I was stunned upon seeing Valerian right at this moment. It really happened that I met him.
He was alive... and young... and looking arrogant. Oh, my... I rejected him in the past and yet, right now, my wolf had been able to recognize him as my mate. This was... truly fascinating.
"Do I know you? How did you know my name?"
I snapped back, hearing the suspicious tone of Valerian. I cleared my throat and unfolded my fan. "What do you mean?" I looked at him in disbelief. However, there was a smirk smearing on my lips. "How dare you raise your voice on a noble lady like me?"
The words I uttered were the same words I uttered in the past. However, unlike Valerian, his first response when we collided before was, "Are you blind?! Can't you see anything or what?"
I wished to see that furrowed eyebrows again. And I saw them right at this moment. Now that I remember. It was quite fascinating that I would see him again in this timeline where he was alive and breathing before me.
Valerian... I would make sure that you were going to be alive this time. I would show you that I loved you.
Valerian scoffed. "You claim yourself a noble lady? A noble lady must know how to remain silent if a gentleman is talking to her."
I secretly gritted my teeth. Ah... How could I forget that Valerian had such a venomous mouth during our first meeting? It was the reason that it made my blood boil.
And yes, even if I regressed to this timeline... I still found him annoying for my own good.
I gratingly folded my fan, trying to hold my annoyance. "Gentleman?" I huffed sardonically. "You claim yourself to be a gentleman when you do not even know how to talk to a lady." I arched my eyebrow. "Do not be absurd. You should return to attending some etiquette classes because clearly, you are a simpleton."
Valerian looked annoyed at my words. At that moment, I suddenly regretted saying them.
Oh, shit. I had thought this morning that I would start to gain his trust to begin my plans but I couldn't control my temper just by hearing his words.
And I did not wish to be the one to humble myself and ask for his forgiveness. It was clear as water that he was belittling me.
Forgive me, honeydew. But I needed to fight back. Your words were making me want to smack you right now.
We were both glaring at each other while I was silently admiring him when a familiar man came to arrive. "Alpha, I have finished the negotiation."
I clutched my fan since I knew that voice.
His name was...
"Peyton..." Valerian stepped backward after glancing at me. I could see that he looked bewildered when he saw me looking at that person.
He was the Beta of the Nocturnal Crest pack and the Marquis of Palor... Peyton Radger.
It was Valerian's most trusted person and the one who had big suspicion about me when Valerian invited me to live with him in his pack back in the past.
Peyton was about to say anything but then, his eyes darted to me. "Um... Is it your acquaintance, Alpha Valerian?"
"Acquaintance?" Valerian snorted bitterly. "No. She is just pestering me."
That snapped me back from the way he addressed me. "Pestering you? How dare..." Now, I knew why I was so irritated at you, honeydew. But soon enough, we would get along. "You are the one who has arrears on me, and you dare to speak at me that way?" I looked at him in disbelief.
Calm down, Domi. He was your mate. Be patient. You would get along with him soon.
Valerian looked offended. "And you also dare to speak at me that way? Don't you know who I am?"
I know you, dumbass! You are Valerian Leveaux, Duke of Alsfield and the Alpha of the Nocturnal Crest pack!
But, of course. I was not going to say that. I must pretend that I did not know him even though he heard earlier that I uttered his name. "Do I even have to know who you are? Is it indispensable to know such an arrogant man with no manners?" I couldn't control my temper since this man I must protect from now on was making my blood boil.
"You—"
"Alpha, we must head now. You need to settle things with Count Sorsogon."
I crossed my arms when he did not get to continue his words since Peyton chimed in about their next schedule for this day. His chartreuse-colored eyes squinted at me before he returned his gaze to Peyton.
"Let's go." Valerian turned his back and marched away.
Peyton glanced at me while I was crossing my arms over my chest. He bowed his head before me.
"Please condone my Alpha, my lady. He did not mean to lash out at you. He is not like that," Peyton said politely but stiffened when he felt a glare behind him which was Valerian. "Shit... Valerian is going to kill me," he muttered before he bowed one more time and scurried away.
I felt relieved when they were out of my sight but at the same time, I couldn't help but be emotional now that I had come to see Valerian again. It was a joyous moment since I would get to see him again.
I would certainly avoid him being killed by me this time.
"Wait for me, honeydew... I am going to save you soon..." I bit my lower lip, wanting to hug him earlier. But there was a sly smile stretched out on my lips since this encounter was so nostalgic and I would come to love it.
I remember Valerian told me that the moment he knew I was his mate on our first encounter, he said he wanted to follow me and had already kept me by his side.
However, at that time, I was not earnest about his words by that time and treated it as a trivial matter. I had come to regret that I did not cherish everything to him and show him how much I loved him.
"We will meet again, Valerian... This time, I am going to cherish every moment we have..." Those words I uttered before I continued strolling around until my feet gave up on me.
Exhausted from spoiling myself, I arrived at the Cantavalle Estate, hearing some grunts from the training grounds."You can go ahead," I told Anita."Yes, my lady." She curtsied before me while the butlers took the stuff I purchased in the town.I took my strides toward the training grounds and saw Ingram having some vigorous sword and agility training along with his henchmen arranged by Papa. It felt nostalgic that I got to see this again. I regressed two years ago. I confirmed it when I woke up after Eric and Jude told me I had slaughtered Hudson Roly, the Alpha of the Dusk Moon pack. It meant that I was 24 right now and would be turning 25 soon. Ingram, however, the last time I knew, he was 15. He was probably 13 this time around."Impressive," I said and clapped my hands as soon as Ingram finished his training.Ingram gasped and turned his head in my direction. "Domi!" he called happily. I approached them while his henchmen bowed their heads before me. Ingram immediately dismiss
After avoiding them for the whole day, I decided to show myself for supper. I made sure that I was dressed well enough for everyone to look for my attention."Lady Dominixe has arrived," Orion announced and opened the door for me.I held my chin high as I entered. There, the four wives of Papa named, Zoey, Aurora, Natalie, and Josephine were present. As for my siblings, all of them were present except Arthur, 1st brother, Jethro, 4th brother, Raphael, 5th brother, and Britanny, 2nd sister."Oh, my. It has been a while, 1st sister," Natasha said as I sat next to her."Indeed. How about the others? Are they on a mission, Natasha?"Natasha chuckled softly. "Arthur, Jethro, and Raphael are in the Sundercoln Woods for hunting. Papa dispatched them."I was about to answer that I got it now but Lambert leaned forward to his table. "I heard your mission is successful, Domi. As expected..." He was smiling brightly as always, like his twin sister, Natasha.At this timeline, they were 21 years o
In the past, I went to Solacia for a vacation, not to Calaren.That town was known as the Hunting Capital because of Savanach Mountain, where we could hunt different wild animals.At that time, I happened to know that was where Valerian resided with his pack, the Nocturnal Crest pack. We accidentally met there while I was hunting.As for Calaren, the town was known for merchants. We could bargain there and purchase some valuable items that hadn't been available elsewhere.That was also the town where Britanny had gone back then before she met that man who became her toy which I couldn't remember him. But I was certain that was the town where she had her mission after a month Valerian died.I was planning to investigate there. I wanted to know if there was such a person from that pack which I could hardly remember now. It seemed like my memories of that person had started to slip from my mind. That was why I must do something to know whether that person existed. I must know his name.
A few days passed, I decided to go out again after locking myself in the inn I was renting at. I had lost my cool. Those simple words hurt me badly. There seemed to be thousands of arrows had pricked my heart when I kept it recalling Valerian's words inside my head. "I hope I do not get to see him..." It was strange that he was here. A few days after I arrived, Valerian and I were supposed to meet there in the Solacia. It should be like our second meeting there but... why did we meet here in the Calaren? Was the Moon Goddess like to play antics on me? That was it? Why was his agenda here in this town when that was not supposed to happen? I did not know what was happening, but this gave me goosebumps. To distract myself, I was far from the borders of the Sunset Crown pack with a monocular in my hands to count the pack warriors guarding each wing of the borders of this pack. After a careful investigation, tonight was the night I was going to secretly infiltrate this pack to confir
The tavern was enveloped with silence.Perhaps, they were flabbergasted that a handsome, good-looking man had come to chime in and enter this cheerful place. I would also be mesmerized since Valerian was not wearing expensive clothing but some cheap clothes just like me.I guess he dressed simply so no one would notice that he came from a noble family. So others would mistake him for a commoner, an Omega, or a rogue."If you are frightened, you should have chosen to return to your packs instead of drinking here," Valerian said as he strode towards the counter and asked for a drink."W-We know that... We are really planning to go home..." the other one said."Yes! I... I agree! We should definitely go home!""Then, go home if you wish to keep your families alive," he said I silently watched the people who started murmuring, wanting to know who this person was who suddenly entered. I was fully aware of his scent that reached my nostrils as I saw the side view of his face.That contour
I tried to spot Gavin in the Sunset Crown pack one more time, but there was no sign that the person was there.So, to find an excuse, I went to the front gates of their pack."What are you doing here?" one of the pack warriors asked cautiously from the watch tower."I have come to look for the young Lord Lorenzo," I said politely.He creased his forehead. "What do you mean? Are you his acquaintance?""I am indeed." I must act that I was.The other person he was with exchanged glances. "State your name. And we shall see if Lord Gavin shall allow you to get in."I nodded. "I am Dahlia Josephine. An acquaintance from the royal academy," I introduced.I did a careful investigation of this pack and got to know that he was studying in the royal academy of our kingdom. I even got to know his acquaintances. And he returned to their pack for a two-week academic break.Also, tomorrow was his departure to return."Lady Josephine.""Yes?""Lord Gavin said that he has no business with you. You may
The next day, Valerian made me hyperventilate as soon as he showed up at the door, just as I was about to plan to abscond from him."How did you know that I am in this room?" I asked, frowning. I couldn't stop my heart from beating so fast since I had been thinking about him for the whole night while crying silently."Asking your innkeeper is a great help." He wriggled his eyebrows. I almost slapped myself for the obvious question I asked him. "Of course, the innkeeper..." I rolled my eyes while he was following me when we were outside my inn. "Let's grab some breakfast," he said.I glanced at him. I wanted to refuse him, but I felt he would pester me until I agreed. "Fine. Lead the way." This was really my karma that my attitude was like Valerian's before.He had a sheepish smile. "That is good to hear then. Please follow me, my lady." He gestured his hand as if he was an escort or what. I only nodded and silently followed him. I silently adored his well-chiseled back. How I wante
I was still horrified from the moment he said those words. For some reason, I felt like running away but no."Why would you even choose that as an endearment?" I chuckled nervously to hide what rattled me. I even had to ignore those meaningful words he uttered.I was supposed to be the one who should think about that endearment. Why is he the one who thought that word? Why did it seem like he also came from the past? "Have you heard that somewhere?" I added. I was being cautious.Could that be the reason? Did he also have a memory of the past, just like me?Did the Moon Goddess also grant him a second life to change his fate? Was this the reason why we met in the Calaren instead of Solacia?Was Valerian following me? Was that why?"Yes." I snapped back to look at him with a furtive smile. "I heard from somewhere. I think it suits both of us to use that as our endearment, right, honeydew?"I had chills down my spine when he started to call me that. Was this what he experienced back in