LOGINValerie.A paternity test? This can’t be happening. I figured it would come to this earlier? What happens when the test is done and comes back negative. This matter will be blown way too much out of proportion till I'm not able to handle it. I can’t begin to imagine how much the alohas of the council will start to suspect me. It won’t be easy to save Lucien by then.But on the brighter side, we can stalk for time. Lucien will be in danger either way. The best thing to do is make use of the distraction Kai has offered to escape. He’s with Mireya, on the move. I have to alert her to change locations. She has to go where he’d never be found. “I don't need to prove anything to you,” Kai says, an amusing smile teasing his lips. Alpha Zackary scoffs. “Like I said, you’re a member of the council. You shouldn’t hold back on telling us the truth. We are allowed to investigate if we feel like there are any discrepancies."“It seems this council has a lot of limitations, then,” he slurs. “It
ValerieI can’t have people find out about Lucien’s immunity. If they discover that my son has been healed from the virus, he’ll be in danger. Pushing bile down my throat, I pick my words carefully.“Special treatment? What the hell does that even mean? I am under no obligation to do things the way you want. Why should my son be in quarantine camps when he’s not a member of this pack?”“The pack has measures put in place to take care of the infected. You, on the other hand, do not. Why is he with you instead of…”“You’re asking the right questions,” I cut in. I take a deep breath and rise to my feet, straightening my back with deliberate poise. “Why is he with me? Because I want him to?”“What if he passes the infection to you?”“He won’t. It’s not contagious by touch, neither is it airborne. I owe you no explanations, Alpha Jackkson.”“You do owe us an explanation," Alpha Zackary says. “You really do. If you have found a cure for your son and kept it hidden from us, then that would b
ValerieIn an hour, all the alphas have gathered in the Bloodcrest council hall. I stand before a large screen and take a deep breath.“Can we be quick with this meeting?” someone speaks out. “We have pressing issues to attend to.”“What issue is more pressing than the lives of your people?” Kai questions. The man whips his head in his direction. “Alpha Kai, you shouldn’t be here. What on earth are you doing here when your people aren't affected by the virus?” he leans forward, forehead creasing into thin lines. “Perhaps, do you want to get some of the benefits meant for us? You can’t do that.”Tension starts to brew in the hall. The Alphas whisper among each other, throwing defensive glances in Kai’s way. I roll my eyes and tap the screen before me. “A cure has been found, alphas,” I yell, drawing all attention back to me. Every one sits upright, eagerness clouding their faces as they wait for me to complete my update.“It’s nothing we have concluded yet, but it can go a long w
Valerie“Dead?” Theron furrows his brows, a frown forming on his face. “Why would she… My daughter would never say that.”I tighten my hold on Kai, giving him a silent indication that we have to get going. A meeting with the council member will be held in an hour. The alphas must be arriving already.“It sounds like you need to have a conversation with your daughter,” Kai tells Theron. With that, he walks away, pulling me along. I wait till we’re in the confines of my ward before letting him go.“How did you do that?” he asks immediately the door is shut beside him. “How did you mind link mee? It has never happened before. Only members of the same pack can mindlink each other."“Ii don’t know either," I reply, expelling a sigh. I just wanted to try it, and it worked. It came as a surprise to me too when he actually replied me. I heard his voice in my head.Celeste is part of the research team. Every other person was present except her. An hour had passed since I requested that Helen s
KaiIt’s the first time she has spoken to me through mindlink. The first time I hear her voice in my head. At first, I couldn't believe it. I had to tune out all other noises from my head just to listen to hers.“I heard Celeste is with you,” she had said. “I heard she’s dressed to kill. I can bet she wants you for herself.”I froze, becoming way too aware of my surroundings. No, it wasn' t a dream. This isn’t like those times she appears in my dream with the sole purpose of taunting me. She’s actually speaking to me.“Whatever she asks of you, say you’d give her.”How could I do that? She’s asking to be my woman. How am is supposed to give her the answer she wants to hear.I looked at Celeste. She had been unnecessarily chatty for the past few minutes, but for some reason, she’s silent now. Fortunately. She’s giving me all the peace and quiet I need to listen to the voice in my head.“Please, Kai,” Valerie pleads. “Do this for me.”It’s the first time she ever asked me for a favour.
Celeste.Kai looks uninterested, as if he'd rather be anywhere but here. He rolls his eyes and adjusts himself on his seat, like he wants to be anywhere but here.“I’m listening.”That’s it. That’s my cue to begin executing the perfect plan I have in mind. “I know you didn't ask me to be your eye in bloodcrest, but I have quite some things to report to you.”“Like?”“Everything that happened with Valerie while you were apart.”That’s enough to get his attention. Why does everything about Valerie interest him so much? Will it be easy to get him for myself like this?“I heard you pushed her down a building.” His eyes darken. It’s a frightening sight to behold, but I keep my expression neutral. “You are lucky you’re still standing upright in front of me. Your legs should be broken by now.”“Oh that?” my voice echoes in the office. It’s either that, or I'm just too terrified to actually speak the way I usually speak. “It’s a misunderstanding. We were having a brawl and she slipped. I tri
ValerieCeleste Blackthorne.Or is it Celeste Vairmont now? She’s married to Sebastian after all.She’s doing a lot better than I wish she was. Clad in an elegant tweed dress with designer accessories from head to toe, she looks beautiful. Fair skin, lush hair, sweet smile. My gut twists in fury.
ValerieMy ex husband is standing right in front of me for the first time in five years, and I don't know how to feel about that. I never thought about what it would feel like to run into him again. It seems like all the air has been ripped out of my lungs. I can’t breathe. It doesn’t matter that w
Valerie“We managed to stabilize your son, but I'm afraid that’s all we can do for now, Miss Manchester,” the doctor in charge of Lucien says outside the ICU a while later. I am a lot calmer, but I still feel dread course through my veins. I can’t get over what happened to Lucien. The amount of blo
FIVE YEARS LATERValerieFive years ago, I ran through the woods bleeding, hunted like prey. Today, three alphas are outside my door, waiting for a consultation with me, the most renowned doctor in the land. I lean back in my seat, tapping the desk absently as Mireya hums across from me. She has a







