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Chapter 10
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Beauty & the Alpha Chapter 11
[Valerie]My mind woke up before any other part of my body did. For a while, I thought I had been dreaming, until a gentle tug between my thighs reminded me that what had happened was very real. Beaming from ear to ear, feeling wholly satisfied and newer than I had felt before, I stretched my limbs and then frowned. My head rested on grass, which was odd. I opened my eyes, and blinked a few times to adjust them to the low light of the crescent moon seeping through the canopy of trees.“Alex?” I turned to my left, feeling his warmth still spread out on the cheek that had been resting on his chest.He wasn’t there - neither was he on my right. I rubbed at my eyes then looked again, but still, Alexander was nowhere my eyes could reach.“Alexander?” I propped my weight on my elbows and looked down at my battered legs, but he wasn’t anywhere near me.“Alexander!” I called out louder this time, and waited. I only received silence in response.I looked all around me, realizing that I was alon
Beauty & the Alpha Chapter 12
[Alexander]I walked Melissa to her door, feigning a smile when she turned to give me a curt nod, a genuine one curving her lips. I don’t know what possessed me to do what I did, but the regret was obvious, that even she didn’t have any further thought about me going inside with her. The light in her apartment went on, and the curtains closed on her window, just as it did on her desire for me.The wolf cries I heard in the distance didn’t stop. Although in human form, I should have been able to understand why they cried, but only managed to interpret it as a hunt. Maybe my lack of understanding was owed to the fact that I had too much on my mind as I drove back home from dropping Melissa off at her apartment.I didn’t expect her to take rejection so easily. In the two years she worked for me, she came across as a determined woman. But even when she had the crudest thoughts of me, she never did really act on them. I supposed the human was influenced by the Alpha in me, who demanded resp
Beauty & the Alpha Chapter 13
[Valerie]I was stunned by the mighty being who towered above me; her hair white as snow, billowing out behind her in the wind as she stretched out pale arms and the werewolves around us fell in submission. Her eyebrows matched her hair, and her eyes remained a faded shade of the red they were before she transformed. She was otherworldly - taller than most humans, her skin almost as white as her hair, but still, she was mesmerizing in all her beauty. She seemed delicate, as if her bones may break at the slightest touch, but when she spoke, through blood-red lips, she sounded as fierce as her werewolf looked.“We will not kill you.”Her voice rang through my ears, and I kept my head up, wondering what she wanted from me.“What do you want then?”My human spoke from within, and I was surprised that she understood me even then, casting her feral eyes down on me.“I can sense what you want, child. Tell me what it is.”Sense? How? She wasn’t a wolf just as I was, neither was she human. But
Beauty & the Alpha Chapter 14
[Alexander]*Two Years Ago*We followed the Alpha through the woods as we left our den and made our way towards the mountain. Mount Diablo - the mountain of the Devil - had become a significant spot for when we needed to gather beneath the full moon. To us, we stood upon the devil - he was at our feet, or paws in this case - as he brought us closer to the moon, carrying us forward as if he was our slave.Our monthly prayers consisted of drinking the holy spirits in our human forms as we circled the sacred scalp in the den, then taking on the form of our werewolves and climbing to the top of the mountain to howl out our thanks to Moon Goddess Selene, and ask for further protection as we protected our land from the likes of witches and vampires. The bloodsuckers had left our part of the country long before I was born, settling in Venice where their immortality couldn’t be noticed by those who didn’t know them. It would stay like that for a few years, until they found another country to s
Beauty & the Alpha Chapter 15
[Valerie]*Just a little over a year ago*“Did you check your phone? Garrett called a meeting for tonight.” Sophia dumped her weight on my bed, her eyes glued to some video she was watching on her phone.“Great.” I huffed, lowering my glasses to my nose and trying to catch a glimpse of what she was watching.“You don’t sound too excited.” she pointed out, directing her screen to me so I could get a better view.“You don’t say.” I rolled my eyes, also because she was watching cat videos again.“Come on Val! I thought you liked the guy.”“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”I turned my face back to my laptop and went about typing out my literature review, praying she didn’t see how red my cheeks became. Of course, luck was not on my side, and Sophia poked my cheek with her finger.“This right here is enough to say it all. Can’t blame you though - Garrett is a snack.”“An unavailable snack.” I corrected her. “He’s dating Isabella, remember?”Sophia clicked her tongue in disgust, “It’
Beauty & the Alpha Chapter 16
[Alexander]*One Year Ago*“There’s a lunch meeting at one with the health and safety inspector, and another meeting at three with a potential investor.”“Who is it?”Melissa, my secretary, read from her journal, “Mr. Gasser. He’s from a Swiss jewellery company called Majestic Jewels. They’ve opened up a store here and want in on the mining side of things.”“Can you get me some stats on Majestic, just so I know what I’m dealing with?”Melissa beamed, pulling out a file from under her journal, “Already did.”“I don’t know what I’d do without you.” I took the file while staring at Melissa in awe.“You’d be just fine, Mr. Young.” Melissa winked before leaving my office.I watched her as she took her seat behind her desk in reception, and wondered how I’d juggle work and wolf matters if it wasn’t for her. Melissa would make an excellent mate, I thought, if only she was a wolf. It wasn’t unusual for an Alpha to take a human as a mate, but I heard that childbirt
Beauty & the Alpha Chapter 17
[Valerie]*One Year Ago*Everyone left me behind, charging towards their prey. I had just survived another painful transformation, but as much as it hurt, I welcomed the pain this time. I didn’t bother to keep up with my pack as I watched some of them seize their targets. My wolf was hungry, but my soul was exhausted.Still, I trudged through the mud, my feet feeling heavy. It was almost as if the clouds opened up to welcome me, raining down and covering the earth with the misery I was feeling. In some ways, it made me feel less lonely, in others, more so as I watched the pair share a deer, the Alpha snarling at anyone who dared to come near and steal a piece of their sacred flesh.The sacred flesh was not limited to the animal laying on the ground. Sophia wore the mark on her neck proudly, like a precious gem only Garrett could afford to give her, and she was the only one worthy enough to wear. My feet were as reluctant as my soul to go anywhere near them,
Beauty & the Alpha Chapter 18
[Alexander]Adam called me back as soon as he got my text. I was just about to enter my car, when I answered the phone.“What problem are you talking about?”“I’m on my way to you right now. Tell Amelia she needs to hear this too.”“She’s feeding the baby right now, but I’ll tell her you’re coming.”I cut the call and drove through town, all the while thinking about Valerie’s betrayal. I just couldn’t wrap my head around it. When I stopped, I clutched the steering wheel, feeling the rubber break off under my palms, and screamed into the void.Once I seemingly got it off my chest, I took a few deep breaths and stared at the broken rubber in my hands. I’d have to get that fixed in the week.Adam was already waiting outside when I walked up the pathway that led to their house.“Please keep it down. She just got Ava to sleep now.”“Do you mind if w
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