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~VALERIE~“I know you're in there! Better come out now nice and slow.”My eyes flew open with my heart pounding. They found me! The thought was pure cold terror.. the Raven Pack guards.. or worse, one of Alpha Viktor's men. I scrambled into a crouch behind a bale of hay with my breath coming in short sharp gasps. I’d traveled all night with my feet aching, hitching a couple of terrified rides with humans who didn't ask questions. I had no idea where I was. I’d just seen the sagging roof of this barn and had broken in, desperate for a few hours of safety.The call came again, harder this time. “I'm not asking twice! And I've got enough silver bullets here to drop even the strongest Lycan, so don't try anything funny!”The distinct deadly click-clack of a shotgun being cocked sealed it.Trembling from head to toe, I slowly stood up with my hands in the air. “Don't shoot! I'm coming out! I'm not armed!”I pushed the creaky barn door open and stepped into the weak morning light, squin

~VALERIE~ My head was spinning but it had nothing to do with the sickness. Sold? The word didn’t even make sense. I was a person not a piece of furniture. And to Alpha Viktor?! Every horrible story I’d ever heard about the brutal Alpha of the Shadow Pack came back to me at once. His name alone sent shivers down my spine. Alpha Viktor was a ruthless psychopath who cared about no one. “No,” I whispered, the word scraping my dry throat. “No, you can’t. I’m not going.” Lady Vivianne looked more irritated than a cat in a rainstorm. “Oh, shut up, Valerie. It’s done and the agreement is signed. Where exactly do you think you’ll go? You have nothing. You are nothing.” Sonia smirked. “She’s right, you know. You’re just an Omega and a knocked-up one at that. Who would even want you? At least this way, you’re good for something.” She wrinkled her nose. “Even if it’s just as a punching bag for some brute.” They weren’t just tossing me out.. they were handing me over to a mons

~VALERIE~ The moment I opened the door and met the sight that was waiting for me, my mind refused to understand what my eyes were seeing. Chris was sitting on my bed. My bed! Sonia was on his lap with her legs wrapped around his waist and her fingers buried in his hair. His hands were on her hips, pulling her closer and kissing her like they were the only two people in the world and would be tearing their clothes off any moment. The sounds they made were soft and wet and intimate and the next second, clothes were on the floor like this room didn’t belong to me. My chest tightened so hard it hurt and I actually stepped back, blinking and thinking maybe I had the wrong room but then the bed creaked and reality slammed into me. They noticed me at the same time and Chris pulled back first. “Oh.” Sonia laughed slowly and lazily with her lips swollen. “Oops.” Tears burned my eyes instantly. “What are you doing?” My voice shook. “Get off my bed.” Neither of them m

~VALERIE~ I spun toward the stranger with anger already burning and rising through me. “Don’t be a smart ass,” I snapped. The words were sharp, defensive and ever so ready to bite but then I really looked at him and my brain… stalled. He was tall with broad shoulders and dark hair that looked like he didn’t care enough to tame it. His face was unfairly handsome… the kind that didn’t try too hard but still ruined your day. His eyes were warm and almost amused like he’d seen a lot of trouble before and wasn’t scared of them. Damn it…! He smiled not smugly and not mockingly. Just… gently and my stomach did a massive flip. 'GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER GIRL!' I scolded myself inwardly. There was no need romancing with this annoyingly hot stranger. My life was already in pieces. “Fair enough,” he said calmly. “Didn’t mean to offend.” I opened my mouth to keep yelling but nothing came out because he smelled incredible. He smelled warm, clean and dangerous in a quiet way. M

~VALERIE~ “What the hell?!” Everyone gasped. I stood at the center of Raven’s Peak with hands clasped tightly in front of me and my palms damp. The torches flickered with the night wind as rain clouds hung low above us like they were waiting for something terrible to happen. The murmurs came next. “An Omega?” “Why is she even here?” “This must be a mistake.” I swallowed.. of course it was about me. I was the only Omega in Raven Pack. The only one without a wolf and the only one who couldn’t shift. I had almost begged not to be included in the mating ceremony but my stepmother Lady Vivianne had smiled that sharp smile of hers and said, “Don’t embarrass us at least stand there and let the Goddess see you.” So I stood there. The Alpha raised his hand and the crowd slowly quieted but my heart was beating so hard I was sure everyone could hear it. “Tonight,” the Alpha announced, “the Goddess reveals the bonds meant to be.” I tried not to flinch as I told myself