Chapter 43: CHAPTER FORTY THREE

The Haiti Pack.

Everywhere was in shambles, no one was saying a word, most of the guards were scattered all over the place, some of the pack members were there already on standby, most of the servants had stopped duty to really understand the situation at hand. Adam had ordered no one to step out till he found his sister, he made them aware that their enemy may be planning an attack so all hands must be on deck. Every single person was hoping deep down that Adam would not get killed, he looked fierce as he stepped out of the house to get his sister’s body. 

Xana was disappointed as Adam had not given her a glance or a show of appreciation when she tried to comfort him, she hated Sarah for every single act of his because he was this way with her because she was present with Sarah out of the way, and she would have her way with him. Xana didn’t like that she had not died when she gave her the poison to eat, Sarah was going to die either way, she thought. 

She hoped deep down that the locket and blood stained clothes that was sent didn’t really mean Alisha’s death, she hoped that Alisha would be alive at least, as a sister in law, she smiled. He hated that Adam smiled at Sarah even in odd situations just like the soft kiss he planted on her forehead before he stepped out, she wanted those things too, the love, the affection, the solitude of sleeping next to him, of calling him her mate and her husband. She knew she was going to get her out of the way but how she was going to do that, she thought while she knitted the remaining bundles of yarn that was left from the previous day. 

All the while, she asked herself, “Am I not attractive enough? What does he see in her that he doesn’t see in me?" Maybe Sarah laughed and shared in his joy and pain but she also wanted to share in his too but he wouldn’t let her in. 

All attempts ensure that Saran was out of the way futile, if she didn’t do something, Sarah would definitely get her out of the way so she needed to act fast. Everyone was moping around so it was the right time to strike, she had been hatching a plan in her head since and it was time to activate the plan. 

Previously, she had thought of strangling her to death while she lay on her sick bed but she knew all fingers would be pointed at her so the next plan was to pin her to something. All she wanted was a way into Adam’s heart, it wasn’t too much to ask, she thought.

She left her room and proceeded down to the kitchen in the bid to make her meal, she needed to act since most of the household were in the large room awaiting a directive or response from Adam, there was no way anyone was going to believe Sarah if she finally succeeded in the plan. Adam would have no choice but to send her out of the mansion, then she’d drive her way back in, plan their marriage and they would live happily ever after. 

She wanted to be his wife as soon as possible. Her mother had warned her not to allow Sarah take her place which is exactly what she is trying to do. She prepared the meal, got the poison she had used on Sarah that didn’t kill her. But when Selena came up to tidy things up in the kitchen, she found Xana there. 

“What are you doing?” Selena asked in surprise seeing that Xana was almost done cooking. 

“I was just trying to get a meal done, would you like to join?” Xana asked, knowing the close ties they both shared. Selena and Ian were in love, she hoped to murder one wolf the maids and pin it on Sarah but since Selena was here, she’s make a good lamb. Xana figures out that if Selena died, it would trigger both Ian and Adam to send Sarah out of the house after she pins the murder of Selena to Sarah. As she thought of the plan, she smiled under her breath replaying the incident in her head over and over. 

“No, thank you," she replied.

“But I insist, Selena.”

“Fine,” Selena agreed with a smile on her face, she loved the acceptance she got from Xana and secretly hoped things would be better for her and Adam. She had been in the house long enough to know that Sarah was disliked by all and Xana would make a good mate to Adam since they were both wolves. 

Xana was desperate in her plans that she sprinkled the poison while Selena was not watching, she took her share and the meal and left the rest for her. 

As Selena took the food from Xana, she thanks her for her kind gesture and proceeds to eat the meal hurriedly. All of a sudden, she stopped halfway, coughing and gasping for breath. She take a glass and fills it up with water, gulping down its content in seconds down her throat, she was still in pains she proceeded to hold her throat, her chest was burning beyond normal, her heartbeat was slowing down, the state  of her heart was in shackles, she held herself from falling because she was started to lose control of herself and body, she had pushed the food aside, as she struggled to stay okay, she knew she was losing strength and life, she wanted to scream for help but she couldn’t and no one would hear her, everyone was engrossed in the subject of the day, she knew she had not feel the way she was feeling before. 

There was something about the food, she thought, still holding her chest and stomach, as she yelled in pain, the realization hit her that she had been poisoned by Xana. 

Why would she want me dead? She thought in tears and Xana was nowhere to be found. Selena cursed under her breath, in few seconds she was down on the ground, rolling on the floor, struggling to get to the door, it was difficult to get to the doorway, struggling to breath, her legs were becoming frail, colors were gently losing from her eyes, her body was turning cold. She could no longer see the kitchen light or the food she ate, her mind was totally dark, bleak and black. 

No one had noticed the shouts from the doorway and on one had heard a word about Adam or Alisha, it was Xana knew deep had to act fast before everyone dispersed to their various positions. 

Xana was getting impatient, she knew how potent the poison was, she figured how she didn’t want anyone to see her yet before she completed her task, she knew Selena would be dead on the ground, she knew the only reason why she had not asked Sarah the second time was because she couldn’t possibly figure out how she die from the previous trial. The whole time she stayed in her room, she knew it was a matter of time before anyone would see the tragic death. 

Going back to the kitchen, she thought of multiple ways to pin the death on Sarah, ideas were not forming in her head so she hit her head in frustration. Selena had stopped breathing, there is nothing living about her except her clothes which still looked neat as ever. The whole kitchen seemed to looking at her as she caught a hold of a screwing material hanging on the shelf, everyone knew Sarah’s fangs were still immature so they’d link the murder to Sarah, she was glad that the idea popped to heads. She grabbed the screwing machine, thinking of where to puncture her to make it visible but the only place she could think of was her neck. The neck was usually the main target for vampires which was why she punctured her neck to make it look like a vampire bite. She smiled evilly as she thought of Adam’s reaction. 

She fixed her eyes Selena’s lifeless body, bent down to her face and punctured two holes in Selena’s neck, just at the right spot for the attack, and dropped Selena where everyone could see her, before leaving, she disposed the food, she had been eating, dropped the screwing machine in its usual state, surveyed the kitchen before stepping out of the kitchen, she walked faster into her room unnoticed and hoped no one had seen her. She resumed knitting again diverting her attention from the murder that had just take place.