VALERIE A mine?! I am allergic to smoke and everyone knows. Well… everyone aside from the people who I had come to meet recently. I shook my head and stepped back, glaring at the thick dark smoke in horror. “I can't… I can't go in there!" I snapped, heaving loudly. Bianca tilted her head in confusion at my behavior. "Why?” She asked. I shook my head, taking a step backward. "I can't go to a mine; I just can't,” I muttered, and she scoffed. "Well… you can't do anything about it. It is the Alphas' order,” she snapped a reply, narrowing her eyes in disgust. I sighed and shrugged, helplessly accepting my fate. She glanced ahead in the direction of the smoke and waved her hands forward. “Take that path, you'll find the underground mine," she muttered and spun around, trotting away. “If you need any help, call out to the man who will take you to the place allocated to you," she muttered, cranking her head backward. I nodded, unable to respond. I stood rooted at
VALERIE The sunlight that streamed into the room forced me to snap my eyelids open.I groaned loudly and snapped my head to the side, slamming my eyes shut.“How do you feel?" A voice muttered and I fluttered my eyes open again.I stared at Bianca's pale face and a lump formed in my throat.I couldn't remember how I got to the bed as all I could hear in the back of my mind was an explosion and a yell for help, a voice that I recognized after a while as mine.“Bianca? I'm not dead?" I whispered as she forced a smile into her face. She shook her head and strode towards me, then sat down at the edge of the bed before clasping her hands in mine.“No, the miners were able to get you out on time; it's all thanks to Miranda; she noticed your disappearance and alerted some of the miners," she replied, and my brows raised in confusion.Miranda? Who was that?I parted my lips to ask the question when the door opened and the grumpy girl sauntered in. She looked up and her feet froze.“Oh… she i
VALERIE I dropped the mop in its rightful position before sighing loudly, my body aching with tiredness. My eyes were heavy, screaming for a short nap or if possible, a nice long sleep. But unfortunately, none of the two options was possible. “Done with the cleaning?" Julianna's voice growled behind me and I felt my heart twitch in fear. I gulped hard and spun around, forcing a smile into my pale face. “Yes," I replied. She narrowed her large owlish eyes, chuckling loudly. Her chuckle made her sagging breasts and protruding belly bounce and quiver. I snapped my eyes away from the unattractive sight, wondering why she would work around like that giving off orders and declaring what a tyrant she was. “Alright, come with me!" She hissed, waving her large hands ahead. “Don't be sluggish," she added as she forced her fat-filled legs to move forward. I trudged after her, silently enduring her annoying words and sneers. As we walked along the large passageway, my gaze fell on the
VALERIE My lips opened and slammed shut, I batted my lashes, my heart twitching in pain. Her eyes narrowed intimidatingly around my body and she chuckled. “Who are you?” She asked and my brows raised in surprise. “Huh?" I stammered, wondering if I heard right. Who am I? Has she forgotten me? I felt relieved and grateful that she didn't remember me. “Oh, me?" I stammered and gulped hard before glancing up at her beautiful face again. “I'm a maid. Julianna sent me over to have your room cleaned up," I said and bowed, making sure to sound as polite as possible. “I don't like it when people bow before me, so stop it," she muttered, and I snapped my head up in surprise. “Huh?" I mumbled again in confusion. I felt confused by her strange behavior. She wasn't acting like the girl I met earlier in the hallway. She sounded different; she smelt different, and she acted different. I parted my lips and spilled out the perturbing question in my mind. “Who are you if you don't mind?” I
VALERIE I slowly turned with my heart in my hand. My eyes widened in dismay as I stared at the Luna of Blood Moon Pack, the vicious and feared queen of the wolf kingdom. From what Bianca told me about her, I could tell her power, aura, and wickedness were full of evil.“My queen," my voice quivered as I bowed low to the ground.“You called my daughter a bitch and a peacock?" Her authoritative voice made my throat knot.I wanted to defend myself but couldn't. No matter how hard I tried, my lips wouldn't part or move.No, Mother, there is–” She raised her hand, shutting Arlene up."Take her away!” She ordered and soldiers trooped into the room. My heart sank as I stared pleadingly at her."Please, have mercy, my queen. Please have mercy!” I finally found my voice and screamed out as they dragged me out of the room.I watched my whole world crumble before me as they dragged me off to an underground. The sound of the steel doors pulling open made my heart leap. I was roughly pushed in by
VALERIE I blinked and stepped back but ended up pushing down a thin, dirty-looking boy to the ground. He cried out in pain, and I spun around, enveloped in guilt.“I'm sorry, I'm truly sorry," I muttered, trying to pacify him as I helped him up and patted his head.He looked up at me with rheumy eyes that pleaded for freedom. The same freedom that I sought for.I couldn't believe that they had a little innocent child locked up in here for a crime his Alpha might have unintentionally committed. I wondered how long he had been in there for an offense, he did not know of.“There, there. Consoling your kind, huh?" Her stinging voice came up again and compelled me to turn around.“You think you've won?" I wanted to stop myself from replying to her curt words but I couldn't. I wasn't weak; neither was I dumb.She frowned and snapped her head back. After the fading of some seconds, she shifted her gaze back to me, her lips stretched out in humor.“Well… have you then?" She muttered, showing
VALERIE My heart thumped loudly and I slowly turned. I felt my heart skip a beat as I stared at Lucian's uptight face.“What are you doing in here?" He snapped in a rugged voice as he ran his eyes over my crouched body in suspicion.“I… I…" I gulped hard, unable to find an answer to his question. My mind reeled, and different suggestions ran through my head, but none of them made sense like the last one.“I came to thank you and your brother for standing up for me," I blurted out, hoping he didn't catch a glimpse of dishonesty in my eyes.“Oh… really?" He muttered in a calm voice and stepped fully into the room, shutting the door behind him.My heartbeat increased as I watched his steps, wondering what was going on in his mind. His face or eyes didn't dare give his thoughts away. I clenched my fist as he got closer, hoping he didn't get to fish out the piece of paper hidden under my ass.I shifted uncomfortably, cranking my head back to check if a peek of the paper was in view but s
KILLIAN A slip of paper caught my eyes as Lucian talked. I squatted down and picked it then flipped it over. My eyes dimmed as I read the names written on the paper.“Wasn't this paper on the table?" I asked, extending it towards Lucian.His lips slammed shut as he narrowed his eyes at it.“And?" He muttered grumpily, slipping on a sapphire ring on his finger.“I found it on the floor," I replied and he snapped his gaze towards me in confusion.“I kept it right here," he tapped a space before him.I glanced down at the place and then at the paper.I saw him put it there and I was sure that this paper didn't fly down to that pace on its own.“What was that girl doing when you got in?" Lucian tilted his head, trying to understand who I was referring to.“What girl?" He asked, settling his gaze and attention on the ring strapped around his finger.“That girl, what is her name?" I snapped my head back, hoping that I'd remember her name.Lucian looked up at me with an amused look on his
LUCIAN His head snapped back and his eyes bulged. His lips opened and slammed shut as he struggled to speak, making me feel more suspicious about his behavior.“Don't you remember?" I groused and the blood on his face drained.Killian gripped his chin and forced him to look into his blazing eyes.“What the hell is wrong with your memory, huh? Why can't you remember anything?” He growled, sinking his nails into his flesh.Damion winced, struggling to get Killian off his chin.“You are beginning to make me believe that you are an imposter," I muttered and he stiffened.His glaring eyes found my face and he turned up his lips in anger.“What do you mean by that? Are you trying to say that I'm fake?" He snapped.I tilted my head backward and ran my hands through my hair, forgetting all about Valerie, who was struggling with the venom in her body.“Then prove yourself,” I muttered and he huffed loudly.He parted his lips to speak but the voice of the Pack's doctor stopped him.We spun aro
Lucian My fist clenched in anger when her head dropped on Damion's chest. Boalik shifted away from them and bowed submissively to us; the dire wolf did the same, and Killian trudged towards them. "I command you to return to your den," he ordered. The creatures turned around, and each of them went back to where they resided. Our eyes shifted back to Valerie and my heart constricted in indignation. “Why the hell did you bring her here?" I growled in anger, glaring murderously at Damion. “Why don't you help me first before asking questions!" He snapped back and my blood boiled in anger. I balled my fist and marched towards him but Killian held me back. “We need to get her to the Pack doctor before the venom gets to her heart," he whispered into my ear and shifted my attention back to Valerie. Her beautiful skin had gone pale and the venom which covered her body seemed to have permeated into her body through her skin. “It must be flowing in her bloodstream by now," Killian
VALERIE Before a scream could escape my lips, Damion dragged me down to the ground and clasped his hand against my mouth. My eyes were as wide as saucers as I stared at the huge creature which didn't have any features of a wolf or a Lycan. It looked like a beast, a terrible-looking beast! Damion's grip on my hand tightened and I could tell that he was staring at what I was staring at. “We need to leave this place immediately," he whispered, showering my neck with his hot breath. I nodded my head, my eyes and attention fixed on the beast which stood at a large clearing, perhaps waiting for any slight noise from its prey We needed no one to tell us that the prey it was waiting for was the both of us. Damion helped me up to my feet and signaled for me to keep quiet and remain cautious. I obeyed him and followed his steps, lifting my feet slowly after the other, even my breath was kept low. Though, I was afraid that the loud thumping of my heart could betray us. My eyes brig
VALERIE I was taken aback at first when his lips met mine. Slowly, like the casting of a love spell, he pushed me into his domain and took control of my being, leading me, guiding me, and drawing me into an insane passion that might be our ruin. At that heated moment, I didn't care, he didn't care. All we cared about was our hands that explored each other's bodies. I moaned out as my back hit the cold wall behind me. His hands traced my thighs up to the fabric that covered the folds of skin between my thighs. I gasped out and gripped his broad shoulders, sinking my nails into his flesh. His fingers traced my back, and his breath teased my bare neck, sending shivers rushing down my spine. My mind snapped and I pushed him off, panting hard. “Stop!" I snapped and brushed my hair back, wondering what got into me earlier. “We shouldn't do this," I muttered and he nodded, getting back to his senses too. “I am sorry," he replied. We stood in that beautiful garden which was filled
VALERIE Lucian broke the kiss and I quickly craned my neck backwards. My heart leaped when I saw the Luna's dismayed eyes on us. Her fist slowly clenched as she scowled murderously at me. “You whore!" She growled, sprinting towards us with her hand raised in the air. My paralyzed body couldn't move from where I sat on Lucian's lap. I snapped my eyes shut, ready to accept the slap. Lucian pushed me up and a loud thud forced me to open my eyes. I saw the blood on the Luna's face drain as she staggered back, staring at her hand like there was a monster sitting on it. “My Lord," she stuttered in disbelief, her lips trembling in fear. I glanced over at Lucian and gasped when I saw the red stretches of marks on his right cheek. The thought of the Luna Queen slapping the Lycan king made my heart twitch in pain. That was how I realized the reason for her behavior. “Forgive me," she blurted out in a wavering voice. Lucian chuckled and licked his lips before facing the Luna Queen. “
VALERIE I stared at Lucian's bare back, my hand tightened around the handle of the knife. My heart thumped loudly as I took a few steps towards him, my blood boiling in anger, the desire to sink the knife into his chest grew strongly, completely taking over my mind.I wanted to stare at him till he took his last breath; I wanted to watch his dark blood form a deep pool in the room. I wanted freedom and revenge, I was ready to risk my life to destroy him and his brother.I took a deep breath and raised the knife, ready to bring it down to his back. Before the blade could kiss his skin, he spun around, and the knife slipped out of my hand.I gasped out and took a step back, staring at the knife that managed to give me away.His eyes followed mine and he chuckled while staring at the knife.He bent down and picked up the knife then took a few steps towards me, hitting my face with his hot breath.His face held a smirk as he twirled the knife in his hand.“You want to kill me?" He mut
VALERIE I should have been scared at his arrival, but somehow I wasn't. Instead, I was furious for barging into my room unannounced. “The Luna Queen instructed you to stay away from me!" I snapped. He chuckled, slipping his hands into his pants pocket. “The Luna Queen?" He scoffed, and Arlene frowned but tried not to show it. “Have you forgotten what position I hold in the Pack? I am the strongest and highest member of the Blood Moon Pack, I am the Lycan king of the entire wolf kingdom!" He snapped, pride dancing in his gray eyes. I narrowed my eyes in disgust and scoffed to his surprise. “Is that why you're using your power to abuse those beneath you? That isn't power…" I paused, slammed my eyes shut, and, with a thumping heart, spat out the remaining words. “That is foolishness!" Gasps escaped from Arlene and Bianca and my feet froze as I awaited his reaction. I heard a low chuckle and that compelled me to open my eyes. My brows snapped up in surprise when I saw amuseme
VALERIE I didn't want to believe it. I wished it wasn't what was on my mind. “I will protect you, I will make sure no one stops you from leaving this Pack,” his assuring words sent shivers down his spine. I was afraid that he would get into trouble, I knew Lucian and Killian wouldn't let his action slide just like that. “Damion!" Lucian's growl made the windows in the hall burst open. I shuddered in fear, not for my life but for the safety of Damion. I quickly pushed him away, and an alarm spread across my face. “No, Damion, please let it be," I muttered and Damion only scoffed stubbornly and faced Lucian with a frown on his face. “Let go of her hand!" He snapped. I looked down at my hands and realized that Lucian was still holding my wrist while Damion held the other. “Don't cross your limits, Damion, don't you dare!" Killian snapped and Damion faced him boldly. “Do your worst!" He growled in return. Killian clenched his fist and sprinted towards Damion. “Stop it!" The
VALERIE It felt like my whole world crumbled the instant I saw them. “Are you leaving without our permission?" He asked, making chills break out in my body. He frowned deeply at my silence and gripped my chin, digging his fingers into my skin. “Didn't you promise never to step out of this Pack ever again, why are you putting your poor mother in danger?" My heart skipped as his words echoed in my head like a warning. “I… I…" I was too dumbstruck to say a word. He looked up, piercing Bianca with his eyes. Bianca shuddered and cringed back, her eyes filled with fear. “You helped her again, didn't you?" He growled, his eyes fixed on Bianca. Bianca shook her head, her lips trembled in mortification and she staggered back. Lucian let go of me and walked towards her with a clenched fist. I gasped out and gripped his hand, compelling him to stop. “No, she isn't at fault here. I was ordered to leave the Pack!" I screamed out. He craned his head backward and chuckled. “And who