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 POVI groaned, pain rushing through my body.“You are not fit,” she whispered, removing the dagger harshly. I hold my stomach, which is bleeding out, and I fall to the floor, my eyes struggling to stay open. She stood up, walking towards me with the knife out, and I could sense the worry coming from the crowd, especially my mate.“Goodbye, Valeria,” she said, her knife coming for my heart. But before it could pierce me, I held her hand. She used all her strength to push it down, and the dagger was inches away from my heart. I groaned, using one hand to hold her back.“How are you still having strength?” she hissed, her evil eyes looking down at me in shock. I looked at her belt, and I reached for a knife with my other hand, and I thankfully took a dagger. I cut through her wrist like it was an apple. She screamed as her hand holding the dagger fell on me. She continued screaming, holding her hand in horror. I groaned, standing up.“You are not getting my mate,” I hissed.“Fini
Valeria POVI sat on the bed, allowing the doctor to do his thing to my stomach.“Everything looks good; she is healing well,” he said, looking at my stomach after removing the bandage. “Can she leave the hospital now?” Luna asked, and I hope he will say yes. I have been here for 2 days, and I am tired of the hospital smell and paint. It’s driving me nuts, and I haven’t seen my mate either. I’m worried and frustrated.“Yes, I would put another bandage on. She needs to be changing it and cleaning it, and try not to do anything so the stitch won’t open up again,” he said, cleaning my stomach with one thing that always stings. After putting it on, he covered the stitch, and I put down my clothes.“That would be all,” he said.“Thank you, doctor,” I said, smiling at him. He packed his stuff and smiled at us while bowing his head. Luna turned to me.“I guess it’s time to go; I packed your stuff,” he said, and the door opened, revealing a guard.“Is the pack house far from here?” I asked.
Valeria POVIt’s been a day since I was discharged, and Damien is still not back. My injury is still painful, especially since the anaesthesia has worn off, but I have been taking a lot of bed rest, and Luna has been so helpful and kind.“You didn’t finish your food?” Luna asked, entering the living room. She attended to me this morning, brought me food and some snacks, and I guess I wasn’t that hungry, so I decided to munch on my snacks while watching movies.“Yes, I am not that hungry. But I can eat it later,” I said so her effort wouldn’t be wasted. She smiled.“Okay,” she said, sitting beside me.“I have seen this movie before when I was with the humans,” she said. I smiled; I was watching SING.“It’s interesting,” I said, looking at the human creation. I would like to go there one day. She nods her head.“It is,” she said. We sat in silence, and I was so lost in the movie that I didn’t notice someone sneaking behind me.“What are you watching?” the voice I have been wanting to he
Valeria POVDamien and I climbed down the stairs. I held his hand tightly, wondering why the hallway was so dark.“I can feel the dark energy here,” I said. “Yes, that’s how the library has always been. Dad said it’s because of the spell the witches put here,” he said. I breathe out.“Did the witches practice dark magic? I know it’s forbidden for them to,” I said.“That I don’t know,” he said, stopping. I looked around, and there was no door. He pressed his hand into the wall, and the stone went inside, revealing a door. He walked in, and I wasn’t expecting to see what I saw.“Wow,” I said, shocked. “I know, I was shocked too,” he said. I thought it would be an old library with old books and some spiders crawling everywhere and making disturbing cobwebs, but I wasn’t expecting to see this. It looked like a greenhouse. It was covered with glass and I could see the bright sky from the glass; it was shining so brightly, the clouds a beautiful bright blue. The books were arranged in row
Valeria POVI flutter, my eyes open, my head banging. I groaned, holding my head as I struggled to stand up. I feel so weak.“You’re awake,” a soft voice said. My eyes flung open, and I looked up. I gasped, looking at the woman in front of me. She looks just like me, but the only difference is that she is so full of grace and elegance. This would be me if I had discovered who I am, what power I hold, and how destructive it is. “Finally, I am happy to meet you,” she said. I sat up.“Who are you?” I asked. She smiled, even her smile was just like mine.“I think it’s obvious,” she said. She looks like the sketch I drew.“Lux,” I said. She smiled.“Finally, after waiting for years, I finally met you,” she said. I stood up, looking around.“Where is my mate?” I asked. “Don’t worry, he is fine. Asleep at the moment; you and I have a long talk,” she said. I breathed out, sitting beside her on the wooden chair. It’s a spacious room filled with books, two chairs, and a table. Everything look
Valeria POVI opened my eyes, and I was lying on the floor. I sat up, groaning, and I heard a groan. I looked to my side, and Damien was waking up; we were both on the floor.“Damien,” I called, going to him. I helped him up, and he looked at me with drowsy eyes.“Are you okay?” I asked. He breathed out, looking around.“What happened?” he asked. “I don’t know; I woke up on the floor,” I said. He groaned while standing up, then his eyes widened as he saw the book on the floor with the rope beside it.“The book,” he said, picking it up. “I never thought it would be like this,” he said. I walked to him, looking at him as he opened it. The book is comprehensive, so I thought it would be filled with endless pages of writing, but to my surprise, it was plain blank.“What?” Damien said, flipping the book. There was nothing.“I can’t believe this,” I said, looking at the book. Why did Lux give me a blank book? Or is it someone retreating from seeing what is written there because if we can
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