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Set me Free, Alpha Fifty-Four
VALERIAWith nothing better to do, I wandered around the mansion. I had been doing this so often for the past week that I felt I could draw a detailed map of the Dimitri's house with my eyes closed. I had fully recovered from the effects of the poison now but Dimitri still wouldn't let me go back to work."You still need to be closely observed," he had said one day when I attempted to broach the subject of at least leaving the house.Staying at home wasn't the only change that had happened this week. These days, Dimitri always came home early. I had spotted him more times than I could count hard at work on his computer. That meant he had taken to bringing work home with him instead of spending a lot of time at the office. And then there was Summer. She had been staying away from the house. She only returned late and night. When she was in the house, she took pains to stay out of my way. She even went as far as having dinner in her room most of the time. Sometimes I couldn't help but
Set me Free, Alpha Fifty-Five
VALERIAI listened carefully. I heard the sound of a car engine. It couldn't be Dimitri. He had been away for two days now and I wasn't expecting him back today. I turned off the volume of the television, whose channels I had been idly flicking through and hurried to the door. The tall, lean fair haired man standing on the other side of the door was unfamiliar. In one hand, he held a parcel done up in brown paper. There was a moment of silence where we looked each other over, and though I was sure that I didn't know him, there was something in his eyes that made me feel like he knew who I was."Er- hi?" I made the greeting sound like a question.He quickly recovered. He smiled. "Hi. You must be Valeria."I blinked in surprise that he knew me but found myself shaking his proffered hand. "I am Valeria, but you seem to have me at a disadvantage. I don't know who you are.""Ah. Sorry. Forgive me. I sort of forgot myself for a moment there. I'm Silas-""Dimitri's friend," I cut in.His smi
Set me Free, Alpha Fifty-Six
VALERIAI went downstairs to the living room so I would know the moment Dimitri came into the house. I had long decided to confront him about his decision to keep me at home, doing nothing.I did not have long to wait. Dimitri came in about twenty minutes later, swinging a briefcase, his tie loose. He had the air of a man who had a particularly tasking day at work. I felt a surge of jealousy as I glared at him. I would have given anything to be in his shoes, tired but satisfied with a hard day's work."Hey-" he began, changing direction and coming towards me as soon as he spotted me.I quickly got to my feet, closed the distance between us. "Dimitri, I need to start leaving the house," I said in a tone that brooked no argument."I thought we talked about this-""No. We didn't talk. You just ended up ordering me around. Look, I'll go crazy if I keep holing up in here. I swear I already know the number of stairs in your house, the exact pattern of the ceiling in my room and-" I pursed
Set me Free, Alpha Fifty-Seven
DIMITRII leaned forward in my chair until Silas had finished telling me every detail of what Valeria had overhead. When he had finished, I exhaled in a rush."I knew she overheard our conversation," I said. "It's just that I was so engrossed in the conversation I was having you, that I didn't notice when she started listening in. Then I caught her scent and ended the call. It would sure have made the whole thing more suspicious if I had started questioning her on how long she had been standing there."Silas nodded, understanding my line of reasoning."You could have knocked me over with a feather when she started talking about it. I had to do some pretty quick thinking to deflect her questions. I told her I was a comic book writer, that I had been bouncing my ideas off you, and that you always gave me valuable suggestions on how to proceed whenever I had a case of writer's block."Though annoyed with myself, I couldn't resist chuckling. "That was some pretty quick thinking on your p
Set me Free, Alpha Fifty-Eight
VALERIAThere was no break between sleeping and waking. One moment I was deeply asleep, the next my eyes were wide open, staring at the pattern my beside lamp made on the ceiling. I had a vague memory of a dream with Dimitri in it, but what he was saying and what he had been doing in my dreams, I couldn't remember. I reached behind me to fluff the pillows under my head. I shifted in bed, trying to get into a more comfortable position. From the small clock on the table, I saw that it was 2 a.m in the morning. There was still a lot of time before I had to wake up. I closed my eyes, but after twenty minutes, I gave up trying to get some sleep.Since it was a chilly night, at the last moment, I grabbed a robe from the back of a chair before heading out the door. My footsteps echoed on the tiles as I made my way to the balcony. The house was so silent that one could hear a pin drop. A chilly, but pleasant breeze played around my skin, lifted strands of my hair. I lifted my face up to the
Set me Free, Alpha Fifty-Nine
VALERIA"You didn't," were the first outraged words out of my mouth."I did and there's an end to it," Dimitri said firmly.What the hell was he talking about? Getting me a bodyguard was the height of it. What on earth had possessed him to do this? I stole a glance at the man who still stood by the door, staring straight ahead, as still as a statute.I sidled closer to Dimitri, pitched my voice low to reduce the chances of Vance hearing me."You can't do this," I hissed at him. "This is- is madness. You didn't even consult me before going ahead with this. There is no way in hell that I'm having a bodyguard.""The issue is not up for discussion. Besides, I have already hired him.""Dismiss him then," I said more loudly than I had intended. I saw Vance shift a little uneasily. A blush suffused my cheeks as I thought about how mean I must sound, to him at least. I half turned to face Vance and stammered out an apology. "I-I'm sorry. It's nothing personal. I have nothing against you as a
Set me Free, Alpha Sixty
VALERIAI felt, rather than saw that there was someone watching me. I raised my head. Noah was there, grinning at the surprise on my face. He placed a finger across his lips. He took a chair and straddled it."Surprise," he said."Well I am surprised!" I exclaimed. His boyish smile was infectious and I found myself smiling back. "I wasn't expecting you. Aren't you supposed to be at work?""That's one of the perks of being a boss, remember? While you're here slaving away in an office, I can afford to pay unannounced, surprise visits to my friends," he said with a chuckle and then his expression became serious. "The last time I was here, I was told that you were not at work. As soon as I heard you had resumed, I just had to see you." He studied my face carefully. "I suppose you were ill.""I was but I'm much better now.""Good. I've been sort of worried. You know, we haven't really spent much time together. The double dinner date with Dimitri was-""A flop." I sighed. "I know."Noah's
Set me Free, Alpha Sixty-One
VALERIAI slid into an empty chair at the café. I did not have long to wait. Two minutes later, I spotted Noah opening the door. He saw me, waved and came over. An hour ago, we had arranged to meet at this café during my lunch break which was taking place now. I asked the usual questions about his day while we waited for our order."I bet Dimitri wasn't too pleased that you hung out with me," said Noah, unknowingly echoing what had dominated my thoughts throughout yesterday.I could not stop the sour look that spread across my face even if I tried."Yes," I admitted. "He was pissed, alright, but not just because I was hanging out with you."Noah's brow arched in surprise. "Really? I would have thought that just the fact that we spent time together was enough to drive him off the edge.""Well... there's that," I allowed. "But then I also had to ditch my bodyguard so I could go off with you.""Bodyguard? Oh." His eyes lighted up in understanding. "That's why you were acting all weird ye
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