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Chapter 11

Valeria POVThe late afternoon sun cast long shadows through the café window as I wiped down another table, my muscles were aching from hours of work.I pulled the apron tighter around my waist, as I glanced around the bustling café. This was a perfect escape from the chaos of my life at home and the suffocating tension I had to endure around my stepbrothers.Here, I was just another employee, trying to make ends meet and that suited me perfectly.With my 18th birthday behind me, I was determined to save enough money to leave. The café job might not pay much, but to me, it was a start.Wiping my brow after taking several orders, I returned behind the counter to start processing the orders. Just as I was done filling up a tray with coffee cups and pastries, the bell above the door chimed.I turned to the newcomers, a smile on my face to welcome them but as I saw who they were, my heart sank. It was Merah from school and her friends. As soon as they spotted me, their expressions changed

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Chapter 12

Valeria POVSome seconds later, Zane returned, carrying a small, white plastic bag.“Valeria!” he motioned to me. “Come here!”There were people at the counter, waiting in line for their order. I glared at him.“I’m busy!” I said through gritted teeth.“Do you want me to come carry you or will you come willingly?” he asked, arching a brow at me as a playful smile played on his lips.A blush crept up my neck as I swallowed hard. Why was he openly flirting with me?“I said I cannot!” I repeated, pointing at the line of customers in front of me.He nodded and came towards the counter and in one single swoop, he grabbed me and lifted me off the ground like I weighed nothing. Some of the customers hooted and clapped but I wasn’t impressed.Finally, he set me down on an empty chair, the smile was still on his face. On the other hand, I couldn’t stop blushing. After setting me on the chair, he sat on the other chair and dragged me close to him.Our faces were dangerously close to each other

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Chapter 13

Valeria POVOver the following weeks, I found myself increasingly surrounded by unexpected kindnesses from Zane.Like now, Zane stood in front of me, holding a bouquet of flowers in front of the café. The bright yellow blooms contrasted sharply with the dark autumn sky behind him and I could only stare, speechless.“I thought you could use a little something to brighten your shift,” he said with his signature grin. The one that melted my heart easily these days.I blinked, not sure what to do. Why was this becoming a habit? Despite it’s been weeks since the incident in the café when he had stepped in and defended me from Merah and her friends. Since then, he has been… different. Nicer. More attentive.At first, they were small gestures – fresh flowers appearing on my locker on every Monday morning, a hot coffee already ordered and waiting for me at the beginning of my café shifts. Then they grew more bolder, more personal.He had also mastered the art of being present without seeming

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Chapter 14

Valeria POVA few days later, it was a weekend and I was home alone.My mother and Alpha Cassian were attending the wedding ceremony of an Alpha from a nearby pack and had informed me the night before. It was almost midday when I woke up to discover it was just me at home and the pack domestic staff who seemed busy.I decided to see a movie. Though Zane had promised to come over later to help me study for my upcoming calculus test.I brought out the necessary textbooks and questions, waiting for his arrival. I was almost settling into the movie when the doorbell rang. I opened the door to find Zane leaning against the frame, flashing me that familiar grin that made my heart skip a beat.“Hey,” he said, stepping inside, refusing my attempt to relieve him of the bag of groceries he had in one hand and the bottle of wine he had in the other. “Am I too late?” he asked making straight for the kitchen. “I thought we could make lunch together before we do the math. I’ve been craving your hel

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Chapter 15

Valeria POVI held my smarting cheek, staring at my mother with surprise.“Do you have any idea what you’ve done?’ my mother hissed. I have worked so hard to give us a life here, to make sure we’re safe, and you go and pull something like this?’I swallowed hard, trying to hold back the tears at the corner of my eyes. I hadn’t meant for any of this to happen. I didn’t even fully realize how close I and Zane had come to crossing a line.“I didn’t mean to,” I said, trembling.“You didn’t mean to?” she scoffed. “You’ve been nothing but trouble since we moved here. And now this? Do you want to ruin everything for us? Do you want to destroy the life we are trying to build?”I bit my lips, struggling not to cry. “I’m sorry but I wasn’t seducing him, Mom. I promise.”“That’s now how it looked, Valeria. You more than anyone should understand how hard our life was before we came here. We lived paycheck to paycheck, never knowing if we’d make rent. Not just that, raising you on my own, struggli

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Chapter 16

Valeria POVMy heart sank but I forced myself to stay calm, not to let any hurt spill over. “I guess, I don’t need to say much then.”Zane hesitated, “So… you’re planning to do what your mom said?”I nodded, refusing to meet his probing gaze. “It’s for the best. My mom has her life here, you’re all her new family. I’m just… I don’t fit here. I’ll leave after graduation.”He was silent for a moment before he finally spoke. “But what if you did fit here, Valeria? What if things were different?”My heart fluttered despite myself but I pushed it down, willing myself not to hope. “It’s too late, Zane. I’m leaving in a few months. This… whatever this is, won’t change anything.”His eyes darkened, and he moved a bit closer, his voice was a whisper now. “What if I could? You’re my mate after all… what if there’s the slightest probability that things will change?”The intensity in his gaze made my heart pound, but I forced myself to look away.“I have to keep my word to my mother, Zane. She wa

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Chapter 17

Valeria POVA few days passed, but the regret didn’t fade. I missed Zane. I missed his smile, his voice, his warm presence, his meals. I missed the feeling of someone who cared. Of closing my shifts and walking up to a bouquet of colourful flowers.Every time I close my eyes, I see Zane’s face, the hurt I’d caused him. He had always been there for me, right from before I found out we were mates, always supported me and I’d thrown it back in his face like it meant nothing.But if I wanted to make things right, I would find him and apologize. I just needed to explain, to help him understand why it’s important we stay apart. But the problem was, that Zane had stopped coming to the pack house.For days now, I’ve toyed with the idea of going to his house but the problem was, I didn’t know the exact address. All the times we’ve gone there, I was always in Zane’s car, either sleeping or chatting with him and didn’t pay close attention to the landmarks.Perhaps, if I asked any of the boys. Ma

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Chapter 18

Valeria POVI was done with waiting for anyone to change. It was time to start putting myself first.After the incident at Red Door, I kept my distance from my stepbrothers. To me, they no longer seemed like people I’d once wanted to know, much less impressed. So, I moved through the house as a ghost might, quiet and detached, not stopping to make small talk or meet anyone’s eyes.My life was triangular. From school to the café to the pack house. I made sure I left the house early enough to avoid riding to school with Lysander and found another route home after my shift to the café. I didn’t want to run into any of my stepbrothers by mistake.Alerion was the first to try to try to engage in a conversation with me.“Hey, Val,” he greeted me when we met in the hallways, the kind of tone that might have once prompted a smile from me. I merely nodded, barely glancing at him.Caius, too, tried a gentler approach. One morning he’d left a small box of my favourite tea on the kitchen counter,

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Chapter 19

Valeria POVI stared at my reflection in the car window, adjusting my dress for the hundredth time. I’d chosen something simple – a powder blue sundress that my mother had deemed ‘too casual’ for a first date with the son of Alpha Reynold and had made me change into the red dress.It was a typical evening dress with a slit running to my upper thigh, showing off my legs. I hated the dress but my mom insisted I wore it. Sighing, I thanked the pack guard who had driven me to the restaurant where I would be meeting Landon Reynold – Alpha Reynold’s son before alighting.I approached the entrance of the upscale restaurant with large windows overlooking a garden. I didn’t want to be here but if my mother and Alpha Cassian were so adamant about making this happen, I would humour them – just this once.Besides, as much as I resented the forced nature of the date, anything to get them off my back. As long as I remained in that pack house, I knew I couldn’t refuse Alpha Cassian.At the door, a h

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Chapter 20

Valeria POV“Seems like you had a great night!” It was not a question.Zane murmured coming out of the shadow to stand on the porch, blocking off its rays.As usual, his presence overwhelmed me but I stood my ground, I didn’t want to talk to him, to spoil the joy I felt deep within my soul. I didn’t think he was worth it. Without a word, I moved to step around him but before I could take another step, Zane reached out, his hand wrapping around my arm, pulling me back gently but firmly.“Are you ignoring me now, Valeria? Is that what your new date asked you to do? To ignore me?”“Let me go, now!” I said coldly.“Not until you answer my questions.” He jerked me closer to him. “What’s going on, Valeria? How could you just… go on a date with him?”I turned to him with a blank expression. “I don’t owe you any explanation, Zane Windsor. Weren’t you on the dining table when your father told me about this date? Don’t act dumb. Or better still stay out of my business. What I do and who I choos

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