The thought of Chloe lingered on in Shelbrooke’s mind as he sat in the comfort of his office. The day he had disclosed his plans to take out Lyne, the reaction that Chloe gave that instant in this office that day was a thing he should be worried about. She had first told them all that they needed to spare her and suddenly agreed after he stood his ground that he will not change his mind about killing her and her baby. He stood up and searched his pockets for his cigarette in silence. Finding it in the rear pocket of his trouser, he sat down. He reached for his drawer and searched for his lighter without any luck. “Hey Reyns, got a lighter with you there?” He asked with one cigarette already in his mouth. Reyns dipped his hands in the pocket of his T-shirt and pulled out the lighter that was with him. He threw it to Shelbrooke and he caught it, lighted his cigarette, and threw the lighter back to him. Shelbrooke took a long drag of his cigarette and puffed out the smoke, sighing
Vampire City was becoming a shadow of itself. Although he has not been outside the palace walls for two years now, Zeidan could perceive that things were not going on smoothly. He had a feeling that Luana was only trying to cover up so that he will have no cause to be worried whatsoever. The attack of the were-cats on the city has been frequent and brutal and he knows that the people were tired and searching for answers. The crowd he heard outside the palace, sounded like an angry mob and Luana refused to tell him why they were at the palace. What else could have brought them if not for seeing their king for them to be hopeful again? Zeidan had however not stopped thinking about his City and how to protect the people in it. The sadness and sorrow that filled his heart, body, and soul ever since he fell sick could not be compared to anything in the world. Perhaps it was also another reason he was not getting better coupled with the fact that he had failed to protect the woman he loved
Luana sauntered towards Chloe’s room. The joy she felt in her heart was extreme. All her plans has been going well just as she wanted. Lyne was her first target and she was able to get her out of the picture. That was what aided the effectiveness of the rest of her plans. Deep down within her, she knows that if Lyne had been there, she might not have been able to even proceed with the rest of her plans. The plan to take out Zeidan was also going very smoothly and very soon, it would be accomplished. The fool had not even been able to notice that he was not the true father of Gabe. It was all part of the plan. More so, the royal doctor has not been smart enough to notice that someone had been poisoning the king. Very soon the syrup will not be effective again as the king’s heart will be damaged completely. Then she will be able to proceed with the concluding part of her plans. All she needed to do now was make sure she keeps feeding him the poison. Her plan to take out Maya and Chloe
Luana shut the door behind her. She paused a little at the entrance and reflected over what Chloe had just finished telling her. This could really spell trouble, especially if all what Chloe had said about Lyne was true. She had said Lyne looks tougher and stronger than she used to be. The worse of it all was the fact that she came with a child. There was no doubt the child will be hers and Zeidan’s. “Well, there is only one way to find out.” Luana said to herself. She left where she stood and headed for Zeidan’s room to see for herself. She walked briskly towards the entrance to Zeidan’s room and on getting there she paused momentarily by the door. She could hear the muffled chat between Zeidan and Lyne. She could not make up what they seem to be talking about. She took a deep breath, hesitated for a moment and then pushed the door open.Luana rushes in to find out whether it was true and she was shocked to see Lyne sitting on the bed beside Zeidan. She was dressed in black leather
The reason behind Luana’s sudden change of character was still a mystery to Lyne. This was the same Luana that was always at loggerheads with her. She could not forget how she also picks on her at every little chance she gets. Before she left, she had said that Luana should be locked up due to the atrocities she committed. The warm embrace was just a very big surprise to her. Perhaps she now has a change of heart. She was not going to let that distract her anyway. She was not going to get to heart that easily for all what she had done in the past. After pulling off the embrace and saying their ‘hellos’ and ‘welcomes’, Luana stood up and began talking about what had happened while she was away. Luana walked majestically towards the couch and sat on it as she began.“I have to be honest with you Lyne, no one knew you had survived somehow.” She said immediately after sitting. “Well, you can see I am here now. You still don’t believe?” She asked scornfully.“Shelbrooke had us believe yo
Even though she was away for two years, was that enough reason he decided to marry someone else and have a child with the person? Lyne felt betrayed and heartbroken. Aurora who was probably bored of the two women’s conversation stood up from where she sat and left the room.“If you ask me Lyne, I never thought Zeidan for once moved on and forgot about you. You don’t know how he searched for you endlessly for months without any positive result anywhere. A lot has happened since you left, Lyne. Your absence was what gave Luana the opportunity to have a kid for the king. I think he was pressured into having that kid with Luana.“Think about it Lyne, he fell sick after you left. After the royal doctor had tried everything he could to cure him of his illness to no avail, he needed an heir badly to succeed him if it came to the worse and everyone thought you were dead along with your unborn child. Your father also took the wolf army away thereby leaving the city’s defense more vulnerable. Z
After Chloe finished talking to Lyne, she headed back to her room and hoped that Lyne will stay with Zeidan in the palace. She was very happy that she was not dead after all. She wanted to tell Lyne about what was truly going on and where she was headed but she will only try and stop her. She was hell bent on taking revenge on the notorious killer. She had been looking for ways to kill her all these while and finally Luana had found a way. She could not let anyone or anything get in the way of that or try to talk her out of it. There was no way she will allow that to happen. Things were more complicated now and she knows Lyne will get to know with time, only that she might not be there anymore. She did not really know what Luana had in mind to tell her about how to kill Maya the Spanish Ninja. She was finally going to get her revenge on her. She got herself ready for anything. Perhaps Luana had tracked her down and they were both going to hunt Maya down. She saddled her horse and rod
Back in the palace, prior to this present moment, Lyne had watched as Zeidan played with Aurora and it made her laugh. If anything, she was glad Aurora was able to see her father and that joy seemed to have cured Zeidan somehow. He now seemed suddenly agile. Zeidan returned to where he sat before Aurora came in to interrupt the Good Thing they had going on with Aurora still in his arms as he did so. “I remember the good old days Lyne,” Zeidan said glancing at her with a smile on his face shortly after sitting down beside her.“When things used to be very peaceful and all we did was fight about having a baby.” They both chuckled and looked at Aurora. “She’s beautiful.” He said with a tone of sincerity. He turned his gaze back to Lyne.“I still remember our old objective to capture who killed the Manager, Tina….”“Samantha….” Zeidan said raising his head and gazing at the ceiling as he completed Lyne’s statement. Lyne gave a weak smile. “The death of Tina was painful. And I still wan