KAYA I was in Adrian 's office, trying to gather my thoughts. Today was meant to be a holiday for me because I wanted to spend time with my kids and also, I needed to make sure that Martine's kids were doing okay. I'd already asked Nora to help move all my meetings to tomorrow. The twins were especially happy with this because it was their birthday soon. I'd felt disconnected from the kids in the past few months. They'd been asking questions about their father repeatedly and I was running out of things to tell them. I wouldn't tell them lies per say but it was just the twisted truth. Lana was already down for her afternoon nap after the doctor left. Thankfully, her fever was coming down and she was showing signs of recovery. Her health had given me reasons for concern in the past months. But luckily, the doctor said it was just a new born thing. I was seeing him out of the house when he turned to me..“My Queen, remember how I told you that we had a hard time finding the Kin
KAYA Being Alpha was hard. I was supposed to have a meeting at 7am this morning. When Nora presented it to me the night before, that was the first thing my eyes landed on. “What outrageousness is this? Why do I have a meeting this early? What do they want to say that can't stay till later in the day?”She shrugged. “I have no idea. They just said they needed to see you.”“And who fixed the time?”“They did. I fixed it for later but they asked for it earlier.”This was outrageous. What do they want to say that they couldn't wait until later? Anyways, if I didn't show up at that time, they would wait. And I didn't actually show up at that time. I slept in. It wasn't until later that day when Milo walked in and shouted my name. “What?! What's going on?!”“The elders have been waiting for you all day!”My brain was still processing what the hell I was hearing. I had to look outside the window to fully understand what was going on. Shit! “Why didn't anyone wake me up?! What time
KAYAI should have known that my decision to keep Storm pack was going to come back and bite me in the ass. As the Elders had said, Alphas who were not happy with my decision came to me and laid their complaints. Just as I'd been told, they were five. Including Alpha Damon. No wonder he was being a bitch when I asked that the matter be postponed that day. “My Queen, you can't do this. The Alpha would never do something like this. This matter was being debated before his unfortunate accident. And I'm very sure he would have given it to me.”The other Alphas almost had his neck for saying that. I, however, was unfazed. “What Alpha Rave was trying to say, I believe, is that the Alpha would have given the place to one of us. He would keep it for himself.”Saying nothing, I let them rant and rant until I was tired of hearing their whining. “Are you done or you still have more to say?”They looked at each other like they couldn't believe my response. “Take a look around. You might as
KAYA It was the beating of the drums that woke me up that morning. Normally, the first day of the celebration often entailed the pack gathering at the house so Adrian delivered his speech. Normally, I just stood there, looking pretty by his side while he spoke..he often asked me if I had anything to say but I always declined. This time around, I was being fitted for a dress I had now become too big for. I hadn't lost all the weight I'd gained during my pregnancy so this dress that I'd had fitted last months ago was now so small for me. “My Queen, I don't think it'll fit. The corset…it's too tight.”I was barely breathing and this was going to be so uncomfortable because I was going to be out for the entire day in this. “What can I do? It's not like I can have the dressmaker make another dress in five minutes. Most of my clothes don't even fit anymore.”Gosh, how could I not have thought about this all this while? What was I going to do? It was tradition to get new clothes ever
KAYAAs I hit the floor, the pain shit through my entire body like electricity and I was paralyzed for a moment before I felt someone rush to my side and pull me close. “Stay close, Kaya. We're going to get you help.”It hurt a lot and I just lay there while she put pressure on the wound. I could hear the shouts of people as they scurried to safety. “Leave me alone and take the kids inside. Get the people home safe and find who did this.” Milo appeared by himself as well. “Get your brothers and your sisters inside and lock yourself in my room. Go now!”I was getting weaker and weaker and I could barely move my body anymore. “Kaya, I won't leave you. Let's get you inside.”She lifted me on her shoulder and took me in and her voice started fading out but I could still hear that she was speaking to some people. “The doctor is on his way, Kaya. You'll be fine. Just stay with me. No, don't close your eyes. Stay with me, Kaya.”I fought so hard to keep my eyes open but the more I tri
KAYAIt wasn't easy living with one arm. I was basically useless in doing everything. I had to wait for the maid to do everything for me. All I did was just sit in my room, sleep, eat and think. The maids were now live-in . But at least, I got to spend more time with my children who had now moved into my room. Nora threw a fit every time she saw me out of bed. She needed to remember that I was injured and not dying. It would eventually roll over. When the doctor finally removed the sling, I couldn't have been happier. My arm felt like new but it still hurt. “You’ll have to give your body more time to heal, which means that you can't stress too much. My Queen, you need to take it easy. Your blood pressure is very high, coupled with the fact that you're breastfeeding. You also need rest for that.” If someone else could take over those responsibilities for me, I would have happily given them out. “No problem doc, thanks for being here. Have you taken a look at Lana?” “Yes, she se
KAYA It didn't take a lot of time for what I said to happen but the sad thing was that I didn't realise it. I was in Adrian's room looking after him when I got a message that I had a visitor. I didn't know who it was because today was supposed to be a day off and I'd asked Nora to cancel every potential meeting, no matter what it was. “I think you should come out. You'd want to see this person.” It was a trap. “The only person I want to see is right in front of me so no, I don't care. Tell the person to go back and come back when I'm in the mood.” She didn't say anything after that and she left. There was no one that important for me to drop everything that I was doing and go out. Nora and Milo had taken the baby to the hospital later that day and I was on edge. I was checking in every minute to make sure nothing had gone wrong. I would have gone by myself if not for the fact that I had to be here. I had a meeting with all the Alphas in the Kingdom. It was a monthly meeting an
KayaI ran with Nora down to the dungeons.What was I hearing?“How the hell did this happen?”Her feet were very fast and she didn't even turn around to look at me. She was right, the dungeons had changed since the last time I was here.They were bigger and more spaced out. I didn't know that Adrian had done this expansion. When did he do this?We stopped in front of the cell and I didn't expect what I saw.There was not a single drop of blood. Just the man on the ground with his eyes wide open.As I entered and crouched in front of him, I noticed that his body was swollen.And there was a smell. Almonds..How can that be?“Get me a flashlight quickly.”&nbs
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