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Valerie: “Are you sure that it would be a good idea for me to be here when I know that both Dante and I argued yesterday? Mind you, even you didn’t have the best of fallouts before we parted ways.” I said, looking at my mate. I had to admit, I couldn’t help but find myself thinking of Rheniera momentarily and how she looked at my mate, and though I knew that she was a past to him just like Alessio was one to me; something about the woman was not comforting. “We are not going to run away or delay something that could be done quickly.” Alessandro said, pulling me to his chest. “And don’t worry, I am going to be by your side through it all. You just have to trust me.” He kissed my temple, and I couldn’t help the smile that formed on my lips before he knocked on the door. A maid opened it a minute later and the two of us followed the group’s voices, heading to the living room as we did. “The two of you are here early,” Eva stated, handing me a cup of coffee. I nodded in thanks and too
Alaric: I sat on the dining table with my siblings as we had our breakfast. It was a while past nine in the morning, and I knew that considering that we were here in Rome, my sister would want to tour around for a bit before we headed off toward the D’Angelo Estate. That was, of course, unless my woman chose to leave the house before that happened. “You are quiet, brother.” Rheniera commented, raising an amused eyebrow. “I doubt that you would be thinking of something that is that important while in Rome.” “Considering the fact that I know that a lot lies on the fact that we are here in Rome, why would I be thinking about that, sister?” I asked, sarcasm dripping from my tone. Rheniera laughed, and I shook my head at her, watching as she put her fork and knife down. “I did promise you a tour, and I did not forget about it. So, I do suggest that you go and get dressed, then the two of us can go to the place where all Romans united.” “The Coliseum?” She asked, and I nodded. Ned shook
Alessandro: “What do you mean that she is the phoenix, Aurora?” I asked, glaring at the woman. She looked down at her feet, avoiding my eyes for a second, and I shook my head in question. “You knew the second that you saw her, didn’t you?” “She has a pure heart, unfortunately for us, she has been chosen by the compass and the eye. Not only is she pure inside, but she is honest, and has lived away from even her duties to ensure that she has harmed no one.” She said, looking me in the eye. “I learned that from a dog that has been following her around in the shadows.” “A what?” Valerie asked, shaking her head in question. Aurora took a deep breath before pulling her phone out. She showed the picture of the dog that Valerie saved, the dog that I laid on the hospital bed when I first met her. “Is that…?” “The dog has been following us around, and I know for fact that a dog or an animal of any form appearing as they stood as guardians are for those that were chosen. Neither me nor Eva ne
Valerie: Dante wrapped his arm around Alessandro, holding him upright as the Lycan and his siblings casually walked out of the house. The fact that they were all completely still was something that I couldn’t understand, and it wasn’t until I saw Aurora falling on her knees that I realized that one of them had paralyzed everyone. I couldn’t even look at my brother who was laying on the ground, and the shock of everything was just hitting me as if a brick wall was falling on top of me. “Alessandro?” I said, looking at my mate. His eyes met mine and though weak, I could tell that he was trying to fight off whatever was spreading through his body. “Valerie, you are going to need to calm down for his sake. The man is going to need to…” “Calm down? Fucks sake, I just watched my mate get…” Dean wrapped his arm around me, turning me to face him, stopping me from whatever I said as Dante and Nicholas pulled my mate out of the living room. He kept his eyes on mine and I shook my head as
Alaric: “You played a very dangerous game, brother.” Ned said, looking me in the eye. I knew that his body would be sent to the hunter, but I was curious about whether or not Valerie would have the guts to show herself as it was sent. “She is going to come. There is nothing that could heal him except my blood, and even if she doesn’t know it, those around her would.” I said, and Ned looked at Rheniera. Her eyes were wide in shock, and she had been quiet for the past hour. I knew that it wasn’t something that she expected but I had things to take care of and neither one of them included her emotions right now. “What if she ends up tearing everything apart, Alaric, did you come to consider the fact that you not only killed her brother right before her eyes but also managed to badly hurt her mate. There is nothing that would stop her anger, and if the ornaments that she has around her neck react to it, then you are not going to survive, and you know that very well.” Rheniera said, gla
Valerie: I pulled the knife out of the man’s chest, watching as his body fell to the ground before turning to leave. “You are just going to take three lives, not to mention the others that you did and you call yourself a saint?” Rheniera spoke, and I shook my head. “Did it occur to you that I wouldn’t drop the topic when it came to my mate?” I asked, looking at the woman over my shoulder. “Neither one of you was poisoned but I knew that playing your minds would have forced you to still. As for him, let him believe that he is dead for a while longer, the punishment of him being on the run a lot harder than an easy death.” “What?” Ned asked, and I turned to face them. I had to ignore my pain as I knew that I would be sparing the man that killed my brother in front of me. I knew to be wise, and I knew to harm none of those that broke me inside. “Your brother is alive, and these men are an illusion of the Eye.” I said, putting a hand on the pendant. Each one of them disappeared, an
Alessandro: I opened my eyes to find Valerie sitting by my side. Her eyes widened, and she stood from the edge of the bed before wrapping her arms around me, making me chuckle lightly. I wrapped my right arm around her, and I couldn’t help the frown that formed on my lips as I caught two familiar scents, neither one of them being ones that I expected to catch right here. “What is he doing here?” I asked, glaring at the man as I pulled away from my mate’s arms. The fact that I felt like I was stronger than I had been was something that I wasn’t going to deny. I didn’t even feel like I was ill earlier, and I couldn’t help but frown in confusion, wondering if this was some sort of an illusion. “My blood healed you after your mate tried causing a massacre. I have to admit, even I was surprised with what she would be willing to do for you.” The Lycan said, crossing his arms over his chest. “It took an hour, but your body is completely healed from all the poisons and you won’t be needin
Valerie: It took everything in me not to snap the man’s neck as we stood in the living room. His eyes were fixed on mine, and I took a deep breath, calming myself down as I tried processing what happened. Alessandro had his arm wrapped around me, clearly sensing my anger, and looking at my mate, I nodded in assurance before glaring at the thing that I called Lycan. I didn’t even understand how I fell for that illusion, whatever it was, but I knew one thing, I didn’t like being taken for a fool, and that Lycan took me for one. “Your eyes are going to end up popping out of your head if you keep glaring at me like that. Plus, you do not look as pretty when you do. Now, if there is something that you are going to tell me, spill it out, or I suggest that you start by talking about what we are going to be doing.” He said, and Dante, who was standing, put a hand on my shoulder, squeezing it gently before turning to look at the man. “What makes us believe that anything that you are sayin
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