MANUEL'S POVHours earlier...As I drove back from Micheal's house, my mind reeled with different scenarios that should have been able to explain cris’s discovery but none wa able to do justice to the confusion and mind boggling images that had popped through my head.Yes,Jonathan was burned at the stake but I was indeed present during his trial and his execution sanction by the elders.But how had he escaped?Was it when he was being transported or was he swapped during the execution.But I had watched burn severely. It had hurt me that he had been one of my friends from childhood. The four of us had grown up together,had trained together and we had known he was going to be the black sheep amongst us but we never imagined he would betray us that way."What the heck is going on?"I asked as I slammed the steering wheel.I pulled the car onto the Micheal's driveway. I had to get at least some what closer to solving this case.I was sick and tired of all the uncertainty surrounding fidelit
SAMANTHA'S POV"Please don't leave me Manuel.Please don't leave me, I'll do better.I promise that I won't Maeve get inbetween us anymore.I won't let her lies cause me to stop believing in you.Am so sorry, please don't leave me.Please don't.Am really sorry, please don't do this to me. "I said."I have to Samantha you're never going to believe me anyway so I have to do this.Its for the best.My children can see me anytime they choose to but you and I,we're over. I’m sorry I ever dragged you into my mess.i’m sorry I didn't let you decide but I knew I had to make the choice to let you go.Maybe out there you can find a much better man that truly deserves you "He said as he wheeled his bag out into the living room heading straight for the door."Please Manuel.Please!Don't do this me!Don't!"I cried.My heart broke at the thought of him leaving me.I couldn’t bear it.My memory drifted to the the night we had fought profusely. I had declared that I was going to sleep with another man and have a
SAMANTHA'S POVSlowly I pulled open my eyes, I was back in my room.I turned to the dip in the bed. It was Manuel who was sleeping so soundly beside me.I let out a sigh of relief."Thank Goodness it was just a dream."I whispered as I planted a soft kiss on his forehead.My hands came up to my belly and it was flat.A smile crept up on my face.How was I going to tell him?I didn't know but I knew that I was excited and Icouldn't wait to see my beautiful child.I sultan a hand along my flat belly.I didn't think I was pregnant yet but it I wasn't deterred. I knew I was gh going to meet my baby.Someday.I pulled the covers over me ,slowly getting out of bed I headed for the kitchen to get myself a glass of water being careful not to wake Manuel whohad turned to the other side.I tiptoed out of the room,closing the door quietly.i trudged down the stairs as quietly as I could.I didnt want to wake the kids who must have been sleeping so soundly. It would be a shame to wake them up.As I ap
MANUEL'S POVWhen I woke up to find the other side of the bed empty I had sensed instantly that something was wrong.I jumped out of bed as soon as I heard Samantha voice. I could hear her frantic heart beating. I ran downstairs to find a man swinging her across the room."Samantha!"I shouted. The man ran as I ran towards him.Damien was out and ready to kill.I sped across the room intercepting the masked man's escape.He swung a fist pathetically towards me but I dodged it way before he directed it to my face.I wing a punch to his belly sending him bending ove in pain.I saw the claw Mark's and imprint on his back.I smiled as I realised wilho could have caused such a damage.Judging by the depth and freshness of the scars. It was going to take an excruciating long time for it to heal.Trust me I knew.When I was so deep in the throes of passion with Samantha I don't feel the depth of her scratches until uts time to heal.My speed healing was one good thing but it wasnt painless.I dra
SAMANTHA'S POV"Mummy?"I turned away fearfully in the direction that Nora was going from.I ran to lift her lift her up into my arms, shielding her eyes from the scene as I took her back into the room exchanging galances with Manuel.Using the distraction as an opportunity,he barreled through Manuel who fell backwards on his back as ran for the window this time.He ran through the window flying into the air as the window shattered into his body. He fell with a massive hit from the window.It was two stored high and there was no way he was going to get through this fall unscathed, he heard his bone crack as he collided with the ground.Manuel ran towards the window chastising himself for losing focus.Mean while I put Nora back to slept as she dozed off as soon as she was in my arms."Is she alright?"he asked as I locked the bedroom door quietly behind me."She's alright, thankfully she didn't get to see or hear any of the rukus that had gone in here.Otherwise she would have been penali
SAMANTHA'S POVI felt the sweat trickle down the side of my face slowly as I gugaued the entire room.When Manuel had told me we had to be at the pack house that day,I never expected that I would be required to do something.The elders had sent for me officially and as I dreaded every moment ot took me to appear in front of them, Inwas also nervous.I didn't know what to do or how to act. I didn't even know when I would say the wrong thing.And I didn't want to say the wrong thing.First impressions matter and since some pack members were also going to be present, I didn't want to be a source of embarrassment for Manuel.I found myself wanting to be accepted like I did when I lived with my foster parents who showered all their love and attention towards their daughter while I constantly had to prove myself over and over that I was worthy of their love.At the time,I didn't know any better but now I do.Hut the jitters just won't leave."I don't know what to do Manuel"I whispered to him forc
MANUEL'S POVAfter the break-in last night, everything had been stilled and the three of us,Micheal,Cris and I had decided to pull our resources together to find a Jonathan."Are you sure the scar is on the right side?"Micheal asked as he dragged the pencil across the sheet of paper laying in his lap."That's what Samantha told us"Cris replied as he pulled a bottle of water foam the fridge.He retrieved two more bottles andhanded them out when he arrived at the living room where i was seated deep in thought and Micheal who was focused on his laptop screen."It’s only been a couple of hours, we could still find him from the security footage"Cris suggested.We turned our attention to him,eyes wide.His darted darted from me to Michealand back to me confused."What?" He asked shrugged his shoulders."Youre a genius Cris!"Micheal said as he typed away on the keypad of the laptop as fast as his fingers could move."Here"he declared some minutes later.He punched some keys on the keypad p
MANUEL'S POVSamantha had been away for a day now and the house felt empty. I found my mind occasionally wondering about how she was doing and what she was doing?Were they treating her badly? Was she resting well enough for her challenge?I knowing wasnt easy to train the cubs. They were unruly, out of control and destructive. Every instructor that had been assigned to them had quit or ended up dying somehow.If there was anyone that could handle them I knew it was going to be her.Her warmth, charm and motherly instincts would surely take them by storm.My lips widened in a wistful smile as I thought of her.The knock of the door alarmed mebeinging me our of my reverie."Who could that be?"I thought aloud as I trudged barefoot to the door.It was Maeve leaning on the door frame with a beaming smile on her face.I let out a resigned sigh."What are you doing here Maeve?""Is that any way to treat the mother of your child?"she sais as she breezed past me walking into the room without a