Valeria’s POVThe next day at work, I feel like a zombie. I haven’t gotten a single wink of sleep because of the whole Lycan and white wolf debacle I got going on in my head, so I enter the hospital feeling like I just died and got reanimated.But then I remember that I’m supposed to be training the
“I am not putting my hair up in an ugly bun,” she interjects with a snort.I don’t know why, but those words sound like an insult to me. It feels like she just gave me backhand slap across the face. “Um, but that is the protocol,” I tell her, taking out a hairtie with an attached hair net and handi
Ares’s POV“Finally, you show up,” I mutter as I watch the office door open, with Heather tiptoeing in like some sort of a criminal. She laughs out loud because of my comment, but I just roll my eyes. “So you ignore me all day and last night, and you just show up here when I happen to be drowning in
I throw my hands in the air. “Try me. I’m pretty open to anything at this point.”She shakes her head at that statement. “I don’t think so. You see, the only way to make her wolf come out of hiding is when it needs to protect the host.”My eyes go wide. Silence stretches between us while I do my bes
Valeria's POV"That's not how you do things around here," I tell Madison for seemingly the hundredth time today. "Blood tests and all the other tests are supposed to be handed over to the pathology department."As usual, Madison only regards me with a half eye roll and half wince. "Okay, whatever."
What would they say about me if they find out I'm asking around for Rafael? They would probably doubt my legitimacy as his girlfriend. They would most likely say that he doesn't care about me enough to tell me where he is....And the possible worst part of it is, that might just be true. What if he
Ares's POVSeeing Valeria in the elevator is definitely a pleasant surprise, but I just need to get off before I can think of pushing her against the wall and kissing her fiercely to appease the monstrous desire in my chest.But of course, she has to stop me with a comment. And now I'm walking the t
Ares’s POVMy hand goes slack around my phone. My chest is rising and falling in a mix of anger and nerves and dread. I take deep breaths to keep myself steady.But when I speak again, my voice still comes out shaky and unstable. “Where are you? I’m picking you up.”Heather sends me her location, an
“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