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Set me Free, Alpha Thirty-Five
VALERIAI woke up completely disoriented. I was lying on an unfamiliar bed in an unfamiliar room, in what also looked like an unfamiliar house. Where was I and how had I gotten here?Then it all came back to me- the events of last night. I was in Damian's house, in what looked like his guestroom. It was some minutes past 7 a.m. Slowly, I sat up and took inventory on how I felt. I turned my neck from side to side, wiggled my fingers and toes. I concluded that I felt way better than last night. For one, the deep seated ache in my bones had subsided a whole lot. Maybe this was due in part to Dimitri's soft, featherlight mattress. The door creaked open. I turned in that direction at once with a greeting for Dimitri forming on my lips. But it was Summer who walked in, dressed in a robe from which I could see a nightie peeking. Her outfit showed that she had spent the night here, probably with Dimitri. I tried not to focus on how that made me feel. She came to a stop a few paces from the be
Set me Free, Alpha Thirty-Six
VALERIADimitri's car swept up the drive and pulled into the garage. I went downstairs immediately. He came into the house a while later, swinging his briefcase, with a scowl on his face. "I want to talk to you," I said.He registered my presence and his scowl deepened."You're okay, aren't you?" he growled. His tone implied that I would have him to answer to if I wasn't."That's not what I want to talk to you about," I said, matching his grouchy tone."Then what is it? Wait, aren't you even supposed to be upstairs, resting?""Now that's exactly what I want to talk about. Dimitri, I can't stay here, relaxing forever-""Why not? There are stay at home wives and mothers aren't there?""I'm none of those things," I pointed out."It was just an example.""Look, I am feeling much better now. I have to resume work soon-""Like hell you do! You don't have to do anything. You heard the doctor-""I heard him, but I have to work, make myself useful.""Know what I think?" Dimitri closed the
Set me Free, Alpha Thirty-Seven
VALERIAThe moment Dimitri opened the door of his office, he made a beeline for the elevators. I had been standing at the entrance of my office since the time for the official close of work minutes ago, and had been expecting him to make such a move."Wait," I called after him.He glanced at me, but didn't slow down. He began to walk even faster and I almost had to run to keep up."I need to talk to you," I said again."It can wait," he said sharply.I gritted my teeth in anger. This was typical Dimitri. He just wanted to be the one giving out orders, and didn't want anyone to question him."No, it can't. Just wai-"But he had already stepped into the elevator. The doors were closing. I put out my foot. It got between the steel doors. I felt a little pain as it compressed my foot, then the doors opened again and I hurried in. Before they shut, I saw Sasha looking in curiously, her face immediately tightening in anger when she saw I was alone with Dimitri."What was it you did today?"
Set me Free, Alpha Thirty-Eight
DIMITRI"Hey, relax and enjoy yourself, honey," Summer said. She kept smiling and deliberately ignored the glower I shot in her direction. "Here. Have some more wine."She attempted to pour some into my glass. I covered the glass with my hands."It's really good," she urged."I've had enough," I said shortly. "When will they arrive?"At the question, Summer's eyes slid away from mine. Now there was a strangely blank look on her face.Her lips moved then she said, "I don't know why they are taking this long. But don't worry, they will turn up eventually. I'm sure they were held up by something really important. Still we can enjoy ourselves, can't we?" she added hopefully. "It's a really nice place, isn't it?"I knew then that Summer's parents weren't going to join us for dinner. I had had my suspicions before but now they were certainties. The so called dinner date with Summer's parents had just been nothing but a ruse to get me alone. I stared at my watch in disgust. To think that I h
Set me Free, Alpha Thirty-Nine
VALERIA"... brought back this evening. See to it that it's in good condition.""Yes sir.""And if there is anything needed here, you know who to contact of course.""I do sir.""And remember that Valeria must stay in today to get a lot of rest."I took two steps down the stairs and peered over the banisters to see Dimitri giving parting instructions to Amelia. She murmured something in reply that I didn't catch. Dimitri looked up towards the stairs and I whipped my head back out of sight in time."Maybe I should go up there to remind her that she has to stay in."Dimitri's voice got closer as he spoke. I took off my shoes and fled up the stairs."She may still be asleep now," Amelia said.I stood at the door of the guest room, listening intently. Amelia's words seemed to have stopped him in his tracks. If he came up here, I had already decided that I would lock myself in my room and wouldn't answer his knocks. I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of giving me instructions to
Set me Free, Alpha Forty
VALERIAIvy was waiting for me outside the hospital. As soon as the cab came to a stop, she opened the door and helped me out."Still spotting?" she asked worriedly. I nodded. "You'll be fine. The baby too. I told the doctor already. He's going to see you now."In another minute, I was in the doctor's office, flat on my back on the examination table while the doctor, helped by a nurse, examined me. I stared at the white ceiling and struggled to keep back tears. If anything had happened to my baby... I shook my head, dispelling the thought. I couldn't afford to entertain that to think that way. Not ever. As the doctor and nurse conversed in murmurs, my frustration peaked. Were they doing it deliberately to annoy me? What was going on?"Is the baby okay?" I ground out, not able to keep silent anymore."I'll be done in just a minute," he said. I worried my bottom lip and forced myself to wait. Five minutes later, the nurse left and the doctor told me to get dressed and seated."The bab
Set me Free, Alpha Forty-One
VALERIAThe satisfaction I felt at yelling at Dimitri was extremely short lived, even though the look on his face when I had defied him was priceless. By the close of work that day, I thought I had made a mistake. The next morning at work, I was sure that I had made a mistake.Everyone seemed to be staring at me, from the doorman to the other staff that went ahead of me into the building. It was like I was a bug under a microscope. At the reception, Ellen was talking in hushed tones with a girl from the HR department. I wasn't sure, but I thought I had seen her on my floor when I was arguing with Dimitri yesterday. As I walked through the door, their eyes darted to mine. They exchanged a look and the girl hurried away."Hi Ellen," I greeted, like I always did.Her corresponding 'hello' was a little strained. I almost continued upstairs anyway, but my experience of office gossip was that it only got worse if it wasn't addressed. I changed direction and draped myself over her desk."Wh
Set me Free, Alpha Forty-Two
DIMITRIMy eyes were fixed on a tall, balding man, just within touching distance. I could see his profile now and was sure of his identity. He was the owner of one of the biggest oil firms in the country. He was deep in conversation with two other business men I wanted to talk business with. I had just taken a step towards him when Summer stepped in front of me. One look at her and I knew that she was soused to the eyeballs. A glass of wine dangled from the tips of her fingers."Summer, what are you-"I couldn't get the next words out because Summer suddenly threw her arms around me and kissed me. After the initial surprise, I wanted to yell and ask what the hell was wrong with her, but then I remembered we had an audience. Wine trickled down my neck and back as Summer lost her grip on her glass. I clamped my lips shut and pried her off me. It took a lot of effort for me to keep my expression pleasant."What are you doing?" I said in a low whisper."Nothing." She tipped forward, wrapp
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