VALERIAAfter Reese left with the kids, giving me some alone time, I puffed out a deep sigh, rubbing my temples.I had been slightly surprised to see Reese by the door this early morning. I knew that he was coming for Derek as I had requested, but I was expecting him to come later in the evening after the kids had returned from school.However, I didn't fail to notice the edge in his voice and the fear lurking behind his eyes. I wondered what could have happened to have propelled him to rush to my house at such odd hours of the day.Despite how slightly tousled he appeared and the bags underneath his eyes, he still looked breathtakingly handsome. I couldn't deny how erratic my breathing became and the way my nipples pebbled into two sharp points underneath my shirt.I heaved a deep sigh, running a frantic hand through my hair as I made my way to the bathroom.At any rate, I had to get ready for the board meeting. Lately, things have been straining between us, even though it started so
VALERIAHe stared at me, his expression twisted with something that looked like a mix of anger and desperation. “I don’t want it to be an act, Valeria."I laughed bitterly, a sound that was more hollow than amusing. “I saw the news, Reese. The paparazzi hounded you after you dropped the kids off at school. You say you’re serious, but how can I believe any of it?”Reese’s eyes flashed with an emotion I couldn’t quite place. “So what? I told you I’m done pretending, Valeria. I’m not playing games anymore.”I folded my arms across my chest, trying to build a barrier between us that could withstand his persistence. “Stop whining like a child. This is all an act, even the sex.” The words tasted sour on my tongue, but I had to say them. I had to make him believe that what we shared was nothing more than a lapse in judgment. Because if I didn’t, I might start to believe otherwise.Reese’s face fell in disappointment as he looked away, clearly hurt by my words.But it already slipped out befo
VALERIAReese’s words left me shocked, breathless, and devoid of thoughts. A chill crawled up my spine the moment I got the call. Derek was sick, just like Dave. I could barely breathe as I hung up the phone. My heart thudded aggressively against my chest as fear clawed up in my throat.How could this be? This was making it the second time that something like this had happened to the kids, although, the last time, they fell unconscious.The relief that Reese was already on his way to my house was a small comfort. We needed to get the kids to the hospital as quickly as possible. My mind raced with a thousand thoughts, all of them dark and twisted, coiling like vipers around my sanity.I hurried to carry Dave downstairs, his small body burning up against mine. Sweat coated his skin, and his fever was a raging fire I couldn’t put out.I placed him gently on the couch and ran to the kitchen, grabbing ice and wrapping it in a cloth. With shaky hands, I gently placed the cool ice wrapped in
VALERIAA cold, creeping fear settled into my bones. This was worse than anything I had imagined.I felt like the ground had disappeared beneath me, like I was falling into a bottomless pit. My knees wobbled, and I had to steady myself against Reese, who immediately wrapped an arm around me, his touch the only thing keeping me grounded.“What are we going to do now?” I asked, my voice barely above a whisper, trembling with the weight of my fear. I looked up at Reese, searching for answers, for reassurance—anything to pull me back from the edge of despair.Reese’s jaw tightened, and I could see the struggle in his eyes. He wanted to be strong, to be the rock I needed, but the fear was there, too, just beneath the surface. “Don’t worry, Valeria,” he said, his voice steady but strained. “We can’t lose hope. There has to be a way to save them.”He pulled out his phone and started making calls, his voice urgent as he spoke to various contacts, trying to locate a healer. But with each passi
REESEValeria had no choice but to move in with me. For the sake of the twins and their health, we had to be together.I knew it wasn’t what she wanted—probably the last thing on her mind. But we had no other choice. The witch had earlier warned us not to separate the kids again, but we did, and now we were paying for the consequences of our actions. Though I had tried to persuade her, times without a number to move in with Dave, she remained adamant, as pigheaded as ever. And I didn't want to force her.Their condition had worsened over the last few weeks, and the tension between us had reached a fever pitch. She still looked at me with that cold steel in her eyes, but I saw something else there, too—fear. Not of me, but of what she might lose if things continued down this path.Fortunately enough, as time went by, the twins’ condition improved. It wasn’t a miracle recovery, but it was progress. The fever remained, lingering stubbornly in their small bodies, but their breathing grew
VALERIAThe healer couldn't be traced?! How could that be?! What would become of my boys now? How would they be able to heal them now? What would be their fate? I was scared to death! And I didn't want to lose my boys! They were literally my entire world!The turbulent questions swirled inside my head, making me dizzy as I staggered backward, almost tripping.But Reese was swift enough to catch me, holding me steady, his hands wrapped securely around my waist."Valeria?! Are you alright?!" Concern etched at his brows as he stared at me intently.I looked up at him, unshed tears stinging at the corner of my eyes."What… What do we do now, Reese? If there’s no healer... how do we save them?” I barely croaked the words out of my trembling lips.The thought of losing them suffocated me, and a cold shiver ran down my spine. I could barely breathe. My hands trembled, and my knees bucked, but Reese held on to me as firm."Come, you need to relax. Here," he said, guiding me to the chair and g
REESEI blinked, trying to make sense of what I had just done. The realization hit me like a punch to the gut, and I felt a wave of horror wash over me. I had marked Valeria. My heart pounded against my ribs, a frantic, wild rhythm. I stared at Valeria, my mind a whirl of horror and disbelief. How could I have been so careless?"Valeria, I—" I stammered, my voice breaking. The words got caught in my throat, a choking knot of regret. The gravity of the situation had somewhat paralyzed me.The mark on her neck glowed a deep, possessive red, a cruel reminder of my impulsive actions. Fuck! I hadn’t planned to mark her. But deep down, I had always harboured a secret longing to mark her, to make her mine in every way possible. It wasn’t planned—at least not like this—but now that it was done, a twisted part of me felt a glimmer of satisfaction. She was marked. She would forever be mine and no one else’s. That thought brought a sliver of possessive joy threading through the chaos in my mi
VALERIAThe twins' questions hit me like a sack of bricks.My breath caught in my throat as a flush of embarrassment crept up my cheeks. How could I possibly explain to them that their father had accidentally marked me during a moment of raw, unbridled passion? They were too young to understand the complexities of mate bonding and marking, let alone the turbulent history Reese and I shared.I forced a tight-lipped smile, hoping it might mask the rising panic within me.Just relax, Valeria. Keep it cool.Reese stood by the counter, silently preparing smoothies, his movements slow and deliberate. I caught his gaze and held it, pleading silently for him to go along with whatever lie I could concoct on the spot. He offered a small nod, almost imperceptible as if to say he trusted me to handle this.Clearing my throat, I managed to string together a flimsy story. “Oh, that,” I began, trying to keep my voice light and casual. “It was just an accident. I tripped in the dark and bashed my nec
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