ADRIAN“You’re sure the wolves are from Hank's pack?”Nora nodded.“Yes, I know the scent anywhere . Besides, I saw her sister before she shifted."Her sister. Serena.So she followed her all the way here just to cause trouble for her and kill her.Nora was right, Milo was not the target, She was. What exactly did she want from her this time around?She had left the pack for her so why did she come after her?“But don't you think it's strange that she came here on that day?. Why hasn't she come here since?”I looked up from the work in front of me.“What do you mean?”“I mean, she knew that Kaya was here all along so why did she take so long to come here?"She asked the question like she wanted an answer but right now, I wasn't thinking in that direction. I just wanted to deal with the people who injured my son.“I don't know, Nora. I'm not in the mood to play detective.”She rolled her eyes.“Maybe it's because she has someone giving her information on the inside.”“What?" That was t
HANKHow dare they?!How could they do this to me? After so many years of being with them, I've been loyal and faithful to them. Even though I had so many chances of betraying then, I didn't.But they felt they could do this to me and get away with it?I recounted the conversation in my head.“How far have we gone with tracking down the wolf? I mean, no one is talking about it.”Everyone turned to look at me and I thought I said something.“What did I say wrong?"The grandmaster spoke up.“Did you attend the last meeting?”“I didn't. Was something said? Have we found them?”Excitement bubbles in my stomach.I heard someone scoff but I ignored it.“Well, since you have proven yourself to be unloyal to this brotherhood, we can not grant you the privilege of taking the powers of the wolf."I laughed.“That has to be a joke, right? Tell me it's a joke.”“It’s not a joke, Hank. You weren't present at the last meeting, you haven't raised a pack in decades, there's nothing to show for your p
HANK“Do you know how impossible that is? Killing Alpha Adrian? He's basically untouchable!”“I thought you wanted to prove yourself." One bastard sneered and everyone else laughed.I ignored them. When I finally got my powers, they were going to be on their knees begging for me.“But grandmaster, you know how he is. He is heavily protected and I can barely even enter his pack. How am I supposed to kill him?”“I don't know, Hank.. you were the one who wanted the special wolf's powers so and so why can't you work for it? You should know that nothing good comes easy. Everyone who has those powers paid a heavy price for it so why shouldn't you?”I looked at each of them.“A heavy price? What price?"He continued.“I gave up my family before I became grandmaster. I was the one who set fire to the house while they all slept and I still hear their screams till this day. Luke there had to give up his three day old child. Malcom will never have kids, Ezra can not show his face in front of wom
KAYAHe was back on his feet so we played around all day. He was the one who had woken me up this morning and I was so surprised that I didn't think about it again before jumping out of bed to play with him.I had breakfast with him and went to freshen up before I went to look for him in his room so that we could start our day together.My mind was filled with whether Adrian would come back into the room and see me with him. I wasn't doing anything wrong but I still couldn't help but feel like I was.I decided not to think about it and just enjoy my time with Milo .It felt good to see him running around again. He had to be in bed rest according to the doctor's orders so that his surgery scars could heal.He was a very strong boy so in no time, he was fully healed and ready to run around again. Whenever I looked at him, there was this warm feeling that spread across my stomach and I was filled with so much happiness.The door opened and my heart sank, thinking it was Adrian who had
ADRIANMaybe it was the anger that was already bubbling in me from having to deal with Hank and that daughter of his but I had taken it out on Kaya.I didn't mean to say that to her but I had already said it and I couldn't take it back.As soon as I slammed the fork in her face, I suddenly came back to my senses and I just stood there, wondering what I had just done .I mean, I was mad at her but I knew I had gone too far. I didn't mean to tell her to stay away from him, I knew that they couldn't do without each otherMaybe I should tell her that I didn't mean it.. but then, she would think that I wasn't mad at her. And I didn't want her to think that.When I saw her, I actually wanted to wrap my arms around her and pull her in for a hug since I hadn't held her after what happened.Nora told me how shaken up she was and I could see it . After what she did that day at the hospital, I knew she needed to review from certain trauma and I felt very bad that I wasn't able to help her go thr
KAYAI stayed away just like he'd asked me to.I barely came out of the room for fear of seeing him. The embarrassment that would wash over me would be too much to handle and I didn't want it.Milo found his way to me though and it broke me to have to send him away, saying that I was sick and I didn't want him to catch it.It was the worst thing lying to a child who most definitely knew that I was lying to him.He didn't even wait for me to come to him anymore, he made his way to my room every morning and he was always the one to wake me up.The smile on his face always fell as soon as I told him that he should be in bed and not here. If Adrian came and found him here, I would be in trouble.This time around, he didn't leave peacefully as usual. He took a few steps back and looked at me closely.”Don’t you want to be my friend anymore?” He sighed.“That’s not it. It's just too early for be out of bed and your father might not like it if he sees you here by this time."He ran out of th
KAYAI watched her as she walked away, not knowing what exactly to say.My head cleared and I just stood there, replaying her words in my head. Had I heard right?She was behind the attack. Tears gathered in my eyes and I wondered if I should go after her and ask her to explain herself.Why did she have to go that far just to get back at me?Why did she have to do that?If she wanted to kill me, she could have just come up to me and done it without having to put Milo's life at risk. What if something had happened to him?What if Adrian hadn't come there in time and I had no place to go?Tears fell from my eyes and I slowly made my way upstairs to my room. I wanted to be alone for now, training could wait.If anyone should ask me why I was crying, I wouldn't know what to tell them so it was best that I just went to my room.As I climbed the stairs, I bumped into someone again. What the hell was with me and bumping into people today?Since my head was bent down as I didn't want them to
THIRD PERSON POVThey had all received the memo. It had come personally to them in a letter.Normally, to inform them of meetings, the Grandmaster appeared in their dreams which was what they were used to.But this time around, it had come in a letter.Meet at the Holy Ground. Speak of it to no one else.It had seemed like a secret meeting for each of them but it wasn't . The shock in their faces was very evident when they showed up and saw their brothers there.But still, they had been told to speak to no one so all they could do was just sit and wait for their Grandmaster to arrive.In a puff of smoke, he was seated in his chair.“I'm sure all of you would be wondering the aim of this meeting and why you were all told especially. Well, we have something important to discuss today and I want to make sure that the topic of today's discussion was not present.”Hearing this, they all looked around, wondering who had not attended the meeting.Comrade Hank.“Yes, we have gathered today to
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