Valene:
When I returned to the Wade estate, Harlyn’s car was already outside. With only two hours before everyone had to head to Bone’s, I was honestly surprised that she didn’t call me. During this time, she was usually frantic about getting ready. I was always tasked to be her calm and support. Maybe Penelope was that source tonight.
I went into the house and quickly rushed up the stairs and to her door. “Mistress?” I started to knock when her door swung open.
“Where the bloody hell have you been?” Harlyn’s eyes were bewildered and frantic. I tipped my head to the side and looked past her, and sure as I was standing there, Penelope was sitting on the bed looking entirely defeated.
“Apologies, Mistress,” I quickl
Yet another space of silence resulted in the response that I gave Master Wade before he finally spoke again. “I…can’t say that I am necessarily glad to hear that, Valene. But if you are okay then so am I.” We shared a smile before he headed toward the door. “Oh! Before I forget,” He picked up the significantly sized bag that he dropped on my bed earlier. I didn’t even realize what it was until that moment. “I had a request.”“What is it, Master Wade?” I asked, glancing at the bag before regarding him again.“I was wondering if you’d perform tonight…at the bar?” This was certainly a surprise. “I-sir, are you sure that I should-”“Yes,” answered Master Wade without hesitation. “Harlyn hasn’t heard you play in years. I want everyone to hear your talent.” “Well in that case I…I’d be honored, sir.” “Good.” he smiled. “I asked the woman at the boutique to pick something out befitting a mystery-clad cellist.” he joked. “I hope you like it,” he smiled and departed.After he closed the door
Ares:The sun gave way to the beautiful moon rather quickly as I spent the remainder of my time before Senhorita Harlyn’s celebration patrolling the borders of Shadow Veil. To be honest, the last thing that I wanted to do was attend some kid’s coming-of-age gathering, but it was the courteous thing to do.I hardly put any effort into my outfit as it was not something that was of enough importance to do so. Still, I at least bothered to put on a suit and jacket…well, technically, Zevi guilted me into putting on a jacket. Sometimes, I had forgotten that he was older than I. It was at moments such as this that he reminded me that while I was his Alpha, he still was my big brother.No, we weren’t related by blood but we might as well have been. We were brought up, raised, and trained together as childre
I had forgotten how well this Alpha knew me as we stood there conversing, and admittedly it was amusing. “You should have known that you could not get anything past the old Alpha.” Bain cackled in the back of my mind while we thought about how he practically read us like a book.“You are right, senhor. In truth, if not for my beta I probably would not have been here.”“Somehow, I sense that there are other motives that served as an incentive for your presence, young Alpha.” Again, the Alpha read me like a book and I would not even bother insulting his intelligence by lying to him.“I did hear that there would be…a performance of sorts.”“Of course you did.” He muttered with a small frown upon his brow.I chuckled at his subtle change in demeanor. “I am intrigued to know what this performance will entail.” “Of course you are.” He answered shortly once again. I could tell that he was impatiently bothered by my confessed interest. I wasn’t upset by his visible frustration as I would ha
Valene: “You were…amazing out there, Val!” Herry exclaimed as he touched my shoulder. I placed my Cello down on the table and took a deep breath. “You think so?” I asked. I always carried doubt about a performance. “Oh, you know that you were amazing! Did you see that applause?” “I did,” I replied, though I didn’t have the heart to tell him that the applause may have been out of respect for my Master and his daughter instead of my talent. “You did good, kid.” he smiled and started to leave. “Hey, Herry?” I stopped him. “Yeah?” “You have nothing to worry about...ya know…
Tobias along with Harold was standing at the front entrance along with their Keepers. I knew then that play time was over. Immediately guilt took over as I realized that my Keeper must have been waiting for me while I was in the back entertaining another Keeper.Quickly, I shook the thought away but not the guilt as I followed behind them. “Where have you been?” Tobias asked as we emerged through the doors and outside.I started to part my lips and answer when I thought better of it. Not like our conversation would be just between the two of us anyway. “I was in the back…inspecting the damage,” I said instead.“Damage?”“My bow,&rd
Valene: With all that had gone on during the party two hours ago, my mind found very little solace in anything that was happening. In truth, I should have been happy-maybe even proud of what was happening on that night. For the first time in…ever, vassals were given the night to relax. They were separated from their Keepers, of course, but the fact that they did not have to wait on their Master or Mistress’s every whim was something to be proud of. So, part of me was glad to see them dancing around their own separate wood fire, smiling and laughing, but a bigger part of me-the vassal in me was concerned about everyone’s safety. Staring blankly ahead, I felt the heat of one’s gaze lingering on me and immediately knew that it was the lycan alpha. Our disagreement earlier was no doubt a heated one, and I still felt the residual tension between us even hours after. When I finally faced his gaze, an almost mischievous grin fell across his lips, and immediately I looked away. “So you’re
Again, I found amusement as he and I both knew that he did not believe this. Most things were not the fault of a vassal, but everything was always blamed on one. “Tobias, you and I both know that’s not true.” “Maybe not, but…if something does happen, your keepers will not hold it against you, and well, to be honest, I’m not sure whether mine will or not, but…to dance with you tonight and risk all of those things…it’s worth it to me,” Wow, this one was definitely a smooth talker. It was easy to see why Tobias would get away with almost anything. I was starting to find that he was very easy to like. With a resigned sigh, I looked around, making sure that everything was fine. Mistress Harlyn and her friends were further up a ways from their vassals, near their own little fire
I had nothing else to say to the lycan king but I certainly wasn’t in the mood to listen either, and once again, I tried to pull away but he didn’t let me go. And I immediately lost it so completely that I swung on him.My attempt to hit him was sloppy as he caught my hand and quickly twisted me around holding both my hands behind my back. He snatched me into him, my back facing him as he brought his lips down to my ear.“Use your mind, little human,” he hissed. “Those beasts killed a human…and nothing else.”“We were the closest to the forest. Of course, they did.”“You are so blinded by bitter rage that you cannot even acknowledge the truth of what happened tonight,”