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Set me Free, Alpha Forty-Nine
VALERIAThe sound of the door of Dimitri's study closing was very loud in the silence of the house. He kept staring at me. He was standing so close that I wondered if he could hear my heart beating. Breathing suddenly became very hard to do with him in such close proximity, so I stepped away from him and went to stand by his desk."So er- what did you want to talk to me about?" I asked him.Dimitri slowly stroked his jaw. His continuous stare first made me cold and then warm on the inside. I felt a flush invade my cheeks, a flush that had nothing to do with embarrassment and everything to do with the way the riotous sensation his look coaxed from my body."Tell me... where did you go to after you left the office?" he asked with a return to his earlier brusqueness."I went out," I said.There was no way I was going to tell him that I had been with Noah. I didn't want to have another row with him."Out?" he repeated, stretching out the word, probing for an explanation that I wasn't goi
Set me Free, Alpha Fifty
DIMITRII walked past Valeria's room, supposedly on my way to my study, but in reality, I wanted to see her. I stopped in front of her door, listened. There was no movement from inside. I pushed the door open, already knowing that I wouldn't find her in there.It was an hour before closing time and I had to fight the urge to drive immediately to the office to pick her up.These days, she preferred to spend her time in the office than out of it. It was a constant struggle trying to get her to come home after office hours. I was mad at her for it, but I understood why she did it. Summer was becoming more obnoxious and clingy than usual, and Valeria was trying her best to stay out of her way. In my study, I caught sight of my reflection on the blank screen of my computer. I looked tired, but mostly pissed. Keeping Summer occupied and happy was taking it's toll on me. I just couldn't wait to get the goods on Fiona. The sooner I figured out what she was up to, the sooner I would get inf
Set me Free, Alpha Fifty-One
VALERIAA draught of air blew over my skin, waking me up. It was still and silent in the room or wherever I was. I moved my limbs just enough to discover that I was lying on something very soft- a bed. A bit disoriented, I opened my eyes. The first thing I saw was the familiar dark blue and grey decor of Dimitri's room.I was in Dimitri's room, lying on Dimitri's bed. Why? A second later, it all came coming back to me. I pressed my hand to my stomach and immediately felt a flash of white, hot pain. It felt as though my insides had been ripped open, hollowed out and sewn back together again.I remembered coming to Dimitri's house by sheer force of will because I had not been feeling too good. I remembered getting into his office and then Dimitri had carried me into the kitchen, while he said something about getting me to eat.Then everything had gone black. I had only come to when I had dimly heard something fall with a crash. I couldn't move, couldn't speak, but a part of me knew that
Set me Free, Alpha Fifty-Two
DIMITRII gave a cursory glance to the computer on my lap, frowned and erased the last few letters I had typed which made no sense at all. I had been sitting here, in a corner of room apparently working on my computer, but in truth I had been keeping a close eye on Valeria.Her scent was no longer tainted by the scent of the poison. Thanks to Amelia's concoction, it had finally worked it's way out of her system, but I still watched her closely just in case there would be any other unforseen complications. She was pregnant after all, so there was a possibility that the poison would be more lethal to her in that state. Valeria looked fine now though. The colour had fully come back to her cheeks. Her eyes were bright, alive and most importantly she was eating.I watched her now as she chatted with Amelia who had barely left her bedside as she had woken up. They talked in low tones. I felt it was okay now for me to leave her for a while. I shut down my laptop, tucked it under my arm and p
Set me Free, Alpha Fifty-Three
VALERIAWhen I woke up, I was afraid to move at first. All too clearly, I remembered the pain in my stomach which I had felt a while ago. Then I remembered that I had woken up a while ago and I had felt better then. I shifted in bed and sighed in satisfaction when I found that I was still okay. Someone touched my arm the moment I shifted in bed. I turned to see Amelia smiling at me."You're awake," she said."Uh huh." I glanced at the window and saw that the sun was much lower in the sky than the last time I had seen it. "How long have I been asleep for?""Hours," was the reply."What?" Instantly I felt uneasy. I couldn't remember the last time I had slept that long. I had slept away almost all of yesterday evening as well as most of today as well. No wonder I felt a little stiff and sore."But why didn't you wake me up?" I asked Valeria."You needed the rest, dear." She brushed a lock of hair away from my cheek. "You look more like your old self now. Mr Dimitri will be glad to see yo
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
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