REESE“Do you really think I’m trying so hard to win back your love because I have an ulterior motive? Oh, God. You scare me senseless, Valeria. I love you, and I want you with every ounce of my breath.”Hell, why was she so blind to see that I really cared about her? I was willing to do anything to win her back!But she's been so clouded by her thirst for revenge that she can't even see the glimmer of truth and trust me.Deep down, I knew there was a part of her, even the tiniest part, that felt the same way.For heaven's sake! For the first time in my life, I was too weak to control my emotions. I craved her beside me so terribly that it was sometimes suffocating to breathe. If only I could rip apart my chest so she could see how relentlessly my heart beat for her and only her alone.It was building inside me like a storm, churning with every passing moment until I couldn’t take it anymore."I can’t do this anymore,” I said, the words tumbling out before I could filter them. “I can’
VALERIAI was getting ready for bed, almost dozing off, when a knock at the door jolted me from my daze.Stunned by the odd intrusion, I gathered myself, taking precautions as I gingerly approached the door with furrowed brows.Who could that be at such an odd hour of the night?Intruders? Nope. They wouldn't be that courteous to use the front door. Then who?I paused at the door, adjusting my nightgown, before I opened the door.I blinked repeatedly, hoping it wasn't a dream, because what in Blazer's name was Reese doing at my front door by 11:47 p.m.?!What more did he want now? And besides, why was he here with Derek?“Reese? What are you doing here at this hour of the night?” I demanded, my voice tinged with irritation.Something flickered in his eyes—a storm of emotions that I couldn't fathom—but they quickly disappeared as soon as they came.He didn't say anything at first. Instead, he just froze, eyeballing me as if I were some juicy steak that he hadn't eaten in decades.I gul
VALERIA“You really aren’t going to invite me inside, Valeria?” His words kept ringing in my head, taunting me to give in to the wild desires writhing inside of me.I wasn’t sure I had the strength to say no to him, to the need that pulsed between us like a live wire. I wanted to give in, to let him walk in and erase all the distance we pretended was there. But I also knew that once that line was crossed, there’d be no going back.My heart caught in my throat, my resolve crumbling under the weight of his words. Every fiber of my being screamed at me to let him in, to give in to the desire that had been burning inside me for so long.My mind was a whirl of confusion and longing; the logical part of me was struggling to maintain control.It would have been so easy to say yes and let him sweep me up in his arms and carry me to my bed, where we could lose ourselves in each other. But the fear of getting hurt again was too strong—a barrier I wasn't ready to lower just yet.But deep down, I
LVALERIAHe was relentless, his hands and mouth driving me to the edge with a skill that only he possessed. He knew my body better than anyone and knew exactly how to touch me to make me come undone. And I was coming undone faster than I could have anticipated, my body aching for release.How he was still able to remember every curve and dip of my body after all these years baffled me.“I need you,” I whispered, my voice barely audible over the sound of our heavy breathing.Fuck, my cunt was screaming for attention, aching to be touched by the one man that I couldn't stop loving after all these years.He didn’t need to be told twice. His hands moved to the waistband of my pants, unbuttoning them with a deftness that spoke of years of practice. I let out a shaky breath as he peeled them down my legs, his eyes darkening as he took in the sight of me fully bare before him.“God, Valeria,” he muttered, his voice thick with need. He dropped to his knees before me and gripped my waist.I g
REESE"Dating?!” She echoed, almost incredulous.I nodded firmly, sincerity furrowing my brows. I was dead serious. I wanted her to be mine so badly that I was running impatient by the second."I don’t know, Reese.” She shook her head, her voice low and laced with uncertainty. “A week won’t change anything.”My heart sank in disappointment, but I wasn't just going to give up like that! I must make her mine!My grip on my waist tightened, and my eyes searched hers intently. “What if it does? What if it gives us a chance to figure things out? To see if this—"I gestured between us—"is worth fighting for?”Something flickered in her eyes. Hope perhaps? But it quickly disappeared as soon as it came.The hope was unbearable, and I wanted to reach out, grab hold of that hope, and cling to it as tightly as if I were clinging to dear life. But she was making things difficult if she kept pushing me away.“And what happens when the week is over?” she asked, her voice trembling. “What if it just
REESEThe blaring horn snapped me back to reality, and I swerved just in time, slamming the brakes, my heart pounding like the galloping of a thousand horses against my chest as the headlights blurred my vision for a moment.The tires screeched as the car veered off the road and straight into a ditch. The impact jolted through my body, but I was too stunned to move, too lost in the whirlwind of thoughts that kept clouding my mind.I cursed under my breath, gripping the steering wheel tightly. I couldn’t afford to lose focus like that, not when so much was at stake.I took a few deep breaths to calm my racing heart. That was too close!But it was a wake-up call. I needed to keep my head straight, even with everything going on with Valeria. I couldn’t let my emotions cloud my judgment, especially not now."Fuck! That was close!" I muttered under my breath, gripping the steering wheel so tightly that my knuckles turned white.Valeria.....The woman who had turned my life upside down, who
VALERIA"We really need to talk about this further. In my office,” he said his eyes lingered on me, a mix of focus and distraction pulling at his features. “I can’t concentrate right now.” He raked his hands through his hair frantically again, heaving out a deep sigh containing the wariness of a thousand ages.I could see the tension in his jaw and the way his brow furrowed as he tried to mask whatever storm was brewing inside him. It wasn’t the first time he’d looked at me like that—torn between business and something more personal. His gaze, intense and deliberate, was always unsettling, but it also kindled something in me I didn’t want to acknowledge.Reluctantly, I followed him down the hall to his office. The hallway was quiet, save for the rhythmic clicking of my heels echoing off the marble floors. Reese’s office was tucked away at the far end of the corridor, away from prying eyes and idle gossip.The door creaked slightly as he pushed it open, letting me step inside first.T
VALERIAHe inched closer, his breath warm against my face. Every instinct screamed at me to back away, to regain control, but his nearness was magnetic, pulling me into the gravity of his presence. Before I could think any further, his lips claimed mine, and it was like a switch was flipped.I lost myself in the kiss, melting into the heat that surged between us. The frustration, the doubt—all of it—evaporated in the face of this undeniable connection. It was terrifying how easily he still affected me and how quickly I fell apart when he touched me like this.The tension that had been simmering between us for so long finally erupted, and all the words we had left unsaid spilled out in the way our bodies moved together.His hands slid down my back, gripping my waist with a possessiveness that sent a shiver through me. Damn, I should pull away and tell him to stop, but instead, I let him deepen the kiss and let myself get lost in the way his lips moved against mine.Before I knew it, we
VALERIA And just like that, everything was beginning to look up for the better. Bree, Chase, and Cynthia were now executed, ushering a phase of new beginnings for the Blue Moon Pack. I couldn't be prouder of my kids for saving us times without numbers! With tears blurring my vision, I looked down on my kids, hugging us tightly, fighting the whirlpool of emotions threatening to spill over. They had saved me and Reese on countless occasions, and now, they had saved their grandfather, the former king, and Alpha of the Prestigious Blue Moon Pack, Marion. I couldn't believe my ears when he narrated that my twins, Dave and Derek, were the ones that appeared to him in a dream, warning him of the impending danger we were in and even guided him back to the pack he had lost track of. These kids were more powerful than I had ever imagined. They alone faced off Chase and Cynthia and even Bree. This was just another solid proof that the Moon goddess was always on our side. It had
MARION The sound of the execution drum echoed in the distance, marking the end of an era. My heart felt heavy as I watched Bree, Cynthia, and Chase being led away to meet their fate. As they were dragged away, the sounds of chains clinking faintly in the distance. They were once part of my life—Bree, the woman I had loved so deeply, and Chase, the boy I believed was my son. But that love was a lie, a festering wound that had rotted from the inside. It was over now, and with their execution, I hoped to close the chapter on that betrayal. How did it come to this?! The weight of it all settled heavily on my chest. I never imagined it would end like this—executions carried out in the name of justice, and yet, there was no joy in my heart, no sense of victory. Only a deep, gnawing ache. I turned to face Reese. My son. My pride. And his children—my grandchildren. I had been apart from them for so long, but now, we were together again. Instead, I sought solace in the eyes o
BREEI never imagined it would come to this. Banishment. Exile from the Blue Moon Pack. Fuck!I paced the cold, dimly lit hall, and I clenched my fists, my nails digging into my palms until it hurt. But the pain did little to calm the storm inside me. After everything I had worked so hard for, how could this be happening? My life's ambition, my every calculated move to ascend the throne, all of it now lay in ruins. The air around me felt suffocating, and my vision blurred with anger and disbelief. "Why?" I whispered, my voice trembling. "Why was this happening to me?"The answer was simple: they had found out. Reese's food. Damn it! How could I have been so careless? What a fool I’d been to let myself be caught like that. The footage was undeniable, raw, and vivid—it showed exactly how I spiked Reese’s cup of tea. No excuses, no plausible deniability. Just my treachery laid bare for all to see. And Marion. My husband. The man who had once hung on every word I said, whose loyalty I
BREE When power corrupts you, it seeps into every corner of your soul, twisting your thoughts and poisoning your actions. It wasn’t immediate, not at first. In the beginning, it was ambition—an innocent desire to rise above my station. But now, as I stared at the reflection in the polished glass, I barely recognized the woman staring back at me. The effects of the black magic I’d meddled with had crept deep into my veins, making me easily irritable, my moods volatile. I found myself lashing out at the maids, the servants, even little Reese when Marion wasn’t around. Of course, I couldn’t afford to show that side of myself in his presence—not when I hadn’t yet achieved what I set out to do.I couldn’t afford for him to notice my change in behaviour, not when I was so close to everything I’d been working for. But it wasn’t just Marion standing in my way anymore. I had a far greater adversary, one I didn’t fully comprehend until it was too late.Reese. That child. The rumoured vessel
BREE"Ahem!"A deep voice from the shadow almost made me jump.I was so blown away by the view in front of me that I didn't notice the huge king-size bed in the corner and a huge white-beard man clad in a luxurious golden robe seated on the bed, watching me intently.The Alpha! The famous Alpha Marion!!!My eyes widened in admiration and fear. He was... was there even a perfect description for a godlike Alpha wolf seated before me? He was magnificent! I had never had the honor of meeting the Alpha of the Blue Moon pack closely before. This was....surreal!I quickly fell on my knees on impulse and bowed my head, paying my respects.As omegas, we dare not stand on our feet in the presence of the Alpha and even look him in the eyes. That's how we're programmed to act anyway, but the ever-ambitious Bree had always craved more.People laughed, derided me, and called me a fool forever, believing that a beta talkless of alpha would look in my direction. Taking interest? Nah, it's never going
BREEYou know that moment when you start hating your kids? Yep, that was the stage I was at right now.Or perhaps the dark magic was already consuming my heart, as the witch had warned.Maybe hate was a strong word, but I was indifferent, and I spent less time with her family. I was always locked in the hidden chambers, honing my dark magic skills, biding my time until it was ripe.It took me a long time, but I knew that I had to be patient if I wanted to achieve substantive results.It's been weeks since I've paid a visit to the witch, and ever since, I've been honing my skills and trying to follow the instructions she had given meticulously to avoid any complications to the spell. I needed the spell to prepare the portion that would inevitably eliminate my husband for good as the witch had promised.I was counting on her words...I had one goal in mind: to lay claim to the position of the Alpha of the Blue Moon pack. That's right. I was going to be the first female Alpha of the Blue
BREEThen silence followed in fear that a man who was supposed to be long dead was standing right in front of everyone!The silence that followed his statement felt deafening, almost suffocating. My heart hammered in my chest, and for a moment, I couldn’t breathe. My mind raced, trying to make sense of what I was hearing, but it didn’t make sense. How could he be standing here after all these years?I stumbled back a step, the weight of his words pressing against my chest, making it hard to breathe. “That’s impossible. I saw it myself. There’s no way you could have survived that.”Marion’s lips curled into a grim smile, his eyes dark with the weight of his truth. “I was kidnapped, Bree. Taken far away, to another pack. One so distant I didn’t even know how to trace my way back.”I blinked, shaking my head as if I could somehow shake away his words. But they clung to me, suffocating me and pulling me down into the abyss of realization.Kidnapped? Dumped in some distant pack? But I had
BREEFor the first time in years, I felt true fear. My entire plan, the careful manipulations, and the decades of secrecy had suddenly crumbled around me in an instant.Marion’s eyes locked on mine, cold and unforgiving. His lips curled into a bitter, twisted smile. “You thought wrong.”His voice reverberated through the hall, deep and gravelly, full of unspoken menace. I felt the room shift, the pack’s attention snapping away from me and toward him. The murmurs grew louder, a wave of uncertainty sweeping through the ranks.“Your time is over, Bree,” Marion growled, his eyes never leaving mine. “I never thought you would go this far. But now I see... I see exactly what you’ve become.”I gripped the staff tighter, the familiar surge of power flowing through me, but it did little to quell the panic rising in my chest. He wasn’t supposed to be here. He wasn’t supposed to be *alive*.“You don’t understand,” I spat, my voice rising in desperation. “I did this for us—for the pack. You were
BREEToday, victory never tasted so sweet.I beamed at my reflection in the mirror. I was clad in an extravagant, luxurious Victorian ball dress befitting of the Alpha of the Blue Moon pack. Everything was in order, and the fact that I would soon be crowned the new Alpha sent excited shivers down my spine.The day is finally here, and all my plans have been running smoothly till the very end.Oh Marion, if only you were still alive to witness my ascend to the throne... but that would have been a bumper to my plans now, wouldn't it?It was better I got rid of you to fulfill it. If I hadn't, I wouldn't be here today.By now, Valeria and Reese, alongside their good-for-nothing twins, would have been eliminated by Chase and Cynthia as planned.A devilish grin curled up at the corner of my lips in jubilation.This was just the beginning of the new chapter that I had always wanted!How satisfying!!!A light tap on the door snapped me out of my thoughts.I adjusted my dress, smoothing it ca