~KARLA~
I scoffed in his face then immediately got off him and moved away as fast as I could before giving him the stink eye. “Do I look like a prostitute to you?" I whispered harshly. He sat up slowly with folded arms then his eyes trailed down my body, lingering on my boobs before meeting with my eyes again. “Is that a trick question?" He whispered back and I scoffed. “Look. I'll get out of your hair soon but please, I need a place to hide. They…" I let out a squeal when I heard Jason's voice just in front of the room door. “Search all the rooms immediately. We are not leaving here till she's found" My heart thumped in my chest as I trembled with fear. I turned back to the stranger who was staring at me with an amused look on his face. “Please help me, I'll do anything. If he gets a hold of me, he'll kill me" He tilted his head at me. “Hmmm, that seems like a you problem" I ran up to him and knelt down in front of the bed with my hands clasped together. “Please. Don't you have any humanity in you?" He let out a laugh. “No, I really don't and I don't know you. How am I sure you didn't do something bad and you're now running away from the consequences?" I stared at him with my eyes wide, not knowing what to say. Before any of us could say anything, a loud knock sounded on the door. I turned to the stranger, trembling with fear. “Please help me, I'll do anything. Anything you want" Before I could stop it, the tears flowed down my cheeks as I wept bitterly. My life was practically in the hands of the stranger in front of me. If he refused to help me, my life was over and Jessie had sacrificed herself for nothing. My heart literally dropped when the door knob twisted but before I could register what was going on, the stranger grabbed my hand, pulling me on the bed. I laid down on my bed staring at him with wide eyes as he climbed on top of me then he took the covers and covered both of us with it. “What are you…" “Shut up" He muttered at the same time Jason walked into the room. I held my breath and closed my eyes while I said a silent prayer. “I'm looking for a girl, she's…." “Not here. As you can see, I'm very busy and I hate being interrupted mid release so get out" I opened my eyes slowly and I couldn't see Jason because the stranger's huge shoulders were in the way and I was grateful for that. “But I…" “If you want to watch me have sex then go ahead I enjoy the thrill anyways" The stranger interjected Jason's words and before I could think, the stranger slammed his lips on mine and I gasped, granting him access into my mouth. “Oh… oh I see. I'll leave" I think I heard Jason mutter but I couldn't really tell because my senses had been wiped out by this stranger's kiss. I arched my back as I tried to deepen the kiss but the stranger pulled away last minute then stared down at me. “Good, he's gone" I laid there, staring up at him dumbfounded then it suddenly clicked in my head. “You!" I slapped him across the face and pushed him off me. He lost his balance and fell on the ground with a groan then he turned to me with confusion and shock etched on his face while I was sure mine was as red as a tomato. “So that's my thank you for saving your life?" I bit my lower lip. “You… you kissed me without my permission. That's… that's pratically rape" He stared at me like I had grown two heads then let out a scoff. “You practically were the one kissing me because all I remember is that I pressed my lips on yours" I gasped. “Don't you dare try to put it on me. Do you just go around kissing women you just met?" He tilted his head. “Sometimes if they're hot but you, you're mid" I gasped as my eyes widened. “You!" He stood up from the ground then dusted off his clothes before folding his arms and turning to me with a stern look. “You woman, you owe me" I frowned. “What?" He chuckled. “Well if I recall, you said something along the lines of you'd do anything. Am I right?" “Well I…" “You owe me" I frowned. “Well I don't have any money and I don't…" He chuckled. “I didn't expect you to have any money, miss" I frowned. “What's that supposed to mean?" He just smiled. “You owe me" I sighed. “When I stand up on my feet, I'll do something to repay you but for now, I have nothing. I just escaped from my crazy ex boyfriend and I have to find a way to leave here because he's going to come find me no matter what. I have to change my name, my face, my…." “Come work for me" I froze then turned to him with wide eyes. “Wh… what?" “Come work with me. That's the only way you can repay me" I frowned then shook my head. “I'm sorry but I don't want to be trapped anymore. I want to be free, I need to find my family, I need to start again. Being in this country isn't going to solve that and I refuse to be your sex slave" I hurriedly mumbled. “Sex slave?" He muttered and I nodded slowly. “Isn't that the Job you want to offer me?" He scoffed. “Don't flatter yourself. You're not my type" I frowned. His kiss earlier said otherwise. “Listen, I run a company and I'm in need of new secretary. It's a decent job and I'll be paying you fairly. You'd get enough security and you'll get to live with me" My eyes widened. Live with him? “How can I live with you? That seems highly inappropriate" He tilted his head. “My secretaries usually live with me so you're nothing special" Ouch! “Oh" He sighed then glanced at his wrist watch. “Since you ruined my night, I have to leave now without getting the release I wanted. If I leave here tonight without you, the offer won't stand anymore so think about it and make a decision" He muttered then walked over to a chair and grabbed his suit. I watched as he wore it on with a frown. Work with him? He did look responsible but I knew better than to judge anyone by their looks but did I really have any choice? Because of Jason, I hadn't finished college so I doubt anyone was going to hire me at this point. He glanced back at me. “I'm leaving. Be careful when you're leaving, you don't want our kiss to be in vain now, do you?" I gasped. I had totally forgotten that Jason and his goons were still searching for me. “Wait I .." But he had already closed the door behind him before I could complete my sentence. I scrambled up from the bed with a racing heart and quickly walked towards the door to catch up with the stranger but it was like he vanished into thin air. I glanced around for any sign of Jason and when I didn't see one, I dashed towards the direction I had come in. The stranger couldn't have gone that far. He had just left!~LEVI~ After saying goodbye to the madam I met up with Sebastian by the bar and we walked back to my car. “Why do you have that look on your face?" Sebastian questioned turning my attention to him. “What?" He grinned. “You must be thinking about the girl you had sex with huh? Was she that good?" I rolled my eyes. “Just shut up" We finally got to the car and I was about to climb in when I heard her voice behind me. “Stranger!" I paused then turned around and saw her running towards me, barefooted. Before I could register what was going on, some men appeared behind her holding guns. She wasn't just running to catch up with me, she was running for her life. “Sebastian, we have got a problem on our hands" I muttered while Sebastian stared at me with confusion on his face then he turned towards what I was staring at and he gasped. “What the hell?" He muttered and I sighed. “Call the others and make sure to back me up. Kill who needs to be killed" Was all I said before running up to her. She stared at me like I was her last hope and just when we were close enough, she collapsed on my body. “Save…. Me" I pursed my lips. Why had I left her alone when she had clearly been running from something? “Just go to sleep. This will be over soon"...I held onto her waist tightly with an arm while my hand was pressed firmly behind her head for support. I turned to the men in front of us with a humorless smile on my face. “Gentlemen, is there a problem?" The guy who I now knew as Jason just kept staring at my arm that was wrapped around her waist with a venomous intent in his eyes. I smirked as I tightened my arms around her. “I asked a question and I expect an answer" I uttered with the same smile on my face which seemed to anger Jason as he suddenly let out a loud growl. “Hand the girl over to me. You do not want to mess with me" I tilted my head with a smirk. “I've heard louder growls, wolf. You don't scare me" He snarled and was about to take a step towards me when my men immediately came running with their guns pointed at Jason and his group. “Take your leave and don't cause a scene, Jason" I muttered slowly and was about to turn around when he howled loudly. “She's mine, I'm not going to let you take her!" I paused in
~KARLA~ After dropping that bombshell on me, I didn't see the stranger for like two days straight and I have been counting because I have nothing else to do with my time. I tried getting some sleep but no matter what, all I see is Jason's angry red eyes glaring down at me. I sighed as I sat up on the bed before letting out a yawn. When was the stranger going to be back for me? I was getting sick of this hospital and the smell. Could he have changed his mind and decided he didn't want the extra baggage I carried with me? I wouldn't blame him though, even I wouldn't want to have anything to do with me. I let out another sigh as I climbed out of the bed. The only reassurance I had that the stranger was coming back was the two hefty guards just standing right outside my door. I tried speaking to them once to ask about the stranger's name but they ignored me like I was air. How rude! So I gave them space and went along with my daily duties of standing by the window and waiting for the
The ride down to the stranger's house was eerily quiet. He and I were the only ones in his car which I was grateful for just in case I had another melt down. I knew he could feel my eyes on him with the way he kept glancing at the rear view mirror but not once did I look away. After a while, he sighed. “Do you want something?" He questioned and I immediately nodded. “Did I offend you? If I did, I didn't mean to" He sighed again. “You didn't offend me" “Then why are you being so grumpy all of a sudden?" He was quiet for a while then he let out a chuckle and some sort of happiness filled my heart. Gosh, I need to stop feeling all these things for this man that I didn't even know. For one, he could even be worse than Jason and this nice Guy was just a facade. “I've never been called grumpy before," I pouted. “Well you should be called grumpy because you have been acting grumpy ever since we met. Is it because of me? Am I the probl
~LEVI~ Hearing Karla scream had been the last thing I expected when I walked into the house. Lucien had nagged me out of my room and forced me all the way over to sign some documents which I did sluggishly and just as I was about to leave, I heard her. Without thinking, I rushed towards her room and when I saw her on the ground, my eyes widened. Before I could rush towards her, she stood up from the ground and wrapped her arms around me so tightly like I was her only source of hope. “He's here, you can't let him take me. I'm begging you" She muttered and I tightened my arms around her as she shook with fear before turning to Sebastian. “Check out the window, Sebastian" Sebastian nodded then walked towards the window and glanced down. We all knew there was no chance in hell that Jason was in the vicinity but just to Calm Karla down, I asked him to check. “There's no one there" She immediately raised her head and shook it frantically while staring up at me.
~KARLA~ “Home sweet home I guess" I heard Levi mutter as I glanced around his huge mansion. It wasn't as big as the castle outside but it was definitely much more beautiful and modernized on the inside but something was off, it felt… cold. “You are the only one who stays here?" I questioned as I turned to him and he nodded. “Yes. The cleaners and cooks come early in the morning and leave before I wake up so technically, I'm here all by myself" He murmured then flashed me a tight lipped smile which made me frown. “Don't you get lonely?" He stared at me for a while then chuckled. “Well I am used to loneliness since I've been alone for the most part of my life and now, I just find comfort in it. Come on, let's get you to bed" He murmured and tried pulling me towards the stairs but I stayed rooted to my spot, causing him to turn back to me with a confused look on his face. “What is…" Before he could complete his sentence, I ran straight into his arms, wr
~KARLA~ While I had my bath as fast as I possibly could, I could still feel the heat on my cheeks as I thought of Levi. Gosh, I have never in my life seen a man with such defined and toned abs like him. Not only was his face perfect but his body as well. Then his bulge… “Snap out of it, Karla" I muttered as I gave myself a hard slap. Why was I thinking about my boss that way? “You just don't learn your lesson" My wolf sneered in my head and I sighed because she was right. I had lusted over Jason the same way I was lusting over Levi right now and look how that turned out. Damn, I sound like those hormonal wolves in those fantasy romance books! After having my bath, I walked out of the bathroom ready to walk up to Levi and ask him for clothes when I saw some clothes on the bed. I let out a sigh as I walked towards the bed. I was grateful I didn't have to go back into his room and unintentionally see his nakedness. “That's exactly what
~LEVI~ I let out a groan as I rested my back on the car seat. What was I thinking? I had just wanted to tease Karla and make her blush some more but for some reason, it… the way she looked at me with eagerness and lust turned me on. Most times when women look at me that way, I either feel nothing or disgust but for her, it was different, too bloody different that it made me angry. I hardly even knew her and I wasn't attracted to her, was I? Even if I was, it was just purely sexual. Ever since I met her, that sexual tension has been looming over our heads. I had tried to ignore it but just ended up making it worse with what I did today. “Fuck, I need to get laid" I muttered as I massaged my temples. Just then, Lucien climbed into the car and sat down beside me. “Didn't I ask you to stay home and watch after Karla?" Lucien sighed. “Sebastian said he would watch after her. Besides, I need to talk to you about something" I furrowed my eyebr
I immediately jumped out of my car as soon as I parked and rushed towards Sebastian who was standing at the side, waiting for me. “Where are they and what the fuck is going on?" He sighed. “I don't know what's going on but it seems pretty intense" I frowned. “Did you try to stop them?" He bit his lower lip. “I tried but I don't know how to separate a girl's fight" I glared at him and was about to start yelling when we heard a very high pitched scream. My eyes widened as we immediately ran towards where the scream had sounded from and the scene in front of me was not what I had expected at all. On the ground was a wailing Megan while on top of her was Karla who kept throwing punches and scratches at Megan without giving her time to breath. “Help!" Megan suddenly screamed, snapping me out of my thoughts. “Stop that now!" I screamed and Karla's fist paused mid air. She stayed like that for a while before turning to me and an embarra
~FOUR YEARS LATER~ “Momma? When are we going to visit aunty Jess and uncle Bash? He promised me a Barbie dream house" Isabella uttered as she swung her little legs back and forth on the chair while I dressed her up. We'll go and visit them soon enough, my love. I'm sure they miss you" I murmured then placed a kiss on her cheeks before carrying her in my arms. “Where's dada?" She murmured and at that moment, Levi's head came out from behind her room door and he had a huge smile on his face. “Hey my Queen and princess" As his whole body came into view, my eyes widened as the huge bouquet of flowers in his hand. “For you my love" He murmured as he outstretched it towards me and I grinned before slowly placing Isabella on the ground. “This is so cute, thank you" I murmured as I placed a kiss on his lips. “Dada, I want flowers too" Isabella pouted as she outstretched her little hands towards him and Levi grinned. “I can never forget my little princess" He brought out a smaller banq
~A FEW MONTHS LATER~ “Push" The nurse uttered and I groaned as I pushed as hard I could while clinging onto Levi's hand. He leaned forward and placed kisses on my face. “You can do this my love, you've got this" He muttered and I nodded then took a deep breath. “One final push, give it all you've got" I screamed as I pushed and the only thing on my mind was I was finally going to hold out baby. The baby we made with love,our miracle baby. As soon as I heard the cries of the baby, I began to shed tears of joy and Levi was crying beside me. “It's a girl. She's the cutest baby ever" The nurses cooed and I opened my arms to receive her. Levi and I hadn't wanted to know the gender, we had wanted to be a surprise but everyone had already guessed it was going to be a girl. “I want to hold her" I uttered and one of the nurses came forward and opened my chest since the baby needed skin contact. As soon as the baby was placed in my arms, I bursted out crying as I stared down at the baby i
~LEVI~ I smiled as I stood in front of Karla's hospital room, listening to her laughing with Kiara. It felt like I haven't heard her laugh so hard in years. I knocked on the door then opened the door and walked in. They both turned to me and I immediately walked up to Karla and placed a kiss on her lips. “You both seem to be having a lot of fun" Karla suddenly stared at me sternly. “You didn't tell me she was your first love" My eyes widened while Kiara raised her hand in surrender. “I didn't tell her, she found out" I bit my lower lip and tried grabbing Karla's hand but she swatted my hand away. “Is that why you took me under your wing because my name sounded like hers?" I gasped as my eyes grew wider. “Karla, no I…" “Don't talk to me or touch me" She murmured then turned her head away from me and I turned to Kiara with a frown. “What did I do wrong? Anyway, we should hang out again don't you think? When you get better, you have
I sighed then leaned down and kissed away the tears on Karla's face. “Karla please, stop doing this to yourself" I muttered and she sighed. “I still can't believe she killed herself just to save me and now your brother is depressed" Kiara had assured me that her heightened emotions were because of her pregnancy hormones but it was clear that Anastasia's death had dampened everyone's mood even though it happened a week ago. Zane and Kiara hardly came by anymore because Kiara said Zane was very down and couldn't stop blaming himself for what happened while Sebastian and Jessica tried their best to comfort Lucien but that didn't seem to be working. He was slipping into depression especially since Anastasia's body was taken away and he couldn't attend her burial because since she was still the Queen of witches, only a few witches could perform her burial ceremony. Daniel and Heather had brought the kids with them and when they heard the news, they had been devastated as well but it w
~LEVI~ As I was about to rush towards Anastasia, Zane and Sebastian held me back while Lucien covered her whole body with his. “I didn't do anything. I don't have any powers for crying out loud" She screamed behind Lucien and I clenched my fist. “Nothing that comes out of your mouth is the truth! This only happened because you are here!" I screamed. “Levi, calm down. Screaming isn't going to solve anything" Kiara tried to reason with me but that witch was still in my space. If she hasn't done anything, what was wrong with Karla then? I furrowed my eyebrows when she suddenly came out from behind Lucien and stared at me straight in the eye. “I know you hate me, I know you all do and I don't blame you for it and I'm not here to ask for your forgiveness. I'm here to save Karla and if you don't let me in there, she's going to die" I gritted my teeth and tried lunging at her but Zane and Sebastian's hold on me was strong. “Karla doesn't need your help
My eyes widened as Lucien walked towards me. When he had called me earlier, I hadn't expected him to actually come. I tried standing up but immediately lost my balance and fell to the ground. Lucien was in front of me in seconds but I shook my head at him then flashed him a smile. “I'm okay" He pursed his lips then took a few steps away from me before letting out a sigh. “Zane said you had a way to help?" He muttered and I nodded. “Yes I do. I can help Karla" He frowned. “How can you do that when you have lost your powers?" I pursed my lips. “It's a forbidden spell. Even those without powers can cast it" He frowned. “You are not telling me everything," I smiled. “It doesn't matter. Just know that I can save Karla and I'm ready to save her. All I just need is physical contact with her" He stared at me for a while then sighed. “If this is one of your schemes then…" “It's not a scheme. I just want to help, that's the onl
~LEVI~ The next few days were hell for me. Karla wasn't showing any signs of waking up and the doctor kept bothering me that it was the right choice to take the baby out but I didn't want that. If Karla woke up, she'd want to give birth to her baby normally. I didn't want to deprive her of that. While Daniel and Heather had volunteered to go bring their children over since Kiara and Zane didn't want to leave my side until Karla woke up even though I tried convincing them I was okay because I didn't want to trap them here. What if…what if Karla took a year before she woke up? “My heart won't be at rest if we leave you this way just like you stayed by me when I was in an almost similar situation like hers" Kiara murmured as she placed her hand on his shoulder. “And you stayed by my side and became my voice of reason. Do not worry about us, we'll stay in a hotel in the meantime and since the children will be coming soon, Kiara won't be as anxious" I glanced at both
~ANASTASIA~ I kept quiet as Lucien led me into his house but couldn't stop myself from staring at him. He looked so worn out and tired, not like the Lucien I knew before. He had become more rugged looking. “Wait till the rain stops. If you want to kill yourself, do it somewhere I can't see you" He murmured as I sat down on the couch. He was about to walk away when I grabbed his hand.. “Lucien, I…" “Don't think because I brought you into my house means that I have forgiven you. I can never forgive you for what you did, Anastasia" He muttered and the tears streamed down my face before I could stop it. “Lucien, please…" “Because of you,my brother has gone through so much pain! His woman is currently fighting for her and their baby's life. All this is because of you and you think just because you came to apologize, all will be forgiven? You are a vile woman and no matter what, I cannot forgive you neither can I forgive myself. If I hadn't indulged y
~LEVI~ The next few days went by like a breeze. I stayed beside Karla, holding her hand and talking to her, hoping she would hear me and know how much I missed her. “Yesterday, Zane bought your favorite flowers for Kiara. Apparently that's her favorite flower too. I'm sure you both have a lot in common and I can't wait for you both to meet. I miss you so much, so damn much" I murmured then leaned in and placed a kiss on her lips. “Wake up my love, come back to me" I let out a sigh as I wanted nothing more than to hug her tightly. “Hey" I turned around and watched as Sebastian walked in with his crutches. He had woken up before I did but his bones were fractured so the doctor asked him to limit his movements. I was glad it wasn't anything permanent except maybe some of the injury marks. “Hey. Where's Zane and the rest?" I questioned and he sighed. “Zane and Kiara are with the doctor while Daniel and Heather went out to get food for everyone. Jess