LOGINValerie's POV.My hands continued to tighten around her arm as she continued to scream.I tried to suppress it, just like I had been suppressing everything for days, if only she hadn't come at me like this. I hadn't been training, I hadn't been focusing, I'd been too busy thinking about Vicious and following him around, forgetting the main reason why I had come here, to control my powers, now they're breaking free and it's all because of her.The anger seemed to fuel my powers even more and I pressed down hard against her arms, I could feel her bones now, and even though her screams filled my ears, I couldn't stop."Valerie, look at me." I heard Connor's voice even though they sounded distant.My eyes remained fixed on Clara, the glow around my hands intensified, the windows were begining to rattle now which was new to me, they've never happened before."Valerie, breathe." Connor tried to step between us but my grip on Clara wasn't what he could untangle in a hurry."I am breathing!"
Valerie's POV.I was exhausted by the time the final bell rang... I had already started packing up my books even before Connor finished teaching.He had been the one taking our class for the day, apparently, the top senior students get to teach us juniors from time to time.And honestly? Connor was surprisingly good at it, unlike Vicious, who could make an entire room go silent with one look, Connor actually smiled when he taught, he took his time to explain things, answered questions, and even made jokes in between. Little wonder everyone likes him, I had just realized that Connor wasn't just nice to me because I was the helpless looking girl who worked as Vicious's maid, he was like that towards everyone.As the students began filing out, I shoved my notebook into my bag and stood."Valerie." He suddenly called out to me and I stopped, turning towards him."Yes?""Wait up for a second.""Did I do something wrong?" I raised an eyebrow, my head already beginning to doing a mini searc
(Author's POV)"Mom!"Vicious jerked awake, his entire body shooting upright against the mattress.He sat still for several seconds, breathing hard and fast.His chest rose and fell violently as he stared into the darkness surrounding him, his heart was pounding so hard that he could hear it.For a moment, he couldn't remember where he was, his mind was like a location of a band conference, with different sounds and images clashing all at once.It took a few more minutes before he finally began to realize where he was; his bedroom.He was here, safe; it had only been a dream.But his body hadn't gotten the message yet, his fingers tightened around the bedsheets, his breathing remained uneven.He closed his eyes."Mom..." He mumbled again, his eyes fluttered shut, his words barely audible.The nightmare was already fading away, but the feeling remained, that horrible feeling, the helplessness, the fear, and the memory of losing her.Vicious ran a hand through his hair and slowly pushed
Valerie's POV.I couldn't stop thinking about Clara; or more specifically, I couldn't stop thinking about what she had said."You have no idea what I've done for Vicious." I had replayed those words so many times that they had practically become a voice inside my head.What had she done? Why was she so confident? So certain Vicious would never toss her away, it has to be a big deal, whatever it is, Clara wouldn't be so confident if it wasn't.A sudden beep from the cloth dryer pulled me out of my chain of thoughts.Right, Vicious's laundry; that's what I was supposed to be doing.I quickly pulled out the heap of dry clothes and began folding; at least the work gave my hands something to do.My mind, however, refused to cooperate.I folded the shirt I'd been holding still for a couple of seconds, then I unfolded it, and then folded it again."What's wrong with me?" I sighed frustratedly, putting the clothe down."That's exactly what I was wondering."I nearly jumped as I heard a voice
Valerie's POV."You're joking."Naomi stared at me as though I had just told her the most impossible lie.She grabbed my arm as we continued walking. "Valerie, you have to start from the beginning.""Naomi, please." I bursted out laughing."Yes, because I feel like there might be more, I haven't seen you properly in days. Every time I look for you after class, you're either gone, you're rushing somewhere, or you're with that irritating man.""What irritating man?""Vicious.""He's not irritating." I blurted before I even realized it.Naomi's eyes widened. "Excuse me?""I mean... He's irritating, very irritating." I immediately corrected myself."That's what I thought."She started walking again."I still can't imagine you serving him.""It's been terrible Naomi, believe me." I sighed. "Ofcourse it would be, you're serving Vicious of all people.""But it's been bearable since Connor returned.""Vicious's bestfriend?" She blurted and I turned to cast her a quick glance. "You know him?
Valerie's POV.My shoulder was beginning to hurt really badly; we've been walking for the past couple of minutes and still hadn't gotten to the gym. "How much longer?" I groaned, adjusting the gym bag again. "Not long." He replied, his gaze faced forward.I regretted not insisting on Connor following us; he wouldn't let me carry this heavy bag if he was here.I wasn't sure what was happening with Vicious, but one thing was painfully obvious, he did not want Connor and me spending time together, he had practically dragged me away from the living room the moment Connor offered to teach me how to play and even offered to help me out in the kitchen. I didn't understand why, and the more I thought about it, the less sense it made. When we finally reached the gym, I almost screamed out in excitement, finally!Vicious opened the door, and we walked in.The place was already occupied, several students were training, the moment they saw Vicious, they immediately straightened.He looked aro
Lilith's POV.I did not understand what was happening.Alpha Oliver did not let go of my hand, not even for a tiny second.The further we moved from my home and deeper into the pack, the more noticeable we'd become; People stared openly, their gazes flickering between him and me with obvious disapp
Lilith's POV.“You don’t need to go back there,” Alpha Oliver's voice snapped me out of my trance. “I’ll have everything you need brought here.”For a moment, I just stared at him.Because I didn’t understand how someone could say something like that so easily… as though cutting ties with everythin
Lilith's POV.Another day, another hours of cleaning and scrubbing.I moved from the laundry to the floors, then to the furniture, wiping and scrubbing, making everything spotless in a house that had never once felt like home.Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.I paused just for a moment.The
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







