I looked away from them and focused on Karis. I heard their voices as Commander Albert dished out orders and they responded. I also missed the last look Achu threw over his shoulders at us before they all leapt out of the van. My focus was all on Emily, her eyes were closed as she lay on the ground, her breathing was slow and her heart rate was definitely going down. Her blood had soaked through her clothing and now formed a small puddle beside her, she didn't have long if I didn't do anything about it.I didn't even know what I was supposed to do for her, I knew the practical version of the procedure when it was performed on Emily.I had never tried it on anybody else and now here I was, someone's life in my hands.I called onto my wolf, needing her help to do this. Even though I was unconscious when it had been done to me, my wolf was alert and awake, and she had witnessed it. She would know things and be aware of things I would normally miss. So I needed her help, in case I wasn'
I spent the rest of the day indoors with karis, her temperature running hot then cold. She was having a fever, a sign that she was recovering and that her body was trying to get better. Most of the guys had already come to see her and they had gone. I was still in the room in the evening with Emily and Anthony, both had fallen asleep on the bed while I lay quiet on the couch."Commander Susan is here. Wake them up" said Achu as he poked his head through the door before retreating."Guys. Wake up. Get up" I said tiredly as I shoved at them with my footI saw that they were awake before I conveyed the message to them, thengot up and left.Commander Susan was the old woman we had met earlier on the elevator, and she looked as elegant as she had earlier. She was walking around the apartment looking at stuff, almost like a supervisor here to look around and supervise."It was a close call with the attack at the rendezvous point. How did they trace you there? I thought you covered your tr
We walked out of the room and met Commander Susan outside hers, she had been waiting for us. I didn't think I had ever met a woman who pulled off the old, elegant and powerful look the way she did. And she was dressed in killer clothes."We have a hunch, and we need to follow that through to the end. Commander Jim apparently lost connection with us about the last hour before this one. That means two things, either he is in a situation where he can't communicate, or he has been compromised. It seems he had been able to track our delegates down. Your mission is to trace him to the last possible location we have on him. Find out what happened to him and confirm if our delegates are indeed there. Then call for backup, we would all engage the moment we get there. Good luck, "she said to us.She went ahead to press the button on the elevator for us, and watched as we all moved in. She nodded to us as the elevator closed shut."Why are you scared?" Asked Commander Albert out of nowhere. He
They arrived late into the night. It was about midnight, the sky was dark out and everywhere was quiet. The only noise to be heard was the sway of the leaves in the forest.We had gone as far as taking care of the candles so that not even a speck of light could be seen from outside.They must have notified Commander Albert of their arrival because he just walked out of the bedroom where he had stayed and out through the side door into the evening. It was a while before he arrived back with the team in tow.I said nothing because there was this tension they came in with. I knew there was nothing wrong and that I was feeling the tension because this was my first time actually seeing them do things from the outside. They looked so intimidating and powerful.I immediately rushed to Commander Albert who was carrying Karis and led him into the room where she was laid down. She had been resting for more than a day, she would be needing at least another day before I expected her to wake up.
Way to leave me like this commander Susan. I thought as I saw her retreating body.The tension was so insane I thought Teresa would attack me out of nowhere. I glanced at her out of the corner of my eyes to find her seething, and then immediately glanced away.I placed a foot in front of the other and made a hasty escape out of there."You met her?" Asked Achu the moment I met them outside.They had all been discussing something when I joined them. Emily, Achu and Anthony."I did. She is okay I guess" I said, shrugging."Is she okay? I hate that bitch. I can't believe she is the so-called Queen everyone is trying so hard to protect. And for what?" Asked Emily, her eyes were wide and she looked like she had just finished bashing the other chick."I don't like her. Never did, she made life for Bryan hell" I said, trying to explain to the guys why Emily was behaving crazy"Yes, I remember when it happened. We were there. Teresa has always been...odd" explained Anthony with a strained smi
I ran away from the Carnage as fast as I could, leaving everything behind except for the one mission on my mind. It was all on me now.I needed to know their exact location and even where they were headed, and I needed to get there before them if I could. I hadn't seen the guys nor Commander Susan and Commander Dominic. didn't know where they were or if they were even alive, and I would ignore that. I wouldn't be expecting any backup even though I know Emily would probably ask the academy to send one as soon as they could, I wouldn't expect the others to suddenly appear out of nowhere to help me. It was all me now.I left the neighbourhood, pulling into the street and joining the normal passerbys. I saw as several police cars and law enforcement agencies vehicles pulled from traffic and entered the street I had just left. So many people looked scared and afraid, while others acted like hearing several gunshots nearby was a normal occurrence.I walked into a cafe, the bell jingling a
We got into a vehicle and headed out of the city. I stayed back and watched as the girls walked into the parking lot of a building. I didn't know what they did or whose car they stole but they soon revved out of the building with the swankiest car I had ever seen"Get in," said Emily, smiling wide.I whistled low as I got in the back, it looked new and everything."Do I have to worry that we just stole a very expensive car?" I asked them."No. And don't worry. We would return it back without a scratch on it" Karis replied."Okay" I nodded, I didn't believe them though, finally reclining back and admiring the interior of the car."Guys? Are you sure we can do this? we suddenly have this huge mission to do in our arms, all the responsibilities and decisions, are you guys sure we can do it?" asked Karis from the front.I knew that we were thinking the same thing, Karis was always so confident like she could do anything that she wanted to do and nothing could stop her. Listening to her d
My body went tense, every cell locking and straining. My eyes clashed with his red blazing eyes. I could hear my other self breathing hard on the ground, lost in subconsciousness. And I was here, breathing harder than she was with my eyes trained on his.Half of his body hid in the shadows, and his other half was exposed to my gaze. I could only tell his eyes were red because it was the only thing I could see as his upper body was the one hidden.He smiled wide and white beautiful teeth shone, his smile made me hyperventilate, he looked like a monster about to devour its prey I cast a look to the exit, contemplating whether I should run and hide."You wouldn't want to do that," his voice said.He took a step forward, then another. His body slowly came into the light. He finally stood tall in front of me, and I finally got to see King Hades of hell in his full element.My jagged breathing paused. He was... beautiful.He stood tall, about seven feet tall. Huge horns adorned the front of
Our footsteps rang out as we walked back into the castle. The noise of the crowd was still reaching my ears after that little speech I and Hades gave. I thought we would get back into the elevator and then back into the new suite that I was staying in but Hades pulled me into one of the rooms in the hallway then closed the door on the guards that were accompanying us."Are you okay?" He asked, looking worried."I am" I replied as I nodded.Our heads both bent down to look at my stomach. It was showing a little bit for over three months."You told them about the baby" I said to him "I did. They were excited for us" he replied with a soft smile"I need to keep you safe," he said, pulling me close. He looked really very worried again."I am safe with you. I promise I won't let pride or any sort of duty keep me from protecting peanuts here. Apart from you, he is the single most important person in my life" I said to him earnestly.He immediately pulled me close and shoved his face into m
A shot came out of nowhere. I was facing Hades and we were both talking about something, now that I think about it I can't remember what it was we were talking about, but a shot came high above from the left side and it came for me. Hades was fast and immediately removed me from the position, and I heard the loud boom that followed it's impact on where I just left. Hades held me tight to him and we were suddenly moving very fast. The guards that were hiding immediately appeared and surrounded us. They had shields out that were covering I and Hades as we rushed back to the palace. Several other loud sounds followed us, very close to where we were but managed not to hit anyone. We were soon inside the palace and I could hear barks of orders from Hades as he shouted at the guards. He went into the elevator and then down underground to the several floors of building we had.He was breathing heavily by the time we appeared inside a new suite. He sat me on the very good looking couch i
We went home silently and uneventfully. The barrier was easy to breach of course with the help of forest whom by the way I hadn't seen once on this entire trip, I was too down and exhausted to play with him and all I wanted to do was go to sleep. The royal demon wolf guards were waiting for us when we arrived and they immediately escorted us back to the castle.The castle was quiet when we arrived, almost as if it had been completely cleared out before we arrived. Hashira and a few familiar council members were waiting for us but I ignored them as well and went straight into our bedroom. It was a little while before Hades joined me. By the time he arrived I was under heaps of blankets shivering and my teeths chattering because I was so very cold. All he did was find me amidst the mountain of blankets and then he held me close."Hades" said after my body had calmed down."Yes?" He asked."You are in love with me" I said softly.He was quiet for a moment, but he couldn't deny it. I t
"It is nice out today" I said to him after a while."Isn't it? I am glad you like it" he replied."Rain is coming though" I said, my eyes trained on the dark clouds far in the horizon, watching them as they got closer and closer to where we were."Yes I see that as well. We can't stay out for long, we have to get back soon" he replied."Of course," I said as I nodded."Where do you want to go in particular?" He asked me.I looked around at the far outstretched land in front of me. The huge grassy field we were currently on. To my far left was a very dense looking forest and to my far right was the edge of a cliff."Let's go to the cliff. I hear it's an amazing view" i said pointing at my right."As you wish" he said as we headed that way."Woah" I whispered the moment my feet touched the ground.The view in front of me was absolutely breathtaking. Even more so than the way Angela had described it for me.There was a small waterfall right underneath the cliff and after that was a vast
"What is the number one priority to both of us?" He asked."Obviously the barrier and making sure it remains unbreached" I replied."Exactly. We have to focus everything that we have on that, together as a team. This is a new evil that we are facing and we do not know how strong this force is and what it is truly here to do. What I know is that we stay together, at all times, promise me" he said as he looked into my eyes."I promise. Together "I promised him."Good" he said as he nodded " I'II scheduled that visit to the facility. Let us see face to face what we are dealing with" he said to me."Yes" I said. My heart was really heavy and I just had to lay my head on the table, trying to stabilise myself. What was all this coming from? I didn't like it one bit, it was honestly not good for my mental health."Hey. Let us go to your horses" he said as he pulled me up and literally had to drag me with him as we walked out of the study."How are you so cheerful? After what we just heard"
I woke up the next day happy and feeling lighter than I have felt in a very long time. I left Hades on the bed and went ahead with my morning body routine in the bathroom and dressed down before leaving our room. It was around eight and I knew Hades would stay asleep till early noon. I was sure we didn't have any plans.went to the kitchen and immediately made toast and then made coffee in a takeaway cup before leaving the castle through the side door. I hurried to the stable where I found that they were already feeding the horses for the morning."My Queen" bowed Angela. She was one of the many workers I met yesterday, she was a little younger than me, tall with beautiful dark hair and blue eyes "Hello Angela. You are all up early" I said as I looked around."Good morning""Morning my Queen"Several of the workers said as they saw me."Good morning everyone" I said out loud.Looking at them now there were not as many as they were yesterday. If anything they had reduced by half. I co
We spent the rest of the evening soaking up in the tub before we came out and finally got that wash down from my husband. We both came out of the bathroom and then into the closet room before dressing up as comfortably as we could."I will have the servants ready the snacks. You go ahead" I said to him as we parted ways at the top of the stairs. I went down and headed straight to the kitchen where I met with several of the cooks there."Hello. I am glad you haven't finished up for the evening" I said to them as I smiled.About three women were marinating chicken while two other males were stocking up the pantry. They all wore uniforms and looked very professional and coordinated."My queen" they said as they all bowed."You are all busy. Let me do it myself" | grumbled to myself as I went ahead to look for where the corn was kept. I found the butter, sugar and milk. But where was the...?"Here my queen" said one of the women as she passed me a bag of corn seeds.It was easy from heat
We went back to the castle silently. The mood between us was dull and tense, like a tight rope being stretched, any moment now it would reach its elastic limit and snap. I could just feel it. We walked into the castle and I could see that Hades was struggling to say something."Let me go freshen up" I said softly to Hades without looking at him.I immediately turned and walked away, climbing the stairs and getting back into our room. I needed some privacy. I walked into the bathroom and shut the door, then immediately pulled out my body care products. I felt the need to pamper myself. I needed to distract myself from everything or I felt like I would just shatter.I spent most of the day first of all taking care of my hair. It was now long rather than the short hair it used to be, and now hair wash days were no longer a breeze the way they used to be. It took me forever to pre-poo, then shampoo, deep condition, leave in conditioner and then seal my hair, before finally styled it.
"You do know that most of us at the academy were related to royalty one way or the other right?" She asked incredulously."Really? I always just thought your grandparents or fathers were all commanders or something" I replied."Well about seventy percent yes. In Fact I think almost all of the students at the academy are one way or the other related to a Commander. A lot of us in the other hand, are related to royalty. Like me" she explained."That explains how you were so grounded, you grew up basically knowing that you were going to rule Lamar one day" I said."Exactly" she replied "so how have you been? Is there a reason why you haven't aged a day since you left?" She added, looking at me with pure envy."Time is slower there" I replied in a chuckle "you still look beautiful by the way, royalty fits you" I said to her.We laughed it off and continued our small talk. It was really nice catching up with her."Where are the guys? Emily and Bryan? Achu and Anthony?" I asked her eagerly.