Leilani yawned and kicked Umbrie's flailing arms which were dropping lazily from the chair as she slept soundly on the recliner without any care about anything going on in the world.She disposed the remainder of the drip she had used for Ivy into the trashcan as she marched to the door, wondering who'd be knocking the door at exactly the time she wanted to take a short nap since she had got just a little time to rest.She knew it couldn't be Logan since he had ditched work for taking Crystal to school and she was grateful to him for that.She had been feeling unnecessarily tired and stressed these few days.Maybe because of the change of environment or maybe not.She felt like strolling out, moving around to feel the cool atmosphere but strangely, she had been sternly warned by Logan not to while around for a while.She was still waiting for that 'for a while' to end so she could freely move around like a bird.Opening the door abruptly, she winced when she bumped her head in a wall.
" Stay back, Crystal. I thought I warned you not to play around in the kitchen especially while I'm cooking." Leilani scolded her daughter as she stirred the boiling stew on the gas while the girl muttered a small sorry and sat on a stool as Leilani continued cooking in silence.Crystal suddenly started coughing and Leilani almost dropped the spoon in her hand to attend to her but she paused and continued her cooking when she recognized the meaning of that silly cough." Go ahead with what you want to say, miss." Leilani ordered and the girl grinned.Anytime she wanted to say something or remind her mother about something, she always gave a certain alert cough." You didn't reply my messages today, mum. Why? What if Dad hadn't come over to pick me up? You'd have left me in school. You promised you wouldn't do that again, Mum." Crystal whined, all in one breath." I'm sorry and I promise it won't happen again." Leilani simply murmured and the girl huffed." Go tell Umbrie to get the di
Naniya small frame halted abruptly when she saw a body on the ground, a scream almost erupted from the depth of her throat but she managed to control herself as she took slow and light steps to the person lying on the ground, motionless.Even though she hadn't had her awakening yet, she could guess someone had been there before her, she could perceive a very light scent but sadly, she couldn't recognize it." Callum?" She murmured as she hovered over his face which looked calm." What happened to him?" She murmured again when she checked him out but couldn't find anything that might show or let her know that something happened to him.A small shriek left her mouth as he suddenly opened his eyes when her hand was almost touching him." Ca..llum?" She stuttered and he sighed after looking around before standing up gallantly like he wasn't the one lying motionless on the ground earlier." What... happened? You were_" she was saying but he scoffed as he cut her off abruptly." Stand up f
As Leilani looked up to at least see who had pushed her, she locked gaze with deep brown orbs, what mostly surprised her was the deep and glaring hatred in those brown orbs.Logan was still attending to her when he muttered a curse and she turned to him." Who the hell is that? Couldn't even mutter a sorry?" Logan asked with visible anger shown on his handsome but worried face." What is it?" Leilani asked." You're injured." Was Logan's gritted reply." Injured?" She asked and looked down at her fair hands which had long stripes of blood on them like a blade was used to draw a long line on her body." Oh goodness." She murmured, suddenly feeling the itching pain.She glanced up angrily and turned to her back to check if the burqa person was still there but unfortunately, all she saw were people going to and fro and the person wasn't one of them." Is there an arabian here or what?" She murmured, referring to the person in the hijab." Come on, Lani. Let's go, I don't think the bleed
Closing the curtain gently, she turned to Callum who was looking annoyed and at the same time, bored as he leaned on a nearby cupboard." He's heading there now, right?" Daria asked and Callum nodded." Can I go now?" He asked and she narrowed her eyes at him." I don't think I've given a permission yet." She scoffed and Callum glared at her for a while, muttering inaudible words she didn't care about." Get me my burqa." Daria ordered after a short silence while Callum stared at her in disbelief." You got a personal maid, okay? Do you even imagine what would happen if anyone sees me here in your suite going errands for you? You think they'll give a care because you're the Alpha's mate or what?" He scoffed and she turned back to the window, looking at the various activities going on below." You don't even have an answer." Callum smirked and just then, a maid walked in with various meals on the tray she held.She was about to drop it on the usual meal table but she halted when she h
" What is what? Are you tactically trying to change the topic?" Leilani scoffed but already started to think he was serious when she couldn't find any traces of those playful expressions on his face." I'm being serious here. What is this on your hand?" He repeated his question and stared at her confused face as he waited for a answer." I don't understand what you're saying. I can't see nor find anything on my hand. Did you drink before coming over here?" She asked as she watched his face dimmed.She watched as his face turned cold all of a sudden and as his eyes suddenly turned calculative like a predator waiting for his prey." What is it?" Leilani questioned feeling uncomfortable already." It's nothing." He finally said with a smile but she could clearly see through his faux smile, she was not someone to be deceived that easily." Tell me what's wrong. I'm very certain there's something you're not saying." She hissed impatiently." Lani." He called and her suspicious stare grew m
As she took several steps farther into the hallway, Daria could still perceive the distinct unfamiliar scent that had been blinding her nose in full force again." Let's see who we got now." She muttered and turned away from Kaden's suite which she had wanted to enter before and started following the direction the scent was coming from.On reaching there, she frowned slightly when she saw several maids coming in and out of one of the most important suites in the tower in hurry.She was about to call a maid to ask who was occupying the room but when she heard that annoying, sinister giggle, she paused and gestured to the maid she had called to go." Daria. It's nice to see you again." The feminine voice said and she turned around to see a woman who with makeup looked like a lady.Her face was all cakes up with makeup and like her, her black hair which was braided dangled behind her." Who's this?" Daria mind-linked Callum who was standing metres away, watching the scenario before him
" You won't sing me a lullaby tonight?" Crystal asked her mother who was still tucking her in to sleep." Your momma's tired tonight, honey. We'll do that tommorow." Leilani replied calmly and the girl nodded as she raised her shoulders slightly and gave her mother a goodnight peck on her cheeks like she always did to her." Goodnight, Mummy." She smiled, her beautiful blue orbs shining in the dark." Night, night, my baby." Leilani sang as she stood up and went out of the room after the girl closed her eyes." Let's go to bed, my lady." Logan who had been leaning on the door as he watched them spoke up as soon as Leilani came out of Crystal's room." Yeah. You look tired today. Anything happened at work?" Leilani asked.Logan shook his head slightly." Nothing happened except I missed you badly today." He replied, looking at her as he held his chest with a large smile." I guessed nothing happened then." She rolled her eyes and removed her hands from his as she headed into their room