Novels by Faith Ekpenyon

SKYE’S POVI tried slamming the door in his face, but he placed his foot in front of it.“Not so fast.”I stole a glance at Mila and James, engrossed in conversation while eating. The last thing I wanted was for Mila to see Alex or for him to come into my home, so I stepped outside and shut the door.“Why are you here, Alex?” I demanded.“Is that how you welcome the love of your life?” Alex replied cockily. His eyebrows furrowed. “What happened to your face?”“What do you want?” I seethed, ignoring his question.“I wanted to see you again. I searched the manor for you but couldn't find you. Then I asked Madame Adelaide, and she said you'd gone home to visit your dad.”I gave him a hard look.“Get lost, Alex.”He looked confused, then let out a short laugh.“That's not the warm welcome I was expecting.”I scoffed.“What did you expect? That I'd straddle you and kiss you to show how excited I am to see you?” I replied sarcastically.“Yeah, pretty much.”A nerve twitched in my forehead.

GALE’S POV“What?”She pushed her way into the room.“Who even are you?” Nolan asked.“I’m Philippa Whitemane. Who are you? His lapdog?” she retorted.I returned into the room before Nolan could reply and demanded. “What do you mean?”.“Won’t you at least offer a girl some wine first?” Phillipa whined as she made herself comfortable on the settee.I glared at her. “It’s either you tell me what’s wrong or I throw you out.”She scoffed and murmured, “So rude.”“A little birdie told me that your slave girl was kidnapped in the town last night by a group of criminals and she was brutally tortured,” she said while admiring her manicured nails.My blood ran cold.“What?” I growled.Her eyes met mine. “You heard me.”“Why should he believe anything you say, Philomena,” Nolan drawled.She shot him a dangerous glare. “It’s Lady Philippa, you dim-wit.”Nolan’s eyes narrowed, “What did you just say?”She ignored him completely, focusing her attention on me. “Doubt me if you wish, but she’s proba

Chapter 27 – The Secret In The Walls“What are you doing?”“Admiring the greenery.” I said matter-of-factly.She stared at me suspiciously but said nothing and instead walked over to the bench swing where she sat and began reading. I turned away, pretending to admire the flowers in the hedge whilst continuing my search. However, I could tell that she was still watching me.I strolled along the wall twice but didn’t find anything. I was about giving up when I spotted a light, coming from a spot in between the leaves of the hedge. The sunlight was reflecting off of something that looked like a doorknob!“If you keep staring at the plants I’m going to assume that you’ve officially gone mad.” I turned to find Grace staring at me, her book lay shut beside her.“With a place as beautiful as this, it’s hard not to get awe-struck.”“If you don’t tell me exactly what’s going on, you’re going to be a lot more than awe-struck.” A threat.After a tense pause, I asked, “Is something…the matter,

SKYE’S POV“Aargh!” Liam exclaimed and fell to the floor, holding his head in his arms. I coughed profusely, relieved to have the pressure released from my neck.James crouched behind me and began undoing the rope that bound my arms.“James,” I managed to croak.“Shh. Don’t say anything right now.”From the corner of my eyes, I watched Liam apprehensively, my eyes darting between him and the doorway, intermittently. I wondered if there were any guards that could’ve heard what happened.As if reading my thoughts James said, “Don’t worry. Rooms like this are usually built to be soundproof.” He loosened the last knot and I drew my hands free as he helped me up from the chair.“If it’s sound proof, why’d they tie our mouths?”“The Goddess knows. Seriously, Skye? let’s just get outta here.”As we moved towards the door, we heard movement behind us, we looked behind to find Liam on his feet.“Not so fast.”Before I could blink, he had grabbed James and flung him across the room. His eyes gl

What the heck is Alex’s Beta doing here?I gaped at him in shock. Was he… affiliated with the thugs?His shoes made a scuffing sound as he approached.“B-Beta Liam?” I muttered in disbelief.“Thunder said that he and his crew had gotten into a little scuffle last night and that they had prisoners they needed to punish,” he narrated. “Little did I know that his prisoner was the exact person I wanted to see.”I blinked. What was he talking about?He turned his head to the side and called out, “Thunder!”“Yes, sir!” The one-eyed man appeared in the doorway.“Take them to the dark room.”The large man nodded.“What? Liam, what’s happening?”He didn’t respond. He simply walked out of the room while some men entered and grabbed us forcefully.“Let go of me!” I screamed and kicked, but one of the men headbutted me and everything went dark.~ ~ ~ ~ ~The smell of something rotting was the only thing that assured me that I was still alive. Opening my eyelids felt difficult because of a strange

His scream sounded like that of a girl. If it weren’t for the situation I was in, I would probably have laughed at him.He retracted his arm from my grip and held his hand in his other hand.“You stupid girl!” he seethed, glaring at me. He grabbed me by the neck with his left hand, strangling me so hard I thought I would stop breathing. I coughed and struggled against his grip.“I’ll be sure to teach you a lesson,” he said menacingly. His breath smelled of ale and something rotten as he spoke.There was a loud clang as James appeared at the scene, smashing the wooden tray he was holding onto the man’s head. The plates of food clattered to the floor, spilling their contents on the man.He let go of me abruptly and faced James.“Have you gone mad!?” he screamed at James.James grabbed him by the collar and punched him hard in the face.“How dare you touch her,” he seethed.“Aaargh!” the man screamed as he threw a punch of his own at James.They began fighting, and some of the men who we