Millicent looked at Wendy condescendingly, 'You flatter yourself!' she said. 'Your betters have not been able to defeat me and you think you can?''Ah, yes!' Wendy said. 'I heard of the way you dealt with Lilibeth. Sasha had it coming but you robbed me of my revenge on her and you shall pay. I am supposed to be the one punishing her for siding with you against me but you beat me to it. I shall never forgive you for that. I have added that to the list of your sins against me!''Why are you here?' Millicent asked.'Just to introduce my daughter to you!' she said, smiling smugly.'Your daughter?' Millicent asked and wondered what wizard she had had to hook up with to for whom she had such a lovely daughter.'Yes, mine!' she said, looking at Millicent oddly as though expecting a particular reaction from her. 'Doesn't she look like me?'Millicent smiled. The girl was far more comely than Wendy could ever hope to be. Her nose was aristocratic, her facial bones, well formed and her fair hair.
Alpha Sylvester kept quiet. He did not say anything. She kept looking at the girl as though he was seeing a ghost!'Sylvester', Millicent called, feeling really scared and uneasy now. It was as though her world was about to crumble around her. Why was Sylvester not denying this accusation? 'Why aren't you saying anything? If you do not speak up, now, she is going to ruin our family with her false accusations!' she warned.Still Sylvester could say nothing. Wendy smiled. She knew Millicent could read minds and had decided that she should read the name in her mind and Sylvester was making everything easy for her. This was even a better form of revenge. It was a great idea to allow Millicent sweat a little. She was always so full of herself.'He cannot deny it because he knows the truth!' Wendy said, smiling smugly.'What truth do I know, Wendy?' Alpha Sylvester asked harshly and Millicent was sure this was the time Sylvester denies all responsibility to the girl.'The truth that Roxy is
'Mum', Roxy said on their way back. 'That man is really goodlooking. But I do not understand why you did not correct that bad woman, Millicent when she assumed he was my father. Didn't you tell me that my father was long dead?''We shall keep that information to ourselves for now and see what Alpha Sylvester, that's the man's name and he is your father's twin brother, will do', Wendy said, smiling excitedly. 'Will he reveal it to his wife or keep it away from her? That remains to be seen. If he does tell her about it, then we shall have to devise another means to make her feel pain!' Wendy said, smiling deviously.'Why do you think Alpha Sylvester did not say anything?' Roxy asked. 'He could have denied being my father but he didn't!''But that's because he feels he is your father!' Wendy said.'I don't understand ', Roxy said puzzled. 'Is he my father or is he not?''He is not your biological father but he is trying to protect his dead brother, such misguided loyalty! It runs in the
Things were not as cozy in the Moon Ville Pack between Alpha Sylvester and Millicent as it formerly was after Wendy's visit. Millicent could not reconcile herself to the fact that Sylvester had lied to her and while claiming undying love for her even while Christopher was alive, he had secretly been mating Wendy. The thought of it tore at her heart. She tried to be objective about it. Telling herself, it was not a big deal, it was before their marriage and it wasn't as though he wanted to get married to Wendy now, but it still mattered that he had done it and a child had resulted from that union. The irksome thing about all this was that he had refused to say anything more about the issue, not that there was anything more to say anyway and she was too proud to ask him anymore. Their intimacy was suffering. Millicent missed their explosive mating and though Sylvester had tried to get her to mate with him, Wendy and her child seem to always come between them, because she recalls their
Wendy and Roxy were back in the doorstep of Alpha Sylvester and Millicent. ‘Oh, please do come in’, Millicent said warmly and Wendy was surprised. She had not expected this warm reception. If their last encounter was anything to go by, she had expected her to be hostile and unresponsive. But she didn't really know Millicent who had vowed she was not going to give Wendy the pleasure of knowing her visit had put a great strain on her loving relationship with her husband.‘Thank you, so much!’ Wendy said. ‘We have come to hear your decision concerning our fate here!’‘You're Welcome’, Sylvester said, not surprised at Millicent's performance. Anyone seeing her would not believe she had been acting like a stranger towards him. The good thing about Millicent was that she only acted cold towards him when they were alone. If they had observers or guests, you would never guess, they were having issues.Sylvester cleared his throat. ‘What was it you said again?’ he asked.‘What do you mean?’ W
As soon as Roxy started living in the mansion, he made it her duty to make life a living hell for Millicent. Millicent on the other hand, took it in her stride, knowing Roxy was just acting out her mother's instructions. She disciplined her though when necessary just like she did her own children.Iris, tried to be friends with her after her father had introduced her to all the children and to the pack as one of the late Alpha Christopher’s children.‘She is an illegitimate child of Christopher's but his child none the less, so we accept her’, the chief said. ‘Therefore, you are welcome, Roxy Christopher Merryweather into the Moon Ville Pack!’ And there was an applause.Devin and Kevin who were her elder by about nine months, tried to make her feel welcomed and she found that she liked them.‘They are the sons of your father by that wicked woman, Millicent!’ Wendy told her daughter. ‘How can you be close to them? How can you grow attached to them?’There were alot of things that her m
Like Millicent suspected, Roxy started acting up after Wendy's visit. She no longer wanted to be close with her siblings and not even with Devin and Kevin.She wished she could change the hands of time, maybe she would not have come out of her room in search of Christopher that night and maybe this nightmare in the name of Wendy would not have come back into their lives.‘Maybe we should stop Wendy from visiting, henceforth!’ Millicent suggested to Alpha Sylvester one day.‘We have already reached that agreement. Refuting her visiting rights now would be tantamount to going back ony word and I can't do that?’ Alpha Sylvester said.‘Even at the risk of your children's physical, social and mental wellbeing?’ Millicent asked.‘Even at the expense of their wellbeing!’ Sylvester agreed. ‘but I trust you. You will contain the situation and make a better child out of Roxy like you’ve been doing. Do not think I haven't been noticing it. Well done, my dear Luna!’That was the end of that discu
'Roxy, look very closely at this man sitting on the bed', Millicent said after taking a deep calming breath. 'Who is he to you?''He's my uncle!' she answered, nonchalantly.'He is your father!' Millicent corrected patiently.'He's not my father. My father is dead!' she protested.'He is your father. Your adopted father is still your father!' Millicent insisted.'If you say so!' Roxy shrugged.'Why would you be in the position I saw you with him? Should you be in that position with your father?''We were not doing anything wrong!' she protested. 'Can I not cozy up to my father? Is it wrong for me to desire to be petted and loved by my parent?''Of course not. A child can be cuddled by her parents, there's nothing wrong in that’, Millicent said, patiently. ‘But there's a difference between being cuddled as a child and being caressed as a mate!’ Millicent said, refusing to feel foolish or that she was being pressumptious by Roxy's question because she was sure of what she saw. She could
'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