VALENTINAPACK OF LOREI sat on my bed.A plate of baked macaroni pie was placed in front of me, and my already budding smile widened as I watched my mother place a fork beside it."Thank you." My eyes watered as I restrained my tears of glee, and my stomach clenched in hunger. I could feel my mouth salivating the longer I stared at my first meal in two days, but concern for my mother halted me from eating."What about you?" I asked my mother, fingers hovering over the metal fork as I stared expectantly up at her. "Where is your food?"My mother's eyes lowered to my plate briefly, and when she smiled, the tightness on the corners of her lips made my happiness damper and concern increase. "Don't worry about me. I’ll eat with your father." She held out a hand, palm facing my way when I began to protest, began to say that she could share the food with me.Her smile softened into one which was much more genuine, and she leaned down to press a chaste kiss on my temple. "Eat your food befor
VALENTINAPACK OF LOREI only saw Lucean briefly throughout the rest of the day, as he was swamped with work and only left his office that afternoon to assist me to carry in the groceries, exchange a few words and return back upstairs.Teira and Jayme kept me company until the late evening, and left soon after then. The cook called me for dinner, and I was surprised as he showed me what he called 'meatloaf.' It was, not to my surprise, delicious, along with the mashed potatoes he'd made and I expressed my gratitude when he returned to the dining room."This is for you." The round man held out a small brown paper bag to me and then placed it onto the table and gave a small smile down at me. "Some cake."I returned a smile and lifted the bag to look inside of it, spotting the large slice of colorful, rainbow colored cake."Thank you. I'll have it for dessert." I told him. He nodded and left to go to his home, whilst I stared down at my empty dinner plate, shivering at the cold that drif
VALENTINAPACK OF LOREMy mind was calm.Wind chimes hung by the window and I listened distractedly to the soft ringing from them each time wind drifted through. I frowned deeply as I identified Lucean’s bloodlust. His eyes were not looking towards me, but I knew that they were more than likely dark, as they usually would be whenever he was infuriated.The weight of his hand lifted from my head, and I was silent as he sat further up on the bed, until his back pressed against the black headboard. His body was rigid as he watched me settle further under the sheets of the bed, and his hand returned once again to rest against my hair, almost in an unconscious manner. My eyes closed shut.The chimings abruptly stopped, and my eyes flew open at the sound of fast, hurried footsteps coming our way. Lucean straightened further, waiting, and a bemused look crossed his face when he saw who opened it,"I forgot my purse."Evelyn walked across the bedroom, eyes skirting around her and a hand drift
ALPHA LUCEANPACK OF LOREMy wrath was rapidly growing with each reluctant step that was taken by Honour. More than once he paused, hesitance crossing his features, but he'd then carry on walking eventually, the staff he held assisting him with his pace."What a surprise." Honour’s voice was cold, and he sounded almost irritated as he finally stopped before myself, and I had yet to look away from the man who I’d once considered a dear friend.The sentries by my side circled both the I and the councilman when given the silent command to do so and Honours eyes followed their quick actions. Fear flashed in his eyes, and when he looked once more at me, the displeasure that had captured his expression slithered away, and became one of carefully controlled neutrality. He sighed, and his eyes skipped upwards, towards the morning sky when I spoke,"Evelyn told me what you asked of her."My fingers tightened in the first I made with Honour’s lack of reaction at my words. He'd more than likely
VALENTINAPACK OF LORE"Who pulled me out of the lake?" I asked T'mara, breaking her out of her own thoughts. She blinked several times and studied me as I attempted to sit up on the bed after moving the sheets aside."Sara." She responded, and then frowned in thought. "Well, Sara and several other sentries. They'd seen you from afar and said they'd almost immediately known something was wrong."I remembered the flash of dark eyes and the almost painful feeling of arms hauling me out of the lake. I rubbed a hand against my stomach, where I'd been gripped. Gratitude for what Sara and the sentries had done filled me, and I wondered aloud how I could find them to thank them."Perhaps after some rest you could worry about that." T'mara said, her lips lifting in a soft smile, which widened when she saw my disgruntled expression. "Some pack nurses may need to visit you later today as well."My eyebrows furrowed. "Did the pack nurses you speak of visit whilst I was unconscious?""Arie and Ev
VALENTINAPACK OF LORE“First of all, we have to make some changes on the things that you do Val…”“What you mean?” I asked, enjoying the energy that building within us both from being this close with each other."You being more observant is a must." Lucean's fingers continued to drift across my waist, and he paused from doing so only to lift them to touch my lips momentarily when I'd begun to frown in concentration as I listened to him.From the angle in which I sat, I knew it might have been difficult for him to see me properly, but he somehow knew that I had been frowning nonetheless. My head continued to rest against his chest, and his voice was a deep rumble as he continued speaking, "And you should choose who to trust carefully."I straightened when he shifted, and watched as he silently contemplated whilst searching my face. It then appeared as if he was waiting for me to speak, but I had little to say. I did not disagree with his words and I gestured with an exaggerated wave o
VALENTINAPACK OF LOREI was pushing around a piece of what Lucean called 'french toast' on a plate, half-listening to the sounds of Lucean lifting and resting down a glass of water every now and then as he drank from it. My stomach was full of the hearty breakfast he'd made us, and just as I'd almost finished it, my mind had begun to drift to what I had read in the newspaper.Suddenly, the noises from Lucean's movements stopped, and when I dragged my gaze from my plate, I saw that he had settled down his glass, and was watching me and appearing to be...waiting. I straightened in the chair, body shuddering when the back of my shoulders grazed the cold furniture."More northern packs suffer attacks." I told my mate, wiping my hands against a napkin, and then scrunching it up as Lucean nodded."I heard, the occupants having fleeing and choosing to move into the hidden Revolt Pack, yes?""They were forced to. They had no choice," I corrected quickly, and then questioned. "I always wonder
VALENTINAPACK OF LOREThe snow had stopped falling.It was the first thing I noticed after Lucean opened the front door to greet the sentries. My eyes looked up at the morning pink sky, and I shivered at the cold breeze that seemed to wrap around me. I could hear the faint sounds of birds chirping, and it seemed as if several people had shoveled around the area recently.Snow still remained on the ground, but it was nearly not as deep as it had been a few weeks ago, and many people were frequently passing by with little struggle through the snow.Hands suddenly reached forward to clasp my left hand and I jerked my attention to one of the male sentries. His own hands covered my own, and he held it gently as his head tipped downwards as he introduced himself; he was the one named Henri Williams.I heard Lucean shifting behind me as Henri spoke, but I quickly returned my focus on the sentries before me as I shook hands with the other sentries as more introductions took place.And then,