CHAPTER Twenty ThreeAliyah was tired when she returned with Pearl from the event. Pearl was a bad dancer and in fact she could not fathom why he had chosen to dance with her when he knew he was horrible. Maybe he wanted to show off. Aliyah thought to herself as she watched Alonso sleep peacefully. There was a knock on the door and she went to get it. Pearl was dressed in his pajamas staring at Aliyah with what she could describe as rage."I told you what would happen when we got home didn't I?""Look Pearl, I am not ready for your craziness tonight," she said, clearly stressed out. Suddenly Pearl held her hands and dragged her carelessly much to the surprise of Aliyah down the stairs and into the living room."What the fuck is wrong with you Pearl!" Aliyah exclaimed upon being tossed to the couch like she was some rag doll."I need to know why you would not love me the way you did to my brother, after how I helped you for two years, I fed you, clothed you and even allowed you give bir

Chapter Twenty SevenAfter the call, Raphael could not help but notice something fishy about the first voice that had spoken; it was feminine and the fact that it had spoken out of desperation was something he was worried about. He knew Pearl was hiding something that was why he had traveled to Italy but Raphael wondered what it could possibly be.**When Pearl was done with the call, he turned and looked at Aliyah with rage. When she had seen the call which indicated Raphael, she desperately needed to speak with him but before she could say anything, the phone had been snatched from her."You don't want to learn, do you?" He said, approaching her dangerously with Aliyah moving back. "You rather chose to be stubborn and do otherwise. I need you to know that you are only putting your son's life at risk. This would be the last time you ever try anything stupid. The next time you do, you can as well kiss your son goodbye" Pearl left the living room afterwards.Aliyah knew she was threadin

CHAPTER Thirty OneIt was a beautiful day to be living for Pearl; he had woken up on a very positive note. He never thought he would ever have his way with Aliyah but he had accomplished just that last night and he had to admit that she was way beyond awesome in bed. However, he couldn't help but notice she had done what she did on purpose; she didn't want to carry his child because he wasn't Raphael and it hurt him alot.Aliyah looked horrible upon waking up from bed; she felt like scrubbing every part of her body from the filthy hands of Pearl. When she was sure that he would have left the room, she stood up, checking on Alonso who was still asleep and headed to the bathroom to cleanse herself. When the cold water touched her, she closed her eyes and the thought of Pearl touching her body preoccupied her mind. She took out the soap and sponge and scrubbed her arms aggressively trying to get his touch away from her body. She did the same to other parts of her body before washing away

Henry, Amata, Francesca, and Madron had vanished sometime in the night from the bunker. After a brief rest, now found themselves nestled in the cabin's study around a big wooden desk, organising and planning and tracking. History was going to be their biggest informant as to what to expect in the present and frighteningly near future. They had to look back to see what they were facing if, or more correctly when, Rekker and his army of Shadow Souls successfully broke through the portal into our world. Cooper woke the next morning feeling rested. She had laid in the dark and silence for a long time, willing sleep to claim her but unable to turn off her thoughts. Time ticked by slowly, while visions of the empty mirror, Rekker's cold eyes and bloodied grin, her mother, neck ravaged, all played on horrible repeat in her mind. At some point, Cooper's eyes had closed, her mind gave in, and sleep won out. Then she had slept deeply, too deeply for dreams to find her. The smell of coffe

CHAPTER Thirty Nine"Well, for a start you can call me Marshall Stephanie" Romeo cleared his throat and Aliyah turned to look at him. She noticed he had that grin on his face even though she couldn't see it."Stephanie? That is a good name I gotta admit" He pointed out, smiling at her."You know, I may not make out your features but you look handsome in that mask" It was the first time in a while she was being honest with her compliment to anybody."Why thank you" He replied "I was about to say the same for you. The moment I walked into this hall, my eyes landed on you and I was asking myself, "who is the mystery lady in red?" Aliyah took another shot; it would be her seventh for the night and without a doubt, she was sincerely tipsy."Don't you think you have had enough already?" He asked her showing concern"I am okay. Romeo! Another" Romeo noticed the strange man had reacted in a certain way once he heard his name."But Bia... Stephanie, you have had quite enough" Romeo almost blew