MasukValerie was smiling and trying to joke about it, but Elora wasn't buying it. "This is not the time to joke, Val. I'm worried."Valerie tapped Elora's hand. "Everything will be fine." "I hope so," Elora mumbled."Diana came," Valerie said, trying to divert Elora's attention."She came?" Elora asked. Valerie explained everything to Elora. "He released her?""He did," Valerie answered. And then explained why Leonard did that."Do you trust him that much? What if he's using you?"Valerie smiled. "Am I not doing the same to him? Why should I be angry if he's also using me? I can only get angry if whatever he is doing can or will hurt me."Elora sighed. "Fine. I..." They heard a knock on the door. "Who's that?""Ariel." Elora stood up to open the door. "I'm coming."Ariel walked in after Elora opened the door for her."How was your night, Elora? Is Valerie back yet?" She asked."Yes. She came back a few hours ago."Valerie waved. "Hi, Ariel." Ariel moved closer to her. "Did you explain e
Valerie opened her eyes. She could hear Leonard calling her name and tapping her gently, too.She groaned. "What?"Leonard seemed not to have heard her because he kept calling her name and tapping her. "Valerie?" He called out again. "It's time to wake up.""I'm awake," she answered, and he stopped tapping her. "Why isn't the light on?"She reached out for the light and switched it on. She sat up. She looked at the window."It's not even morning yet. Why are you waking me up? Is there something you want me to do for you?""You need to leave," Leonard told her.Valerie furrowed her brows. "Are you trying to send me away?""You don't remember why you need to leave early?"He touched her forehead, and she pushed his hand slightly. "What are you doing?""Checking your temperature. It's not high. You don't look sick either. Did you not remember anything from yesterday?""Do you want me to forget something? Like you marking me without...""Aside from that, did you not remember the things
Valerie was surprised to see Diana. What is she doing here?"Isn't that Diana?" Ariel asked. "What is she doing in the Shadow Pack. Why is she eavesdropping on us?""She's obviously a spy," Arden answered."A spy?" Valerie asked. "Why would she want to do that?"Arden shrugged. "To keep a tap on you, obviously."Valerie was confused. Bryan was caught a few days ago and was released. Why would Diana risk herself to make the same mistake?Has she been planning to come to the Shadow Pack before Bryan was caught? Is that the reason she called her some days ago?Diana couldn't stare at Valerie or anyone. She was scared; she was shivering. Maybe she wasn't expecting to get caught. Or maybe she wasn't expecting to see Leonard.Valerie stared at her. "What are you doing here?"Diana said nothing; she was too scared to."Was it Luella who sent you?" Valerie asked. "Did you betray me for her?""She won't say a thing," Arden told Valerie. "She's too scared to do that."Valerie sighed. "What do y
Leonard brushed his hair backward. "I tried to make her leave, but she wouldn't. She was worried about me. I was also worried I would end up hurting her, so I tried to leave, but she stopped me." He sighed. "Then I sniffed a scent coming from her. It was intoxicating. Next, I felt a strong mate bond between us, and I couldn't resist marking her. After I marked her, I tasted her blood, and I couldn't control myself from feeding on it." "Y-you marked her?" Arden asked. He had walked in, just in time to hear Leonard talk about it. "That's not a good thing. I told you that you won't be able to control yourself. You might lose control.""Maybe if you had told me it was going to be a red moon and not a full moon, I would have stayed away from her and not lost control.""The red moon?" Arden asked in surprise. Ariel nodded. "It was supposed to be a full moon, not a red moon.""Everyone must have thought that too. But the full moon suddenly changed into the red moon. I was surprised too. It
"Are you okay?" Valerie asked. "Your eyes are red." Leonard said nothing. He stood up and headed to the door. He needed to leave the room before he shifted completely. Valerie was curious to know what was wrong. She stood up from the bed and followed him."Are you okay?" She asked again."Go to sleep," Leonard told her."You don't look okay," Valerie said. "You look hot. Do you need me to get you some ice? You..."Leonard looked at her. "Go away!"Valerie noticed Leonard's eyes had changed from burning red to ocean blue. She got lost staring at his beautiful eyes.He flicked his finger across her face, and she blinked."Y-your eyes. They are blue."Leonard ignored her and opened the door. Valerie stopped him. "Don't you think it's a bad idea if you leave now?""Stay away from me," Leonard told her. "I don't want to hurt you," he mumbled."What did you say?"Leonard ignored him and walked to the window instead. He moved the curtain aside, staring at the sky."Isn't that the red moon
Leonard nodded. "You should take off your veil. Aren't you hot?"Valerie shook her head. "I'm not. Is Luella really here?"Leonard returned to sit down. "She's not the only one here. Nelson is too. Do you know him?" Valerie shook her head. "He's the Alpha of the Blackcrown Pack.""Why is he here?" Valerie asked, moving closer to him."To confirm if you're my Luna," Leonard answered.Valerie sat on the bed. "So what are we going to do now?""You stay here until morning," Leonard answered. "You're leaving very early. Remember to take off your veil so she can see you.""Are we sharing a room tonight?"Leonard nodded. "You won't want their spy to find out we did not sleep together, do you?""They have a spy here?" Valerie was surprised. "How did he or she get in?""We had an open recruitment for the maids and guards that would serve me during my stay here. That was the only way to give them the chance to plant someone. They are not the only ones with spies here though.""Others took adva
"Valerie has said a lot about you," Elora continued. "She doesn't get close to people or talk about them. For her to talk about you, she must like you a lot. And whoever my friend likes, I also like."Arden rolled his eyes, mimicking Elora's last sentence.He kind of likes their friendshi
They began to murmur among themselves. A few people threw little stones at her while others stared at her with disdain.Valerie slowed down on her steps. Something bad has happened to the Park; she could feel and see that but what it was, she couldn't say. She wanted to ask someone what was going o
With no word from Elora and no one to talk to, Valerie became very bored and tired of her usual daily routine: wake up, eat, paint, read a book, sleep, go for personal training, eat, and go back to sleep again.She decided that she was going to go out again and have some fun; it was better than rep
After Elora left the Moonlight Pack, Valerie stopped going to the clubhouse they always went to. She spent most of her time indoors, painting, reading, and chatting with Elora whenever she had the chance, and when she was bored, she visited every place in the Moonlight Pack they had visited togethe







