“You Vampires give me a lot of stress,” Was the first thing I heard, that voice was overly familiar, Lilith.“Martha!” Stephen chirped as he gripped my left palm tightly and then my eyes faintly awoke to the ceilings of my room. I turned to my left and there they were. Stephen was seated beside me with eyes full of emotions while Lilith and Peter stood beside him smiling. At least I didn’t die.He kissed my palm and I felt a wave of spark soothe my insides.“Why didn’t you tell me?” He queried and I frowned. “That you’re pregnant.” He beamed and I gasped, staring at all three confirming the news at once with a nod.“Congratulations Martha, you’re going to be a mother.” Lilith toned sweetly and tears started to flood my eyes.“When we arrived, I thought you let the poison get to you but instead, I found out you’re three weeks gone.”I couldn’t still find it in me to breathe properly yet, I had always noticed something was off with my body for the past few days but so much had been goin
“It feels so surreal, coming back here.” I hushed as the chauffeur drove us into the City of Marr. I glanced at Green who was already sleeping on my shoulder, her left palm holding my right tightly. I smiled and then heaved a sigh of relief. Ever since the news of Henry waging war against the Clan she wouldn’t stop worrying. I was at least happy she finally got to sleep peacefully. I wonder how she would react once she knows of the message I received from my grandfather.“We’ve arrived.” The chauffeur gently uttered and I heaved another sigh before tapping Green.“We’re home.” I quoted and she briskly alighted from the vehicle. As I alighted, the cold air of Marr greeted me gently, the fresh scent of the garden, the tweets of birds on their trees, they all gave me a sense of nostalgia that I didn’t know when my mate came to my side.“How does it feel?” She asked and I held her close to me, staring at the garden.“Remember that day when I went to this garden for the first time, you wer
“Where are they headed?” Martha asked as she peered at Zeus and Peter leaving the compound. I wondered too but I doubt it was something dangerous.“Let them be, they probably have their own stuff to deal with,” I commented and all attention fell on me again.“I’m glad you’re safe, you can’t imagine how grateful I am Green.” Martha chorused with faint traces of tears hinting in her eyes.“I should be the one saying that to you,” I replied. “I mean you’re the one who saved the Clan and—“ she placed her hands on my lips as she wriggled her head. I didn’t know why but there was something radiant about her. And when I had finally noticed, my smile couldn’t help but deepen.“We should get inside, you’ve had a long journey,” my brother said.“Actually, Martha and I have somewhere to be at,” I interjected.“You too?”“Yeah, I want to see Henry.” I started and they frowned immediately.“I don’t think now’s the best time to see him,” Martha suggested. “I mean you just arrived, you can deal with
I felt his scent bask over me as I felt his embrace from the back, gently massaging my belly. It gave me tingles and smiles. I could still feel the tiredness in my muscles, Lilith was right, I shouldn’t stress myself anymore. And soon I realized I was back in my room, the night had already dawned. I slowly turned to face him and there he was, even when he was worried he still had the cutest face I had ever seen.“You’re finally awake,” he whispered while I intertwined my legs with his underneath the blanket.“What happened?” I asked.“Martha found you in Henry’s cell, apparently you went overboard with your spell and you fainted. The babies are safe though.” He explained. “Green,” he called and I knew immediately he was about to scold me. “Lilith told you not to perform any spells or stress yourself in any way and yet you still went ahead and did it anyways. What if something had happened? I don’t want to lose you or our children. Don’t toy with your health like that—“I quickly kisse
As I entered the large dining room of the Hunters mansion, my eyes darted to my family seated around the long rectangular table. Adonis, my first son. Valerie, my only daughter. Athena, Valerie’s daughter. Asher and Timothy, Adonis eldest twins. Faye, my sister. Amos, my brother. Aliya, Faye’s daughter. Ambrose, Amos’s daughter. And finally, I, Arthur Hunter, the leader of the Hunter Family.They all focused on me as Rose, the house witch pulled the chair at the far end open for me. She postured herself beside me like my guard while I stared at everyone once again with a tiny smile. I always felt a sense of accomplishment whenever I saw them.“It feels good to be back again as a family.” I announced and Valerie clapped excitedly. She was the craziest amongst my children and unfortunately none of my grandchildren took that trait, not even her own daughter who could rival Zeus.“It does,” Faye interjected, staring at us. “It’s a joy seeing my nephews and niece grow this much.”“You’re r
“I’m not a child you know,” Green chuckled as I fed her a slice of apple.“Well, Lilith did say you shouldn’t stress yourself.” I replied and she smirked.“I can do just fine with an apple,”I curled my right arm around her neck so she could lean on my shoulder as we sat up on the bed with the plates of fruit on my thighs.“Don’t be stubborn,” I hushed and she held my waist tighter.“Your babies are kicking a little more than usual today.” She whispered and I chuckled while I rubbed her belly gently. It always gave me a different kind of joy feeling their gentle pulse. “I have a feeling they might take after my stubbornness.”“Maybe,” I chuckled. “That’s not such a bad thing you know,” She frowned at me.“Since they’re taking your stubbornness, they’re surely taking after your courage, will power, and love,” I added and she smiled. “As for me, surely they’ll take after these irresistible charms of mine.”“You wish,” we both laughed and in this moment I was grateful. For the first time
As the limousine drove into the compound of the Hunters family, I started to relish old memories. Most of them were hateful ones, memories that had clouded the beautiful ones. I alighted slowly from the vehicle once it came to a halt and there it was, the gigantic white castle of The Hunters. I looked up at it with a smile, it was still the same as I remembered. The other limousines drove in too and the rest of my family came to join me except Athena who maintained her distance.“How does it feel to be back home?” My uncle, Adonis, muttered beside me.“Never felt better.” I remarked before sauntering in. When we got to the ridiculously large living room, Simon was already standing in wait for us alongside the maids. Some of their shocked faces I barely remembered but I cared less. I needed to rest after yesterday’s battle. I exchanged knowing gazes with Simon who simply acknowledged Green was here in this castle. I felt a sharp rage in my chest but I shunned it. I was proud of my deci
I stared in despair as the morning sun graced my room and then my eyes darted to the chains on my wrist, attached to the bed even though it was comfy. How did I get here? I asked myself even though I clearly remembered how this mystery unfolded. When Zeus had teleported me, I had landed in a log house, where I met Simon as if he had been waiting for me to arrive all along.“You!” I had said angrily, planning to lurch at him but I became weak instantly. Too weak that I fell on my knees as he scoffed. Was it the effects of teleportation wearing on me? Or was it the slices of apple I ate? Either way, I collapsed and by the time I woke up, I was in the Hunters abode, chained ever since yesterday. I still recalled how his family had laughed and mocked me when they came here. The look of greed and thirst for blood on his Grandfather. At that point, I had realized I was betrayed. I had been fooled all along by my mate, the man I so dearly loved. He had come over last night but all I had for