He continued to scan the menu and said, “I see you are feeling chatty today.” She pounced, “I see you are not.” He shook his head and she continued, “You asked me to meet and now you won't even look at me. Is this how you respect your archon alpha?” He looked at her taking in her clothes and her pink lipstick. He wondered how it would feel to crush his lips into hers and lick the lipstick off her face. Crap, what was he thinking? “I got news from my omega, the one you scared away- his name is Bob. He said that the hycwens have been going paranoid and hurting their own.” She considered the news, “So, you think someone is trying to control the pea sized brains of the hycwens?” He lowered his tone, “ Bob said that he heard the hycwens whisper something about a person entering their territory and hurt them for fun.” Valencia shrugged, “It could be the reason why they suddenly started attacking werewolves. They stay well out of the

Olivia had expected Valencia’s wardrobe to have rows upon rows of exquisite makeup bottles, accessories, designer dresses, and whatnot. Her face was a mask of disappointment when she opened the wardrobe to find clothes that she could count on her fingers. Still, determined to not be disappointed so quickly, she looked around feeling the walls, knocking on bricks and doors by placing an ear on them.Valencia raised an eyebrow. She was amused by Olivia’s behavior and couldn’t help but ask, “What exactly are you doing?”Olivia frowned, “Please tell me, there is a secret latch somewhere that would open up to a gigantic wardrobe. Don’t make me wait.”Valencia laughed, “Trust me, this is all I have.” She pointed at the open wardrobe before her.Olivia’s mind worked through the images in her mind, coming up with a good look for Valencia. She added “Ok, archon alpha. I may have to take a lead

Sarah's eyes welled with tears and Valencia looked around helplessly. She didn't know how to stop a child from crying. But she tried, "Sarah, you will one day be the bravest werewolf in the history of lycans." Fat drops of tears splattered Sarah's cheeks, which she rubbed away with the back of her hand. "I promise that," she said as she looked at Valencia confidently. For some reason, Valencia wasn't angry with her. While her parents profusely apologized for their girl's behavior, Sarah didn't say a word and went back to studying the scenery outside the window. Valencia chuckled as she could see the makings of a confident and badass alpha in little Sarah- a girl who had turned the lycan world upside down and established new rules for them. She could see herself in Sarah. Gerald announced a minute later, "We have arrived." Valencia was glad to step out of the car, the question asked by Sarah churning through her mind. She had practiced and rehearsed wh

The werewolves looked at each other skeptically, nobody uttered a word as the hall had gone eerily silent. Valencia looked alarmed. Of course, she didn’t believe that Dominic would do such a thing. But now was not the time to give friendship a priority. She asked in an edgy voice, “I thought you could do better, Dominic.” Dominic met her eyes with a steely gaze. She knew he wouldn’t speak unless she made him respond to her. He was prideful in that way. He smiled unnervingly, “So, I see the archon alpha has come to a conclusion. I guess the verdict is out.” He looked at her as if to signal, Two could play the game. Valencia’s eyes raked him. She loved and hated him at the same time for being cheeky. Why did he have to constantly push her? If there was someone who was smiling it was Mark. He was practically gloating at the effect he had had on the meeting. He stepped forward, “Archon alpha, I think we should strip this bastard of all his

The last time he had seen it, which was just a few hours ago before the hycwens attack, it had looked more like a scratch, but now it had deepened. “Wait, Archon alpha.” There was an edge of desperation in his voice that made her stop dead in the tracks. She meant to ask what the issue was but she saw his ashen face looking at her feet and followed his gaze.  She looked at her feet curiously and then back at him, “I guess I got a new tattoo.” Valencia added offhandedly but Dominic closed the distance between them in three long strides and held her hand. “We have to go to the mage and meet him right now.”  Valencia pulled her hand away from his grip and shouted, “Sarah is missing, do you understand that? I’m not going anywhere until I find her.” “Please try to understand, the wound-” Valencia pushed him away and growled, “The wound, the wound, the wound...is there anything else you talk about these days? Do you know what famil