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
KAYAAfter I checked on Milo and seeing if he was doing okay, the maids brought Lana to me. “I see the little Princess is finally awake.”Nora curtsied in front of her. “My Princess, tell me to rise. My knees are weak.”Lana, who didn't know what was going on, just laughed and clapped. “Lana, my knees. I'm falling! I'm falling!” When she hit the ground, Lana looked over her high chair and Nora lay motionless on the floor. She wasn't smiling anymore and she looked at me, like she wanted me to do something. “Bob! Bob!”Nora looked up at her. “Lana, for the last time, my name is Nora. Not Bob!” As she stood up, Lana stretched her arms out for Nora to carry her. “Bob!”“Ooh, you're so lucky you're cute. You can call me anything you want to.”Breakfast finally arrived and I could see that Lana wanted nothing to do with it. She just wanted to be left alone to play with her toys so I put her in her toy pit. “She’s growing up so fast. I remember the day you pushed her out.”“Trust me
KAYAI woke up even before my alarm clock. I jumped out of bed and into the shower. It was particularly cold that morning and I didn't know why. I decide to wear jean shorts and a tank top. I didn't remember the last time I was free to dress like this. I was in my husband's house and I could wear whatever the hell I liked. The guards and the maids seeing me in this would not faze them. They had seen me in this before. I knew Adrian wouldn't say anything about it. Naturally, I wasn't supposed to be walking around wearing things like this because of my position. Even Nora couldn't dress like this but it was so damn hot and somehow, I happen to be a friend of the King. Besides, I'm sure everyone could see how hot it was. Or could they? I was the only one who was sweating. As I walked down the hallway, I received stares from the passing maids and guards. I could swear I saw some maids smiling. I went to check on Lana and her maid was already there. She turned around and just froze
KAYAJust as I'd thought, Tim wasn't asleep when I got there. I'd gotten a report that he barely slept anymore. As a matter of fact, all he did was sit in the corner of his cell and sulk. His wife had been dead for over a year but still, he had the reaction of a man whose wife was dead for just a few days. This was the man they really arrested for her murder? How could they do that? “Tim. Hey. I'm so sorry for disturbing you.”He stood up immediately and walked over. “My Queen! How can you be here so late? What is the matter?”“There is nothing wrong,Tim. I just had something to ask you. Can I come in?”He looked at me, obviously shocked to see me by this time. He also looked at the guards behind me. “By all means, My Queen.”The guards opened the door and he brought the chair for me. “Now Tim, I'm going to need you to think really hard to that day. I know that your mind was divided because of what you saw and you weren't really concentrating but do you remember seeing a pregna
KAYA“Nora, get me the detective on the phone.”I didn't know how much of what I was seeing here was reliable. At this point, I didn't even care what time.it was. Everybody was going to be awake. She put the phone on speaker when he picked up. “Detective, sorry for calling so late. It says here that you found a pregnancy test packet on the kitchen island. Did you ever see the pregnancy test itself?” His voice was groggy. “No, my Queen. We searched everywhere, even the bin but we never found it. We figured that she must have disposed of it. Since we were going with the theory that she was cheating on her husband, we figured that she disposed of it so he wouldn't find out. We thought that he had seen the pregnancy test and that's what made him kill her.”Well, that was far from the truth. I needed to see Tim. “Let me know if you find anything new.” If Lucy had taken a pregnancy test that day, why was it missing?.“Sandy, you said you called her but you ended the call.” “I did, so
KAYA“Its nothing, My Queen. I couldn't sleep either ways so this just gives me something to do.” “Perfect..I just have a question to ask you. I've been doing some digging recently and I've found out a few things. Also, a few things have happened.” She seemed comfortable, straight like she had nothing to hide. Or maybe she was just good at doing so. “We finally found Lucy's phone and according to the records, it shows you called her the day she was killed. Did you forget to mention that or did you intentionally leave that out?” Her strong gaze faltered and for the first time since tonight, she looked at the walls. “It seems I forgot to mention it.” “Sandy, I'm sure you know that whether you tell me or not, I will find it out myself. With or without your help. I just called you here as a formality or would you rather I began to see you as a suspect?” “No! Don't do that..I have nothing to hide. I would never do anything to harm Mrs Lucy.”Then I guess we were on the same track.
KAYAI slowly got up from the bed because Lana was so unpredictable. Sometimes, she was a light sleeper and other times, even an atomic bomb wouldn't wake her up. This time around, she was the latter. I slowly backed away from her until I was out the door. “Why are you sneaking out of her room?” “Jesus Christ! Milo!” I had to hold my chest so that my heart won't fall out. He didn't seem fazed that he had just scared the crown off me. I opened the door again to check on Lana to make sure that she was still asleep. “Why’re you sneaking out of her room though?” This kid would be the end of me. “Maybe you wouldn't have seen me here if you were in your room sleeping. I'm the adult here. What are you doing here?”I pulled him along with me. “I always check on Lana every night before I go to bed. I just got back from the Twins’ rooms.”He does that? I never noticed. “Are you asleep yet?” He looked at me like I should know the answer to that. “Pretending to be. I told them to do t
KAYA“That's her secretary. Why would Sandy fail to mention that she called Lucy on the day she died?” Or did she have something to hide too? Nora chimed in. “I don't think she forgot. Sandy remembers details. I think she intentionally left that part out.”But if it didn't mean anything, why would she leave that part out? “Is there any record of the conversation?” He turned the laptop screen to me. “I couldn't find anything. It's like she called and ended the call immediately. It was barely a second.” Was that intentional or was it a mistake? “What time did her call come in?” He turned the screen back to himself. “Eleven thirty.” I was trying to create a timeline but the evidence wasn't enough. “I think I need to speak to her again. Nora, can you get her on the phone for me? Don't alert her about anything. Just tell her that we urgently need her for something and that we will send a guard to pick her up.” It was actually quite late and I didn't know if the commissioner w
KAYA“For now, we just need to focus on finding hard evidence that truly puts her there or else, our theory is out the window.” Nora stood at the board, spending a long time staring at it. I sat down behind her and thought too.Milo brought in Lana and I just put her on the floor to do her own thing. She didn't seem to care that I didn't have her time. “Oh yeah mum, there's a man here to see you. I don't know what his name is.” Must be Tobias. “Can you bring him here? Thanks baby.” How did the detective find the phone so quickly? I thought they claimed that they couldn't find it at the crime scene. How come it turned just a while after I had asked him.to look for it? That meant that if he wanted to look for it, he would have easily found it. The door opened and Milo came back with Tobias and some of the other men I'd seen earlier today at the fire scene. “Good evening, My Queen. Good day, Beta. This is my deputy and this is the Head of crimes. Just as you've asked, I've come
KAYA“Why were you calling me? What happened?” This was the first time in almost two weeks that I was this close to him. This was also the first time in two weeks that I was smelling my husband's cologne again. “I thought you were dead. I got called today and I thought the accident was you. Turns out you were too busy having fun to even pick my calls.” He looked like he was done with my bullshit and technically, I didn't care. “Why do you keep saying this? I just told you that I misplaced my phone. What more do you want from me? I apologized for not coming to the station quickly. But how was I supposed to know? I didn't have my phone.”Was that the excuse he was going for? When I turned around to face him, he knew he had said something stupid. “You don't need a damn phone call to know when your wife is not in the house. Usually, you can feel her absence and when she's not in bed next to you, you get your ass up and go look for her. I guess I can only count on Nora to save me.”I