AxelMy heart rang in my head as Isla ran in, tears in her eyes as she told me Tessa had been taken.Rage clouded my vision, and I ripped myself off the bed. I could barely think of anything apart from ripping whoever took my daughter apart.My world came crashing down when I saw the nanny who was supposed to be watching her almost dead due to consumption of too many sleeping pills. She was drugged so she could be easily disposed of.The person who did this was definitely someone who knew the ins and out of this pack and the schedule of our surgery plans.I assigned a couple of guards to question the healers. They were definitely involved in the disappearance of my daughter.It could also be the last person who made them change the DNA test results. Could it really be the person in my mind?In that case, I might be too late."Spread out into every part of this pack! Houses, stores, anywhere that isn't locked and that is locked!" I barked at a large part of the guards. They all went to
IslaAxel laid on the bed beside Tessa, and the last thing I saw before I was ushered out of the room was the slight twitch of his fingers."We would do everything we can to make sure everything goes well ma'am." One of the healers helped me to the reception where Tristan sat with Cindy, both looking solem, especially Tristan.His glassy eyes met mine as soon as I walked in, his legs carrying him as fast as they could until he jumped into my arms, his little arms gripping onto me like I was his life line. I held him tightly, and for some minutes we just stayed in that position, while I tried to to tear up again in his presence.Cindy offered me a warm smile from where she was seated, but I wasn't able to return it. I wasn't exactly feeling warm.Tristan pulled away a bit to look me in the eye, a lone tear falling from his eye. "Is Tessa going to be okay mummy? I don't want her to leave me behind."I held Tristan close, wiping away his tears with my thumb. "We're going to hope for the
IslaA little hand tugged on mine, causing my eyes to flutter open. Light flooded into my senses, compounding to the headache already throbbing at the side of my temple."Mummy," a familiar voice called, but I was still in the interval of consciousness and unconsciousness."Mummy, " the voice called again, more urgently this time around.Tristan. Surgery, Tessa, Axel.As the memories poured in, my eyes widened, and I sat up straight so fast, I almost fell unconscious because of the speed."Careful Isla." Cindy's soft voice reached me, and her hands held me up.Tristan sat at the side of my bed, watching me expectantly. We were now in a room in the clinic, the last thing I remembered was the healer saying…"So it wasn't a dream?" I whispered, my heart aching as I studied both their faces.Cindy gave a warm smile. "You didn't wait for the healer to finish, Isla.""Tessa is awake!" Tristan beamed, and since I woke up from my unconscious state, I just noticed the smile on his face.My Tes
IslaThe healers said both Axel and Tessa would need monitoring for a few days. Axel had Internal bleeding, but survived despite the odds, bit he was weak, terribly so.He was going to need help to do basic tasks. And with the unstable security in the pack, I was the only one trusted to care for him.Yes, yes, Axel is the person I'm most grateful for in the world as it is, but that didn't mean I am happy to care for him.Things were weird between us, and after he woke up miraculously and I registered my hold in his hand, things were back to being incredibly awkward as the healers flocked around him, while his gaze met mine from time to time.Tessa and Tristan couldn't wait to see their dad. Although Tessa was weak, she could still get around with a wheelchair. Seeing my baby okay again, brought tears to my eyes.She couldn't understand why we were all fawning over her, the only thing that she wanted was to see her father, who the healers were still attending to.I was the only one all
UNKNOWN POVWith each step she took, the flowers beneath her feet withered away from the blackness of her aura, at least that is what they would have done if they felt it, but even the animals of the earth cowered before her, not wanting to be the recipient of her wrath next- they all saw what happened to the ones who did.As brutal as death, maybe even more, she stood proud. Beautiful but just as cold. If she was a weather, she would be that one day that rarely happens in the winter, where brutal hail rained just as it snowed. Even death dreaded her. She was the chess master, and she was so close to victory, she could feel it in her fingertips.Afterall, the king was hers for the taking, and she was preparing to move her final piece.Checkmate.*** AXEL’S POVIt was a joyous moment for all that the surgery was successful but I couldn’t bring myself to celebrate. Not when something continuously nagged at the back of my mind, reminding me of the things I struggled with moving on from.
Isla"Dante, listen–""You can't really tell me to listen, Isla. It's been a month. I miss my family." Dante's agitated voice came from the other side of the line as I stood in the lobby, trying to explain why plans changed and why we wouldn't be able to come as early as we planned.Funny how that was the major problem for him and .ot the fact that Axel risked his life for Tessa's or how Tessa almost didn't make it.Or how Tessa was kidnapped.No, the problem was us staying back just a little longer, to ensure the man who saved our baby girl was okay.That wasn't the only reason. Even the doctors need a few days to ensure they are no complications.But fiancé of the year doesn't want to see that.I doubt if— ah, no maybe its my lack of sleep and adrenaline causing me to think like this. Dante is a sweet person normally. He wasn't the selfish guy I was currently talking to."This feels so wrong. Are you even sure that man actually has issues from the treatment he did, or all that is a
IslaStephanie spoke about her cousin Amelia and how she was the only family she had left. Her family was killed in a storm, and we bonded over the struggles of growing up alone.The kids warmed up to her, and even let her touch their sacred toys.I know a part of them was excited to meet a new person.It tends to get boring when it was just mummy, daddy and Cindy, and Mrs Hill, who was still in the clinic.And a part of me was excited too. I also could use a new friend. And a distraction. And she was perfectly both.I hardly had any back in the city, and the people here hated me.But Stephanie seemed genuinely happy to be here, and I wasn't going to chase her away."Ugh, I really do need new clothes." I huffed as I stared at my reflection in my wall mirror. My clothes were getting old, that was what wear and tear could do to someone's clothes. I never anticipated staying here for a month and more, and all our clothes were becoming old.Stephanie was on my bed, playing with her phone.
AxelThe smell of fresh blood hit me as soon as we walked, well Ray walked and I wheeled after him into the hallway where Lana's room was located. I wasn't fazed by the stench, my system already accustomed to the smell of fresh blood having spilled some a couple of times, but my mind kept replaying the fact that I knew this woman.Nothing prepared me for the sight I was met with as Ray opened the door to her room. He was right. I couldn't see this shit on a full stomach.Hanging from her leg tied at the ceiling, Lana was completely naked, her wrists amputated and shoved into her mouth.Her eyes, that was a different story. They were dislodged from the sockets, nowhere to be found on her body.Her body was torn with thorns, and the wounds were purplish and swollen..But the worst part was her neck. Her head was barely holding on to the rest of her body.The whole bed was filled with blood, her blood.Only one person could do this."Goddess," Ray clutched his stomach as he grimaced at t