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Chapter 42
[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 towRelated chapters
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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
Beauty & the Alpha Chapter 44
[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.
Beauty & the Alpha Chapter 45
[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
Beauty & the Alpha Chapter 46
[Alexander]I knew I was dreaming when Valerie shifted but was her old wolf with its brown fur and leaner limbs. I guess it was a hard habit to let go of that burning need to protect someone. It seemed my mind refused to let go of the Valerie before she became the Alpha she was destined to be, even though my heart accepted her as a force to be reckoned with.That force was strong as I made love to her tonight, and here I was thinking that my stamina was durable. I chuckled in my sleep, just as I chuckled in the dream when Valerie cracked a joke about me losing my pants. I chased her up Mount Diablo, and when we reached the top, we made love on the ground until the sun set and the moon came out from hiding. She rested her head on my chest, and bore my markings like crowned jewels that glimmered gold beneath the moonlight. My fingers skittered across her warm skin, and in reality, I sought her warmth. It was not finding it that woke me up.I stretched my arms above my h
Beauty & the Alpha Chapter 47
[Valerie]Somehow, I’d managed to trace my steps back to Amelia and Adam’s house. It took me a while to figure out which one of the windows belonged to the master bedroom, but by a stroke of luck, a gap in the curtains allowed me to peep through and find who I was looking for.I tapped lightly on the glass, hoping that with her back turned to me, she’d still be able to hear that I was knocking on the window. The sun hadn’t even begun to wake up, and the air was rather chilly during this time of the year, and bit through my skin. The blanket tucked her all the way to her ear, and after the third attempt, I thought she’d never hear me. Throwing a stone would only wake the owners up, so I gave up and was about to turn to leave, when I saw Layla’s head move.I tapped again, breathing a sigh of relief and watching it cast a misty circle on the glass when Layla turned to see where the noise that woke her up came from. When her eyes fell o
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[Alexander]“Alexander, wait!” Amelia grabbed my arm as I stood up, but I shrugged her hand away and bolted towards the door. “Don’t do anything stupid, please!”Her words cut through me like the sharp edge of a dagger cutting through my heart. It seemed that everyone had decided that I was too incompetent to make my own decisions. I couldn’t blame them - after all, I’d made my fair share of mistakes that I wasn’t too proud of. But the fact that my own sister looked at me with worry visible on her face, as if she was suspicious of my real motives for wanting to go out there and find my mate, hurt to the core. Did they really think that I’d hurt my own mate? After claiming her the way I did last night - claiming her the right way? It felt as if the whole world was against me, but I wasn’t about to cower and hide the way everyone seemed to expect. Or do nothing.“I’m not angry at her, Am. I’m
Beauty & the Alpha Chapter 49
[Valerie]** Four Years Ago **I spent most of my eighteenth birthday visiting places that were familiar to me. I had no desire to spend the day with my parents, who, as the days went by, only helped to widen the distance that was already placed between us even before I learned that I was adopted.It was almost a year since Mateo left me, and I had to watch helplessly as he was laid to rest, while the truth about his death was covered up with the excuse that he’d stepped too close to the edge of the mountain, and accidentally slipped off and fell to his death. According to Garrett, who was now the trusted Alpha of the Shadow Hunters pack, none of us were close enough to help him, and by the time any of us got to the bottom of the mountain, he had already stopped breathing. When I protested against the lie they’d fabricated, wanting no part of it, I was threatened with my own life. As Garrett said, he could easily do to a weak Omega what he did to a true bl
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[Alexander]** One Year Ago **I vowed to stop allowing the thought of not finding my mate plague my mind, but it was becoming increasingly difficult to ignore that nagging sense of loneliness as I watched the others grow, not just as wolves, but as adults who easily found their mates within the pack. The newest couple - Dwayne and Charlotte - spent more time together than with the rest of us. It was frustrating, watching everyone get caught up in their personal relationships, while I had to bear the responsibilities of an Alpha alone.Even my father had lost hope that my mate was amongst the Mystic Moon pack, and took it upon himself to find me a suitable mate. Lisa was Malcolm Scheufele’s daughter, and he was an old friend of my dad’s. The Swiss Moon pack was our ally, although based in Switzerland, they helped our pack years ago when I was still a child. And dad thought it would only make sense if I took Lisa as a mate and united the two packs across bo
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