Valerie Earlier that day, I stared at the letter I was about to drop for them, my eyes hurt from crying. I didn’t want to leave them this way. I wanted to explain, to make them understand I wasn’t leaving because I didn’t want them again, but that was difficult to put down on a piece of paper. I knew my mates. They were going to look for me no matter what I wrote in the letter, and I wished I could figure it out with them but I couldn’t. Leaving them without an explanation was the best choice. I left Skylar and explanation, and gave her another letter to give them after months, to make them understand. But as I stared a them standing at my front door, I wanted nothing than to come back home. I almost broke down just by thinking about it. But that wasn’t an option. I wanted to turn back a million times as i and Coral drove out. Coral followed me because she was the second in command and the one who could help me in raising Elara to be the next oracle. I also didn’t want to be o
Kaden I woke up in a room I couldn’t recognize. A soft feminine smell infiltrated my nostrils and my brow rose in curiosity. Did I have so much to drink last night?A groan left my lips as I peeled myself off the softer bed, and I walked towards the mirror and stared at myself. Something felt odd. “Hmm.” I thought to myself as I stared at my tattoos. These few years have been… odd. Finally murdered my uncle, and… what?The memories were foggy. I frowned.My eyes landed on a hair clip. And what’s with this room? Almost like a women lived here. A chuckle left my lips. That’s probably from a one night stand.I shook my head to reduce the fog. After my hangover, I’ll remember what I’m missing. It’s probably nothing. I straightened my suit in the mirror, whistling a cheerful tone as I left my room and walked downstairs to the dining area. I liked my day, and it was going to remain that way as long as I didn't see any of my brothers till I had my coffee. “What do you mean you didn’t pr
GreyKaden was quick to brush things off, and Ansel’s calm masked his impatience. But me? I wasn’t about to let this go. Whoever wiped my memories had made a huge mistake.Skylar was family—one of the few people I could trust. If she knew something, she’d tell us. And if she’d seen or heard anything strange recently, we’d know soon enough.Ansel shot me a look as we reached Skylar’s door. “Think she’ll have any clue?”“She has to,” I replied, knocking briskly.Skylar opened the door, her face was unreadable except for a flicker of something in her eyes that I caught. Fear? Guilt? Whatever it was, it wasn’t what I wanted to see. I always knew when Skylar was hiding something. "Skylar," Kaden said, voice calm, "we need answers, and from that look in your eye, I have a feeling you know something."So I wasn’t imagining that guilt in her eyes. Skylar did know something. She looked between the three of us, lips pressing into a thin line. "I figured you’d come."So we did lose our memorie
AnselMy suspicions were confirmed when forty minutes passed and we were still trailing the woman’s car. She knew we were trailing her, and by the time she finally stopped at a location far away in the outskirts of town, and got out of the car, it turned out to be a different person entirely. She must have deceived me because I was sure of the car I was trailing .We were back home and I could barely sleep as I laid on the bed. My mind couldn’t stop whirling, and it was almost like something was missing in this whole scenario. The woman made mention of a prophecy, and it changed the whole perspective of the situation. If there was a prophecy that risked something happening to us or her if we found out about her, then that meant she cared about us.Or that’s what I liked to think. The thought of a woman going through these lengths to protect us, call me a fool but something about that just seems romantic. I wanted to know who this woman was. A woman who had a room here, a woman’s who
Kaden Ansel was quiet all through the drive to Patrica’s place, ignoring both Grey and I’s conversations and poorly thought through jokes, but the second we got down from the car, and Patrica came out of her home to welcome us, his game face was on.Patrica was a beautiful witch, with eyes filled with mischief. She was a short curvy girl with a body to die for and if Ansel didn’t already have her, I would certainly want to have her. Although sharing wasn’t bad, but I have a feeling Patricia had feelings for Ansel. And now we had to use those feelings to get the answers we needed to find that mystery woman. “Hey Patty,” Ansel’s voice lowered to a rumble, his face transforming with a charming smile I’ve seen him use a million times, and it always worked. Patricia rolled her eyes but I could see the hint of a blush on her face. “Don’t even try it, Ansel.” She sighed, but unconvincingly turned her back to him as she gave Grey and I a smile. “Welcome to my home Alphas.”I nodded respec
AnselI placed Patricia on her couch, and she smiled at me weakly, her brown eyes softening. “I’m sorry I wasn’t much help.” She croaked and I gave her a glass of water that was laying on the table.“It’s fine, I’m sorry you got hurt trying.” She shrugged, giving me a small smile. “I couldn’t help, but I got to see you again. I’m glad you called me.” She placed her hand on my thigh. “After the way we left things, I was thinking you will never want to see me again.”I gave a dry chuckle, “We didn’t particularly leave things on a rosy note.”“I know! And I’m sorry I was such a crazy obsessive teen. I mean tormenting you because you didn’t like me? She laughed, “Who does that?”I smiled softly at her. It wasn’t all her fault. I was a jerk. She wasn’t like the other girls that I had fun with but I wanted to. A part of me always liked Patricia, but being me, I was scared of commitment. Her laughter faded as she noticed I had gone quiet. Her gaze dropped to my lips softly and I mirrored h
Grey My fingertips drummed on the steering wheel of the car as I waited for Patricia to come out of her house. It was a few days after the first time I was here, and I already put our plan to find answers into motion. Shortly after we got back home that day, I texted Patricia that I needed help with something of my own. She hesitated, not wanting to help, but I told her I needed revenge on Ansel for what he did to me. Just like I predicted, that peaked her interest, and now we were meeting for lunch so I could confide in her. I took a steady breath. This whole thing needed to look as authentic as possible. If she sensed even a hint of deception, it’d be over. I'd have to make her believe that, unlike Ansel, I wasn’t the untouchable alpha, just a wronged brother looking for a little revenge.Finally she came out of her house, and I had to admit, she looked beautiful. Her curly hair flowed on her shoulders, and her short white dress flowed freely, hanging on her knees. I wonder why A
Valerie After that night Coral saw Skylar, I haven’t heard anything about the men finding out, or getting their memories back. I should be happy, but all I could be was miserable. Selene wasn’t bringing any solutions to me, and every night I dreamed, the laT dream was worse than the one before. Elara hardly cried. That made me feel things weirdly. If they were with me, we could have sang her praises together, so that our little baby girl doesn’t cry. About how perfect she was and her rosy little cheek.A tear slid down my face as I bit into Ansel’s favorite cookie I baked because the smell reminded me of home, in their arms. I miss Ansel the most today.His beautiful sandy blonde hair, his soft lips… my mind trailed to my favorite memory of him, a year ago. We all went to Hawaii. And Kaden and Grey were fast asleep, leaving he and I awake, beside the ocean. He knew how much I was scared of the ocean, so he held me until I got over my fears of the ocean. And then he had sweet love w
Valerie The weather was cold and the breeze blew violently outside, making the trees bend over and hit the window continuously. Elara, who was seated on the couch and humming a melody I used to sing to her, was incredibly joyful and completely unaware of how much I was breaking down. Staring up at the ceiling, I leaned against the wall. I tried to pretend everything was all right and keep it up till I was positive it was, but who was I fooling? Nothing was fine. My mistakes had caught up to me in the cruelest way possible. Kaden’s words echoed in my mind, sharp and unforgiving- You deceived me. Deceived us. And Ansel’s silence- his refusal to even look at me- had hurt even more. But most of all, it was Grey’s reaction that affected me the most. He had always been the one that was there for me, I had finally regained his trust just recently but now I was back at the start. They had all once loved and trusted me. But now? Now they all thought I’d betrayed them. I let o
KadenAfter I watched Valerie walk out of the office, I didn’t wait any longer before I angrily stalked out. Now I was in my room pacing around. The pack was quiet and the atmosphere cold, the cool breeze did nothing to ease my anger. I stopped pacing she hit my hand against the desk, grabbing on to it tightly that I thought the wood would crack. My mind was a whirlwind of different feeling ranging from anger to confusion, but the one question that kept popping up over again was- why? Why had I fallen for her? What had I let Valerie get to me so much? Why had I let her into my heart and my life only for her to betray us at the end of it all? The woman I had come to love and trust, the woman that had always been there and tried to find solution, standing there with us during tough times- she was a liar, she had been deceiving us all. The memory of Ramona showing us the truth played over and over again in my head like a broke record. The way Valerie had looked, the way she had casted
Valerie “The Alpha’s ask that you meet with them,” the guard announced as he walked to me. “Where are they and why?” I asked him cautiously. “I don’t know why,” he replied. “But, they’re in the pack’s office waiting for you.”I gave him a curt nod, stood up and followed behind him. Walking to the pack's office, I felt the oppressive, heavy air. I arrived at the door, pushed it open without knocking, and entered. Kaden sat at the edge of the table, his face expressionless, his arms folded. Grey stood to his left, his hard-lined, sharp features, and Ansel stood next to him, his stern demeanor contributing to the gloomy atmosphere.And then there was Ramona, perched near the far wall like a vulture, her lips curling into a satisfied smirk the moment she saw me.“Valerie,” Kaden said, his voice steady but lacking the warmth I’d come to associate with him. “We need to discuss something.”I walked further into the room and shut the door gently behind me. “What about?” I asked, my gaze f
ValerieI got out of the car, the cool evening breeze brushing against me as I closed the door. The beautiful gates of the new pack opened for us, revealing a big and beautiful compound that was filled with flowers that showed the strength of the pack. Kaden exited behind me, his imposing frame casting a long shadow under the golden lights. The formal meeting awaited, and while the tension between us had simmered down since Grey had saved me, I knew it was only the beginning.Trust. That was the next hurdle. But, I had no idea how I was going to break that. “Stay close,” Kaden said, his voice steady but carrying an edge of authority.I nodded, straightening my posture as I fell in step beside him. The Silver Moon Pack which I found out was the name of the pack was known for its stringent protocols and deep rooted traditions. They wouldn’t tolerate any breaches, especially not from someone like me- an outsider with secrets.The council chamber was already bustling when we entered, fil
Valerie Days after the rogue incident, I had a fast recovery. I couldn’t explaijn why I had such fast healing, although I knew that Kaden was suspicious because I wasn’t an alpha. On the other hand, he became nice. He helped me so much with Elara who has become so attached to him.Ansel didn’t leave my side, taking care of all my needs, we haven’t gotten close to talking about what happened the night before but I feel that the thought of losing me scared him to his senses.A win is a win, right?And Grey, he and I have been getting along more than before. Ramona hardly showed her face lately after the embarrassment but I had a feeling she was going to get back at me for what happened.This wasn’t my first mean girl. But I could handle it.If I could handle the possibility of losing my family, a mean girl was nothing.And by the time I was healed, I was ready to start working again, especially since the Alphas didn’t hate me anymore.“Kaden, come on, let me go with you for the meeting
ValerieSeeing Ansel, Kaden and Grey’s wolves here, in front of me, covered with blood and grime, i coukldnt describe the joy i felt. The happiness that my ates put themselves in danger to come save me.They had no idea what theyhad done. They had helped me in one challenge in my bid rto break the curse. They risked themselves to save me. Deep down, they were still the men that loved me.A tear slid from my eye. They were still worth saving.And now i had only two challenges before getting them back completely.Grey’s wolf changed back to his human form, and he grabbed a pair of clothes from the back of the tree, a tradition that the pack had incase anyonechanged unplanned. Clothes in parts of the woods.I smiled at him as he ran towards me, while his brothers changed too, but a sharp pain shotthrough my side and i remembered my injury. I winced as i started to fall.But Grey caught me just before i could. “Valerie. Whats wrong?” he asked as he checked my body for injuries before seei
GreyI didn’t understand the fear that coursed through my veins as th soldiers turned to their wolves to fight off the rogues at the border, but that wasn’t the reason I was as scared.“Where the fuck did you send her, Grey? What if she gets torn apart?” Ansel growled angrily as he switched to his wolf.He was pissed, and I didn’t understand why. We just met her and we were supposed to not like her, right?Then why was I scared to death about her being injured or dead? Why were we willing to endanger ourselves to save her?Why were we all, endangering ourselves?“I’m turning, Grey. You better hope she doesn’t get hurt. She has a baby, you should have thought about that.” Kaden growled as he tore apart his suit, changing mid air.I decided to change too, and we sprinted out of the border, just our minds leading us.The whole border was dark, darker than normal and i instantly felt the drop of the temperature as we left the pack. The rogues already left the pack edge, and I could hear t
ValerieOutside the border, the path that wasnt protected by guards like the one i entered through when i returned, had this chilling cold that wrapped its claws around my bones. The cold gnawed at my skin, sharper than Grey’s words and Ramona’s smirks. My wolf whimpered, uneasy in this forsaken place. She knew, just as I did, that this was no ordinary punishment. It was a warning, a reminder of my place—a cruel test disguised as discipline.I stepped forward, the crunch of frost under my boots echoing louder than it should have. The shadows of the trees stretched long and menacing, their skeletal limbs swaying slightly as if reaching for me. Each step felt heavier, my breath visible in the icy air.Forcing my focus on the seconds passing, I counted each heartbeat in my head, willing myself to hold on. “Five minute,” I whispered to myself, though it felt like a lifetime. The air was suffocating, not because of the cold but the weight of everything I carried: the memories, the betraya
GreyAs i watched Valerie storm away, i fought the urge to call her back. She didn't deserve to be punished for just being few minutes late. Hating her was just petty at this point, and my wolf was beating me up for being so mean to her.So i decided to call her back, but as i stepped forward, Ramona stopped me in my steps.“Grey, i can finally do the spell to see if i can your memories back.” I turned to face her, shocked to the extent that Valerie was a distant topic resided at the back of my mind.“Really?” I asked feeling hopeful. Ramona has been around but was unable to do any spells because she needed to make a sacrifice. She being able to do the spell meant that she successfully was able to do the sacrifice, and today, i may be able to remember everything.I didnt know if i was meant to be happy or not. I couldnt remember what the memories were, and even if they were cleared to protect us in the first place, but i had this gaping hole that reminded me that i was incomplete wit