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47. SILVER LAKE
VALERIA"Tell me if you can comply with that condition, or I will leave my position right now, King Aldric. I am not your prisoner," I confronted him for the first time, raising my chin, ready to resist his whims and selfishness.However, Aldric just stared at me in silence.I could feel his entire body tense, as if he were struggling with an internal enemy, resisting with all his strength.In his gray eyes, the beast inside him flickered, tinged with red, like his lycan form."Fine," he finally relented, stepping back, clenching his teeth so tightly I thought his jaw muscles might snap. "I accept. For now."He responded, and we were left facing each other in a battle of wills.If someone had told me a month ago that I would do something like this, I would have called them crazy."You need these clothes. You have nothing else to wear. The women in that pack are extremely snobbish, and I don't want anyone looking down on you. Just think of them as extra uniforms if it makes you feel be
48. NOTHING IS WHAT IT SEEMS
VALERIAI ran without thinking twice toward the small park.I didn’t know anyone here, but I simply couldn't stand by while watching a child's life in danger right before my eyes."Valeria!" Aldric's voice thundered behind me as he realized I had moved away from his side.I reached the spot where the pup lay on the ground, blood flowing from the deep wound on the back of his head, matting his brown hair into a sticky mess."Hold on, little one. Stay with me," I whispered, pulling the handkerchief from my pocket and pressing it firmly against the wound to stop the bleeding.I held him against my chest, trying to turn him slightly. My hands trembled, terrified he might already be dead.He was pale, with round cheeks, and barely breathing."Edward!" I heard the voice of that murderous man nearby and lifted my gaze, seeing him rush toward the child's body with a look of concern."Don't come near him! I saw exactly what you did!" I shouted, clutching the boy protectively against my body.H
49. THE KING'S CUNNING
VALERIA"Elena, shut your mouth already and go with the servant to take Edward to his room so he can rest! Michael, go fetch the doctor immediately, and we will talk later, you and I!" the Alpha began barking out orders.I stayed silent behind Aldric, frowning, with nothing else I could do.I watched as they carried the pup away, his cheeks showing more color and the bleeding stopped, which eased my worry.It seemed I was the only one who had witnessed that man's cruelty toward his brother, and I was in no position to interfere in their family matters.I truly hoped I had misinterpreted the situation."Your Majesty, what a shameful welcome. I apologize to both you and your maid. My youngest son was born with a rare weakness in his legs, very unusual for our kind, and he cannot walk properly. Even so, he’s quite mischievous and always manages to get into trouble. He will recover soon, don’t worry, miss,"The Alpha continued to apologize, bowing in front of the King.If it weren’t for H
50. EVERYTHING WAS FAKE
VALERIAThe bedroom was actually lovely, with a bed, a closet, a small vanity, and a large window overlooking a beautiful lake."This is your room, and over there is the shared bathroom with the bathtub I promised," he pointed toward another small door in the back."Wait a moment—so to leave here, I have to pass through His Majesty’s room? This has no exit to the hallway. And… a shared bathroom? The King doesn’t have his own bathroom? He has to go through my entire room to use it?" I pointed out the obvious.Who designed these uncomfortable chambers?"I'm sorry. There are no other rooms available," he replied, his face harder than the stone floor."Your Majesty!" I turned indignantly toward Aldric, who watched me from the doorway between the rooms with a look of pure satisfaction."You chose to stay here, Valeria, so now we can’t offend Alpha Garret. This is the room available—stop making a fuss," he answered, and I could see just how pleased he was by the smug look on his face.A fus
01. MY LIFE IN A LIE
VALERIA"Are... are you sure, Esther?" I ask with a broken voice.My heart races, filled with happiness."Very sure, Luna. You're pregnant.""Why haven't I been able to smell it, or his father?" I ask, worried."It's very recent, perhaps that's why. Give it a few more days and you should be able to sense the pheromones."She replies, and I nod, my eyes blurred with tears.I am the Luna of the "Autumn Forest" pack.Three years ago, I married the man I love madly, despite not being destined mates, my Alpha Dorian.I've given everything to be the perfect Luna, the pillar he can lean on. However, a shadow looms over my marriage—the topic of an heir.I've never been able to get pregnant, and I admit I don't share the bed with Dorian as often. But I know his duties as Alpha keep him extremely busy and stressed."Please, don't tell anyone in the pack. I want to surprise my husband.""Don't worry, Luna, I won't say anything. Congratulations!" She smiles at me, and I return the smile, overflow
02. THE WORST BETRAYAL
VALERIAHe bites my thigh viciously and drags me beneath his body, controlling me mercilessly.I try to resist, to call for help, my hands clutching my stomach, trying to protect my pup, but his claws, like deadly weapons, pierce my skin, tearing apart my small, vulnerable body.I have to raise my arms instinctively when his sharp claws aim for my face, and I scream in agony as a deep wound slices across my cheek from my forehead.Leaving my belly exposed, he struck our child."Nooo, not the pup, please, Dorian, not my son!"Tears poured endlessly from my eyes as I begged him, but his canines tore through my flesh, and his claws dug into the depths of my insides with chilling cruelty, seeking to rip out the life growing inside me.I don’t know how long this agony lasted—I sobbed, pleading as long as I could speak.The pain in my entire body was unbearable, but worse was the pain in my soul, bleeding and shattered.I was discarded on the ground like trash, on the edge of a precipice, m
03. THE OWNER OF THE CASTLE
VALERIAI hear piercing screams, the sound of shattering glass, a savage roar, an Alpha's growls, struggling, and fighting.Something hot splashes against my face and arms.My claws shred, and my canines tear.I can't stop. I can't. Rage consumes me from the inside, demanding release.I don't know what I'm doing. I'm not conscious of myself.All I know is that when I regain control of my body, the first thing I see is my blood-soaked hands.I'm kneeling on the floor, everything around me drenched in red, wreckage, and pieces of what once was a powerful Alpha—Dorian.What have I done? What in the name of the Goddess have I done?!I stare at his severed head, lying just a meter away from me.Those honey-colored eyes still stare back at me in frozen terror, and I feel bile rising in my throat.I vomit to the side, unable to hold it back, disgusted by this scene of death and violence.Did I do all this? There's no one else here.I scan the area, not knowing where Sophia went. The only th
04. TAKING OUT THEIR LOVERS
VALERIA His entire demeanor screamed, I'm the damn master of everything here, the absolute ruler.I immediately lowered my head, trembling.It didn’t matter that I lacked an inner she-wolf— the power radiating from that man felt like it could suffocate you, crush your soul, and he wasn't even standing that close to me.He was a Lycan, the superior species of werewolves, the ultimate evolution, and I was almost certain this was the most powerful of them all—Aldric Thorne, the Lycan King."Sasha, take out the trash and make sure my next personal maid isn’t a scheming whore, or she'll lose more than her head," his deep, cold, and intimidating voice echoed, followed by the sound of footsteps retreating."This is a disaster. That's the fifth one in two months. I don’t know what goes through these girls' heads. I warned them," the housekeeper muttered as she approached, pulling a small vial from the dead woman’s hand."Another one who tried to drug the King with an aphrodisiac. Idiot. I'll