*** Astral Plane *** As the two huge bronze doors are pushed open by the two knights who guard it, Xander is met with a most astonishing sight. It's a huge hall with a huge long table at it's center. Around the table are men all wearing red hooded robes identical to the one Xander's Dad is wearing. The hall is illuminated by rows of chanderliers dangling over the hall. Who are these people?Xander's POV~"Welcome Child" the strange men in the cult-like robes chorused on seeing us. Child? I wasn't even a child. The nerve of these guys. "Let's go in. We don't have too much time" dad said as he walked in without me. Definitely not wanting to be left behind, I followed quickly behind him. There was only one vacant seat left and dad went ahead to occupy it. "Stop!" One of them ordered as I walked up to a certain point, just in front of the table. I halted almost on reflex as the voice was quite intimidating. "You are forbidden from moving any further" the voice said. Okay, now thi
*** Amanda's Office *** The door slams shut as Amanda hurriedly walks into her office. She seems a bit tense and looks quite anxious. She walks over to her desk and takes a seat on her swivel chair, reclining her head on the headrest and taking a deep breath. The office is silent.... and remains totally silent until she finally exhales. She then takes out her phone and plays the unfiltered recording of the call.........Amanda's POV~Record plays in the background........"Beep!" A beep from my phone signals the end of the record. I sat there in my chair, utterly silent. I had clearly confirmed now that it was David who was after Astra's life. But what was I supposed to feel? I neither felt triumphant about the discovery (probably because I was already quite sure that he was the one behind it already) nor felt shocked by the discovery. All I could think about was how much of a monster he was. Leaving him alive would simply mean jeopardizing the safety of more lives and I sim
*** Astral Plane***Xander's POV~"Where am I?" My voice echoed through the pitch black abyss. Was I back to my body? What in the world is going on? I was still trying to grasp the situation when suddenly, the black abyss became a three dimension black cube with green laser-like grid lines on it. It kinda looked like the graphs I used back in highschool. "Who are you?" A female voice echoed throughout the cube. I quickly jolted and looked around in surprise. "Who's there?!" I asked, startled by the voice. It was hella creepy in here. Like some sorta matrix. "You've got some nerve walking into my territory and questioning me too" the voice said again. Though it was feminine, it was quite intimidating. Sorta had that goddess aura around it. I was just about to respond when suddenly a white hovering light, almost like an orb, shone in front of me. I was stunned at the sight. "What in the world is that?" I thought as the light suddenly began pixelating at first and then depixelated to
*** Throne room, Nether Moon pack ***Lucas's POV~ So long and I still hadn't heard from her. I was worried sick and it made zero sense. Me...Alpha Lucas? Under a spell? Impossible! I had consulted the Oracle and he claimed that I was under no spell whatsoever. So why did she preoccupy my mind so much? Just what kind of witchcraft was this? "....ur Majesty?....Your Majesty" the call of one of my ministers snapped me out of my thoughts. What was it this time? I was sick of their stupid status reports. I wanted action! Xander's kingdom was just within reach yet these spineless old men wouldn't let me take it at once. "Speak" I answered as I stared into thin air. I didn't quite hear anything that was said but I knew whoever was talking talked for quite a while and I was sick of it. "Enough!" I said as I stood up. Everyone bowed to their faces on seeing me stand. This was it! I was going to grab everything I wanted how I wanted."I have given you old cows all the time in the world t
In a simple bedroom with minimal furniture, Xander can be seen doing push-ups as his body is totally soaked in sweat. He's in very good shape and there's a fierce look in his eyes...... Xander's POV~It had been a couple of days since I escaped from the hospital and honestly I would've been dead by now had it not been for Amanda. She had come to visit me at the hospital and was told of my disappearance only to find me passed out at an abandoned building not too far from the hospital ( I still don't know how she found me by the way)Knock! Knock! The door slowly opened and Amanda walked in with a smile as she carried a tray of food in her hands. "Wow, you're up already?" She asked as she walked in. We had become rather close in the past three days and I was starting to regret ever treating her the way I did in the past. She was really nice to me though she had some odd friends who came to visit regularly and they kept on discussing some secret mission. They all refused to let
Amanda’s POVWith sluggish feet, I walked into mom's ward taking deep breaths. The sound of the heart monitor was the first thing that could be heard, her chest rising and falling as the oxygen mask covered her face. She had been on life support for some months now. Closing the door shut behind me, I held on the strap of bag as tears formed in my eyes.“ Mom,” I called out, my voice shaky as I walked closer to her bed. Of course, she couldn't respond, not when she was unconscious. I sat down on the chair besides her bed and placed her hand in mine, raising it to my cheeks - I missed her badly.“ Mom,” I sniffled. “ I brought your favorite fruits,” I wiped my tears, still trying so hard to hold back the tears in my eyes. It had become an obsessive habit of mine to visit her every day after her heart failure, everything had crumbled in our family after she fell sick but that was the least of my problems, I just wanted her back. I placed my head on her bed and started crying once more bu
A few days laterAmanda's POVAs I took a stock count of the things in the store, my mind couldn't stop drifting to Mom's worsening condition and what David had said. I shook my head, I wouldn't consider David's perverted and greedy plan an option but would I raise so much money from it?“ Amanda? Amanda!” My manager called again raising her voice slightly at me to get my attention.“ Huh? Yes,” I said finally snapping out of my deep thoughts as I stood up from my previously squatting position.“ You seem rather distracted today, did something happen?” She questioned. I guess I was that easy to read. “ No, it's nothing major,” I forced a smile. Even if I told her, what difference would it make? Even if she gave me advance pay for many months ahead, it wouldn't still be enough to settle mom's hospital bills and talk more about surgery. “ Hmmm... Alright,” she said with her arms folded. She didn't necessarily buy it but she was also the type that didn't like prying. “ I'll continue t
Months laterAmanda's POVOpening my eyes wide open, I watched as Alpha Xander got ready to go out, I had slept a little bit too long after having sex with him. He had put me on a strict diet and had scheduled something I would say is a sex pattern to ensure that I would get pregnant. I didn't exactly like it since it made me feel like something was wrong with me, after all, it had only been some months since I got here. “ How long do you plan on staring at me?” He said calmly without looking back, over his shoulders to talk to me. “ I-I’m sorry,” I stuttered an apology. My face turned red and I was glad that I hadn't sat up yet, maybe he would have seen the bashful look on my face.“ Anyway, I want you to rest properly tonight. You didn't seem like you were in the best shape last night,” he remarked. Of course I wasn't, my body was sore and numb from having multiple rounds of sex in just one night. What I just needed was a break from all this lovemaking.“ I'm doing everything with