“I’m Sameer Rudolph.” She heard the head of defense say as he pulled a chair, she failed to notice earlier in front of her. She watched him cross his legs,“Your reputation precedes you, Sir…. Axel Shane, the chief of police.” She continued gruffly turning to face Axel who pulled another chair,“ and Mr Coat, my abductor.” She finished with exaggerated flourish. Looking at the pup sitting before him and her sarky tone, Sameer couldn’t hold himself from laughing. “He has a name you know?” Sameer informed her after composing himself,“His name is Damien, he is a doctor and as matter of fact, the founder of Dams Hospital and Dam Medical Outreach.” Tiana rolled her eyes at the lavish explanation.“Why am I here?” She asked him using her alpha tone. Sameer smiled at her and snapped his fingers, he could see through her fear and for a she-wolf who had no guidance all her life, she was doing a good job at hiding it. Tiana watched Sameer as he reclined in his chair, his face calm and compos
The ridara was unnaturally quiet as everyone ate in silence because their alpha was still unconscious. Staring at Rico, Sameer wondered how he managed to present a calm facade in extreme cases such as this. As a matter of fact, Rico’s calm in difficult cases such as this was why he was loved by Tsauno and the reason many were ready to die with Rico and he, Sameer, was not exempted. “Why are you not blaming me, Rico?” Rico chewed and swallowed the mouthful, he took a sip from his glass of water, gently kept the glass of water on the table,“Because, it’s not what we need right now.” “It’s been seven days and you haven’t said anything about it.” Sameer argued. “That doesn't mean I’m not worried, for wolfsakes…I imprinted on her and between us, we know how that feels… the knowledge of not being able to protect what you swore to protect with your life plus the fact that she’s my mate complicates my entire life.” Rico finished, shoving a spoonful of rice in his mouth. “I’m sorry I too
Twenty-one years ago… Sobbing bitterly, she lightened the night, illuminating the darkest of shadows without shielding any, looking down from her throne in all her beauty…she watched her children helplessly. She watched her descendants fight for their lives, their blood spluttering on every nook, pups crying for their parents, mates weeping for their losses, hybrids who didn’t possess the natural qualities and abilities of werewolves were beheaded by executioners who showed no remorse. Her pride; Tsauno fell to their very own. In the Ridara of Tsauno’s Chata, a werewolf clan whose name commanded both fear and respect from far and near, eight persons were on their knees trapped inside a large silver ring who obviously had been tortured but remained unfazed and aloof. In the silver ring were the Guardians of the Clan who had sworn to protect their clan; Avery, R
The reflection in the mirror bounced back at her and her hand traveled on its own to her neck. She loved the feel of the necklace that adorned her neck and she admired the pendant lovingly. Its intricate design was rare and special but she was never allowed to show it off. She was brought to reality when the ever nagging voice in her head hummed softly. “Bella?” She called out of herself. “As always, I’m right here.” Luna Bella replied cheerfully. “Keep quiet!” She ordered, slightly irritated at Bella's cheerfulness. “I can’t, I’m just so happy this morning.” Luna Bella's voice rang in her head once more. “Keep quiet or get out of my head!” She yelled. “We both know I can’t get out and technically you’re arguing with yourself, because there’s no one around.” Luna Bella pointed out, chuckling happily. “Please tell me, how can I get rid of you?” Tiana demanded with an air of desperation. Luna Bella laughed loudly, “No way hon, coz we stuck together.” “Why!” Tiana demanded, h
Tiana listened raptly to Professor Kima’s lecture on ‘History of killings around the world by shape-shifting monsters over the years.’ and she got bored after fifteen seconds of the class so she zoned the Professor out. “Guys, Emmaline and I'll go out tonight.” She’d announced at dinner three years ago when she turned eighteen “No.” Her father’s stern reply came, he turned his focus to the bowl of soup he was eating. “But–” “There are no buts!” He’d reprimanded her harshly. Her vision turned red, jolting to her feet, she demanded with a furious growl,“WHY?!” “We’re protecting you.” Her mother’s gentle voice answered her instead. “Protecting me?” She asked, sarcasm dripping from every word,“You overshadow me! I'm never allowed out but Emmaline has it, infact freely!” She vented her frustration, screaming. “Tiana!” Her father called her name with steel. “And she’s just a year younger than I am but you let her have everything she wants!” She yelled back, bitterness coating her e
Tiana slowly walked out of the campus, careful not to trip on herself. Cursing herself for not riding her bike to school this morning, it’d enabled her to get to the Island faster. Lagos State wasn’t just called the centre of excellence for nothing. It had everything in full; arrays of choices to be made, uncountable number of people pillaging the highway both on foot and on vehicles, foul smells characterized many of the bus stations and traffic congestion was the order of the day on most highways. Approaching Iyana-Iba, a popular bus-stop known for its notoriety, she checked the time on her wristwatch. It was already 1:50 P.M which meant she could be stuck on the road as it was a pretty late time to ply the highways in Lagos. Especially for a drive from the Mainland of Lagos to the Island. Waiting at the bus-stop for the public commuter bus, she quietly observed how people hurried about their affairs. The highways which were supposed to be for motorists only were now shared by trade
Rico’s mind drifted to this morning while he was getting dressed for work, Max, his wolf purred happily and endlessly which got him suspicious. “What are you up to, Max?” “Just leave this damn penthouse!” Max replied irritated. “We still have breakfast to–” “WHO CARES?!” Max snapped at him. As the president and owner of Sean Corporation, he preferred living in the penthouse of Sean Corporation’s HQ and this decision had saved him a lot of stress more than once. The stress of plying the busy Lagos roads daily was cumbersome enough not to add to the stress of working and that was the reason he had a staff-quarters built for all his employees who had no apartment in the Island. Sean Cooperation boasted of three locations off company’s ground in the Island and the fatherest was an hour drive to the HQ. Rico strolled lazily into his office and headed straight to the window to pull the curtains. He had a lot of
Tiana entered the house excited, the faded scent in the air told her no one was home yet, she bounded the stairs two at a time, dashed into her room and straight to the washroom. Running a quick bath, she remiscened on how it was too easy to get the job and her mind drifted on its own to Rico, the man who had given her the job on a platter. The man’s charisma was something else, his voice drove her wild to places she never thought of exploring before. She moaned when Luna Bella showed her images of Roco kissing them, if she was to prepare dinner for the family as the first person to return home then she had to tune Luna Bella out. Humming a tune as she entered the kitchen, she opened the door to the food storage and glanced round indecisively when a large tuber of yam fell into her ray of vision. Examining it carefully, she said a little prayer for the yam that would end up in the digestive system soon and carried it to the kitchen work-top. Grabbing a knife f