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
KAYANaya came to me after the first break when I was drinking water out of my leaking water bottle.Damn Naya.“Hey, it really broke. You'll have to get another one.”“Sure.. what's going on? Is everything okay?"She laughed.”Yes sure.. I actually just wanted to ask you if you wanted to join us for our midnight run. It's going to be a full moon tomorrow and we like running then because that's when adrenaline pumps the most.”I couldn't even say anything to her because there was nothing to say. I knew that she didn't know anything about my wolf situation and since she was asking me this, it was obvious that Adrian hadn't told her about it.It's not like I was hiding it. Nora was one of the people I trusted in this pack and I wouldn't mind if she knew even though I had trust issues but I just didn't feel like talking about it right now.“A run? Um, are we shifting or running with our feet?”She laughed again.“You’re so funny. You think a pack of wolves would run with their feet?"Yes
KAYASo maybe I didn't think about how boring this was going to get..After a while, maybe about thirty minutes, the only thing I could hear was the chirping of the birds in the trees and the crickets.The kids were playing a few feet away from me and that was the only sound that could be heard.Milo pulled on my hand and pointed to them and I immediately nodded my head. It was getting easier for me to understand him these days and I was so happy.I watched as he smiled and ran in their direction and they made space for him. If Adrian could see him right now, he would be so happy.He was becoming more and more open lately and it made me feel so relieved. Even though he wasn't speaking yet, I knew that it was a gradual process and it wouldn't be long before he said his first words.Well, not his first words exactly but…I liked how connected I felt to him. He now felt like my son and it was like in everything that I did, I had to consider him. When I was sleeping, the first thing I th
KAYA“Serena.”She smiled at me and under the moonlight, she looked more evil.”How the hell did you get in here?"She laughed.“Don’t you think you have bigger problems to face?”How the hell did she get in here? What was she doing here?“What are you doing here? And how did you get in here?”She went to sit on the chair that I had been sitting on and she crossed her legs. I could still see movement in the trees.“You didn't come alone. What exactly is your plan?"I could see them coming out of the trees and my heart started racing.“What exactly are you doing here? Haven't you done enough?! “Some men came running out of the trees and they began running towards the house. They couldn't go in there.”What are they doing? Wait stop, my kids are in there!”She raised her hand to stop them and they halted.“What is it?! Haven't you done enough? The pain, the torture, the torment! Are they not enough?!”She laughed maniacally and rose from the chair.“I came here to make you pay for what
ADRIANWe were already deep in the forest when I felt it. A pang in my chest.There was something wrong. I suddenly stopped running and Nora walked up to me.“What’s going on? You're holding up the pack.”I looked behind me and saw that everyone had truly stopped.“Something is wrong. I don't know, I just feel like it is."She laughed.“Do you miss her that much?”“Who?” I asked and then it clicked. ”Don’t be ridiculous.”She looked at me somehow.“I mean I do but don't be ridiculous. That's not what this is about. What I'm saying is that there's something wrong. I don't know what it is but I can feel it in me."She turned around and mindlinked everyone.“Is everyone here accounted for?” Check on your partner.”We made sure that everyone had a partner to make accountability easier on days like this.“Yes, everyone is here.”Nora turned back to me.“You see, everything is fine. You didn't have anything to worry about."She was saying that but I knew what I was feeling.“I know you're
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