“That was just a part of Corinne’s life. Several times, she visited us at the main house and just those moments were enough for our father to decide that isolating her in the country was not far enough away for her to stay from our home.”
“So she was able to have all these luxuries on these occasions and your father, the same one who sent her away several times, simply allowed that? Without ever trying to punish her or simply deny her requests?” Hunter continued questioning him, until Diego gritted his teeth.
“I came here to try a good deed, Alpha Calibur, but now I see that I came too late. It seems that my sister's theater has already poisoned your mind and is preventing you from seeing the truth.”
"On the contrary. No one is more interested than me in knowing every detail
“Uh… Octavia… Is this really necessary?” Cindy swallowed hard, but Corinne couldn't see her face because the desk she was holding blocked her view almost completely.“Of course that is.” Octavia snorted, watching intently as Corinne lifted the desk into the air once again, flexing her legs in the process “She's going to get out of shape if she continues this routine of just walking horses and being locked in this room. Besides, that desk is nothing. If we were at home, I would make her lift weights using fallen pieces of oak, like she has been used to since she was a child, but this will have to do.”“It’s time to stop, I’m already 50.” Corinne snorted, earning only a growl from Octavia.“I only counted 45. Keep going.”
“Be careful with your words, Diego…” she growled, needing to sink her claws into the armrests of the chair to avoid doing the same on his neck.“What? It was a compliment. Smart tigresses make our pack more powerful, that's what Grandpa always said, although I doubt you remember that. Besides, one of my sisters has to be able to do something useful, since Nicole is always busy with those useless paintings…”"How is she? And Declan?” Corinne interrupted him, eager for any news on how her young siblings were doing “Did they… Send me a message?”“Why would they send it?” Diego laughed, as if that mere question was ridiculous “Declan has more important things to worry about now that there are also wolves on our borders and you know how Nico
If, a few weeks ago, someone had told Hunter that the tiger he would hate most in the world wouldn't be Corinne Valiant, he would have thought it was a joke. Yet here he was, feeling utterly disgusted that that damn son of Alpha Valiant was acting like the Blue Moon Festival was all about him, especially after he'd somehow discovered that Hunter hadn't even done a welcome reception for Corinne, in her arrival. Before, he had a certain suspicion that perhaps Corinne's problem was her family and not herself, but, knowing that that arrogant tiger was walking around the festival, full of himself and treating everyone he considered inferior to him like shit, Hunter now was completely sure of that. He had always considered the tigers too much presumptuous for their own good, but he had never stopped to think that their snobbish nature could also harm their own kind. How the hell had Corinne gotten such a terrib
Before Hunter could take matters into his own hands, someone else did, making him hesitate once again, when Corinne's voice sounded imposing. “The alliance that was formed between the two packs is not a sign of cowardice, but rather that my father, Alpha Valiant, and my husband, Alpha Calibur, know how to measure dangers wisely and give up their pride to protect their own packs. Furthermore, you, as an Alpha, should be more than pleased with the end of this centuries-old feud, because it means preventing a war between wolves and tigers that could further harm your territory.” she spoke to the fox, firmly and unquestioningly “I understand that your territory may be suffering collateral damage from a situation involving my husband's territory, but, if you truly value your alliance with him, then you should be looking for the most as courteous as possible to treat this matter, rather than the way he treated
“Corinne!” Isabelle was the first to gasp, alarmed “Are you okay?”“Oh, God, someone has to get Jennifer out of there. She’s probably going to kill her now.” someone murmured nearby, scared.“Are we finally going to get the chance to see her explode?”“I hope so, I can't stand to live in the expectation that one day she'll wake up wanting to kill us all and I don't think Alpha will either…”“Oh, look! She's reaching out! Will she slap Jennifer…?”Hunter was aware of the expectant murmurs around them, as if this were a spectacle to be enjoyed. However, with his eyes fixed on Corinne and what reaction she would have next, so that he coul
"Take it." he stopped her, tearing off another part of his sleeve, until his arm was almost completely exposed “At least, mine is already torn.” Hunter sat next to her on the couch, tangling his fingers in her hair before she could stop him, so he could tilt her head forward, pretending he wasn't enjoying the warmth of her body on her side. pinch the bridge of your nose, so as not to risk using too much force and hurting you even more.”"You will leave…?" she puffed out her cheeks “I don’t know if you noticed but the bleeding is from my nose, not my neck. I can do this alone.”“But it won’t. Now, get started.” he rushed her, no longer able to bear watching her blood flow like that.“Isn’t your girlfriend going to be irritated that
Corinne's words would continue to haunt him for much more than just that night, so Hunter didn't even think about trying to sleep. Instead, while outside the windows of his house he watched Isabelle and Aiden coordinate the farewell for the guests and let the wolves continue to enjoy the first night of the Blue Moon Festival, Hunter walked to a specific room, to resolve something that couldn't wait another second. “Jennifer.” he knocked one last time, before entering, not even trying to be patient.= “I'm coming in.” “Hunter?” he found Jennifer sobbing, her head buried among the many pillows and stuffed animals in her bed “Hunter!” She jumped in his direction as soon as she saw him, her face red with tears and an expression on her face that was somewhere between joy and anger “I knew you would come! You realized I was right, didn't you? I didn’t do anything wr
After everything that had happened the night before, all Corinne wanted most was to stay in bed all day, without anyone shouting around her, accusing her without she even lifting a single finger and, if possible, without the image of the face of the man, that fate had chosen to be her mate, to haunt her. However, of course that didn't happen. Because, as soon as she had finished wrapping the sheets around herself, to try to ignore the rays of sunlight that were coming through the cracks in the curtain, a knock sounded on her door and, somehow, her tigress already knew who it was.“Corinne…” Octavia called from the other side of the door, clearly angry “Your useless husband is here. Apparently, he had the idea to invite you to breakfast for the first time after exactly a month…”“Thanks for sharing your thoughts&hellip