Ismael had told me when Papa had begun his suspicion and threatened him upon knowing that Airene was his mate. It was how I handled Valerian during the dinner with the Porter family and how he could still move despite his injuries unless I was internally treating his wounds. "If only you did not heal his wounds by that time, he wouldn't suspect a thing of you, Dominixe," Ismael said as we returned to our hometown. "Valerian wouldn't have almost to kill the eldest son of the House of Porter." I pinched the bridge of my nose, succumbing to my turmoil of emotions. I was being careless. Ismael meant that the night it happened shouldn't make Valerian unable to move. It was my fault since I was eager to make Walter experience my vengeance. Papa saw the flaws in it by seeing Valerian, who could still move swiftly and able to make some attacks. "That is not a plausible reason..." I opened my eyes and looked at him, sitting across me, trying to deny everything. "What if I am just favoring V
On the night of Valerian's match, I visited him and did the same flow of events with him. Yes, I was happy he was alright, almost crying upon seeing him. However, his behavior changed as he became distant."Someone is not caring about my welfare anymore," Valerian said in a sing-song tone while being dragged since he asked for our privacy before his match. "Someone is not worried about me. Someone does not want me as her pet."I secretly clenched my teeth, not wanting to say anything. I chanted in my head that it was better Valerian misunderstood me. I will explain to him later."Someone is getting tired of me. Someone is going to discard me soon."I did not say anything. Valerian was sulking, I know. I must assure this man since I did not want him to continue having that attitude."Oh, look. My master doesn't want me anymore," Valerian said bitterly after we were left alone, and he was shoved on the floor.Sighing, I crouched down and held his cheek. "Val..."His face contorted. "Don
"Have they confirmed the bodies?" Papa asked and angrily shoved the newspaper on the table. He did not like what he read today since he was unsatisfied with the result.He asked, bewildered that neither of his children had done what happened in the Nocturnal Crest pack.The act of arson in the Nocturnal Crest pack was the talk of the kingdom. What made it blood-curdling was there were no survivors left in that pack.It meant that... their cause of death was asphyxiation and carbon monoxide poisoning.It was the same method I had done in my previous life, and I would do the same thing if only they were still alive. That was what I proposed to Papa before. He knew that was not me, so it would be impossible that I would do that action.I was detained in my chamber. Even my ten henchmen were on standby and under Ingram's command since he became one of the heir candidates a week ago.I still grieved Valerian's death, silently blaming the Moon Goddess for not rewinding the time before his d
The murmur was getting louder at that moment. I was shocked and looked at Papa, who was horrified upon learning the news.If Papa was shocked, I was, too. Suddenly, I instantly got cold feet for that.Especially to that young man named Demetrius Leveaux, the last descendant of the Leveaux Duchy and the next Alpha in line of the Nocturnal Crest pack. I did not know why, but he had a sense of familiarity just by seeing him.I believed he was not the same age as me. It seemed like he was the same age as Ingram. He looked young and did not reach his coming-of-age yet.What caused the stir among the people around here was his features. He had this heart-shaped face like mine, a contoured nose, and cupid bow rosy lips.Those features were mine! It was as if he was my carbon copy!Why in the Moon Goddess' name did he look like me? How come someone would even dare to look like me?However, he had these profound chartreuse eyes spa
"Huh?" I parroted, perplexed why this man looked so angry at me."Do you not value your life?!"I flinched when this man's voice raised. I was supposed to be angry at the rogue Alpha named Niccolo since this person stepped on my boundaries, but I found myself staring at him, seeing how he was fuming with anger as he uttered some gibberish words.Gibberish since I did not have the heart to listen to his whims. But instead, seeing that this man really existed in this world meant that he was really real.This man was the one who had been with me before I had my last breath, before I found myself being regressed before the tragedy."Oi! W-Why are you crying?" He gasped and lowered his voice.I snapped back, seeing that my vision was blurry with my tears. "I..." My voice broke before I tried to wipe them. But the more I wiped them, the more I shed tears. "I couldn't... I couldn't control them..." I sobbed before I flopped to the groun
I did not know how long I was unconscious, but I only woke up when I felt a familiar caress that brought chills down my spine. My wolf even alerted me and kept chanting 'mate' in my mind like a broken record. "Val...?" I was greeted by pitch-black darkness while I felt a thumb gently caressing my face. "Valerian... Is that you?" I closed my eyes when I felt his lips planted on my forehead. "How are you doing, honeydew?" I shed tears in the darkness as soon as I heard that voice. "Honeydew..." I stretched out my hand to touch his face. "Is that really you?" I sobbed. "Yes." He gently wiped my tears. "My poor Lilith... I kept giving you heartbreak..." he said softly as his voice croaked. I sniffed and held his face, shaking my head. "No... No, you are not. It is my fault in the first place, Valerian." I hugged him. I hugged him so tight I did not want to lose him. "I said I would save you, but things had gotten..." I couldn't continue my words as I sniffed his scent. Ah... The scen
I got impatient waiting for Niccolo, so I went to the balcony for fresh air. However, that was a wrong move since the moment I stepped outside, I was greeted by ashes and a pitch-black area eaten by the arson."Huh..." I stroked my chin, wondering about something. "The arson damaged the balcony, but Valerian's chamber is..." I paused, looking behind me when I saw that his chamber was exemplary.It was as if there was no fire capitulated. Even the windows looked unyielding. On the other hand, the mansions and houses were fully damaged.Did the arsonist deliberately leave this? Or was it just a coincidence that Valerian's chamber was not heavily damaged?I sniffed the air and smelled a familiar scent from a certain someone. Then I felt a menacing presence behind me. I spun around and held my breath upon seeing..."Henry..." I blinked, not believing that this man was here. "What are you doing here?" I wondered.Henry slightly tilted his head before he stepped forward to settle beside me.
"Who is he really, Henry?" I asked after I told him again how I met Niccolo in my previous life. That he was the rogue Alpha. He was enveloped with silence after that. "Valerian did not say in his letter that Niccolo Andreu is part of his contingency plan. He only mentioned Demetrius..."I read Valerian's letter carefully. He did not include a name, Niccolo Andreu, to be the next Beta. But Niccolo told everyone he was part of Valerian's contingency plan.Henry cocke.d his head from side to side. "Well, I can answer that." He reclined on his seat. "If you are deemed the first in line to inherit a pack, the descendant has the right to decide who would be his next Beta. He can still choose the current Beta's son. However, since the Nocturnal Crest pack was annihilated, Demetrius designated someone to be his second-in-command to rebuild this pack." He shrugged. "Someone who put his trust and would be a good fit as Beta.""Is that so?" I asked, hesitant.He nodded. "That is how it works, a
"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