Valerie's POVI led Alpha Kane out of the woods and back to the packhouse. Once we settled in the living room, I offered to make him coffee and made my way into the kitchen. Maybe it was only to escape the tension and give myself a little space to breathe. I was a nervous wreck since this was my first time meeting alone with these business' partners. It was usually with Alpha Enzo where I would just sit quietly most times watching them talk.As I started making coffee, I took deep breaths to calm myself down while I quietly began rehearsing phrases I thought would be professional enough in case he started a conversation with me."Hey." I must've been so lost in my thoughts that I didn't notice him entering the kitchen. He sat on a stool near the counter, in a position where he would be able to watch me clearly, which felt rather uncomfortable.Unlike the other alphas whom I had encountered in the past few months, he was the weirdest of all. He appeared to be over friendly and talked a
Valerie's POV*The Next Day*After finalizing the contract and signing all necessary documents between both packs, Kane left immediately, heading back to his pack. It was quite strange though, as most alphas tend to spend about a week before leaving. It wasn't my concern though, as long as his main purpose of coming in the first place was done perfectly, I shouldn't be worried about him staying or not.I sat opposite Alpha Enzo in his home office, watching as he leaned back against his chair, exhaling a sigh of relief. Tyler was also sitting beside him. He was present during the entire contract deal with Kane. "Alpha Enzo," I called in a soft voice, entwining my fingers together as I prepared to ask him the question I had been meaning to ask. "All the pending deal with all the Alpha's has been successfully concluded, which means I've done my part in regard to your promise of treating Wesley right and elevating him into a better position in the pack." I said as I rubbed my palm togeth
Valerie's POVSlowly, I feel myself emerging from unconsciousness, my eyelids fluttering open, revealing the ceiling above me.As my senses sharpened, I gradually became aware of my environment and the antiseptic smell that radiated the room. Attempting to sit up, my head throbbed and a dull ache pulsated through my temples, making me reach up with my hands to gently massage my temple."Hey, you're awake." I turned to my side to see Wesley to see Wesley sitting in a chair by the bedside with worry lines on his forehead, although he looked like he just woken up from a nap."Lay back or you'll hurt yourself." He reached out and gently held my shoulders, slowly easing me back onto the bed."What happened?" I managed to croak out, as my voice feels raspy and weak. My head felt foggy and my memory remained hazy, making it difficult for me to try to remember what had happened previously.Wesley quickly turned around, picking up a glass of water on the table beside him and handing in over to
I expected him to pull away after a few seconds, probably with fear that I might kill him, but it never happened. Instead, Wesley placed his other palm on my neck, rubbing it softly and he whispered words I guessed were supposed to be soothing, but I heard none as they were all carried away by the wind. I didn't care yet. All I wanted right was to satisfy my thirst, so I drank greedily, moaning as his intoxicating scent filled my nostrils. A few seconds later I pulled away, deciding that was enough and if I had gone any longer, I might've killed him."You okay?" Wesley asked with a smile as I licked off the rest of the blood from my lips. I nodded, moving closer to wrap my arms around his neck, resting my head against his chest. "I got good news for you, though." I said, looking up at him with a smile."What is it?""Your father finally agreed to let you be involved in the pack businesses. I think he has already considered you to take over the alpha's position after him." I expected
Valerie's POVWe left the crime scene about thirty minutes later and headed back to the packhouse. The BlackMoon Alpha, Ace managed to regain his composure and took the body back to his pack, after promising to help in whatever way he can to catch the killer.Alpha Enzo also made sure to tighten securities in all areas of the pack, especially deserted areas. Once back at the packhouse, Wesley and I headed straight to the kitchen, where I planned we could take coffee and think of what we could do to prevent another murder. Wesley grabbed a wine from the top drawer with two cups, placing them on the table at the center of the kitchen. "Not coffee now. This would do." He raised the bottle up to my face and expertly uncorked it, the rich crimson liquid filling both cups immediately.Wesley dropped one cup before me and I took a sip of the wine, savoring its rich flavor, before setting the cup down and looking intently at him. "I feel like we're missing something. How does he manage to g
Valerie's POV"Are there any packs with harboring grudges against us?" I asked, pacing around as I searched through my thoughts for any possible culprit."No one. The only enemy we had was wiped out over 3 years ago. The Night Exiles." Tyler responded and clenched my fists tight, trying to suppress the surge of emotions rising in me as he spoke with confidence. "Then the mastermind behind this could be someone from our pack, a traitor or a psychopath who derives pleasure from killing people. Cause what the heck with the eyeballs all the time?" I pointed out, feeling a mix of anger and frustration coursing through my veins."Besides, how else could he get the contacts of his victim to be able to lure them to meet him?" Wesley added."We need to question the girl?? She can tell us something, whatever it is." I hurried out of the woods, heading to the wooden house where I was sure the guards were keeping the girl. Tyler and Wesley followed closely behind, and before long, we arrived at
Wesley's POVWe walked deeper into the woods, the rustling of twigs beneath our feet accompanying each step, as we headed towards the scene where the rogue had killed himself.Arriving at the scene, I watched the guards move around, cleaning every evidence of the scene. Since it was close to the park, it was best not to leave any trace of it, to prevent the pack members from seeing it and begin living in fear.I sat on a weathered log, trying to shift all my focus on the scene and ignore every nagging thoughts swirling in my mind. I wanted to believe so hard that Tyler was genuinely changed and ready to behave like he should've normally been, not directing unprovoked hate towards me, but with the situation on ground and that we couldn't trust anyone yet, I just had to let go of that thought. Mostly because Eve was my prime suspect and no matter what she does, I was pretty sure Tyler wouldn't go as far as exposing her. He would rather hate me, than expose her, so it seemed our relation
Valerie's POVThe next morning, we made our way back to the packhouse , giving full reports of yesterday's incidents to Alpha Enzo. Tabitha was not forgotten as well, Enzo had ordered an arrest of her father and their case would be handled by the Pack's authorities from now on—even starting from today. We had breakfast and due to how famished we were, we were done in no time. And I offered to do the dishes in the kitchen. As I stood by the sink, washing the dishes I felt a presence enter the kitchen standing by the door.Glancing briefly, I could say I was a little surprised to see Eve by the door, staring at me with an unexplainable gaze—something like another plan of hers failed and no one seemed to be on her side."You know, staring at people that way, seems really creepy." I turned off the faucet, wiping my hands on a kitchen towel before turning to face her. Meeting her fiery gaze head-on, I couldn't help but smirk. "What's your problem?""What have you been doing with Tyler?" S