Elena's POVAfter Valerian's father's declaration earlier today or was it yesterday- I had lost track of time here, and I sunk into despair and grief. The food I had enjoyed some moments ago now tasted like ash in my mouth and my stomach refused to settle down. When he left, I vomited for a while, heaving and groaning over the toilet bowl while I emptied the remaining contents of my stomach.When I was done, I lay there in sweat and the smell of vomit while my stomach started rolling for a different reason. While I was lying there on the floor, I cried.I cried for the injustice of this world, I cried out in pain to the goddess wishing she had never allowed me to be born. I had cried out for the cruel hand fate has dealt me and lastly I cried for the girl I was once and the life that was stolen from me by wicked and unjust people.I later crawled over to the cot, resigned to my fate and awaiting the time that one of the men would come to take me away from them.I had thought that at l
Valerian's POVWHAT HAVE I DONE?I screamed out loud in my head when I saw the pool of blood beneath my father's body. I tried to clean my tears but I stumbled back, narrowly escaping blinding myself when I had to use one massive paw to class at my face. I was still in my wolf's form and felt too big and awkward for me at the moment.I knelt on my hind legs and I let the Change wash over me, the transition from wolf to man slightly painful and more seamless.Laying naked, I looked at my father's lifeless eyes and anguish overcame me.Why didn't he fucking yield like he was supposed to?!"A part of you knew he wouldn't," my wolf said to me but I snapped back for him to shut up.I didn't need its logical reasoning right now, averting my eyes, my gaze roved over the piles of dead bodies around me, some missing body parts and the others...I did this... This was why I didn't let my wolf take control, most times all that he brought was just death and destruction.All of a sudden, a bright
Valerian's POVImmediately we saw movements indicating that they were here, each man went to his respective positions. Jared coordinated the remaining men to flank us and some to be a couple of feet away.I wanted to tell him that we can handle ourselves but I realized that it was more for the men that were approaching us -their benefit, than mine.Jared and I locked eyes at the same time and we had a silent conversation for a few seconds."Are you ready?" His eyes asked."I was born ready.* I replied, shifting my stance."We'll be using the same formation in case they try anything, so stay alert."I shook my head slightly in assent, then swung my eyes to the front, effectively breaking the connection and ending our conversation.Squaring my shoulders, I crossed my hands at her back while we all waited on pins and needles for them to reach.Several big black cars, possibly Hummers or Escalades came roaring to our front, kicking up dust and swinging it in our faces.I glared unblinking
Valerian’s POVWe got to the house in record time as the driver took several short routes, I had closed my eyes during the trip back, I hadn't realized how tense I was as we were going to meet Elena's mates, and the relief I felt that there was no bloodshed was so powerful that I almost stumbled. I caught Jared stealing several glances at me while he thought I wasn't noticing but I just ignored it all, pushing everything to the back of my mind.I had several things to do and I can't allow myself to feel the loss of my father and what I had done.It was all for the right cause.I kept repeating that mantra over and over again, and it kept all the thoughts at bay...for now.There was a crowd in Front of my house, and as we pulled up they rushed towards us. It was my pack members demanding an explanation as they were confused and rumors were flying around about my father.How the fuck did a rumor get out?I fucking stated that no one was to know about this until I gave a prepared speech
Ethan's POV"Yahhh, ughhn!" The sounds of fighting in the arena surrounded me but I remained distant amongst it all, standing with my back against the dirty wall and my hands in my pants pockets.My gaze was focused on the two contestants in the boxing ring. Both were bloody and sweaty and the other man was losing, bleeding from nose and mouth, also limping as he tried to dodge the man charging at him.The bleeding man feinted to the left before landing a punch successfully on the winning man's stomach. The crowd roared wildly, their support easily shifted to who was going to win tonight.The big man clapped his fists together and charged at the other man, prepared for him this time. The other man tried to run away seeing the intent in the bigger man's eyes but unfortunately was not fast enough, the bigger man caught him by his calf and lifted him in the air, shaking him around as the crowd chanted his name 'Snake' voraciously. The bigger man tossed him to the ground, stalked over to
Valerian’s POVThe entire city has been in uproar after the announcement of my father's death a couple of days ago. Some took the news well, some didn't and were probing to know more but I quickly shut that down. No form of insurgency was going to rise in my city if I had my way, I wouldn't be like my father that ignored threats until they came to bite him in the ass.Ruling and running a city wasn't easy, the past few days have been filled with meetings, briefings, handing over of power from some Alphas to Enforcers, and a whole lot of things.I hadn't even had the opportunity to see Elena or even properly grieve my father.Now that I was in a position of authority, I had a decisive power on most of the happenings in the city and its environs and I wanted to immediately demote Maddox into a much lesser position but Jared advised me against it saying that all we heard were just rumors and even with Colin's testament, we didn't have enough against him as far as he didn't commit any unt
Ruby''s POV"HERE ma'am." Runita, my maid, dropped the glass on the table near me, bending as she made sure it was balanced before standing upright a few feet away from me."Anything else, ma'am?" She asked politely.I shook my head, no. She bowed slightly before scurrying away, back into the house. She knew when I was in a mood like this, I didn't want any interruption from anyone. I picked up the glass she had placed on the table, twirling it between my fingers as I watched the smooth dark brown liquid flow this way and that, I became lost in thoughts.A few days ago, the news of Damien Griffin's death circulated the entire city, and even though my spies in the Council had informed me that something fishy was going on there, it was the last thing I had expected to hear. I didn't even think that Valerian had the guts to carry out such a gruesome act, but then again when it comes to power, you can't exactly hope that people will be unfazed.When I first heard it, I was in disbelief s
Valerian's POV"Do you still have an eye on Ruby ?" I asked Jared. "Yes. The weird thing is she's been at her house all this while." "Why do you say weird?" He looked at me as if I didn't know who Ruby was, she wasn't the soulful, meditative type to just look at herself indoors for hours.But then again, she was a woman scorned so her behavior was understandable, I guess….Honestly, women, whatever race or species they were, were complicated as hell.I sighed out loud, not wanting to dwell on that."Just take care of it." I waved it off to Jared."I am. I have a feeling there's something shady going on with her, this isn't typical Ruby behavior.""Don't forget I've all but called off the marriage, so she might be just licking her wounds or whatever women do." I chip in."Nah, there's something else." He intoned, tapping his fingertips on the desk."If you think so, then figure it out." I stood up and stretched a bit, working out all the kinks in my shoulders and my back from sittin