KAYAThey brought him in with his blood dripping into the floor behind them. My brain first stopped for a moment as I saw the scene before me.“What the hell happened?” Adrian !”He could barely keep his eyes open as they took him to the room. I stood there, waiting for another batch of guards to walk in with Milo or for Milo to walk in by himself but no one came in.“Get the royal physician. Tell him to be here immediately!”I ran to the room to be with Adrian who seemed to not be moving.“Baby! Baby look at me. Please, look at me.”He was losing blood fast. Too fast. It has been a while I'd had to summon the goddess but at this point, I didn't have any choice. My husband would bleed out in front of me and I would not be able to do a single thing.“Leave the room.”The guards left but I turned around to see Shawn still standing there.“Didn't you hear me? I said, "Get out.”“How can you tell me to leave when the Alpha is in this state? I mean, I should be there for him, be by his
KAYAI spent most of that night going over the file and looking at each girl individually. These kids were just babies. Who would want to take teenagers? And what would they want to use them for?If they were taking people from the pack maybe for information, it would not make sense to kidnap them for that because they knew little to nothing about the kingdom. The only teenager who knew more than he should was Milo .It occuree to me that the women said that more than these kids had been kidnapped since the beginning of the year. Tomorrow, I would ask that their files be brought to me too.Maybe there was a connection I was not seeing because I was sure that they were not just selected at random.Could the kidnappings have something to do with Milo 's or was his just because he was the Alpha's son? Also, how do I know it wasn't planned by one of those upright custom followers who felt that Milo shouldn't become king?I wouldn't sit here and act like I didn't know what people were cap
THIRD PERSON POVThey rounded up the kids and kept them in a room. It was more like a cell and it smelled like dust, cold and the flu.The girls had been kept in a different room before. The older they were, the more room they had.They were heavily guarded, two hefty men mounted the door and another two stood in the room with guns, watching the girls every move. They had little to no freedom and the only place they had to ease themselves was a bucket that was emptied out by one of them.Now, they kept them together in one large room.Food was a privilege and they received crumbs and paste that couldn't be digested for food. They lived in fear because they didn't know they had been brought here. The men didn't touch them, at least not yet.They didn't hesitate to hit them though if they defaulted in following orders.They were surprised when the door opened that night and they heard a thud followed by a groan.“You have a new roommate.”The men burst out laughing and the door slammed.
KAYAI walked up to Adrian who was speaking to a couple of guards and placed my hand on his back before walking away. He knew what that meant so after he was done, he cane after me and met me in my waiting room.“What’s going on?”“Take a seat.”He looked at me for a moment before sitting across from me. He had been working tirelessly to find Milo, he could barely sleep and he was always speaking to guards.“You need to take it easy. I know you're looking for your son but he's my son too. We will find him, I'm sure of that but you have to take it easy. You just recovered yourself.”He nodded.“Yes ma'am. So, what do you have for me?”Martine brought the files and placed them in front of him.I didn't say anything as he went through all of them one after the other. I'd asked that information be brought on all the kids taken.When he finally got to the bottom, I saw the way his face changed and he looked up at me.“Adrian, Milo was taken too. I have a strong feeling it's connected someh
KAYAI decided to go into the pack today. I just received word that one of the kids that was missing had returned to her parents and I needed to go see her.I needed to speak to her so I would know what exactly we were dealing with. Also, I needed to know if she saw Milo .How on earth did they even gain entrance into the kingdom? Over the years, our security had increased and not just anyone could enter so how exactly did the rogues whatever took the kids enter without being caught?According to Adrian, they were Rogues, a lot of them and there was no way that Rogues would enter the pack and take kids without being spotted or at least, detected. They had a terrible and very distinct smell, different from the rest of the wolf species that singled them out so even if they did manage to enter, they would be smelt.Except….“Luna, we're here.”I got down from the carriage and followed Martine to the door. Why did this house seem so familiar? I felt like I'd been here before or maybe I'd
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
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
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
KAYADamien and Nancy wanted the kids. Kyle, Conner and Miller, I mean. “Since we can't have kids of our own, what's wrong with taking someone else's?”I mean, I was hoping to track down some of their family but this works even better. I knew that Nancy and Damien would take very good care of the boys. Adrian didn't have an issue with it. What he had an issue with was the fact that Damien didn't want to stay in the pack anymore. “I don't get it though. Everybody knows you're innocent. Why do you have to leave?”I didn't want to be here while they were having this conversation but Adrian walked in while Damien was here. It seemed like he had just heard that Damien wanted to leave. “Adrian, please don't see it as a way to revolt. I just don't want to be here. Everyone here knows that I'm the illegitimate son and I don't nwag to live by that title.”“No one would dare to address you as such. Report anyone who does. I just found you and you're about to leave again? What was the whole
KAYAHaving Adrian back into the house seemed surreal. Seeing him walking along the hallways or hearing his voice with the kids when I walked into the room still seemed new. Damien had been able to track Thomas down and he dragged him in by the hair and dropped him on the floor. “Did anyone order one scumbag? Found him trying to cross the border.”I had nothing to say to him. I called for the guards to take him out. “Put him in the same cell as Damon. I'm sure they'll keep each other company. Damon has a lot he needs to say to him.”I could see the fear in his eyes as he heard his name. I knew it. He was a coward who hid behind his mind games. “As for the boys, they're okay. All three of them are downstairs.”That's good. I was beginning to fear that he would go too far because he was desperate. “Wait, all three of them? Kyle isn't dead?” I brushed past him and almost ran downstairs, trying to make sure that he wasn't playing with me. True to his word, Kyle was standing there
KAYAAdrian and I walked behind him, making sure that he didn't do anything stupid.The reason why I believed his bomb threat was because if he could bug the house without me knowing just so that he could find out info about what was going on, then he'll surely do all he can so that he'll get what he wants. And I wasn't going to gamble with anyone's life.“When are you going to drop the remote? You don't want to leave with it, do you?”Thomas turned around.“What do you want to do with it?”“That has nothing to do with you. You get to leave so I get the remote. I can't trust you.”“You know I can change my mind and press the button. Then, you'll lose everything.”That was a threat.“As long as you go down with me.
KAYAWhat were the odds, what were the odds of Adrian waking up today?If he wasn't standing behind me, I would have said there were a million to one. But those odds didn't seem so anymore.My husband who had been out for seven months had suddenly woken up.My heart was racing fast and the arm pointing the gun at Thomas was shaking because I wanted to put it down and hug my husband.But that's what got us in this mess in the first place, one moment of weakness.Just then, I felt his voice in his ear and it sent shivers down my spine.“Kaya, listen you can put it down. I'm here and I'm not going anywhere. The guards are going to arrest him now.”I saw him speaking to Magda, telling her to drop the gun if she didn't want it used on her. My brain was sti
ADRIANThere was something heavy on my hand. I could hear voices around me but this time around, it was hard for me to make them out. Even though I wasn't awake, I could hear everything that was going on around me and I could feel everything too. I just couldn't move or open my eyes. But not this time. This time, I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling, breathing heavily and finally feeling less trapped in my own body. I looked around the room and my kids were there. I heard the cooing of a baby and I knew that it was Lana that was by my arm. I wanted to move so that they'd know I was awake but for a moment, I could. Milo was speaking to the twins about something but I could make out what he was saying. My body was sore, which was expected. I didn't even want to know how long I'd been out. It was hard for me to move but I had to. All my joints cracked like I was a mummy just rising up from the dead. And Milo sure as hell looked at me like that. “Dad!” The way he crashed
KAYAI gave Magda back her phone..“Please, excuse me. The maids will get you some tea and we'll find you a room so you can stay for the night. I don't want you going back home tonight.”Nora was standing outside when I left the room. “Nora, send guards to stand in front of Adrian’s room. No one goes in or out. Take all the kids and put them there.”I ran to my room. A few years ago, Milo had given me some weapons to protect myself and I took them out and put them in my belt. “Kaya, what's going on? Do you know who he is?”“I’ve been so stupid. I've been ignoring what has been right in front of me and I didnt-”Tears didn't even let me finish what I was going to say. They choked my throat and did my let me breathe. “Kaya, please calm down. Tell me what is going on?”“That bastard is the doctor! The doctor that I gave the permission to treat Adrian is the one behind everything.”The picture that Magda had shown me was not very clear but it was just clear enough for me to see who h
KAYAI told Milo about the plan and we entered the room. “I can't believe he made a mistake like that. How stupid was that? If he had taken another route at this, then maybe it would appear smarter. But this, is just stupid.”I didn't know where exactly In the room the camera or bug was so we just stood in the middle. “Stella really helped us out. She didn't leave any detail out in her confession. So who do you think her boyfriend is? Of course, Elias is not his real name. I'm not stupid enough to believe that.”Nora opened the door and walked in. “What are you guys doing here? Kaya I finally trac-”“Nora, don't you think that it's weird though? Going for a girl like Stella? Just shows how much he had no class. A maid like Stella? Tch.” If he knew that we had Stella in our custody, maybe he'll see that he had been cornered. “Have the guards lock her up and beat her until she tells us where he is. If that bloody bastard doesn't show up, kill her. He'll show up one way or another.”
KAYA “The maid that takes care of Lana. I bumped into her and it fell to the floor. It seemed like she had been reading it and I saw it when I bent to pick it up.”Lana's maid? There were three maids that took care of Lana. “I saw some content of the letter. Something about a tux. I didn't see it well because she snatched it from me and walked away immediately like she was on fire. I just figured it was something personal.”A tux? Why would he want anything to do with a tux? Maybe Milo didn't see it properly. “Wait Milo, did you say a tux?” He nodded. “Kaya, the toxins. The ones the doctors spoke about. Milo didn't see “tux.” He saw “toxin”. She's the one who's been-”I shook my head to stop her from talking. I hadn't told the kids about Adrian's poisoning yet. She's the one who had been poisoning him. “Get all the maids that take care of Lana and bring them here. I don't care if you have to wake everyone in the kingdom up.” Nora left and I decided to tell Milo what was go
KAYAI now believed when Nora said that the house had been bugged.We figured that they might be somewhere in the woods. Besides, that's the only place that Kyle would be able to grab a flower.So we decided to search the woods for them..it was actually quite hard to move around because the forest was very thick and it was almost impossible to cut down the vines that were hanging around.We walked around for a while until we finally saw a house in the woods. That's very strange and there was smoke coming out of the chimney so I knew that someone was at home.We approached the house quietly, surrounding it and bursting in immediately to meet an empty house.The men went in to search the inner rooms and they came back with nothing. How could this happen? Or did we come to the wrong place?“M