RICKY I rose up from the bed to check who was at the door. I peeped through the door hole and it was Qwen.“Qwen?” I whispered.“Who is at the door, Ricky?” Laura asked.“It’s Qwen. I think she knows that I’m inside your room,” I said.“That isn’t my business to know why she’s here. Put on your clothes and go attend to your late wife’s friend,” Laura said, wearing an uninterested look on her face.I sighed to relieve the frustration I felt after Laura said that. I hurriedly wore my clothes and left her room. “What have you been doing inside Laura’s room, Ricky? Were the both of you mourning Melo inside there?” Qwen asked while following me.I walked straight and headed for my room like no one was talking to me. I ignored her till she hit my anger button.“Your Luna just passed away and you felt it would be a good idea if you celebrated by fucking her murderer—”“Qwen!” I yelled as I grabbed her neck and yanked her into the air.“Ri—Ricky,” she choked. “Was this how—how you killed Me
RICKY“Good morning, aunty Laura,” Alice greeted.“Good morning to you too, my little angel,” Laura greeted Alice as she opened up her plate and was about to start eating.“Wait!” I ordered her.“Why should I wait? I’m really starving here,” Laura said.Something is really off here. I can’t seem to put my finger on it, I thought.“I would like to taste your food before you eat it,” I said.“No. I’m really hungry and I want to eat right now,” Laura said.“I’m your bodyguard, ma’am. I have to taste your food first before you eat it,” I said with a straight face.“Stop this act, Ricky,” Laura lamented.“This is absurd, Ricky. Do you think the food was poisoned or anything?” Cassey asked.“I didn’t mention poison. Laura may be allergic to some of the ingredients used to make the food. And that is what I want to taste.”“Stop this right now! What do you mean by all this, Ricky? There is nothing in the food. And I made sure Laura wasn’t allergic to the food I cooked today. I made sure I avo
KILLIANOh my goodness, what have I done to Melo? I thought.“You bastard!” Ricky shouted.I immediately ran into the warehouse.“Oh my goodness, I’ve killed Melo. Oh my goodness, what do I do?” I panicked. “I really hope she doesn’t tell Ricky or Laura that I was the masked man, that would cause a lot of trouble for me. I hope she dies before they ask her any questions. It’s still good that Ricky and Laura think that I’m Bane. Yes, they should think Bane was responsible for Melo’s death—”An omega interrupted me. “Boss, I can’t seem to find Laura or Ricky or even that little girl, Alice. What do we do, Sir?”“You don’t need to find them anymore. You all should go home and stop searching for them,” I said.“Are you sure, boss? I think we could still—”“I said get the hell out of here!” I barked.I also left the warehouse and returned to my car. I groped around my passenger seat for my phone till I finally found it. I gave Lucio a call.“Hello Lucio, I need you to come here fast.”“Kil
RICKY “Remember that the threat against Laura’s life isn’t yet over. If you tell her about me, I won’t rest till she dies. You’re sick right now so there’s nobody to save her when next I attack. So I urge you to think before you speak,” Qwen whispered into my ear.“I asked you a question, Qwen. What the hell are you doing in my room?” Laura asked furiously.“Calm down, Laura,” Qwen said as she rose up from the bed. “I only came to see Ricky. I was passing by and I saw that he had regained consciousness so I thought it would be a good idea if I’d checked up on him. Ain’t that right, sweetie?”I frowned and didn’t reply to her.“Don’t enter my room next time without taking my permission first. Is that understood?” Laura asked while staring angrily at Qwen.“Oh relax, your majesty. I won’t come in here again. There’s nothing special about your room anyways,” Qwen said and left the room.“What happened to me, Laura? Why am I here and why can’t I make use of my body. I can’t move!” I shou
RICKY“I think that’s completely out of context here. You are trying to say that the masked man wasn’t Bane but Killian. No no, I think you’re mistaken. Killian could do many despicable things but not to kill someone. He would never kill someone,” I said.“I only assumed. I never said that he was the one that killed Melo,” Laura said. “Let’s forget about this topic. How are you feeling now? Do you need anything.”“I don’t need anything, Laura. I want to apologize for being such a burden to—”Laura placed her index finger against my lips and I stopped talking.“Don’t ever see yourself as a burden to me. You’re not a burden to me.”“Does this mean you’ve forgiven me?” I asked while looking into her eyes.“Shut up and sleep!” She ordered furiously as she went to bed.I giggled. One day you’ll forgive me, Laura. And that day is when you’ll know the reason why I chose to run away from the palace. I didn’t run away of my own accord, I thought.I closed my eyes and slept off.I woke up to t
RICKY“Laura?” Qwen whispered in surprise as she rose up from me. “Uh—when did you get here?”“I’ve been standing outside the room the whole time,” Laura said as I rose up from the bed and stood in front of Qwen.“Oh my goodness. You are now able to move your body and you pretended like you were still paralyzed. Which means—”“Laura and I planned this. Do you really take me for a fool? You threatened that if I told Laura, you would kill her because I won’t be able to protect her because I was in a paralytic state. You actually thought of me as dumb because only a stupid person would feel threatened after you told me all that. Do you know who Laura is? You dare go open your mouth and say that you could kill her? Laura led an army and fought a war and also won it. Laura is literally a Goddess,” I said as I looked at Laura. “And even if I was paralyzed, I would have still killed you. I promise you, you don’t know how much power I possess. You think I’m just a mere werewolf. I possess anc
RICKYHow could—could this be? Why would he? I thought.Disturbing intriguing thoughts lingered through my mind.“No no no, my brother wouldn’t do such a thing. Why would he do this to me?” I dropped to my knees as tears ran slowly down my eyes. “I never thought this video was sent to me by a member of my pack, let alone my only brother—”Lucio entered the room and I rose up from my knee and wiped the tears from my cheeks.“Uhm—what are you doing here?” Lucio asked as he snatched Killian’s phone from on top of the desk.“I—uh,” I cleared my throat. “I came in here in search of my wristwatch. Laura told me that a servant had mistook it for Killians’ and brought it here. So that was why I came in here.”“Hmm….you’ve found your wristwatch, am I right?” Lucio asked, wearing a puzzled look on my face.“No, I wasn’t able to find it. I think Laura was mistaken and I don’t think Killian’s room was the room my watch was brought to,” I grinned as I left the room and headed back to mine. I sat
LAURA“Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry, Laura. I was blinded by Qwen’s fake affection for the pack that I couldn’t see her true colors, yet I defended her when Ricky would get mad at her,” Cassey said.“What are you saying, Cassey? This isn’t your fault at all. I also got convinced that Qwen was a nice lady when she cooked for the pack,” I said.Cassey and I discussed it while walking to her kitchen.Cassey opened the kitchen door and we both entered.“Even after Ricky ate her food and fainted, I never suspected that she was behind it,” Cassey said.“I also never suspected her because Ricky had told me that it was an expired ingredient in the food that made him sick.”“The doctor also told me the same thing. Qwen must’ve paid off that doctor,” Cassey said. “You and Ricky did a wonderful job by exposing her. Do tell me how the both of you were able to trap her.”“Qwen poisoned my food and Ricky was able to find out because my food was dished out even before I got to the table. Ricky found