*Valeria*As I was drying my hair, I couldn’t stop thinking about what had happened in the garden a day ago. Suddenly, Rosie burst into the room. She was holding a plate of fruits in one hand and a pile of junk food in the other.“Care for some late-night snacks?” She walked toward me with a bright smile. “Here, you can grab whatever the heck you’d like from the basket. You’ve been working so hard, so eat up and replenish your energy.”I grinned. “Thank you, Rosie. Was the food really necessary? I bet you’re here to pop me with some random gossip you heard in the kitchen!”She smirked and shoved the basket of food onto the desk. “You got me. Although I heard about it when I was checking out the horses in the stables to get Caleb off of my mind, ugh” She grabbed a handful of chips and shoved it into her mouth. “God, I miss her, Val!” I smiled. “Was the gossip about Caleb?” She frowned. “You bet! I had no idea there were a lot of women thirsting around him! He’s mine, and everyon
*Valeria*“That bastard!”Surprised, I turned around and saw Dominic striding in my direction, his face showing something dark and unreadable.“What do you think you’re doing?” he said in a low voice that made me tremble all over. He looked over at my shoulder, his stare directed at Gordon, who walked in peace while holding Liam’s hand. “How could you try and speak so casually with one of my best warriors while you’re in my palace?”I raised an eyebrow. “I see no problem with speaking to other men?”He crossed his arms over his chest, looking down at me as if I were a child who had just tried to steal from the cookie jar. “I saw the way your eyes sparkled when you conversed with him.”I gaped at him. “Really? We’re focusing on my eyes now? Could you please stop this at once, Your Majesty?”His gaze narrowed as his lips thinned into a frown. “Stop? This feeling is natural for us Lycans, Valeria,” he glared at me. “You wouldn’t understand.”“Yes, I would, actually!” I snapped bac
*Valeria*"No!" I screamed, jumping in between the two men.My adrenaline was pumping on high alert, but I wasn't afraid. Dominic would never hurt me.Though that's what I had said about Declan as well…I shook my head, I couldn't think like that."Dominic, stop!" I said as he tried to move around me. "Please!"He hesitated just enough, so I reached out and grabbed his arm, hoping my touch would help even more.Gordon's growl turned into a groan of realization. "You've gotta be shitting me. You're mates with King Dominic?"Dominic growled again, his threat clear."Just go, Gordon!" I yelled at him, tightening my grasp on Dominic's arm. "Get out of here."I didn't have to tell him twice. Though honestly, he was probably more scared away by Dominic's incessant growling rather than my words.Dominic was an Alpha, a King, and you could hear it in his tone…even now.Gordon was only gone for a few seconds before I rounded on the man beside me."What the hell," I growled at Domin
*Dominic*Idiot.I honestly couldn't tell if that was my own voice, or my wolf's. He had been yelling at me so much in my conversation with Valeria, and on this thought, we agreed.I am an idiot."Damn right, you are," my wolf growled in agreement with our assessment as we walked away from the pull drawing me to that girl. "Now go get our mate!""No," I told him firmly.Despite the rolling feeling in my stomach, the ache in my chest, and the slow-building pain in my head, I did not regret what I had said. Well…maybe just a little, but that didn't change the outcome."You know that we can't," I growled back as my wolf howled in anger in my head."I know no such thing!" he shouted back at me. "This is your stupid decision, one that I do not agree with, and if you continue to be so stubborn about it I fear that we will lose the chance to get a mate forever. Your dumbass choices affect me too, you know!""It's for the best," I said to him, keeping my jaw clenched tightly."Bullsh
*Valeria*I knew I should be upset. I knew I should be fighting harder to stop; to get away.But I wasn't.All I could think about was how good it felt to have Dominic's hand on my wrist, especially after our fight yesterday. I hadn't seen him again since then, and I had spent all day making sure that I looked good for the party tonight.I wanted to affect him, I just hadn't realized it would take so little time.I opened my mouth to speak, but my heart was beating so fast, and my breath was coming in and out so rapidly that I couldn't find my voice. I glanced behind me just once at the group of friends that were standing there. Rosie and Gia looked encouraging, while the men looked confused.Typical men.When we reached the hall I thought that Dominic would stop, but he kept going."Wait," I said, finding my voice and coming to a stop.Dominic was strong enough that he could have kept pulling me, but he stopped, looking back at me."Wait for what?" he asked. "We are getting
*Valeria*The truth was hard to ignore anymore: I was confused about Dominic’s behavior toward me, and for his feelings, too, for that matter. One minute he’s being all loving and caring, and the next thing I know, he’s already avoiding me and acting cold.I didn’t know what was happening, and I was starting to feel frustrated.Dominic had been a jerk for days and had deliberately avoided me, but he seemed to get jealous when Gordon was around, to which I found pleasure just thinking of his angry face. I mentally slapped myself. Oh, goddess! This was a complete mess, and I wasn’t sure how to handle it. It was pure torture!Dominic would come up to me and tell me how much he missed me and how beautiful I was. But when I tried to initiate a conversation, he would either ignore me or give me short, clipped responses.What was his problem? Why couldn’t he make up his mind and be straightforward with me?God, I was so done for the day. So when Dominic’s behavior had escalated furthe
*Valeria*In his presence, I compelled myself to exhibit strength, feeling irresistibly pulled toward him like a magnet. “It’s all because of you,” I heard myself say. Dominic raised a brow. “Me?”“Yes, you. I’m not going to wait until the three months are up, and have the hope that you’ll change your mind,” I snapped. ”You always made me feel wanted, but the truth is, you didn’t,” I said with as much bitterness as I could. “I’m tired of all your bullshit, Dominic, and that has probably led me to not wanting you anymore, so you should just let me go.”His eyes transformed into a dark and stormy hue, his inner wolf emerging with elongated canines and claw-like nails. “Don’t you dare lie to me, woman.”I stood my ground, despite the fear I felt inside of me. “Who said I was lying? All of what I’ve said is true. I’m sick and extremely tired of you, Dominic.”With a menacing growl, Dominic seized me and pinned me against the wall. His eyes were filled with a wild, primal intensi
*Valeria*He carried me to my bed, my back hitting the soft sheets. His eyes never left mine as his lips went down my neck, his canines grazing over my skin, and then down to the wetness that pooled between my legs.I shivered in anticipation, Dominic’s lips closing in on my center. He removed my pajamas and my underwear in one fluid motion and he was now staring at me with hunger, his wolf shining through his eyes.“You’re so beautiful,” he growled, and then spread my legs wide, his warm breath tickling my clit.When his tongue found its way inside me, I screamed in pleasure, his fingers teasing the bundle of nerves that made me jolt up toward him.“Oh, god. That part…! Dominic, I can’t.”I felt him press his hand on my stomach, increasing the pressure building inside of me. ”Don’t fight it, my doll. I know you love it.”He inserted a finger inside me and I bit my lower lip, trying to muffle my voice.“Say my name again,” he said, his canines now sinking on my inner thigh.“D