VALERIE~~
Blinded by tears, I raced out of the pack house and down the staircase in front of it. I could feel their eyes on me as i rushed out but I didn't turn. I didn't want to give them the satisfaction of seeing me totally shattered. He'd taken my virginity, my heart and even everything that belongs to me.What else?I stopped, then opened my mouth to speak, I wanted to curse at him so much but my sobs choked me. All I could let out was a pitiful whimper. My heart was like broken shards, piercing through my chest and leaving me gasping with hurt.I would never be the same again. I pushed the gate open and walked out of their lives. Forever!Immediately I stepped into the pathway that led away from the pack house, I broke into another run. The wind blew dust and dead leaves into my face but I didn't care much.The pain was too much for me. Questions and tears jumbled into one another in my heart. Salty streams gushed out of my eyes and the wind whipped them back as I felt all the memories from years past resurface.This was the same Adam who had told me I was the best thing the universe gave him when we were 13. The same Adam who had hugged me and cried into my shoulder a few months ago when his father had died.The same Adam who had kissed me and taken everything I could offer as a woman last night. Where had it all gone wrong?Despite how hard I tried to shake off the paranoia and the hopeless feeling that I had just lost something valuable, it kept rushing back in a torrent.I stopped running finally, and looked around, tears blinding me. I was on a semi-deserted street in town. No, more like a rundown, crime-ridden area.Ours was a small town of werewolves, but that didn't mean that it was immune to disrepair. This side of town was notorious for its high crime rate and a hovel for rogue wolves.Opposite me was a broken down floral shop, the letters inscripted on its glass windows fading. Two doors down, a group of boys were gathered in a circle, trading something I couldn't see. I looked up and saw a sign, swinging on its hinges, declaring that the building behind me was "Hugo's Unisex Barbershop.""Hey!" A raspy voice called, and I gave a large start and turned around. An elderly man was walking towards me, his brows furrowed in annoyance."Get yourself off my property, woman!""I'm sorry," I murmured and shifted. As I took a step forward, a wave of dizziness washed over me and I collapsed, hitting the curb hard.I gasped as pain ricocheted from my hurt side to the rest of my body. Shoving the urge to puke, I stood to my feet on wobbly legs and tried to move forward.My vision swam again and I saw several figures filter into my sight. I grabbed the nearest thing I could find to steady myself."Get your hands off me!" Someone snapped, slapping my hand away. I blinked rapidly and my vision became clearer. Four boys had gathered around me, the same boys I'd seen down the street. They were a motley crew of dirty clothes, rotten teeth and swinging baseball bats.Before I could say anything, one of them moved forward, his nasty-smelling breath fanning my face and making me more sober. I took a step back, but he persisted."Whatcha got on you, girl?" He asked. His breath smelled of garlic and old cigarettes. Ugh!"I have nothing," I murmured, pushing against his chest to leave. "Stay away from me.""Not so fast, not so fast." He replied and pushed me backwards. I hit the wall of the barbershop hard and slid to the ground, groaning in pain. I looked up at the glass windows in front of the barbershop. The man who had shooed me away from his shop gave me a glance, then looked away as though he hadn't seen anything.What was wrong with people?The leader of the gang of rogue wolves crouched and looked into my face. His frown deepened for a moment as he stared at me, and then his brow shot up into his hairline.He laughed—a raspy, annoying sound that sent the hairs on my neck standing erect—and his cronies followed."Isn't this the ol' pal of the new alpha?" He asked."What's ya name, princess?""Go away!" I screamed and stood to my feet shakily. I backed up into a dingy, smelly alley beside the barbershop, which was a terrible idea, since I now had a wall behind me and the rogue wolves in front of me.I was stuck, and the only way I would be able to get out was through some divine intervention. I looked around wildly, and my eyes fell on a broken glass shard beside my feet. I lunged to the ground and picked it up, feeling the sharp edges press into my palm, feeling warm liquid ooze down my wrist.I didn't care: I would rather cut myself than let these boys have their way with me, just like Adam did."Well, you don't look like you've got much in the way of cash on you," the leader murmured, his eyes glinting maniacally as it roamed over my body. "But perhaps we could take...something else from you.""Don't touch me!" I screamed again, shoving the glass shard forward. "I swear to the Moon Goddess, if you come near me—""What are you gon' do, princess?" He asked, moving forward slowly."The alpha is my best friend!" I spat into his face. Adam's face swam into my head, and I tried to tamp down on the agony that followed.The leader of the rogue wolves made a show of looking around. "Hmmm. I don't see him anywhere around. Your knight in shining fur and fangs is nowhere near to save you."His words hurt more than it should. Adam had never been there for me, and he wouldn't start now. I took another step back and almost stumbled as my back hit the wall behind me. The leader grinned and stepped forward until inches remained between us. He wasn't going to back down, and the only way I would be getting out of there was if I fought my way through, but I was physically weak.Summoning the last of my strength, I screamed and rushed forward with the glass piece in my hand, ready to stab all of them to death if I could. I heard a soft rip and a groan as the glass shard pierced through soft human flesh, and I opened my eyes to see the leader at my feet, the glass buried in his midriff.But the other boys weren't willing to back down. They all came after me, baseball bats swinging, and began to hit me. I heard a soft crunch as the first bat made its contact with my skin and pain shot up my body.Another bat hit my head, and I slumped to the ground, images before me in disturbing twos and threes.Somewhere in the part of my head that wasn't riddled by pain, I heard footsteps approach the dingy alleyway. Then the attack on my body paused for a moment."Let her go!" I heard a person's command, and then the darkness claimed me...VALERIE~~I had been sleeping for an eternity. Or so it seemed.My consciousness was stuck somewhere between light and darkness. I was floating around in a deep, dark abyss, punctuated only by unrecognizable sounds and flashes of light.Voices swam in and out of my consciousness, and within those voices, I recognized the voice who had chased the rogue wolves away from me.My dreams were every bit as riotous as the life I'd left behind. In them I saw Adam in every stage of his life since I'd known him, and the dreams always ended with him sneering and rejecting me.I knew, even then, that the only way I could escape from those painful dreams was to wake up, but waking up was more difficult than I'd thought.Then something sparked in my head, kick-starting my consciousness, and I woke up with a gasp.Tears stabbed at my eyes the moment I opened it, and a sob escaped my lips. The trauma and pain from the past hours— or days, or weeks, I couldn't even tell— poured over me in one overwhelm
Valerie's POVI couldn't stop my tears from flowing down my face as realization dawned on me without sparing a little of my long time believe. My whole body trembled with fear as my hands found their way to my tummy, clutching it tight and protectively.I had no idea what to do next. I was helpless and restless and..."Kenneth, I can't be pregnant, I mean, I'm all alone, the person responsible for this clearly rejected me and banished me. I don't know what to do in this strange world. I, I" I stammered as more tears escaped my eyes. "It's okay, Valerie, you'll injure yourself" Kenneth tried holding me but I eluded his grasp."It's not okay! Nothing's okay here. I have no idea how to navigate my way in this human world. It's my first time here, Mr. Kenneth" I found myself yelling in despair as I cried even harder.All my joints were aching, my head was splitting with unbearable headache but I'd rather just pass out and wake up from this terrible nightmare.I needed someone to wake me
EIGHT YEARS LATER~~Valerie's POVHappy birthday to you,Happy birthday to you,Happy birthday to you, sweeties!Happy birthday to you!!!!"Hurray, my cutie pies are seven today" I said in excitement, taking turns to hug Jaden and Jordan as a cute smile formed on their faces making them look irresistible.Tears welled up in my eyes as I recalled eight years ago when I had clearly denied the fact that I was pregnant. Back then I never knew I could pull it off but I did, thanks to Kenneth by our side."Kenneth planted a little kiss on my lips before scooping up Jaden in his arms. Jordan pouted as he clung jealously to my legs."Should I do the honor of lifting you up, Mr. Jordan?" I teased and he stretched out his arm, nodding quickly with a smile.Seven years ago, the scan said I'll be giving birth to a boy and a girl but it seems fate had something else in store for me. It turned out to be two beautiful boys and as they grew I couldn't fail to notice the strange similarities between t
*Valerie *My whole brain was in turmoil, I couldn't think straight as I feared that something out of ordinary might have happened to Lily and my sons.I hope not! I really hope not.I dialed Lily's number still and this time I could hear her breathless voice on the line. "What's happening, Lily?" I asked with fear-clouded mind and she struggled to catch her voice for a second or two , making me lose anything they called patience."What the hell is going on!" I yelled as my tears threatened to fall. Nothing must happen to my sons and their nanny.Nothing at all!"The man... the mansion was raided by some unknown people" she managed to say and my heart raced hard against my ribcage, sending tremors and waves of fear down my bloodstream."And?" I asked as calmly as I could but all I could hear was an inaudible stammer."Then what the hell happened to you? Where are my sons?" I yelled again but I couldn't hear a single more sound."Jaden, Jordan... Lily, please be okay" I muttered despe
*Valerie *"This isn't a mark from any weapon, Kenneth" I said, taking a closer look at the marks on her wounded arms and neck."Yeah, it isn't. It's probably from the instigation of a person's nails or worse... claws" he replied with hesitation and my eyes widened.Kenneth touched the injured part of her neck and it stopped bleeding immediately. He couldn't heal her completely, probably because he wasn't a healing breed of the werewolves. He only shared a bit of his energy with her.She opened her eyes slowly with fear evident in her eyes."You'll be okay, Lily" I encouraged, holding tightly to her hands."What happened?" Kenneth inquired without much patience."Jaden and Jordan told me they craved for noodles and I came in here to make it for them as they kept checking out their gifts but all of a sudden some unarmed men barged into the kitchen... one with Jaden's limp body and another with Jordan."I was scared and I immediately tried to dial your number but the phone flew out of
*Valerie *"Did you get them?" I inquired, immediately facing Kenneth as he walked into the hallway where I had been parading."No Valerie. They were stronger than I thought and when I tried attacking, they threatened with the boy's lives" he explained and I turned away immediately."God.. this is absurd, totally unthinkable. Who would want to do this to me?" I cried and I felt Kenneth's arm around me.He pulled me out of the hallway, picking up my phone with his free hand as he guided me to the van. He made me sit at the front seat and he clasped the seat belt around me before hopping into the driver's seat."All would be fine, Valerie" he whispered, glancing towards me every now and then. This isn't about being fine. My sons life are in danger and I'm here being soothed that everything would turn out well. "I really hope so, too" I clasped my two hands tightly, gazing out of the window as I started recalling how I had lived my life.. and if I mistakenly made an enemy that'll event
Next Morning~~ Kenneth's Mansion me*Valerie *It was 6am and I was almost done packing my things. The time change here is different from the Pack's, so it would be better to leave very early to meet up before night falls at Moon Stone Pack."Mommy!" I heard suddenly and I look back quickly to see Jaden's beautiful morning face and Jordan's smile right behind him.I made to touch them, hoping they are really here and everything that happened was a mere nightmare but I was wrong. Their lingering images vanished almost immediately.I dabbed at my tears, turning back to continue packing my bags.I was done in ten minutes and I walked downstairs, waiting for Kenneth to come downstairs but then I heard some sounds in the kitchen.I went there in a hurry, only to see Kenneth fixing something for breakfast. You can't face your enemies without strength" he said, smiling as I gaped at him.He has always made sure I didn't skip any meals. What more could I ask for in a man? He has it all! A sho
*Adam *When George had informed me about a couple who had an appointment with me, I couldn't help but cross check the list of my schedule but I didn't find a single list of a couple.I found it weird and I wondered if they're just one of the many crazy people who come here to cause a commotion."Don't they look... crazy?" I found myself asking but he shook his head."They looked perfectly elegant and sophisticated" George had explained and Analisse scoffed."I suddenly want to see who an be more elegant and sophisticated than I am" Analisse muttered as she put down the nail polish remover which was in her hands before standing to check out herself in the mirror."I need to wrap this up first, Analisse" I said and a pout formed her lips.You can go down now, George. I'll be down in a jiffy" I murmured and he bowed slightly before heading out quickly. After clicking the enter button on the system, I saved my projects and that was it."Shall we? Analisse mumbled, her hands entwining mi