VALERIE She scoffed loudly, shaking her head in disbelief, her eyes bulging out in horror.“That is a lie! That isn't the seal of the Lycan kings, that is… that is…" she stuttered, swerving her head left and right.Arlene shoved past the guards and grabbed my hand, staring intently at the seal in my hand.She gasped out in shock and her brows raised.“How did you…" she trailed off and scoffed in disbelief, darting her abashed gaze from the seal to my smiling face.“Arrest them!" Adriana growled, shaking her finger at us. The guards stepped back, staring at the seal with fear in their eyes.“My lady, that is the Lycan kings' original seal," the man standing next to her muttered, and her jaws dropped open in shock.She glared at me and scowled then marched towards me in fury.Before I could bat an eyelash, she grabbed my collar and pushed me to the wall. My back brushed against the rough wall and my skin tore. I groaned in agony and bit my lips, slamming my eyes as my back throbbed in
VALERIE The ride was quiet, aside from the excited whimpering of children. And yes, I still wondered if I would be happy outside the wolf kingdom. It wasn't so easy to get the seal from the Lycan kings, but I knew I had to do it, and somehow, they didn't seem to know that I stole from them before leaving. I had returned the seal to Princess Arlene before leaving. Though I knew that they might end up in trouble, there was nothing I could do to save them, or was I just being selfish? “Where are we going, ma'am?" The man behind the wheels asked, dragging me out of my thoughts. I raised my head and stared at the darkness overhead, my hand clenching onto the paper Arlene had given me with an address scribbled on it. “Drive to the seaport in Silver-line Pack. There is a ship waiting for you all. It has been arranged to take you all to a place in Romania where the Lycan kings will never be able to find any of you," I said, and his lips stretched into a smile. Sighs of relief
VALERIE My heart constricted and memories came rushing in as I stared at the house from the truck. A house that had brought me nothing but sorrow and misery.I took a deep breath and pulled the door of the truck open.“I will be right back," I said and shuffled up to the front porch then placed a soft knock on the door.My heart thumped loudly as I waited for a response from within. I felt my heart tighten as my mother's voice rang within the house.I took a step back then another one. My hands shook as I tried to control my emotions.I didn't know why but I felt like I was doing the wrong thing by returning back to the Pack and back to my mother. What if that old man is home? How will I get my mom out with him around?“I don't think he is home. Remember, he always spends the night at a bar," Jade reminded me, and I nodded, relief washed over me.My pulse raced as the door clicked open. Right before me was my mother, horror etched against her face and eyes as wide as saucers.“What
VALERIE I stepped back as I stared at the shadow at the front of the door. My pulse raced as I took a step backward. I hoped that it wouldn't turn out to be what I thought.The shadow got closer and to my horror, his huge body stood gallantly by the door, a smirk of triumph on his face.My stepfather looked baffled at first when his eyes fell on me. He strained his neck and batted his lashes severally, then threw his head back and roared in a fit of laughter.He finally grew quiet again and looked at me with frightening eyes, which were red and teary from the alcohol he must have consumed before heading home.“Val? Is that really you, Val?" He questioned in an irritating tone.He chuckled and shook his head, widening his eyes to take a better look at me.“Hey, woman, is that your daughter, huh?" He growled, waving his hand from my mother to me.My mother glanced at me with horror in her eyes, unable to respond to his absurd question.“Thank heavens that you are still alive. I thought
LUCIAN Gamma Gilbert came running towards the car immediately Neil pulled up in the garage. Killian snapped his eyes open and groaned loudly, glaring at Gilbert who approached the car, fidgeting slightly. His senses returned to him and he reached for the door, pulling it open. Killian and I stepped out and began strolling out of the garage; neither of us gave him our attention despite the alarm spread out across his face. There was always trouble whenever we were absent; it wasn't a new thing. “My Lord, there is trouble," he muttered in a quivering voice. Our feet stopped shuffling but we refused to turn around. He covered up the distance between us and bowed to the ground, the fear still visible in his eyes. “My Lords, last night there was an issue that came up—" “Hold it!" I snapped, and his lips slammed shut. Killian huffed and continued his walk out of the garage. “But my Lord…" “Are you tired of being alive?" His skin paled and terror darted across his orbs. He dr
KILLIAN “They got into a ship at the port in Silver-line," Neil said as we drove through the highway that led into Silver-line Pack.“So… she went with them to where?" I asked and Neil batted his lashes.“Uhm… Romania," he replied and I scoffed.“Why are we heading to silver-line Pack then? We should send some people to look for them in Romania," Lucian said and Neil shook his head, stammering incomprehensible words.“Damn it, Neil! Turn this car around if you have nothing to say," Lucian snapped and he decelerated.“Miss Arlene's truck is still in Silver-line Pack,” he muttered and my brows raised in suspicion.I looked at Lucian and we began to converse using our mind links.“There is something wrong about this. I doubt if she'll leave knowing that her pack will be under attack soon," I mind-linked, and he nodded."Yes, she'll definitely bring her mother with her. If the truck is still in Silver-line then whoever took her to her pack might be in Silver-line. She can't leave the wol
LUCIAN As I took a step closer, the man backed away in fear, muttering curses under his breath. “You are Val's father, aren't you?” I asked. He snapped a glare at the woman standing a few distance away from him, and then back at me.“No… yes…who are you talking about?” He asked, feigning ignorance.I sighed out, filled with anger at his cunning attitude.I brought out a gun and pointed it at him. His eyes widened in horror, and his lips began to tremble.He shifted away again, shaking his head with fear darting across his large orbs.“Are you little Val's stepfather?" I growled in a voice that forced sweat to break out on his forehead.“Yes, I am her stepfather. Please, don't pull the trigger,” he begged, waving his hand over his face, his horrified eyes as wide as saucers.I chuckled and glanced at Killian, who smiled sinisterly. “What do we do with this man, huh?” I asked Killian.He took a step closer and tilted his head to the side, his eyes glued on the man. “Tell us, where i
VALERIE The repulsive smell that managed to sneak into my nostrils forced me to snap my eyes open. I looked around the dark environment and groaned loudly in pain as my head banged. I managed to sit up on the thorny ground and surveyed the environment, slowly absorbing the sight of trees and the thick smoke that hung in the air. Slowly I realized that I was in a forest covered in frost and smoke and men that I couldn't recognize. I began to wonder how I got there and what I was doing in the midst of horrible-looking men. They sat around a fire, arguing over matters that I couldn't understand. Slowly, the memories of what happened before I passed out came rushing into my head. My jaws dropped and my breath ceased. My heart thumped loudly as I glared at their back, wondering what they might end up doing to me. “Who are you? What do you want from me?” I snapped. One of them swept his head back and cackled loudly, tilting his head to the side. The huge scar on his cheek caused m
KILLIAN I gripped her shoulders and forced her to look into my eyes. "What did you just say?" I asked in an alarmed tone. Her lips stretched into a wide smile, an unknown glee floating in her eyes. "Should I say it out loud? Should I say what I saw in there?" She muttered, her head tilting to the side. My heart clenched and confusion and disbelief settled down within me. Was she truly possessed? "Should I?" She whispered in a chilling voice that sounded more like someone else's voice. "See—" I raised my hand, cutting Michelle off, my eyes still fixed on Valerie's grinning face. "Leave us, every one of you," I muttered, daring not to take my eyes off her. I waited till everyone had shuffled out of the room before gripping her shoulders again and glaring into her eyes. "Tell me the truth, what did you see in the secret room," I asked. She threw her head and laughed loudly, sinking her nails into my arm. I didn't care about her nails that sank into my skin, all I cared about
KILLIAN I called her name multiple times with a trembling voice but got no response. "Shit!" I cursed loudly and reached for my phone. I fidgeted as I scrolled through the list of my contacts, trying to put my distorted mind in order and call someone who would help.My mind clicked Michelle's name when her words echoed in my mind. I dialed her number, and her voice boomed out the second ring with mocking laughter. "Need help now?" She mumbled. My eyes dimmed in suspicion and I clenched my fist, fuming in fury. "What did you do to her?" I snapped. "You didn't even let me get close to her," she chuckled. I ran my hand through my hair and sighed in despair. "If I walk into your room, I'll have your head on a stake," I stated and ended the call, throwing the phone onto the couch. I grabbed her cold hand and rubbed it against mine to warm it up while I waited for Michelle. The door opened and my jaw clenched. "What the hell took you…" I paused when I saw the Pack's doctor stan
KILLIAN I paced around the room with my hand in my disheveled hair, pausing briefly to glance at her pale face. "What happened to her, my lord?" The Pack's doctor asked for the umpteenth time while she examined her. "Are you going to treat her or not?" Lucian growled in indignation. She flinched, her lips trembled as she darted her eyes from Lucian's face to Valerie's pale face. "I would do my best to find out what the cause of her unconsciousness is," she mumbled even though the chance of her finding out the cause was impossible. Lucian sighed and ran his hand through his hair, ignoring the constant calls from his phone. "It doesn't seem to be something ordinary, my lord," the Pack's doctor said as she opened her eyes with her fingers and gazed at the lifeless eyes. I sighed, knowing that it was true. She turned and stared at us suspiciously when our silence lingered in the room. "Is there something I must know, alpha?" She asked. I and Lucian exchanged glances and kept mu
KILLIAN The sound of the lighter clicking on and off filled the dark room, dividing my attention from the courtyard below. "You said you would meet little Val tonight, right?" Lucian muttered, causing me to turn away from the window. I trudged towards the couch he was lying on and slumped down into it, picking up an open pack of cigarettes. "Yes, do you want to join me?" I asked with a smirk laced against my face. He took a long drag at the cigarette and chuckled, puffing out smoke. "I have something important to attend to in town. I'll be leaving in an hour," he muttered. My eyes darkened and my fist clenched as I stared at him. "Doing business without me, huh?" I groused. He sat up and playfully smacked my back, grinning sinisterly. "Get some rest, Killian, get some rest," he replied before taking a drag at the cigarette again. I sighed and grabbed the lighter, but the question from Lucian stopped me from lighting the cigarette trapped between my lips. I looked at Lucian
VALERIE My heart tightened and I gasped in surprise. "What?" I snapped. Bianca nodded and moved closer to me as if I was attempting to do something stupid to myself."Yes, she was killed by rogues while trying to protect master Damion. Even up to today, no one has dared talk about her death for Damion's sake," she muttered Rachel's laughing face flashed before my eyes and a sickening feeling filled the pit of my belly. I staggered back and lost my balance. Bianca caught my wrist before I could touch the ground and pulled me up to my feet, wrapping her hand around me."Calm down, just calm down," she whispered, patting my hair slowly.I broke into tears, sobbing loudly.I couldn't believe that she died that terrible way despite her kindness and good heart."She never deserved that kind of death, Bianca!" I blurted out, unable to subdue the pain within me anymore."I know, but what can one do? It's all in the hands of fate and destiny—""Fuck fate and destiny!" I screamed, pushing
VALERIE My trembling hands slowly slipped away from the edges of the stone, fear bubbling in me. His cold hand was still wrapped around my wrist as he waited for me to get up and explain the act I was caught in. I couldn't dare imagine the disgusted look that would be on Lucian's face, worse, Killian's. I gulped hard and slowly turned, but the fear tightening in my chest eased up as my terrified eyes fell on the person clenching my wrist. "Damion!" I sighed in relief. His lips turned up in suspicion and his eyes darted to the fake flagstone on the ground before he released my wrist."What are you doing here?" He asked, nodding towards the spot he found me squatting down. "Uhm…" I trailed, fixing my eyes on the flagstones on the ground with the true intention of avoiding his prying eyes. "Are you scared of saying the truth to me?" He questioned. I remained silent, my eyes still fixed on the ground. I shivered slightly as he wrapped his hand around my chin, turning my head to
VALERIE Bianca scoffed and narrowed her eyes, glaring haughtily at her. I sighed, aware of what she was talking about. Michelle smirked and didn't wait for my reply before striding fully into the room. I stood up, my heart clenched in fear. Even though I needed to know the cause of my father's death, I knew deep down that I wasn't ready to bear the heartbreak that would come with the truth. "I don't think I want to talk about it yet," I muttered, glancing at everything in the room aside from Bianca and Michelle's faces. "Why?" Michelle's voice bore shock and disappointment. "I have a lot to deal with at the moment. I'm not ready to hear it," I muttered. She huffed and stepped back. I finally looked at her, forcing a smile into my face. She huffed, fuming in anger as she glared at me. "Are you scared of the truth?" She asked, her lips turning up in a mocking smirk. I sighed and tilted my head to the side, staring confidently into her eyes. "Yes, I am scared of the truth."
VALERIE My jaws were still dropped in shock as I stood rooted at the spot. "Valerie? Are you okay?" Bianca's words shot into my mind, causing me to raise my head. Her head tilted to the side as she watched me, confusion scribbled across her face. "Why were you acting that way when I mentioned the name of Luna Queen's sister?" She questioned, her eyes filled with suspicion. I released a false laugh and shook my head. "It's nothing. I… I thought I had heard the name somewhere." She narrowed her eyes in disbelief but said nothing concerning my attitude. "Well… mother said that she died some months before her wedding to an alpha prince," she said. My fist clenched and I bit my lips at the discovery. "Was she getting married to Lycan prince Alexander?" I bobbed my head and asked. She threw her head back and narrowed her eyes, letting the silence haunt my curiosityI hoped silently that I was wrong with my guess. "No, it was rumored that the Lycan king Alexander never had any lo
VALERIE "I am disappointed in you, Valerie!" He groused with a glare before turning to help his mother up from the seat. I gulped hard and slowly stood up, dropping my head. "Forgive me—" "Don't say a word!" I shifted back at the harsh tone of Lucian's voice. "Hey, don't yell at her!" The Luna Queen snapped, hitting him on the chest. Lucian sighed in disappointment and threw me a glare before leading his mother to the bed. The maidservant turned and stared at me coldly then moved closer to where I stood. "You should have stopped her, my lady," she muttered. My heart clenched and I gripped the edge of the table, getting overwhelmed with guilt. "I'm sorry. I never meant to let her drink so much," I whispered, avoiding her accusing eyes. She huffed in annoyance and trudged off to attend to the Luna Queen. I sighed in disappointment, muttering curses under my breath. If Lucian hadn't intervened, she would have told me how she killed Renee. I needed to fix the dot