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Chapter 37
[Valerie]
The rage I was feeling only grew stronger inside me, and I was afraid of myself. I scrambled across the cold hard floor, grabbed Layla by the arm and shook her, neglecting to feel remorse for her pain in my pursuit to stop whatever was happening to me.“Hm?” Layla mumbled under her strained breath, and turned to me, shading her eyes from the dying light. “Val? Are you okay?”“Something’s wrong Layla. I think I’m having a panic attack.” I frowned at my own assumption, because I knew what a panic attack felt like, and this was not it.My fingers didn’t tingle, and the bile never visited my throat. Neither was my head spinning enough to leave me disoriented. The only thing I could think of was that the baby inside me - the baby that grew fast enough to give a positive test in the doctor’s office and alert Layla’s senses - could sense that its father was in danger.Layla sat up - strugglRelated chapter
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[Alexander]The voice I heard was stern, unlike anything I had ever heard before. But I knew that it was coming from inside me and couldn’t be heard by the others. There was anger laced in that voice, a throbbing bitterness, but at the same time, it eased my heart knowing that all wasn’t lost after all. Elena became alert, tilting her ears in the direction of the werewolf standing on the top of the mountain where we could see it clearly, its fur gently swaying in the wind while its magnificent sheen seemed to outshine the moon itself.I called out to the others, “Now!” when the witchwolves turned their attention to the wolf on the mountain, and we all sprang into action, fighting them off us, kicking them and getting back to our feet so we weren’t as overpowered as we were before the werewolf howled our attention to it. Their moment of weakness was our turn to gain the upperhand, and from my periphery I saw that the wolf was climbing down the
Beauty & the Alpha Chapter 39
[Valerie]The immense power I felt was almost as if it came from an outward entity, stronger than I could ever imagine anything could be. Except, the entity was balled up inside me, like a titan’s fist ready to throw punches, and I was puppeteering my own strings.I never thought myself a killer. I always fantasized about the strength I felt right now, being able to heedlessly shed blood with no remorse for the next life, only feeding into the strength that was already there. I tasted that careless from the bitterness between my lips, as I severed Marcella’s neck, forgetting her name in that moment and only thinking about her crimes against me. It was a selfish act of revenge, yet it worked out as a selfless one the moment I laid eyes on my mate, laying on the ground and breathing from the wounds inflicted by the one whose blood reeked and tasted of her sins.I always controlled the rage, the anger, and pushed it far enough so that it wouldn’t consum
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[Alexander]I followed Valerie as if it was the most natural thing to do. I knew who she truly was, and as her raven hair dazzled under the moonlight, I knew that the witch leader hadn’t lied to me.I wondered if Valerie herself knew what she was. It was as if leadership came to her so naturally, it didn’t strike her as odd. Perhaps she didn’t have much time to think it over, when she was busy saving my life and worrying about the pack I was ready to forsake.I cast the pain in my neck aside, praying I wouldn’t bleed out before we could eliminate our enemies. I took a deep breath to steady the throbbing pain and push its effect on me aside just long enough to see this through.“You will pay for this!” Elena spat venomously. Her weakness as a human witch was almost amusing, as she clutched her chest from where Valerie bit a chunk of her flesh. I was sure she fancied herself stronger than us, but with the scalp of our ancestor’s powers drained from her, she was as pathetic as her basele
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[Valerie]In some ways, I felt pity for the witch leader, who was convinced she would win tonight. But the Moon Goddess had other plans, and shined her brilliant light upon our imminent victory. I had faith in my Lord to bring us to triumph over these godforsaken witches who I was growing tired of.Elena was strong-willed, and didn’t seem to accept that Death was coming for her. Even as she laid on the ground, her expression was that of perseverance, and it seemed she wouldn’t quit until she got what she wanted.“Give it up, witch!” Alexander roared beside me.Elena sat up, dragging herself to the nearest tree where she propped herself on one arm. “My witches won’t listen to you.” she scoffed, then shouted at the top of her lungs to her witchwolves, “Kill them all! Avenge Marcella and don’t spare them! We do not need their heads!”I turned wide eyes on my mate. If they no longer found use for their scalps, it meant that they would kill them in an instant, instead of only injuring them
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[Alexander]As an Alpha myself, it struck me how odd it was that Valerie was able to heal me likethis. The only ones I knew with the gift of healing were my mother and sister, and neither of them had a wolf to go with it, let alone an Alpha wolf. Either way, I felt stronger now, and I had Valerie to thank for it. So strong, that my aching desire refused to settle down, and it was only when she left the bathroom that I was able to press down on it and inwardly scold myself for muddling up my priorities. I had to remember that my pack needed me, and even if they weren’t aware that it was my deal with the witch that led them into trouble, I had to somehow make up for it.I pulled myself out of the bathtub, staring at the water which was now too clear to hold any evidence that I was bleeding out at a rapid rate just minutes before that. With no trace on my skin either, I wondered just how powerful the witches’ potions were to completely erase any inkling of pain. I found a tow
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[Valerie]I searched the witches’ home high and low for the book of spells Layla told me about, even getting Alexander to help me look for it. I barely knew what I was looking for, except that it was a powerful book with Latin between the pages. Nothing we found came close to what Layla described, and I realized that Elena must have come back here to retrieve it.“She must have taken it with her.”“Why is it so important?”“It’s apparently very powerful. It’s how they learned of the wolf’s powers.”“We’ll find her, Val. I think we’ve done enough for now.”Alexander was right. My bones ached from exhaustion, and all I needed was a place to rest my head. He suggested going back to his home, but I was slightly sceptical. After all, it was because of me that his pack had to face the witchwolvesBut I didn’t know where I truly belonged. It seemed that even now, I w
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[Alexander]I knew that Valerie being here was a bad idea. And I had to be blamed for everything I told my father prior to their meeting. I could see now that he looked at her suspiciously, already knowing what my reason had been to lead my members to their deaths. I had hoped that he would understand, but his firm belief was set in stone - the safety of the pack was far more important than just one life.I spent the night in my father’s study, listening to how wrong it was of me to put our lives in danger, especially at the hands of our sworn enemies. I was walking a thin line, and another mistake of this magnitude would cost me my place in his company.What my father didn’t know, but my mother understood, was that I was a man in love for the first time in my life, and I couldn’t think past that love. I had hoped my mother would be here tonight, but she was too busy trying to heal those whose injuries were far worse than Charlotte, Dwanye or Emilio.
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[Valerie]Alexander pushed me against the wall, dropped his lips from mine, and bestowed kisses all over my neck and jawline. The scent of his swarmed my senses, and all I could think about was ripping his clothes off so I could feel his skin on mine.He lifted my legs and wrapped them around his waist, his muscles flexing so much from the effort, that his t-shirt ripped at the sleeves. Feeling as if it was my own might that did that, I ripped the rest of his t-shirt off, exposing his voluptuous abs that sculpted his torso. As a werewolf, it was impossible to get drunk, but I do imagine that what I felt right now was how an inebriated person felt when they reached the bottom of a bottle or two. And I was thriving in that feeling, sinking my teeth into any available honey-golden skin, tasting his sweetness and craving more, craving all of him.He was grinding his hips in slow, circular movements, as if tormenting me slowly with what I desired the most. I was growing im
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