Alessandro: “What do you fucking mean that she is with Alaric? How the fuck did he even find her?” I asked, tightening my grip around the phone. “I don’t know, Alpha, but the two of them are roaming through shops together. She doesn’t seem in distress…” “Keep your eyes on them and if she needs anything, let me know, and her location and coordinates at all times.” I said, tapping my desk twice. The fact that she wouldn’t let me be with her but was more than willing to be with the Lycan is something that annoyed me more than anything, and the idea of her being with him was one thing that I didn’t even want to consider. “Yes, boss.” Knox said, and I hung up. The woman believed that I would be sending her without security in a city that was still not completely safe, and the fact that Alaric was here only proved my point about it being as dangerous as it was. I ran my fingers through my hair as my phone rang again, and answering without checking caller ID, I waited for Knox to tell

Alessandro: I watched as Valerie walked inside the room, carrying two bags in her hand before she threw them on the ground. She watched as they landed with a loud thud, but didn't seem to react for a second before she looked up at me, clearly having her full attention on me as she revealed how annoyed she seemed to be. I frowned in confusion before she approached me with an anger in her eyes that I never thought that I would be seeing. And considering that the two of us didn't argue; the woman didn't even know that I spoke to Daniella, and for that, she would have no reason to be reacting the way that she was. She raised her hand, and I was surprised when her palm came in contact with my right cheek, taking me off guard as she slapped me. And to admit, she was the first woman to actually dare to do so while knowing that I was an Alpha, and though I didn't know whether or not to be impressed by her courage, or stupidity, I couldn't help but find myself growing more determined about

Alessandro:I froze for a second too long as I tried processing Valerie’s words.Her eyes which were fixed on mine told me that there was no way for her to be lying, but I couldn’t help but find myself thinking of what Daniella told me.The fact that she might have lied to me was something that made my chest burn, and the fact that I believed her was a whole different case scenario. I pulled my phone out of my pocket as I walked out of Valerie’s bedroom, ignoring the clench that I felt in my chest before dialing Leonardo’s number. My hands shook, and I knew that more hell was going to be coming with everything that I just learned, both from Valerie and from Daniella who seemed to be holding more lies than I would have ever believed that she would. The fact that she lied to me was one thing, but the idea that I was fooled with it was a completely different story as the woman that I knew was never one to lie to me this way. If anything, she was always the one to fight me against it.“

Alessandro: I couldn’t help but double over when Valerie kneed my gut. Knox had to muffle his laugh as he shook his head, and Valerie glared at me before taking a step back. “Find another girl to give that fucked up line of yours.” She said, turning to the front door. Knox moved from in front of her, and I went to follow her only for the assassin to hold me back. “She is angry and is with child, and would need to process everything that you told her before allowing you to approach her.” He said, pushing me back. I glared at him, and he raised an eyebrow at me. “This is the first time that I have seen you this annoyed with a woman rejecting your presence. And I didn’t know that you had a mate that wasn’t Daniella.” “Daniella and I are lovers, but the mate happens to be Valerie.” I said, shaking my head as I looked at the front door knowing that she was sitting out on the porch. The anger that she felt was one that I could sense inside me, and that was something that I was more than

Alessandro: I took a deep breath before walking toward Valerie’s room, knowing that she was there, choosing her clothes. I knocked on the door, and she stopped in front of the closet, waiting for what I was going to tell her. “I know that you are angry with everything that you’ve been going through lately. And I know and understand that I deserve it, but what I don’t want is for you to think that I would be considering fighting on a side that you’re not in.” I said, standing by the door. “You’re still my child’s mother, and I am not going to harm you for the sake of whatever war might occur. It is one thing that I want you to keep in mind, Valerie Morozov.” I walked toward her closet, knowing that she wouldn’t turn to face me and placed the phone on the shelf in front of her. My body heated as I stood for a second, and I couldn’t help but find myself wondering how things would have gone if the two of us somehow managed to actually talk things out instead of just arguing the way th