Valerian's POV My alarm beeped twice causing me to pry my eyes open, as I rolled over to my bedside table to stop it. Instead of getting up immediately as I'm supposed to, I took a moment to lay down in bed and relax, mentally and physically gearing myself up for today. Nowadays, I cherish the moments I have as a Valerian- which are so few and far between, before putting on the responsibility of the Alpha King in front of my people to serve them. Honestly, it is a tasking job. My father made it seem easier than it was, probably due to his added years of experience but it wasn't, half the time I'm barking orders at people for them to obey while the other half I'm wondering if those decisions I made are the right ones. It's one thing to rule, govern or handle a section of people or a particular position in the city but for you to be responsible for thousands of lives, knowing full well any careless decision you made would have a ripple effect on them, it was a big deal. But it was wh
Valerian's POV"What is it?" I asked, my voice low and my expression neutral, not wanting to give anyone a clue that something was going on."Nothing." His voice was curt, his eyes darting about."It's not nothing, you've wound tighter than a cable bind. Is something wrong?" I object."I told you this wasn't the right time to hold this feast or celebration." This again. Let's just say Jared wasn't my number one supporter when I decided to throw this little shindig, he kept insisting that it was too soon, and we needed to use all our energy to watch out for our two creeping enemies or any other enemies we might have gathered along the way. But I reminded him that it wasn't supposed to be prolonged too much, no matter how peculiar our situation is.Partly why I was doing this was because there has been so much unrest and chaos in the city, everyone is tensed up and this is an avenue for you to come, relax, and forget that temporarily."I know, but it had to be done," I said firmly, my
Valerian's POV Elena had disappeared after the whole thing had gone to shit, minutes after Jared started ushering people out. Immediately, I wanted to go and see if she was doing okay- not that I expected her to be but one could hope. My attention however was called to another matter which I had to resolve immediately. Some of our guests had gotten upset and I had to quickly soothe them and offer a solution while Jared discreetly sent people away, directing them somewhere else and making promises of getting something done. I couldn't hear him clearly because he was far from me. Slowly, people started trickling out one after the other leaving the place empty as they muttered about the turn of events and the blood, their eyes glancing at the food which lay wasted and the blood-drenched chairs and decorations. It looked like a horror movie came to life here. When the hall was almost empty, I passed Jared intent on making my way up, where I suspected Elena might have fled to. "And w
Valerian's POV I sighed and turned to leave but stopped when she suddenly spoke out. "I..?" "Yes?" I inquired curiously, anxious to hear what she wanted to say. "I just remembered I saw a lady with a white dress dripping red walk into the room in the left wing. I just remembered because she said she didn't want to be disturbed by anyone." "Which room?" "The third." I thanked her and made my way to the part of the building she described. As I was walking, I was thinking about Elena and the back and forth that we have been having ever since I brought her here. To be honest, I was a little bit tired myself. It was becoming an almost every time occurrence that something would happen to drive us apart just when we started becoming close... and it would be so easy to just give up like that, but something kept me going. My father used to regale me with his stories of my mom, back then when he was still accessible. He would tell me about the trials they had to face before they could b
Elena's POVInwardly, I gasped when Valerian opened himself up to me. Showed me his gifts and abilities, the sheer skill it took to seamlessly form a pathway between two minds and not only communicate but share feelings and emotions.When I was able to grasp the depth of the emotion he felt for me, tears pricked the back of my eyes and my throat felt scratchy."Valerian….." I gasped out, overcome with emotion and his beautiful eyes opened to look at me, all his love shining through. I didn't know how or what to feel, especially when he has opened himself up to me like this, made himself vulnerable and I'm still keeping secrets from him.Secrets I know would hurt him when he eventually finds out. Which is why I must leave now, no matter how painful it would be to us both.I knew that Zayn and Ethan would stop at nothing to get me back, that little stunt they pulled earlier just confirmed it. If I was being truthful to myself, I think all that they've been doing so far had made me real
Valerian's POVI HAD a sinking feeling in my chest that I shouldn't have left Elena all by herself, especially at that critical moment when she felt what she was about to do was the right thing.I probably shouldn't have blurted out that I wanted her to marry me but I felt like I was going to lose her, and at that moment I was blindingly grasping for anything to make her stay.But Jared said it was important, which turns out that it was a minor security issue he thought was related to her mates but it wasn't.However, I still stayed a while and waited despite my whole body protesting to run back to Elena and finish what we started if she might still be thinking of leaving but I sensed my men needed me more here. Especially right now, with how topsy-turvy everything has been since the incident at the party.It came at the wrong time. When we were just getting our footing back after...after what happened to my father, and now this.Jared and I were still running points on how the blood
Valerian's POV "How serious is it? Is it harmful? Is it something that could affect her health? Will she-" The questions spewed from my lips as my panic ratcheted up a notch the longer I spoke. Doc held up his hand to stop the rapid flow of questions, a sympathetic look on his face. "There's no need to work yourself up just yet." He says before placing a hand on my shoulder. "I'll need to go through the results though before I could give you a conclusive answer." "How long will that take?" I inquired. He thoughtfully looked to the side, his gaze drawn in with a faraway look. "Give me a couple of hours, I should be done." I clasped his forearm in a handshake, and drew him in in a kind of bro hug, letting our shoulders touch briefly before I let go. "Thank you." I watched him walk down the hallway, and move forward to watch Elena through the small see-through glass on the door. I wanted to be close to her but I didn't want to stay by her side feeling helpless as I waited for her
Elena's POVNOTHING quite compares to a near-death experience. Nobody explains to you how you're feeling after the ordeal is perfectly normal or tells you how to go about the after-process.I had an out-of-body experience that, trust me, I never want to have again. How bizarre was it that I could hear and see everything that was happening around but I just couldn't find a way to respond. It was like I was trapped in my body. With no way out. Then when I felt myself slowly lose grasp on reality and hold on to this world, it was deeply upsetting and frightening. Even though I'd prayed several times for the bliss of death, nothing ever prepares me for that journey.It was all shades of weird and scary. I guess this was a sign that I should take things happening in my body more seriously.After I had 'woken' up, and had all the proper checks done to me to make sure I was okay, apart from the slight worry that I couldn't feel my wolf which they said was normal for now everything was perf