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Valerie The next day, I woke in Xavier’s arms. He was warm as a hearth, his broad arms wrapping me like a blanket. I had only realized I was still naked when he began to stir and detach from me, and the cold invaded the heat where he had been. Flushing, I quickly covered with the sheets before he woke. It started with the flutter of his dark lashes. Then his eyes cracked open, taking in the golden dawn. He groaned as he sat up, raking a large hand through his hair. Then he looked at me and his reality seemed to sink in. At first, I thought he would regret what had happened. He seemed confused and groggy. But once he remembered all that had happened, a fond smile found him and he leaned in and pressed his lips to my cheek. The warmth that bloomed in my chest was like a sunrise. It cast everything in sparkling, beautiful gold. “You look lovely in the mornings,” he said into my ear. Then he found my lips and kissed me softly. I melted into him, allowing every little touch to linge
Ravished By The Alphas (Reverse-Harem Paranormal Romance) Chapter 83
Valerie The dinner did not last long. Alyssa did not have more than a few bites of food as she spoke politely to the merchants and Caeser himself. She sounded natural—elated, even, to be in their presence. She was good at holding back her fears and feigning a proper, social princess. But I was not so good at charades. The entirety of dinner, I stood behind her chair, waiting for my breathing to slow. Gripping the wood of the chair so my hands did not tremble. The moment we returned to Alyssa’s room, she shut the door at her back and looked at me. “Valerie, what was that? What happened?” I felt my throat closing up. My chest tightened around my ribs. “W-what? What do you mean?” “What do you mean what do I mean?” Alyssa balked. “You were so pale and I could feel you shaking behind me. What’s going on with you?” I hesitated. I wanted to tell Alyssa, but—was that the right thing to do? We were hardly friends, and my secrets were not precious things to her. If Caeser really was the m
Ravished By The Alphas (Reverse-Harem Paranormal Romance) Chapter 84
Valerie I waited until the next day, then I went seeking Xavier. It was much easier to look around for him now that my status as a maid was well known. I was the Princess’s handmaid—and as the others had made it sound, the title was one of prestige among the servants. Since the day she had selected me from the line of girls, I was allowed to pace the halls alone without question from the guards. And my fears of being attacked at any given moment lessened. It seemed they knew that if the princess’s chosen maid was harmed in any way, they would be punished harshly for their crimes. Not that I cared anymore. My old fears were so far away from me. Now I was only afraid of one thing. Xavier. I braved myself as I stood outside his door, trying to stitch up the stinging hole in my heart. Trying to map out the words I would say to him in my head. Every time I managed to form something coherent, it slipped right from my mind. I couldn’t focus. I couldn’t grasp onto the words and weave
Ravished By The Alphas (Reverse-Harem Paranormal Romance) Chapter 85
Xavier Valerie was right. I had chosen her from the beginning, not only because of her birthmark, but because she was from Westshield. I knew of my father’s sins in Westshield. How he destroyed everything the night of the raid. I remembered that night clearly, because it was the night mother died. But I did not know that her family was caught in the crossfire. That it was Caeser’s plight on Westshield that had turned her into a slave. That had put her in that damned shop. That had stolen away her innocence. I knew only that she was a Westshield survivor. I knew how rare survivors were. And when I saw Valerie in the shop, I just…couldn’t leave her behind. She represented everything that was wrong with this world, and all my father had done. And freeing her from that place felt like…redemption. It was not as though I left my father’s sins overlooked. When the time came that I took my throne as Alpha, I used my power to look into what happened the night of the raid. To understand wh
Ravished By The Alphas (Reverse-Harem Paranormal Romance) Chapter 86
ValerieI ran from Xavier’s study as fast as my legs would take me. I couldn’t stand it. I couldn’t look into his eyes anymore and see the sorrow in him. The sorrow in my own reflection.I could not do it.I returned to Alyssa’s room, my mind a blur, my lungs heavy from the long run through the winding palace halls. Chills crawled over my flesh like goosebumps, and I could not settle the sick feeling in my stomach.I threw open her door, tears stuck to my lashes and blurring my vision. Alyssa was on her bed, delicately brushing through her golden locks with a wooden comb. She paused and looked up when she saw me. “It’s him,” I blurted, before she could even ask. “I’m certain it’s him. It’s Caeser who killed my parents.”Alyssa set down her brush and stood, a stony, serious look on her face. “What are you going to do?”I didn’t have an answer. What would I do? Perhaps Caeser was not an Alpha anymore, but he was still a man of high caliber. A man of royalty and reputation. I couldn’t po
Ravished By The Alphas (Reverse-Harem Paranormal Romance) Chapter 87
Alyssa Mistress Amelia led me to the back of the mansion, where a lovely table had been set out in the center of a vibrant garden. I was not the only guest, it appeared; several other young ladies dressed in lush gowns and laughed easily with one another, the gentle clatter of teacups in the air. “Girls,” said Mistress Amelia, waving a hand to me. “Princess Alyssa has arrived. Princess, this is Claudia, Janice, Tulip and Milly.” The girls waved giddily at me. They all looked so cheerful, so easy to get along with. They waved me to their table and nearly dragged me into a seat, desperate to learn about me. To know what it was to be a princess. I did not have much experience with girls my age. My father never cared to allow the exploration of friendship among the nobles. I was only allowed to socialize with the children of his business partners, who were usually far older than me and far less interested in the things I enjoyed. But I found it easy to talk to these girl, and I fell
Ravished By The Alphas (Reverse-Harem Paranormal Romance) Chapter 88
Valerie I woke in a damp, dark place, a cold wall at my back. For a moment, I wondered if I was still back in the Cell. If the last several years of my life had simply been a dream, and I had never left the confines of this cramped prison. But even The Cell was in better condition than whatever this hellish dungeon was. I sat in a puddle of wet, something damp dripping from the ceiling above and landing on the nape of my neck. It was too dark to make out the details of my confinement, but I immediately found several others, sitting in the darkness. Someone to either side of me, and a handful across the room, rested against the walls. Humans. Tied up, just like me. I turned to my right, where a boy sat, slouched forward in a miserable position. His eyes were closed, but there was no way he was asleep. It would have been impossible to get any rest with the way he was sitting. “Excuse me,” I whispered, nudging him with my shoulder. “Sir? Where are we?” He did not answer. He did not
Ravished By The Alphas (Reverse-Harem Paranormal Romance) Chapter 89
XavierI should have been working. I had papers to sign, orders to make. But I could not take my mind off of Valerie. Off of the tears in her eyes. The pain on her face.The way she wouldn’t look at me. Couldn’t look at me.Certainly, a resentment was growing in her heart. A hatred for me. For the blood of my father, pumping through my veins. I could not blame her.I had kept it from her. The real reason why I’d chosen her in that dingy shop.But truly, I did not know if my father was the one responsible for their deaths. And I did not know how I found manage to unearth the reality of what happened without any official documents on the matter. Valerie was right; I had tried once before and failed. Why did I think I could change things now?I had been so deeply lost in my thoughts, I was jolted when my study door swung open.Alyssa appeared first, Ralph and Amelia at her heels.I rose, surprised by the intrusion. More surprised even, by the sight of Amelia. “Amelia, what are you doing
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