He opens the door“Arianna Good morning,” he said“Good morning” Lucas repliedShe noticed he was a bit nervous and was behaving suspiciously.I hope you are well.she asked with her eyes widening.I'm good, he said, nodding his head in affirmation.I want to borrow your note. I need to compare something in it with my notes before I get prepared for my makeup test.Arianna said to him.Hold on, let me get it for you.He said.He shut the door and made a relieved sigh. He found the note and gave it to her.Ohh Thank you, Arianna, said.The news about her forthcoming birthday and coronation had spread wide and far all over social media, reaching the corners of the pack and beyond.Brianna knew time was no longer on their side; they needed to start planning for the event.She has sent out invitation cards to the people she promised to invite properly.Lucas' heart brimmed with joy because he knew his long-awaited dream of being the Alpha of the pack will come to reality in a few weeks.H
Brianna didn’t see Arianna at the dining table the previous night so she called for herHi mom, Good morning she greeted her mother yawning.Good morning my dear, how was your night? Brianna inquire Great mom, I had a good night's rest.You sent for me, Mom. Arianna said Yes, I did. I didn’t see you at the dining table last night. What's wrong?Nothing much Mom Lucas and I went out on a dinner date she responded.Brianna made an inaudible sigh. So how did it go?It went well Mom we had so much fun last night, Lucas feels he can fool me with all these little things. He doesn't know I'm aware of all that had been going on between himself and Alice. she told her mother.Please be careful my dear I don't trust them, they might be planning another thing. Brianna told Arianna.Sure Mom I will be very careful she said leaving the room.Brian, on the other hand, had made his way to the pack a day before the event.Arianna is excited about her birthday and coronation which happens to be the
Arianna immediately tried to open the bag which seemed to have a lock. Hurriedly, she left his room to pick a carver which she intended to rip up the bag with.Surprisingly, she found Alice on the staircase on her way back to his room.She immediately hid the carver by putting it by her right side.“Did I frighten you”? Alice asked jokingly noticing the tension all over her.“Frighten”? She replied laughing out loud.“I wasn’t expecting to see you, I was only surprised” she added.Alice remained suspicious due to Arianna’s countenance and how impatient she was getting.“I was just on my way to Lucas's room to check on him,” Arianna said cringing.On hearing she was on her way to Lucas's room, Alice instantly felt like strangling her right on the spot.The feeling was mutual as Arianna also felt like using the carver on her right-hand side on Alice who was delaying her from finding out the contents of the bag.Arianna knew she had to get to Lucas's room as soon as possible if she wante
Lucas stood in front of Ari who was fidgety.“Why are you with my bag?” Lucas asked frowning.“Oh, I need all your notebooks, I need to compare them to mine, I decided to carry your school bag instead,” Ari said convincingly.“Did you check the contents of the bag already?” Lucas inquired.“No, I didn’t bother to,” Arianna said.Lucas believed her already.“Does that look like my school bag to you?” Lucas asked.“Come on Lucas, you’re allowed to have more than one school bag right?” Arianna said teasingly.“I need to head to my room now, you should rest too baby, and stop worrying about your mother,” Arianna said to him in a bid to lure him back to bed.She instantly turned to leave, she gave him a peck and whispered “ I love you”.“I think you should spend the rest of the night over here, it’s almost dawn,” Lucas told her while holding her hand.Arianna couldn’t imagine spending a whole night with a murderer and a betrayer.She was so sure she would murder him before daybreak as his
Chapter 21The attacker struck from the back, and Arianna felt dizzy instantly as her vision became blurry.She fell to the ground, holding the bag.Without looking up at the attacker, she slowly searched the bag for the dagger.She dipped her hand into the bag and realized the dagger was nowhere to be found.Arianna only remembered to place the bottle inside her bag and not the dagger.She realized she had lost it in the fight.Rolling on the floor, she checked around for the dagger but she couldn’t find it.Arianna lay on the floor with her chest facing the ground, this time she was unconscious.She was stabbed in the back while on the floor.While groaning in pain, she passed out.Arianna finally woke up, still feeling very feeble she struggled to open her eyes as her head ached badly.She opened and closed her eyes a few times.Finally, she opened her eyes a bit and noticed a figure right beside her.Arianna struggled to remember what had happened as she couldn’t see the figure cl
Chapter 22Arianna agreed to address the pack members as soon as possible.“Have you tried Lucas or Alice on the phone” Brianna inquired.Arianna replied saying she didn’t think too.Brianna suggested she did.While standing up, Arianna declared her intention to leave her mother’s room.Brianna stood to follow her as she didn’t want her left alone.“I’d like to be left alone for now” she stated.Sighing, “Do not forget to reach them on the phone” Brianna told Arianna.“Okay,” she responded hugging her mother tightly.Arianna wondered what next to do as she walked down the staircase leading to her room.She suddenly remembered Brian was sleeping next to her when she woke up.“He should have answers to the questions in my head” she muttered.Arianna dashed into her room to question Brian.After entering her room, she discovered Brian was no longer there.She hurriedly went outside in search of him.She asked the domestic workers if any of them had seen Brian.“No, we haven’t” they all r
Arianna felt a bit relieved as she watched the servants go in search of Brian.Now that she had lost her powers, she knew Brian had to be by her side at all times.No one knew where Alice and Lucas went, she was sure they were plotting her downfall.She finally admitted to herself she felt safe around Brian at all times.Arianna wondered why and searched through her mind for answers.For all she knew, he could be the betrayer.She reminded herself she couldn’t trust anyone except her mother. She decided to keep an extra eye on Brian.Arianna soon finished her food and waited eagerly for the return of the servants who went in search of Brian.Brianna had also finished her food and was getting bored of staring at her daughter in silence.“Engaging her in a conversation would work,” she thought.Brianna noticed how nervous Arianna was.She concluded her daughter was in love with Brian.Brianna started the conversation by asking her if she had fallen in love with Brian.“No!” She replied
After the drunk gossiper directed the trackers to Brian’s house, they instantaneously went as directed.As they walked towards the direction given to them they doubted if the drunkard knew what he was saying.They decided to continue with the journey regardless.The road leading to Brian’s supposed house was surrounded by a thick forest.After walking for an hour and a half, they saw a small hut located beside a small river.Walking towards the hut, they hoped it was indeed Brian’s.The small door to the hut was locked, they waited patiently for an answer as they knocked.The trackers resulted in breaking the door after they got no response.One of them hit his left leg hard on the door, the door fell to the ground, and finally entry.The hut had just one room, they searched everywhere in the hut and found no traces of any living thing.Disappointedly, they all walked out of the hut one after the other.The trackers started contemplating as to if they should continue with the search f