MasukValerieI wake up the next morning after hours, and spend another hour staring blankly at the ceiling. The surgery was successful. The bleeding has stopped. While I still feel bits of that insanely hot energy from earlier, I can tell the difference from how bad it had been. Mireya had done her magic, I am healed.“You are awake,” I hear her say. She’s in the doorway, her hand on the knob like she’s contemplating about coming into the room or remaining at a distance. “Good for you. I didn't think you’d wake up so soon.”“It sounds like you didn’t think I'd wake up at all.”“That’s not a lie, if I'm being truthful. Your surgery is the most dangerous I have ever done. I think I deserve an applause for letting you live.”My mind drifted to our conversation in the operating room before the surgery took place, and an ache fills my chest. “Are you here to tell me about how you think Sebastian and I would make the perfect couple again? Because if you are, I have no intention to listen to you.
“We’re at Malcolm Hart’s mercy, father. I don’t think he’d harm the same pack he wants his daughter to marry into.In the North region airport lounge, Malcolm Hart stands behind a voice phishing expert, his arms folded with a deep frown across his face. The expert is hunched over a table, speaking into a phone with Kai Vairmont on the line. In front of the expert, Damien, Malcolm's personal guard stands with a placard displaying the words to be said to the Alpha of Ashville.“You sound strange,” the expert says to Kai. “this isn’t like you. You always want your people to be protected. Will you really let that man come and take over without making any effort to fight him?”“Are you tired of taking care of the pack?”Malcolm furrows his brows, his arms dropping to the side. The expert looks back at him in uncertainty, before replying. “N…no.”“I put you in charge of Ashville. Your job is to take care of things till I return. I know you badly want to resume your trips around the world, b
SebastianI take the phone from him, my brows furrowed. Mireya is on the other end. “Sebastian,” she calls, her voice laced with exhaustion. Despite how tired she sounds, she still seems so formidable, like she can take over my pack without even using up to half of her abilities. “Mireya, I'm sorry I wasn't able to personally welcome you into the pack. I had no idea you were here until I was informed moments ago.”“I don’t need you to greet me, Sebastian," she says. “A lot of people already did that. You’re an alpha, with a responsibility to protect your people. You can’t ignore that just because of me.”She’s just as my mother described. Understanding and magnanimous. I think I caught a glimpse of her when she came to Bloodcrest with Valerie for the first time weeks ago. I hope i can get to meet her this time before she leaves.“I have been made to understand that you’re in surgery with doctor Manchester," I huff. “How has it been so far?”“She’ll live.”“That means she’s safe, ri
SebastianWhen I get to the lab, everything is in place. It’s empty save for a single guard left to watch over the building. The first thing I do is to tour the place to make sure nothing was tampered with, before gathering the guards that left their posts earlier.“Alpha, Sebastian,” the head guard begins, shifting his weight uneasily. “We were told to gather in the pack hall at your directive.”“And who told you that?” I question. He frowns. “We received a call.”"Shouldn't you have confirmed before making any movements? You know the dangers of leaving this place unattended. With the number of enemies we have in the pack premises, how could you evacuate the guards without making proper investigations first.”I walk to the head guard, a wolf named Seven. I had him scouted from the rogues. He has proven to be very smart and strong enough to protect the place that needs the most security in Bloodcrest, hence my reason for putting him in charge of the team. I didn’t expect that he;d let
~~Sebastian~~Theron had set up a meeting for later. He didn’t care that Valerie could be in even more danger, that his delay was detrimental to her life. All he could care about was his desperation to humble me. I could see it in his eyes, and I hated that there was nothing I could do to stop him.“Where is Celeste?” I have heard of her little stunt with Alpha Kai. I don't know what is going through that man’s mind, if he has any intention to take celeste, I won’t stop him. But I won’t let him take Valerie away.“She was seen returning to the villa, Alpha,” Theron answered beside me. “I believe your mother had sent out instructions for her to be confined at home till you return. A rumour is spreading about your divorce.”Not just about the divorce. Celeste had made a show in front of everyone, going as far as getting a facebeat for Kai. Any sensible person would be able to put two and two together and figure out what’s really going on here.“And theron?”“He’s waiting in his home. Sh
Valerie“Will I really die, Mireya?” I ask her minutes later as she dresses me up in the scrub for the surgery. “I need to know”“You don’t need to.”“No. If this surgery will kill me, then I should know, at least.” “I can’t determine that.”“So my survival is fifty fifty.”She exhales, turning to me. “You shouldn’t be worried about that right now. Why don’t you just focus on surviving and recovering. You have Lucien to think of.” “That’s exactly why I need to know, Mireya. If this surgery will kill me. If there’s a chance that I won't survive as a result of this surgery, then I need to know. I need to see Lucien one last time."“I’m afraid you won’t survive long enough to see him.”“What does that mean?”“You’re a doctor, do I even need to explain this to you?” she points at the blood on my gauze. “You have lost tons of blood. You think you’ll survive any longer?” The blood drips down the scrub. I am even surprised that I am still standing strong.“Are you sure Lucien is the only
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
Valerie I don’t get to eat the sumptuous meal the cooks may have prepared for me. I didn’t realise how tired I was until I woke up hours later. I had drifted off to sleep almost immediately Kai left me in his room. When my eyes open again, it’s at the break of dawn. I sit up, a smile lining my face
Kai A fiery furnace. That’s the perfect phrase to describe her. No human has ever spoken to me in that manner within seconds of meeting, yet she did. I sensed her fear and uncertainty. What I never expected is that she’d water them down and hold her head high to challenge me. “Alpha Kai,” Seraph







