LOGIN(author's POV)Lilith found Valerie exactly where she had left her.On her bed, staring at the ceiling.She hadn't moved much since we returned from Clara's room yesterday. Lilith stood in the doorway for a moment, watching her.Her heart ached so badly.Valerie looked so small beneath the blankets, nothing like the terrifying force that had nearly destroyed everything around her only days ago.She was still her little girl, her baby.And right now, she looked more frightened of herself than anyone else could possibly be frightened of her."Valerie." She called in a soft voice, but Valerie didn't respond. She walked farther into the room, sitting beside her on the bed. "Sweetheart, come downstairs with me, it's lunchtime.""I don't want to." Valerie mumbled, staring upward."But you need to eat baby." "I'm not hungry mom." She shifted slightly on the bed, still staring upward."You haven't been eating properly Valerie, and it's dangerous.""Not as dangerous as myself, aperrently."
(author's POV)Clara remained beneath the blankets, looking exhausted.Her face no longer looked pale, and she had stopped shivering uncontrollably but she was nothing like the lively girl she'd been only days ago.The doctor stepped away from her after a few minutes of steady full body inspection, he closed his bag and slowly turned to Helena who had been standing beside the bed the entire time watching every movement."Her condition is stable." He said with a small smile. Helena immediately stepped closer towards him. "Are you certain she'll be fine?""Yes." He nodded. "There's no immediate danger.""Well, how long before she's completely better?"The doctor gave her a reassuring smile."With proper rest, she should begin feeling considerably better within a few days.""A few days?""Yes."He picked up the medicine he had placed on the bedside table."Have her take these exactly as prescribed."Helena looked down at the bottles, then back at the doctor. "And she'll be fine?""She s
(author's POV)Valerie ran as fast as she could until she was in her room, she slammed the door shut and threw herself onto the floor, sobbing uncontrollably.She had lost her best friend because of her powers, and now, just when she was beginning to move on again, she finally found someone who gets along with her without her trying so hard, and her powers has somehow, ended up chasing him away.She had managed to keep a neutral feeling about her powers before because her mother had maintained that moon goddess blesses everyone with a unique path, but with everything that has happened, she was beginning to really hate whatever those powers were that lived inside of her...Downstairs, Helena finally pulled herself out of the dizziness from the fall, slowly regaining consciousness.Clara however laid on the floor, coughing furiously while breathing hard, her arms and neck where Valerie had grabbed were bright red and bruised. "Clara." Lilith immediately rushed towards her."Stay the
(author's POV)"Vicious!" Valerie screamed, running all the way downstairs.She reached where he stood and immediately, Vicious opened his arm and pulled her in.Valerie was surprised, she was frozen for a few seconds before finally hugging him back... She had only received hugs from her parents all her life, and now, seeing someone else who isn't even her family so excited to see her this much, her cheeks stretched so wide in happiness."I'm sorry I couldn't visit you last week, my Dad and I were out of town for a family occasion, but I promise you, it was completely against my will." Valerie bursted out laughing. "But a family occasion sounds fun though." "No, have you forgotten we don't like adults?" Vicious raised his brows knowingly and Valerie immediately nodded her head in agreement. "That's true." "Here, my dad got so many gifts for me from the travel and I couldn't keep them all, I brought you some." He passed her a beautiful package bag."Really? Thank you so much." Vale
Lilith's POV.I sat quietly in the living room, staring at the beautiful lawn through the glass windows, but I could barely register anything on my head.My thoughts had been circling around the same question for what felt like hours.Why was Helena so determined to see Clara on the throne?I couldn't understand it.Clara was her niece.At least, that was what everyone believed.And yet Helena had spoken about Clara inheriting Father's throne with such certainty that it almost sounded as though she had already decided the matter herself.I sighed and leaned back into the sofa.Maybe it was simply because Clara had grown up here, or maybe Helena genuinely believed that being raised around the royal household made Clara more suitable than me.But something about it still didn't sit right with me.Perhaps it was the way Helena spoke so affectionately and highly of Clara in every conversation, completely ignoring the fact that the child was only ten years old and has a long way to adultho
(author's POV)Clara had barely made it halfway down the corridor before she finally bursted into tears.She had held them back while Vicious was there and Valerie stood beside him, smiling as though nothing in the world mattered except the game they were about to play.But the moment Clara reached the empty sitting room where she made sure no one was passing by, she couldn't hold herself together anymore.Helena who had been trying to hold back her anger after the encounter with vicious, was surprised to see Clara actually crying."Clara dear?""He doesn't like me." Clara cried harder, throwing herself into Helena's arms.Helena gently rubbed her back. "It's okay child, it's okay."After a short while, Clara pulled away, wiping her wet cheeks."I hate her." She spat angrily. "I hate Valerie." "Clara..." Helena sighed sadly."She came here a few days ago!" Clara continued to rant. "I've been trying to be friends with Vicious for so long, for years auntie! I've tried talking to him, I
Lilith's POV.How did he get involved with those bad guys? And why did they want him dead? “Alpha Oliver" I called in a low voice.His body lay cold still.For a moment, fear gripped me so tightly I couldn’t move or think; I couldn’t do anything but stare at him in horror as the reality of the sit
Lilith's POV."Nora is such a beauty to behold, take a look at her dress, it must have cost a fortune," "She's such a little princess," I stood by the corner of our living room, listening to the group of girls drool over my sister; it was her birthday and of course, our father hosted the fanciest
Lilith's POV.For the first time since arriving at the mansion, I was doing something that allowed my thoughts to settle, even if only slightly.Cooking.Or more specifically, supervising.That was what Alpha Oliver had instructed me to do.At first, the responsibility had sounded almost ridiculous
Lilith's POV.The moment I stepped back into the mansion, the weight of everything that had happened pressed down on me all at once; the entire confrontation with father and the way I had walked out without looking back.It should have felt victorious, but instead… it just felt heavy.“Come.” Alpha







