve them, seeing as they had nothing to offer me. I would have done that but I didn't have the strength to go through the stress of picking out new councilmen. There were many processes involved and I didn't have the time nor willpower to do all that. After thinking about it for a while, I decided to just show up since I didn't exactly have anything to do. I'd caught up with the sleep I'd missed for the past few days now, I was bored. So me showing up to the meeting had nothing to do with formality. It just gave me something to do. As soon as I sat down on that throne, I began feeling sleepy again. Their presence was draining.“My King, we the elders have sat down and disc
KAYARoy came the next day with another brown envelope. I may have my daughter back but I still had to find the person responsible for taking her. So basically, all my problems weren't solved. “No need to show me. I'm sure you've given through it. What does it say?”“The same thing. Latex gloves.”Great. So we were back to square one with nothing. How exactly was I going to find out who was doing this if I didn't even know who to look for? The door opened and Adrian walked in. “Don’t worry. You don't need to hide. I already know what this is all about.” How did he know? Or did Nora tell him? He read my mind. “No one told me. You dropped the envelope in Lana's room and I saw it.”Shit. Oh well, since he now knew what was going on, I guess it meant we now had more help. “I’m judging based on the look on your faces that you didn't find a
KAYAThat was enough to cause a disturbance and I let it happen. I could see the guilty ones getting offended by what I had said but that was fine. We all knew what had happened.I turned to Adrian. ”What was the last one I said?”“Misogynistic!” He shouted like a child in class who had been waiting for him to be called upon.“Yes, misogynists. Does the King holding a baby make you mad? Not just any baby, a female. She's not supposed to be anywhere near the throne right? I'm not supposed to even be here. All according to your damn laws that hold no place for women. I don't blame you. The last king was just like you..small minded.”“My Queen, don't speak like that! Mind your tongue. You are in the presence of the King.”They clearly didn't know who they were dealing with. The presence of the King. “Adrian, tell me. How do you see your father?”“Small minded, My Queen. My father, alt
KAYA I was quiet because I wanted them to say everything that they had to say. I knew it was bullshit when Selena said she didn't want anything from Adrian. Left to her, that was what she wanted. Everything. I could see that she was greedy and if we dared to give her even a little, she would ask and ask and ask for more and in the end, I would be the one to regret it because I had asked Adrian to give in to her demands. Since they were down talking, Adrian began. “Since the beginning of it all, there has been one thing that has been on my lips. The boy is not my heir. Of course, it's no fault of his that he was born but then it doesn't change the fact that I already have an heir.” “But My King, the Prince hasn't been crowned as the Crown Prince yet so technically, you don't have an heir. You can still make changes to things now that things aren't official yet.”
KAYAThe next morning, I'd forgotten about the court session so I had to be reminded by Nora later that afternoon. As soon as I woke up, I went straight to Lana's room because I needed to feed her. She had woken up three times through the night to cry. One of the times, it had been because of food and the next, it was because she wanted to be held so Adrian held her for about two hours, rocking her back to sleep while I tried to fight the sleep from my eyes. “You should sleep. You've been dozing for too long.”I opened my eyes again. “No, it's fine. I'm awake, I don't need to sleep. Is she asleep yet?”He looked down at her and smiled. “Not even a little.”Gosh, it's like a new born baby all over again. “Just sleep, I'll put her down to sleep.”I'd never been more grateful for having a partner as I was in this moment because I really needed the sleep. By the time I woke up,
KAYAMy baby had woken up. I'd been sleeping already and Adrian was in the room doing something.I'd woken up to check on him when I saw something move out of the corner of my eyes. At first, I thought I had seen wrong. “What are you doing?”Adrian looked up from his phone. “Nothing. I just can't sleep.”I pat the space behind me. “Come here.”He got up from the chair and walked over to the bed..Since Lana was still a baby, she had to stay in her cot and not on the bed so Adrian and I took the bed. He was staring at her for too long so I stood up and walked over to him. “What is it? Why're you looking at her like that?” He didn't answer and I just joined him in looking at her..then I saw it properly. Her hand moved. Adrian moved immediately. “I’ll get the doctor”.As soon as Adrian left, her eyes slowly opened