* * *“You really shouldn’t have brought them more toys,” I say to Rafael as we set up our site on the park. He picked us up once more, complete with a picnic basket and a plaid blanket for all of us to sit on. On top of that, he also brought two more gifts for the twins, which they are now unpacki
Valeria’s POV“I would love to be your girlfriend.”The words that I told him keep replaying in my head, even after five days passed. I can’t keep it out of my head, turning it over in my mind and telling myself that I did make the right choice, that I did say the right things.But did I?For the pa
It’s peaceful to live this way, but I admit that sometimes I wish I had someone to talk to too, especially since the other nurses seem to be very busy animatedly talking about something that looks interesting.So, even though I don’t really want to, I perk my ears up and let my wolf instincts take o
Valeria’s POVI immediately drop the call, vaguely cursing myself for the unintended rudeness, but I figure I can just go to the kindergarten and explain as well as apologize… right after I find out what the hell Emmett did.My mind is already whirring with possibilities. After all, my twins are hal
“Excuse me?” I demand, but the woman and her son is gone.I look at Miss Duncan, who looks just as shocked as I am. She doesn’t say anything more, so I take Emmett’s hand and leave the room, with Edith holding onto me.* * *After that dilemma, I decide that the three of us need a picker upper. We h
Valeria’s POVMonday rolls in. It’s always a particularly stressful day, so needless to say, I’m not excited about going in on Monday at all, but Juliet called me for some reason. And it sucks, because it’s supposed to be my day off.It’s my only day off for nearly a month now, but I guess with the
“But I’m not part of the management team!” I try to call out to her, but she’s already gone.I look around me and it seems that no other ordinary nurse like me is here. I didn’t even bother to look nice. I’m the only normie in here and the rest are the bigwigs, basically. The ones at the top of the
Ares’s POV“So, how do you plan to go about this business?”Heather’s usual rational voice comes through as we get closer to the hospital. Frank is behind the wheel and both of us are in the backseat, about to swerve into the familiar path to our destination. I’ve been meaning to be silent all throu
“We’ll see,” is all I manage to say, then I promptly end the mind-link with Heather.Before I can even tell Frank to go, he already takes initiative. He starts to drive into the neighborhood, stopping in front of the lab and getting out of the car at the same time that I climb out. His fists are cle
“You don’t have to come forward and be public about your existence like we are,” I declare. I have to admit, I had no idea about that clause in the treaty. But then again, Nikolai and Ares should have known. If we were indeed doing something we shouldn’t then they should have spoken up about it. “We
Valeria’s POVI’m rooted in my spot, staring at the man in front of me. But at this point I suppose I should stop calling him a man, because he’s so far from that.Everything about him screams something else. Even though my heart rate has slowed down I still feel like I can’t move. I just watch as h
“No, mommy.” Edith shakes her head. “He just looked at me. And when I stopped playing, he left. I’m just scared that he’s there watching me again. I really want to play but I’m worried about him. What if I go out there and he’s watching me again? What do I do?”I can’t stand to see her this scared w
Valeria’s POV“Mommy, can I stay with you for a while?” Edith asks as I drop her and Emmett back to school. She holds my hand as we approach the building, and even though I hold her back reassuringly, I have to admit that I’m curious about this sudden shy behavior.“What’s going on?” Emmett asks. “D
My vice mayor has conducted some meetings with the delegates of important groups in the city while I was gone, and he compiled everything into papers. I read the papers all morning and finally come up with laws that bind the Lycan and Human world together.The new laws are similar to the initial one
Ares’s POV“I don't know what happened,” Vincent says as soon as we're gathered in my study, including Heather and Valeria. “I don't know how he managed to do it. But his hearing is next week and I heard that the judge is considering setting him free on a bail.”I stare at the back wall, still tryin
“It’s not like that, Ares,” I say, but he just turns away from me. I feel guilty for shooting down his feelings but I have no choice. It just feels too absurd for me. I recognize that I might be in denial, but I don’t think Gianna has enough power to sway the Vampire Kingdom into doing her bidding.
Valeria’s POVI whip around to face Lavinia. But of course, she just rolls her eyes like this is some senseless babble. “You better keep your mate in check. I can’t have him wreaking havoc like this.”“What did you do?” I demand at her, but she just waves her hand airily.“You should ask him what he