There was just no way Duncan could have known about the underground house. It was top secret. Someone must have tipped him about the place. He couldn't have found out by himself."What did you say, Duncan?," I asked, pretending not to have heard."Come on, Declan, cut the crap. You heard me the first time. I know you have her. I just wanted to inform you that someone is about to go down because of her. Do what you gotta do," he hung up.He had just made me look silly.The way I looked at her made her scared, really scared."Is that your brother?," she asked, anxiously waiting for an answer.Instead of responding to her, I sat down on the bed, trying to make sense of what Duncan had just said."Someone is about to go down because of her," he had said.He had not told me who that was. Surely, Deforest had found a scapegoat."I guess he knows where we are. I'm doomed. I couldn't have escaped from his clutches for long, after all.""Hey, I gave you my word, and I intend to keep it. Do you

DECLAN."What are you hiding from me?," he asked me, giving me a suspicious look."Nothing, it's nothing you should be worried about," I said, trying to block him from having access to that blind spot."Then let me see for myself, because I am sure there is someone in there." He tried to force his way past me, but I wouldn't let him, even if I knew I could not hold still for long."Okay, I give up," he said, turning his back on me. Just when I thought he would just walk away, he turned back and hit me so hard, taking me by surprise. I tried to stay on my feet, but the impact was too much, such that I staggered to the ground.Quickly, he pulled Duncan out of the blind spot and first dealt him a blow before even realizing who he was."You!? What are you doing here?." Turning to me, he asked, "How did he get in here?"I looked as surprised as he was. To think that I thought it was he who gave him the code to the underground house. If it wasn't him, who then did? Well, tha

DEFORESTExtreme fear can neither fight nor flyBut mine fought…And killed!It's the hardest 'kill' order I have ever had to obey.To everyone watching, I was the coldblooded executioner who had driven a dagger into the maid without even breaking a sweat. To them, I had paid no attention to her plea to have her life spared.It looked easier on the outside!"You have proven yourself a true alpha, son," my father said to me, with an air of pride.Of course, I was his puppet, always ready to be a 'yes, sir' wolf to his every bidding. He was training me to be not just as ruthless as him, but to be more."I am a better and more ruthless alpha than the one I succeeded. You cannot be less. If the people don't fear you, you are doomed," he had emphatically said to me, further explaining his reason for asking me to be the one to execute the maid.Tough not to agree with him.I needed time alone, so, I quickly made for the underground house. The only time I ever visited there was when

DECLAN"Stop it!," I yelled at him. My eyes had turned so red that I worried I would attack him, even though I knew I was no match for him."No, I will not stop!," he yelled back. He took a step closer to me, trying to calm me down. "Sit," he said. He waited until he was certain I was relaxed before he proceeded to speak. "You have always played the soft wolf, that is why the alpha looks down on you. He would always choose your brother over you. You know why?," he asked, looking into my eyes.I said nothing. Surely, he was not expecting a response from me."Because you do not belong to him. The blood that runs through your veins is not the alpha's."Mr Alioski always enjoys speaking in riddles, making everyone think of him as William Shakespeare's next of kin. Whatever he meant by what he had just said could not have meant that Lord Dwayne was not my father.Of course, he's my father!"You wanna know the truth about who you truly are?," he continued.I don't consider that

"Alexia is not your mother!"Sometimes, we are better off not being told certain truths, because knowledge kills!Faster than a wolf's bite!How many lies have I lived with without knowing? How many more am I still living with? What are the truths that are still untold?. These are questions I hope he gives me answers to."She was your mother's cousin.""Hold on. Tell me, what happened to my father and mother? What happened after I was born? Did I have any siblings? Do I have a relation who is alive?. Tell me everything that happened, please." I did not want him to skip anything. I had the entire day to be told the truth.Oh, Kianna!It was already three hours since I left her. I had promised to return almost immediately; I had not envisaged I would take so long with uncle Alioski. She must be really worried."Give me a minute, please," I quickly said. "Where's the restroom?."He looked at me with such surprise before pointing me to a door by the corner. I quickly walked in and dialed