VALERIE“It's not true.” I shook my head violently.Silvia laughed like a crazy person, “which part isn't true, because I will be happy to enlighten you.” She says, staring down at me.“Aunt Octavia is taking my powers and you aren't either. We are here because you are just a spiteful little girl.”I saw her right hand raised and it came across my face.I tried to touch myself but the ropes on my hands won't let me, “you slapped me.” I whispered.“Yes, and I will do it again.” She says hashly“Aunt Octavia will come for me, Kaden, Ansel and Grey will come for me and you will be a pile of dust.”“You need to stop saying that.” She says“Saying what?!” I shot at her“That Octavia will save you, when she is the one coming to harm you.”“She will never hurt me, I'm her family and you will be punished for doing this to me.”“Wow! I thought you were empathetic.” She saysI gave her a puzzled look, “what do you mean?” I swallowed my saliva, my throat began to ache.“You just said I will be p
KADENThe gas seems to stop us from moving or even changing the direction of our heads. I watched as Octavia walked away with a smirk on her lips. She has planned this from the beginning. She knew exactly what to do to push our buttons, to let our guard down in protecting Valerie.She put me beside her room because she knew I wouldn't be able to resist the urge to sniff through her room and if Valerie finds out she wouldn't want to stay with me.Saving Grey was definitely part of the plan, she had to know it will change him and make him sympathetic towards her but most importantly how did she know he will do that.“I can't believe this is happening. This is all my fault.” Grey said“You need to get yourself together, and figure out how we are going to get out of here.” “I think I can move my fingers.” We heard Ansel say“Are you sure?” I asked him“Yeah, try yours.” He saysI tried to move my fingers but I ended up moving my entire body.“Shit!” I got control of my body and so did A
VALERIEMy head was spinning in different places, I could hardly see what's going on in the room.Everyone seems to be moving in motion, doing one thing or the other.Octavia passed my me, so with my tied arms, I held her hands. “Aunt Octavia, this isn't real right. You are just messing with me?” I asked her, my whole body was shaking.“Of course not honey, this is all a dream.” She said caressing my hair. I gave a huge breath out of me.“Thank the goddess.”“A dream of me taking your powers.” She says.“But it still is a dream. That means it's not real.” My words came out in a shaking voice.“What are you twelve?” Silvia spoke, “you can't tell the difference between reality and the dream world?” she asks“In reality, my Aunt Octavia will never hurt me. Right Aunt Octavia?” I asked, trying to squeeze her hands.She slapped my hands away and moved away from me. “I'm not your Aunt.” She says“What!” It was supposed to come out as a scream but it came out of my mouth in a whisper.“I don
SKYLAR“Get up!” I heard a voice echoed all over my face. “Get up!” The voice became louder.“Miles.” I whispered, trying to get up by holding my head.“Miles isn't here, Honey. It's just me.” Josh said in a mocking tone.“You bastard!” I charged towards him with my fangs out but on getting to him, I couldn't bring myself to hurt him.“What is wrong with me?” I asked myself as I tried to use my fangs on him. I looked at him and memories of everything I did in the dungeons flooded my mind.“Ohh!” I held my stomach, tears gather in my eyes, “what have I done?” I whispered.“You did what I told you to do.” He said in a commanding tone.“I hope Miles is okay.” I said to myself. I hurt him so badly. “Come, I don't have all day to watch you cry. I have things to do.” He says“Who are you?” I asked him, “because clearly you are not Josh.”“You will find out soon enough.” He said.He didn't need to drag me with him because I didn't protest, I followed him willingly and without questions.We
VALERIEI couldn't believe what I was hearing. What did she mean by I haven't unlocked all my powers yet.I thought I had just three powers, the moon goddess said so herself. It's Octavia playing games with me or she actually saying the truth.“What do you mean by I haven't unlocked all my powers yet?” I asked her, but she didn't seem interested in answering my question.“You can't take this away from me. It's my power!” I shot at her.I could feel myself trembling, like my whole body was shaking but couldn't move from the spot I was.Two guards walked towards me and removed the binds from my hands. I took the opportunity and charged towards them.I changed into my wolf immediately, there was a lot of gasp and wide mouth as I did.I bared my teeth and let out a fierce howl, hoping Kaden, Ansel and Grey could hear me.Octavia scoffed, “that won't help.” She said“Will see.” I replied to her.The sound of my howl made the guards stop, they had a surprised look on their face and so did e
SKYLARThe ride back to the palace was a quiet one. After Egnar's proclaimed himself King, the whole pack seem to have gone into hiding.The street and the roads back to the palace was empty and dry unlike it usual buzzing and cheerful noise. Everyone remembers the horror we all experienced when Egnar ruled and no one wants a recantation of the cruel wedding all over again.This is all my fault. If only I was able to knock him out of my body. None of this would have happened. I knew something was off about Josh when I realized he was the one controlling my body but this isn't Josh. Josh is probably dead because Egnar is now in his body.We got to the palace and Egnar walks out of the car, taking in the cool breeze that radiated the whole place. It's weird seeing him for who he is in Josh's body. It's more than werid, it's creepy and inappropriate.I looked around the palace building, everyone had lined up to greet him. No one wants to be killed for being incompetent. No one wants to
SKYLARIt's been days since Eganr took control of the whole Kingdom. A lot of Alphas has come down to the palace to pay homage to him.Most of them tried talking to me to come up with a plan to save our kingdoms while most of them were angry with the Alphas for leaving the kingdom in the first place.I tried my best to pacify all of them and gave them the advice Eganr had stuck in my head.“Obey and pay homage to Lord Egnar and you shall be safe.”He planted those words in my head the minute the Alpha's came into the palace. He told me it was my sacred duty.“I need most of this in the chamber of Lord Egnar.” I heard Fiona direct the servants. I'm so lost in thoughts that I have forgotten I'm with her.“What are you doing standing there? Pick something up and work!” She yelled at me “I'm not going to do that.” I said to her, “I'm an Alpha, beside I only take orders from Lord Egnar.” I said to her.“And I'm going to be married to Lord Egnar. Which makes me your Lady Luna.” She says b
KADEN“I'm sorry, I didn't believe you.” Grey said to me, I could see the remorse look on his face.“What do we now?”Ansel asked.“I don't know.” I said breathlessly.“You don't know, you have spearheaded this operation from the very beginning. How do you possibly not know what to do?!” Grey shot at me.“Because I don't know what to do. I'm out of my league here. Just because I was right about the suspicion doesn't mean I know what to do here.” I said to him.“Yeah, you are always right when it's convenient for you.” He snapped at me.“You don't get to talk to me like that. I protested for her not to come here but you assured me she was going to be safe.”“Ansel also made that promise.” He said to me.“Don't bring Ansel into this.” I told him.“Yeah, keep me out of this.” Ansel said.The room was crowded and I was beginning to feel hot and the OCD was coming in full force.“Everybody out!” I thundered and the room shook.Ansel looks at me like he understands what I'm going through.“A
GreyRamona rambled on beside me, but I couldn’t get my mind off the stranger—Skylar’s friend—and the fact that she was the reason Skylar had been at the border. Anger simmered within me as I wondered what would’ve happened if Ramona hadn’t been there in time, hadn’t helped me against that rogue.Goddess. There’s no imagining what I would have done. A hand on my chest brought me back to the present. Ramona looked at me with sympathy in her eyes.“Grey, you have to snap out of it. Sky’s fine, Dennis is fine. There’s no need to be mad at that stranger’s carelessness. It’s not important in my opinion. I’m just glad I was there to help. Now, can I have untrusting but cool Grey back and send scary, angry Grey away?”The warmth from her hand seeped through the thin material of my shirt, but I ignored it out of instinct."Untrusting but cool Grey, huh?" I muttered, forcing a bitter smile as I stepped away from her touch. My fists clenched at my sides, and I turned my gaze back toward the w
ValerieI ran out of the room, unable to bear the way they all looked at me, especially Kaden with the hatred in his eyes. These men were the men who would have killed anyone who spoke to me in that manner, but because they lost their memories, i was nothing but a stranger who killed tried to kill their cousin. I even thought Ansel wouldn't be so hard on me because of the moment we had the last time, but it seemed like that meant little to nothing to him now. I meant nothing now. How was i supposed to accomplish my mission and stop doom if on my first day, they hated me? I almost caused harm to Dennis. I could have gotten that little angel injured because i was stupid enough to request for Skylar to do something that risky.I finally stopped in an emoty hallway, and cried into my hands. Maybe it was a good thing i already placed Elara in Sky’s room with the spare key I have. All the tears and frustration i felt came pourig down, and i couldnt keep it in. i was such a failure,and i ha
Valerie's POVThe first thing I saw when I stepped through the pack’s border was chaos. Blood stained the earth, and the metallic tang of it filled the air. Wolves fought viciously, claws tearing into flesh as the sounds of snarls and cries filled the forest. I froze for a moment, the intensity of it all overwhelming me. This was not the kind of welcome I’d anticipated.Then I saw her—Skylar—her usually vibrant energy now subdued as she cradled her son in her arms. My heart clenched at the sight of her cowering near a fallen tree, a rogue looming over her with deadly intent. Before I could move to help, a flash of fur blurred past me, and I saw Grey—his wolf form tearing into the rogues with feral determination..When Grey reached Skylar, she was already bleeding, her abdomen slashed open by the rogue’s claws. My stomach churned as I watched the strange woman step in, her magic weaving a protective barrier and then healing Skylar with her spellIt wasn’t long before the battle subsid
GreyAfter we left the office, Ramona let out a loud sigh. “Gosh i dont think ive ever felt that intimidated before. You alphas are sexy but damn.”I let out a chuckle, knowing that she was right, but they werent always bad. But now was a time where we had to be cautious. We were alreadfy under a lot of pressure. This wasnt the time to trust foolishly like Kaden may think i currently am doing. Yes i attracted to her but that dudnt mean i trusted her with my life. I already made up my mind to put her under survelliance. “Butr you arent like that are you? Yes sexy, but not that intimidating? Or you are more of a sneaky type?”Flirty little Ramona batted her eyelashes at me, and i rolled my eyes in response, a smirk tugging at the corner of my lips. “Sneaky isn’t my style. I’d rather people know exactly where they stand with me,” I said, my tone even. “And right now, you’re somewhere between mildly useful and highly suspicious.”Ramona feigned a gasp, pressing a hand to her chest drama
KadenI sat at the desk in the pack's office, flipping through reports with little interest. The usual mess of figures and documents had all but blurred together, but my mind wasn’t on the pack's business. It wasn’t on anything at all, really, except the pit in my stomach that hadn’t left since Patricia had slipped through our fingers and since i saw that cloaked Sky’s friend."Another dead end?" Ansel's voice broke through the silence, making me glance up. He was leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed, his expression a mirror of my own frustration."Yeah," I muttered, tossing the report aside. "Nothing. No one’s seen her for days, and the trail’s gone cold."He gave a sharp nod. "I don’t like it. Feels like we’re being played."I rubbed my eyes, feeling the weight of the situation pressing down on me. I wasn’t used to feeling like this—helpless, like I was chasing shadows. It hadn’t even crossed my mind until now, but the way Ansel had said it… we’re being played."Any luck wit
GreyPatricia has been unavailable for a few days since we went on that date, and we lost the only lead we had. Kaden refused to let me live that down, blaming me for letting her slip away and also blaming Ansel for treating her badly in the past. How were we supposed to know she was going to slip away? I did feel a good vibe from her that day, and although I felt bad for trying to use her, I believed we had reached a head way in our plan.This just confirmed she was hiding something and I was on edge trying to figure it out.The young soldiers trained hard as the assistant general, Hans, trained them while I texted Patricia for the tenth time, and still got no reply.“Fucking hell.” I grunted as I refrained from slamming my phone against the training dummy at the opposite side of the field. “At ease, Soldiers. You have ten minutes to rest. Regroup immediately after the break is over.” Hans commanded and the young soldiers bolted away, wanting to use their break well.Hans walked tow
alerie“How could you give up your powers just like that? You are the strongest being under the Moon Goddess, and you would just give that up for some witch with a vendetta? What the hell were you thinking?”Coral screeched at me the minute I got up from the spell circle, and I sighed in anger.I could feel a migraine coming on, and I knew Coral wouldn’t let this go. She was the right hand. If I lost my powers, there wouldn’t be a shrine for them.But that's nothing compared to letting that prophecy come to pass. And I do not regret my sacrifice. But one month? My spell was supposed to be strong because of their will to find me, but now I realized that was going to be a big problem. I had to trigger their memories.I rubbed my temples, trying to ease the pounding in my head as Coral’s words cut through the air, her worry mingling with her anger. She had every right to be upset, and yet I couldn’t afford to dwell on my regret or second-guess my choice.“Coral,” I said, my voice resolut
Valerie My heart thundered against my ribcage as i hurriedly left the presence of Ansel, Kaden and Grey, who stared me down as i left Skylar’s room. I could swear i saw Kaden glaring at me, which made it harder for me to make my decision. There was a way i could get us all out of this, and it may even ruin everything. But i wasn't going to give up without trying my best to have my mates back, our life back. So i left the pack with Elara, and headed back to my cottage where Coral was livid as she kept calling my line. Patricia was busy with a spell and I peeled my eyes off her, clearing my throat so that they could know i was in front of them. “Hey guys.” Coral’s eyes widened as she took me in, and she let out a sigh, which instantly turned to anger as she stormed towards me. “What the hell were you thinking, Val? Why would you leave without letting me know? I was worried sick something happened to you and Elara and Patricia couldn't locate you with a locator spell..” She took a
Ansel Grey rumbled on as Kaden chirped in reply but i couldnt concentrate as i stared at them. Only ne thing was in my mind. The cloaked stranger, Skylar’s weird friend. She was the most beautiful woman i had ever seen in reality, and ve seen, been and been inside millions of women. No one was as beautiful as she was. Maybe the baby in her hands. For some reason, i couldnt just get her out of mind, despite not being able to see her face well, but the little i saw seems to have a lasting effect. I just couldnt concentrate on anything except her soft lips, her violet eyes… I couldnt concentrate on the plan to ffind out the memory wiper when this woman plagued my mind. “Hey asshole.” Grey threw a squeezed sheet of paper at me, pulling me out of my trance. Kaden rose a brow at me, and i could see him calculate what i was thinking behind his cocky stupid brain. A smirk appeared on his face and i knew he figured it out. “The cloaked woman, wasnt truly a skank was she now? If she was, yo