Time for our love story to start taking its own, SMALL step toward the right direction...
Alessandro: I couldn’t help but double over when Valerie kneed my gut. Knox had to muffle his laugh as he shook his head, and Valerie glared at me before taking a step back. “Find another girl to give that fucked up line of yours.” She said, turning to the front door. Knox moved from in front of her, and I went to follow her only for the assassin to hold me back. “She is angry and is with child, and would need to process everything that you told her before allowing you to approach her.” He said, pushing me back. I glared at him, and he raised an eyebrow at me. “This is the first time that I have seen you this annoyed with a woman rejecting your presence. And I didn’t know that you had a mate that wasn’t Daniella.” “Daniella and I are lovers, but the mate happens to be Valerie.” I said, shaking my head as I looked at the front door knowing that she was sitting out on the porch. The anger that she felt was one that I could sense inside me, and that was something that I was more than
Valerie: “You do not have to explain anything to me, Alessandro.” I said, looking at the Alpha who nodded. “I know that you are going to be saying that, but it concerns the man that was supposed to be your father-in-law, and I think that you have every right to be there to at least hear what the Alpha and his Luna have to say about his presence.” He said, looking at me. The fact that he was practically dragging me to the house was something that surprised me, and the idea of him wanting me to engage in this was all the more surprising to me too. “Alessandro, I do not care what Alessio or Lucius have in mind. As long as our baby is safe…” “Well, I do.” He said, stopping me. “I know the demon enough to know for fact that he did not return after years of disappearing to simply wed you to his son. I apologize for the reminder, but I know for fact that something was going to be part of this wedding, and the reason why I want you by my side is to also hear what we would be planning again
Alessandro: I took a deep breath before walking toward Valerie’s room, knowing that she was there, choosing her clothes. I knocked on the door, and she stopped in front of the closet, waiting for what I was going to tell her. “I know that you are angry with everything that you’ve been going through lately. And I know and understand that I deserve it, but what I don’t want is for you to think that I would be considering fighting on a side that you’re not in.” I said, standing by the door. “You’re still my child’s mother, and I am not going to harm you for the sake of whatever war might occur. It is one thing that I want you to keep in mind, Valerie Morozov.” I walked toward her closet, knowing that she wouldn’t turn to face me and placed the phone on the shelf in front of her. My body heated as I stood for a second, and I couldn’t help but find myself wondering how things would have gone if the two of us somehow managed to actually talk things out instead of just arguing the way th
Valerie: I sat on one of the tables in the hotel where Alessandro chose to meet, refusing to go and see the Pakhan and his Luna until Alessandro spoke to them. I wanted to know what was going on before I was able to trust approaching them. Plus, the number of wolves that surrounded the area didn’t come as comforting for a huntress like myself. “You called for me,” Alessandro asked, looking at the man and woman. The woman smiled at him and I couldn’t help but notice that she looked at her partner, most likely her mate and judging by the wedding ring that she had wrapped around her finger, her husband. Both were Alpha bloods, and though concerning, I knew to be calm as I watched. The woman walked toward Alessandro, hugging him tightly before both pulled away for him to shake the other Alpha’s hand. “You need not worry about me trying to steal your mate, Alpha Dean.” Alessandro said, looking down at the woman as she walked back to her mate. “She wouldn’t spare me a second glance any
Alessandro: “You fucking bastard.” Valerie said, glaring at me. Alpha Dante chuckled, and shook his head at Valerie before extending his hand to take the knife from her. “I have to admit, you are good with a knife.” He said, looking down at the scratch that he had on his hand. “But I wasn’t going to hurt you. I just knew that the place was empty for us to arrive and was surprised why you, a huntress, were not only isolated, but you were also listening to the conversation very intently. I have to add, it was Eva who was able to see you, neither one of us sensed your presence.” “I am a huntress for a reason, I am here, but I am never there.” She said, moving away from my arms. “And I thought that I gave you a rough time.” Eva said, looking at Beta Nicholas who smirked as he wrapped his arm around his Luna. The fact that the two of them managed to form a bond was something that came as a surprise to me, especially considering all the factors that were against him. “I am guessing tha
Valerie: A hand wrapped around my arm, stopping me from going any further, and I glared at the rogue who smiled. “I am not here to hurt you, but I doubt that you running away like this is going to do you any good.” He said, looking me in the eye. Kai let my arm go before crossing his arms over his chest as he looked at me. “I saw you heading toward the window and figured that you would be using it as a distraction before you slipped through the door.” “Interesting to know that you had your eyes on me.” I said, and he smiled. “I know what it is like to feel out of place and torn apart to the point where you don’t know what the right decision is. You want to say a lot and it just jumbles up to something that doesn’t explain what you want to say. Then you find yourself struggling to fit in even though you really do try to do so.” He said, and I looked down at my feet. “We don’t judge, Valerie. We are not here to hurt you either, but we have to be cautious when it comes to the fact tha
Alessandro: “Thank you, Kai.” I said, and the man nodded. “You don’t need to thank me. I know what it feels like to find yourself being the odd person in the group, and no matter how much she is going to hide it, it is what it is. She is not going to voice her pain out, but you can obviously see it in her eyes that she needs a break.” He said, and I looked down at my feet. “Found her?” Dean asked, raising an eyebrow. I took a deep breath and looked at the man whose eyes were fixed on mine for a few seconds. The fact that he was waiting for me by the door told me that he was going to tell me something that either annoyed me or something that he didn’t want to talk about in front of his mate. “I don’t want Arianna to be thinking that I am going to do something behind her back, but the two of us know that things are going to get a lot more complicated as we go on.” “Her mother coming back to life after her believing that she was dead must have had its effect on her.” I said, and he n
Valerie: “Easy,” Alpha Dante said, watching as I jumped upon feeling his presence behind me. “I am sorry, I didn’t hear you coming.” I said, turning to face the Alpha. I stood watching the stars outside the hotel, needing air, and it seemed to me that the Alpha didn’t seem to take my need for privacy as important. “You really aren’t relaxed being around us, are you?” He asked, his eyes softening as he looked at me. I looked down at my feet for a second, avoiding the man’s eyes before he nodded in understanding. “You know, many are like you, but they often tend to become friends.” “I don’t aim to be friends with anyone, Alpha…” “You can call me Dante.” He said, stopping me. I smiled at how gentle he was being to me in such a situation, and nodded. “I just don’t want to end up feeling like I am making a wrong decision here. You know, a small part of me knows that this is the right thing to do, but I know for fact that I want to do something about it to stop things. I just don’t w