So, how do we feel about this one? Ps. Jess, I saw your note about them not knowing about Knox being allies. I have been meaning to respond but keep forgetting to add the note, LOL. The assassins are trained hunters that are mostly hired, and they KNOW that both Alphas were friends. One, ONLY Knox and Alessandro were friends, the rest were not. As you may have noticed, Alessandro hired ALL to protect Val, but when it came to Knox, he was doing it alone because he wasn't paid. Two, the signal of him taking his last breath came from within Alessandro's grounds, and as we can tell, Ryker seems to be against Alessandro, this can have an impact of even the alliance. Three, with war, we never know who is betraying the other, do we? Hope this explained it, and sorry for the delay of the explanation.
Valerie: I frowned in confusion when I noticed how tense the house suddenly was. Alessandro was quite as both he and Dean walked inside the house, and though neither one of them said anything, I could tell by Alessandro’s reaction that he was more than a little annoyed, though what bothered him in while that he went out, I didn’t know, but I knew better than to ask. “It turns out that the Lycan has siblings.” Dante said, and I frowned. Alessandro looked at me and I took a deep breath. This was literally what we needed right now. “Great, we are going to be dealing with more Lycans…” “Actually, no,” Dean said, making me frown in confusion. “It is ONLY Alessandro who is the Lycan. The others are wolves only, different fathers but they all share the same mother.” I shook my head and looked at Alessandro who nodded in assurance. His words still played in my head, but I couldn’t help but find myself wondering about what he had on his mind right now. The man was the type to be quiet abo
Alessandro: “Valerie, you know that I am against this…” “Alessandro, you already spoke to the assassins, and I think that you know very well that I am not going to go back from this.” Valerie said, stopping me. “I want him to find me this time. If anyone is going to be able to know what it would be taking to stop him, it is going to be me.” “That would require the Lycan to talk, Valerie. You know that he would be playing you with words or trying to, at least.” I said, and she smiled. She extended her hand to me, taking it in hers before running her finger over mine. The pain that I felt at the idea of someone trying to claim or catch her attention was not one that I was going to deny, especially when I knew that it was what the Lycan wanted. Flashback: “You keep roaming around my mate wherever she goes, and I am starting to disdain that.” I said, entering the man’s office. He smirked, crossing his arms over his chest as he waited for my reaction, clearly knowing that I was more th
Valerie: “I am surprised to see that they let you out on your own.” Alaric said, approaching me from the back. I knew that he was not alone, but I wasn’t planning on creating a fuss against him just yet. It was still far too early for that. “I am surprised that you had the guts to actually approach me after last time’s stunt. But then again, I doubt that you have it in you to remind yourself of what courtesy is.” I said, turning to face him. He raised an amused eyebrow at me, and the man, a wolf, Alpha, stood two steps behind him. His brown eyes met mine and I could see the amusement in his gaze. “I am guessing that you are the new Alpha in town.” I said, and he nodded. “News does spread fast around here, I will give you all of you that much.” He said, extending his hand to me. “Alpha Ned, it is a pleasure meeting you, Valerie.” “I am not sure if I can say the same thing, but we will be able to figure that out within the next hour.” I said, and he nodded. His eyes, which were fi
Alaric: “She is an interesting personality, but I am curious at where this would be going.” Ned asked, watching as Valerie walked toward the nearest cab. The driver was mine and has been waiting for her to leave to ensure a safe ride away from the other hunters and rogues. “She is the blood of the phoenix, and you know that it is the only blood that can ensure my reproduction.” I said, and he shook his head at me. “What makes you think that she would allow you to impregnate her, brother?” He asked, and I smiled. “It doesn’t necessarily mean giving birth to children, Ned.” I said, and he frowned. “You know that the story that mother told the world was not true about me being a child of a mating. You are well aware that I am not only a bastard, but I was cursed to be what I am.” The first time that I shifted, everyone was in shock of the monster that they saw in front of them. My eyes were a deep shade of red and rather than being on all fours, I stood on two. I could even speak to
Alessandro: “Do you want to tell me what happened that made you this annoyed?” I asked, wrapping my arms around Valerie. I pulled her to my chest and she took a deep breath before shaking her head. “Aside from the fucking bastard being a monster, I doubt that there is anything else that you want to know.” She said, and I raised an eyebrow. “He is not on any of the sides. The man is turning everyone against one another for his own benefit and the worst part about it is that no one can see it. They all see him as the Lycan, but none of them see him as the monster that he really is.” “And did you?” I asked, and she scoffed. “I saw a barbarian who is simply hungry for power.” She said, turning to face me. Her stomach was already growing heavy, and I knew that we barely had a couple of months to go before our daughter was born. “It was a long day,” “I can tell.” I said, taking her hand in mine. The fact that she killed his wolves to prove a point was something that I was amazed by, and
Valerie: “You know, Eva…” I said, walking toward her and my mate. The fact that she snapped the way that she did was not something that I liked; however, if she was to believe that we owed her anything because of her being here, then she was going to have to deal with the one person that she wouldn’t want to handle. “Valerie…” “No, no, Alessandro, let a person who knows what it is to live a hardship speak to her.” I said, stopping my mate. Nicholas looked at me, and I watched as he shook his head for a second before I scoffed. “You want me to shut it because you don’t want your little child of a mate to feel offended.” “Child?” “A person who believes that she can get everything that she wants, the way that she wants it, and that people are supposed to find as normal; will forever be a spoiled brat in my eyes, using the word child only made it softer.” I said, glaring daggers at the woman. “You can choose to hide behind that Eye and your bloody damn mate, family, and everything t
Alessandro: I took a deep breath and shook my head, not wanting it to be the way that it was. Valerie was not going to keep leaving until that man found a way to get to her, and more importantly, this time, I wasn’t going to let her leave being this upset. For once, since the two of us met, we are going to solve things the way that we should have from day one. “Alessandro…” “Dean, I am going to go out for a bit. I believe that you can tend to things here with Leo while I’m gone.” I said, and he raised an eyebrow. I looked at the man and he smirked. “You finally got something right in that thick head of yours.” He said, and I rolled my eyes before turning to the door. Leonardo’s eyes met mine and I nodded, knowing that he already heard that I was leaving. The house was going to be in his hands and I knew that I wasn’t going to need to worry about anything. He was my beta for a reason, and I knew that he handled a lot more things than just a few searches. Plus, these searches were
Valerie: “Wait, wait, wait, you, Capo dei Capi, wanted to become a doctor?” I asked, and he chuckled. “Long life dream,” he teased, and I shook my head in question. “But considering that my father didn’t have another heir, and considering all the things that I took on my head when he let the pack go, I was forced to drop that. But I don’t really regret it, I doubt that I would have been able to live through the studies that I would have had to do.” “Or maybe you would have been good,” I said, and he shrugged. The two of us have been walking mindlessly around the crowded streets of Vegas for the past hour now, and I had to admit, I couldn’t help but find myself enjoying it a lot. “I wouldn’t know that now, would I?” He asked, looking away from me for a second. “I grew up with the burden of having to become an Alpha whether or not I liked it. Then there was the fact that so much changed and happened over the years of my father being an Alpha, things that I was forced to fix, and no
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