AdrianHer words stung. But I tried to move past it.It was probably my fault. I was being too forward and it made her uncomfortable. She had expressed how she didn't want people to know that there was anything going on between us and I was doing too much.I should have stuck with my resolution of waiting and getting to know her. The fact that she didn't know that we were mates made things worse.But I thought that with the new discovery of her wolf, things would be easier because she would come to understand that we were mates.But she hadn't spoken anything about it since that day.Was it that she didn't know or was she trying to pretend? Was she waiting for me to say something?I heard the altercation between her and Naya. What she said about Milo… that was what made me want to hear more.But maybe I'd heard too much.We were in the gardens, the same gardens she had shifted for the first time.I'd eventually stopped people from coming here because even though they didn't frequent h
KAYAI went down for training late that morning.My body hurt, maybe it was the fact that I'd spent my energy running around with Milo yesterday and the boy hadn't gotten tired at all so I had to keep up with his energy so he wouldn't get bored.I hadn't spent enough time with him in the past week and I knew how much he required attention especially that of Adrian and Adrian had been very busy with some things so I had to keep Milo away from him so he could work.As I got to the bottom of the stairs, I made eye contact with an elderly woman who's eyes didn't hold any warm emotion.She was holding her bags and walking towards the front door and just as I wondered who she could be, I saw the maids at one corner trying to hold back their laughter.I figured she was the head matron.Wow, Adrian hadn't wasted time in doing something about her.As she got to the door, she turned back to look at the maids that were standing around and laughing at her.“I hate you all. I hate you all so much.
KAYAI watched him walk away and I knew I should go after him. So why weren't my damn feet moving?I had just shared a moment with him after thinking that he was mad at me so why did I react like that?I was shocked by the way my heart was skipping beats as I stared into his eyes, not being able to move and frozen in time. I remember wishing that this had happened in my room so that we'd kiss again.It had been so long and I wanted to kiss him again. Why didn't he just chase everybody out of the gym and let it be just us?As I took a step to run after him, I heard my name and I turned to see an older woman walking up to me.“Hello dear, I've been meaning to speak to you for a while.”She paused and I prayed that she would just go on.“Is everything okay?" I hadn't seen her around before.“Yes, it is. I wanted to thank you for what you did for us."Us?She continued.“I heard you had helped in getting rid of the old matron. She had been a horror. And she's gone now thanks to you.”I kn
KAYA“I don't think the train can hold that many passengers.” I pointed at Milo’s toy train that was overfilled with passengers.He laughed, taking off some of the people. I remember that I hadn't spent time with him in a few days so when he came to wake me up from sleep that had been filled with cries and puffy eyes, I didn't hesitate to follow my favorite person back to his room.I'd been trying hard not to think about it. There was no way he wanted to tell me that I had seen wrong. No, I'd seen just what it was.What else was she doing on his laps?Checking his blood pressure?Why did he then act like he cared about me all this while? And why did he bother to save me the day she almost scratched my face off?I was so stupid. Stupid for thinking that he will be any different.My dad, Jackson and now Adrian. What was the point of ever trusting men?The door opened and he stood there, obviously shocked to see me and I matched his expression. I hadn't been expecting him here tonight.A
KAYAI'd just come back from training. Today was extra extra stressful because it was like Nora wasn't in a good mood.Whatever it was that Adrian was preparing for, it was getting closer. As soon as I got back to my room, I took a shower and went straight to bed, the muscles in my legs feeling the heat the most.I'd just fallen asleep when I'd started to dream.I was in the cloud and for a moment, I wondered if I was dead. Was I? I was sure that Naya was responsible.“You’re not dead.”I screamed and looked behind me. It was a young girl. She had silver hair that flowed past her feet and her eyes were very fierce.She looked familiar but I couldn't exactly put my finger on where I'd seen her.Well, for one, I was grateful I wasn't dead. That wouldn't have been very nice. Sorry Naya.That's when it clicked.”You’re-””Lia. Your wolf."I scoffed, feeling the anger start to bubble in my chest.“What the hell do you want, this time around?”“I'm here to apologize."I burst out laughing.
KAYAIt sounded like a story and I needed to understand certain things.My thoughts were cut short because I could see that Lia was about to walk away.“Well, don't just walk away. You've barely given anything to work with and now you want to leave. I have a lot of questions for you and they need to be answered.”“Okay, I'm listening."I wish I had fallen asleep with a paper and pen in my hand. Maybe it would have appeared here and I would have something to jot my questions down on.“First off, this evil that's coming for me. Why? Why are they coming for me? Is it just because of my powers? And who are they so I'll know how to handle them?””They’re called the Nakashi Cult. As you know, your father is a member."I stood there staring at her, hoping that she was slaying. She wasn't. My father… .wanting to kill me. That wasn't a new thing though.It was something I'd joked about but never really meant. Now I'm hearing that they're actually after me.“The Nakashi Cult?. Why? What do they
AdrianI watched as the doctor tried to get Milo to do the exercises. He'd been here two hours ago and I'd sent him upstairs to get started because I had something to do at the office.Every time I decided to get up because I was free, someone walked in and then there was more work. That was why I was stuck in the office until a maid came to call me saying that the doctor needed my attention upstairs.I dropped everything, taking two stairs at a time.“Hey doc, what is it?”Milo came down from his bed and ran to me, wrapping his hands around my leg. From the doctor's face, I knew that something was wrong so I picked him up.“Hey buddy, what's wrong?”He looked at the doctor and pointed at him.“He’s not cooperating and I don't know what else to do. That's why I called for you, maybe he'll want to do the exercises if he sees you."I turned to Milo who was looking at his fingernails, something I'd noticed he did when he was uncomfortable.“Is everything okay?”He shook his head.“I don'
KayaAs I watched Milo fall asleep, I felt a glimpse of the love mothers felt when they looked at their kids. He wasn't mine but I loved this little boy like he was mine. Maybe it was because I needed someone to pour my love into.When I finally had my own kids, parenting wasn't going to be a new course to me because of him. After he had fallen asleep, I stayed with him, holding his hand and just thinking of what he had to go through.What kind of mother would leave her son alone, knowing full well that he didn't have a father either? If Adrian hadn't been there to take care of him, what would have happened to him?Adrian was the best thing to happen to him after Asher’s death and I was grateful they had each other.I still wondered why he hadn't found his mate yet after all these years and I didn't know if I should ask him. I knew that I wasn't his mate and whatever it was that we were was just for the meantime and once he found his mate, I'd be cast aside.That was another reason I
ADRIANWhen they called for another meeting, I didn't want to attend because after the last time that they seemed to lose their mind over the whole issue, I didn't want anything to do with them. Kaya had asked that I dissolve them, seeing as they had nothing to offer me. I would have done that but I didn't have the strength to go through the stress of picking out new councilmen. There were many processes involved and I didn't have the time nor willpower to do all that. After thinking about it for a while, I decided to just show up since I didn't exactly have anything to do. I'd caught up with the sleep I'd missed for the past few days now, I was bored. So me showing up to the meeting had nothing to do with formality. It just gave me something to do. As soon as I sat down on that throne, I began feeling sleepy again. Their presence was draining.“My King, we the elders have sat down and disc
KAYARoy came the next day with another brown envelope. I may have my daughter back but I still had to find the person responsible for taking her. So basically, all my problems weren't solved. “No need to show me. I'm sure you've given through it. What does it say?”“The same thing. Latex gloves.”Great. So we were back to square one with nothing. How exactly was I going to find out who was doing this if I didn't even know who to look for? The door opened and Adrian walked in. “Don’t worry. You don't need to hide. I already know what this is all about.” How did he know? Or did Nora tell him? He read my mind. “No one told me. You dropped the envelope in Lana's room and I saw it.”Shit. Oh well, since he now knew what was going on, I guess it meant we now had more help. “I’m judging based on the look on your faces that you didn't find a
KAYAThat was enough to cause a disturbance and I let it happen. I could see the guilty ones getting offended by what I had said but that was fine. We all knew what had happened.I turned to Adrian. ”What was the last one I said?”“Misogynistic!” He shouted like a child in class who had been waiting for him to be called upon.“Yes, misogynists. Does the King holding a baby make you mad? Not just any baby, a female. She's not supposed to be anywhere near the throne right? I'm not supposed to even be here. All according to your damn laws that hold no place for women. I don't blame you. The last king was just like you..small minded.”“My Queen, don't speak like that! Mind your tongue. You are in the presence of the King.”They clearly didn't know who they were dealing with. The presence of the King. “Adrian, tell me. How do you see your father?”“Small minded, My Queen. My father, alt
KAYA I was quiet because I wanted them to say everything that they had to say. I knew it was bullshit when Selena said she didn't want anything from Adrian. Left to her, that was what she wanted. Everything. I could see that she was greedy and if we dared to give her even a little, she would ask and ask and ask for more and in the end, I would be the one to regret it because I had asked Adrian to give in to her demands. Since they were down talking, Adrian began. “Since the beginning of it all, there has been one thing that has been on my lips. The boy is not my heir. Of course, it's no fault of his that he was born but then it doesn't change the fact that I already have an heir.” “But My King, the Prince hasn't been crowned as the Crown Prince yet so technically, you don't have an heir. You can still make changes to things now that things aren't official yet.”
KAYAThe next morning, I'd forgotten about the court session so I had to be reminded by Nora later that afternoon. As soon as I woke up, I went straight to Lana's room because I needed to feed her. She had woken up three times through the night to cry. One of the times, it had been because of food and the next, it was because she wanted to be held so Adrian held her for about two hours, rocking her back to sleep while I tried to fight the sleep from my eyes. “You should sleep. You've been dozing for too long.”I opened my eyes again. “No, it's fine. I'm awake, I don't need to sleep. Is she asleep yet?”He looked down at her and smiled. “Not even a little.”Gosh, it's like a new born baby all over again. “Just sleep, I'll put her down to sleep.”I'd never been more grateful for having a partner as I was in this moment because I really needed the sleep. By the time I woke up,
KAYAMy baby had woken up. I'd been sleeping already and Adrian was in the room doing something.I'd woken up to check on him when I saw something move out of the corner of my eyes. At first, I thought I had seen wrong. “What are you doing?”Adrian looked up from his phone. “Nothing. I just can't sleep.”I pat the space behind me. “Come here.”He got up from the chair and walked over to the bed..Since Lana was still a baby, she had to stay in her cot and not on the bed so Adrian and I took the bed. He was staring at her for too long so I stood up and walked over to him. “What is it? Why're you looking at her like that?” He didn't answer and I just joined him in looking at her..then I saw it properly. Her hand moved. Adrian moved immediately. “I’ll get the doctor”.As soon as Adrian left, her eyes slowly opened
KAYANora was in my room very early the next morning. “I thought you would be in the hospital with Kaya. Why did you come back?”“Because I need to be there for whatever wants to happen.”I didn't even know what wanted to happen today. All I knew was that I wanted it to be over. A lot was going wrong in my marriage and I needed to fix it. I didn't want to say that Kaya had caught me with Selena last night because I wasn't even doing anything wrong. Selena was the one who had thrown herself at me and she came just at the wrong time. Thankfully, she was smart enough to know the truth. I didn't even know how I was going to begin explaining things to her if she hadn't believed me. Selena was trying to ruin my marriage.I told Nora what happened last night and she just stood there looking at me. She didn't seem shocked. “That’s the kind of person you go and get pregnant with?”
KAYAI shouldn't have bothered coming home. I'd planned to stay in the hospital with Lana but I had to give Roy the envelope so that he would leave. He wanted to stay with me in the hospital since Adrian had to leave but he had a sick wife at home and I didn't like the fact that I was coming in between his time with her. I didn't know where Nora had wandered off too as well so I had to go give him.Now that I think about it, I could have easily asked him to go to my room and take it himself but I think fate wanted me to go home that night. The envelope was still on my bed when I went back there and I handed it to Roy. “You don't need to come all the way out here. You can just text me the results by sending a picture. You don't have to go through all that stress.”“Kaya, what are you saying? You are my Queen and I have to serve you. You don't worry, I'll be fine.”I thanked him as he left and h
ADRIANI knew when the doctor brought the results the next morning but I didn't bother to go downstairs to see him. I had come home that night when Kaya had fallen asleep. We still had other kids and I had something to attend to. Somehow, the kids had heard about their sister being found and they had questions for me when I tucked them into bed that night. “Dad, I thought mum said the baby was sick. Why's everyone saying that she was found?”The question had thrown me off guard because I didn't expect them to know anything about it. “Who told you she was found?”“The maids were talking about it during bath time. I thought mum said she was sick. Was she lost?”Those careless maids didn't know when to keep their mouths shut. “Don’t listen to them. Yes, your sister was sick but she's doing better now. Your mother is with her in the hospital.”“When can we go see her? We asked mum before