“You are saying someone wearing all black left this?” Roland asked as he read the paper the woman left.I just received the best news of my life and this is what is happening? How do you even be happy when you know trouble will come running to you? And that too when trouble is for the one you want to keep away from everything and everyone chasing you?I looked at my wife, and the poor thing was terrified beyond anything. She knew what she was doing marrying me. That I can acknowledge. But none of us knew the time she would be pregnant they would be a lunatic out to get our baby. I mean how the hell did she even know Maria was pregnant?I looked at my surroundings. But none of them looked like they could betray my trust. They have proved to me they are loyal friends. People I can trust with my life.Then if not them, who was distributing information to that woman?I looked at Esther again, the woman only knew Dream. Where they met, I don’t know and how much Dream knows about her I have
I sat on my bed as I tried to contemplate what was happening in my life now. I don’t have any powers to defend my family when the woman comes to do whatever she wanted with my baby. Or when the people that were hunting us come for me and my brother.Yes, Void was currently training me, but I also know that will be of little effect judging by the fact that people that wanted me dead were powerful.“You know worrying will take you nowhere right?” Maria walked over and sat next to me — rubbing her hand on my back in a soothing way. “Give all your worries to the one above. And what is even the point of you worrying about this? If you can do something about it, then do it. If you can’t do anything about it, then let go,” she spoke. “I need my husband here. It needs its dad here,” she spoke and put my hand on her stomach.I looked at her and smiled. All that she has said was correct. But I was not just worried about her and the baby. I was scared to fail them. To fail to protect my family.
I knocked on Roland’s bedroom door. He allowed me in and I found him at the window looking into the sky. For all I know Roland has never paused as a religious person to me, but we aren’t to judge.“Yes, Justine. Do you need anything?” He asked as he turned.“Not really. Just to talk with you. I realized we haven’t been talking for the past few days. As in, getting to know what is happening with the other’s life,” I elaborated.A smile stretched on his face, then he gestured for me to take my sit and he sat opposite me.“So, what do you want to know?” He asked.I didn’t even know where to start, because there have been a lot of things that have happened in the last few days and they all seem to involve him somehow.But first thing is first. My friend Carl.“Why didn’t you tell me about Carl? Have you known all this while he was your son? And did you know why the dread four were keeping him imprisoned?”He sighed and looked down then up at me again. “There are certain things that happen
For a while they both sat there quietly, neither of them trying to attempt to open up. And I had all the time to wait for one of them to loosen up.Finally, Vykalia opened up. “So, me and Victor Roland never knew your parents. We knew them when they rescued us from the Dark Nights,” she spoke looking at Roland. “Those people wanted to kill us, but your parents saved us.” She carried on.“That is how we started working for your parents. But at the time I was never a butler and she was never a scavenger. We just helped them with the people that threatened this city. Something neither of us wanted. And due to that your parents had a lot of enemies.” Roland added.“Who are the Dark Nights?” I asked.They looked at each other for a good five minutes and then Roland began, telling us all about an organization called the Dark Nights. They are well known and they are specialized in the arts of child trafficking and drugs.After Roland and Vykalia saw them and wanted to report them, they kidna
“What do you mean she is not here to apologize?” Maria asked as I took her in the room while grandmother and everyone else waited in the living room.“When she walked up to me she told me she knows where Mateo is,” I told her.“The Matoe that worked with Revoc? Wait, is that man not locked in prison?” She asked. “I thought when they locked her they locked him up as well. And how the hell did she even manage to escape? Justine we need to call the police,” she said as she paced up and down.Then it hit me, if she knows where Mateo is, then he escaped prison or he did something that made them allow him out. Even her. How the hell did she escape prison and come here?She knows I will call the police but she came either way. What game was she playing now?“Let’s not call them yet. Something is not okay here, sweetheart, they are playing another game and I think everything that has been happening is linked to it. The woman that left the latter congratulating us on the baby might be connecte
I didn’t even know what to do or say right now. I mean, all that has been happening just makes sense with what grandmother came to do.Someone was watching us, or hearing whatever we were saying. Because there is no way they would know about my wife being pregnant.And the bad news is that I have no idea what to do. How I will protect my child. I will not be here all the time because I have two companies that I need to run.B it again, I have a child that needs me more than the companies. I have Joseph and Frazer to do that for me. And Dream will deal with the wine company for me.I sat in the room at Pain and Regret’s shop. They were generous enough to allow me to come visit them when I needed space and time to think. At home with everyone, looking up at you, I don’t think that is possible.I just sat there in silence, trying my level best to come up with something to keep me and my wife and our unborn baby safe. I just can’t let anything happen to it. I wouldn’t even forgive myself
We sat there in silence for a good two minutes after fake Carl stopped laughing at last. Everyone looked scared, and Vykalia was actually crying. The woman I thought was strong was crying. What losing your loved ones can do.I think we all have one weakness. And that is we love some people way too much, that losing them will be detrimental to us. Losing them is something we would rather die than see.And the enemy tends to know that sooner or a later. The man impersonating Carl and the people that sent him knew what impact this will have on Vykalia. They know the impact it will have on me. Let me just say on the all family. Because we all love that bastard.I stood up and walked to fake Carl, who was tied up in the corner of the living room. He looked at me with a smile on his bloody mouth. Joseph defiantly gave him a good beating. But that did not make him speak. He only laughed harder. The man was a psychopath.“At least you should let us know you. The person behind that meat suit.
“Justine, we have no time for this. We need to act as soon as possible because the more time we spend here, the less time my boy has. We have no idea if those people are even giving him food,” Vykalia spoke.I just looked at her, then at the man sitting on the floor. I had no idea what to do next. And that was making me feel like I was a failure.My friend has gone missing, and I have failed to find him. When he could do anything to keep me safe and alive. Heck, they even kidnapped him because of me.And I’m sure if the person that had him was asking him about me, he said nothing. He would rather die than compromise my safety and that of Maria.I sighed and walked to the man. Leaving Vykalia calling me. I couldn’t even answer her questions, even if I stayed. I don’t know what I’m doing or what I need to do here.Just hope whatever I was doing will work in my favor and I will find Carl.“Listen man. I know the person that sent you promised you the world. And there is probably nothing I
Chapter 219 Carl went flying as a bolt of lightning hit him. He then came to a stop upon slamming the wall. He then turned to me, smiling in the most psychopathic way possible. He waved a hand and my sister was floating in the air, I didn’t know what to do at this point. I told her to stay away and allow me to do this. But she would be damned if she ever listened to me. “Frazer, let’s just talk about this. I know you also don’t want this to happen. She is not just my sister but yours as well,” I said, raising my hands in surrender. I looked past him to Carl, but my poor cat was far gone. But I just sighed when I saw he was still breathing. I needed to think of what to do, and I needed to think fast. Just when I started liking her and accepting her into our family, this happened. I need to make sure she is fine. That I go home with her. I can’t lose her as well. Suddenly, the faces of my parents came to mind when I found them lying dead. I don’t want to lose her. I can’t lose he
To say I knew what I was doing hundred percent I would be lying. Because all I knew was I had to put an end to my brothers' madness. How I was going to do that and if what I plan will work I didn’t know. But I was hoping for it to work. For everything to go fine with me and my family. I turned to look at Carl who was getting ready—well he was doing that by eating. Saying he needed energy for when my brother arrived. My sister, on the other hand, was on her phone. She looked and smiled at me here and there, but none of us talked. After Maria and the kids left the house with the others, I made a call to Frazer. Telling him we needed to put an end to this and that I needed to talk to him. He did mention that I should be alone—but I told him I was with Carl and our sister. And he was happy to meet her. At least that is what he said to me. So, now we waited in the living room. And the more we waited the more my heart raced. I just wanted this to be over, at this point, I wasn’t even thi
Everything for a while felt normal. But it was a fleeting moment that passed like it was not even there. But again, I did appreciate everything about that moment. The talk I just had with her changed everything else in my life. I was reminded of why I married her. Why I loved her. And she reminded me again of what family is and what I should do in this situation. I looked at my sister as she sat on her bed, facing her back to me. I don’t think I have ever been in her room before. It looked grime—just had that dark vibe to it that I couldn’t comprehend. But after talking to Maria I just smiled and accepted her the way she was. They did say she was different from me. And change doesn’t come just like that. Baby steps I guess. She finally turned with a smile, “I’m sorry this is happening. I should have been here sooner to help you take down our half-brother. Your friend wouldn’t have gone through this if I was here.” I just smiled as I walked to sit next to her, “maybe that would
Frazer wanted to hurt me the most. Not physically, but mentally. To play with me and make sure I break down slowly.He was going to enjoy that more than anything. He wanted me to feel the pain that he felt when he was a child. Alone.I can’t even blame my father or mother anymore. They weren’t good parents. But with him they did try. He just saw the bad side of us and there was no changing that.We explained to him what happened and still he was hell bent on making me pay for my father’s mistakes. Some people we meet.Roland tried to tell him what really happened but still he only took what he wanted to take from that story he heard.If he was to change, he would have changed by that time. I trusted him and allowed him to leave in my house and be a part of this family. And that was the reason we were here right now. Maria lost her sister and Alexander lost his mother. And Joseph lost the woman he started to fall in love with. I think.But all this was leading to one thing. And that th
The reason I loved Carl and always wanted to talk to him about anything that happened in my life was because he cared for me. Because he never judged me and never scolded me or called my plans stupid. Yes, there are times when he doesn’t like what I’m about to do or what I have in mind, but he never says it outright. He was always objecting to my plans in a rather nice way. But also because he was here for me. And will do anything to support me. He knew what to say to you at the right moment. Well, maybe because he knew what was happening in your head, but either way I was just happy that my Carl was here and he will help me with what I have in mind. “Where did mother and father say they last saw Frazer? We can start from there. I will try to ask around, maybe someone has seen him somewhere,” he said calmly as he sipped on the wine. I just sighed as I thought about everything. I haven't talked to Roland ever since I came here. Apart from asking him what the hell was going on when
Well, this was a lot to take in. It does hurt knowing your brother is a piece of crappy and the reason why most people are going through a lot. I have tried telling myself things will be fine and he didn’t mean anything he did. Maybe he was just upset that he didn’t want to listen anymore. But how far can he go for me to hear him? How long will it take him to learn something from what he was doing? I know we never give up on family, or anyone for that matter, but maybe my brother is long gone and the sooner all of us accept that the better. I can’t even face the people I call my family and the people I love because of what he was doing. Because of what he did I can’t be with any of them. Every time I look at Alexander I’m reminded that I’m also at fault for his mothers death. I can’t look at Maria without thinking that her losing her sister is somewhat my fault. I should have managed my brother a long time ago. I should have dealt with him when I had that chance. And the reason he
Everything was happening too fast and I was failing to keep in touch with all of the things that were going on in my life. I never wanted this to happen to any of my family members. And Suzan was the last person I wanted dead. She wasn’t my favorite person in the world, but she was the mother of Alexander and as such, I wanted her to be alive and back with her family. Was this yet another one of my brother’s plans? He played this game before and that is why we are in this mess right now. Was he planning to do something even worse than the last time? I looked at Joseph and just kept rubbing my hand on his back. I didn’t know what to say or do at this point, this was the last thing I expected to happen to him or any of us. And besides, I never knew what he felt for her, all I knew was he was drunk that night and that is how he and her ended up sleeping together and Alexander came about. That was all I knew as far as their relationship went. Did he feel anything else for her? Was he
Chapter 212 We entered the house and my eyes and my heart were filled with joy as I saw who stood in front of me. He looked old now, not that much, but he looked matured and his face was filled with fur. I just smiled as he smiled back at me, his eyes tearing up but didn’t make an attempt to move a muscle. And neither did I. I wanted to, but I guess none of us wanted to show my sister that we were weak and we couldn’t handle emotions. “You know you missed each other right?” She asked smiling from me to Carl. “He was crying every day because you were not there. And now he is pretending to be a grown up.” She added as an afterthought. I just looked at him and then walked to him, “I did. A bit. You left because you wanted to leave us behind. So, I didn’t miss you that much,” I smiled and he did the same. “But my kids wanted you. That is why I did everything I could to get you back,” I walked and hugged him so tightly I could fill his cat bones break. Then he said with a wizzed voic
After a while we finally reached the palace for the queens. And the first person that walked outside the palace was my sister. Which only made me happy to see that she was still alive and well. I didn’t expect anything bad to happen to her, but I was just scared I guess. Scared that they might not listen to her and she might do something drastic to make them listen to her. But she was alive and well. I just sighed in relief. She smiled as she walked to me and Odin. Then stopped after reaching about three feet from us. “I don’t think you have been introduced yet,” I said, smiling from one to the other. I knew Odin knew my sister, but maybe she doesn’t know him that well. Hearing about him yes, but knowing him like I did no. “So, this is my beloved sister, and sister, this is Odin. An old friend that our parents decided to place in our lives. Over all, he is an amazing person,” I said and they just shook hands. But immediately they let go, it was like a reflex from the old man — he