Each person in the room was baffled at the little boy before them. He must have been about three years of age. He had light brown hair and dark eyes. He smiled, revealing a gap in his teeth, a gap that was identical to his father's. He was also incredibly handsome, just like his father. Lily uneasily stepped from side to side.
"What in the world is going on here?!" Valentino yelled. The child jerked. His mother knelt down beside him and gathered him up into her bosom.
"Will you stop telling like an animal?" Lily said angrily. "Express your anger when he leaves."
"Mama," the little voice said.
"Yes dear," Lily replied as she forced a smile onto her face. He smiled back. "Now Jeremy, why don't you go find Uncle Lucas? I'm sure he has more tricks to show you. He is at the pool waiting for you." The little boy nodded and ran off to find Lucas.
As soon as he was out of sight and out of earshot, Valentino began to pace the reception briskly
As the waiter left with their orders, Catori faced the two Ghost Reapers who sat facing her. "So what's the plan from here?"Can you go a few seconds without whining?" Zayna snapped.The three had found their way to a popular restaurant in the big city.Fenris and Catori both ignored Zayna's outburst. "Well, we got to the Wastelands safely and quietly. That's a sign of luck," Fenris started. "What we need to do now is find the royal family and get as much information as possible from them.""That won't be easy," Catori reminded him.He smirked but refrained from speaking when the waiter came with Catori's dumplings. Once he had placed her plate down and left, Fenris continued. "This time around, we will not be straightforward in getting this info," he started. "From what I observed back at my old pack, it seems that many of your pack's allied are withdrawing."The redhead scrunched up her face, confused. "What do you mean
Fenris tapped her back gently. "Wake up, Catori. You need to start getting ready," he said. In response, her legs tangled more with his under the blanket and her grip on him became tighter. He looked at her face. Deep down, Fenris wished that they could stop this but another part of him wanted to go on.He removed her sleeping body from his and climbed out of the bed. He took one of the towels the hosts of the party kept for them. He had a quick shower. By the the time he came out, Catori had stirred. She was up and about, waiting for him to finish so that she could take her own shower. She smiled when he came out. "What's up?" he asked, bewildered at her visage."Nothing," she replied, her smile never lingering.Fenris watched her go into the bathroom. In a short while, Catori was out. She sat down at the dressing table. When they were at the mall, Amar had also bought her some make up. Catori was quick to make it light and simple."Where i
A lady took the stage and cleared her throat. "We apologize for the inconvenience, but the party has come to an end," she said and scurried away. Fenris looked to Catori with confusion written all over his face. "What just happened?" he asked. "That is the completion of phase one," she replied. "As you and I have nothing to do, we might as well go back to our room." "But what about Zayna?" he asked with worry as he followed her to their designated room. "Amar will be fine, she should be entering phase two by now," was the reply that came to him. Still very much confused, he followed her inside. "Are you ready to explain the kind of plan the two of you came up with?" he asked as soon as she bolted the door shut. They both sat on the edge of the bed. "Sure. Well, when you talked about wrecking the party, an idea came to me," she started. "But it would have been dangerous for me to share it there, that was why I too
"So how did it go?" Catori asked as they journeyed out of the Wastelands. "Terrible," Zayna replied. "Just take it that everything was a waste of time and energy." "Explain," Fenris demanded. "The guy knew nothing," she said. "Yes, they were once allies of Catori's mother but they cut ties a long time ago." "So coming here was a waste of time?" Catori asked. "Did you not hear me say that earlier?" the other woman snapped. "Tell us what exactly happened in there," Fenris said. Amar blew out a breath. "Alright," she agreed. "Everything went according to Catori's plan, exactly the way she said it would. Fast-forward to after the guy's fiancee found us and screamed. I decided to just corner the both of them together." She paused. "And how did that go?" Fenris asked when he saw that she was not ready to continue. "Terrible," she replied. "No matter what I asked, the stupid heir didn't know. I even questioned his wife
Alaric stopped just as they reached the gates. "Once we go in, you guys become my friends," he said to them. "Just act like we've all known one another for up to a year.""That shouldn't be hard," Liam replied then turned slightly to Kurt. "But Kurt, please do not freeze up.""Sure, no problem," Kurt said.They advanced to the main gates."Halt," one of the guards instructed.They did as ordered. "Who are you and state your business here," he said.Alaric stepped forward despite the guard pointing his spear at him. "My name is Alaric Berwoulf," he said coolly with his hand stuffed in his pockets. "We are here to see the king and queen.""What does a Berwoulf have to do with the royal family?" the guard asked wearily. He was obviously suspicious of them.Alaric shook his head. It was quite amusing to him. "Just let them know that Alaric is here to see them," he told the guard, who in turn sent the mes
She looked just like her mother but with more flesh. Like a switch though, he was back to reality. He could see her mother look at her approvingly. The white haired man could not barely resist the urge to roll his eyes. "Yes dear, I sent for you," the Luna said. She then gestured towards Alaric. "You remember Alaric, don't you?" She wrinkled her nose at his name. "Who is Alaric?" she asked, feigning ignorance of who they were talking about. Her mother looked a little embarrassed. "Darling," she said in a high pitched tone. "Don't you remember Alaric Berwoulf? Your mate?" Her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as she tried making the girl recall who he was. "Oh, that idiot? What about him?" Natalie asked. Alaric glanced at her father to see him facepalm. The whole situation made him want to laugh. But he had had enough of having to stand and strain his legs while these people used him to play their guessing game. "Hi there,
He pushed her away. "What the fuck do you think you're doing?!" he asked while panting."I- I'm sorry," she replied with her face to the floor.He hissed. "Keep moving," he commanded."Alright," she said, raising her hands in mock surrender.They got to her room, which was empty. "I thought your friends were here," Alaric said as he closed the door gently.She sighed. "No one came to visit me," she said sadly. "My friends were meant to be here today but they canceled lady minute. Ever since my son became old enough to move around, most of them have been avoiding me." She bent her head low and sobbed.Alaric stared at her in shock, words were far from his mouth. "You have a son?" he asked. "How? I never knew this and that's coming from someone who frequented this castle."She smiled tiredly. "I had him as soon as you left," she said. "Since you left, one bad thing or the other has happened to me.
They managed to ask directions and were soon on their way back to the castle until they stumbled across the boy who put them in the precinct to begin with. "What a drag," Liam said as he scowled down on the boy. Xavier pushed up his glasses and frowned at them. "You guys are the reason Grandpa is upset with me," he said. "How dare act all innocent around him?" Liam knelt down to his height. "Depending on the situation boy, we are innocent," he said with a blank expression. "Not everything in this world will go the way you plan it just because you're related to the royals." "And sometimes, you just have to suck it up and move on," Kurt added as they both left the boy were he stood. He yelled at them from behind but was too scared to go any closer. "Are there any prisoners in the dungeon?" Natalie asked the guards. They were in