"Why would I want to negotiate with someone I did not know his name?" He arched his eyebrow after he remained unfazed by seeing that I was only in disguise and a woman, not a man. But I knew better since I was keen enough to see his eye twitch.I had taken him aback, so I was sure of that. We, the Cantavalle children, had learned different facial expressions and how to utilize them. We underwent vigorous training before we were finally dispatched to our first mission.That was why Crown Prince Henricus couldn't fool me.I chuckled and stood up. "Pardon my rudeness, Your Royal Highness." I bowed my head before him. "I believe we have met already. I greet the little sun of the Yuanzhong Kingdom, His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Henricus. I am Dominixe Lilith Cantavalle from the House of Marquis Cantavalle."Being called the little sun of our kingdom meant that he was the son of the Alpha King, who called the sun, and Luna Queen, who called the moon. If it were a lycan princess that we
When Papa told us that, I could have sworn his cognac eyes were blazing in hatred. That abomination, he felt, was something that couldn't be satiated any matter if he kept telling us his history."Papa endured slavery for more than five years. That Alpha made him experience hell and told him he was just his plaything. He experienced being sliced on his back and whipped all over his body. He even experienced being stabbed in his eye and cutting his tongue. He was thankful by that time that they were not coating the dagger with wolfsbane so he could heal in no time. What worse was... That man raped papa."Sighing, I kept drumming my fingers on my thighs while watching them for the information I was bestowing. I could see that every word I would utter had rendered them speechless."Six years of staying there, Papa met my mother. However, she met her miserable fate as soon as I was born."To be honest, the information about how they met was still mysterious to me. What I knew was they had
"Y-Your fated mate?" I parroted, looking at this woman named Valerie in disbelief. What was she saying? Was she insane already? She nodded. "Yes. You are my fated mate." She had this cheeky grin as if she found me amusing.I stared at her, seeing how her eyes glinted in glee. For some reason, she had this familiar expression I consistently saw from Valerian. I couldn't be mistaken about it since I had seen that a lot since we met in the Calaren and I was even with him in my previous life. We even lived together in his pack to deepen our mate bond.I smiled wryly at her and gently removed her hand from yanking my arm. "It is unfortunate that I am not feeling the same way." I couldn't even smell her scent. I was too uncertain if I couldn't smell her scent as a stranger or, perhaps, because of the incantation ring I was wearing. If she was proclaiming that she was my mate, I should have known immediately. But my wolf did not even react anything to her presence. Also, she was a woman.
I gasped upon hearing that endearment. I heard it from more than five miles away but I was quick to hear that word. I couldn't be mistaken. I heard it right. I was called honeydew. I was horrified when I looked in the direction where I had left Valerie. My heart was racing since I had this hunch that it might be Valerian."Shit..." I was suddenly terrified at what was happening when it shouldn't be.Did he happen to see my disguise? Or was Valerian there the whole time?Or..."Is he Valerie?" I clutched my left chest from the conclusion I had reached.Did he also change his identity into a woman? Did I guess it correctly? And the way Valerie kept approaching and how she acted was the same Valerian I knew... was Valerian the whole time?Did this mean he was wearing incantation jewelry that could conceal his scent and change his identity, just like I was doing?"Oh, my Moon Goddess..." I had shivers down my spine, stepping back. How did he know? I was careful at that time.He couldn't
His face was so close to mine. I was anticipating his kiss since my legs were over his shoulders. I wanted to experience being ravished by him. I wanted to experience being taken by him. Rough. Hard. Fast. "I remember that we are still not done with our conversation," Valerian said before he decided to stand up after carefully bringing down my legs. When he said that, my ears felt like cymbals had hit them. That made my blood boil when I glared at him while he was smiling from ear to ear. "What?" I asked, growling, offended. He looked amused when he took a chair and faced the back of it in my direction before he straddled it. "Oh? Looks like someone is furious today." He wriggled his eyebrows. I clenched my hand, really expecting that he would kiss me. "Get out!" I scoffed and immediately wanted to get buried for assuming that he wanted me as well. "No, no. We are going to talk." "There is nothing for us to talk about. I am leaving this place." I took my luggage and opened
"Oh? I am frightened by such an empty promise," I said sardonically. But I knew that was a wrong move since challenging Valerian was inviting me to a more severe injury for certain.He smirked, shaking his head. "Keep making such satirical remarks, Dominixe. I shall make sure that you are going to regret that." With that, he tested his belt's suppleness before reaching for my hands. "What are you doing?" I asked, wanting to be touched already.My longing for his touch had infiltrated my whole being. My body was already on fire right now."Making you feel helpless," he said huskily before he used his belt to tie my hands together.My wolf and I were more aroused by what he was doing. Did he say helpless? I did not think that was the case. I did not see that I was helpless. In fact, I found myself being pleased by this man for my own good.Valerian put my hands on top of my head. "Now, be a good girl for me, honeydew."I raised my head to bite his lower lip and stretched it out before
"V-Val—" I couldn't continue my words when Valerian inserted two fingers inside my mouth while he played with my clit, which made me hyperventilate. My chest was out since my hands, which were tied up, were being placed to cling to his neck. He had open access to touch, knead, fondle, and massage my breasts and nipples. "Suck it," Valerian commanded when his thumb was inside my mouth. I smirked and stuck out my tongue. "Make me." If he thought that I would easily follow his command, I wasn't. I had wanted to disobey a command, so I wanted to take it for an opportunity like this. All my life, I had to meet Papa's expectations of me as his first pup. I had followed every order he wished me to do, even if they seemed impossible. Now, I wanted to try and disobey someone's command but still be submitted to that person. It felt... alright for me if I was acting like this. I trusted Valerian, knowing he could handle my bratty attitude. The proof was he inserted his thumb again. This ti
I fell asleep crying and kept muttering that I was sorry for what I had done to Valerian in the past. Even though Valerian did not understand what was happening, he was there for me and consoled me.I only woke up when I felt a presence beside me. I was quick to fish out my pocket knife and hastily pointed to that intruder. However, I was too late to realize that the hyacinth scent lingered in my nose, and I was surprised when Valerian managed to stop me."Whoa there." He smiled sheepishly. "Is that your way to greet your mate a morning, honeydew?"I looked at him, baffled. I questioned how on earth he was on my bed, but then I remembered that we were both naked under the sheets.Our lovemaking suddenly flashed in my mind.I yanked back my arm. "My apologies. I thought you were an intruder." I placed my knife on the bedside table and tried to stand up, but then I collapsed to the bed. Then I hissed, feeling sore down there, and glared at Valerian, who was still smiling."Have I said t
"Hudson Roly... Alpha of the Dusk Moon pack..." I stated the name of the next Alpha I was about to kill. I returned my gaze to my father, who looked at me with that frigid stare. "This should consider as done, Papa." I smiled, an empty one before I curtsied before him.No emotions.We, the Cantavalle children, were not supposed to have that.Having emotions would make someone weak."I am expecting good news after 90 days, Dominixe. Now, scoot.""Failure is never in my vocabulary, Papa. You have taught me well." I curtsied before him. I raised my head, seeing that he was pleased with my words.After a few days, I was dispatched now to go to where the Dusk Moon pack was. But before my departure, I had come to meet Aurora, Britanny and Maria's mother. She was one of Papa's four wives."Why can't you just die already?" she asked in a bitter tone. She had this ridiculous stare that lingered all over her face."I shall try to do that, Mother Aurora." I bowed my head before her."Mother? You
"Behold to the newlyweds, Duke Valerian Leveaux and Duchess Dominixe Lilith Cantavalle-Leaveux!"The words from High Priest Redgrave kept echoing in my head like a broken record.I was smiling from ear to ear, looking at the purple sapphire wedding ring Valerian bestowed to me on the day we married each other eight years ago. Now I had three rings on my ring finger on my left hand in my care.The promise metal ring, amethyst engagement ring, and purple sapphire wedding ring...They fit perfectly on my ring finger.Valerian really made sure that the engagement ring and wedding ring gemstones' color was purple. He was really considerate of my favorite color.I chuckled before looking up and gasped. "Demetrius, darling, fix your posture when you are holding your sword." I immediately approached Valerian and I's seven-year-old son, Demetrius."Like this, Mother?" Demetrius asked as he fixed his posture by relaxing his shoulders."Yes, that's right, darling." I nodded in approval.Demetriu
"Goddess Elixane?" I parroted, bewildered.Rachelle and the woman in her mid-40s nodded at the same time. "She is our sister. Well, the sixth daughter of Mother." My eyes widened. "And she is from another timeline where the other Dominixe, other Valerian, and Demetrius are.""Huh?" I was getting confused by what she said. "Is this the business you are talking about? And how did you go to another timeline just to... see her." I glanced at Elixane, who was looking at me with longing. Her gaze made me uncomfortable, but she smiled and stepped forward."I have come to the celestial realm as Mother's orders, or I shall say, part of Ragriel's plans," she explained before she looked behind me, where the three of them were still reuniting and discoursing. "And I have come to take Dominixe and Valerian's souls to this timeline so they can reunite with my nephew. I apologize for taking your souls from your bodies, Dameta, Valerian." She bowed her head with her hands clasping together. "This is
"F-Father...?" Demetrius coughed again with blood before slowly turning his head and meeting Valerian's cold expression."Let go," Valerian said, with his tone as cold as the first break of spring. "Val..." I halted him while I was panting heavily. I clung more to Demetrius, feeling like my vision was gradually blurry. "Stop..."But Valerian did not listen to me. Instead, Demetrius shouted in pain when Valerian must have probably gripped his heart. "I am not going to hesitate to kill you, Demetrius. Do not make me say it twice."I slowly heaved out a sigh. The way Demetrius clung to my organs was enough to make me feel the pain. I could handle it somehow. But if he dared to remove his hand, I must do something to stop the bleeding in my stomach by stopping the time of it. Or I could just let it since I would get to heal anyway.But, I felt a burning sensation inside me, and I believed that Demetrius risked his fist to bathe his hand with wolfsbane. It was a high-concentration one,
I knew that She was disappointed, but seeing Her, as the Moon Goddess, slapping a mortal, who happened to be Her mate, was so surprising that I found myself speechless. Even Papa had the same reaction.|I told you to love our Dameta, yet what did you do, Harchier Cantavalle?|I felt this immense chill crawling behind me upon mentioning Papa's full name. It suddenly made me remember when Papa used to call our names whenever he was emphasizing that he was furious while having that frigid tone."Lunaria..." Papa gulped and was about to touch her hand, but Mother jerked it away.I flinched when Mother raised Her head. |Go and finish your business in the mundane realm, Dameta. I am going to handle everything here with your father.| In an instant, Mother was already in front of me before She raised her hand to wipe something off my cheek. |I shall take it from here, my beloved daughter.| She nodded, urging me to go now.I glanced at Papa behind Her and saw his gaze was on the ground. What s
I remained silent at his words, wanting to let him know that silence meant yes. I met his cognac eyes that I inherited from him. In my previous life, I couldn't even dare look into his eyes because of how frightened I was.But at this moment, I failed to see that meeting his eyes was supposed to be the best thing ever. Meeting that filthy gaze of his was enough to bloom the flower of detestation. "I knew you would come, Papa." I wiped the blood that besmirched my hand on my skirt before cocking my head from side to side. Then I curtsied before him.Papa clenched his hand. "Since when did you learn..." He did not continue his words, looking like he was trying to find the proper term for it."You mean if I met Mother already." He flinched upon the mere mention of Mother.Rachelle was right... It seemed like Papa was desperate to see Mother again. However, would he have the same reason as Rachelle's father, who wanted to kill our mother, not wanting to reunite with Her?"You met Her...?
To begin our plans, we would first begin by separating the strongest heir candidates, Arthur and Britanny.Papa dispatched them, as Ismael reported a few days before I imposed that I would attack the mansion. However, Arthur and Britanny would return soon, so I had to handle everything in the Cantavalle mansion before they arrived and Caroline, who was also dispatched for her mission.Also, the rest of my siblings, who opposed the idea of being the object of this household, had raised their swords and started wreaking havoc on this stunning night."What is the meaning of this, Dominixe?! How dare you raise your sword on us?!"It was Zoe, and my blade almost pressed into her delicate skin. Aurora, Natalie, and Josephine were becoming wary since I gathered them in one of the drawing rooms after ruining their night tea party."Do you think that Harchier can even let you go for doing this to us?" Aurora snarled, clenching her hands, wanting to fight back, but as soon as she saw my eyes gl
"Remind me again why you are also tagging along, honeydew."Eyeing myself wearing an all black clothing while looking in the whole body mirror had kept my chest tightly like the laundress squeezed the washed clothing. I could almost convince Valerian I could do this alone, but he wouldn't back down and kept arguing."It is because this is not your battle alone. I am with you, you hardheaded woman," Valerian said, glancing over his shoulder while he had just finished polishing my dagger since he volunteered.I approached him and smiled sheepishly, seeing him frowning. I tiptoed about to kiss his cheek, but Valerian, as mischievous as he was, turned his head in my direction. My lips, which were supposed to land on his cheek, planted on his luscious, crimson lips."Val!" I stepped back, shielding my lips immediately, feeling my cheeks promptly ripening. My wolf squirmed at his action while I had to calm my heart from hammering inside my chest.This time, it was Valerian's turn to smile s
"Huh? What?" Rachelle was the first one who spoke out of nowhere. "It contains the events of the near future?" she parroted."Yes." Valerian nodded. "She listed all the events that were about to happen as long as we followed the course of events." "It means what happened as of this moment is predetermined under Dameta's will," Henry added."Because you have to follow it...?" I concluded, even though Valerian already said it earlier. The two of them nodded at the same time. "Can I see them?" Henry stiffened before he looked at Valerian, who was not saying anything. "Am I not allowed to see it?"The dejected tone caused Valerian to panic when he saw my expression. "Um... Dameta strictly included in her letter that you are not allowed to see it, Lilith...""Why?" I did not know why, but I felt betrayed now that they were the only ones who only knew the course of events I was unaware of."The two of you should coexist by you not being aware and would experience the events and her as she