In Your Hands

Chapter2

CHAPTER 2

Flora, Lotus’s sister dials her sister's number, she knows Lotus would need encouraging words because of the failed business, and she knows Lotus's husband Alexander won't provide the encouragement Lotus needs, Flora has always been against the marriage of Alexander and Lotus, and it is no secret that Flora hates Alexander because he is a violent man, in the wolf nation he is famous for torture and wickedness, but to humans, he is a gentleman, she doesn't like that he is two-timing, he hurts people so much, she fears he will hurt her sister, but Lotus is too love-struck to listen. Alexander always said he would never hurt Lotus, but Flora knew it wasn't that he couldn't hurt her but that there was no reason to yet and he only says this because he believed Lotus would never give him a reason, but Flora would never let her guard down.

With these series of thoughts, Flora wonders why Lotus isn't picking up, worried, she calls one last time and once the voicemail message speaks and the call ends she scurries and searches for her car keys, and runs to her car, Immediately she starts the engine, she zooms off and calls home, once the Richard's mansion butler picks up, she says

“Mr. Dante, get the Richard guards in order, tell them to stand by and wait for my orders Now!.” she commands and cuts the call, then she calls her grandfather

“Papa, Lotus is in trouble”

“Flora, why won't she be in trouble? LOOK WHAT SHE DID TO THE COMPANY!” He suddenly yells and then coughs, from the background she can hear someone pat his chest and tell him “Calm down, calm down” and he says “Leave me alone”

“Papa, it was just a mistake” Flora whines, “but I'm serious this time, you know she always picks up my call”

“But she airs mine…” he paused for a while then hisses “Flora, did you give the order to mobilize our guards?!!”

“That's what I'm saying, Lotus is in trouble!”

“You're always worrying about Lotus, I wonder if she's your daughter” she hears her mother butt in

“Your grandfather is going to faint because of you and Lotus,” she says again and sighs “We won't stop the guards from coming, but let this not be a false alarm”

“I pray it's a false alarm,” Flora says and cuts the call, she arrives at the Alexander and Lotus’s matrimony home, but she isn't allowed into the gates by the guards

“What is the meaning of this? Where is Lotus?” she asks

“she has gone hunting ma'am, and the boss has said no one should step in” he lies and fails, Flora is having none of that, she comes out of her car and transforms into a majestic white wolf, her wolf is so strong that she finishes the guards in one blow and jumps over the gate that is coated with wolf bane; a chemical to keep away wolves but it is puny to her royalty.

When she enters the gates, she howls a war cry so hard it shakes the inferior wolves at the gate, telepathically, she sends a signal to the guards at home and they start moving out immediately.

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Slowly, Lotus's eyes open and she feels a chain around her wrist, both hands joined together above her head; the chains are soaked in wolf bane so it is burning her wrist; she tries to transform back into her wolf but can't.

Alexander comes into her view looking at her

“I always thought I wouldn't harm you, but today's the day I go back on my words,” he says

“Alexander, stop this nonsense; unchain me,” she says in a teary voice, hoping this is all a dream, she didn't try to shake the chains because it would hurt, she wished that she was a fully developed Royal wolf, she wonders how he would've gone against her.

“But no darling, I want to help you!” he says, the old research says, that if you make the divine wolf walk unconscious of the environment, the healing will be triggered; this research is a rumor and isn't confirmed, but Alexander is ready to take a chance

“I am not ready for this, if my parents never did this to me, what gives you the rights!!” she screams irritated, her shoulders hurt from hanging that way

“Enough talk, I reject you Lotus” he suddenly says, and immediately; the mate bond is severed, this cuts the ties between Lotus and Alexander and they both feel a sharp dash in their hearts severing the tie, Lotus is stunned and dumb, she wants to ask him why and cry so hard, but then would she still take him back after what his about to do to her, she prays so hard that she gets a chance to turn into her wolf so she can reach her parents telepathically, she never believed Alexander could do this to her, she trusted him so much, but he is so ready to make her dead, already he has shoved all that they had to the pits of hell.

“I will cut you piece by piece, I will stab you, I will hurt you so bad; it's about time someone drops that stupid pampering of yours and makes you who you truly are, and I will take on that role!” he says with madness in his eyes

“curse you Alexander; curse you!” she yells crying, her parents heard of the methods but decided never to do it to her, not just because it was speculation but because they couldn't bear to harm a hair on her head, now her supposed husband wouldn't even flinch; like he waited for this opportunity his whole life.

Suddenly, a howl echoes across the mansion; this howl is enough to decapitate the weak wolves and make the average shake in their knees, this howl doesn't hurt Lotus because it's that of family. she was grateful when she heard the sound.

“Damn it!” he says “I should've taken her out when I had a chance,” he says speaking of Flora, suddenly a subordinate runs to Alexander and says

“Sir, there's commotion downstairs, Flora has killed the butler, and we can see their backup coming”

Alexander drops the tool of torture he was fiddling with and runs out with the other wolf on his tail, Lotus sighs a breath of relief and looks down.

She can hear the commotion on the lower floor, her head is bent down, suddenly she lifts her head to a particular direction, she knows someone sneaked up here, and is heading to stab her in the back, although her wolf is weak, her human form is more advanced than humans and wolves alike, she recognizes the familiar silhouette and doesn't want to believe what she's seeing.

“Allison” she calls out and the silhouette is startled a little but conforms immediately

“Lotus thank the moon goddess you're safe, I was just about to cut your chains, hang in the…” Allison is about to say but is cut short by Flora's wolf landing suddenly inside the room, the intensity of Flora's aura made Allison's Heart flip three times making her fall to the ground trembling, Flora breaks the chain and holds Lotus from falling limp, before walking away, Flora looks at Alison skeptically, Allison is another person she warned Lotus about; because her instincts gave her warning bells about her.

Flora walks away with Lotus on her back, leaving Allison on the floor, she settles her in the passenger seat and shifts back to her human form, she goes to the boot and brings out a first aid box, and someone approaches her from her side.

“The car is here ma'am,” he says

“Okay,” she says, and takes Lotus out, placing her in the Rolls Royce that was brought; this car is customized with enough space and a soft surface to lay Lotus down comfortably and not irritate her injuries.

“Where is he” Lotus suddenly asks meekly and Flora scoffs at her, thinking that Lotus can't even hate properly

“I didn't touch him, I just chained him down and took a few photos,” she says and Lotus sighs

“stay still” she commands cleaning her wounds gently, Lotus doesn't flinch, the pain from her injuries could not rival the stifling pain in her heart and throat, when Flora is done she places her hands on Lotus, and all the open cuts close; that is the divine healing power that works in their family, seeing this Lotus starts to shake in tears, not able to hold back her longing to be who she is supposed to be. Everyone is used to her crying because she is the weakest. This is her defense mechanism as a pampered child.

Flora carries her little body on her lap and lets her cry, she pats her head and orders the driver to take them back to the mansion, Flora thinks of Lotus's son Grace safely in another car with a Teddy bear; he is just 2 years old, and as Flora’s thoughts wonder she recalled Allison sitting with eyes as wide as saucers, her body trembling which was a normal sight for Flora, but w

hat didn’t sit right with Flora was that, Allison was not amongst the guards she had gathered for the operation, then why was she there?.