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 POVThe whistle blew loudly, and I smiled, falling on the field and breathing out.“New record,” Damien said, walking to me. I smiled, looking up at him. It’s been two months since we completed the mating process and two months since we found out about Lux. I have been training endlessly since then; my life is like a repeated circle. Train, eat, and spend the entire night doing the nasty with my mate. Ever since knowing he could be killed or taken away from me, I have tried my best to spend time with him, get a feel of his warm, sweaty skin pressing against mine, and I am happy he feels the same way too.“How can she complete that obstacle in 1 minute?” Darcy asked, walking towards us. I smiled, looking at her slight bump. Yes, she is pregnant again. She and Sam were really not giving up, and we were all excited to find out. She’s been going for a checkup, and Sam has been treating her like an egg. Well, we all have.“Isn’t it obvious?” I asked, standing up. She frowned, rolli
Valeria POVToday is finally the day of the meeting, and we left the pack a few hours ago. I don’t know how the meeting would go, but we came with men, just for our safety. I know nothing of the sort would happen, but Damien said we should be on the safer side.“We are almost there,” he said. I looked outside the window, and I could see a tall wall. The car kept going, and soon we were at the gates. The cars were rolling in slowly, so I knew they were checking the cars.“What are they checking for?” I asked.“Weapons,” he said. I looked at him, confused.“We can’t take weapons in. This is not our territory,” I said. “Don’t worry; of course we are not going in without weapons. It’s well hidden,” he said. I nodded my head, and when it got to our car, we actually came down from the car, and they checked us. After the whole check, we were allowed in. “It looks like a palace,” I said, looking at the vineyard as we passed.“Well, technically, they are royalty,” Damien replied. We passed b
Valeria POV We all sat down in silence, waiting for him to make a decision. I was a bit nervous; obviously Damien would win, but I didn’t want to look down on Adrian, and he might just pull a nasty move like Kate and it would favour him. There is really no need to keep me with him; Damien would always challenge him. “Time wastes for no one, alpha Adrain,” Damien said. Adrain looked at me, and I recognised the anger in his eyes. They used to scare me, but now it’s more of a challenge. I feel challenged. He licked his lips, looking away from me. “I will give up my rights to your Luna. From now on, she will cease to be my bride or mate,” he said. My parents and the man sitting at the edge of the table looked at him in anger. “Surely you don’t mean that alpha Adrain; you promised to get my daughter back,” my father said. I rolled my eyes at him; he had totally turned me into an object. “Your daughter doesn’t want to be with you; give up and stop pestering me,” he snapped, standing up
Valeria POVThe ride back home was a really quiet one. Damien didn’t say a word; he only looked through the window, holding my hand. I expected him to be proud of himself for what he did; he defended his sister, defended me, and showed he wasn’t a coward. So why is he sad and all quiet? I didn’t say a word to him; I wanted us to get home, and when we did, he ignored everyone walking away.“What happened?” Luna asked, looking at me in worry. I sighed.“It went well, but I don’t know why he has gone quiet,” I said, looking at her.“What happened?” Alpha asked.“Well, he used their rules against them. Since the elders claimed I was Adrain’s mate, he wanted to challenge Adrain for his position and mate. Adrain refused and gave up all claims of having me,” I said. They smiled with a proud look on their faces.“I know my son was smart; how did he pull that off?” Alpha asked.“I saw him studying a book; he read their rules word for word and found a loophole,” I said. They nod their heads.“D
Valeria POVIt’s been a long time since the entire ordeal. Things have remained ever-peaceful since then, and we’ve all been living peacefully. Adrian, my parents, the pillars—I have no single idea what they are up to. My life has been a circle: training with the warriors and new recruits, spending time with my mate, and now my family. After that day, the pillars didn’t try to contact us; they stayed out of our business, as did Adrain. I got calls from my parents and Ruby, telling me to come back home. They said a lot of mean things, said I was ungrateful, and betrayed them after all they did for me, but I paid no mind to them. Damien told me after some time that Adrain banished Ruby and my parents from the pack; he was no longer funding my parents’ pack or remain in any contact with them. He only kept his son. Now my parents are suffering, the pack is dying, and they are barely surviving.Damien said other packs are now preying on them for my father’s land but, he has been fighting
Valeria POVAlpha and Luna walked in carrying a few bags, and I collected them from Luna, dropping them beside the couch as she took her seat, breathing out.“Why are there bandages everywhere?” I asked, looking at the stitches in her face and hand; they were all covered in bandages.“They attacked me with wolfbane,” she said. They really planned it through.“Wow, at least we now know it was done by the pillars, or Adrain. Not everyone has access to that,” I said. She nods her head.“But they were not wolves, though,” she said. I sat down, looking at Damien as he walked in, seated beside his mom. I could see the worry on his face. I can’t imagine losing someone he loves. He is still not healed from his sister's death; he has just learnt to live with it. His mom dying would be a colossal blow. And we all know that if Luna dies, Alpha is typically dead.“What were they?” I asked.“Humans, but they are skilled. It’s like they are taking steroids,” she said. What is a steroid?“If they we
Adrian POV “We have talked to them; they are willing to lend us their weapons,” Collin said. I looked at him in anger. “Lend?” I asked. “Yes, their loyalty lies with Damien. I talked to another man, and he said he can only lend us; he is not doing it out of order,” he replied, and I slammed my hand on my table harshly. Why does everything revolve around him? Even humans are not willing to sell us their weapons because of that bastard. “We need more than that, Collin. What are two cannons and a few guns going to do? Can’t we bribe them all?” I asked, desperate. “We already spent a lot trying to bribe the men to give us wolfbane; they don’t give it out unless you have a reason. Damien has them too, and the pillars are banned from buying the wolfbane, and we also spent a lot on the alphas that gave us their warriors,” he said. I sighed, running my hand through my hair. “Leave,” I snapped, and he bowed his head, leaving. I don’t care who supports me and who doesn’t. I will see to it