The journey to Valerie’s apartment doesn’t take long. It’s pretty dead around this time of night. “I hope she isn’t asleep,” I remark when Jai parks up. “Na, I don’t think she will be. I only dropped her off twenty minutes or so ago.” He gets out of the car, and I follow as we glance up at her apa
SEBASTIAN. “Valerie!” I rush to her side, my heart in my throat. “FUCK!” “Val…” Jai’s voice is barely a whisper. Both of our hearts are like galloping horses, thundering loudly in my ears, but my only concern is the heartbeat of the woman before me. Please be alive. “Fuck Val… shit,” I mutter, l
I take out my phone hearing the distant shouting of the security squad and there’s not much I can do anymore. I will leave it to them. Whoever it was, is long gone. I call Jai and wait for him to pick up. “Yeah?” his strained voice comes. “How is she?” “I don’t know, she’s in the operating thea
ZAIA. Two days have passed since that night, Valerie didn’t call again and even when I tried to leave a message or call. Nothing. I guess Sebastian found out that we were in touch. It leaves a bitterness inside of me, but he’s selfish… that’s clear enough. And as much as I want to find a way to k
I’m not surprised, but I am surprised at the way he’s talking about her. “But I am not someone who goes back on their word,” he says, staring at me coldly. “I am not making you my heir, I was as good as dead to you remember?” I tilt my head but wait for him to continue. When he doesn’t, I speak.
SEBASTIAN. “I can’t believe you never told me any of this,” Jai says quietly. The sunlight is shining through the hospital window as we discuss everything. I did tell Dad what had happened, but of course, he simply blamed me for it. This pack is meant to be my responsibility, and it should be. It
I look away, guilt washing over me, and here I was, not thinking I could get any angrier at myself. She is going through so much and I've been blind to it all... Zaia poisoned… and me taking Ashbane, it isn’t a coincidence. “There’s more.” He begins hesitantly. “What is it? Tell me everything, J
SEBASTIAN. It’s pretty late in the evening when I finally head home. I had gone to Valerie’s apartment again, but there was nothing more to find other than what the squad had already learned. I took her phone from them, in hopes she’d have Zaia’s new number in there, but there is nothing. I wonde