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
KADENThe palace has had a bit of quietness since Valerie and Octavia left with Ansel and Grey.But my mind was full, my head kept playing everything that happened the day they left.But I wasn't really there when the arrow went into her but something in me tells me she doesn't have true intentions for everyone in this park most especially Valerie.But Valerie doesn't understand. Or she doesn't want to hear it. I can't risk anything happening to my brothers but I can't change their minds, especially Grey. He seem smitted that she saved his life.But I don't think that she did. I think when the arrow was close to him, she changed her mind. Maybe she thought Valerie would be more sympathetic with her. I guess she was right, because Valerie didn't want to hear what I had to say.Since they left I have been up in the library. Skylar seems to have taken up responsibility but she seems weird lately but then everyone is behaving weird.Most especially Ansel, who I thought would take my pos
VALERIE After much cleaning by the healers it was time to remove the arrow. To me that was the scary part but to Silvia she was just getting started. The healers used a lot of potions and leaves, some of the potions they made on the spot, some of them came from a huge box. I tried looking into it but Silvia stopped me. She has been stopping me from doing a lot of things. But I brought Octavia here, because she is my only family. I kept her alive till we got here but that isn't what Silvia wants to hear. “It's time.” One of the healers said. Silvia moves into position to remove the arrow. “Stop!” One of the healers said to her, “let her do it.” She pointed at me. “What?!” Myself and Silvia said at the same time. “She doesn't have any experience.” Silvia said. “She's right. Let her do it. She definitely knows what she is doing, I don't.” I said to them “She couldn't heal Octavia from the onset, what makes you think she can do this.” “What makes you think you can question my
VALERIE I could feel the anger raging inside of me, I thought I made myself clear to Kaden, that I don't want to hear more of his theories about Octavia. Octavia is my family, she is the only relation I have in a long time. I can't honestly believe Kaden could do this to me. After everything we have been through, why doesn't want me to have this happiness, not that I'm happy. My aunt is lying in the door across from me lifeless. An arrow was just removed from her. What more could he possibly want from her, she saved his brother. “You need to start minding your busy Kaden!” I shot at him “Valerie.” Grey called my name, I guess he was surprised at my outburst. “What will it take you to stop snooping around for things that aren't there.” My anger was getting the better part of me. “I haven't been this happy in a long time. You know how I wish I had a happy, now I have one and you want to take that away from me.” “Valerie, that's not what I'm doing.” He tried explaining but I'm not
KADEN “Do you trust them?” I asks Scott. He looks at me and looks at the old woman lying on what looks like a big hospital bed. “I trust with the money I have given to them and the fear you have already instilled in them, they should keep their mouths shut.” He says. His Liberian, Kiera came forward. Kiera is also a vampire, but she is royalty but doesn't like it to define her that why she is with Scott, as his Liberian. “The guards are outside.” She says. “Is there anyone with a yellow stripe on his uniform?” I ask her. “Yes, he seems to be the leader.” She says. “Yes, he is.” I said and walked out of the room. When the arrow fled right through the window and into the old woman's chest, I knew I had stumbled onto something much deadly, maybe more deadly than Egnar. I remember her choking on her own blood, we couldn't move because we didn't know if the paperator was still out there. Scott had to call in some renforcement, they came with some doctors and nurses. The paperator
SKYLAR“Find me.” I heard a voice say to me in the darkness.“Where am I?” I cried out softly.“Find me!” The voice screamed again“Where am I?” I screamed and rose up from the bed.I had it again, the dream that has been keeping me up for most of my night. It was the same nightmare over and over again and it's getting difficult to sleep and let's not talk about the zoning out.And the nightmares don't seem to be slower, they are fast and strong. And most times I'm in a really dark place.I got down from the bed and walked towards the window. It was a little bit bright outside. I picked up my phone on the table. It was seven o'clock.I rushed to the bathroom, not because I'm late to a meeting or anything but because I needed to feel cool, my body temperature was on the rise.I got out of the bathroom to see a food tray on my table. It had a note,it read “from Miles.I sigh and put the note down, things haven't been easy for us since my nightmare because it's more frequent.I stopped h
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