(Lydia Richmond's POV) "What! What did you eat that's giving you so much confidence?" Andy asked me now. He was sounding angry. This was the first time I had heard him shout at me."Calm down, Andy…" I replied. "This is my choice. I can't stand being here in the dark with trees around me. This place is cool, yeah! But still, I can't stay here all my life. I am going out there and that's it! Nothing is changing this. No one would change it as well."Andy stood up now. I knew this was the height of it all. This was our first argument in months. Andy had been patient with me all through. He probably couldn't shelve his feelings here. I clearly understood him but I also needed him to understand me. I was beginning to feel suspicious about Andy. I was feeling like I was being kept hostage."Fine!" Andy shouted at me. "Do whatever you wanna do. Like you have said, the choice is yours and it's your life. Do what pleases you but remember that I will have no hand in this. Also, if anything ha
(Lydia Richmond's POV ) I was walking around the market buying nothing. All I did was to get the feeling which I had missed. It was the feel of people's presence. I had missed that and I had to take it in more because I didn't know the next time I will be having this feeling.This was the moment when I saw him. It was that familiar figure who had made me almost traumatized.Jake.I wasn't expecting to see him. He was also surprised to see me. I had been too hooked to run away. Like usual, I was fixed to a spot due to anxiety.I watched as Jake came towards me. He had no weapon but his presence was enough to weaken me. I didn't know what to do. I stood on that same spot."Hey, Lydia! It's been quite a long time!" Jake told me carefully. He was smiling carelessly. This only made my heart beat harder and louder. I felt like my heart would fly out of my chest at this moment. The pressure was too much."Yes, Jake," I finally replied. This took a whole lot of courage from my part. But
(Lydia Richmond's POV) When I finally opened my eyes, I was in a familiar building. I could recognize the place anyday and anytime.It was in Jake's house. The kidnapper was Jake as I had predicted in my semiconscious state.He tied me with both of my hands hung. This was pure torture. I was sweating profusely from nervousness and in fear."You are conscious now," Jake told me. He had a plate in his hands. He was eating."Yes, I am," I replied."Good!" Jake said now. He took another spoonful of his meal. As he ate, I perceived the aroma of his food. I didn't need to be told that it was delicious."Why are you doing this?" I asked him. His meal's savour was getting into my nostrils but I knew I had to do better. I had to focus on getting myself released here."Nothing!" Jake replied. "But on a second thought, it is as a form of payback. Do you understand?"I frowned on hearing this."I don't understand!" I replied. "I think I have never done anything against you, Lydia. You should
(Lydia Richmond's POV) Jake said this so seriously. I wanted to doubt this but it sounded too serious to ignore.Could Jake really want to have sex with me? I had to confirm."What do you mean?" I asked simply. "This is a joke, isn't it? It can't be true but if it is, it is absurd.""I have told you what I want, Lydia. It's your choice to agree or decline. I hope you know what's in for the decision you make," Jake told me. I watched him begin to swirl a cane he picked from the floor.My heart beat louder. Was Jake trying to beat me with that cane? I could take everything but not physical torture. My arms were already aching from being hung up for too long and if he added flogging me to it, this would be a total blast.But I still had to take my stand. Jake wasn't going to have sex with me and that was it. I couldn't afford getting pregnant again."No, Jake," I replied calmly. "I am sorry but I won't be able to accept this condition. I would have done it but for now, it is something
(Lydia Richmond's POV)A familiar face.It was Andy.I was shocked on seeing Andy. He was supposed to be back in our house with the triplets. It was already late in the evening and I didn't know how he even managed to find where I was.Meanwhile, Jake had fallen down already. Andy said nothing but instead, he began to untie me. I hugged Andy immediately I was free and I began to cry."It's okay, Lydia," Andy told me. "We have no time. Let's get going before his other men come here."I didn't bother to ask Andy about the reason why Jake's colleagues would be coming. Instead, I followed him. My arms were aching but I was more on survival mode than to worry about an aching arm.As we stepped out of the house, I saw about six men approaching with swords in their hands. They were soldiers and they had to be from Lord Stone Sumach's mansion."Look at them!" I pointed in fear. I was already shaking. If Andy had not been there, I would have been rooted to a spot.Andy took my hand and began t
(Lydia Richmond's POV) Like I had presumed, it actually happened. It didn't happen after two days or even two weeks. It happened when I least expected it. It was two months later.This time, my triplets were already four months old and getting older made work even less stressful. Andy had made it a point of duty to stand by me and in these two months, I made sure I didn't go out of where Andy had told me. The lesson I had learnt wouldn't be forgotten in a hurry. Also, I knew we had killed two soldiers already. Jake was actually the only one who knew my facial appearance and since he was alive, hunting me would be quite easy.That evening, Andy ran into the hut panting. I could tell that he had been running a long distance. Just by looking at him, I knew something was not right."What is wrong? Who was chasing you?" I asked in fear. I thought we were in danger.And truly, we were in danger. I only got to find out when Andy told me about it."No one is chasing me…" Andy began. "But
(Lydia Richmond's POV) After I escaped there, I heard nothing more about Andy. Now, I had to live and survive by myself. The only nice thing there was that I could live by myself. I had nobody after me. I could tell that Andy must have gotten rid of Jake just like he had promised me that he would.The first few days were very hard for me. I had to pretend like a sojourner in order to get helpers. On my first day, I was taken in by an old lady. She couldn't believe I was raising three kids alone. I was so lucky to the fact that she decided to help me. She gave me an old house of hers that used to belong to her late grandfather. No one was living in the old and small house and I was to occupy the space. I moved in now happily. It was at this point that I understood how much work Andy had been doing for me. I had to survive on my own while putting food on my table. Andy had been the one providing the food I ate for the past eight months. It was quite funny how I had depended so much on
(Quinn Magenta's POV) I stood up now and gazed outside from the window. My mind was unsettled and I absolutely knew I needed to find a solution to my unsettled mind.It was all about Lydia.Ever since she ran away from my pack, I had not been able to sleep properly. Her absence had made me find out a lot of things. I had gotten to find out how bad a person Beatrice was. She had been the one that must have pushed Lydia to escape.But even after I found out what Beatrice did, I didn't chase her or even banish her from the Pack. I let her stay because she still satisfied my sexual cravings. She couldn't get pregnant for me so helping me with my sexual urge had to be her only importance. Also, if I got a better person, I would dispose her instantly. She wasn't my type at all and the fact that she was barren made me dislike her the more.She seduced me and I also fell for her faintly. It was later that I knew how much I detested her.This made me wonder how I had been friends with her for