'Christopher Merryweather?' she tasted the name in her lips. 'My father?'Wendy nodded, looking at her daughter and affirming to herself yet again that she looked so much like Christopher.'You said, he discarded you, kicked you aside for another', observed the twelve year old Roxy. 'Didn't you tell him about your pregnancy or did he know about it and yet kicked you out?' Wendy had not considered that angle. Though she was furious with Christopher, she didn't want Roxy hating her father. There was not much use for that. She should direct her hatred at Millicent and her pups.'He did not know I was pregnant but the woman he chose me over knew and seduced him, poisoning his mind against me before I could tell him', she said, shedding a few years and Roxy went to her mother to console and wipe her tears. 'She lied to your father that she had caught me on several occasions with other men. She told him that was a common practice amongst witches but that she could never do such a thing to
While all these was going on, the Moon Ville Pack was rejoicing over the recent addition to their Alpha's family. Millicent gave birth to another set of twins, this time, a male and a female.Alpha Sylvester was so happy. He felt that his joy was complete to overflowing proportion.'Millicent, darling', he called, 'What name will you give our pups?'Smiling, Millicent asked, 'Wouldn't you rather name them?''You have brought me so much joy', Alpha Sylvester said smiling happily. 'Do the honours'.'If you insist', Millicent conceded. 'Ares for the boy and Iris for the girl'.'Such wonderful and distinguished names', Sylvester said. 'Ares Sylvester Merryweather and Iris Sylvester Merryweather, I welcome you into the world. May your years be long!'Alpha Sylvester threw a great celebration and all the Alphas came to honour his invitation. It was a grand affair.'Come, Devon, Kevin', Alpha Sylvester called. 'Come see your baby brother and sister'.Devin and Kevin rushed to the bed where M
Lilibeth, the witch who banished Wendy to the Netherlands surprised Millicent with a visit.'Hello, Lilibeth, how are you doing?' Millicent welcomed her warmly with a hug wondering the reason for her visit. Was she coming to confirm her premonitions? Also, she preferred referring to her as Lilibeth because she felt it sounded more dignified than her nick name Sashi. 'To what do we owe this august visit?' she asked as she waved her to a seat and took hers opposite Lilibeth.'Millicent O'Brien Merryweather ', Lilibeth called. 'Hope I meet you well?'Millicent nodded with a bright puzzled smile wondering why Lilibeth was being so formal. She could not remember the last time she used the name O'Brien. She had simplified it for herself and others by abbreviating O'Brien Harry to O'Hara.'I have come for my payment', Lilibeth stated. 'You will recall that I had promised to come for it when the time was right.So that was it, Millicent thought, wondering what was right this time and was not
The nanny rushed in with the bottle of water, and Millicent grabbed it from her and forcing the quivering mouth of her daughter open, she kept pouring water into it, hoping it would cool her from the inside. She poured some on her body but her body temperature caused it to dry so quickly, it was unbelievable and Millicent got really scared. 'Bring a bowl of water', she ordered.The bowl was brought and Millicent put her daughter inside but had to remove her from the water after a while because the water became boiling hot!'Stop this manipulation, Lilibeth, this instant or I shall get you arrested and kept in the dungeon', Millicent threatened. 'Remember I am the Luna and you are here in my territory. Nothing must happen to my daughter!''I shall just get away from your dungeon. Do you think you can keep me captive?' Lilibeth asked, smiling smugly.Millicent knew that Lilibeth would just disappear to any place of her choice.'Why are you bring so stubborn?' Lilibeth asked. 'Just hand
The search went on but Lilibeth could not be found. It was as though she had disappeared into thin air.Going through all that had happened in the past to bring about this predicament, Millicent was sure there were lots of things she would have done differently, chief amongst them was the war that claimed Christopher's life in the first instance. 'Why does my daughter have to pay for my crimes?' she thought unconsolably.'Take me instead and spare my daughter, she is innocent!' Millicent recalled pleading with Lilibeth but she had laughed.'If you were the price I wanted, I could have taken you years ago!''Why must Iris pay for my mistakes?' Millicent asked. 'She is a pure soul. Innocent of all these!''Exactly!' Lilibeth said. 'I am taking her because she is still innocent and her heart is pure, untainted!''Why her?' Millicent asked, very suspicious all of a sudden. Why did Lilibeth need an untainted she - wolf of double Alpha blood? 'What do you want with her or more accurately, w
Millicent was uncontrollable. Her new found gift was so destructive, she only had to get angry and her eyes were blazing and she was literally spitting fire or more accurately, throwing flames of fire from her palms. Some of the subjects had started whispering. While others felt it was a gift to protect the pack from every seen and unseen attacks of their enemies, others felt it was a curse. How could one live with such a curse? What if they burnt themselves up or out?Alpha Sylvester decided to seek the help of a seer, about how to put this strange gift, Millicent seemed to be cursed with under control. He had started fearing for the lives of his children and his subjects. And Millicent also felt drained after every such exertion. He felt it was draining her up and he feared to lose her.'I have my suspicions about this new gift of my wife's. Could you tell us more about it?' he asked the seer when they were shown in.'Millicent', the seer called. 'you have indeed been favoured by th
Millicent's POVAs we walked home from the seer's, a fresh determination to get my daughter back assailed me. I was not going to give up. I was going to find Lilibeth and the Goddess will not be able to save her from my wrath!The next day, as I prepared to set out on the search, Sylvester wanted to come with me but I refused.'You need to stay in the pack and over see its affairs', I said. 'I have all the weapon I need and the Goddess is with me'.He at first would not bulge. 'Remember the pack comes first', I told him.'It is also the Pack's affairs we ate going for', he reasoned. 'Afterall, Iris is the Pack's princess and getting her back should take top priority!''You are right and that's why I'm going', I said. 'Both of us cannot just leave and don't be afraid that Lilibeth will harm me. She can't. You should be scared of what I'd do to her when I see her because I shall definitely see her today!''Very well, since you are determined to go alone.', he conceded. 'But I shall not
This hide and seek game Lilibeth was playing was grating on my nerves and my fury started building up. The men seeing my face, took several steps backwards. Alpha Sylvester must have asked them to avoid me when I was in a foul mood to avoid being roasted.Then like in a trance, I went back to her house and started burning the whole place up with the fire. I had been hesitant before now because I wanted the damage to be minimal and also, I did not to burn up Iris in my rage but somehow, I knew that Iris would be safe. The Moon Goddess still had great plans for her. I believed like the seer said, Iris still had a lot to accomplish.I stated spraying the fire in the air around the house and at every corner. Then something caught my eye. I went over to the place and saw that in a tiny house built with glass, a body was lying there, lifeless.'Lilibeth!' I called in a terrible voice. 'I shall burn up the body of your daughter if you do not appear before me right now!''Ha, ha,ha', she laug
'Dear Iris,I do not know what my life would be when you get this letter. I may have died or become a rogue, a wanderer. But whatever I become, I know you will not make it your business because I do not deserve it. But once more find it in your heart to forgive me and my family. I wish you all the best.NB: I have accepted your rejection, you must have felt it the instant that I did. And attached here is the divorce papers I have duly signed.Once more, I wish you the best!'Adrian B.Iris got this a week after her lengthy discussion with Adrian. She shed a few years. It was sad really. They had started well, at least so she had thought when they met. She had been so sure theirs was going to be like the love her parents shared that had stood the test of time and survived against all odds, but it was not meant to be.'Iris, what is the problem?' Millicent asked, when she saw tears in her daughter's eyes.. She just came to check on her daughter after having a steamy mating session with
'Iris, could not find it in your heart to forgive me?' Adrian asked. 'I thought you loved me?' This was coming three months later and when Iris had recovered enough and agreed to see him.'Loved' being the operational word here, darling. Right now, I do not even hate you!' Iris said, smiling at him. ' Hating you takes alot of energy I do not have to expend. The eighteenth months I spent being your wife was not all a waste. It thought me about self preservation and how fickle minded some beings can be!''I hoped you would forgive me for the pain you had to go through as my wife. I can't blame it all my mother but if I had had the right guidance, maybe I would have treated you better'.'Andrew is younger than you are and of the same parents', Iris said laughing amusedly. 'If anyone should act irrationally, he would have been my best bet but your irrational behaviour is unrivalled. I begged you to allow me go and stay with my parents till the pups were born but what did you do? Most prob
'Yes, please have Selina Blake ushered into this place at once!' Alpha King Sylvester said.'Mum, I know that I lost the baby from the heavy shove Roxy gave me, telling me it didn't matter if I lost my baby since she was going to give another to Adrian and make him a better wife than I', Iris said very weakly. 'But Wendy gave me a kind of brew that made me feel fat worse. It may have contributed to aborting the pregnancy as well because I felt an unbearable pain after taking it. As he also did not call for the doctor when I asked her to!''Wendy will be taken care of, don't worry. She signed her own death warrant when she messed with you my beloved daughter!''You got here so fast, I did not know if the mind link I sent mother went through before I passed out!' Iris said.'It did and we rushed to this place as soon as we possibly could!' Millicent said kissing her frail hands. 'Now you must go to bed, the rest will be said outside so as not to disturb your rest. I can see you are drow
Millicent fastened a metallic chain on Wendy. 'I came prepared to take you down should you be responsible for my daughter's predicament. This metal chain will drain you of all your powers and make it impossible for you to do the disappearing acts for which you are known!''Ha, ha, ha, ha!' Wendy laughed. 'I told you when we met that the war between us was not over yet. I am glad that I took your daughter's happiness from her. She was guarding that pregnancy jealously. I killed three birds with just one stone!' she mocked. 'I had thought it was just one baby but it was actually three. Ha,ha,ha,ha. This is poetic justice!''You shall be so severely punished that you will beg for death but it shall be slow in coming. I shall make sure to kill you ever so slowly, you won't forget it in the afterlife!' Alpha Sylvester swore.'One more thing', the doctor strained his voice to be heard above all the noise. 'May I see the Iris' parents and husband in private, please?'Three of them followed h
The screams had not gone unheard. Adrian had been having a meeting with his guards when he heard it. He rushed towards the sound to find both Iris and Roxy on the floor, unconscious and Wendy crying. There was blood everywhere!'Doctor, Adrian screamed. 'Come here quick!There was a flurry of activities as the ladies were laid down on the bed and the doctor started treatment immediately.'Do all you can to save my baby!' Adrian commanded. Tears were in his eyes. There was just so much blood and Iris was looking as pale as death. He could not afford to lose his baby and he realised with a pang that he did not want to lose Iris as well.Andrew rushed in. 'What's going on?' he asked when he saw the two females on the bed unconscious.When no one answered, he went to Adrian and shook his shoulders. Adrian was still in a state of shock. 'What happened, Adrian?'He was still shaking him when Alpha Sylvester and Millicent rushed into the room.'What happened here?' Alpha King, Sylvester bell
Adrian could not understand what the problem was with him but it was as though he was at war with himself. He realised that a part of him wanted to continue punishing Iris while the other part wanted to treat her with the love overflowing in his heart.But he kept maltreating her.Iris was surprised at the reverse in Adrian. I thought he had changed, he seems to have grown worse these days, she thought.'Adrian, you did promise me, you would think about my request to go home to my parents till the pup is born!' she asked him one day, after he eased out of her. The encounter had been very rough and inconsiderate of her feelings. She had been scared for her baby all through the time he kept thrusting savagely into her, as though in renewed punishment for something she had done,not unlike previously. She could take it before but not now that she had something to lose.'Are you going to force me to give you an answer now?' he asked furiously. 'In short, I have changed my mind. You are no
Iris dared not hope that the change in Adrian was as a result of a change in his feelings for her. If he would say the three magic words, she knew she would forget all that he had done to her in the past. But though she sensed a slight change in him, he did not act towards her like he lived her. He paid more attention to her stomach and she knew he was just interested in the pup and not in her!‘I better enjoy this reprieve while it lasts be ause after the birth of the pups, he might retrogress back to where they started. Not for the first time, she wondered what kind of future she would give her baby with a broken home and the hatred her inlaws except for Andrew of course had for her. Would such hatred be transfered.Two days later, she was resting on the bed, when Wendy, Roxy's mother came in to see her.‘Iris, how are you enjoying your marriage?’ she asked mockingly.‘The goddess be praised!’ she replied smiling. She knew why Wendy had asked the question and she was not going to gi
'Mum, is this really you?' Roxy screeched with joy. 'You were gone for so long!''A lot happened to keep me away', Wendy replied, slumping in a couch. 'I was determined to get here no matter how late it may seem and that's why I am here!''I was beginning to wonder what was keeping you, dear friend', Selina intoned when she came into the room to join them. I tried to stop them marrying, I kept postponing it till I could postpone it no longer. But I believe you have a plausible explanation. Tell us your story and how we can remedy this situation!'Wendy smiled. 'I knew that by now, Adrian would be married to Iris. I had hoped you might have come up with a way to stop them but you did well by stalling them'. Her face became serious. 'I had set out into the fields to get that rate plant for the potion I told you about but I was caught unawares by some rogue wolves!''Rogue wolves?' Roxy and Selina exclaimed, simultaneously.'Yes!' She confirmed, nodding. 'I just got to the field where I
Adrian went into their room after speaking with his mother and found Iris sleeping.He stood looking at her for a long time, thinking that she was indeed a lovely girl. His gaze shifted to her stomach and his heart twisted and he vowed he wasn't going to allow any harm befall his pup no matter the situation between him and Iris.He walked away from the door and went towards the bed Iris was lying in as though in a trance. He knew Iris was out and wouldn't wake easily due to the drugs she had been given.'I have given your Luna her medications.', the doctor said. 'She should not be disturbed. The drug will put her to a deep sleep, though a mild sedative because of her condition, it will still make her sleep deeply because of her injuries and the stress she's been through!'He touched her stomach, 'I'll let no harm befall you, my darling pup', he said as he kissed the stomach. He felt close to his pup and strangely drawn to Iris the more. He saw a lock that had escaped down her cheek a