VALERIE The smile laced against my face vanished when I suspected that I was suspended in the air. My heart raced in anger when I noticed that my body was being dragged up and not down. I wrestled with whatever strange force that was, but unfortunately, I didn't win. My body dropped from the railings and back to the rooftop. I groaned loudly and hit my hand on the floor in rage, cursing whatever stopped me from dying. “Are you okay, Miss?" A melodic voice whispered into my ear and forced me to raise my head I glared at the handsome face that stared worriedly at me. “Are you trying to kill yourself?" He asked in a calm voice. “Are you so dumb that you didn't notice that?" I snapped at him. His eyes widened and he was taken aback by my response. His lips parted and slammed shut and he shook his head, running his eyes over my body. “Why don't you stop running away from your troubles and fight them instead, that will make you less weak,” a smirk tugged onto the corner of his li
VALERIE My jaws fell open in shock as I glared at him.He smiled in return and looked at the Luna, who was stunned by his response.“I want to dance with her," he repeated, waving his hands towards me.From the corner of my eyes, I watched Lucian approach us. My heart constricted, and I curled my toes into the ground, hoping nothing catastrophic would happen.The Luna sent an intimidating glare at me and forced a smile onto her face.“Fine, you are permitted to dance with her," she said with an unnoticed eye roll.Lucian stopped walking and glared at Damion as he walked towards me and took the tray.“Let's keep this aside for a while, huh?" He beamed.Adriana gasped out when Damion forced the tray into her hand and took mine.With a thumping heart and with the eyes of the royal family and the entire guests on me, Damion led me to the middle of the ballroom.His russet eyes twinkled as he dropped my clammy hand on his shoulder. I shuddered slightly when he wrapped his hand around my w
VALERIE “Be careful," Bianca muttered, her voice filled with concern as she watched me limp towards the bathroom. I got to the door and sighed, letting the tears drop out as much as they wanted. The memories came rushing in, playing with my mind. I parted my lips and broke into cries, dropping to the ground. Not only my pussy was hurt, my heart was hurt as well. I wished that I hadn't listened to Damion, I wished I had brushed his words aside and carried on with committing suicide Perhaps, if I had died, I wouldn't have gone through the hell I went through last night. It seemed like the torture for each night doubled over the other. “This is worse than death," I muttered in a quivering voice as I tried to suppress the pain that throbbed between my legs. Bianca rubbed her palm on my back, whimpering. “This is all my fault–" “No, it's not. I blame the moon goddess for giving me such a terrible fate," I muttered, my throat tightening. I glanced at the wounds they inflicted o
VALERIE It felt like the world stopped rotating when our lips met. His lips tasted like coffee, and I couldn't help but want to get drowned in it. I clasped my hands around his neck, totally forgetting the reason why I did it. Damion moaned and grabbed my waist, slamming my body against his. My senses returned and I broke the kiss. We stared into the eyes of each other, breathing heavily and reminiscing on what just happened between us.“I… I…" I stuttered, too dumbstruck to say a word.Damion smiled and let go of my waist, helping me stand upright.“I loved it," he said with a grin on his face.I blushed and secretly looked across to the window. My heart skipped when I saw Killian still standing there, staring blankly at me.I wanted to tear my gaze away, but something that I couldn't understand pushed me to maintain awkward eye contact, neither blinking nor filled with fear.He moved away from the window and disappeared into the room, closing the shutter.“Did you do that…" Damion
VALERIE Her presence made me shudder. I slipped out of Killian's grip and bowed low to the ground.She took a few steps towards us, anger laced against her face.“You…" she paused and swerved her head in another direction.“Isn't that Damion?” She gasped, alarm laced in her voice.The servants surrounding her rushed towards Damion who was unconscious."Take him to the Pack's doctor, hurry!” She growled, waving the servants away.She swerved around and glared at me, shaking her accusing fingers.“What have you done to him?" She growled, burning me alive with her blazing eyes.“It's him," I said, pointing at Killian.Her brows snapped up in disbelief, and she looked at Killian, who grunted and looked away, less concerned.“I tried to stop him but he wouldn't listen, he–”"Be quiet!” The Luna growled, raising her hand in the air.My heart shrank in despair and I bit my lips, looking at Killian with haughty eyes.Killian chuckled and furrowed his brows, narrowing his eyes at me.“Get ou
VALERIE My jaws dropped and I stared at the Luna in disbelief.“Huh?" I whispered, wishing she would repeat what she said, but she didn't. Instead, she scowled at me and got up from the throne.As she sauntered towards the doors, she paused but didn't turn around.“You have until tomorrow morning," she said, confirming her previous words.I gasped out and clasped my hand against my mouth. I didn't dare plead with her as she left.“You heard what she said, right? You better leave immediately!" Adriana snarled with a triumphant smirk on her face.“Stop it, Adriana!" Arlene snapped and cast a sympathetic glance at me before dragging her sister off.The pain on my face slowly disappeared and my downcast face lit up. A large grin spread across my face and I chuckled loudly as happiness rippled through my body.The sound of a clap made me spin around. The smile grew wider at the sight of Damion.“You did it," he said, covering the distance between us.My heartbeat increased as I watched hi
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
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 My heart froze when I heard Adriana's voice behind me. I slowly slipped my clammy hands off the bars and turned around to face her. Her face held a scowl, which I had come to be quite familiar with, and her thin lips pursed out, making her look uglier than she already was. “My lady," I forced myself to bow down before her. “And what are you doing here?" she said in a voice dripping in venom and hostility. My throat knotted as I began to search desperately for answers to her question. I never thought about it while she scanned my body with her glaring eyes. I was trapped and needed a way out as soon as possible. I knew what she would do if she found out my plots and the reason I was there. She had always wanted to get rid of me and this was the perfect way to. “Are you deaf?" Her snap shot me back to reality. I batted my lashes severally and shook my head, stammering and longing for an escape route. An idea suddenly popped into my mind and I said it withou
VALERIE My throat knotted and my breath hitched as I stared at them in dismay. Prepare for my mom's funeral? I gasped and staggered back, my heart thumped loudly in my chest. I shook my head. My lips trembled as I tried to understand what they had just blurted out. “What did you say?" I asked, my voice quivered. "The Blue Moon Pack is becoming more rebellious. If we continue to keep quiet, they might misunderstand it to be a weakness. We don't usually do these kinds of favors and to be sincere, I have realized that favors suck,” he muttered, his brows curved. "Favors? Do you call that a favor? You… you two are evil!” I screamed in a voice dripping with hatred and anger. I shouldn't have talked to them that way, I should have begged. But something wouldn't let me beg them. "You know you shouldn't be talking to us that way, honey. Your mom's life is in your hand and the way you act will determine if she lives or dies,” Killian said and my heart twitched “You can't do that. Y
VALERIE I and Omar walked side by side in silence till we got to a bridge far from the manor.“Thank you for taking me away from there," I finally spoke up, clearing the sober air that floated around us.“Hmmm…" he hummed, nodding his head in response.I chuckled lightly and shook my head, searching for things to think about to get those chilling thoughts out of my head.“How do you feel?" I finally asked the question that had always been on my mind. His countenance changed when I asked the question and I began to feel guilty for bringing up something he wished never happened.However, I needed an answer to the question to reduce the amount of guilt that weighed me down. I felt like I was slipping down into the earth every time he was nearby.I was the cause of the incident but I needed some relief too.That wasn't selfish, was it?“Well… I feel like something burdensome has been removed from my body,” he replied.I wanted to laugh at his humorous response but stopped myself when I r
VALERIE Bianca ran after me, calling out my name but I paid her no attention. With a hardened face and a thumping heart, I marched out of the building and headed into the field. “Valerie!” Bianca shouted as she pushed through the crowd, searching for me. I hid in a corner and watched her search desperately for me. She sighed and slumped her shoulders when she realized that her search was in vain. When she turned and walked away, I breathed in relief and turned to walk into the execution ground where the prisoners were kept in stocks but a hand gripped me from behind and dragged me back. “Why are you—" I stopped talking and my body paled as I stared into the eyeballs of Omar. “You shouldn't go there," he muttered in a cold voice that lacked happiness. “I can't watch them get killed for a crime they never committed," I responded and turned to walk off but he clung tighter and drew me back. “I can't watch you die—" “I won't!" I snapped. “You will be executed along with them be
VALERIE I knew the reason why she had come, Adriana must have reported the incident to her. “Greetings, Luna," I muttered, pushing off every feeling of fear. I was ready to face anything given to me.“I heard that the Lycan kings have relieved you of your duty as a servant," she muttered and I jerked my head up, narrowing my eyes in confusion.I didn't know anything about that and neither did I think of such a thing.I looked at Bianca, and she gave me a blank stare, which meant that she knew something about it.“I do not understand, my lady," I muttered, my eyes still fixed on Bianca for an explanation.“How will you understand when you are so dumb," she grunted and narrowed her eyes at me.She huffed, displeased as she waved her hand in the air.“I don't like idle girls," she muttered and I raised my brows in amusement.She didn't like idle girls, yet her daughter is idle; not only that, she goes around causing trouble, too.“Well…" she began and chortled before snapping her atten
VALERIE The moment screams pierced into my ears, my head banged, and the realization hit me.I gasped out and let go of her head, watching her drop to the ground.Her servants rushed towards her and helped her up to her feet while she groaned in pain.She looked at me and snickered, marching towards me with a clenched fist.“You bitch!" She screamed out and raised her fist to my face.My heart sank as I watched the clenched fist get closer to me. I wanted to move but decided not to. I had to receive my punishment for what I had done, and this was the right way to get it.But before she could exact her revenge, someone pushed me out of the way and took the punch in my stead.I fell to the ground, and my heart constricted as gasps echoed around me.Someone was taking the fall for me again and I didn't like it. What got me more upset was that it was Bianca who took the punch for me.I was tired of having her put her life on the line for me. I wanted to face my problems myself and bear t
VALERIE Bianca pushed away the plate of pasta, sighing loudly.“Why don't you eat something, you look so pale," she muttered for the third time since I woke up.Ever since I woke up, my mind had been fixed on Omar. I was filled with guilt, anger, and concern.What could become of him? Why did he get trapped in such a mess?“I wonder how he is doing," I said, absentmindedly. Bianca raised her brows and shot her head backward, perhaps wondering who I was talking about.“Who is that?" She questioned.“Omar. I wonder how Omar is doing. He was castrated and…" “What are you saying?" Bianca snapped, her eyes widening in surprise.“Don't tell me you're thinking about the wellbeing of that monster after what he put you through. He almost raped you!" Bianca bellowed, throwing her hands in the air.“He didn't do anything like that on his own; he was being controlled," I defended him, but Bianca only pursed her lips and shook her head in disbelief.“Your behavior is unbelievable!" Bianca snappe
KILLIAN “Shit! We are trapped!" Lucian spat as we stood in the middle of heavily armed rogues. “Why are their scents undetectable?" I asked Lucian and he cursed loudly before giving me his attention. “I don't know and I don't care to know either. We have to find a way to get out of here!" He snapped. Though we were conversing with each other, our lips never moved. We talked to each other through our minds which were interlinked at birth. “There are thirty-two men in total, let's split them, okay?" Lucian said but I tilted my head, not buying the idea. “Let's wait for a while. If they wanted us dead, they would have killed us a long time ago. I think they want something, or perhaps they plan on giving us a slow death," I replied, amused at my last words. “Slow death?" Lucian chuckled, also amused at the response. “That will be their biggest mistake then," he said and I agreed with him. Our silent discussion was cut short when a loud voice boomed out. We jerked our
LUCIAN My brows snapped up in anger when she fainted. “This way, you'll never be able to feel anything for her, let alone touch her," Killian muttered. The boy dropped to the ground and the guards dragged him away, staining the floor with his blood. I cupped Valerie into my arms and began to walk out of the torture room. We met Damion standing by the door and my eyes dimmed in rage. His jaws were slacked, and dismay filled his eyes, which were as wide as saucers. “This is what will happen to you if you don't stay away,” Killian muttered and he gasped out in disbelief, shaking his head. I and Killian walked out of the dungeon and up to her room. When we trudged in, the girl who had always been with her spun around and gasped out. She dropped to her knees at the sight of us, visibly shaken. I ignored her and dropped Valerie on the bed, staring keenly at her face. “Watch over her," Killian said and she nodded quickly. I turned and followed Killian out of the room and into our