DERRICK KINGS"The Alphas are all here…" Rick informed me. "Good. And my new wedding date? Is it announced yet?" I turned around from the window where I was gazing out. "Yes. The news has been sent out. Damian took care of that and he is already at the meeting hall.""To every pack like I asked?"He stared briefly at me. "Yes, as you had ordered, my king. But if I may overstep my boundaries…" Rick started."What is it, Rick? You have always overstepped your boundaries anyways." "Laura is still out there. What if she isn't so pleased with your decision to marry again. I mean what if she returns right now…""Don't worry about that Rick. Let her be found first." I patted his shoulder before I started to the meeting hall where both the Lycan elders and the werewolves Alphas were waiting for my arrival. Rick's question lingered momentarily in my head. I hadn't actually given it a thought. What I was supposed to do when I find Laura and bring her back. But I decided to go with my words.
LIA BLAKEI was exhausted, weak and my entire body begged for a rest. Unfortunately it wasn't getting it. There was still a lot more to do. I looked at the heaped plates before me. I wondered if they fed the whole pack. How did they always have this huge amount of plates to wash each day? It wasn't my turn to wash the dishes. Meanie and her friends had made me do it. I was doing their work alongside mine. The only time they did their work was only when the elder servants supervised us. It had been four days since I became a servant in Harrow Wood pack. Five days since I left Blood Moon pack."Consider yourself lucky you haven't been sent to the slave quarters. Be grateful the king has allowed you to be a servant. If you challenge us, we will make you go there…" Meanie had said to me when I came back from the Lycan king's quarters."Now tell me, what did you discuss with the king? You are coming back from his quarters…" I looked at them and greatly wished the burden from meeting t
LIA BLAKE"Would you like to choose your servants by yourself?" Ma'am Lucy asked me as she led me into the senior servants quarters. "Urhm," I mumbled, not sure if I wanted to do that. "Those girls, punish them now." My wolf urged me. My wolf can be really fierce. Sometimes I wondered how she coped with a softie like me. But then I figured I would be doing myself more good by not letting them anywhere near me. Who knew how darkened their mind would be now about me after what the Lycan King acted minutes ago. Fortunately ma'am Lucy didn't say another word about it again and quietly led me into a living room that was quite large in a way. The junior servants quarters didn't have a living room. "Sit down and wait while I get the first aid box," she told me before she sauntered into the next room. I had never entered the senior servants quarters. It looked more refined than the ordinary servants quarters although the blocks weren't much apart from each other. There were two long
WRITER'S POV WEDDING DAY“Get the earrings! Get the… don't let it ruin her dress. Be careful with the makeup. Don't apply a lot of powder… use a fuller brush… be easy while you do that…”Ma'am Lucy’s orders echoed in the room. Derrick had specifically appointed her to cater for Lia for the wedding. She wanted it to be perfect. Servants trotted in and out carrying whatever she had requested. Lia sat on a chair before a mirror. The makeup woman worked on her face. Another one stood behind her offering the makeup lady the tools she needed. Yet another was lowered beside Lia prepping her dress. Sounds of footsteps went in and out of the room. Lia couldn't place any of it. The nervousness sliced through her stomach. She desperately craved to eat her nails. Just couldn't. It had been painted so beautifully she couldn't dare ruin such beauty and hard work. Asides that, ma'am Lucy would turn pale. Her stomach grumbled. Ma'am Lucy heard and hurried around. Worried eyes stared down at Lia
WRITER'S POVMa'am Lucy was outside the door and in wait. As soon as Derrick walked out the wedding hall with Lia, she knew to come take her. “I'm sorry, my king. We should have prepared her more and made sure she was feeling alright,” she apologized. “It's fine. Just let her get some rest,” Derrick shrugged dismissively. He let go of Lia, ready to get back inside. But Lia grabbed his arm. “You promised to take me. And…besides the people wouldn't be expecting you to return quickly.” Lia fluttered her lashes coyly and wore an adorable smile Derrick narrowed his eyes down at her. His substitute Luna…no, his bait was getting bolder by the second. Right away he was supposed to reprimand her. But why did he think she was cute instead? Ma'am Lucy froze with shock at Lia's behavior before the king. She fell to her knees. “Forgive me, my king. We haven't taught her well. Since there was not much time to prepare her as Luna.”Derrick raised a hand. His lips curled slightly at the corn
WRITER'S POVAlpha Blake was restless. Ever since the moment the lycan king stepped out with Lia, he had had no moment of peace within him. Several thoughts ran through his mind as his eyes darted all over the hall. Unable to sit back in silence, he snuck out of the wedding hall. What was he going to tell the lycan king if he discovered Lia was his daughter. “Oh Lia…” he groaned. Thankfully a lot of the lycan king's guards were gathered at the wedding venue. He manoeuvred his way through the pathway that he hoped would lead him to Lia. At a thought, he halted abruptly. The thought of Lia losing her memory occurred to him. A frown creased his face. He clearly recalled when she was being led out how she looked at him. As if she wanted to tell him something. He continued to walk. He had to see her. Even if she had lost her memory, he must find out. “NO PASSAGE TO OUTSIDERS”A sign read as he was about to get past a building. He looked ahead. Saw some female servants with trays an
“What could he be thinking? What could be going on in the head of that tyrant?” Alpha Dante groaned. He stared ahead distantly and his legs tapped impatiently. Alpha Gerald snorted. “He is trying to get us in his trap. Did you see his eyes as he took his new little bitch around? He is trying to use the bitch to get to us. By the way, did any of you send the bitch?”It had been twenty minutes since the Alphas Alpha gathered. Alpha Blake had not said a word. He was standing behind the window frame, looking out. All he thought of was how to get Lia out of the nest of the lycan king. Lia had assured him she had things under control but he would be a fool to relax at those words. Lia knew almost nothing about the Lycan King’s monstrous side nor his quest to unveil the secret of the death of his mate and newborn pup. One thing was certain. As long as Lia remained in Harrow Wood Pack, under the eyes of the lycan king, she was far from being safe. “Alpha Blake. Do you have nothing to sa
“My Alpha, Beta Tom has arrived,” one of the servants in Alpha Blake's house announced. “Alright send him into the reception room.”Alpha Blake starred a bit longer at the old picture. Sighing, he carefully laid it back in the old wooden box and pushed it back under his bed. Then he made it to the reception room.When Beta Tom saw him walk in, he stood up. “My Alpha, is everything alright? When I got your urgent message I was deeply worried and had to come at once.”Alpha Blake nodded with a small smile. Having Tom Carlos as his Beta lessened his worries. Asides the fact that he was deeply respectful, he was always there whenever he was called upon. sometimes Alpha Blake thought he was being too respectful especially as they were friends. “Yes. Thank you for coming.” He motioned him to sit. Alpha Blake let out a heave as he settled into the sofa. Beta Tom squinted at him. “You look troubled my Alpha. What is it bothering you?”Alpha Blake sighed again. “It's nothing. Tell me,
“Alpha Dante! You are the finisher yourself!”“Great Alpha indeed!”Alpha Greg and Carlos hailed Alpha Dante. Carlos poured the drinks and gave it to both Alpha Dante and Greg. “To our victory!” He roared. Alpha Dante nodded, sparing a meek laugh as he cheered back and they clinked glasses. “You finished Blake once and for all. It is not an easy feat!” Alpha Greg praised enthusiastically as he sat down. “How did you think of using that young woman?”“Mm-mh. Laura,” Alpha Dante mumbled as his eyes narrowed. He had a tail on Derrick’s men. It was through them he found out Laura's location and acted immediately. He wondered what would have happened if he hadn't acted fast before Derrick got to her. Feeling huge of himself, he chuckled and sipped his drink. “Look at that arrogant smirk,” Greg teased and urged him again to share his secret with them. “Well, I didn't do anything much. As you all know, everything that happened is how it was supposed to happen. The young woman returne
LIA’S POV “And do you want to know the biggest shock?” Laura charged up again. She looked at me, her lips cocking up. “Everything she had been telling you are all lies…this girl is no lycan. She is a fucking werewolf!”I crumbled. At this point, my legs became numb. How…how did she know of this…who could have told her….Carlos? No…it couldn't be… Even the day she kidnapped me, she never knew I was not Lycan…how then… “All these while I had been away, I was trying find out the truth and now that I found it, I had to come back and expose this lying bitch,” she sneered. The truth? My stomach sank. What else did she know about me? Derrick turned, his gaze darkening. “What did you just say?”“Derrick, I’m sorry I took time returning back to you but it was for a good reason. This bitch lied and deceived you!”“Is she speaking the truth?” Derrick questioned, his cold eyes gripping me. “Yes, tell him. Prove to everyone here that you are a lycan,” She demanded smirking. Why was she feel
LIA’S POVIt was the sound of quick heavy boots lumbering against the floor that awoke me. The first few seconds were hazy. “Are you alright?” A blurry figure appeared by my side. My wolf kicked and my eyes immediately cleared. Derrick. I tried to speak but a sharp pain reared up in my side. “Don't move yet,” he ordered as his arm instantly located my back for support. “Do you remember me?” He asked, his gaze sweeping all over me. How could I not? I nodded suppressing a groan that came as I shook my head. “Do you remember anything? Who kidnapped you? Can you remember their faces?”True, I was kidnapped. I sighed. I shut my eyes as the memories floated in my head. The harsh voices echoed in my head. Recalling how a dagger almost slashed me into halves with me tied to a chair and I couldn't defend myself made the fear suddenly overwhelm me again. My body curled and Derrick must have noticed. “Don't force it. Take your time–”“Derrick!”Rick charged in abandoning his basic etiquett
“Lia kidnapped? How…when…how…she–” Carlos mumbled, his eyes dancing in shock. Doubting his ears, he rushed to the notice board and had a look. Confirming that Emily and Jimmy had not lied left him limp as he imagined who could have kidnapped Lia right in Derrick's house. “Where are you coming from? You still haven't answered us? You were with Lia and yet you didn't know she was kidnapped,” Jimmy accused. “Who could have kidnapped her? Did you not see or hear anything? If she was in the almighty lycan king's house, how could she have been kidnapped! Don't they have the best security there!”“The exact thing I'm thinking…” Carlos muttered sadly. He just couldn't make sense of the whole thing. Why would anyone kidnap Lia…“I left the king’s house this morning…Lia was…” he paused, not sure to bring up Lia's miscarriage. In the process, sudden thought came over him. What if Lia had been kidnapped somewhere else and not Derrick's house…Anyone that kidnapped her knew she was weak at that
“Dante! Come out here, you bastard!” Alpha Blake roared in front of Alpha Dante's house. The number of guards mounted in front of the gate was too much for him to go through–as if Dante had suspected of his coming and prepared. “You will regret this! You will regret this!”“Get out of my way or go in there and bring that bastard out!” He snarled at Dante's men. “Who is creating this unrest in my premises?” Alpha Dante came out in his balcony and barked. “Unrest in your premises?” Blake retorted charging past his grabbers. As the men rushed to seize him again, Alpha Dante signalled for them to stay back. “Alpha Blake, why have you come to my house to create problems by this time of the day?”“Where is my daughter?! Where is my daughter!”“What are you talking about?” Alpha Dante frowned. His face registered a surprise of a first time hearing s news. Alpha Blake clenched. “Don't give me that pretense look. I know you kidnapped my daughter. Bring out my daughter now!”“I have no ide
“What's going on?” Emily whispered to Jimmy referring to the crowd gathered in front of the notice board. Jimmy did a small dance as he dusted off his gloves. They were done for the day and he couldn't be more glad. Working in a pub wasn't an easy one. They'd only found out. “Probably another soon to happen protest or something about the king or his Luna. Whatever. We already have so much in our hands to worry about others.”“Are we still going to the death records center?” Emily asked. They had decided to set aside time to search for Lia despite their unavoidable busy schedule. “Why are you so bent on checking there. Lia is not dead,” she added trying to not sound as harsh as she already did. “Because we will still look there. It's better we look now and forget about it. And I really hope she is not there. Come on, we have like two other places to check today.”“Would that even help? If she died here, no one would care nor notice. Would they even let us see their death record?”
Derrick fumed. What sort of prank was that? Who was the idiot that brought him out? He swore to cut off his throat if he caught him. The moment he got out of his car, he headed to the dungeon. He was going to set Clara free but would seriously warn her to never come close to Lai. He should watch him catch her sister's killers but it won't be at the expense of Lia's death. He had already gotten in front of the dungeon when he heard Rick and Damian yell his name. “Derrick, we have a problem. A serious problem. Lia has been kidnapped.”“What?” Derrick was frozen. “What do you mean she is kidnapped?”“She is nowhere to be found.”The first place his mind went. “Clara,” he gritted. “And Clara? Did any of you release her without my consent?” He scowled, advancing quickly towards the holding cell. “Clara is still in the holding cell. She is not the one,” Rick said, forcing him to stop. Derrick staggered back and in an instant dashed over to Lia's quarters. “Lia! Lia!” He called as he se
Alpha Greg waved the guards to not bother leading him in as he trotted past them. He'd been here over a dozen times and knew his way with his eyes closed. He rapped lightly on the door and walked in. Alpha Dante seemed to be thinking but as soon as he walked in, he released a throaty cough. “You came quicker than usual.” His right brow arched up. Alpha Greg settled into his usual sitting position. “Am I the only one worried? Did you not hear? Blake visited the king yesterday as soon as he left here.”Alpha Dante did not look alarmed. Seeing him relaxed annoyed Alpha Greg who was not reluctant to say his mind. “You are so relaxed for a man who had plotted everything, Dante. If you are trying or even thinking of pinning everything on me, then this would not be funny.”“I have told you to relax, Greg! This is why your Pack members think you are a weakling and a scaredy-cat,” Alpha Dante said dismissively and hissed. Alpha Greg was ticked off. “Me? A weakling? Says who? Who said that!
WRITER’S POV “You disgust me! You irritate me! My sister did not deserve a mate like you!” Clara slammed at Derrick. He'd come to visit her in the holding cell where he ordered her to be kept until he figured out what to do with her. He regarded her quietly. “Yes, kill me! You think I'm being unreasonable? You think I'm being wicked? Then imagine how my poor innocent sister must have felt dying unfairly! Imagine how she'd feel watching you move on so quickly from her death like it meant nothing!”“Why did you take up her name?”“What?” Clara scoffed. “Is that what is important now? The name I chose to bear?” “You are very different from her.”“Yes I'm very different. In fact, we are both very unalike. She was too soft and had the worst luck to be mated to someone like you. That is why she died such a stupid death. She should never have accepted to be your mate in the first place! She should never have gotten pregnant for a man like you…now look where she ended up. My poor sister.