“Why, Caspian?” Valerie Belmont asked her husband, staring at the divorce papers on the table. “What did I do wrong?” “Sign them, Valerie,” he said, his voice as cold as his icy gaze. Her heart sank as she glanced at her purse, mind racing with thoughts. He watched as she picked up the pen and signed the papers, her hand trembling. “It’s for her, isn’t it?” she asked, ignoring the tight, aching clench in her chest. He didn’t respond, but his silence was all the confirmation she needed. Setting the pen down, she exhaled shakily. “Goodbye, Alpha Caspian…” *************************************** Loyal, devoted, obedient. Valerie Belmont, the daughter of the Pakhan and an Alpha herself, is forced to accept a divorce she never wanted. But when Capo dei Capi, Alpha Caspian Ashford, discovers that she’s carrying his child, their story takes a turn neither of them could have foreseen…
View MoreValerie:I debated for a moment on whether or not to give Caspian what he wanted. Whether or not to push myself to my limit because of him.But I knew this, if I was to do that, I was going to end up ruining my peace and my son’s. And Adrian did not deserve that.Adrian deserved the peace that he had. If I chose to allow us to be living here, it was not because of Caspian, it was because I wanted Adrian to have a life with his father. All of this was done for my son. For me to turn it into a toxic environment for him not to be able to live in the peace that I wanted for him was not going to be a good option, was not going to be an option that I was going to consider in the first place.“Are you okay, Mama?” Adrian asked, noticing that I was quiet.“Yes, baby Mama is okay. I'm just thinking.” I said as the two of us walked inside one of the schools that I chose to look into. This was the third school that we entered, but I knew that the first two were not suitable for him. They were no
Caspian:“Need I ask where you're going?” I asked, looking at Valerie as she held Adrian's hand.“I doubt that I need to ask you for permission to go out with my son. Or is that a new rule that I do not know?” She asked, raising an amused eyebrow at me.I looked at Adrian for a moment, debating on how I was going to answer her. I did not know how I was going to explain to her that this was not something that she can just easily do. She was now part of the pack. But not only her, it was also Adrian who mattered to me at this point. His safety was my main concern. Whatever it was that she wanted to do did not concern me as long as it did not affect my son.“Adrian son, go and play around there.” Valerie said, putting her hand on Adrian's back. He looked at her for a moment before nodding as he took a step back. The two of us watched as he walked towards one of the oak trees, playing around with a Pebble, and she shook her head in question as she turned her attention to me.“What is it th
Valerie:The sun was yet to rise when I woke up.But I did not really mind. I liked being an early riser. At least it meant that I could get a few things done before Adrian woke up. And I also knew that there was a lot for me to do, for him to be able to settle here.I still needed to look for a school for him and I still did not know anything about any schools here as freshly after being away from here for a very long time if I was going to be able to take care of him, and if I was going to be able to let him settle here, and if I was going to be able to work, then he was going to need to be able to go to school. Leaving him at the pack when I went to work was not an option for me.And I did not even know how I was going to start with anything with everything that was going on here.I got up from my bed and ran my fingers over my face as I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. I walked towards the bathroom and freshened up. A warm shower was needed. That was something that I was going to
Caspian:I walked inside the house knowing that the day was not going to end as good as it began.Daniel was nowhere to be seen, though I knew that he would be in his bedroom. It was far too late for him to be awake anyway. And if he was, I knew that it would mean that he was in trouble, but I also knew that he would not want to put himself in a situation like that. Especially knowing that he was still punished.I crossed my arms over my chest and the silence of the house, it was so different and the warmth that was in Valerie's house was one that I could not feel here. That was a home, however this was a house, a place where you lived in, however it was not a place that you belonged in.It wasn't until my eyes landed on Eva that I frowned as I saw how curled up she was on the couch, a blanket over her. A few napkins were laid out here and there, and her eyes were puffy and red.“Why are you still awake, Eva?”“You are there with her, weren't you? Rather than coming home, rather than
Valerie:The villa was quiet. The only sounds were the occasional rustling of the trees outside and the soft ticking of the clock in the living room. Adrian had long since gone to bed, curled up under his blankets with the peace only a child could have after a day well spent.It was something that I didn’t object to. It was something that I was thankful for. It was something that was good for him. He was with his father, and that was something that I was happy about.I stood in the kitchen, rinsing the last of the dishes, the warmth of the water grounding me. I wasn’t sure why I let Caspian stay, why I allowed him to sit at our table, to share a meal with us like he had always belonged there.But I had.It was something that I had to do for my son. It was something that I wanted to give to him after everything that was lost in his life. He was never around him, for me to deny him what he needed.And what unsettled me most was that it hadn’t felt forced.A part of me expected him to le
Caspian:The walk back to the villa was quiet, the evening breeze carrying the scent of pine and fresh earth. It was one of those scents that I found myself enjoying. It was one that I knew was both comforting and assuring, and I knew that it was one of the few normal things that I had in this world that I lived in.There was more for us to be dealing with throughout the day and throughout our lives, but there was also the fact that I knew that this, in my head, was one of the best that I’ve been dealing with for a long time.Adrian held my hand as he hummed softly, kicking at small pebbles along the path. His small fingers gripped mine with a sense of ease that unsettled me, not because I didn’t want it, but because I never expected it. It was because I never experienced it in the first place.There was a feeling between the two of us, a bond, one that I did not understand, but it was also one that I knew that I never felt before. It was one that I knew I might never be feeling at al
Valerie:I watched from the front porch as Adrian played with his father, my eyes softening when I heard his laughter around, making something in me relax despite the ongoing raging war that I felt brewing inside me.Caspian knelt beside him, adjusting the wooden blocks Adrian had been stacking. His usual cold demeanor had softened, even if only slightly. It wasn’t forced, nor was it for show. He was trying. He was genuinely doing it.But I knew better than to believe this was out of the goodness of his heart. Caspian didn’t do anything without reason. He was a man of control, of strategy. If he was here, it was because he chose to be. I knew better than to be naïve to believe that he was being the father that he was.Still, Adrian’s smile was genuine, his joy unmistakable. And I could tell that this was something that gave him a sense of ease, an instinct to soften to his father. He was his little pup after all, I wouldn’t have had it any other way, and I knew that if things had turn
Caspian:I had my arms crossed over my chest as I watched the pack members from the balcony of my office.Everyone was tending to their things, responsibilities, and whatever details they needed to be taking care of. The maids inside were already preparing lunch by this time. The smell of fresh vegetables being chopped filled my nostrils, but my mind was elsewhere when it came to all these details that surrounded me.My mind went to what Valerie had told me.Her anger.Her hate.I didn’t blame her for it, though. I tried to, but I couldn’t.I looked around for a moment, searching, for him…Adrian.He was playing near the fountain, his little legs carrying him across the trimmed grass as he chased after a butterfly. His laughter echoed in the air, pure and uninhibited. It was as if this was the most natural thing that could happen for a child. And I couldn’t help but find myself comparing him to Daniel. The son that I raised within my pack.He was a year older than Adrian when I found
Valerie:The moment I stepped out of Caspian’s office, the weight of my conversation with him still burned in my chest. My fingers curled into fists at my sides as I walked, my breaths measured, controlled, barely.This was not a side of me that I liked. This was a sign that reminded me that even I had darker moments in me, that I had darker thoughts that I did not want to allow to take control of my actions.Caspian thought he had control.The way he spoke, so nonchalant, so cruel and so angry. The man was far too confident for my own liking and I knew that it was because of those that surrounded him. They gave him that confidence, they gave him that strength, but that was something that I was going to need to stop.He thought that I was going to be forced to stay. And those seemed to have convinced him. Those whom he listened to, those that he followed, he allowed himself to believe.He failed to realize was that I wasn’t the same woman he once knew. He failed to realize that that w
Valerie:I walked into the estate I once called home, the estate I was banished from five years ago. The appearance of it hadn’t changed, yet the weight of its walls felt heavier, steeped in memories I tried to suppress.“You should have fought back from the divorce. You should have fought back to tell him that you did not want it.” My mother's words played in my head for a moment, but I forced myself to take a deep breath as I ignored the pain that formed in my chest, the pain that I wanted nothing more than to find disappearing.The faint sound of footsteps pulled me from my thoughts, and the door opened, revealing Elias, my older brother. His face lit up with a soft smile, one I hadn’t seen in years. The one reason why I was here was because of him. And I knew that he was well aware of that. I knew that he understood that I wouldn't be here had he not begged me to come.“Welcome home, sorella,” he said, stepping forward and pulling me into a warm embrace.For a moment I hesitated, w...
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