KAYAWhen I woke up that morning, I felt the shift in the atmosphere. Something was wrong and I could feel it.The people had successfully been transported to Adrians pack and now, it remained just the soldiers and I.It had been hard to get Milo to leave Adrian and I at a time like this when he needed the both of us by his side. But it was too dangerous for him to be here. We couldn't risk the cult using him to get to us.So it was best we just let him stay here.Adrian had been trying to act like everything was fine since what happened and I could see that he was hurting. I did it for both our sakes. If anything happened to either one of us, we would be able to move on.But promising each other marriage when we didn't even know what was going to happen wouldn't be easy. From the look of things, I might have to sacrifice myself just to make sure that the cult was gone forever.That was something I didn't want to bring up with him. I knew he wouldn't understand any part of it so there
KAYAI'd never felt this alive in all my life.It was like all my senses were activated at once. I could smell everything, see every little movement, there was so much adrenaline pumping through my body and most of all, I could hear better.That's why when there was movement in the bushes at the border, I heard it.“They’re here. Everybody, take your positions. And the moment you see or feel anything, call for help immediately.”Everyone fanned out while Adrian and I stood in front of the house like we were at the helm of a ship.Nora was out with the guards that were at the border. She was supposed to send a signal. Why hadn't she said anything?“Are you sure she didn't say anything?” I asked Adrian.He nodded and stared at one spot.“She said she hasn't heard anything yet. Are you sure you heard something?”I kept quiet again so I could listen and channel my hearing well towards the woods.“Yes, I heard them. They must have gotten past Nora with their powers. I'm sure of it. Nobod
KAYAI stood in front of them, nobody moving as we stared at each other, waiting for some to make the first move.“You know you can't kill me right? It's just a little reminder. I mean, not even if you tried. it's just a little reminder.”I knew I shouldn't boast to them but at this point, I needed to destabilize them and make them think that I was stronger than them so that they would exhaust all their resources in a haste.“I’ll also need to remind you that this is not our first time dealing with someone like you. We've dealt with people of your mind before and I need to let you know that we succeeded.”I needed to stall them for now. Lia was telling me that it wasn't yet time to let them attack.“I have a question for you though. All of you. What was the point of this brotherhood?”It was obvious the Grandmaster took pride in talking about his cult because he smiled and looked back at the others.”This cult was created centuries ago by the Goddess herself. She created the first set
KAYAWith a single slash of the knife across my palm, it was like the walls of the house were blown away and the ground opened up.It got so windy that the cult brothers had to their faces with their robes but I could see everything clearly. Out of the darkness, emerged the sisters and I'd never felt so at ease in my life.Everything finally settled down and I could see them. The sisters and I versus the cult.“Don’t you old women ever get tired? I mean how long has it been ? You should be old and withered by now.”One of the sisters laughed.“Says the person who has been renewing his youth with the blood of innocent women and children.”What? Was that what they did to make themselves seem younger?“You should mind your words, Bianca. They might get you into trouble.”She laughed.“What trouble? You seem to have forgotten, Lucas. You were just a silly little boy when I killed your father. I would have killed you too that day, but for some reason, I thought you would be better than him
KAYAThey put me in ropes, bound my leg and feet together and just pushed me as we walked in the forest.I was trying so hard not to trip over my own feet and not to also lose balance and fall to the floor. There was something wrong with me. I couldn't see very clearly and my legs were so weak.My mouth felt so dry and I felt like giving in. I couldn't even hear Lia 's anymore. I tried calling out for her but her voice was very faint. Even Adrian 's voice was very low.“What did you do to me? I know you did something so tell me. What did you do to me?”Someone spoke up from the front.“Those ropes are laced with wolfsbane and Night, the witch's poison. Everyone with powers is weak when it comes to it. You can't escape it.”I know I couldn't but right now, my body can't take it anymore. My knees buckled and I fell to the ground, darkness covering me.By the time I woke up, my head was banging. I could feel my blood rushing to my head and I was cold. There was a distant sound that sound
ADRIANThey really did not expect me to sit still and do nothing.“Nora, that's the woman I plan to marry out there with those men. They could kill her!”“And the sisters said nothing like that would happen to her so why don't you just believe that?”Well, the sisters weren't exactly there to see what was going on and neither were any one of us which is exactly why we should be out there and looking for her.“Nora, if I was the one who got kidnapped by men you knew would kill me, would you sit back and wait for me to come home?”She didn't answer at first.“I would look for you but that would be because I didn't have assurance that you'll be fine. You already have the word of the sisters that nothing would happen to her so why are you worrying? Even if we go after them, we have no idea where they are, we have no idea how to fight them because they're not humans so how exactly do we get to her?”She was right? The cult didn't exactly have a particular spot where they were known to sta
KAYASomeone came into the room to untie me. Although I couldn't see the person's face, I felt like they were familiar. The room was dark and that candle wasn't lit.As the person moved across the room, I tried to picture how many people I knew who had that build but tte possibilities seemed endless. It was like the more I thought about it, the more the bridge opened.He helped me get down from the platform and guided me across the hallway, the weakness in my legs enveloping my upper body. They hadn't used other ropes, it was still the ropes laced with poison that they had used to tie me and it had weighed me down. I mean, my body felt like it wasn't existent anymore.I tried to even lift my head up to look at who was holding me but I couldn't. Besides, his face was shielded by a cloak and a cape. He led me into a room and the cult sat there at a round table, looking at me.As I sat in front of them, my heart was fast wondering why they hell they had to say because I knew they brought
KAYAI don't know if being pregnant at this point was a good thing or a bad thing. First off, never in my life did I think that I would be finding out about my pregnancy from the people who wanted to kill me.Now that I knew, it made things more complicated because it meant I had to look out for the both of us. The baby and I.I'm guessing Adrian would never even think that something like this would happen. Gosh, why didn't it happen now?I mean, I was grateful. I was going to be sharing something this beautiful with Adrian and I couldn't think of any better person to share it with besides him but then again, I wish I could have been with him.Lately, I could feel my strength coming back. I don't know if it's because of the pregnancy or if it's because of what but I could feel my strength coming back.Lia was coming out once in a while to speak to me but she wasn't fully back yet.“Get up!” Someone loosened the ropes on me and pulled me off the slab that I was being held on. I wonde
KAYA It was the middle of May. Milo had come back home to spend some time with us. After his coronation, he had left the pack to spend time living as a normal person so that he would understand what it means to live among the people. Adrian didn't like it because he felt like Milo could be learning about the kingdom rather than doing all that but the boy's mind had been set. I could understand where they were both coming from but since it was what he wanted, I couldn't stop him and neither could his father. The only condition Adrian gave him was that he would stay with Roy. If he stayed with Roy, then his heart would be more at peace knowing that he was with someone he trusted. Roy loved the idea of Milo being over and so since the beginning of the year, he had been there. When I told him it was his father's birthday, he knew he had to come back. This time around, we didn't want a big celebration. Although since it was an official holiday, the entire kingdom knew and the
KAYA There was finally time for Milo's coronation. We had been putting it off for so long but now, we were going to make it happen. It had taken me a week to make all preparations because I wanted this to be perfect. I'd sent out the invitations earlier to everyone and made sure everything down to the last detail was ready. Milo was very excited about this and I could see how much this meant to him. He and Adrian had been spending the week together because Adrian said it was part of his hazing ceremony to welcome him into the circle of Kings. Unlike the forest his father had left him in for a week to find for himself, he wanted to do things that he hadn't done with Milo before like fishing and hunting. The party was tonight and I just got a call from the tailor that there had been some issues with the clothes. Milo's clothes to be exact. I didn't want to lose it because I knew I had to find a solution one way or another and I had to find it fast. I hurried over to the
KAYATWO MONTHS LATERMaybe I was the one who was mad. Maybe I was losing it. As soon as the maid told me I ran out of my room and went downstairs. The madness in this house had to stop. I had endured tol much from that bitch and maybe she thought that since I was quiet, I was stupid but not again. The kitchen door was locked just as I thought it would be. “Selena! You stupid bitch! Open the door!” I could hear her moving around inside and she laughed. “Oh, I see they came to report to you again. As I told them, I'll be cooking Adrian's food today. I mean, after all. I'm basically just a second wife.”Second wife?! In what universe?! The maids said that before they woke up, she had locked herself in the kitchen and they couldn't even make breakfast for the twins to take to school. “Are you nuts? This is my house and my kitchen! Open the damn door!” “Why don't you kick it o
KAYA When we got to the grave site, we were amazed because it wasn't your normal six feet. “She was claustrophobic. I don't think it'd be fair to give her a tight grave.” We could understand that and we stayed there with him when he said things to her and told her how much he loved her and missed her. It rained earlier that day so maybe that just made the whole thing gloomier. We went back to the house with the guests. The food has been ready since last night and we just stood in a corner while Roy attended to his guests. The kids had to stay upstairs because we didn't want thtme to be down here. It was only Roy's son that was down here. “Thank you so much for coming, everyone. I really appreciate you for being here. My wife would have been so happy to know that there were many people who actes about her. Its just said that it's only at her death that we had this crowd. I don't really have much to say but I l
KAYAWe couldn't stay with Roy even though we wanted to. Adrian was the King, there was no way that he would not sleep in the house. Well, at least that's what Roy had been trying to tell him for the past hour but it was like everything he said went over his ears. He didn't want to hear any of it. “Roy, this is not just a condolence visit. It's a friendly visit. You've been my friend for years and you don't expect me to go home when you need me. I need to stay here with you.” Roy looked drained. I didn't like that Adrian was arguing with him but then again, Adrian wasn't going to stop until he got what he wanted. He turned to me for help and all I could do was just stare at him. “Kay, please say something.”I didn't want to tell him not to worry because there was nothing that he was going to say that would make Adrian change his mind but I didn't say that. I also know that it was a technique to take Roy's mind
KAYAThe morning came with bad news. I was still in bed when Lorian came to wake me up that Adrian and Nora were going out. At first, I didn't understand what he was talking about because I was so sleepy. Adrian had kept me up late last night talking and talking and making sure that I had forgiven him. I picked up my robe and ran out of the room because he was dragging me out. Luckily, I got outside before the car drove off. “Adrian, what's going on? Is everything okay?”He turned around to look at me. “Roys wife is dead. We just got a call now. We're going there to see him. I didn't want to wake you up.”The words couldn't form in my mouth. I just stayed there and stared at him. Roy's wife is dead. “Go, I'll meet up with you later.”As the car drove off, I just watched it go. In the end, the cancer had won. Gosh, I couldn't imagine what he would be going through right now.
ADRIANIt was like she had developed some kind of power because with the way she was walking, I found it so hard to catch up with her. Even when I tried to hold her hand, she wouldn't let me. “Kay, please wait. Let me speak to you.”If I couldn't hold her hand, I would have to hold her legs because I could let her use anger to ruin this. “What’s the whole point of talking? Do you know how long we've been talking for? There's no use. There's only action now.”Thankfully, Nora appeared since we had passed her room and she had heard the noise. “What is going on?”I had to tell her through a mind link since I couldn't risk anyone else hearing what I had said. The walls had ears. “I knew something was up with the way they just appeared out of nowhere. Where did you get a gun?”I wondered when she had seen a gun in my hand and then I realized that she was speaking to Kaya. I slowly grabbed
ADRIAN I knew that I was the last person that she wanted to see but I still had to go see her. Now that things were finally over, it was the right time to see her. Normally, I should have waited until she got enough sleep so that she won't feel irritated when i woke her up. Her being irritated would just make things harder for us to talk out. But I was already at her door and I couldn't go back. Wait, why couldn't I go back? She doesn't know I'm here yet. Yes, I should let her sleep and then come back in the morning when she's well rested. As I turned my back to leave, I heard footsteps and then the door opened. We ended up looking at each other for a while before I came closer to the door. “Hey, I thought you'd be asleep and I didn't want to wake you up.”She looked at me with her eye half open. “No, you knew I was awake. You were scared. Come in.” Of course, she knew. I stepped int
KAYA “You were the one who packed up and left our three day old child in the hospital! You left me for over sixteen years and you think that I won't move on? I shouldn't even be looking for you to begin with but I didn't so that out son will have closure and you blame me for loving a woman who had a very good heart and cared for me?” The whole thing was conflicting because to an extent, I could understand what Alisha has gone through and how that shaped her life but what I couldn't understand was how Lucy got caught in her crazy web. “It doesn't matter if I left. You can't fall in love with my best friend or the woman I've loved for years! Its not fair. On top of all that, you only used me for sex. I hated all of you. I hated you and I hated Tim. But I couldn't hate Lucy. She was just the victim in all of this. I was sure that if she could understand that I truly loved her, then we would be together. She was the only one who only ever understood me. She knew my story, she knew abou