A surge of fear coursed through Lorraine as she listened closely to hear what Ellie would say afterward. Ellie motioned for her to walk down to a place where the whole council would see her.As if she was just noticing her face for the first time, Queen Elara pressed back into her chair."Here with me, my queen is Lorraine, the daughter of one of our kind, and destiny has chosen her to fulfill the prophecy.""Be clear with your words, Ellie." One of the council members remarked."Lorraine here is the daughter of Annabella," she paused, "My sister, who was also your sister, my queen."Lorraine could not contain her shock, she raised her hands and closed her mouth with them in absolute shock... Not only was she hearing the name of her mother for the first time, she just heard that Ellie was her aunt. That meant… oh! No! The council members exchanged somber glances. They heard the news of Lorraine as the witch who would fulfill the annihilation prophecy and had called her to discuss how
Lorraine raised her leg to take a step but when she heard what Herla had said, she paused, leaving the the leg hanging in the air, and her body froze."My mother's room?" Lorraine exclaimed, surprised."Yes, this is Annabella's room. She loved it.""You know my mother?" Lorraine asked finally getting back control of herself. She wondered why she froze every single time she hears her mother's name.Herla floated around, making some odd screeching sounds, "Yes. Your mother was my friend. It was sad to hear of her demise."Suddenly a gown came floating down from up, Lorraine raised her hands up and the gown made its way into her. She combed her hair and sat before the mirror to look at herself.Her mind flashed back to James and she smiled at the thoughts of him. She wondered what he might be doing at the moment."You're in love? I can see it in your eyes. With a human?"Lorraine did not respond. There were limits to what she was going to allow. And any interference in her personal life w
Ellie's POVExactly as I had expected, the whole council members were seated when Lorraine and I entered the chamber. Their eyes darted toward us instantly. I hate them all, all of them.As a matter of fact, their presence doesn't matter to me. I was here because the Queen had demanded my presence not because I wanted to be here. I have no remorse for not telling Lorraine who her parents were from the initials, I know she thinks I'm the bad person here. Lol!It was going to be hard telling her it was all for her good, for her safety and it was all her mother's plan to begin with. She'd never believed she wasn't alone all these while, that the person she thought had adopted her didn't actually adopt her, she was her mother's nanny who had promised to look after her. How would she take it that her `grandma'' was also one of her own kind and that I have always been in touch with her? The family never leaves no matter what, we stick together like a pack of lycanthropes so I never left,
Lorraine's POVJames dropped me off at Ellie's place in the evening after Ellie asked me to come. When I alighted James's car, he stared at me. Even as I walked away, I felt his eyes move along with me with every step I took.I smiled. Wasn't it wonderful to have someone who loved a person so much? Yes. It was.When I got to the door, I placed my hands on the doorknob to push it open but stopped and turned to James m he was still there, his eyes telling me to go on in. I blushed and blew him a kiss. He smiled before turning the key into an ignition and drove away.Ellie and I began to walk into the same forest we had walked into the other day. But this time, we walked farther than we did the last time.For no reason, I still hated the fact that Ellie had an idea who my parents are but still hadn't said anything related to it to me. To be sincere, I had expected her to sit me down and narrate everything she knew to me but she didn't. Rather, she led me into the deepest part of the for
Lorraine's POV I hesitated for a moment before I reluctantly hauled forward and fell into the Queen's arms. The cologne stemming from the queen is scented like a mixture of olive oil and garlic. She hugged me tightly. Tears coursed from my eyes.This was all I have missed in my life. A warm hug that felt secure and felt like home. It was at this moment I agreed, the home wasn't a construction it was anywhere the mind uncovers peace. The hug was nothing short of a motherly embrace. It was more than a random hug. There were emotions and feelings at the moment. Ellie coughed and Queen Elara and I disentangled from the hug.Why did she have to do that? Ever since she came into my life she had only brought along with her surprises. I loathed that there was no guilt in her eyes, nor was there any in the way she spoke. I even wondered if perhaps Ellie knew, even before the day I had met her for the first time that I was her niece. Her confessions were making me doubt everything I've ever
James's POVI had tried calling Ellie several times to find out how whatever it was they were doing was going on but her line had been disconnected. I've dropped several voice messages and she hasn't replied to any yet.Where has Ellie taken Lorraine to? What sort of training takes this long? Was Ellie training Lorraine to end the whole fucking world?It has been two days since they left. I should have asked where they were going, I berated myself. Ellie was like a mother or perhaps a grandmother to us so there was no point doubting her because we trusted her but… I nodded my head out of the thoughts."Ellie would never do anything like that. She has been with us since the beginning of our hunting saga. She wanted the death of vampires more than we do," I assured myself, pivoting restlessly on the bed."At least Ellie should have told me they'd be staying longer," I got out of my bed and rose to my feet. My head was swarmed with thoughts. I just couldn't think straight. Sasha's death h
***In the city***The mayor halted, baffled. He skimmed the face of the guard who had just stepped into his front and stopped him from going further into the governor's office.His eyes met the deep, unflinching eyes of the guard. Then he saw that he was not the regular governor's guard he was familiar with. "What's this?" The mayor asked, trying to control every ounce of hostility in his voice."Who are you? What business do you have here?" The guard was still looking down on the mayor, with a straight face. He was about two feet taller than the mayor and had super large shoulders that perfectly complemented his height."I bet you don't know how to read for asking me this question," the mayor could no longer control his anger. How could a mere guard stop him? Wasn't it embarrassing? To be stopped by a guard?The guard didn't flinch. He stood still in the mayor's front. "If you don't answer my questions I'll have no problem throwing you out of the building.""I'm Mr Guano," the mayor
Realizing what the man meant, the mayor giggled. "How much?""Ten," the man cut in sharply and shifted his eyes to avoid the mayor.This was how the world was. Everyone out here was trying to feed off the very next person he saw. The mayor was more than certain it didn't cost TEN to feed the pigeons but he acted like it was nothing. "For the whole sack?"The man was shocked. "For everything?""Yes, for everything. ""Let's say… give me 50 and I'll let you have everything.""Okay," the mayor slid his hand into his trouser pocket and brought out his wallet. He took out five notes and extended them to the man. "Take.""Five hundred?!" The man's mouth opened. And for a moment, he couldn't close it."Keep it."Tears dropped from the man's eyes. "Thanks, man, you don't know how badly I needed money. My house rent is over, I've got a son to pay his tuition fee and… thanks sir," the cleaned his tears with the edge of his dirty coat. And the man walked away after handing the mayor the sack.