Valerie:“Did you like the school today?” I asked Adrian, knowing that the last school was the best option.Holloway clearly knew what she was saying. When she told me that I was going to like her at school, it had everything that I was looking for, for my son, and also knowing the past when it came
Caspian:Valerie's words as she spoke to Adrian played in my head as I walked back to the house.I had to ignore the pain that I felt with each step that I took, knowing that I was going to need to go and face Eva, the exact opposite to Valerie, the person who was anything but as kind as the woman t
Valerie:It was late night when I decided to finally leave the villa, knowing that everyone, aside from those keeping the pack safe, would be asleep at this point.I ran my fingers through my hair, getting lost in my thoughts only to frown when my phone vibrated in my pocket once again. It was my br
Caspian:The estate was quiet when I stepped inside the house, the air thick with something I couldn’t quite place. Maybe it was exhaustion, or maybe it was the lingering presence of her.Maybe it was my anger with everything that was going on whenever I thought of everything that I was going to hav
Valerie:A week.Seven days of meticulously planned avoidance. Seven days of stepping carefully around the estate, keeping my routines tight and predictable, all to ensure I wouldn’t cross paths with him.Caspian.The one person that I currently loathed more than anything in the world, and the one p
Caspian took a step closer, his voice dropping to a quieter tone meant for my ears alone. “You’ve been avoiding me. And I believe that had I not been here now, you would have done your best to do it again.”I tensed, my lips pressing into a thin line. "I’ve been busy. You do realize that you are not
Caspian:I knew that the day was not going to come to a good ending when I saw the way that it started.Then again, lately, most of my days have been cold and void of all emotions or feelings. I have been trying my best to keep myself grounded, but I had to admit, as much as I didn’t want to, her pr
Valerie:The garden was bathed in the soft morning light, casting a golden hue over the dew-kissed grass. I sat on the stone bench, my eyes fixed on Adrian as he played among the flowers. His laughter rang through the air, a melody that made the world seem a little less heavy.I smiled as I looked a
Eva:I read the paper, the message, three times before throwing it in the bin as my heart raced against my chest.Daniel, who was asleep, did not acknowledge the war that his mother was going through. I did not want him to, but this was getting too hard for me to be able to handle on my own.“Take c
Caspian:The room was dimly lit, the soft glow of the lanterns casting shadows along the walls. The steady rhythm of Valerie’s breathing filled the silence, but it did nothing to ease the tightness in my chest.Just as she has been for the past few days.She was still unconscious. Still unmoving.Th
Giovanni:Eva paced the length of the dimly lit study, her arms crossed tightly over her chest, her movements sharp with frustration. I leaned back in my chair, watching her with mild amusement as I swirled the dark amber liquid in my glass.She was angry. Impatient. Reckless.Typical.“You had her,
Caspian:Valerie looked small.I had never seen her like this, pale, still, vulnerable. The woman who had spent the last few months defying me, challenging me at every turn, was lying unconscious on the infirmary bed, her breathing shallow, her body still.The sight twisted something deep in my ches
Caspian:Something was wrong.“She left the pack grounds, Alpha.” Mateo said, looking at me. I have been looking for value for the past hour. I needed to speak to her and yet she was nowhere to be found. “If you are going to ask about Adrian, he is in the pack, he's in the villa. She went out for a
“You are an interesting woman. No wonder she took your place, Eva.” The man said, and I raised an eyebrow.“I see that you have managed to find yourself a new toy to play with.”“And I am surprised that a Caspian is not putting you in place. You seem to forget that I am the alpha and not her.” The m
Valerie:I knew that I shouldn't be feeling bad for him.I knew that this was a path that he drew for himself, that everything that he was getting was a result to the consequence of his choices.When I looked at him, when I saw his pain in his eyes as Adrian called him Alpha Caspian, I couldn't help
Caspian:I walked through the halls of the packhouse, my mind clouded with thoughts I couldn’t shake.Words that I did not want to allow myself to digest.Nor did I want to allow myself to see them in this normal. Because I knew deep down that it was not.Alpha Caspian.That was what Adrian called m
Valerie:I walked through the halls of the pack house, my steps steady, but my mind was far from calm.I was still angry. Still irritated. And if I let myself think too much about everything that had happened, the accusations, the betrayal, the way Caspian had thrown me into this mess without a seco