KILLIAN I took a long drag at the cigarette, puffing out smoke as the heavy beats filled the room. The shadow of the girl danced before me while I gulped down the vodka. "She's such an amazing dancer. I wonder how she knew they were after you," Salvador said, his eyes fixed on her. He had just returned from the dressing room with lipstick stains all over his white shirt after spending an hour in there. I needed no one to tell me that it was Carolina's way of cleaning the bullet wound. "That is something I must find out," I muttered. He looked at me and leaned into his seat, his arms crossed across his chest. "You need my help to handle Cameron?" He asked. I would have agreed but after remembering the unwelcoming air back in the manor and the pain that I should make Cameron go through, I shook my head in disagreement. Salvador scoffed and narrowed his eyes. "I should be the one that should be giving the cold shoulder not you," he snarled. I huffed and dropped the st
VALERIE When Killian stormed out of the room in anger, leaving me alone with Lucian, I pushed him off, glaring hatefully at him. "You should leave too," I snapped, pulling away from him. Lucian reached out to touch me but I slapped his hand away again. "Valerie—" "Go away. I don't ever want to see you close to me!" I growled and hit him hard on the head. Anger flashed across his eyes, and he sprang up and paced around my room for some minutes before leaving. I sighed and kicked the duvet off my body, sliding out of the bed. I walked into the bathroom and stared at my reflection in the mirror. My body was paler than that of the one-eyed man at the isle of the Blessed, and my eyes were red and sunken from crying. I couldn't believe that I had been living with the same men who cut my childhood joys short. They didn't just kill my father, they ruined my life and forced that disgusting Thomas into my mother's life. My nails sank into my palm and tears gathered in my eyes again.
VALERIE "But before that, you will help me destroy… the Nox family," I stated without thinking twice. "What?" He gasped. I remained silent, waiting for him to come out of the shock and give his reply. "What are you saying, huh? They're my family! "Anger surged through me, causing me to take a step back. "Family?" I scoffed, shaking my head in disappointment. "You are just an underdog to Killian and Lucian Nox. You mean nothing to them!" I groused, angered at his behavior. "But… but…" his lips trembled as he fidgeted with emotions that I couldn't comprehend. I moved closer again and grabbed his shoulders, shaking him to get him back to his senses and calm his tense mind. "They even killed your mate and made a mockery of your late mother yet you still consider them family?" I snarled in anger. He stuttered and staggered back, gripping his head. "That bastard!" He spat, his eyes reddening. I smiled secretly, certain that my vicious words were getting into his mind and would
VALERIE "Valerie!" My steps froze but I didn't dare turn around as his face was the last thing I wanted to see at the moment. My heart clenched when his heavy footsteps approached me. My hands trembled and my chest rose and fell in fury as Michelle's words echoed in my mind. I felt my throat knot when he grabbed my hand and pulled his body against mine, wrapping his hands around me. "You forgive me now, don't you?" He whispered, hitting my neck with his hot breath. "Forgive?" I scoffed and grabbed his large hands, throwing them off my body. His eyes dimmed in shock as he took a step back. "What have I done to make you hate me this way?" He questioned calmly, his eyes full of confusion. I chuckled and drew closer, wrapping my hands under my breasts. "You still don't know what you've done?" I muttered, glancing over his shoulder to the girl standing at the bottom of the stairs. Killian followed my gaze and scoffed when his eyes fell on what I was gazing at. "You were already
DAMION I made sure no one was watching before sneaking into the courtyard. I swung my head around and shuffled towards the flagstone. I smirked when I saw it and didn't hesitate to bend down and grab the edges. With a grin on my face, I pulled the stone, but to my surprise, it didn't budge. I thought that I had perhaps grabbed it the wrong way, so I turned around to the other side and gripped the edges, pulling it, but it still refused to budge. "What the hell!" I cursed and pulled it again but got slapped with the same result. It felt like it was glued to the ground like the other flagstones in the courtyard. Perhaps, that was the wrong one. I turned on the flashlight of my phone and searched the ground for the flagstone that led down to the underground but only ended up stumbling on the same stone. I groaned in anger and slumped down before the stone, trying every possible way to pull it out. I bent over, staring at the edges with keen interest, trying to find a clue on ho
MICHELLE I paced around my room, biting my nails in fear as Valerie's words kept echoing in my mind. I couldn't sleep all through the night and I had been glued to the window since daybreak, looking out for Adriana. Out of the four of them, Adriana had been the most cunning of them all. She had always had ulterior motives beneath the smiles on her face. Though, the shocking part was that I never expected her to add me to the list of the people she hated. I thought she loved me, I thought she wanted me to be with her brothers. I never knew she hated me and was just looking for the right time to strike. I was sure she wouldn't just dig into my life but also use my words and actions against me. I had to find out what she knew and get rid of anything that would destroy my image before the Luna and the entire Pack. I sighed and walked away from the window then slumped down into the bed, cupping my face. The door opened and my maidservant walked in with a tray of my favorite fruits
VALERIE “Walk faster!” I glanced back at my mother’s pale face as my stepfather dragged me roughly to the car parked in the driveway. I wanted to part my parched lips and inquire from him where we were going with my bags but the fear that tightened my heart didn’t let me speak a word. Instead, I followed him sheepishly like a sheep being led to the slaughterhouse. Ever since my father died and my mother remarried, my life has turned upside-down. I turned into a servant overnight at his arrival, and my helpless mother did nothing but watch me do his bidding. Every day, I wished and hoped that I would finally get out of the house and find a life for myself, the life that I was destined for. And sometimes, when I understand how helpless my mother is, I refrain from the thought of running away. But what can one do? I am confused, helpless, and stuck with a monster my mother brought into our lives. My stepfather shoved me into the passenger's seat and slammed the door
VALERIE I stepped back, gasping loudly in dismay. My eyes gapped at him in fright and disbelief. "What did you just say?" I blurted out. He tilted his head sideways, ignoring my question as he twitched his lips in disgust. Before I could part my lips to say another word, two young men trudged into the room and gripped my arm, pulling me out of the large room roughly. "Stop it! Stop it!" I screamed, trying to break free from their grip which proved futile in the end. "Tell Margaret to get her ready for tonight!" I heard him snap at the guards before spinning around and heading up the stairs. "No, please, hear me out, please!" I screamed for mercy to no avail. The men got to a door and paused; one of them pushed the door open while the other flung me into the damp, cold room. "Wait!" I bellowed and staggered up to my feet, racing for the door. But it was slammed shut before I could touch it. I crouched down to the ground and buried my face in it, sobbing bitterly.
MICHELLE I paced around my room, biting my nails in fear as Valerie's words kept echoing in my mind. I couldn't sleep all through the night and I had been glued to the window since daybreak, looking out for Adriana. Out of the four of them, Adriana had been the most cunning of them all. She had always had ulterior motives beneath the smiles on her face. Though, the shocking part was that I never expected her to add me to the list of the people she hated. I thought she loved me, I thought she wanted me to be with her brothers. I never knew she hated me and was just looking for the right time to strike. I was sure she wouldn't just dig into my life but also use my words and actions against me. I had to find out what she knew and get rid of anything that would destroy my image before the Luna and the entire Pack. I sighed and walked away from the window then slumped down into the bed, cupping my face. The door opened and my maidservant walked in with a tray of my favorite fruits
DAMION I made sure no one was watching before sneaking into the courtyard. I swung my head around and shuffled towards the flagstone. I smirked when I saw it and didn't hesitate to bend down and grab the edges. With a grin on my face, I pulled the stone, but to my surprise, it didn't budge. I thought that I had perhaps grabbed it the wrong way, so I turned around to the other side and gripped the edges, pulling it, but it still refused to budge. "What the hell!" I cursed and pulled it again but got slapped with the same result. It felt like it was glued to the ground like the other flagstones in the courtyard. Perhaps, that was the wrong one. I turned on the flashlight of my phone and searched the ground for the flagstone that led down to the underground but only ended up stumbling on the same stone. I groaned in anger and slumped down before the stone, trying every possible way to pull it out. I bent over, staring at the edges with keen interest, trying to find a clue on ho
VALERIE "Valerie!" My steps froze but I didn't dare turn around as his face was the last thing I wanted to see at the moment. My heart clenched when his heavy footsteps approached me. My hands trembled and my chest rose and fell in fury as Michelle's words echoed in my mind. I felt my throat knot when he grabbed my hand and pulled his body against mine, wrapping his hands around me. "You forgive me now, don't you?" He whispered, hitting my neck with his hot breath. "Forgive?" I scoffed and grabbed his large hands, throwing them off my body. His eyes dimmed in shock as he took a step back. "What have I done to make you hate me this way?" He questioned calmly, his eyes full of confusion. I chuckled and drew closer, wrapping my hands under my breasts. "You still don't know what you've done?" I muttered, glancing over his shoulder to the girl standing at the bottom of the stairs. Killian followed my gaze and scoffed when his eyes fell on what I was gazing at. "You were already
VALERIE "But before that, you will help me destroy… the Nox family," I stated without thinking twice. "What?" He gasped. I remained silent, waiting for him to come out of the shock and give his reply. "What are you saying, huh? They're my family! "Anger surged through me, causing me to take a step back. "Family?" I scoffed, shaking my head in disappointment. "You are just an underdog to Killian and Lucian Nox. You mean nothing to them!" I groused, angered at his behavior. "But… but…" his lips trembled as he fidgeted with emotions that I couldn't comprehend. I moved closer again and grabbed his shoulders, shaking him to get him back to his senses and calm his tense mind. "They even killed your mate and made a mockery of your late mother yet you still consider them family?" I snarled in anger. He stuttered and staggered back, gripping his head. "That bastard!" He spat, his eyes reddening. I smiled secretly, certain that my vicious words were getting into his mind and would
VALERIE When Killian stormed out of the room in anger, leaving me alone with Lucian, I pushed him off, glaring hatefully at him. "You should leave too," I snapped, pulling away from him. Lucian reached out to touch me but I slapped his hand away again. "Valerie—" "Go away. I don't ever want to see you close to me!" I growled and hit him hard on the head. Anger flashed across his eyes, and he sprang up and paced around my room for some minutes before leaving. I sighed and kicked the duvet off my body, sliding out of the bed. I walked into the bathroom and stared at my reflection in the mirror. My body was paler than that of the one-eyed man at the isle of the Blessed, and my eyes were red and sunken from crying. I couldn't believe that I had been living with the same men who cut my childhood joys short. They didn't just kill my father, they ruined my life and forced that disgusting Thomas into my mother's life. My nails sank into my palm and tears gathered in my eyes again.
KILLIAN I took a long drag at the cigarette, puffing out smoke as the heavy beats filled the room. The shadow of the girl danced before me while I gulped down the vodka. "She's such an amazing dancer. I wonder how she knew they were after you," Salvador said, his eyes fixed on her. He had just returned from the dressing room with lipstick stains all over his white shirt after spending an hour in there. I needed no one to tell me that it was Carolina's way of cleaning the bullet wound. "That is something I must find out," I muttered. He looked at me and leaned into his seat, his arms crossed across his chest. "You need my help to handle Cameron?" He asked. I would have agreed but after remembering the unwelcoming air back in the manor and the pain that I should make Cameron go through, I shook my head in disagreement. Salvador scoffed and narrowed his eyes. "I should be the one that should be giving the cold shoulder not you," he snarled. I huffed and dropped the st
KILLIAN I had thought for a second that she was Valerie but when I peered closer, I realized that she was just someone who resembled her.Her chestnut eyes traveled around the room with fear and tears gathering in them.I could tell from her behavior that she was still a new girl from the club which meant that her audition could be announced that night.She swept her head to the side as she danced slowly to the beat. Her hips swayed seductively while her long smooth legs slid around the stage.Her hand reached for the sparkling red gown she wore and ripped it open, revealing the pair of gem-covered cropped top and thong.She swept her hair back and gripped the pole in the middle of the stage, running her nails along it, a false smile on her young, beautiful face.She wrapped her legs around the pole and arched her back, running her hand along her thighs as she twirled on the pole.She unwrapped one of her legs from the pole and spread it, showing off the molds hidden behind the thin
KILLIAN "Should we go over to the VIP section?" He asked as he wrapped the bandana around his neck. I hesitated, feeling a need to leave the cave after the discovery of the mark on his neck."No, I didn't book a reservation. I will leave—" "A man of your caliber doesn't need a reservation. You always have one waiting for you," he laughed and hit me playfully. I maintained a straight face, not blinking at his jokes. "If you still feel like leaving because of the reservation then don't worry…" he paused and swung his head around before moving closer. "I booked two seats," he whispered, and my eyes dimmed. "Why two?" I asked, getting suspicious."Nothing. I just felt like doing that. Besides, it turned out to be useful, didn't it?" He shrugged, grinning widely.I narrowed my eyes, not believing a single word he spewed out."Why do I have this feeling that you know of my coming?" I muttered, staring at him in suspicion. He laughed loudly, throwing his head back. "What?" He snappe
KILLIAN He shook when that question slipped out of my mouth. "What?" He whispered in a trembling voice, staggering back. I gripped his chin and forced him to look into my blazing eyes. "You are not Damion, are you?" I asked. He scoffed loudly, disbelief darting across his orbs. "I can't believe this! What the heck has gotten into you, huh? Why do you hate me so much!" He groused, tears glistening in his eyes. My throat knotted, and guilt tried to find its way into my mind, but I pushed it aside, ignoring the victim card he was trying to play. "You never liked me from the beginning. You killed my mate and yet I forgave you, and… and yet you have the guts to try to put words in my mouth! Is that your way of taking my life after doing that to my mate, you bastard?" He growled. I scoffed and shrugged nonchalantly, narrowing my eyes without any ounce of remorse."Until I'm clarified that you're Damion, I'll keep hunting you," I muttered and turned around, walking out of the roofto