KAYAWhen Nora finally came back, I told her everything that happened and she just sat like that for ten minutes straight listening to me narrate everything to her and then ask questions and then answer them myself.“Nora, say something. What do you think?”“Maybe if you had let me say something during your soliloquy, I would have been able to do that.”I rolled my eyes.“But then again, this is all appalling. You mean, those kids are brothers? I would never have guessed. But with the information I've given you, we can't exactly do anything about it.”I could hear the twins running down the corridor and it interrupted anything I wanted to say.“What do you mean?”“Well, we can't exactly go over there and start
KAYAThe three day interval between the trial came very quickly and before long, I was getting up before the sun came up and entering the court just as soon as the sun was up in the sky.After today, I was going to be dealing with a lot of very angry people because despite being presented with evidence, a lot of people still won't see the true side of things.They'll always see what they want to, which is fine. If they had any issues with Damien's release, then they could take it up against me.The first thing that we'll do today is to bring the boys to give a testimony of the same thing that they had told me last week.I'd told them not to be scared because they were doing the right thing and I'll do everything I can to protect them from that man.“Chief, I recently got information that the boys want to recant thei
KAYA I could finally sleep well. Since the beginning of the trial, I hadn't been able to close my eyes for one minute without thinking about it. Even though I eventually fell asleep, it has to be in my mind. . That might, I spent time soaking myself in the tub and just letting the water work its magic on my knotted muscles. I was going to have to ask for a massage later because I needed to unwind. Peace of mind was so underrated. Dinner was peaceful without Nora and I talking between meals and trying to get past the amount of papers scattered on the dinner table. Most of the time, we didn't even finish eating because a brainstorm always came in the middle. If Adrian were here, he'd have been mortified and would have probably banned us from talking about it for the meantime. The next morning, the only reason why I woke up as soon as the sun was up was because I could hear Lana's crying from down the corridor as she was being carried to my room. I met the maid at the door and t
KAYA The case wasn't entirely over and soon enough, I was back in court. I still had to deal with the boys and then Damon. For Damon's case, he was an Alpha and I knew that it was going to take a whole lot more than the cries of an acquitted criminal's wife to get them to see that he did anything wrong..While that didn't matter to me because even without a statement, I could keep him in jail for as long as I wanted. But I wanted him to have the label of a rapist and sexual offender. People like him shouldn't be given second chances because they didn't think twice before ruining other people's lives. I couldn't believe someone like him had been given power..I didn't even want to begin to imagine how many women he had assaulted just because of his position. By the time I'm done with this case, he'll wish he was dead. The night before, I'd had a talk with Damien and Nancy. I wanted to give them some time to cook off before speaking to them about everything. ”I hope you know Adr
KAYA Just as she had said, she returned the next day with a group of women and men. I called her away from them. “Who are these people?” I asked.“These are the people who have been assaulted by him. There are more but some of them are too traumatized to talk and others are dead.”So he was a serial rapist. “How did no one do anything about it all this time? Everyone just turned a blind eye to what he was doing?” I guess they would argue that they were scared but the fear was supposed to motivate them to do something about it. Why couldn't they write a letter to the King or feel with it themselves? “Did he abuse the men too?”“No, these guards were the ones in charge of guarding Nancy and the room he put her in. Since she can't talk for herself, I figured someone else could do it for her.”All this was perfect. This time around, I didn't bother waiting for the sun to come up before I called for council. Hell, the moon was high in the sky and I was sure that it was just past mi
KAYAThe next witness was another maid.“State your name and plead your case.”She looked more mature than Laura but it didn't make things any better.“My name is Eve and I've worked as a maid for four years. When the guards came to our house to tell my mother that the Alpha had seen me and he wanted me to come work at his house, we were over the moon. We were going through a rough patch and thought this was a silver lining.”He was a predator, on a frantic search to look for young girls that will fall for his trap.“I started working there and just a month later, that's when it started. At first, I didn't even know what to do because it all seemed like a dream but then I finally realized what was happening when I got pregnant. I didn't know what to do. I couldn't tell my mother because I kne
KAYAThere was not much to say to Damon.“I think you know what your fate is. I don't know how you will even think about doing such things to a human being. Look at the faces of the people you hurt and think about the way they begged you. I hope you never forgive yourself because they will never forgive you.”I was thinking about the best punishment for him because death was too easy. Death will be quick and fast and that was not the way he made his victims suffer.“Do the Elders have anything to say to him or do you still want to support him in his evil?”“N-no, My Queen. We disassociate ourselves from him. We find these acts appalling and a crime against humans. We sincerely apologize to the victims and we hope that you can find peace in life.”I'd finally finished thinking about the
KAYAWe'd been in the house all day and I wanted the kids to go out and get some fresh air. It had been a while they did something fun asides their birthdays and I wanted them to leave the house so they don't feel so cramped up and bored even though I knew the kids favorite thing was to run up and down the hallway screaming and laughing.I remember when I first moved to this pack and Adriantook me out on my first tour. Even though things weren't so good, I remember having fun that day. There were a lot of things to do here and I was sure the kids would like the idea.I told them at breakfast when I noticed that they were at their coolest.“But it's hot outside.”“Well yeah but staying inside won't make it any better. We're taking the car and we'll use umbrellas. We can get water and ice cream too. You won't even feel t
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
KAYAThe pieces are slowly coming together. They were still all over the place but at least, we had information. We cleared the board that we had used for Damien's case. “So Kyle said that he had a tattoo on his wrist and that he smelled like rubbing alcohol. Both of which Damon confirms although Damon does not know the smell.”We pinned those two facts to the wall. “We know he needs blood. I heard from Damien that he threw the throne because Nancy needed blood and Damon asked for the throne in exchange. Damon is one of the few people who have rare blood. But what would he need that much blood for? A pint every three days is a lot.”“Not if he has a blood disease of his own. He may need it for himself or for someone close to him.”Hmmm, maybe. We pinned that to the board too. “He also said that he smelled like the King. Does that mean he's close to Adrian? He goes into Adrian's room?” I could see in her face that she didn't agree with me. “We don't know how long ago he smelled