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
KAYAPractice ended earlier today. Nora looked so tired so she let us go an hour before the usual time.As we walked out, I just hoped that Adrian won't come in and tell them to practice.I went back to my room to take a shower and get breakfast. I was so hungry because I had skipped dinner last night.Adrian and I had gone for a walk and it lasted till one in the morning. By the time we got back, the maids had gone to sleep and we were the only ones walking around the house like thieves.I just decided to go to bed while Adrian said he had some work to catch up on.The doctor for Milo's speech classes was coming by today and he was nervous. He didn't want a repeat of what happened the last time.He didn't want Milo to become scared of the doctor because he could see that the doctor could actually help him.I really looked forward to hearing his voice one day so I assured him that I'll be there with Milo when the doctor comes.I felt good that Milo felt more at ease when I was around.
KAYA“Hi Mrs Norton.” Nora knocked on the front door.When there was no answer she turned to me.“She has OCD so things are done a bit differently."“Isn't that like being obsessed with cleaning or things like that?"She shook her head.“No, it means this.”She raised her hand to knock again.“Hi Mrs Norton."And again.“Hi Mrs Norton.”The door suddenly opened and an elderly woman stood in the doorway. Her bright orange hair caught my eyes first, contrastes by her beautiful green eyes.“Beta, I've been expecting you. Do come in."As she walked away, Nora gave me the explanation I'd been waiting for.“Things have to be done in threes or else, she feels bad things would happen.”Wow, that was… something.We entered the house and I was blown away. The first thing I noticed was how everything was grouped in threes.Three chairs. Three flower pots. Three pictures on the wall.She came from the kitchen, holding a tray that held coffee and biscuits for us. They smelled freshly baked.“Who’s
KAYANora left us behind, walking ahead while Luke and I walked behind.“Your friend calls you Kay, though. Why won't you let me call you that?”I didn't want to tell him that it was because we weren't friends yet but after thinking about it and coming up with no other tangible reason, I had to tell him that.“I just met you today and we're not friends yet. I can't exactly give you such liberty yet.”That fully, he didn't push it and we walked like that in silence until we got home.“This is the Alpha's house. Do you work here?"I laughed lightly and shook my head.“No, I live here.”“Really? Are you his sister?"Far from it. What exactly am I?“I’m his friend.”That seemed to work. I hadn't exactly thought about it before.“What about her? Is she his friend too?”To answer his question, a few guards walked past us and greeted us.“Good day Beta. Good day Luna."My mouth dropped. What the hell was going on? Since when did they address me as Luna?“T-that's not me. I'm not the Luna.”H
ADRIANI was in my office when the guard knocked and walked in without waiting for a response.I was steady to give him a stern reprimanding.“Alpha, the doctor is here.”I dropped what I was doing immediately and rushed upstairs. Milo was very terrified of the doctor that as soon as he saw him, he would start crying.Thankfully, I met him at the stairs and stopped him just in time.“Hey doc. How about I go see him first before you see him?”He nodded and I entered Milo's room. He ran to me and I picked him up.“Hey, big boy. Uh, you know I told you the doctor was coming over right? He's here now.”I said his mood dropped but he quickly nodded and signed okay.That was my son, such a strong boy.I went back to the door to tell the doctor to come in.He stood at the door first.“Hello Milo."Milo gave him a small wave.“Can I see that?" He pointed to Milo's favorite toy train.To this day, I don't know why he likes that train the most but I remember the day it got lost under his bed. I
KAYAI couldn't blame him for the way he'd reacted. I'd messed up.I should have known better than to leave the house when I knew Milo would need me.It had been five days since Adrian said those words to me and I couldn't get them out of my mind.It was like he was right in front of me, repeating them over and over again when I wanted to forget them.I felt so bad about what happened that I kept apologizing to Milo when he came to look for him. I couldn't go to his room for fear that Adrian would catch me there and he wouldn't be happy about it.Nora said she'd speak to him but I didn't want her to. It would seem like I'd sent her to him and I didn't want any more trouble than I had already gotten.All I did was go for practice and come back into my room and stay locked up all day.To make matters worse, I'd been in my room when I'd heard a knock.I knew Milo didn't knock, he just entered like he owned the room which I was fine with so I'd hoped that it was Adrian.My mood dropped wh
THIRD PERSON POVMilo looked around him and wondered what was going on.They hadn't been told anything but the guards had come around the day before to round them up and take them outside.That was the first time some of them were seeing sunlight in months and he felt bad for them. He had been seeing it since he basically dined with the king every night.Even though he kept asking where they were being taken to, there was no answer given and batch by batch, they were taken out of the room.Unlike last time, he was blindfolded and transported away from the pack. They drove a while in the carriage and then they stopped at a small pack at the edge of the Bouncy Jackson.Milo had learnt that it was named that because if you dropped anything mistakenly into it, the Jackson would throw it back up. Fools who threw themselves into it were never seen again.They took them to a house and put them there, guarding the door just like back in the palace.Thankfully, Daphne was by his side.“What do
KAYAGetting in didn't prove like much of a hassle to me and before long, I was in and walking around the palace.The next step was to find out where the bastard was so I could kill him once and for all. Golden Blade didn't seem so bad now that I thought about it. I mean, the kingdom looked pretty up to date and it looks to be in very good shape.I don't know what I was expecting but it is not a standard place.A few guards walked last and I brushed to the side and hid.“Where do you think the king ran away to?”“I don't know. We got information that he was in danger and that we had to evacuate him.”You have got to be kidding me. Jackson ran away?! How on earth did he even know that I was coming? The sun was rising in the sky already and Adrian might be on his way with the other soldiers already.This didn't seem right. I mean, I only just got here so who could have been able to deliver a message that fast and who was working for Jackson? Who in my kingdom was giving him information?
KAYALet's just say being the Queen has spoiled me.I wasn't used to walking in the thick bushes and I can't count the amount of times I tripped over a branch or my own two feet. My own shadow scared me.I should have taken guards with me, Adrian told me to but my mind was too fixed on just leaving.Now, I wanted to pee badly and there was no way I was going to do it in these bushes..“How’s it going out there? Don't you wish you had waited for me now?”I had to turn around and make sure that he was not behind me.“No, I do not. It's going very well. It's almost like I was born with the trees. You can call me Mother Nature.”He burst out laughing, knowing I was bullshitting him.“I trust you'll be fine. I fired Shawn.”I had to stop walking and process what he said.“Did you just say you fired Shawn? Why? I mean, I like that but why? I thought you couldn't see anything wrong in him.”He sighed.“I lied. I knew what he was doing, I knew why you didn't like him. I just wanted you to de
ADRIAN“Alpha, what's so urgent that you couldn't wait till morning? What has happened by this time of the night?”“Gentlemen, we are going to war.”That word alone had its weight and as I said that, no one said anything else.“You do not know this but a few weeks ago, on my way to Golden Blade, my son was kidnapped.”Gasps filled the room and I let it sink in.“We were attacked and my son was taken away. The Queen then brought it to my attention that every month since the beginning of the year, kids were taken away from this pack with no trace. No one knows how they were taken and there were no witnesses to tell the story.”Now that I said it out loud, it didn't make sense to me. Kids from my kingdom were being carried away and I had no idea about it. What kind of king did that make me?“We’ve been trying to look for sources to tell us anything and tonight, a letter arrived for the Queen. It was from her former lover and he has confessed to taking the kids. I know him personally and
KAYA“My Queen,It's been so many years since I saw you or heard your sweet voice. You walking out of my life all those years ago, left a big hole in my heart that couldn't be filled with any other woman's love.You were my first love and you'll always remain my first love. I can't deny the fact that I let the years go by without reaching out to you but I was too busy becoming a man, making myself worry of seeing you.And now, I'm proud to say that I have made something of myself. I've turned myself into someone you would be proud of, someone you can call a husband. Everything you possibly want, I have it.All you have to do is just say yes. Let's leave the past behind us, the past never does anyone any good. The mistake I made with Serena was stupid and I agree but you shouldn't have given up on us just like that. You should have continued to show me how much you love me and maybe I would have come back to you.Notwithstanding, I'm ready now. I'm ready to love you and love all of you
KAYA“So you're telling me Golden Blade took him and other kids?”We were all having dinner and Nora sat across from me.“Yeah, I've been doing what I can to find out who Golden Blade's Alpha is but for some reason, it's seeming like some top secret. Almost no one knows.”And that's why I'll keep saying that it seems fishy. Because there's no kingdom that would hide their king.“I’ll do what I can as well.”I couldn't stop looking at Nora . When she left all those years ago, after Aaron left, I didn't think things would be the same.“Do you have to go?” I asked her as I watched her pack.looked at me.“Yes, I do. I've been by Adrian's side for years and he's giving me my freedom. I'd like to move around for a while, see places and things, maybe even live with humans, find love but I'll be back.”I knew I couldn't stop her but I wish I could. But now she is back. The years had done her, she looked more mature, like she had seen a lot in life.“Adrian , how have things been?”Since s
KAYA“Adrian, wait. You have to listen to me. You can't just do things without thinking far ahead.”He turned to me so sharply that I almost bumped into him.“What else is there to think about, Kaya? That bastard took my son and other kids and you think I'm just going to sit back and do nothing?!”“That is exactly the reason why you should not be rash. He has the upper hand here and I fear he would not hesitate to use it if he's pushed. I'm very sure he knows who Milo is and do you think if you attack him, he won't use him as leverage? You're putting Milo at risk so please, be careful and think about it.”He finally let out a breath and sat on the bed.“I don't even know who the Alpha is. Golden Blade has never shown their Alpha. Their Beta is always the one who attends meetings and all that.”That didn't make sense.“And you didn't find it weird after all this time? It didn't occur to you that there might be something more to it?”He shrugged.“I have a kingdom to rule. I don't spend
THIRD PERSON POVMilo knew the gravity of what he had done and luckily for him, none of the other kids had been stupid enough to bend to the pressure.Ever since the guards realized that the girl was missing, they were questioning everyone one after the other and Milo feared that sooner or later, somebody would fold but so far,no one said anything.He just had to do what he did. He needed to send a message to his father to let him know that he was fine and also to his mother, who he knew would be very worried. He knew the situation at home would be very otense with his father looking for him.Even though the situation here was harsh for him to adapt to, he tried his best in doing so and with the help of the friend that he made, Daphne, he navigated being in this place.“Do you think the girl made it home?” Daphne asked.“I hope she did. Right now, she's the only hope we have in other people finding out where we are. “He knew it wouldn't take them for his father to realize what he wa
KAYAFrom the way she was talking, I was afraid to ask for the number of kids that were there but I had to.“How many kids were there? Do you know?”She nodded.“At the time I got there, there were thirty kids. By the time I left, there were seventy five.”How in the world did that amount of kids go missing and Adrian and I heard nothing about it?“Seventy five.”That was a large number. Too large.“And all the kids are from this pack. We talk to each other so we asked around when the guards left the room at night. Every month, they bring a new batch of kids but a week ago, they brought in only one boy.”My ears perked up at that.“What did he look like?”I could see that she waa trying hard to remember.“Dark hair, dark eyes. Around my age. He doesn't really speak but he often speaks to the guards on our behalf. He's the only one who has ever spoken to the master.”“The master? Who's that?”She looked at her mother before she answered.“He doesn't really come in. I've only heard his