“What now, Kaden?” Storm asked, making sure that her uncomfortableness at the moment was infused in heavy proportion in her words. And when she saw Kaden shift on his feet, she was a little satisfied. Good for him to feel guilty. Watching him now, he looked like one that wanted to ask for a favour. Storm couldn’t help but wonder what possibly she could doo for Kaden. She literally had nothing. “I need your help.” She heard him say, and widened her eyes at the unbelief of the statement. What help could she possibly offer a man who could be richer than banks? Yet she nodded, indicating that he could go ahead to ask, she was listening. Kaden paced behind his desk, having shoved the lower part of his seat into the undertones of the desk. Storm watched him pace, and her curiosity topped up another level. She was beginning to feel nervous herself, the favour seems a big deal too him. “Kaden, just talk. If it is something that I can do, then I would. You have been an immense help to m
“Thanks for the ride.” Storm appreciated starkly as Jutul came to stop by the house that would be left alone to Lucy and Justin, now that she would be joining Kaden’s family. Jutul nodded. This was the first day of his job, and he already felt that he may not be liked. So much for thinking that he would be the one that would cast away her advances. It seems he would not be having a chance even if he wanted the beautiful one. “Do you want me to stay..” “Not at all.” Storm answered, opening the door, and stepping down from the car. Not looking back at the car for once, she stalked to the door and knocked, her foot tapping on the floor as she waited for either Lucy or Justin to open the door. Yet she was aware that the car hadn’t moved. Hadn’t the guy gotten the memo that he could go, and not wait? She would spend a lot of time with her friends, and might even stretch it to tomorrow or next. Would he wait till then? She shook her head. So this is what having a body guard looked li
“Where are you going?” Kaden turned around to see Jiraq hurrying after him. Shouldn’t he be with Lent instructing those that had been selected for the raid tonight? The meeting had been long but successful. Even Lintel had reported good news- Ambrosia and his uncle would be gnashing their teeth now. “I am going to see Liam, then June and her brother.” He answered, still walking. “Well, since you are…” Jiraq said, now right beside him. “You will have to know that Liam is awake, and he is asking questions about his wife and unborn baby. I had to sedate him forcefully to keep him down. I am sure he will blow me when all this is over.” Kaden stopped walking then. “Why didn’t you tell me this earlier?” “You had been preparing for the meeting, so I hadn’t thought it wise to get you distracted.” Jiraq shrugged his shoulders as he spoke. “But with the raid going on tonight, and the collar removal going on in two days time, I believe that things are looking up for us.” Kaden sighed, the
“What is the matter, Lent?” Kaden asked without preamble, getting on his feet. “What happened?” Liam looked on quizzically too, wondering what else had gone wrong this time around. “Storm’s friends have been kidnapped! Storm seems to believe that the people that had been behind the attack on Liam and his family, had also been behind this one. I don't know how she knows that, but seeing as she is not an ordinary human, I am sure she has her ways. They want her for their safe release. But she is on her way to the clan, with Jutul. They had met the house turned upside down.” Lent reported, rubbing his forehead tiredly with his thumb and index finger when he was done. Kaden couldn’t believe what he was hearing. How had the mercenaries known of Storm? They must have seen the bounty then. Quickly he strolled out of the room, stopping when he heard Lent trying to resist Liam from leaving the room. “You have to rest Liam. Stop moving about.” Lent had said; to which Liam had replied: “I
When Storm stepped into the Kaden’s office, and saw the five guys in the room, she knew that Jutul had informed them of the situation, when she had been probably packing her clothes. Good, it will save her from making an explanation that will end up killing time. “When are we getting them?” She asked, without preamble, not bothering to take a seat on the table. There was a pinch of silence before Kaden gave her a reply. “Tonight. Since they are the same people that had attacked Liam and his family, then they would be holding them in the same place…” Kaden was talking, but Storm took a second to look at Liam. He had been one of those in the bar, when she had come to see Mr Tim for her debt, so of course she recognized him. He looked worse, not good. They must have hurt him hard. She wondered how he was feeling with his pregnant wife missing. She sighed, after taking note of this, and settled down. “But how did you know of them being the culprits?” She heard Kaden ask after his ex
Storm cracked one eye open, wincing when a split of headache assailed the region surrounding her forehead. What happened? She thought, shutting her eyes calmly. How had she gotten to this position? She knew she was lying straight on a bed, a very soft bed, and the sheets smelt like jasmine. She allowed her hands to roam the bed, while prepping her head to dispel the ache troubling it. She found it funny that she was a healer, and yet her body didn’t seem to understand that. How can sickness live in a body that gives health? She sighed, remembering then that healing Liam had brought her to this situation. His wounds must be so grievous. She surmised, cracking her eye open again. This time around, she could do so without wincing in pain. The ache was gone. Inhaling deeply, she sat up straight on the bed, slowly of course, not wanting to upset another nerve ending. Her eyes took in her surrounding, admiring the few touches that she hadn’t noticed before when Kaden had brought her h
“There they are!” Storm screamed, pointing out to the three cars immobile before a huge black gate, with headlights turned off. With the approaching of Jutul’s car, she saw Kaden and his people swifty turn and look at them, or at their car rather. However, Jutul had informed Kaden in advance that they were coming. So, the men with Kaden just stood at attention with their guns by their side, watching as she and Jutul stepped out of the car and walked toward them. “I told you to stay at home. Why don't you listen? Why are you so stubborn?” Kaden asked, when Storm had arrived at his station sporting a haughty look.“Well, If I hadn’t come, what would you have done about the gate?” She asked him, piquing her eyebrows in the dark. She could barely make out his face in such darkness. “We would have broken down the gate.” Kden answered, gesturing with his hand that they be left alone. The others with him walked back a few paces, except for Casper, Lent, and Liam, who was now hale and he
Storm paced wildly around her sitting room, her heart down her stomach as she contemplated how much longer she had to wait before Kaden and the others would return from the raid with Justin and Lucy. After she had opened the gate with its lock, Kaden had ordered Jutul to take her back home. She had been angry and bittered, but she was outnumbered too, and so she had followed Jutul, through another route so that they wouldn’t be caught in a crossfire. On their way home, she had heard the guns firing for the millionth time, and for each time, she jerked up on the car’s seat unable to help herself. Perhaps, it was nice that she had returned home. Yet, she didn’t like this edgy feeling. Hadn’t it been three hours already? She enthused, her eyes wandering to the clock. When would they be back? She fell back to the sofa, her feet beating a haphazard rhythm on the floor, her patience already worn thin. Ten minutes later, she was startled by a knock at the door. Storm jumped out of the s