VALERIE I gasped out in shock and took a step back, my eyes widened in dismay.“My fault?" I muttered and he narrowed his eyes and stared at the window, sinking his bloodstained hands in his pant pocket.“Stay away from Adriana. You are a threat to her, so keep away from her," he warned, and I scoffed loudly, glaring haughtily at him.The door behind me burst open and I turned around, aware of who it was.Killian stopped walking and snapped a glare at me before trudging towards a chair and slumping into it. I didn't need a soothsayer to tell me that he was with his brother as well.“Well… none of you will stop me from seeing Adriana!" I groused in rebellion and stomped out of the office.I took the stairs that led to Adriana's room and didn't bother knocking before walking into the room.Thankfully, the Luna Queen was gone and Adriana was left alone in the dimly lit room.I sat beside the bed, staring distantly at her pale face which almost had no life in it.“Adriana, you have to s
VALERIE My jaws dropped in astonishment as I stared at the goddess-like woman standing by the door. She is Michelle? The healer? She didn't look anything like a healer, she looked more like a queen. Her presence froze everyone, drawing every being that stood in the hall to herself. It felt like her eyes were glued on my face all the moment she stood there. Her aura was oppressing and suffocating, or was it the perfume she was wearing? She stepped out of the sunlight and walked fully into the room. I was right, her eyes were right on me. A contagious smile was on her angelic face, her body, her smile, everything about her was intimidating and beautiful. She walked towards me in slow, noiseless steps, her emerald green eyes sparkling in excitement. Every step towards me made my heart skip. She stopped right before me, her piercing eyes fixed on my face, slicing through my mind. My head dropped and embarrassment flooded into my veins. I felt so belittled before her.
VALERIE Her jaws dropped and dismay crept into her face when I said those words. “Jealous freak?" She gasped, unable to control the shock the words caused her. “Who do you think you are to say that to me?" She growled, balling her fist. I tilted my head and smirked at her, “Wait and find out." I didn't want to tell her who I was to the Lycan kings so fast. I wanted to make it mysterious and fun, I wanted her to die in curiosity. “You bitchy—" “You are here to cure Adriana, Michelle!" Killian growled and Lucian sighed, running his fingers through his head. Adriana took a deep breath to pacify the anger dwelling in her heart. A smile broke out on that face like she was never angry some seconds ago. “Do you think that I will leave Adriana like that? I am done treating her for now, we just have to watch and wait for her to regain consciousness," she muttered, glancing from Lucian to Killian. Relief darted across Lucian's eyes and Killian narrowed his eyes, sighing. She turn
ADRIANA I quickly cranked my head back, and the person standing beside the door, watching us, made my heart sink. Killian lifted me from his lap, and I straightened my clothes, reaching for my bra, which lay in a corner as I avoided her eyes, which I could guess were filled with disgust. Michelle shut the door behind her and trudged in fully, heading straight to where Killian sat. I raised my brows, wondering what her dark mind was carving out again. She leaned closer to him till their faces were just a hair's breadth away and smiled.My heart clenched as I watched that evil smirk on her face, wondering what she was up to. I hoped that she wouldn't dare kiss Killian before me because I knew she was capable of doing that to trigger my anger. “You are injured, Killian; you should take a rest instead of trying to satisfy your nymphomaniac sex slave," she muttered, and a gasp slipped out of my parched lips as my heart broke at her words. She was surely here to get revenge, and she
VALERIE “The Luna Queen?" My ghostly voice made the servant raise his brows.He nodded his head wordlessly, and spun around, walking away.I staggered and leaned on the wall for support as thoughts of what the Luna Queen could want from me ran around my head.She isn't still angry about Adriana, is she? Or did she get to know that I disobeyed her and went into Adriana's room? Could it be because of that witch?I groaned out loudly and staggered up to my feet then closed the door behind me. With a heart filled with fear and reluctant feet, I shuffled to the throne room.As expected, everyone was there already, including the witch, Michelle.My feet froze when I spotted Lucian, Killian, and Damion in the throne room too.Lucian raised his brows in question when he saw me, Killian turned up his lips in what seemed like anger and Damion furrowed his brows, perhaps wondering what I was doing in the throne room.“What is she doing here?" Killian asked, his questioning eyes fixed on the Lun
VALERIE I walked into the dimly lit room with Michelle trailing after me. “I am finally back to my room. I missed it so much," Michelle muttered and dropped into the bed, grinning widely. I narrowed my eyes and tried hard not to scoff at her behavior. “Prepare a bath for me. Do it quickly," she said and my heart twitched in anger. I felt like hitting her hard on her face or unleashing some venomous words at her. But then I realized that I shouldn't do that, I had to keep my temper in check for three days, just three days. I simply scowled at her and stomped into the bathroom to prepare her bath. By the time I was done and out, she was asleep. “You annoying witch!" I spat, glaring at her peaceful face hiding the evil buried in her heart. I turned and headed out of the room for some fresh air of freedom. It still amazed me that the Luna Queen was hellbent on pulling me down and showing me how much she hated me. I had to avoid infuriating her and that little witch
VALERIE Lucian lifted his head and peered curiously into my eyes when I walked in. I guessed he was trying to scrape out the truth from my face even before I spilled it.“Where have you been?" Lucian asked and my brows shot. Just that question pointed out that Lucian must have seen us.From the corner of my eyes, I looked out the window and surveyed the field outside. I was pretty sure from the view that anyone in the office wouldn't be able to see the other part of the field where I and Damion were.“I've found it, Alpha," the beta's voice and the sound of his footsteps snapped me out of my survey.I swerved my head in the direction of the sound and our eyes locked. He gave me a blank stare before continuing his walk towards the Alpha.I frowned, finally understanding that it was the Beta that ratted me out.“You haven't answered my question, little fox,” Lucian muttered, eyeing me suspiciously.“I… I was attending to Miss Michelle,” I quickly blurted out without thinking twice.I b
VALERIE I quickly crept out of the corner and stood face-to-face with him. His head snapped back in shock and the anger which was visible on his face earlier disappeared.“Damion?" I whispered questioningly, getting more curious.He narrowed his eyes and walked away without saying a word to me.I stared at his receding figure and tilted my head, my eyes dimming in curiosity.“What are you doing over there?" Michelle's snap forced me back to reality.I turned swiftly and frowned, dragging my feet towards her. She smirked sinisterly as I approached her, mockery dancing in her eyes.“Where have you been, huh?" She snapped, glaring intimidatingly at me.I scoffed and rolled my eyes, looking away.“You don't own my life, do you?" I snapped.She frowned and stepped forward then gripped my chin, maliciously sinking her nails into my flesh.I winced as pain shot through my body.She leaned closer, piercing me with her sharp emerald eyes.“I am going to own you for three days, don't forget th
VALERIE The silence that fell in the room made my heart race in fear. I dared not look in the direction of the Lycan king to avoid falling to the ground and losing my hard-earned confidence. I could feel his cold, striking grey eyes on me, his red, slightly cracked lips pursed out in anger at my intrusion."Who are you?" His cold voice pierced the air, causing goosebumps to appear on my skin. I gulped hard before raising my head to meet the eyes that ate me up. His beards were as white as snow with no fickle of a different color and his face glowed in the room, giving off ethereal vibes.In his right hand was a staff that I thought I had seen somewhere in the future."Who are you?" He growled again, pulling me out of the reverie that I was in."I…" my lips trembled, the words refusing to leave my mouth. "She…" I stammered, darting my eyes towards Jasmine. Disappointment flooded her eyes and she heaved loudly, staring at me in bemusement.My heart constricted as I realized that I
VALERIE "You should avoid infuriating the Alpha prince," Victoria muttered. We were sitting on a low, wooden bridge, teasing the crystal water with our toes. "Why? I'm not causing any trouble," I muttered, staring keenly at the ripples in the water. "Really? You're already known as trouble just in the first few hours of your arrival. Doesn't that show that you were born to be troublesome?" She muttered. I bit my lips, unable to utter a word of defense. She was right. I'm always known for trouble in the present and here in the past. It wasn't my fault that I tend to fall into trouble and get in the bad books of people after meeting for the first time. I only fought for what I knew was right, and sometimes, the trouble was just brought by my haters, and that included Jasmine. If I had been as rebellious to my stepfather as I was to the Lycan kings, he wouldn't have dared to sell me "My life wasn't like this, it was filled with peace and silent agony. Everything changed when I m
VALERIE I staggered back, my jaws dropped I'm dismay. "She is dead!" One of the ladies screamed in horror and my heart constricted in mortification. I was about to break into bitter tears when I caught one of her fingers move Hope slowly pushed into my shattered heart and I gasped, wiping off the tears on my cheeks I pushed through the woman, rushing towards her. I dropped beside her and grabbed her bloody hand, tears making my vision blurry. "Open your eyes, Jasmine!" I screamed, my eyes twitching in agony. "Leave that place!" One of the women groused, but I ignored her, rubbing her knuckles, which had almost frozen up.I had to stop the bleeding but I couldn't make out what should be done."Don't touch her until the Luna arrives!" Another woman snapped.I raised my teary face and sent a glare that made them back away.I faced her again, staring at her bleeding head.Her once dark, lustrous hair was wet with blood, gluing around the hole in her head.I bit my lips and took in
VALERIE When I opened my eyes, a familiar face stared down at me with a cold expression. My belly churned as the previous events replayed in my mind. I quickly sat up, wiping off the drops of sweat that covered my forehead. "What were you doing there?" His voice came out hard and cold, causing me to shiver in guilt. I realized that the creature that I saw before I passed out was him in his wolf form. My eyes widened and a lump formed in my throat as I realized that that was him. He found me in that room— perhaps he never left; he must have hidden somewhere, waiting for whatever was trialing behind him to expose itself, and it turned out to be me. "Uhm…" I was about to come up with another lie when my eyes slowly shifted to the window.My heart constricted when I realized that the hunting must still be going on since it was still dark."Has it been up to an hour that I was unconscious?" I rasped out, breathing heavily.His head jolted back and his eyes dimmed in confusion."Is t
VALERIE Helping the prisoners escape from prison showed me the best way to escape out of the building without getting caught. Unfortunately, things turned out to be different here. Finding the way to the prison was impossible. All I could find was multiple corridors leading to a door. I groaned loudly and stomped my feet on the floor in frustration after the fifth unsuccessful attempt. My hand found its way into my hair, and I ruffled it, hoping that the transformation hadn't begun. I wasn't sure if I could get out of that place as I couldn't find my way back to where I came from. No matter where I dashed into, I ended up in front of the door.I stared at the door that had always been my dead end and dimmed my eyes. I stepped closer, wondering if I could sneak out through the door. I tilted my head to the side and smiled at the thought that sneaked into my mind. I walked up to the black door and reached out to grab the handles but hesitated and stepped back.After summoning as
VALERIE I couldn't stop biting my nails as I sat on the bed, shivering whenever the scene replayed in my head. "How could you be so clumsy," I snapped, hitting my head, severally. It felt like I had betrayed the Nox brothers when I fell into the arms of their father. However, his appearance at that moment earned Renee a harsh scold and Jasmine a cold stare that lacked love. The door burst open and Victoria rushed in, alarm spread across her face. "Is it true? Was it you?" She gasped breathlessly. I batted my lashes in confusion, watching her fidget in astonishment. "What are you talking about?" I asked and confusion replaced the excitement on her face. "People are talking about the girl that stood up against Renee, and the descriptions they gave me fit you," she muttered, pointing at me. I gulped hard and avoided her eyes, wondering what was so special about this Renee that everyone feared her. "Well… I have her a piece of my mind," I replied and her jaws dropped, her eyes
VALERIE She waved her hand over my face, and I blinked, getting back to reality."Are you a maidservant? I never asked for one," she muttered.I flashed a nervous smile, hoping she wouldn't report me to the Luna."I… I thought that was my room," I blurted out before I could stop myself. "What?" Her eyes dimmed in confusion and she huffed, making my heart drop. "I have lived in this room for months," she muttered and my brows raised."For months?" I murmured, my throat knotting. She folded her hands under her breasts and tilted her head to the side, staring at me keenly. "I haven't seen you before, who are you?" She asked. I bit my lips and narrowed my eyes, thinking of an answer to give her. "I… I am Valerie Garrett," I replied. She hummed, nodding her head slowly. "I just arrived at the Pack," I added and her eyes lit up. Her hands dropped and she advanced towards me, grabbing my hand. Shivers rushed down my spine when her hands touched mine. "Then… you don't mind if I ta
VALERIE His eyes dimmed and he walked closer. Each step he took towards me made my heart skip and caused my breath to hitch. "You are from Blue Moon Pack?" He asked. His voice was deeper, deeper than Lucian's voice, and his blue eyes were sharper than Killian's eyes. He looked exactly like my mates! "Uhm… uhm…" I stammered, suddenly losing the right words.He tilted his head to the side, staring at me with amusement dancing in his sharp blue eyes."Who sent you?" He asked.My throat knotted and I struggled to find the right words.I still couldn't believe that I was staring at someone who looked so much like Lucian and Killian, someone who might turn out to be their father if my calculations didn't turn out to be wrong."I was sent by my alpha," I quickly rasped out without thinking."Alpha Carlos?" He asked, and I nodded my head, even though I didn't know who bore that name.The Alpha that ruled my Pack before the current Alpha didn't go by the name Carlos. Perhaps, he was mistake
VALERIE I jerked up when the liquid slipped into my nose, choking me. I gasped and sat up, staring at the faces that looked down at me. They all looked my age. Aside from that, they looked and dressed differently.The events of what happened earlier replayed in my mind and I burst into tears, shamelessly crying before them.After all that I had gone through for the sake of the antidote, I ended up losing it.At that moment, I realized that the greatest enemy I had was myself.Everything had all been ruined and I felt like I was trapped in that world forever.I didn't save Killian and I wouldn't be able to return to my world either. I had lost to the witch, to Michelle, and myself. I was a loser, I had always been a loser.I stopped crying and decided to acknowledge the environment that I was in and the people who observed me.They exchanged frightened glances and stepped back. I guessed they must have assumed that I was some alien that fell from the sky."Who is she?" A little girl