VALERIEI looked around it was dark, that increased the fear rising inside of me.I couldn't breath, I held my throat trying to gasp for air.What was that? How can I be this sacred and don't know why.Or rather, I can't remember why. I closed my eyes as I held my throat, trying to remember my dream.This has never happened before, for some reason I always remember my dreams whether bad or good. This is the first.“Haa!” I screamed as I heard some noise behind my window.“Valerie,” I heard my name, it was Ansel. I have totally forgotten he is in the room with me.“What's wrong?” He asked.I could speak, I wanted to but my lips weren't moving.“It's okay, it's okay.” He hugged me. “It's just a dream.”“I can't remember.” I said to him.He sighed, “you don't have to, it's a bad dream.” I pulled away from him, “I have I remember.” I stood from the bed and moved towards the window.I looked out, trying to see who was there, “there is no one there, come to bed.” Ansel says.“Why can't I
VALERIEI rested my head on the bathtub, trying to catch my breath.I stared at Kaden's bare chest. His eyes were closed. I watched as his chest matched the rhythm of his breathing.“That was intense.” I whispered.His eyes were still closed but he smiled, “I thought it was fun.” I splash the soapy water on his body. He opened his eyes immediately.“I don't like fun.” I said.“But I do, and I know it pisses you off.” I rolled my eyes at it. He gave me a shocked look, “did you just roll your eyes at me.”I rolled my eyes again and replied, “I did.” “You shouldn't do that.” I rolled my eyes again and whispered, “what do you want to do about it.” He stood up from the bathtub in all his glory. I watched as he walked out of it. “Where are you okay?” I asked, confused about what he was doing.“I'm about to punish you.” He said.His hands came into the water, he picked me off the bathtub.“What are you doing?!” I screamedHe carried me out of the bathroom and landed me on the bed.“You
SKYLAR.I placed my hands on the rails in my bedroom. “You need to sleep.” I heard Miles behind me.“I know, I will be with you in a second.” I turned and said to him.He gave a huge sigh and landed on the bed.I looked up to the sky, it wasn't bright at all today.The moon wasn't even there and it has been like that for a while now.“Maybe that's why I have been having these nightmares.” I thought to myself.There have been weird dreams and anytime I wake up I can't seem to be able to understand them. I hardly remember, I was frightened anytime I woke up after such a dream.I kept staring at the sky, thinking I will see even if it's a half moon. I will feel fine when I go to sleep.I stood there watching the sky, I checked my phone. It has been an hour since I have been standing.I sighed deeply, and walked towards the bed. Took off my robe, placed it on the stand and laid beside Miles.I chuckled as he drew me closer to him myself. He does that whenever we are sleeping together.Bu
VALERIE“Skylar?” I asked stunned, “the only thing Skylar has attention for is Miles.” I said.“He is a person not a thing.” Grey inserted.“I know that, but the thing is—”“The thing is nothing.” He cut me off, “Skylar will have to rise to the responsibility along with Miles, because you are not going out of this park on your own.”“But—.”“But nothing,” he placed his fingers on my lips. “But nothing, Valerie. I love you too much to let you go by yourself.” He looks at me affectionately, “even if your Aunt is going with you.”I sighed deeply, I wasn't going to win this battle with him. His mind was already made up and his face looked like it.“Okay.” I agreed. I took his fingers and kissed them, smiling, I placed his fingers on his chest.“You better go get ready then.” He drew me closer and placed his lips on mine.He teased me with his lips, breathing on them. Making me shudder under his touch.“You can't keep doing that–.”My words filled his mouth as he crashed his lips on mine.
KADEN“Make sure that the meat doesn't go stale.” I told some of the servants, “if the people in the palace don't want it, give it out.”“Yes my Lord.” The eldest among them said.I opened the door to my office, “walk with me.” I said to my assistant.“Have you written all the letters I asked you to write?” I asked him.“Yes, my Lord. And each one of them has been sent.” I sensed a hesitation in his voice. “What is it?” I growled.I wanted him to know, whether he wants to tell or not, he has to tell me.“Only the letter to Lord Glover, my Lord.”“And why is that?” I asked him.“I thought My Lord, sinuhe supported Egnar—”I cut him off, “Lord Glover and his people are still members and citizens of this park, which means they're under my authority.” I paused for a while“Which also means, you're sending him that letter.” I stared at him in the eyes “At once, my Lord.” He said and ran away.I placed my hands behind me and continued my walk down the hall.My mind was filled with many th
GREY“We need to get to the Car, immediately.” Ansel said immediately he saw Octavia.My mind flashed back to the arrow running towards me and me being in a different position.“Grey, we need to move.” Ansel shot at me.“Of course.” I brought myself up from the trance.“We need to move in a way that the arrow doesn't change in the slightest positions.”“How can we do that?” Valerie asked.“First you need to get down.” I said to her.“I'm not leaving her.” She cried out.“No, no. That's not what I'm asking you to do.” Ansel held her, she still had her hands around Octavia's chest.“I just need you to let her go for a while, until we get her in the car.”“But I need to keep trying to heal her.’ she says.“I know that, but for it to be less worse. You need to let her go.” “Okay.” She said, crying. “I will let her go.” “Okay, just do it gently. Don't try to shake her.”“Oh my goddess. My Lady.” Lisa, her Lady in waiting ran into the room.“Do not move.” I command her.“Yes, Alpha.” An
GREY“Fuck!” I held my back, trying to figure out where the claws came from.All of a sudden a huge figure bounced on me. It was a really big wolf.I fought it with everything in me including my pain. I almost had it when another came from behind, tearing me again in this same party as earlier.I fell to the floor with blood gushing out of my back and my face.The wolf made me stand, he growled. He gave me a huge punch in the face, breaking my nose.I staggered, almost falling but was caught by another wolf.But he didn't catch me because he cared. The wolf in front of me came forward and gave me multiple punches on my stomach.“Hmm!” I growled falling to the ground.I couldn't beat them, they were huge and a lot more were coming out of the mountain surrounding the path.I looked around, no one seems to have white hair.I really hope Octavia hasn't lied to us or taken us through the wrong place.Another blow landed on my face, breaking my jaw. I cried out in pain and I heard the soun
ANSELI looked around as we drove deep into the forest. How could someone leave here?How do they survive here?The only reason I could come up with is , “they definitely have something to hide.”The road down to wherever we were going didn't seem smooth but jumpy. A lot of potholes.I could hear my men trying to keep it together, I could smell their fear.“Keep it together, Men. We are here on a mission. We are supposed to be strong. Is that clear?”“Yes sir.” The chorus. Finally the car in front of me stopped.I got down to take a look at my surroundings.I could see the mountains from the spot where I stood. I looked down and forward, a group of people were running towards us.“A hidden location inside the woods, to hurt for food and I bet that mountain has a stream by its side.” I thought, “not bad for a hide out.”The woman with the white hair rushes out of the car, so did Grey.She was about to pull Octavia out when Grey held her arm.“Let me go.” She struggled with him.“What's
ValerieWas I that easy to replace?That question kept ringing in my mind as I stared at the woman who sat on my bed, with my mate, with my deck of cards that I spent a whole summer teaching Grey, making him into the unbeatable monster he was now. Now she was playing and winning.It felt like my world came crashing down as I stared at them, and her question felt like a huge punch in my gut.“What is she doing in my room?” she asked, her eyes raking my body in disgust. My hand flew to my mouth as I felt physically sick at the sight before me. It was my room, bitch! I roared in my head, but what did it matter?My hand instinctively clenched at my side, but I forced it to relax, trying to regain control of myself and my wolf. This wasn’t the time to lose my composure, not with so much at stake. Yet, the sight before me—the casual intimacy between Grey and the woman he used to replace me—had stripped away the little composure I tried to have.The room felt suffocating as I tried to steady
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