Valerie: “This is the Estate that we are going to be staying at.” Alessandro said, and I nodded, putting my carry on down. Alessandro did offer to carry it for me, but I chose not to want to have him carrying my things. I wasn’t the type that depended on anyone to do anything for me, and I wasn’t going to start with doing that now. “It is nice.” She said, and I nodded. The house was mostly empty, the only ones here were the ten maids that came two days ago to clean the house and prepare it for our stay. “I find it cozy and more homie than the house in LA. Maybe because it is calm, you know, it is going to be packed in a few days…” “Or maybe it is the fact that you would be able to roam around it without worrying that Daniella would want to have your head.” Alessandro said, stopping me. I looked down at my feet, avoiding his eyes for a second before shaking my head. “I know that this is going to be the last thing that you expect to hear from me, but I don’t like being the reason be
Alessandro: I stared at my phone for a while as Valerie’s words played in my head. Could I really have been fooled through all this time into believing something that was never really there? Were the two of us simply together to benefit one another and rather not love each other? I ran my fingers through my hair before I put my phone down. There was no use in staring at it for hours when I knew that she wasn’t going to call me. If she wanted to, a simple message would have done, but it was obvious to me that she wanted nothing to do with me anymore, and that wasn’t something that I could blame her for. To say the least, I knew that I deserved it and that I was merely paying the consequences of what I did. But I couldn’t help but find myself thinking that Valerie’s words were more true about the two of us than anything. Yes, I was used to Daniella being around me, and yes, I would be more than willing to fight for the two of us to be together, but was it only because she brought me
Valerie:I woke up in my bedroom, frowning when I found myself covered under the blanket as I sat up.I rubbed the sleep from my eyes only to turn and find a small note on the bedside table. A small smile formed on my lips as I realized that it was the Alpha that brought me back here in the first place.‘So much for watching a movie, but it was nice talking to you throughout the night. Refreshing and very much needed. Thank you for it.I will be out for a while, but I will see you when I am back to the Estate. The maids are already ready to take care of all your needs. All you need to do is ask.-Alessandro.’I shook my head as I got up from the bed, placing the note back on the bedside table before I walked to the bathroom to freshen up. I knew that I was going to need to go and buy new clothes, and it wasn’t only for the fact that I had almost none, but it was also the fact that I was going to be growing soon enough as my baby grew, and I didn’t plan on finding myself being naked a
Alessandro: “Where are you going?” I asked, raising an eyebrow at Valerie who was getting ready in her room. “You know, you really have to start learning how to knock on the door.” She said, shaking her head at me and I smirked. “As for where I am going, I doubt that I am going to have to answer to you now, or have I missed something?” “Well, considering the fact that the two of us…” “Just because the two of us watched a movie last night doesn’t mean that I am going to tell you where I am going, darling.” She said, stopping me. She turned to face me, and I shook my head at her, remembering that I was dealing with the queen of sass mouth. “I was going to say, considering that you don’t know the city, maybe I can take you to the place that you want to go to. Or maybe, offer to actually give you a driver if you don’t want to spend more time with me.” I teased, and she playfully rolled her eyes at me. “When you put it that way, I would still say it doesn’t concern me. Plus, as you
Valerie: I walked through the streets of Las Vegas, wondering how the hell I managed to get myself in what I am in. The fact that the Alpha believed that he could buy my life back with whatever money that he could give me annoyed me, but it wasn’t just that; it was the fact that he didn’t even see it as wrong. Hell, he even believed that he could pay back for what he took when in reality, the two of us knew very well that he took more than he would ever be able to give back. I put my hand on my stomach as I got lost in my thoughts and I couldn’t help but find myself wondering what would have happened if I chose to accept Alessio’s offer. Maybe things would have been a lot easier for me or maybe I would have found myself entering a whole different hurricane that I no longer wanted to handle. “I should have just left when I could have.” I muttered to myself. “You tend to have a lack of judgment at times, it is something that I have noticed.” I heard the Lycan’s voice from behind me.
Alessandro: “What do you fucking mean that she is with Alaric? How the fuck did he even find her?” I asked, tightening my grip around the phone. “I don’t know, Alpha, but the two of them are roaming through shops together. She doesn’t seem in distress…” “Keep your eyes on them and if she needs anything, let me know, and her location and coordinates at all times.” I said, tapping my desk twice. The fact that she wouldn’t let me be with her but was more than willing to be with the Lycan is something that annoyed me more than anything, and the idea of her being with him was one thing that I didn’t even want to consider. “Yes, boss.” Knox said, and I hung up. The woman believed that I would be sending her without security in a city that was still not completely safe, and the fact that Alaric was here only proved my point about it being as dangerous as it was. I ran my fingers through my hair as my phone rang again, and answering without checking caller ID, I waited for Knox to tell
Valerie: “Surely you had different dreams that don’t include…” “That is not something that I want to discuss. You know, considering that I won’t be able to change it.” I said, and Alaric nodded in understanding. “I don’t regret my baby, but what I do regret is not leaving when I wanted to.” “You would have left without the man knowing about his child?” He asked, shaking his head in question, and I sighed. “I know that it may not be fair for him or my baby, but the fact that it would have spared all of us a lot is not something that I can deny. You know, at least the child would have lived normally and the man wouldn’t have lost his love, his home, and pack.” I said, looking down at the table. “You blame yourself because he cheated on his lover?” He asked, shaking his head in question, and I sighed. “I know by logic, I shouldn’t be feeling guilty, and I know that I shouldn’t feel guilty over it. And I know that he did it knowing that he had his lover, but I can’t help but thinkin
Alessandro: I watched as Valerie walked inside the room, carrying two bags in her hand before she threw them on the ground. She watched as they landed with a loud thud, but didn't seem to react for a second before she looked up at me, clearly having her full attention on me as she revealed how annoyed she seemed to be. I frowned in confusion before she approached me with an anger in her eyes that I never thought that I would be seeing. And considering that the two of us didn't argue; the woman didn't even know that I spoke to Daniella, and for that, she would have no reason to be reacting the way that she was. She raised her hand, and I was surprised when her palm came in contact with my right cheek, taking me off guard as she slapped me. And to admit, she was the first woman to actually dare to do so while knowing that I was an Alpha, and though I didn't know whether or not to be impressed by her courage, or stupidity, I couldn't help but find myself growing more determined about
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