Valerie:
I watched as the Alpha gasped, waking up from his slumber before he frantically looked around the room that he was in.
His heart raced, and the monitor beeped loudly, startling me and the two nurses who were here by now. I nodded at the two ladies to leave before turning my attention to the man whose eyes were wide in surprise.
“What…?”
“How are you feeling?” He frowned in confusion, clearly surprised of where he was and who he was actually speaking to, and at this point, I couldn’t really blame him. I would have been surprised if I were in his place.
“How…?”
“You came to me yesterday.” I said, explaining the situation. “I had to get a few equipment and nurses to help, but don’t worry, you’re safe here.”
He didn’t respond for a few seconds but I could tell by his confused state that it was the last thing that he expected to hear from me. “You need to try talking, Alessandro.”
“Why did you help me?” He asked, shaking his head in question.
“You came to me, surely there must have been a reason behind that.” I said, sitting on the chair that was beside his bed. “Do you want to tell me what happened?”
“I doubt that a huntress like yourself would care about what happened to a wolf that was shot…”
“If I did not, then I wouldn’t have helped you in the first place.” I said, putting a hand on my stomach for a second. He followed my hand, and it wasn’t until his eyes landed on my belly that I was quick to remove it. He frowned before looking up at me and shaking his head. “I will go and get the nurses to help check up on you.”
“The child is mine.”
“You’re not asking,” I stated, and he scoffed. My heart raced against my chest and though I didn’t like it, I knew that he could hear it.
“There is a bond that not even you or your hunter family can break when it comes to a wolf child and his father.” He said, and I looked down at my feet for a second before he sighed. My chest ached and a heavy feeling settled in my chest before I forced myself to take a deep breath.
“I will go and call the nurses.” I said, walking out of the room without giving him a chance to respond or say another word. The last thing that I wanted was for him to be judging me the way that he was, especially when he didn’t understand how hard it has been on me being as isolated as I was. My own brother and father don’t know about the pregnancy, and I have been avoiding all social gatherings with them in fear that they would feel his wolf blood.
“I want you to go and check…”
“Dad?” I asked, frowning at the sight of my father. His eyes met mine and I frowned when I saw that he and Vadim were standing in front of me. “What are you doing here?”
I was thankful for the fact that I was wearing a loose shirt, and looking at my brother, I shook my head in question when I noticed the state that the two of them were in.
“Do I need an appointment to come and visit my daughter?” Dad asked, and I shook my head before smiling. I walked toward him, but just as I tried hugging him, he flinched, making me frown in confusion. Vadim shook his head, and I looked down at my father’s hand as it went down to his side.
“You’re injured.” I said, and Vadim scoffed.
“The Alpha of Alphas happened.” He said, making my chest ache. I gulped, and he shook his head before nodding at the door behind me. “Surgery this early in the morning? We saw blood stains in front of the infirmary door…”
“A dog showed up injured late last night. I had to tend to him before he bled out.” I said, and dad frowned in confusion.
“A dog?”
“I am a vet, father. It is something that you seem to forget.” I said, and he raised an eyebrow before walking past me. “What are you doing?”
“I have to check on the…”
“No…”
He opened the door, and I couldn’t help but frown in confusion at the sight of one of the dogs that was indeed injured last night, laying on the bed. His eyes were open, and he looked at me for a second before closing his eyes again.
“That is a dog.” He stated, and I looked around the room for a second before shaking my head in question.
“Is there anything that you are going to tell me? Because you seem to have crossed a certain limit…”
“I am your father.”
“And this is my infirmary, and after what you just did, your silent accusation, and the way you just chose to barge in on a patient, I doubt that the father title works.” I said, crossing my arms over my chest, careful to keep my belly hidden.
“We came to invite you to dinner.” He said, and I shook my head in question. “Alessio, son of Lucius, will be there, and I think that it is time for the two of you to finally settle things.”
“Alessio and I are a past that will not be repeated…”
“I was not asking.” He said, handing me a card. It was a wedding card with my and his name on it. “For the benefit of both families. You are going to show up at that dinner, and I will not take ‘no’ for an answer, am I making myself clear?”
Valerie: I smiled as I looked at myself in the mirror, my heart skipping a beat at the sight of myself in my wedding dress. I put my hand on my stomach as Rheniera, the last person that I expected to be the best friend that would be by my side through it all, helped me with my veil. “You look beautiful.” She said, making my heart swell. “Do you think that he is going to like it?” I asked, feeling somewhat insecure for a moment. The fact that I knew that I would be walking down the aisle alone was not something that I was going to deny. I neither had a brother or father to do it by my side, but I knew that even if they were alive, neither one of them was going to be there for me today. “He is going to be a blind man if he doesn’t find you as gorgeous tonight.” Alaric’s voice caught me off guard as he walked inside the room. Rheniera smiled at the sight of her brother, and he walked toward us, looking at me. “You look like a beautiful princess. Though most would be fooled by the t
Alessandro: I ran my finger over Valerie’s bare shoulder, smiling as I looked down at her as she slept in my arms. The fact that she was now officially mine was something that made my heart swell in ways that I never thought possible. To say the least, I knew that I got everything that I could have ever wished for, and I knew that my wolf was more than just a little content with everything that had happened. I leaned in and kissed her shoulder gently, letting my lips linger there for a few seconds before I put the blanket over her shoulder, covering her. Everything that happened up to this point played in my head, and I got up from the bed, knowing that tomorrow was going to be the third full moon after finding out about everyone’s lie and scandals. I never did expect to find myself being allies with those that I thought were my enemies, and not for one second did I consider that my best friend and ex lover, regardless of when it had happened, would turn their backs on me the way
Valerie:Alessandro wrapped his arms around me, turning me around before he laid me back on the pillow.He connected his lips with mine in a kiss that made my chest swell before he pulled away to rest his forehead against mine as he grinded against me.I knew that this was not something that he expected to hear from me after the conversation that the two of us just had. But I knew one thing, and it was me wanting to be his and wanting him to be mine. At this point, it wasn’t something that I had to ask, and it wasn’t something that I had to tell anyone against. He looked me in the eye as he pulled away from me, and for a second, I felt like I was a virgin who was going to have her virginity taken. The nervousness that I felt was one that I could tell Alessandro saw in my gaze, and I couldn’t help but blush when he chuckled and leaned in to kiss my forehead.“If you want me to stop or if you are having your doubts…”I shook my head in response. If anything, I wanted this more than eve
Alessandro: It took everything in me not to avoid my mate’s eyes as I spoke to her. I didn’t even know how to describe what I felt, but it seemed to me that she understood everything that I wanted to tell her, without the need of me actually voicing it out. “Leonardo and I grew up together, literally. Mom used to change both our diapers, I didn’t even think, not for a second, that this would have come out of him.” I said, and she nodded. “I cheated on Rheniera, in theory at least, with Daniella. I don’t even know how I was able to look her in the eye when I heard of what Daniella was doing, and the worst part about it was the fact that I didn’t even know why she would be doing so. I didn’t hurt her, I was sure never to do so, at least, before I met you.” The fact that I slept with Valerie was something that I regretted when it happened, and though I am more than a little thankful for my mate and for my daughter; I knew that it wasn’t something that I would want for my daughter to b
Valerie: “Hi, baby,” I said, smiling at my little one as she woke up from her sleep. It was around eight in the morning, and though it was a bit early for me to wake up, especially considering the fact that the pack doctors asked me to rest, I still wanted to take the chance to see her. And I knew that she was happy about me being there as I saw her smile and heard her gentle coos of happiness. She looked up at me with big beautiful blue eyes, and I couldn’t help the feeling of contentment that I got, knowing that she was here in my arms, safe at last. And though a part of me knew that Alaric ensured her safety, something in me was never going to be content when it came to the fact that my child was not in my arms, and I knew that everyone that knew us understood that. Alessandro, who was in the changing room when I got out of bed, walked inside her nursery and raised an amused eyebrow. It made my heart swell, but I was more than a little happy to know that we were finally home and
Alessandro: If anyone would have told me that I was going to be happy seeing the Lycan alive, I would have punched them in the face. But when my mate ran to him, wrapping her arms around him, hugging him as if he was the one person that she wanted to see right now, I couldn’t help but find myself smiling. Both of them pulled away, and I watched as Valerie stepped back for a second, looking at him before he raised her pendant. “You had one wish when I stole it, and it came true.” He said, looking her in the eye. He wiped her tears before looking at me, and I smiled and nodded. “If I am alive today, it is because you truly didn’t want me dying.” “How would I want you dead when I knew that you were giving your life up for me?” She asked, and I looked at the man. “For me to live, you chose to burn alive. You asked me to go back to Alessandro, and I knew for a fact that he was the last person that you would have wanted me to go back to. You put me first, and…” “And I would do it aga