Shall we start redeeming the Alpha? Or do we still need to punish him, hehe?
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
Alessandro: I smiled when Valerie, who was curled up in my arms as she slept, sighed in contentment. I haven’t been able to sleep as a number of thoughts played in my head, but neither one of them seemed to make sense about how things were going to be going, why the Lycan was suddenly interested in my mate, and why everything was going the way that it was. The idea of him needing her for something that was darker than what I knew was something that I didn’t like, but I knew that there were too many gaps that I couldn’t understand. And I had to admit, I couldn’t help but find myself feeling more pain than I should be for the fact that I never did realize or suspect that Daniella would be a part of something like this. It was painful to admit or see, but I knew that I was going to have to deal with something that I couldn’t have expected. I slowly moved from the bed, doing my best not to move too much so as not to wake up my mate, and I couldn’t help but smile when she curled up und
Valerie: I woke up to Alessandro entering the room. And though I could tell that he was trying his best not to wake me with how gentle he seemed to be opening the door, being already half awake when he initially got up from bed didn’t make things better for him. His eyes met mine, and though I could tell that something was bothering him, he smiled when he saw me looking up at him. “Hey, did I wake you?” He asked, and I rubbed the sleep from my eyes as I sat up, processing the world around me as I did. And looking out the window, I could tell, since we kept the blinds a little open, that it was either still late night or a while before dawn. Either way, the sun was yet to rise. “I woke up when the door opened.” I said, extending my hand to him. He smiled and took my hand before sitting on the edge of the bed beside me. He ran his finger over my leg gently, and I couldn’t help but smile at his gentle action. “You seem to be bothered, is everything alright?” “I spoke to Eva,” he sai
Eva: I sat out on the windowsill when Nicholas wrapped his arms around me, pulling me to his chest. “You have been off for a while, and I can’t help but find myself wondering if it was something that I did to upset you, or if you have been hiding something from me.” He said, kissing my shoulder. I put my hand on his cheek, and I couldn’t help the small smile that formed on my lips at this concern. “Can it be because I need to be in your arms, and yet, I lately can’t find the proper time to do so?” I asked, and he chuckled before pulling me off the sill. I laughed and stood on my feet before turning to face him. His eyes softened and I sighed before laying my head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around me. “Do you want to tell me what’s bothering you?” He asked, and I fisted his shirt, making him chuckle. “I will take that as a no,” He kissed the crown of my head, letting his lips linger there, and I couldn’t help but purr at how understanding he was. The man didn’t know it en
Alessandro: “We are going to have to deal with things in a smarter way, and judging by the fact that we all know that we are not only under a watch, but that they are all waiting for the day that they see us collapse, it is best that we start being careful.” I said, looking at Dante who nodded in agreement. “Yes, but you know that with us going to Rome, things are going to start stirring up questions, and the Lycan would not wait for the moment to seize an opportunity like this one. Valerie in specific is going to be with a newborn, and even if we manage to get her to leave the baby somewhere, which is rarely ever possible, we are going to have to keep both of them safe as we have different enemies that can try attacking the two of you at once.” Dante said, and Valerie frowned. “You don’t expect us to be changing diapers while in Rome, do you?” “You can’t seriously expect me to say yes about leaving my baby amidst the trouble that we are going through, living in, and are dealing wi
Valerie: To say that I never screamed as loud in my life would not be an understatement. My bones felt like they were breaking apart, and my lower half felt like it was going to explode. But just the cries of my little angel filling my ears, I couldn’t help the smile that formed on my lips as Aurora held her up for me. Tears fell from my eyes as she brought her to me, and not caring about the blood that still coated her, I held her to my chest as I looked at her for the first time. “Hi, baby,” I whispered, unable to contain the sob that escaped my lips. Aurora stood back and I watched as the door opened, revealing Alessandro, who as in tradition of the wolves, waited outside the room as he was held by the two Alphas that were with him. His eyes met mine and I nodded before he approached, looking at our little one as she whimpered. He smiled and kissed my forehead, letting his lips linger there as he ran his fingers through my hair. He pulled away to look me in the eye just as the
Alessandro: “Valerie, you need to rest,” I said, shaking my head at my mate. She has been trying to get out of bed and toward the room where our little one was being looked after by the nurses for the next few days. It was something that we had as customary, and though I did try to explain it to Valerie, she didn’t seem to want to understand that. “Alessandro, I have been getting enough rest for the past few hours…” “Baby, Val, you know that she is safe…” “It is not about her being safe, Alessandro, but I want her by my side.” She urged, and I sighed. I knew that this separation was going to be hard, but considering that she wasn’t a wolf, I didn’t expect it to be as difficult. “Neonata, you know that we have to do this. Otherwise, if we don’t break this bond now, you are going to have a harder time when she grows up. Plus, if we are to leave for Rome in a few weeks, believe me, you do not want to deal with the pain of the separation when it happens.” I said, and she glared at m
Valerie: I didn’t like the feeling of vulnerability that I got, but with everything that I have been going through for the past six months, I couldn’t help but feel it piling up on me to the point where I didn’t know how to contain it. The one thing that I was truly thankful for was the fact that Alessandro was willing to listen, and though I was scared of him getting angry about it, I knew that if I didn’t let it out now, I wasn’t going to do so. He didn’t say a word, but he tightened his arms around me, letting me know to go on. It was moments like this when the two of us used to talk and he would lay his head on my lap or the two of us would be sitting, facing one another as he let his own pain out to me. I knew that sometimes, it was best not to say a word, and I was thankful that he was allowing me the same moment. “I don’t know how things are going to go, Alessandro, but I really do hope that they don’t end up regretting what they were doing when they chose to work with
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