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Set me Free, Alpha Twenty-Eight
VALERIAI opened my eyes and quickly sat up in bed, my heart pounding with a nameless dread. The memory of the dream I had just had slipped through my mind like water through cracks. All I could remember was that the dream was frightening, scary. It had felt like I was trapped and that there was a something hanging over my head. I blinked and the memory of all that had happened yesterday came rushing back. I pressed my hand to my chest and felt it going like a triphammer. I groaned. It seemed like there would be no peace for me in my sleeping and waking moments until I had gotten rid of Jack.I tried my best not to think about his threats as I swung my legs out of bed and began to prepare for work. I put on some music on my sound system, cranked the volume all the way up, hoping that somehow it would drown out my chaotic thoughts. The move worked to an extent and so in my car, I also turned on the radio, tuned into a music station. I hummed along with the singers and kept telling mys
Set me Free, Alpha Twenty-Nine
DIMITRII thought of Valeria as I took the elevator to the top floor. Though she hid it well, or tried to, it was obvious that Valeria was not okay. She was much more absentminded than before. She perpetually looked haunted, as though she knew something that was eating up her up from the inside out. She wasn't ill anymore. Of that I was quite sure. The strain she was labouring under seemed to be of the emotional kind.I asked myself what news, or what new occurrence was capable of making her so sad and worried. The only thing I could think of was her health. Maybe she had finally gone for that checkup Ivy and I had been badgering her about. Maybe the doctors had found out that there was something seriously wrong with her. Maybe there was something even wrong with the baby. I had to ask her about it, or get my hands on the tests results somehow. But first, I would ask her. She wouldn't want to open up, but I would be very persuasive..."Sir. Good morning," Sasha chirped.She had sudden
Set me Free, Alpha Thirty
DIMITRII caught on to the tension from Silas the moment I picked up the phone."Talk to me," I said."I just saw Jack."I sat up straighter. All my senses were on red alert now."A few minutes ago, I saw Valeria with him. She handed him a bag full of cash. Then she left." He paused. "She's finally paid him off."My fists clenched. I thought so too."Do you still have eyes on him?""Of course, I do! I just called to ask what move I'm to make.""Don't loose sight of him. Follow him. I'll be with you as soon as I can."I hurried out of the office. Before I got into my car, Silas had texted me his location which was in a rundown building that had once been a bar. I spotted Silas lurking out of sight. He silently walked up to me. At a signal from him, we approached the door of the building and Silas suddenly kicked it open. Jack and two other men were grouped around a dirty little table. Their eyes shone with greed at the sight of the money was counting on the table."Do you always have t
Set me Free, Alpha Thirty-One
VALERIAThe feeling of relief when I headed to the office the next day after giving Jack the money was indescribable. If I had known I would feel this relieved, I would have gotten him the money earlier. I patted my still flat stomach when I got into my car."The bad man's out of our lives, baby," I said to the tiny blip I could picture growing in my womb. Smiling, I turned on some music and sang all the way to the office. I felt as free as a bird. Automatically, as I had been doing for the past few days, I kept glancing in the rearview mirror as I drove. There was no Jack following me on his motorcycle anymore."You're looking radiant this afternoon, Val," remarked Ellen, the receptionist. "What's up?"I merely smiled and twiddled my fingers in her direction as I went upstairs. I had barely settled down when Summer arrived. She gave me a venomous look as she passed by on her way to Dimitri's office but even the knowledge that she was there, and that she and Dimitri's could get down
Set me Free, Alpha Thirty-Two
VALERIAMy head ached, but when I shifted slightly in bed, I realized that my entire body ached as well. I felt like I had run over by a steamroller and put back together again. With a groan, I opened my eyes. I squinted at the little sunlight filtering through my open window. I shut my eyes again because they hurt too. It felt like they had been taken out of my head, hit with a blunt hammer and then shoved back into my skull again. My clock chimed the top of the hour. If I didn't get a move on, I would be late for work. I had never felt less like moving, but I didn't want to stay cooped up in the house all day.With a little struggle, I got out of bed and began preparing for work. I was very careful not to make any sudden movements, so as not to increase the aches and pains ravaging my body. To my relief, by the time I had gotten dressed, the pain had subsided to the extent that I could function. Just before I left the house, Ellen called. I was only just about ten minutes late so sh
Set me Free, Alpha Thirty-Three
DIMITRIMy ears perked up when Summer's father said something his company. Having closed a huge business deal, he was in a talkative mood today. I knew I should put in a little more effort to closely listen to what he was saying. After all, the clue I had been looking for all these years could be contained in a single sentence, but it was a chore concentrating on anything else when my thoughts were so full of Valeria. I could not get her pale, worn face out of my mind. Was it usual for pregnant women to get as sick as this all the time? I wish I knew. Several times, I had picked up my phone to call her. I stopped each time because she had told me she was going home to sleep. Judging by the bags under her eyes, I didn't doubt she needed a lot of rest, but how long should she get to sleep? Two hours? Three? Four? It felt like ages since I had let her out of my car. I was getting more uneasy by the minute."More wine, honey?" Summer said from beside me, bringing out of my musing."Yes, p
Set me Free, Alpha Thirty-Four
VALERIAThe tears came coursing down my cheeks hard and fast and there was nothing I could do about them. It was like the dam holding my emotions at bay had burst open. Dimly, I was aware of Dimitri offering broken words of comfort."...Not your fault. Don't you ever think that. You and the baby will be fine, I promise..."Eventually, the sound of my sobs drowned out his words. I wanted to be strong for my baby, like the doctor had advised. I really wanted to be, but right now, every horrible thing I had read or heard about complications in pregnancy flooded my mind. Dimitri and the doctor had promised excellent health care, but then anything could still happen.Dimitri cupped my face and forced my head up to meet his gaze. Without taking his eyes off me, he reached into his pocket, brought out a handkerchief which he used to wipe my streaming eyes."Now listen to me," he said when he had gotten my attention, or as much of it as I was able to give him. "Listen to me, Valeria. What the
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
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