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
Valerie's POV"Hi." She smiled timidly, glancing at the little girl before introducing. "She's Tara, my little sister." In response, the little girl with captivating blue eyes glanced at me before shyly looking down at her feet."Oh Hi, Tara!" I crouched down before her, smiling sweetly while tucking some strands of her blonde hair behind her ear. "You have the prettiest eyes I have ever seen." I mused, causing her cheeks to turn a shade of pink. "You wanna join me to make some pancakes?" She nodded eagerly, and I held her hand, leading her to the kitchen.A few minutes later, both girls sat at the kitchen counter eating the pancakes and scrambled eggs we had prepared together. My attention shifted to the door when I heard someone call my name. Seeing Tyler, I excused myself from the girls and went to meet him by the door. "The council has concluded on their case." He began in a hushed tone, briefly glancing at the girls. "The father has temporarily lost custody of them. The authorit
Valerie's POVThe car came to a halt in front of the tall building and we stepped out, heading towards the entrance. As soon as we were inside the building, walking into the reception area, a woman dressed in formal wear approached us with a smile. "Hi, I'm Miss Jessica, Alpha Enzo has been expecting you." She bowed in courtesy, before leading us to the company's garage.Alpha Enzo stood in the garage with two men, dressed in black suits behind him. There were rows of expensive-looking cars on each side, obviously belonging to workers here."Valerie." I smiled when he called in acknowledgement, stretching out his hand for a formal handshake which I accepted.He glanced at Wesley, giving him a quick nod before speaking. "As to why I called you here. Well, you've been very helpful to the pack for over six months now and your good work has greatly contributed to the daily increased sales of our companies. So. I'd like to present this to you as compensation." I could only stare in confusi