Valeria POVThis was the last thing he said before cutting the call abruptly. I stared at the phone, anger rushing through me in waves. How dare he call me a monster? I never killed anyone and never did anything monsterious. Mother is alive and well; I didn’t kill her like they claimed I almost did, so how dare he? He is the monster who has cast away his child since she was born, and for no reason. All I ever did was born and exist, so how dare he open his filthy mouth to call me a monster?“Valeria, I can feel your anger from here.” Damien’s voice cut me off from my thoughts. He mind linked me.“What happened?” he asked softly, and I sighed, my eyes getting teary. “Valeria,” Darcy called, trying to hide her fear, but I could just feel it. I put my face in my palms, crying out loud.“Am I truly a monster?” I cried. She didn’t say a word, then she placed her hand on my shoulders and hugged me to herself.“You’re not a monster, Valeria; you are the sweetest person I know. You can be a
Valeria POVIt was the next day, a few hours before the Luna ceremony, and I was with Darcy and a few omegas dressing up. The pack seems very busy; I have barely seen Damien today. His parents were supposed to arrive yesterday, but something happened, so he went to make sure they arrived safely while also watching over the event. Today has been passing by in a blur; it felt like my body was here but my soul was in another place. I never thought an alpha would be my mate; I never thought I would be a luna to a powerful alpha one day, but I guess it’s really crazy how things can change.“Valeria,” Darcy called, and I looked up at her. She sighed.“Can you smile? Be in a better mood, at least. If the pack notices your foul mood, it will rub off on them,” she said. I sighed, looking in the mirror. She was doing my makeup.“I am trying hard to hide the stress lines and dark circles. I thought you slept the whole of yesterday. Why are you so worn out today?” she asked. I didn’t really sleep
Valeria POVI walked down the aisle dressed in a plain white gown. The night seems to be passing in a blur. The sweet music is playing, and the pack holding candles with a soft melody coming out of their lips. Almost everyone from the pack is present. The pack is quite large because there are a lot of people here. The ceremony is happening in the field, and everyone is watching. I took my oats, promising to protect the pack and always put them first. I promised myself to keep that promise; this pack has been a better home, and they have all been so accepting. I don’t know what is really going on with the whole Lux stuff, but I truly promise to protect the pack as a mother hen would protect her chicks. After they announced me as Luna, Damien told the crowd we wouldn’t be able to take a run and we should just have fun and eat with the pack, and that’s what we did. “This is a lot of food,” I said, looking at the different tables at the buffet. How did they cook this so fast? “I inform
Valeria POV“Accepted,” I said, smirking at her scared face. Everyone went silent, and I waited for Damien to confirm the challenge, even if I had already confirmed it by saying I accept. Damien didn’t say anything, and we all remained in silence.“Kate, you challenged Luna Valeria for her position as Luna and her mate,” the former alpha Blake said, and nobody could miss the annoyance in his tone. She turned to him.“Yes,” she replied. “And you accept the challenge, Valeria?” He asked me next.“Yes, alpha,” I replied. He is no longer the alpha, but obviously everyone still respects him as the alpha. He nods his head.“A challenge has been formed and would take place here in the field in a week, and it would be a challenge to death,” he said. There were murmurs, but I just looked at Kate. I am definitely not dying in the challenge, and I will make sure of it. I was scared before because I didn’t have a wolf and never trained; now I have my wolf, an alpha wolf. She is no match for me i
Valeria POVIt was the next day, and of course I woke up with a terrible headache. I sat in the kitchen groaning while rubbing my head. Everyone was there, and I noticed how they were just staring at me. I was confused, but didn’t want to mention anything.“Here is the soup,” Luna said, handing over a bowl of soup to me and Darcy. Of course, we both have hangovers.“Ugh, how much did I drink yesterday?” she said, blowing on her soup. I chuckled. “You wanted to get some with Sam, so you kept drinking,” I said, remembering clearly when she started drinking because I hadn’t drunk at all at the time. She made me drink; I shouldn’t have listened.“I did?” she asked, looking. I chuckled.“You look worn out; at least you got some,” I said, drinking my soup. It is blazing hot.“Careful, Valeria,” Luna said, and I smiled at her, nodding my head.“I didn’t get any Valeria; I can feel my legs,” Darcy said. I looked at her in disgust because I don’t want to know her and Sam's bedroom activities.
Valeria POVI lay on the floor, sweating.“Come on Valeria, you’ve not landed any hits,” Alpha said, standing above me. I looked at him, the sun entering my eyes directly. I breathed out, standing up. I stretched my body tiredly, staring at Alpha. He has been whooping my ass for two straight hours, and I have not landed any hits. “Damien, you’ve been going easy on her,” he said, looking at his son, who has been watching him whoop my ass. But my ears stretched at his statement. Easy? “Easy?” I asked.“He is the best fighter in the pack. How has he trained you, and you’ve not landed any hits on me?” he asked. I looked at both of them, ignoring how alike they were looking right now. “He definitely went hard on me,” I said, remembering what happened to me. Damien smiled sheepishly, and I couldn’t believe it.“You’ve been going easy on me.” I asked, and my mouth hung open. Darcy laughed out loud, almost falling over on her own two feet. The bitch refused to leave. “We take a 30-minute
Valeria POV“Good job,” Alpha said as I dodged his punch, moving away from him. I smiled, nodding my head. Today is the last day of training, and I am better than I was a few days ago. Damien’s teaching really paid off; he was soft and strict with it. At first, he went easy on me, but when he noticed I was finally keeping up, he went hard. And let me tell you, if he had trained me like that from the beginning, truly, I would have been dead. He was slamming me into trees, throwing me to the floor, and I had to somehow ignore my pain before he could land another hit. I don’t know how I did it, but I did it, and I think I am ready for tomorrow.“She has gotten better,” Damien said, walking toward us.“Yes, that is why I always advise you not to go easy,” Alpha said. I smiled, collecting the bottled water from Damien. “I think she will be ready for tomorrow. She still has a lot to learn, but she knows how to dodge attacks,” he said.“We are going to be shifting?” I asked.“It depends on
Valeria POVToday is finally the day of the challenge. I have spent the whole day lying in bed. Well, Alpha and Damien advised it so I could be at my full strength. I wasn’t nervous until today because Damien was afraid of my safety. I am glad he trusts me, but I can help but feel nervous, probably because everyone is coming to watch.“Are you ready?” Dante asked, looking at me. We are at the arena; I haven’t been here, but it’s as big as I expected. “I am just a bit nervous,” I said. He smiled.“It’s normal,” he said. I am dressed in an overall black romper. I wanted something glued to my skin so I could move freely. Then I packed my hair in a tight bun; I didn’t want anything to get in my face. Everyone kept quiet, and I turned around, and it was Kate. She is putting on leggings and a sports bra. Around her waist is a belt with knives and daggers attached to it. I counted six knives and daggers, and I wondered: all that for me? She smirked at me, walking past us while flipping her
Valeria POVSo many grunting, groaning, swords clashing later, Lux was still standing on her feet. Blood all over her body. She stood away from us, her sword out as she tried to catch her breath. I wasn’t even tired; I must say she put up a good fight. She definitely lasted longer than I would have imagined; it was nice to see her still fit after so many years. But she knows this is a fight she won’t win.“Give it up, Lux,” I said, looking at her. She chuckled dryly.“Nice to see I haven’t lost my touch. I had some hits,” she said, looking at all of us. She is right; her sword cut into my arm, and that is all. Everyone has injuries too, but just in a few places. But for her, it’s all over her body. She almost got beheaded by Dmitri; she moved out in a millisecond. “You are already dead,” I said. She smirked.“Not if I have something to say about it,” she said, running to me with speed, aiming for my neck. I could tell she put all her remaining energy into that run; she already knew s
Valeria POVI walked inside the pack house, heading to the conference room and before I got there, I could hear them discussing. I entered the conference room, and it was a full house. I have never seen so many Lycans together before.“Just the wolf we were waiting for,” Dmitri said as I walked in. He looked the same as he was, not much different. “Sorry I kept you all waiting,” I said, smiling at Damien.“She apologies,” Dmitri said, with heavy sarcasm. I turned to him.“How are you doing, Dmitri?” I asked. He smiled.“I am the same as ever. I can’t say about you though,” he said. I gave him a long look, breathing out. I really don’t have strength for his energy.“Did you tell him everything?” I asked Damien. He nods his head.“Yes,” he replied. I turned to all the men.“So, I’m guessing you all understand,” I said. “Yes, we do. But I hope you know killing Lux is going to affect the moon goddess,” he said. I nod my head.“She deserves it; I blame her for everything that’s happening
Valeria POVI got back to the pack, and I headed to the dungeon.“How is he doing?” I asked Collin.“He has gone crazy; he keeps growling and scratching his neck. I tried to stop him, but he is strong and needs more than one wolf to tame him,” he said. And before I got to Adrain, I could hear his loud growling.“Are you with his phone?” I asked.“Yes, it’s with me,” he replied, and I nodded my head. We got to the dungeon, and of course, only he was here. He was rolling on the floor, growling at everyone and everything.“Open the gate,” I said. Collin looked at me wearily, but opened it, anyway. I entered the cell, and he was still rolling on the floor, trying to get rid of his mark.“Adrain,” I called, and immediately he tensed up. His muscles moved, and slowly, he turned around. At first, he looked like a crazy animal, with no ounce of humanity behind those eyes, but when his eyes fixed on me, he became normal. He fell to the floor, crying out.“What have you done?” he cried out. I r
Valeria POVI continued sprinting to Damien’s pack, and when I got near his pack, I was jumping on the censor so they knew I was coming. When I got to the pack, I saw the guards and Dante looking at me from the walls, and they were shocked. I can’t mind link them as I am no longer in this pack. I moved back, then I ran with all speed, growling as I tried to jump off the high wall. The warriors all yelled, causing a commotion as I jumped over the wall, landing on my paws.“Valeria? What’s going on?” Dante asked, running to me. I howled, ignoring him and running to the pack. Dante shifted, running after me. I know he was trying to catch up, but I was in momma bear mode. It was late at night, and I was worried about my son. Who did Titus send to take him? How are they even going to take him in this pack filled with security? Dante growled behind me, and I hoped he was talking to Damien. I continued running, ignoring people’s yells of surprise as I passed them.After a few minutes, I was
Valeria POVA horror filled scream left Daus lips and before he could run to his mom, I blocked him, carrying him out of the room. He fought with me, screamed and scratched me to let him go but I was barely affected. I took him to his room, dropping him on the bed and I stared at him blankly. I’m sorry you had to see that Daus, no child deserves that, but your momma is evil. She definitely didn’t think of my son and what he would go through if I was dead because no way would I live with that bastard mark on my neck.“Daus,” I called. “Mommy, I want my mommy,” he cried out loudly. I sat on his bed, carrying him on my lap and petting his back softly.“I’m sorry,” I said, not sorry for what happened to Ruby. I am just sorry he has to see that and live without a mom and possibly a dad.“Mommy,” he cried. I pulled back, and I sighed.“Sleep,” I commanded. He blinked his eyes repeatedly, looking all drowsy. And slowly, he fell into my arms, passed out. I sighed, patting his back softly.“I
Valeria POVAdrain trashed around on the bed, trying to get the mark off him, but he can’t undo what I already did. The only thing he was doing was getting blood on my white sheet, which annoyed the fuck out of me. But I wasn’t worried; he would have to wash that later. My door burst open, and I turned to look; it was Ruby. She rushed in with urgency, looking around, and her eyes widened when she saw Adrain trashing on the bed. She probably thought it was me screaming.“You thought it was me?” I asked, sitting on the comfortable sofa not so far from the bed. She turned to me, and her eyes widened in shock.“What did you do to him?” she snapped, looking at Adrian in shock. A soft laughter left my lips at what she said.“What did I do to him?” I asked. She looked at Adrian, running to him and trying to keep him from hurting himself, but he pushed her away. He is mine now; his loyalty lies with me.“What did you do to him, you bitch?” she yelled. Anger rose deep within me as I looked at
Valeria POV“Are you enjoying Daddy’s Pack?” I asked Egan with a small smile on my face.“Yes, Daddy Pack is the best,” he said, moving all around the phone. I could just tell Damien was holding the phone, and Egan was walking all around talking.“I am glad. Have a goodnight rest. Mommy missed you but would see you soon,” I said.“How soon?” he asked, his voice louder. Now he is closer to the phone. “Very soon. Make sure you sleep early. Don’t sleep past bedtime, and also don’t disturb Daddy too much,” I said.“Okay!” he yelled, still so active. I sighed; he is definitely sleeping past his bedtime. Damien chuckled.“How are you doing?” he asked. I smiled.“I am the same,” I said.“Have you started working on what you said?” he asked.“No, I haven’t informed the warriors about the war yet; I would like to talk to Dmitri first. Then we can get everything in motion,” I said. “Okay, when you are ready to just keep me updated,” he said, and I smiled, nodding my head. I hung up the phone,
Valeria POVI got to my pack, entered the pack house, and I was welcomed with Adrain, Ruby, and Daus sitting on the couch watching a movie. They looked like a family, just chilling on the couch, having some family time. Of course, I didn’t inform anyone of my arrival; I asked the guards to keep it very low key. I guess I just wanted to see what was happening when I was not around. And this confirms what Egan was saying.“Hey guys,” I said, smiling widely as I entered my living room. They turned to me, a look of shock on their faces, and Ruby jolted away from Adrain, dusting her body shakily.“V.valeria, you are back,” she said, her voice sounding high-pitched. I smiled.“Yes, I’m back. I got you all some gifts,” I said, bringing the bags up. They smiled, and I walked to the kitchen with them following me.“Where are you coming from?” Adrain asked. I placed the bags on the counter, looking at him. “Went on a little errand,” I said, bringing out all the gifts.“And where is Egan?” he a
Valeria POVI frowned at her as she cackled evilly. She may look like me, but she is nothing like me. She is evil.“Moon goddess created you to save the wolves, not try to overthrow her,” I snapped. She looked at me, her eyes nothing but dark. How did I not notice this the first time I saw her? The dark energy I felt was all from her. She has been locked up here for so long that her anger and frustration keep getting worse. How can someone have this much rage?“That was truly her goal of creating me, but then I desired something more,” she said. I chuckled.“She is your creator; how can you desire something more? How can you put everyone at risk? Everything going on right now is all your fault, and you dare still desire more?” I asked. She smiled, going back to where she was seated.“She is a coward; she would have saved the wolves if she wanted to, but no, she wanted to be a goddess. Seat on her throne all day and had her little minions do everything for her; she is supposed to prote