Moments feel like hours. Jaxson's body burns with anguish as both he and Fenrir feel the light she ignited wither away. "Valerie-… Just a little longer. Please!" Jaxson words fall into a desperate plea, refusing to believe this is it for her.
But it's hard to accept that when her lips, skin, and hair are all frozen. Her body is still. Inert. Dead. She's dead.
"V-Valerie," Theia whispers. She falls to her knees beside her head. Neither acknowledges the flock of Harpies watching them.
They're pleased to realise they didn't waste their sister's life, that they too feel the sting of losing a comrade. Their only regret is they hadn't been the ones to deliver the final blow. Oh well, as hard as it is for them to face, the Qusayr will always be superior.
We're back to Valerie's POV. Enjoy :)My eyes shoot open as the silence envelops my existence; It rings so loud that my ears bleed.It feels uncomfortable. Foreign. Lonely.Suffocating!My mind is hazy, and my head is pounding. I cannot seem to form any thoughts. Everything looks like a blur…I float through the darkness like a ghost. Unseen and lost. This must be what death feels like, right?Distant noises of laughter capture my attention. Not just one, but multiple voices echo all around me – Why does this feel familiar?
I didn’t expect to hear her voice. Every cell in my body explodes with happiness. I wait for what feels like decades to listen to her voice once more.I try to call out for her, but the words weren’t forming. Was I imagining it? No, I can’t have. It felt too real. It felt how it used to.As I panic in the blackness, a familiar light reaches out to me. Nia calls my name once again. The gentleness of her tone finds me in the darkness – as it did once before.“Valerie!” She calls louder. I reach out with greedy hands. Desperate and excited.I don’t need to reach for when the light curls around me. My body feels relaxed in this place. Nothing hurts. I
I awake in a cave; three masked figures stand around me, and Dylan lay unconscious beside me. What the hell?!“Valerie!” A familiar voice screams. Before I know what’s happening, Theia throws her arms around me. She sobs into my shoulder as I try to comprehend what just happened.Selene. My mother. Orion.Triplets!Nothing no longer makes sense. Not only did nothing make sense, I feel different. Before anyone can breathe another word, I feel a familiar presence. It came from all around the cave, throwing me off for a second before the realisation dawns on me.Behind me!
Note: there will be a mid-chapter POV change. Enjoy :)_________“So… You’re alive.” Charming murmurs, unlike before, he keeps his distance. I take a step to him, but he takes one back. His action causes me to stop.It’s then, as my gaze burns through his, I see his honest feelings swirl tightly in his amber eyes, and I’m only able to say one thing. “I’m sorry.”He laughs, the sound humourless. “Sorry? I lost you once. I mourned you. You came back, and I was so fucking ecstatic. I thought it’d be like the old days. I-I thought we could be Charming and Wolfe. But while I would die for you, while I love you, I realise you don’t care about us - you never will.”“Of course, I do…” I try to defend myself, but he yells.“Don’t! Just don’t. How can I believe that when only you want is to die? Look at you...! You&rsquo
A shocked silence hangs over everyone as I reveal new knowledge within the sacred mirrors the Oracle prays. No one says anything for a long beat of silence, confused.“Are you telling me… there’s two more of you?” Grayson scoffs, his eyes then flicker to Jaxson, “aren’t you a lucky little wolf,” he coos childishly. Jaxson growls as Grayson tries to pat his head, only to retreat quickly.I roll my eyes. “No, we’re fraternal, dumbass. And that is disgusting!” I snap, running my fingers through my hair. Grayson chuckles as I turn to face Jaxson. “And you! How do you have kids?!” I screech.Jaxson blinks, “Fenrir bore sons long before he joined to me. He kept the hounds to guar
The Alpha’s have arrived.I can feel their presence in the great hall. They’re pissed, unsurprisingly. Luckily for me, they don’t have a choice.I sit at what once was my father’s offices, behind his desk. For the most part, I’d been going through all the files. Mostly the classified ones. I read through the information of almost all the spies; my father had many.“Why are the Alpha’s gathering here. Didn’t Jaxson say to gather them at the warrior pack?” Elias questions. An exhausted sigh escapes my lips.“Because it’s been a long time since these Alpha’s have come together like this. Most of them hate each other. I ca
Maybe daring the Alpha’s to challenge me isn’t a great first impression as Queen. 'It’s improper,' Elias would say.Nevertheless, there is nothing I can say that will make them accept me. All I can do is show these men I’m a capable Queen.However, maybe taking the barrier, containing my scent, down wasn’t a good idea. Still, I am a Carson, that will never change. If I can’t accept my parents for what they were, then I’ll never move forward - and I want to.Every wolf in the room tenses, their nails peel away, and their claws make an appearance. They were about to shift. I can sense their strong desire to submit, but a low soothing tone escapes my lips. It reminds me of Elias. I had no control of myself, &l
A deep, shaky breath stutters past my lips. My heart pounds a million miles a minute, and a rush of overwhelming emotions clench tightly in my chest.“Are you okay?” Theia whispers, her fingers clenching her nose shut to block out the scent of desiccation and blood.Nevertheless, she doesn’t move as she continues to stand beside me to hold my hand. I fix my gaze onto her soft hazel ones. The innocence and kindness in her eyes instantly calm me.“Yeah… I-I’m just scared,” I whisper. Theia smiles, her hold on my hand tightening. Her eyes flicker to the steel doors, tilting her head the slightest, confused.“What is this place?” She wonders, her eyes burning into the side of my face.“The place Valak kept me,” I don’t know why I wanted to come here. There’s just something here I wanted to face before facing Freya.We’ve been standing here for three hours. T