VALERIE My chest constricted as I looked up and found Adriana's eyes on me. I gulped and looked away, avoiding her murderous glare. “I can't believe a lowly sex slave is jumping into where she isn't supposed to be!” She snapped. I scoffed and folded my hands under my breasts, returning the glare. She pursed her lips and strolled towards me before yanking my hair. I screamed in pain and tried to shake off her tight grip but she didn't budge, instead she tightened her grip on my hair. “Stop!" I screamed, my head burning in pain. "First, you caused a rift between the Lycan kings and my cousin. Now you have put Damion's life in danger,” she snarled, and my heart constricted in guilt. I hoped that Damion was safe. I hated myself for bringing trouble into the royal family. “I am going to deal with you!" Her growl shot into my mind as she tightened her grip on my hair. “My lady, please, she hasn't recovered fully from–" She didn't wait for Bianca to finish speaking before slappin
VALERIE His words left an unsettling reaction in my body. My belly flustered and my cheeks heated up.I began to wonder what I had done to him too.“What have you done to me too?" I asked in the same voice, looking directly into those eyes He batted his lashes and my heart leaped at the perfect way he did it. Just that act could make any woman insanely fall for him and surprisingly, I was that woman. I was falling crazily for his deception and seduction. My core was throbbing madly for a mere touch, and my panties, which were soaked, begged to be pulled off.I rubbed his broad smooth shoulders and trapped him in between my thighs, wrapping my legs around his waist.“What have I done to you?" He muttered in the most alluring voice that I had ever heard. “Shouldn't you answer me first, little Val. What in the world have you done to me?" His voice was calm yet serious.I didn't want to believe his words which sounded unbelievable and realistic at the same time.I parted my lips, searc
VALERIE My heart stopped beating and I felt like I would die at the moment as his eyes gazed into mine. I didn't need a soothsayer to tell me that I had been caught, and it was certain that no amount of words would be able to defend me. I was caught right in the act, red-handed. His chuckle made my pulse race as I wondered what he was planning to do. He slipped the knife out of my grip and pulled me down to the bed, with the blade on my neck. I gasped out in horror and slammed my eyes shut, clenching unto the wet sheets as I waited for him to slit my throat. “Little Val, why do you want me dead?" His whisper was terrifying, it caused chills to rush down my spine. ‘Because you deserve it!’ I wanted to scream those words out but refrained because of the surgical blade on my throat. “Hmmm?" His seductive voice caused a stir in my belly but I waved it off, refusing to succumb a second time. He teased my neck with his breath and I shuddered. “I will let you go for this one but I
VALERIE With my face wrinkling in pain, I winced loudly as he dragged me out of the field. I craned my neck backward, and guilt enveloped me as I stared pitifully at Omar, who was still wiping the blood that dripped from his cracked nose. I felt sorry for him and regretted coming out in the first place. Because of me, he was hit and humiliated; I hated myself for being the reason for people's pain. First was Bianca and Damion, now it was Omar. “Walk faster!" He growled, snapping me back to reality. I quickened my steps, avoiding his anger as much as I could. He didn't say a word to me as he pulled me into the manor and began to ascend the long tiring stairs that led to the royal floor. “Where… where are you taking me to?" I couldn't help but ask as tiredness began to drift into my body. He snapped a glare at me, and I kept shut throughout the rest of the walk to wherever he was taking me. My heart began to tighten in fear when we ascended into the large passageway that led t
VALERIE I dumped the plates into the sink and sighed, leaning over on the counter. I had the best night but not the best morning.The Luna Queen found out that I slept in Lycan King Lucian's room, and of course, Lilian reported my disappearance to Juliana as I expected.The time that I was supposed to work was extended as a punishment.I turned on the tap and watched the flowing water with heavy eyelids.If it hadn't been for Alpha Lucian, I wouldn't have gotten into trouble with Juliana, and if it wasn't for him, I wonder what Omar would have done to me.My brows raised as a question popped into my head.Why was Omar acting so strange? It was unlike him, and I wondered what was pulling me down when he tried to kiss me.I knew something was wrong with either me or the people around me.Somehow, I felt like everything was drawing me to one person, Damion's dead mate.“Silly girl!" The same voice that I was desperately eluding since morning boomed into my ears and I jumped, turning aro
VALERIE I didn't need to look at the person's face to know who it was; even the shocked gasps that echoed in the kitchen proved who he was. The musk scent sipped into my nose and I breathed out before raising my head to face him.His grey eyes, which were blazing in anger, stared down at me before shifting to the girls who were already on their knees.“Forgive me, my Lord, it wasn't intentional," Monica whimpered.Lucian swept me into his arms and began to walk to the door, ignoring the girl who knelt, shivering in fear.I sighed in relief at the thought that he was beginning to behave a little nice.“Take care of those girls," he muttered to the Beta as he stepped out.The smile on my face disappeared and I scowled at him.“You … you won't let them live?" I scoffed in disbelief.“Where is your room located again?” He asked, showing no interest in what I asked.“I live in the servants' quarters,” I replied and he stopped walking.He looked down at me and his brows narrowed in surpris
VALERIE I was going down into a deep dark pit. I couldn't understand or hear anything. All I could feel was his hands, which rubbed my skin, and his hot breath on my face. My heart tightened as I felt him begin to move on my body in a rhythmic motion. I gasped out and shook my head, trying to stop the dizziness that held me down. I groaned loudly and with the few strength left in my body, I opened my eyes and choked on my breath as his dick dangled before me. “Like what you see?" He grinned, and I crinkled my face in disgust. I tried to tilt my head sideways but my body wouldn't listen to my command. It felt like I was paralyzed. My heart twitched in pain when he began to unbutton my shirt. “Lucian, help me," my lips moved but the words couldn't come out. I repeated it over and over, hoping he'd hear me and come to my rescue. As Omar reached for the last button, a groan filled the room, and his body was thrown down from the bed. I couldn't understand, but the force that
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
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 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 When those words slipped out of her lips, my heart constricted and I froze in fear. Soldiers ran into the passageway through the entrance of the dungeon. We were trapped and doomed, surrounded with no way out. “Going against the Lycan kings? It seems like you despise your lives too." The voice was unmistakable, even without looking back, we knew who it was."Do you really think that I will fall for that trick you played with my sister? I am smarter than you think, and I will make sure you don't live to taunt me anymore," she chuckled in a voice dripping with venom.My heart constricted and I clenched my fist, trying to subdue the pain and anger that bubbled within me. I realized that Adriana was destined to be a stumbling block and my enemy forever. “Turn around!" She snapped and my throat knotted. I glanced at Arlene and watched helplessly as her hands shook and her skin paled. I was the first to turn around and somehow, I was afraid and confident at the same tim
VALERIE We glanced at each other, stunned at her words. I couldn't believe her, none of us believed her words. Every single word sounded unbelievable. She couldn't betray her brothers, it was impossible. Princess Arlene tilted her head, her eyes focused on us. “Why won't you say anything? Don't you believe me?" She asked, understanding what was going on in our minds through our horror-stricken expression. “I… I don't get what you're saying, my lady," I muttered and she sighed out, shaking her head as she pursed out her lips in amusement. “You do not understand or you think that I am lying, which of them?" She asked. The three of us looked at each other, searching for answers to her question in our eyes but somehow, we got the same answer that was running around our heads. “Both of them, my lady," Bianca replied. My heart twitched when I saw pain flash across her beautiful eyes. “You all think that I am lying?" She huffed. My throat knotted and from the corner
VALERIE “You have things to explain to me, don't you?" She asked, folding her hands as she stared at me for an explanation.I stammered, avoiding her eyes as I thought of an answer that I would give her without sounding ridiculous.“I went to visit the prisoners. Princess Adriana would have had me reported to the Luna Queen or your brothers," I replied and her brows curved up in curiosity.“With no intentions?" Her question made me snap my head up in surprise.“Huh?" I mumbled, unsure if what I was thinking was what she meant.She smiled wryly and squatted down before me then cupped my chin.“You are… planning something, aren't you?" She asked and my jaws dropped in shock.“Huh?" I gasped, batting my lashes.I was shocked at her outburst and I was confused as to how I was able to leave clues on my trail.“I… I… don't know what you're talking about," I stammered, avoiding her sharp gaze.“You don't want to tell me?" She asked and I tilted my head, feigning innocence.She smiled and p
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