- Sia -
Sure enough, I walked into the room to see him giving orders for the so-called event."Frederick!" My initial attempt to keep it cool and not shout at him in the presence of everyone was cut short when I saw him busy with preparations and so focused on it. All eyes turned to me and he smiled sweetly when he saw me."Hey baby, you are here," he stretched his hands towards me. "Come on honey, come sit here with me.""Can we talk," I was struggling to hold myself. He looked amazed. "Alone."I added the last part when everyone there was looking at me like I was the only one making a big deal out of nothing."Oh right, sure. You all excuse us," Frederick said, shoving them out. I could barely wait till the door was shut behind them."What the hell is going on here?' I asked Fred and he was annoyingly calm."What are you talking about?" He asked back. It was the fact that he was making me look like I'd lost my wits that annoyed me the more."Wha- Frederick -The day I had waited for all my life was finally here. The day I have planned carefully with sweat, blood and patience.This day was engrafted into my very being, causing and during all pain and now alas, I reap the fruit of my labor.I will be Lord of Lords... The only werewolf that has all authority over all packs alphas and Lords.I gathered all the Lords together and told them to prepare for the coronation. I was ready to have the head of anyone who dared defy me but they were wise enough to keep their peace. I invited all who needed to be invited. Only men who I thought were worthy to be at my ceremony of course.Queen Zeba and all my accomplices were there and they should. This was our moment to wind down after all the hard work. We planned this together, so we should be dining together.I did not deny Sia her place though. After all, the former Lord was her father and she is married to me. She was quiet like
- Sia -Sure enough, I walked into the room to see him giving orders for the so-called event."Frederick!" My initial attempt to keep it cool and not shout at him in the presence of everyone was cut short when I saw him busy with preparations and so focused on it. All eyes turned to me and he smiled sweetly when he saw me."Hey baby, you are here," he stretched his hands towards me. "Come on honey, come sit here with me.""Can we talk," I was struggling to hold myself. He looked amazed. "Alone."I added the last part when everyone there was looking at me like I was the only one making a big deal out of nothing."Oh right, sure. You all excuse us," Frederick said, shoving them out. I could barely wait till the door was shut behind them."What the hell is going on here?' I asked Fred and he was annoyingly calm."What are you talking about?" He asked back. It was the fact that he was making me look like I'd lost my wits that annoyed me the more."Wha
- Sia -I eyed Zeba while she was standing in the garden, her back towards me. I walked to her and grabbed her arm."Hey, you!" I called and she turned round with a frown on her face."Hey! What the hell are you doing?""What is wrong with you?" I fired at her. "What are you still doing here in my pack? You said you came here to offer your condolences, and I said it was fine, but you've overstayed your welcome.""I've barely stayed here more than two days," she said."And so? You are still not wanted here. Go back to your pack. You should have known better that you are not welcome here.""And who are you to decide that?" She crossed her arms over her chest. "Who are you to decide I cannot stay?""I am Princess Sia, daughter of the former Lord and wife of the now Lord. I am sure you know," I told her and she laughed mockingly."Well, for your information, your husband, the Lord of Lords, told me to remain. If you don't want me around, he does. And I know who to listen to because you do
- Kira -Go back home with Father? Never! Why would he even ask me to do such a thing? Why will I return home with him and leave all space for Gissele?I want to be where she is. I want to know all her moves and everything she is up to. I can't keep my eyes on her if I returned with him.But I masked all those feelings behind a feigned smile as I listened to him make an earnest request."Father I understood everything you said," I said to him when he was done. "But I don't want to go back home with you yet."His face fell sadly but I did not care as I continued."You know well that I am Xavier's Fiancée," I said. "What will happen if I abandon everything here and go back with you? We should be getting married by now. I cannot afford to make him think I am not serious and then he gets another lady.""Darling if Xavier was serious about you, he would have gotten married to you by now or taken steps towards it," Father stated. "But even if you come home he will look for you if he is stil
- Franklin -In the evening, the royal sound blown across all regions passed the news across, Lord Rego had passed on.It was a very sad one indeed and one we never saw coming and not on the day it happened. I would be selfish to think it ruined my moment because it had to happen when I would have been elected as Lord.But a life was lost here and we still don't know what to expect.King Markus came to see me. Everyone was supposed to be mourning and there were no feasts or parties fixed."I want to return to my pack," he told me. "My stay here is long overdue. Besides, with the recent happenings, I need to be home with my people and fight when necessary. I had to make sure things were stable here with my daughters.""Are you returning with Kira?" I wanted to know."I doubt," he replied. "I don't know if she would want to come with me but I am going to discuss it with her. She insists she wants to be with Xavier.""They are not married yet," I pointed out. "Anyway, whatever you decide
- Sia -I moved his hand away, looking at the weird smile on his face."What Lord of Lords?" I asked, trying to understand exactly what he was trying to say."Come on honey," he stood up straight. Stop acting as if you don't understand what I am saying. The former Lord who was your father of blessed memory is gone. He is no longer here. And you know what it means. It means the central has no leader and we cannot stay without one.""Frederick I don't know how you think but I don't like the sound of it," I told him. "My father just died. What we should be thinking of is how to capture those that caused his death and bring him to book and you are here thinking about the next Lord to be? This is not how we are supposed to think.""Oh pardon my approach then," Fred said, sounding unapologetic. "I didn't know you would not like the way it is sounding as I said it but the truth remains that we need a new Lord.""You don't think I'm tryi
- Giselle -I could barely wait for the gates to be opened and immediately it was, I jumped into Franklin's arms and he held me in a tight embrace for several minutes.I looked at him from head to toe for any signs of injuries but he seemed fine. I walked to Father and hugged him too, with tears in my eyes."Oh goodness I was so worried," I muttered. "I was so worried that something would have happened to you when you did not return."I held Franklin's hand and Father cleared his throat."You should thank me for bringing your husband back safely," Father said. "He was stubbornly going to put his life in danger. The story would have been different."I looked at Franklin."The central was attacked," he said in his defense. "The Lord of Lords was shot and whoever the attackers were, already declared war on all of us. An attack on the central is an attack on all. I couldn't just stand there and watch in hiding. I am no coward.""Oh Franklin," I murmured g
- Giselle -The news of the attack spread like wildfire and when it got to me, my heart skipped a beat. This was very much unexpected but at the same time, felt like I knew it would happen.I didn't want Franklin to go in the first place and then now this? The news was that all the people who were in the meeting were either killed or trapped in the center and could not leave because the attackers had surrounded the city.I would rather go with the speculation that they were trapped because I cannot imagine, the goddess forbid, that Franklin or their father was killed.The more I thought about it, the more fear and worry built up inside me. The worst was when I thought about how Franklin might be a target. Even the Lord was shot.No. I cannot sit here and worry myself to death. I have to do something. I had to meet Xavier and tell him my suggestion."Don't be silly," he replied almost nonchalantly. "What you are saying cannot work
- Frederick -I made to move to the podium where Lord Rego was sprawled on the ground but King Markus held me back."What do you think you are doing?" He asked with a harsh whisper."I need to make sure the Lord is okay," I told him."And why? Are you a doctor or something?""But I have to do something. I need to help them I can't leave like everyone else," I said."What if that is a trap?""Everybody take cover!" Someone shouted. "We are under attack."King Markus gave me a look of I told you so. Everyone was already running helter-skelter but I stood there, looking at the people surrounding the Lord and King Markus pulled me along.We took cover and waited. I could hear the sounds of the fight from where I was and the smoke was above our heads.Why should I be hiding here like a coward? I should be out there, fighting with them. I looked at King Markus and he wore a frown on his face."Don't do it," he warned fiercely as if he could read