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Alpha Caspian Chapter 73
Caspian:Three days.Seventy-two goddamn hours.That’s how long Valerie had gone without sparing me so much as a glance, let alone a single word. Hell, the woman would even ignore me if I approached her villa. She would pretend that it did not exist. She would watch me speaking to Adrian from a distance, having one of them made to watch over him. And when I expected her to come and speak to me, she would just go inside, ignoring me, pretending that I was not there.I had dealt with her stubbornness before, I had learned to navigate the sharp edges of her defiance, but this? This was something else entirely. This was the last thing that I would have expected from her. This was something that I did not know how to deal with when it came to her.She was acting like I didn’t exist.She was acting as if I was not even in her own space, as if she was not in mine. It was as if she did not see me.Like I wasn’t standing in the same room, in the same space.Like I wasn’t the man who had once h
Last Updated : 2025-03-09Alpha Caspian Chapter 74
Valerie:I didn’t waste time searching for Elias. I knew where he would be.I knew that I should not have left the pack house and I should not have left Adrian there alone. But I also know that standing back there was not a good thing for me. I was just allowing Caspian to have his way while I was isolated, oblivious to everything that was going on around me.If Eva wanted to go as low as burn the house down, then it was for a reason and if Caspian had let Daniel go without a fight, then he had a bigger reason, I needed to know what that reason was.The moment I spotted him near the pack’s border, speaking with two of his men, I marched toward him, my heart pounding with a mix of anger and frustration.He turned as if sensing my presence before I even said a word, his sharp gaze meeting mine. His brows furrowed at the sight of me, clearly noticing my fury before I even opened my mouth.“Valerie?” His voice was cautious. “What…?”“What the hell did you and Caspian talk about?” I cut hi
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Valerie:I walked into the estate I once called home, the estate I was banished from five years ago. The appearance of it hadn’t changed, yet the weight of its walls felt heavier, steeped in memories I tried to suppress.“You should have fought back from the divorce. You should have fought back to tell him that you did not want it.” My mother's words played in my head for a moment, but I forced myself to take a deep breath as I ignored the pain that formed in my chest, the pain that I wanted nothing more than to find disappearing.The faint sound of footsteps pulled me from my thoughts, and the door opened, revealing Elias, my older brother. His face lit up with a soft smile, one I hadn’t seen in years. The one reason why I was here was because of him. And I knew that he was well aware of that. I knew that he understood that I wouldn't be here had he not begged me to come.“Welcome home, sorella,” he said, stepping forward and pulling me into a warm embrace.For a moment I hesitated, w
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Caspian:“What do you mean, ‘she’s here’?” I asked, my voice laced with a growl as I glared at my beta, Mateo. One thing that I did not want to be dealing with is the fact that she would be here, that I would be possibly seeing her. Even the idea of her presence was one that annoyed me.“She was seen with her brother earlier. He called her to come. You know how their traditions work. And do you know that she has to be by his side when he is to be announced as alpha?” Mateo said, his eyes darting nervously to the floor. “With Alpha Dominic gone, Elias is taking his place. He wanted her by his side. And despite being an exile, she is still her sister. He might want her back.”I clenched my jaw, the mere mention of her name stirring a storm I didn’t want to face. “Keep her away from Valerie during the ceremony. I don’t care if it’s her brother’s night. The last thing we need is a scene between the two of them.”“With all due respect, Caspian,” Mateo began cautiously, “Valerie knows how to
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Valerie:“You’ve been in this room for the past hour.” I said, entering the office where I knew Elias was choosing to hide himself from the responsibilities that I knew he would now carry on his shoulders.“If I can trust anyone in this world to find me when I am hiding somewhere, it is going to be you, sorella.” He said, making me smile as I walked deeper inside the office.“Well, you don’t try to make it creative wherever it is that you’re hiding, do you?” I asked, teasing him. “Are you okay?”He stood tall, the perfect image of an alpha, but I saw through everything that he was holding onto. It was Father that died, and he was closer to him than I was. And I knew that this tore him inside, to be standing here, knowing that he was taking his place when he was dead.Elias forced a smile, but it didn’t reach his eyes. He wouldn’t let me see the pain, he never had. “I should be asking you that. You're the one here, and I know for a fact that you don't want to be.”He stepped closer, cu
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Caspian:I adjusted my cufflinks, trying to do my best as to pass time to get ready. The idea of going there was not one that I wanted. The ceremony was minutes away and the weight of expectation settled heavily on my shoulders. However, it was not the event that bothered me. It was the fact that Valerie's presence loomed over like a dark cloud. And I could already feel the tension that I would bring. It was the tension that I was doing my best to avoid.“Caspian?” Eva’s voice broke the silence, pulling me from my thoughts. I looked at her over my shoulder and I frowned before turning to face her.She stood by the doorway, her red dress clinging to her like a second skin. My jaw tightened at the sight. She made her choice and it was delivered and calculated. She wasn't wearing the dress for the ceremony. She knew that it was not fit for it.“Can you help me with the zipper?” She asked, turning slightly to expose her back. A small smile formed on her lips, and I knew that she was doing
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Valerie:I forced myself to keep my gaze calm as I looked at Caspian's eyes, which bored into mine. I could tell that you were shocked. I could not blame him. He remained in front of Adrian, my son, our son, and the disbelief that was on his face could be seen a mile away.His eyes met mine, a silent question burning through them. The number of questions that I knew he had in his mind was countless. I could see him fighting back the truth, struggling to connect with the child that stood in front of him; even the idea of me having a child was one that he did not put in mind. And I knew that this was something that he was thinking about, the life that he had abandoned, that he left behind.Maybe he did not know of Adrian. That was true. However, had he chosen to listen to me, he would have known. I just did not know how I would have been able to tell him at the time, especially with the way that he was serious about the divorce. Especially with the way that he did not even want to look a
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Caspian:“You knew of the boy? Of my son?” I asked, ignoring the sense that I felt in my chest as I allowed myself to digest the moment that we were in.“Of course, I did. He’s my nephew.” Elias responded casually. “I doubt that you would expect her to hide him from me too.”His words hit me harder than I cared to admit. My ex-wife, the woman I thought I’d left behind, had hidden my child from me. My fists clenched at my sides as the realization settled in. How could she fucking dare do so?“You let her go.” Elias continued as if it was the most normal thing to say. I could tell that he was being bitter, that he hated speaking the way that he was. “You brought in another woman to take her place. What did you expect? For me to show up on your doorstep and tell you that the wife you forced to leave was carrying your child? That is my sister. I'm not going to put her in such a situation.”“How do you even know he’s yours?” Eva’s voice cut through the tension, her words biting and laced wi
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Valerie:I didn’t waste time searching for Elias. I knew where he would be.I knew that I should not have left the pack house and I should not have left Adrian there alone. But I also know that standing back there was not a good thing for me. I was just allowing Caspian to have his way while I was isolated, oblivious to everything that was going on around me.If Eva wanted to go as low as burn the house down, then it was for a reason and if Caspian had let Daniel go without a fight, then he had a bigger reason, I needed to know what that reason was.The moment I spotted him near the pack’s border, speaking with two of his men, I marched toward him, my heart pounding with a mix of anger and frustration.He turned as if sensing my presence before I even said a word, his sharp gaze meeting mine. His brows furrowed at the sight of me, clearly noticing my fury before I even opened my mouth.“Valerie?” His voice was cautious. “What…?”“What the hell did you and Caspian talk about?” I cut hi
Alpha Caspian Chapter 73
Caspian:Three days.Seventy-two goddamn hours.That’s how long Valerie had gone without sparing me so much as a glance, let alone a single word. Hell, the woman would even ignore me if I approached her villa. She would pretend that it did not exist. She would watch me speaking to Adrian from a distance, having one of them made to watch over him. And when I expected her to come and speak to me, she would just go inside, ignoring me, pretending that I was not there.I had dealt with her stubbornness before, I had learned to navigate the sharp edges of her defiance, but this? This was something else entirely. This was the last thing that I would have expected from her. This was something that I did not know how to deal with when it came to her.She was acting like I didn’t exist.She was acting as if I was not even in her own space, as if she was not in mine. It was as if she did not see me.Like I wasn’t standing in the same room, in the same space.Like I wasn’t the man who had once h
Alpha Caspian Chapter 72
Valerie:I was a mess.I knew I was.But no one else needed to know that.No one needed to see the remnants of last night, the weakness that had crept into my bones, the silent tears I had let fall.So, I stood.I stood tall, shoulders squared, chin high, as if I hadn’t spent the night curled up on the couch, drowning in the weight of everything I had fought so hard to ignore.I moved through the villa with purpose, forcing each step to feel strong, forcing my breath to steady. If I let myself falter, even for a second, I knew I wouldn’t be able to pull myself back together again.And I refused to be seen as weak.Not today.Not ever.“Mama…” Adrian called, making me smile. I got down on my knees and corrected my lips with his forehead, making him smile as I hugged him tightly.He had seen me weakening yesterday and that was not something that I liked. I was thankful that he dropped the subject, however, him knowing that I was in tears or him seeing that was not something that I was g
Alpha Caspian Chapter 71
Caspian:“Why does everyone in this pack suddenly look like they've seen ghosts, or like they've been hit by some kind of truck?”Mateo’s voice broke through the storm in my head, dragging my gaze up to meet his. He stood with his arms crossed, watching me with that sharp, knowing look, the one that told me he wasn’t going to let me off easy.“I really don't want to be talking about this right now, Mateo.” I said, and he nodded.“And that is exactly why we are going to talk about this, because not only do you look like you've seen a ghost, but like you've been through a mental battle that is not being explained. And I doubt that you're going to explain it if you just stand here by yourself.” He sat, crossing his arms over his chest as he looked me in the eye.I exhaled slowly, running a hand down my face. “I apologized.”Mateo blinked. Then he laughed.A real, full-bellied laugh.“I'm sorry, what?” He smirked, shaking his head. “No wonder Valerie looked as wrecked as she did. You of a
Alpha Caspian Chapter 70
Valerie:I stood there, unmoving, my breath shallow as Caspian’s warmth faded from around me.I watched as he walked away momentarily trying to process what just happened.My heart was still racing, my skin still tingling from the weight of his embrace, and my mind, my mind was a mess. And no matter how hard I was going to try to deny it, I would not be able to do so.I didn’t understand what had just happened. I did not understand how I let things get to the way that they did, how they got this far.I had spoken with fire, had meant every single word. I knew that I didn’t want him, that I wasn’t going to let myself fall into the same trap again. I gave myself that promise the 2nd that I signed that contract, the second that I walked away from him, the second that he pushed me away.But then he had held me.Not with force.Not with anger.Just held me.And then, he apologized.The words had hit me like a wave, knocking the air from my lungs.Caspian Ashford never apologized.Not once.
Alpha Caspian Chapter 69
Caspian:Mateo had been enjoying himself far too much.Of course he would be. This was something that he would have wanted to say, though I knew that he did not expect me to be submitting this easily. I also did not know how I was going to react with her. I did not expect this as a reaction from her.He leaned against my desk, arms crossed, an infuriating smirk tugging at his lips. “You know, I never thought I’d see the day when Caspian Ashford got rejected. And not only did you get rejected, you keep getting rejected, ignored and pushed away by the one woman that Once Upon a time used to roam around you.”“One more word out of you and I'm going to have your head, Mateo.” I said, looking at him.“Why? Because I'm telling you the truth.”I shot him a glare, but that only seemed to amuse him more. The man was going to be the end of me. He was going to drive me more crazy than I thought that anyone would be allowed to do so. Then again, I knew that he was well aware that he could cross e
Alpha Caspian Chapter 68
Valerie:I had been doing my best to avoid Caspian since Eva left.This was the best option that I could actually think of.It wasn’t difficult.Not until he made it difficult.But still I managed to avoid him enough and not speak to him since she had left.The pack was large, and I knew its boundaries well enough to keep my distance. If I felt him coming, I walked the other way. If he entered a room, I left before he could say a word. And if he was speaking to Adrian, I made sure to keep one of the maids with him while I went to do something else.It wasn’t just avoidance.It was a refusal.A refusal to acknowledge him, to speak to him, to deal with him after everything.The man had accused me of something that he knew was far too vile.He had accused me of something I hadn’t done. He had thrown his weight around like always, forcing his decisions onto me. And now? Now that Eva was gone, he thought everything could go back to normal. He thought the things were going to just go forgot
Alpha Caspian Chapter 67
Caspian:Eva stood at the entrance of the pack house, her suitcases packed and lined up neatly beside her. Daniel clung to her hand, his small face confused, unaware of the weight of the moment.The last thing that I would have wanted was for him to be dealing with something like this. However, I knew this. I could not cope with what his mother had done. If something had happened to him or Adrian, then me forgiving her was not going to be something that I did. I was going to have her head. And I knew that if she started this way, then things were going to go harder, she was going to go deeper into whatever mess she was trying to play.I stood a few feet away, arms crossed over my chest, my expression cold, unyielding.Eva’s eyes were red-rimmed, but I didn’t care.This was a consequence of her actions.This was a consequence to the line that you had crossed more times than one. After I gave her once, twice and a million times, but right now I couldn't forgive her. For this, I couldn't
Alpha Caspian Chapter 66
Valerie:It has been a while since Caspian left the office, leaving me alone with my thoughts, leaving me to think about how things went the way that they did.I paced around the office, not knowing what else that I could do. Men guarded the door and the windows as if I would jump out the window or as if I would have run away from the office. If I want to turn away, then I would not need them to be guarding the door. They could be standing right in front of me and I would slip out without them noticing.Truth be told, the villa burning down was not something that I cared about. The whole pack had burned down and I wouldn't care less as long as no one was harmed. However, it was the fact that the villa was on fire and we could have been inside of it. Adrian could have been inside. That idea alone was one that I did not want to think about. Him getting harmed or something happening to him was something that I did not want to put in my mind.I didn't need to think twice to know who would
