Lyne opened her wardrobe. She scaled through her clothes and picked a black silk gown. The death of Chloe was disheartening and it was more painful to know she had been planning with Shelbrooke all along. Chloe’s body had been cremated and put in an urn. After this, she was buried.Zeidan has not said much to her about the whole incident as he was rather still bitter about what had happened. She had also decided not to bother him about it either. Perhaps he needed a little time to get over it. She however concluded that everything and everyone that is in the palace or around it needs to be monitored closely. Now, all dressed up, she decided to speak to Zeidan about his health. She checked herself one last time in the mirror before leaving her room. Zeidan had been using the same medication for a while now and there has been no improvement at all regarding his illness. She met Zeidan in his room seated on the bed.“You look beautiful.” He said as he smiled at her. She blushed.“Thank y
Having heard Zeidan’s decree to have her arrested and prosecuted, Luana could not go back to the palace and she decided to return to Shelbrooke as there was no better place for her to go. Somehow, she was fortunate not to have been in the palace when they got to find out the truth about her, whose side she was truly on, and how she had been poisoning Zeidan. What could have followed after that could have been very tragic. Things have been going on smoothly until Lyne showed up. The hatred she possessed for Lyne was now so great. Right from the moment Lyne stepped back into the palace, she knew she needed to be very careful.All that she dreamt of achieving was all gone, well not totally gone anyway. Perhaps, she should have killed Zeidan when she had the chance. But people would have noticed and she won’t be able to escape it. There was no turning back now and she could not afford regrets. One good thing now was that Chloe was dead. Facing Maya and Chloe will have been a suicide miss
As Zeidan lay there on his bed, he could feel the peace that seemed to have surrounded the palace. Within weeks of Lyne's return, things had changed for the better. His health had improved after Lyne had somehow suspected something was not quite right about all that was going on in the palace. If only he had listened to Lyne before she went missing back then, perhaps things wouldn't have even gotten this far. She had warned him about Luana and had emphasized the need to arrest Luana and lock her up for all the initial atrocities she had committed. Although it would have been a difficult thing to do owing to her father's status as the chief of army staff, it did not mean he could not get her arrested. He only chose not to push for the arrest. He tried to erase the thoughts of him making Luana the queen before Lyne's arrival. He had been so delusional.He was now feeling better and could do a lot of things he could not do before. There was no doubt about Lyne now, she was his queen and
Zeidan marked off the thick scroll before him, agreeing to make Lyne the Queen of Vampire City. He could hear the chants outside the palace and he knew that the people are gradually getting impatient. They needed to know what was going on and what the next line of action was. Especially since he was recovering already. Unfortunately, Luana had run off, knowing what her fate was.Zeidan tied the cloak around his body and walked outside, stepping majestically. The murmuring died down as he moved closer to address them. "Brave people of the city! Men, women, and even children. I want you to know that all your pains and sorrow have been noted by the King which I'll assure you today, I would have done something about it a long time ago if I knew. Today, marks the beginning of a new era, the start of a new legacy, and the choice of a leader."The people cheered and yelled while he lifted his clenched fist. The curtain lifted and Lyne showed up wearing a white large gown that was off the sho
Pulling her short hair up into a bun, Lyne stared back at her reflection in the mirror. She was a twenty-three years old mother of one with golden hair, blue eyes, and a curvy body. She moved sideways to check her butts and she chuckled at her silliness of checking how she had grown those past years. Memories of how she had given birth to Aurora came rushing through her mind and she smiled. She had been scared at first as the pain came. She began to panic and at some point, she felt she was going to die or worse lose her baby because she is unaware of what to do exactly.Lyne rubbed her stomach and flashed back to the hospital. Holding the little human covered in red and the cutest thing she had ever seen. She was overwhelmed with joy and excitement and for that moment, she forgot all her pains and sorrow. The fact that she had endured a lot was washed down the drain as she held her newborn baby. Kissing her forehead as she cried, her tiny hands folded tightly. When Dan and Marianne
After numerous outbursts that served as evidence of reaching a climax between the couples, Zeidan finally rolled back to his bed, kissing Lyne who hasn't had enough of him but they needed to rest as this was the third time. "Oh my god! I haven't felt this way since I left."Lyne turned to look at him as he confessed, raising a brow."What about Luana?""Luana?" He laughed. "Really? Having sex with Luana was more of like consolation and I hardly feel what I'm doing. I mean, I can count how many times we have been intimate. Like," he looked up in a bid to remember. "Five? Six?""But you enjoyed each moment."Zeidan looked at her from the corner of his eyes."You want me to mention how it all went? The first one, I happened to be drunk, so I don't know how it all went. The second one was in the chamber room. The third one was in the Kitchen...""Huh huh huh huh!" Lyne covered her ears. "Say no more! Say no more!""You...you wanted to hear." He stayed meekly but Lyne knew he wasn't at al
The smoke that puffed out of his mouth cleared and his face was visible behind the stick of cigarette he had in his mouth. He removed his hat and placed it on his office table, sitting up to look at the boy they brought in. He had light brown hair and took his father's green eyes. How Zeidan had been stupid enough to believe this was his child still amused him. Luana stood behind him, arms folded and Reyns sat down on a chair across the room, ruminating on what to do."We must let him suffer." Reyns blurted out after a moment of silence."This is stupid." Shelbrooke spat, crushing the cigarette and dumping it in the ashtray. "Why?" Luana asked."Why didn't you kidnap Lyne's daughter instead of him?" He asked, looking from his man to Luana who rolled her eyes."Lyne.""Yes, Lyne." Reyns chipped in."She is one hell of a trouble and I'm not ready to fall into one of her...""To hell with you both!" Shelbrooke thundered, standing up from his chair."To hell with you and your lackadaisic
The window clicked shut as Lyne sat crunched on the bed against its frame, tucked in the bedsheets. The smell of freshly cooked meal lay on the table before her but she just lost interest in eating anything. Zeidan sighed and came to sit beside her."I think I now know why Gabe was missing," Zeidan muttered and she looked at him."Why?" Lyne asked as she brushed a strand of hair from her face. "I don't think there are other reasons apart from kidnapping Gabe to hurt you. Or that we have several other spies in the palace that needs to be fished out.""But you heard him. He said I'm not the Father of Gabe. That means, if they know that someone was after their son's life, they would surely come to take him themselves for safety. Dean must have threatened to kill their son and they came to take him.""If that is so, then someone must have helped them to kidnap or take Gabe to them, right?""Right." He sobered, sitting up. "The perpetrator is still in the palace. The person must be fished