“Can someone tell that girl to stop acting like a child on Christmas morning? It's starting to annoy me…” Felix complained under his breath, but Hunter was still able to hear him, even though his uncle was several meters away, with the rest of the council, all standing behind him watching the forest trail.
“Shut the fuck up.” Hunter threatened, not wanting for even a second Corinne to hear that and think that her enthusiasm was something that needed to be suppressed. The people who were about to arrive might not be worthy of that feeling, but he didn't want her to stop shining like that for even a second, excitedly chatting with Cindy and Penelope while waiting for the first sign of the cars that would bring the Valiants there to appear among the trees.
Hunter would love to be able to believe her words about how sweet and unblemis
“And, with that, we've reached the last place I wanted to show you. The barn.” Corinne announced, leading her little sister by the hand “I've spent these last few months thinking about how you'd love to meet Opal, and her puppies, Crystal and Onyx. They're so sweet... But, Opal can be a little temperamental, so try not to get too close until I'm completely sure it's safe, okay?”“Even the horses in this place are brutes like wolves? Good to know." Nicole snorted, clinging to her arm like a vine on a tree “No horse can be better than the ones we have at home! I took really good care of Sugar and Pepper while you were away, you know? But they still miss you very much. They never had the same energy as before.” she pouted and, like every other time her sister had tried to point out how everything about Valiant was better, Corinne just smiled, paying attention to nothi
“I don't like this, my Alpha. If you want to talk to the Alpha of the Wolves, then the least that should happen is for me or any other warrior to be at your side.” Octavia growled, probably for the millionth time since her Alpha had asked to come to the office, but Hunter paid her no attention, continuing to sit behind his desk while Eli, his wife and his son tried to convince her to leave.“There is no subject we will cover that you don’t already know about, Octavia. But for now... I think it would be better if you let me, Juliet and Declan handle it alone. You've already spent the last few months making sure Corinne remained safe, as I asked. Now it’s time for me to act a little like a father.” he sighed sadly “Go and talk a little with your battalion mates who accompanied us here. I know you must miss each other. Or follow Corinne and Nicole on their tour of thi
"How do you dare?!" Eli stood up suddenly, full of hatred “What would be the use of trying to convince you of my daughter’s true personality? So you could say I was lying and trying to use her to trick you? Or so you could realize how deeply I care for my daughter and could use that against me?”“If you care so much about Corinne, why didn't you do more for her? Why didn’t you fight the rumors about her and cut out the tongues of everyone who dared to open their mouths to sully her name?” Hunter accused, furious “You’re the Alpha! You could have told your council to shut up! I could have held Corinne close to you and her siblings, instead of giving in to the pressure of the tigers and practically abandoning her! So don’t you dare come to my pack and act like I’m causing Corinne grief, when you and the entire Valiant territory were never worthy of
“Have you ever stopped to think about this for a moment?” Declan Valiant questioned, with those golden eyes, whose shape was disturbingly similar to Corinne's, seeming to burn into Hunter's soul "If we went to my sister right now and asked her if she would like to return to her kind, do you really think that would she choose to remain here?”Hunter’s wolf shook wildly, wanting more than anything for him to deny that question. That he would reveal that Corinne was his mate and, therefore, he would know how to make her happy and keep her safe in Calibur, even if she was still very attached to her old pack... But, the truth is that Hunter knew that would be of no use. He had pushed Corinne away, rejecting her as his mate when they first met, causing her to become determined to reject him too, even to the point of managing to walk away from him and call what they had shared on the matin
There were very effective ways to kill a tiger, Hunter was beginning to realize.For example, he could throw him into the river and let the current swallow him. He could bury it in his garden and use it as fertilizer for the flowers. He could rip off his disgusting hands and stomp on them until they disintegrate, to punish him for daring to lay hands on Corinne, if she belonged to him...“Gregory’s hostility seems to be reciprocated, I see.” a voice commented, interrupting Hunter's thoughts as he watched, through one of the windows of the second-floor corridors, Corinne and her damn friend outside, in the garden, talking, laughing and touching each other casually as if they didn't have a care in the world... And as if that bastard didn't know she was a married woman and there wasn't a big chance that he would have his head separated from the r
As a temporary Luna, Corinne should have already gotten used to throwing a special banquet for guests. However, even after everything that had happened at the Blue Moon Festival, she felt that only now had she managed to understand the real joy and excitement of being able to prepare something with all her heart, wishing only the best for whoever would sit at the table with her. Well, the Alphas of the wolf-allied packs would have to forgive her, but preparing that for her family was a very different feeling. Smiling to herself, Corinne continued to walk around the already completely set dining table, with the best dishes in the Calibur house, just waiting for the kitchen to finish preparing the main dishes to start dinner. It had been months since she and the Valiants had a meal together, and, Gods, she missed the laughter, the conversations and everything about being close to her family. And, without having any servants to look at her with fear or disgust nearby, or any
“Alpha…” the wolf gasped, looking like he was about to faint, but Corinne didn’t know if it was due to fear or lack of air “I’m… Sorry… Forgive… Me…”“Hunter, please, stop!” Corinne finally managed to free herself from the shock enough to run toward her husband and grab his arm, but her grip on both men's necks remained painfully tight.“Do you think my wife is cruel and dangerous, even when she was silently listening while you talked shit about her?” the corners of his mouth slowly lifted into a smile that would make anyone's blood run cold "I wonder what you'll think of my methods, then..."“I will never disrespect your wife again, Alpha, I swear on my life!” the wolf whimpered, using the last breath of air h
Never in his life Hunter could imagine he would be furious with a wolf from his pack to the point of actually wanting to kill him. But, fuck, he'd never imagined he had idiots like that jerk who had knelt at Corinne's feet in his land. Still feeling his blood boil as he remembered the disgusting and rude words they were spewing at Corinne, while she just remained hidden from their eyes, huddled near the dinner table she was arranging with so much care. How dare they make her feel bad, after everything she had done for them? She almost died to prevent invaders from reaching their territory. She used her magic to stop the tower of grain from crushing many of them, even though she was literally terrified of someone finding out that she had inherited it from her mother. She remained calm and peaceful even though she had every reason in the world to take revenge on him, on Jennifer, on all the tigers in her territory, her older brother, her family... The whole world.