Novels by B. J. VALE

Lyra's POVAfter getting back from the hospital I had rested for a day. Alpha Kael actually wanted me to rest for an entire week but I insisted that I had to go back to work even if his friend was being considerate of me in his own way. I knew that it would not last for long.He was reluctant but I was able to convince him in the end. We didn't talk about what happened in the hospital, we just pushed it aside as if it had never happened at all. I guess we both came to an unspoken agreement not to talk about it.Once again our feelings were buried just as they were coming up to the surface.But in that moment that I saw Alpha Kael, I suddenly knew the dangers of my attraction to him. There was no way that I could be of any help to him. I was just going to be a burden from start to finish.I mean I had diluted myself the same way with his son Aiden.I mean I wasn't blind I knew that I wasn't contributing anything to his lifeSeveral times I had asked him if he wanted to be with someone

KAEL'S POVWhen Selene reached out to me to talk, my first instinct was to refuse her invitation. But more out of curiosity than anything else and probably to see if my son was showing any signs of regret over what he had done, I decided to answer.We met at Clawfire, 2 hours before Lyra would begin her shift.Things had been a bit awkward between the two of us ever since she left the hospital, more specifically after the heated kiss we had.Since she didn't look comfortable, I wanted to brush it off as a moment of heightened passion. I don't even know what moved my lips. It was the only thing that was ringing in my head at that moment.I've been wanting to have her back in my arms but I didn't want to make things weird, thereby pushing her further away. So I decided to keep it slow and low-key for the time being.What was even crazy was that she had kissed me back.This was insane.Whether I liked it or not, she was once my son's mate. There was also our age gap. I was closer to her

SELENE’S POVMaybe coming to Lunaris was a bad idea. Ever since we arrived here, Aiden has been different. His temper has gotten worse. He snaps at the slightest provocation. Sometimes I don't even need to provoke him at all; all I just need to do is breath within his vicinity and instantly he is upset again and it becomes my problem.I have been bending over backwards, trying to handle his temper tantrums but I don't know how much longer I will be able to tolerate it.Just a week ago, Alpha Corvin came to me and told me what had happened at his bar, Clawfire.He said that there had been an altercation between Aiden and that wench which ended up with him injuring her quite badly. Of course I had no concerns about what happened to Lyra. In fact it would be so much better for me right now if she just died and stopped interfering with my life.The issue with that was how concerned he was after she got injured. He kept saying that he wanted to go and see her in the hospital even while I w

LYRA'S POVHis lips on mine felt right.It answered to a yearning that had been planted inside both of us and we had been ignoring ever since we came across each other again. Or at least, I thought that I was the only one ignoring it and he had accepted it as it was nothing more than a one night stand.Before I knew it my hands were around his neck pulling him closer into the kiss and he found my waist. His lips smothered mine in the most enjoyable way and Sparks went off in my head as I tried to catch my breath. At the same time, I didn't even care if I was running out of it, we continued to kiss each other until our lips hurt. My face was flushed and he's was torn with the urge to come in for another kiss.He was about to do just that and I would have let him.That was until I heard Aiden's voice."What the heck is going on here?"My heart began to race, what was he doing here?More than that, had he seen me and his father locking lips earlier?"And there you were acting all high and

LYRA'S POVIt was deep into the night, just like every other night in the hospital. I thought that it would pass peacefully but I had no idea what was coming for me. As I was dozing off, somebody smoothly crept into my room.By the time I had woken up and sensed the presence of someone hovering over me, knowing that it was not Alpha Kael. I knew I was in a position that could have not allowed me to escape. But just as the person was about to grab me, they were yanked backwards. I sat up instantly to see Alpha Kael fighting with the strange intruder who was wearing a mask.Just from the figure of the person alone, I knew that it was a man, and a strong one at that because he was fighting toe to toe with Alpha Kael at first. After a while, it was obvious that he was having the tables turned against him and losing stamina.When it was clear that the intruder was about to lose and his mask was falling off gradually with each entanglement with Alpha Kael, he got desperate and then looked t

LYRA’S POVAgainst my own personal wishes, I stayed in the hospital for another week on bed rest. Alpha Kael was around in every waking moment and just like he had promised even when he wasn't, Aiden didn't come after me which was a huge source of relief to me.I called Marigold the very day that he had mentioned her coming to visit with Kenny and laid it out for her straight.“Marigold, I don't want you to come visiting for the time that I'll be here at the hospital. Just focus on taking care of Kenny and yourself.”I could sense her confusion from over the line.“Why don't you want me to come and see you? Kenny misses you too.”My chest grew tight. I missed my baby so much and it would do me a world of good to hold him in my arms. But alpha Kael was here half of the day. I could not indulge in the presence of my son because I was afraid of what would happen if he looked a little too closely and clocked the resemblance between the two of them.He was already saying some stuff about Ai