AUTHOR'S POV:Ever since Aria died, Damien had been feeling a hollow in his heart that he couldn't even explain.He could remember Ava's words that compassion was the power of a king but right now, what he felt was deeper than compassion itself.Remembering that his cousin was in the corps outside this place bothered him and without knowing how, tears filled his eyes.He stood up from where he was sitting and washed a glass of wine down his throat.He had never truly felt emotional pain since a long time ago but right now, he was feeling this way and he couldn't help it.Although he couldn't believe it, his tears came down in droplets.Someone knocked on his door and he quickly hid his tears and rearranged his countenance to keep a straight face.Audrey cat walked towards him in her usual manner. If it were before, he would have stood up to meet her but right now, he wasn't in the mood and Audrey was supposed to understand that he was mourning Aria."My love. Come take me and let me t

AVA:"Who do you think is responsible for this?" Leo asked,"Could it be that it's the same person who killed Aria that sent that woman to come poison me?" He added and I shook my head in the negative."Honestly, I have no idea." I watched him take my hands, leading us away when I gently pulled my hand away and said, "I'm sorry for preventing you from killing the woman that tried poisoning you. You must have wanted to kill her."I watched him smile before he put his both hands into his pants pocket and made a small smile."You shouldn't be sorry. Then, I should be thanking you instead. I figured out something in the way you think. It's a wise method and I think I would adopt it too. You made me understand that not everything ended in immediate destruction. We all have to use diplomacy at some point to gain more. If I had killed her, then, I wouldn't be able to use her. Then, again, you burned down a whole house without anyone raising an eyebrow that you did it. That way, you didn't ha

AVA:I sucked in a deep breath and went to check the door just to make sure it was locked."I'll tell you everything but you have to promise me two things. One, you won't breathe a word of this to anyone, and two, you'll have to be on my side from now henceforth."In response to what I had just said, Sarah nodded her head.I frowned slightly. "Say it with your mouth. I want to hear it.""Yes. Yes, I'll do whatever you want. Just tell me what I want to hear. I can't bear the fact that my daughter's murderer is walking around free while my daughter is six feet down." She said and I smiled."Before your daughter died, she wanted to speak to me but because of how busy everything has been with us this past few days, I haven't been able to communicate with her. I never knew she wanted to say something so serious." I paused to look at Sarah and she was paying rapt attention."She wanted to tell me that Damien was cheating on me." I dropped the bombshell and Sarah who was leaning forward, imme

AVA:"Is everything about you some bad luck, huh? Why does my grandchild have to die in a place you're in." Clara, my mother-in-law said and I couldn't help but turn my back to her and roll my eyes.With the effects her words had on me, if I had replied to her at all, then my words would have come out brutish.I didn't know what snapped in my head but all of a sudden, I felt the weight of the maltreatment in my head. I felt that burden on my throat that came from being unheard for many years and I thought that I deserved to say at least a word to her.After all, being accused of murder was a serious offense that I shouldn't let slide so easily."I'm no bad luck. And you can say that about someone who wasn't within the vicinity when Aria died. Watch what you say, murder isn't just child's play. Besides, if you weren't so chaotic yourself, you wouldn't have transferred Aria from your house to this place." I said, banking on what Sarah had earlier told me.With so much confidence in my e

ALPHA KING LEO:I ran in a certain direction, till the dry crunchy leaves under my feet made pounding sounds that reminded me of my territory.Yes, the woods were my territory and there was nothing anyone could do about that.I faced the woman who had almost poisoned me and gave her a deadly glare. She quickly fell on her feet."What's going on? I asked for this information to be given a day after but now, it's taking weeks." I walked closer to her till I was near enough and stopped."Are you abusing the privilege to be alive?"The woman vigorously shook her head in terror while rubbing her palms together."I'll say what I've got. Please spare me this once. Throughout last week, I've been disguising myself like someone new who wanted a new task just so they could leave a clue for me to follow but they haven't given me any. It got to a point, where I had to bribe my direct boss but she still said it was against the rules to employ one person to do a job twice and that they only recruit