More on the past of both families. Which story do you believe? Valerie's hunch? or Vadim's story about Elijah?
Alessandro: “You are leaving with her because of what?” Daniella asked, frowning at me. The fact that she was barely even speaking to me earlier, and yet, she was here in the bedroom when she asked me to go and stay in the guest room amused me. “Because she is carrying my child, and I am going to need to ensure that she is settled and doesn’t need anything.” I said, and she scoffed. “The child was supposed to be born here, in this house. Or have you suddenly forgotten about the two of us raising…” I growled in warning, stopping her and she frowned. Her heart raced before she took a step toward me. “You are not defending her against me, Alpha Alessandro.” “She is carrying my baby, HER baby, and I am not going to deprive a mother of her child.” I said, and Daniella took a step back. My heart ached for the woman, my woman, that stood in front of me. But I knew that I owed it to Valerie. She didn’t take me from my mother nor did she take her from me. Instead, as a child, she stood and
Valerie: “I thought that you were going to come with me?” I asked, frowning in confusion when I saw Alessandro helping Leonardo with a few things. I didn’t have clothes to bother packing, those that I was wearing were ones that one of the pack members got for me because of the Alpha’s order. “I have a few things to tend to here at home. The men will be escorting you and staying with you. There are maids waiting for your arrival, and they are going to be tending to all your needs.” He said, making my breath get caught in my throat. I nodded in understanding before taking a step back to the car. My chest ached, and though I didn’t understand why, I knew that I wouldn’t have expected to go to a place that I did not know by myself. I would have at least expected him to have the courtesy to drop me off considering that it was his choice of places. “I see,” I said, smiling at the man before nodding. I took a step back and watched as Leonardo looked at the two of us, studying our expressio
Alessandro: “Why is no one answering the phone?” I asked, frowning in confusion. “I told you that it was a bad idea to have her going by herself, Alessandro. No matter how much you trust the men, she is ten times smarter than we all take her to be.” Leonardo said, and I glared at my beta. He shook his head at me, and I sighed. “I did it for Daniella.” I said, looking at our picture that was on my desk. I kept it there for her sake as well, but at this point, I didn’t even see what reason I had for keeping it when she didn’t even respect the fact that I had to rearrange my priorities based on circumstances. I lowered the picture frame, hiding the picture before getting up as the Lycan’s scent filled my nostrils. “I swear this Lycan is getting on my nerves.” I said, getting up from the desk. Both Leonardo and I walked toward the door, and I opened it to frown when I saw Alaric holding Valerie by her neck. Her eyes met mine and she shook her head as he had a knife on it, threatening
Valerie: I glared at the door as I knew that the Alpha wanted to walk inside. His eyes met mine and I shook my head at him before looking away, taking a deep breath as I did. “You didn’t come with me because you had work to do, didn’t you?” I asked, not bothering to look at him. “What are you implying, Valerie?” He asked, shaking his head in question, and I shook my head at the man. “That you are a fucking coward. That you are a bastard that would not only leave me halfway if your girlfriend asks you to, but you would also either take my child from me or just drop completely. Do I need to go on? I have a long list.” I said, glaring at the man who frowned. “I would have expected, at least after last night, that you would be treating me with more decency, but no, you chose to go on ahead, neglecting that you are the child’s father. I did not ask for your affection, nor did I ask for your love, but what I asked is for you to be damn responsible for the child with me.” “The child is
Alaric: “You just let her leave this way?” Alessio asked, glaring at me, and I shrugged. “Yes, and I doubt that you have any right to question my decisions, or do I need to give you a live demonstration of what I do to those that think that they can question me when I want to do something and when I do not?” I asked, glaring at the man. His eyes met mine and he shook his head. If I came here, it was not to follow what they wanted me to do. It was because I had my own plans, and it seemed to me that they were getting wrong impressions about me being lenient. “He is right though, Alaric.” Elijah said, and I raised an eyebrow. If the man was alive, it was because I wanted him to be, but then again, I doubted that he understood that fact, and even if he did, he never did come out as the type to be smart. At least his sister knew when it was time to stop even if she did act on impulse. “I understand that you might need her alive, but do you really believe that she would be siding with yo
Alessandro: “What do you mean that you are going to leave with her, Alessandro?” Daniella asked, glaring at me. “The man is clearly playing you, and here you are…” “I am not going to risk my pack’s safety, and I am not the only one who is leaving. Now, you are free to come with me or you can choose your own path, but I know Alaric enough to know that IF he has set his mind on something, he will not rest until it has happened.” I said, stopping her. “You are just going to run away like some coward?” She asked, making me stop what I was doing. I turned to glare at her, and she raised an eyebrow at me. She crossed her arms over her chest and I watched as her eyes hardened. “The man that I knew would have never, not for a second, chose to run away like some child. But here I am, watching another difference in the way that you have been treating yourself lately.” “You are going to be quiet, Daniella. This is not going to be ending well if you keep playing with fire the way that you are,
Valerie: “I am sure that you are happy with what is going on.” Daniella asked, standing by my bedroom door. I turned to face the woman and raised an eyebrow, I crossed my arms and waited for what she had to say. I had to admit, I would have been surprised if she didn’t pay me a visit. I was getting far too used to her unwanted ones. “I have noticed that you do not know the art of knocking on the door.” I said, shaking my head at her. “But if it helps you sleep at night, I have no benefit in your lover and you breaking up. I am merely carrying a child that I am aiming to protect.” “Yes, by getting inside my mate’s bed.” “I was in your lover’s bed because I was drunk, and I have to add, he was MY mate, and not yours. Well, that was until he chose to reject me after using me like some sex doll.” I said, and she frowned, glaring at me. “I am not going to question your anger, nor am I going to put you under the pressure of believing that I need or want anything from you. But if you ar
Alessandro: “What do you want, Daniella?” I asked, not bothering to look at her as she entered my office. I was getting a few things ready, and she has been roaming around the house for the past hour, trying to approach me. “Are you going to keep avoiding me? Is this the plan now? Breaking up with me with no explanation, and…” “I think that the two of us know very well that us breaking up is not only for the best, but…” “I can’t find myself living without you, Alessandro.” She said, stopping me. “I stopped picturing that a long time ago, and yet, here you are forcing me to deal with a fate that I had no hands in.” “I did not blame you, for one second, for your jealousy. But I think that the two of us know very well that you have crossed more limits than any man would be able to handle. And yet, not once did I confine you in them. I always put you as right, and I always put you above everyone. I even made a promise to you over something that you chose to neglect and ignore.” I said
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