KayaI’d just finished tucking Milo into bed when the door opened and Adrian walked in.“Hey, he just fell asleep. Apparently three rounds of chasing the criminal around can do that to you.”We both laughed and he walked over to kiss Milo on the head.“Would you like to go with me somewhere?”My eyebrows raised.“And where would that be?”It was quite sunny out and I didn't know if I wanted to be in the sun.“I want to go for a walk and I would like you to come with me. I realized you’ve been here almost four months and you still haven’t seen the pack so I would like to do the honors of taking you around and showing you around.”By the time he was done talking, I was smiling and the thought of not wanting to go out in the sun had flown out of my head. I hurried away into my room to change. I’d been wearing just a shirt and shirts since I was in the house.After changing, I came back out to see him standing by the door, waiting for me.“Are you set?”I nodded in excitement. It wasn’t l
AdrianI was in my office, having the worst day possible, when Nora stepped in. I had been looking for something my father gave me a while ago but i couldn’t find it for some reason. It was always in the top drawer of my dresser and now that I actually need it, I couldn't find it.It had been his most prized possession and he gave it to me when he was dying. I may not have had a very good relationship with him because of how stern and strict he was but that didn’t mean that he wasn’t still my father. He had taught me everything I know today and he hadn’t neglected his duties. Without him, I wouldn't have ever been able to rule over this pack.I heard her footsteps approaching me but my mind was far off, so I didn’t look at her.“Adrian.” I did hear but my head didn't move for some reason.“Adrian!” That was not enough to wake my brain up.“What is it? You don’t have to shout.”She sighed and shook her head, dropping a file on my table.“What is this? If it's bad news, please take it
ADRIANThe anger with which I had walked into that house could be felt for miles. I had no time to play around.“Hank! Come out here, you bastard!'' I marched deeper into the house, the guards trying to stop me.“You can’t just barge in here. The Alpha isn’t around. yYou have to come back.” I didn’t want to but I just had to punch that guy out of the way.“Hank! I know you’re here. I can smell you. Come out here you bastard.”I walked around the house, following his scent. The maids huddled in one corner and I looked at them. One of them slowly pointed towards the closet and I followed her hand.The bastard was there. I reached in and grabbed him by the hair, throwing him on the floor.“Were you hiding from me, Hank?”He was shaking but he had been the one to report me to his cult of little wizards and they attacked my pack. He was a coward on his own but when there were people around him, he seemed to forget that he was nothing.“No, I wasn't hiding. I forgot something in the closet
THIRD PERSON POVThat bastard thought he could beat me up and get away with it. He didn't know who I was and what I was capable of.It seemed it was time to show him what I could do.He thought that I didn't have the power to bring down strong people like him but I did.As soon as I knew that he was out of my house and my lack, I got up and ran to my car, with one place in mind.He will pay for embarrassing me and taking away Kaya From me. She didn't complain that she hated being here but he still took her away and I was sure that he was abusing her just as much. Even worse than I was treating her.By the time I got there, it was night fall and I knew that they would all be there. It was a full moon tomorrow and they needed to go over the materials for the sacrifice and ritual..He was naturally supposed to be here tonight and then Adrian came along. He was going to make sure that he went down for what he did to me today.I entered the room and they were all already seated. They were
KayaI woke up late that day. I had no idea why because I knew that I slept early. Which meant I had missed practice again.I couldn't remember how many times I'd missed practice this week alone. And I didn't like it because it just made me look very unserious.The fact that Nora hadn't spoken about it made it somehow because I wondered what she was thinking. I needed to attend practice more.I got up from bed and dashed into the bathroom. Practice would be over by now but if I went quickly, I would be able to catch her there and explain things to her.I didn't want her treating me differently because of Adrian or whatever I had with him. If I actually wanted to earn respect and earn a place in the army, I had to do things myself.As soon as I came out of the room, I saw her coming out of Adrians office and I quickly ran down to meet her.“Nora! Wait up!”She looked up at me and smiled.“Hey, what's good? I missed you today at practice, is everything okay?"“Yes, it is. I'm so sorr
LUCIANI had a raging headache that was about to burst through my head.I'd been in this seat for almost ten hours, from one meeting to another and I'd been talking and talking and it felt like it would never end.With the recent actions of the Argan Cult, I had no other choice but to start thinking of ways to protect my wolves.“So what are we going to do if we can't fight them with weapons?”“We have to ask for help from the witches, Alpha. We can't do this on our own."That was something I didn't want to hear.“Don’t even bring that up. Why can't we do it on our own? They're just men, aren't they?”I knew that they weren't just men but then I didn't want to ask for help from those people.“Alpha, I know you have reservations when it comes to the witches but then you have to think about how they could help us. I mean, we can't fight them on our own. What better way to fight people who have powers with their kind?”I knew that they were making sense but I didn't want to hear it.“Wha
ADRIANI couldn't hear anything behind the door and it was like she wasn't in there.“Kay baby, please open up the door. I need to see you.”I could hear some movement and I thought she was going to come open the door but she didn't.“Please, talk to me. I need to see you.”I knew she wasn't going to come to the door but I had to try. How long had she been in there? Had she eaten at all?Gosh why didn't Nora tell me this as soon as it happened?I was about to walk away when I heard footsteps coming towards the door and she opened it up..There was nobody at the door so I just entered.Milo was in bed with her and she climbed in beside him, bringing him closer to lay him on her chest.He was sleeping and I could see that she had been sleeping too.She didn't look too good. It looked like she had been crying for a long time and it broke my heart.“Hey” I didn't want to be too loud so that I won't wake Milo up. “How are you?”I genuinely wanted to know.She didn't answer but she just no
KAYAI felt better when Adrian came to me. He was the last person that was expecting to see.Nora had been knocking on the door but I just couldn't open it up. I had been seeing those pictures when I closed my eyes and I felt like I was losing it.I couldn't sleep, I couldn't eat and I couldn't leave my room. It was like they were right outside, waiting to drag me to the grave with them. Why did they have to do?Why hadn't it been my father that died? That bastard.When he came and hugged me, I felt like my problems had been taken away. He hugged me and told me that he didn't hate me, that it was going to be okay and that it wasn't my fault.My main fear was that he would hate me for everything that happened. I knew how much he valued his pack and he didn't play with any of them so what my father and his people were doing was ruining things.I finally left my room the next day so I could meet with practice. If my father really wanted to fight this war, then I was going to be the one t
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