Valerie: “What’s going on?” I asked, frowning when the door opened, revealing Alessandro. The man stood in front of me, and Leonardo nodded before taking a step past him, walking out of the room. “Does anyone want to tell me what the hell is going on? Because your beta has not been too informative, and asking me to stay quiet and not make a single sound didn’t make things any better.” I said, raising an eyebrow at the Alpha who pinched the bridge of his nose. “Your brother and Alessio were here to pay their respect for me losing the baby.” He said, making my eyes widen in surprise. “Leonardo had to go up to your room to ensure masking your scent, and you know, the last thing that we wanted was for anyone to hear you. Now, imagine masking your scent, and having a werewolf who is waiting to find anything that would lead to you, hear your voice.” “You could have explained that they would be coming to begin with.” I said, looking at the man who shook his head at me. “If I had known,

Valerie: I stayed quiet as I sat on the couch in my bedroom, waiting for the Alpha to come to simply tell him that I told him so. It wasn’t about ONLY me this time, it was about the fact that the two of us were having a child, and yet, we couldn’t come to agree on the fact that the child coming when I was supposed to be dead was going to be dangerous for both of us. But no, the Alpha was far too stubborn to believe that, and if Alaric was here, then we were going to be in more trouble than we could count. And I knew for fact that the Lycan did not come alone, nor did he come uninvited. Therefore, I knew very well that something was going on, but whatever that something was, I knew that it was not going to end well if we didn’t start moving according to reason. It was a while before the bedroom door was knocked, and I watched as the man’s gamma approached the door before opening it. I had to admit, I was thankful for his silence, it was one that was needed, though I did wish that I

Valerie: “You own all these books?” I asked, my eyes widening at the sight of the library. When the man said library, I had to admit, I didn’t expect him to actually have a literal library in this place. “More or less, yes,” he said, making my heart skip a beat as I walked around to see them. “We inherit them from father to eldest son or daughter, mostly the Alpha that is next in line. We keep them safe and add to them. Some even have our family history, our stories, where we came from, how we started. You know, it is always good to hold onto our history when it comes to situations like this one.” “Situations like this one?” I asked, shaking my head in question. “Well, you know, we live in a world that is odd. A lot is changing, and a lot has changed, it is always good to have something to go back to when you find yourself missing home.” He said, and I turned to look at the man. “My father brought these here when we came to Los Angeles. Most are still kept in our family home in Ro

Valerie: “I thought that you were going to come with me?” I asked, frowning in confusion when I saw Alessandro helping Leonardo with a few things. I didn’t have clothes to bother packing, those that I was wearing were ones that one of the pack members got for me because of the Alpha’s order. “I have a few things to tend to here at home. The men will be escorting you and staying with you. There are maids waiting for your arrival, and they are going to be tending to all your needs.” He said, making my breath get caught in my throat. I nodded in understanding before taking a step back to the car. My chest ached, and though I didn’t understand why, I knew that I wouldn’t have expected to go to a place that I did not know by myself. I would have at least expected him to have the courtesy to drop me off considering that it was his choice of places. “I see,” I said, smiling at the man before nodding. I took a step back and watched as Leonardo looked at the two of us, studying our expressio

Valerie: I glared at the door as I knew that the Alpha wanted to walk inside. His eyes met mine and I shook my head at him before looking away, taking a deep breath as I did. “You didn’t come with me because you had work to do, didn’t you?” I asked, not bothering to look at him. “What are you implying, Valerie?” He asked, shaking his head in question, and I shook my head at the man. “That you are a fucking coward. That you are a bastard that would not only leave me halfway if your girlfriend asks you to, but you would also either take my child from me or just drop completely. Do I need to go on? I have a long list.” I said, glaring at the man who frowned. “I would have expected, at least after last night, that you would be treating me with more decency, but no, you chose to go on ahead, neglecting that you are the child’s father. I did not ask for your affection, nor did I ask for your love, but what I asked is for you to be damn responsible for the child with me.” “The child is