Valerie: I frowned as the pilot walked out of the cockpit again, calling for Dante. He shook his head in question, knowing that there was no point in actually him saying anything inside that room alone. All the wolves could hear him anyway, and if it was about me, he knew that being a huntress, though not as strong as theirs, my hearing was sensitive enough to pick up what they said inside that room. “We were given permission to land,” he said, and Dante raised an eyebrow just as Alessandro’s phone rang. “Cartel Donatello delivers his salutations to Mr. Alessandro.” Alessandro answered the phone, and I couldn’t help but let out a breath of relief as he wrapped his arms around me. “You were right,” he said, his tone calm. The Cartel was a person that anyone ever wanted to deal with, and though I wasn’t part of the mafia, I knew that he has caused more trouble to others than one should be able to deal with. However, I also knew that it was who he was and that was what they did for
Alessandro: I watched as the man’s eyes widened in surprise, processing what I was telling him. And though I knew that he had nothing against Valerie in particular, I knew that he was going to have a problem with the fact that she was related to the man that he was going to be getting into war against. I knew that he was going to be concerned about her betraying us after we got far into this, but I also knew that the last thing Valerie would do is betray us. I knew that she would rather die than do so. “You’re being serious right now?” He asked, and Valerie tensed. She looked at the man for a second, and I knew that she had more than one sarcastic remark to make. The thing was, I hoped that she wouldn’t do so. “Unfortunately, I didn’t know that you would be questioning the fact that I would be loyal to my husband. But here I am, dealing with a man who barely spared me a second’s glance before he went all judgmental because he heard my name.” Valerie said, and I mentally slapped my
Valerie: “You didn’t stop me,” I said, looking at my mate as the two of us got down from the plane. I knew that things were going to be a lot more complicated from here, and judging by the fact that we now had humans on our side, things were going to be a lot more complicated. “I didn’t need to,” he said, looking me in the eye. “I trusted that my love knew what she was on about, but I have to admit, I didn’t expect you to manage to convince him.” “I know, and that is why I stated, you didn’t stop me. I appreciated it, it made me see how much you did trust me,” I said, and he smiled, wrapping his arm around my shoulder as we stood in front of a few black cars. The cars were those of the cartel, I knew that he sent his men to ensure that we were safe. “Always and forever will,” he said, making my heart skip a beat. I looked at the man for a second, and our eyes met, I couldn’t help but lean in and kiss his cheek. He smiled, and waited until I pulled away before he kissed my forehea
Alessandro: I kept my arm wrapped around my mate as I held her to my chest. She looked up at me, and I ran my finger over her arm, gently massaging it. Her eyes met mine as she looked up at me, and I smiled, kissing her temple. I knew that something could easily happen, and I knew that just one suspect was going to be enough. I just needed to try and find the right way to ensure that things didn’t backfire before I wanted them to. Only then would I be able to settle things properly. “Are you sure that you are going to be able to do this, Alessandro?” Valerie asked, catching my attention. I looked at my mate for a second, and I couldn’t help but find myself wondering what I would be doing without her in my life. She was my mate, my woman, and the fact that she was going to be by my side was going to make things a lot easier for me. “With you by my side, there is nothing that I can’t do.” I said, and she smiled. My eyes softened as I looked at her, and I couldn’t help the smile th
Lucius: “You failed, again.” I said, glaring at my son. His eyes hardened, and I raised an eyebrow, waiting for him to tell me otherwise. The fact that this was not the first time that he disappoints me is not something that I can easily ignore. I knew that I would normally claim that he was my son; but I was tired of spoiling a brat who couldn’t even catch a girl. “It is not as easy as it seems.” Alessio said, glaring at me. I scoffed and banged the table with my fist. Gabriella and Mariana, the two women who were both Arianna and Malakai’s mothers, looked at me. Gabriella, being the one person who knew not to fear me, she knew that I had a soft side toward her, shook her head at me. Her eyes met mine, and I raised an eyebrow as she turned to look at Alessio. “How many were they?” Gabriella asked, “and more importantly, how did they manage to send news to Donatello? Last I checked Dona Vivian did not have a phone with her. How would they have managed to reach the man when she c
Valerie: “I have my reasons to believe that us coming here is a bad idea.” I said, running my hands over my mate’s chest in the bathtub. Having realized that the two of us were being followed by Leonardo, we both chose to ‘pretend’ to be going at it, missing home enough to do it. Little did we know that it cost us a round or two. And now, the two of us were in the bathtub, with warm water, and bubbles surrounding us. I was sitting in front of Alessandro, curled up as I looked at him, and though I knew that he was a lot calmer now, I could tell that he was being distant. “Hey,” I said, running my finger over his jawline. He looked down at me, and I shook my head at him, wanting him to talk to me. “I know that you are fighting hard to contain yourself, but what you are doing, Alessandro, is only going to end up hurting you.” “You know for fact that if I had another better option, then I would have been taking it; but here I am, dealing with something that no man would want to go t
Alessandro: “What do you mean that they killed Alessio?” I asked, frowning in confusion. It was Alaric who was calling me, and hearing my words, Valerie, who was cutting vegetables, stopped. Even Leonardo froze as he processed my words. The fact that I knew that he was working with Alessio gave him a little more of a warning about the topic. I wanted him to know and deliver that we were on the move and that we were on their tail, to some extent. “They delivered his head back to his father. I am not sure how they managed to get to him, but rumors are spreading around that it is his father that sent him to his death.” He said, and I nodded, looking at Leonardo. The fear and worry that I saw in his eyes told me that this was not what he expected to hear. And considering the fact that he now knew that the man wouldn’t hesitate to kill his son, he knew that he might be more than willing and open to kill him. “The man may be mourning over his son, but that doesn’t deny the fact that he
Valerie: “You are bothered, you know that I can see that in your eyes, right, neonata?” He asked, running his finger over my cheek. His eyes met mine and I leaned against his touch, watching as he smiled. My heart ached, I had to admit that much, but it wasn’t because of Alessio dying, it was because of the number of things that were going to follow such a case. “Yes,” I said, and he ran his finger over my hand gently. “If Lucius was willing to send son to his own death, then what would he be doing to the others that are on his side? How did his mother allow it in the first place? The number of questions that keep swarming through my mind are endless, Alessandro; but this only shows me that we are in something that is a lot bigger than the two of us together.” “You know that nothing is bigger than the two of us, Valerie. We can handle things the way that we do, but you know, we are going to end up losing a lot more than we are going to be benefitting.” He said, and I smiled, shaki
Valerie: I smiled as I looked at myself in the mirror, my heart skipping a beat at the sight of myself in my wedding dress. I put my hand on my stomach as Rheniera, the last person that I expected to be the best friend that would be by my side through it all, helped me with my veil. “You look beautiful.” She said, making my heart swell. “Do you think that he is going to like it?” I asked, feeling somewhat insecure for a moment. The fact that I knew that I would be walking down the aisle alone was not something that I was going to deny. I neither had a brother or father to do it by my side, but I knew that even if they were alive, neither one of them was going to be there for me today. “He is going to be a blind man if he doesn’t find you as gorgeous tonight.” Alaric’s voice caught me off guard as he walked inside the room. Rheniera smiled at the sight of her brother, and he walked toward us, looking at me. “You look like a beautiful princess. Though most would be fooled by the t
Alessandro: I ran my finger over Valerie’s bare shoulder, smiling as I looked down at her as she slept in my arms. The fact that she was now officially mine was something that made my heart swell in ways that I never thought possible. To say the least, I knew that I got everything that I could have ever wished for, and I knew that my wolf was more than just a little content with everything that had happened. I leaned in and kissed her shoulder gently, letting my lips linger there for a few seconds before I put the blanket over her shoulder, covering her. Everything that happened up to this point played in my head, and I got up from the bed, knowing that tomorrow was going to be the third full moon after finding out about everyone’s lie and scandals. I never did expect to find myself being allies with those that I thought were my enemies, and not for one second did I consider that my best friend and ex lover, regardless of when it had happened, would turn their backs on me the way
Valerie:Alessandro wrapped his arms around me, turning me around before he laid me back on the pillow.He connected his lips with mine in a kiss that made my chest swell before he pulled away to rest his forehead against mine as he grinded against me.I knew that this was not something that he expected to hear from me after the conversation that the two of us just had. But I knew one thing, and it was me wanting to be his and wanting him to be mine. At this point, it wasn’t something that I had to ask, and it wasn’t something that I had to tell anyone against. He looked me in the eye as he pulled away from me, and for a second, I felt like I was a virgin who was going to have her virginity taken. The nervousness that I felt was one that I could tell Alessandro saw in my gaze, and I couldn’t help but blush when he chuckled and leaned in to kiss my forehead.“If you want me to stop or if you are having your doubts…”I shook my head in response. If anything, I wanted this more than eve
Alessandro: It took everything in me not to avoid my mate’s eyes as I spoke to her. I didn’t even know how to describe what I felt, but it seemed to me that she understood everything that I wanted to tell her, without the need of me actually voicing it out. “Leonardo and I grew up together, literally. Mom used to change both our diapers, I didn’t even think, not for a second, that this would have come out of him.” I said, and she nodded. “I cheated on Rheniera, in theory at least, with Daniella. I don’t even know how I was able to look her in the eye when I heard of what Daniella was doing, and the worst part about it was the fact that I didn’t even know why she would be doing so. I didn’t hurt her, I was sure never to do so, at least, before I met you.” The fact that I slept with Valerie was something that I regretted when it happened, and though I am more than a little thankful for my mate and for my daughter; I knew that it wasn’t something that I would want for my daughter to b
Valerie: “Hi, baby,” I said, smiling at my little one as she woke up from her sleep. It was around eight in the morning, and though it was a bit early for me to wake up, especially considering the fact that the pack doctors asked me to rest, I still wanted to take the chance to see her. And I knew that she was happy about me being there as I saw her smile and heard her gentle coos of happiness. She looked up at me with big beautiful blue eyes, and I couldn’t help the feeling of contentment that I got, knowing that she was here in my arms, safe at last. And though a part of me knew that Alaric ensured her safety, something in me was never going to be content when it came to the fact that my child was not in my arms, and I knew that everyone that knew us understood that. Alessandro, who was in the changing room when I got out of bed, walked inside her nursery and raised an amused eyebrow. It made my heart swell, but I was more than a little happy to know that we were finally home and
Alessandro: If anyone would have told me that I was going to be happy seeing the Lycan alive, I would have punched them in the face. But when my mate ran to him, wrapping her arms around him, hugging him as if he was the one person that she wanted to see right now, I couldn’t help but find myself smiling. Both of them pulled away, and I watched as Valerie stepped back for a second, looking at him before he raised her pendant. “You had one wish when I stole it, and it came true.” He said, looking her in the eye. He wiped her tears before looking at me, and I smiled and nodded. “If I am alive today, it is because you truly didn’t want me dying.” “How would I want you dead when I knew that you were giving your life up for me?” She asked, and I looked at the man. “For me to live, you chose to burn alive. You asked me to go back to Alessandro, and I knew for a fact that he was the last person that you would have wanted me to go back to. You put me first, and…” “And I would do it aga
Valerie: Had I been told that the man would have done this I wouldn’t have allowed him to. Hell, I wasn’t going to be taking part in this in the first place. His mum’s pain made my stomach churn and it took everything in me not to vomit at the sight of her crying the way that she was. It hurt me more than I was able to let out, and that was something that I knew that my mate saw. Kai and Arianna stood a step back, and I knew that even they were in pain. Whatever was going on with them, and the damage that they had with their mothers, they both left them without an explanation to why anything was happening, and I knew firsthand what it was to have so many questions that wouldn’t be answered. Dean and Nicholas rushed toward us just as Dante and Aurora reached us, and I couldn’t help but find myself looking away at the sight of blood that each one of them had on his body. “Valerie?” Dante asked, and I squeezed my eyes shut as I found myself thinking of how the man had burned himself
Alessandro:I wrapped my arm around Rheniera, pulling her from the man that nearly stabbed her chest before breaking his back, causing him to fall to the ground.Her eyes were wide in surprise, and I looked her in the eye, wanting to see whether or not she was hurt; but I was thankful when she nodded in thanks, letting me know that she was okay.It wasn’t until an eclipse made the sky red that we all stopped. My chest ached, and I couldn’t help but find myself knowing what that meant. The idea of her not walking out of that building was one that I’ve been trying to distract myself from for the past few hours as we fought, but now that we were going to have to deal with it; I didn’t know how I was supposed to react. Rheniera, catching the pain in my eyes, put her hand on my shoulder, squeezing it in assurance, and I put mine on her hand, hoping for the best of this to come. Men fought, others ran, and I knew that we were going to have to go through this and we were going to have to en
Valerie: I looked through the portal that Esther opened for us, and knowing that I was going to go in there to face everything that I once knew was not something that I wanted to deal with. It pained me to go against my mother but I also knew that if things were to proceed this way, then I was going to have to end them the way that I knew best. And that was going to be with the fire that I was born with. Alaric looked at me, and for a second, I couldn’t help but find myself being thankful for him being by my side. To say the least, I knew that Alessandro would have weakened me, he was my weak spot, and I knew that I wasn’t going to be able to do anything with him being by my side. I was going to be scared of something happening to him in the process, and that was going to be more of a distraction for me, and I knew that he understood that very well. The idea of my daughter being away from me was something that broke me inside too, and I had to admit, I was counting the minutes for t