Chapter 16

Valen’s POV

"I can't believe we're doing this," Gina muttered as we struggled to Veyra's body that felt so heavy and lifeless. “Why are you even helping her, Valen? After what she did to you? I guess you never learn. You need to start acting off so that people will stop taking advantage of you.”

I ignored her complaints and her unnecessary advice at this point. I appreciated everything she had done for me, but I didn’t appreciate it when she tried to talk down on my actions. I got it, Veyra had been cheating on me for the longest time, but should I kill myself then? What had happened, had happened. We just needed to forge forward. If all she that she was saying was for me to leave Veyra in that condition in an abandoned building, I would not

We lifted her, but she was too heavy. She was not that heavy a few weeks ago. What happened? Is what Gina said true? That she had been eating too much lately.

We couldn't carry Veyra all the way back like that. She was too heavy, and we'd definitely burn out. Even if we don’t burn out, we would get caught and that would be bad

"I need to go back to the pack square and get my car," I told Gina. "Wait here with her."

"What? You're leaving me alone with her unconscious body?" Gina's voice got loud. I saw it when her eyes snapped open at my idea. It was easy to tell that she was afraid of everything happening. She didn’t want to be left alone with Veyra. panicking. “What if somebody sees me? What will I tell them?”

"I won’t be gone too long. Just give me a few minutes. Turn off the lights and stay quiet, nobody will catch you.”

He was still protesting, but I ignored her again and started to run back to the pack square

The full moon celebration was still going on. People were still dancing, laughing, and getting new mates. I could not help but wonder to myself, if I had the ability to sense my mate, would tonight have been the night that I would have found her? And who would it be? Would it be Veyra? What if she had not cheated on me and I had the ability to sense my mate, will the moon goddess pair me with somebody else or pair me with Veyra? If the moon goddess had decided to pair me with somebody else, what would I have done knowing that Veyra was my girlfriend already?

I shake all these thoughts off my head. That was not the time for me to be thinking aloof.

I tried to avoid familiar faces- people who would see me I would want to talk to me immediately or my father’s friends or other alphas that would want to know me. I have avoided the celebration completely. I went straight to the parking space meant for dignitaries. I almost forgot where I parked my car because of how big the parking lot was. I started looking for my car. I went to where I parked it but I did not see it. I thought to myself that I must be confused because of what I have been passing through the whole night. I checked where I parked it last, but I saw somebody else’s card. I started wondering what had happened. Was there a movement of some sort? I was even getting afraid. This has to be a mistake.

I went round and round for a long time, but I still did not see my car. My heart was already beating so fast. What will I tell my father? He got the car for my last birthday, the only reason he got the car was because I had been crying for it for years. The car cost him a lot and now I have lost the car? Come on, that is impossible. A moment really even forgot that Gina and Veyra were waiting for me and my focus was on the car. This cannot be happening.

I searched my pocket for the keys so that I could at least turn on the alarms of the car- maybe if I could make the car make a sound, I will find it- but that is when I realised that I left my keys in my car. I smacked my hand on my forehead, “How foolish of me! What if my car has been stolen? What will I tell my father?”

I kept searching. I was already sweating and I was really frantic. I will walking to another direction when I felt a masculine hand on my hand

"Valen?" the voice called out to me and I jerked because I was not expecting anybody around me

I turned around and I saw my father. I froze. “What are you doing here? I thought you told me that you were sick and you are going home?”

“Y… yes actually. I was just bored at home. I... I just needed some fresh air. I came to join this celebration. I am feeling a bit better now."

He looked at me, sighed before he continued to talk. "You look terrible. And where's your car? I noticed you didn't drive it home."

"My car?" I tried to act cool and keep my voice in a normal tone as if nothing was happening. It was very hard. I didn’t want my father to catch on or ask me any ridiculous questions. His senses were sharp and if I mess this up, he will catch me.

"Yes, I wondered why you did not take the car. I noticed that the car was here when I came to take something from my own car. Why did you walk home alone when you were feeling sick? Why didn’t you take it home?”

“ I couldn’t drive,” my reply was immediate. “I used an Uber…” immediately I said the last sentence, I regretted it

“Uber?” my father looks at me with suspicious eyes. “We stopped all uber activities for security reasons. Where did you see One?”

“I… I… uhmmm…” I stuttered as I dreaded being caught in my lie. Ubers are banned doing full moon celebrations and only registered vehicles are allowed to run. This measure was put in place so that there would be good security during celebrations. Rogue wolves like attacking celebrations when the people are too distracted to be at alarm. In the past, rogue wolves had found their way into the park by using Uber or forcing drivers to carry them“ I meant that… I wanted to use an Uber, but I couldn’t find any

“Hmm… he looked at me for a while as if pondering on what I had just said to him. “Tell me, is everything okay with you, Valen?” he asks, catching on the fact that I am uncomfortable,

“ I am fine,” I reply making sure to rule out any notes of confusion in my voice

He goes quiet for a while before he speaks again.“At least you could have told a guard to drive you home…”

“I didn’t think of that,” I almost cut him short thinking about how I was wasting time with him. I felt a sense of urgency to wrap it up with him and go back to Gina

“You left your car with your car keys in it. Anybody could have stolen the car. That car is very expensive and you should not be careless like that next time, okay?”

“Okay. So where is it?”

“Oh, I told one of the drivers to take it back to the pack house for you about an hour ago."

I felt as if I had just been left to drown in oil. The car was already at the pack house? The pack house was about an hour walk. That is too far. Gina was waiting and Veyra needed help now. I couldn’t tell my father all of these either.

"Oh, okay. Thank you, Dad." I pretended to be grateful meanwhile inside my mind, I screamed at him for ruining my plans.

“How are you feeling now?”

"Just tired. I think I'll head back now."

"Alright, son. Do you need me to call any servants to take you home?”

“No,” I replied curtly

“You need me to assign any driver to you?”

“No. I can’t handle that myself,”

“Do you…”

“No, Dad! Just leave me alone! I will do everything myself!” I cut him off rudely

“Whoa! Okay! Okay! Suite yourself,” he said before he walked out shaking his head. He is already used to my aggression and whenever I just get aggressive, he lets me be.

The solution of Uber drivers doing full moon celebrations was a disadvantage to me. If they were drivers, I would’ve called one to help us

I practically ran back to where I'd left Gina and Veyra. The night was going to be a tough one

"Where's the car?" Gina asked as soon as she saw me.

"My father already had it taken back home. We'll have to carry her."

"Are you insane!?” She screamed in the night