When Papa told us that, I could have sworn his cognac eyes were blazing in hatred. That abomination, he felt, was something that couldn't be satiated any matter if he kept telling us his history."Papa endured slavery for more than five years. That Alpha made him experience hell and told him he was just his plaything. He experienced being sliced on his back and whipped all over his body. He even experienced being stabbed in his eye and cutting his tongue. He was thankful by that time that they were not coating the dagger with wolfsbane so he could heal in no time. What worse was... That man raped papa."Sighing, I kept drumming my fingers on my thighs while watching them for the information I was bestowing. I could see that every word I would utter had rendered them speechless."Six years of staying there, Papa met my mother. However, she met her miserable fate as soon as I was born."To be honest, the information about how they met was still mysterious to me. What I knew was they had
"Y-Your fated mate?" I parroted, looking at this woman named Valerie in disbelief. What was she saying? Was she insane already? She nodded. "Yes. You are my fated mate." She had this cheeky grin as if she found me amusing.I stared at her, seeing how her eyes glinted in glee. For some reason, she had this familiar expression I consistently saw from Valerian. I couldn't be mistaken about it since I had seen that a lot since we met in the Calaren and I was even with him in my previous life. We even lived together in his pack to deepen our mate bond.I smiled wryly at her and gently removed her hand from yanking my arm. "It is unfortunate that I am not feeling the same way." I couldn't even smell her scent. I was too uncertain if I couldn't smell her scent as a stranger or, perhaps, because of the incantation ring I was wearing. If she was proclaiming that she was my mate, I should have known immediately. But my wolf did not even react anything to her presence. Also, she was a woman.
I gasped upon hearing that endearment. I heard it from more than five miles away but I was quick to hear that word. I couldn't be mistaken. I heard it right. I was called honeydew. I was horrified when I looked in the direction where I had left Valerie. My heart was racing since I had this hunch that it might be Valerian."Shit..." I was suddenly terrified at what was happening when it shouldn't be.Did he happen to see my disguise? Or was Valerian there the whole time?Or..."Is he Valerie?" I clutched my left chest from the conclusion I had reached.Did he also change his identity into a woman? Did I guess it correctly? And the way Valerie kept approaching and how she acted was the same Valerian I knew... was Valerian the whole time?Did this mean he was wearing incantation jewelry that could conceal his scent and change his identity, just like I was doing?"Oh, my Moon Goddess..." I had shivers down my spine, stepping back. How did he know? I was careful at that time.He couldn't
His face was so close to mine. I was anticipating his kiss since my legs were over his shoulders. I wanted to experience being ravished by him. I wanted to experience being taken by him. Rough. Hard. Fast. "I remember that we are still not done with our conversation," Valerian said before he decided to stand up after carefully bringing down my legs. When he said that, my ears felt like cymbals had hit them. That made my blood boil when I glared at him while he was smiling from ear to ear. "What?" I asked, growling, offended. He looked amused when he took a chair and faced the back of it in my direction before he straddled it. "Oh? Looks like someone is furious today." He wriggled his eyebrows. I clenched my hand, really expecting that he would kiss me. "Get out!" I scoffed and immediately wanted to get buried for assuming that he wanted me as well. "No, no. We are going to talk." "There is nothing for us to talk about. I am leaving this place." I took my luggage and opened
"Oh? I am frightened by such an empty promise," I said sardonically. But I knew that was a wrong move since challenging Valerian was inviting me to a more severe injury for certain.He smirked, shaking his head. "Keep making such satirical remarks, Dominixe. I shall make sure that you are going to regret that." With that, he tested his belt's suppleness before reaching for my hands. "What are you doing?" I asked, wanting to be touched already.My longing for his touch had infiltrated my whole being. My body was already on fire right now."Making you feel helpless," he said huskily before he used his belt to tie my hands together.My wolf and I were more aroused by what he was doing. Did he say helpless? I did not think that was the case. I did not see that I was helpless. In fact, I found myself being pleased by this man for my own good.Valerian put my hands on top of my head. "Now, be a good girl for me, honeydew."I raised my head to bite his lower lip and stretched it out before
"V-Val—" I couldn't continue my words when Valerian inserted two fingers inside my mouth while he played with my clit, which made me hyperventilate. My chest was out since my hands, which were tied up, were being placed to cling to his neck. He had open access to touch, knead, fondle, and massage my breasts and nipples. "Suck it," Valerian commanded when his thumb was inside my mouth. I smirked and stuck out my tongue. "Make me." If he thought that I would easily follow his command, I wasn't. I had wanted to disobey a command, so I wanted to take it for an opportunity like this. All my life, I had to meet Papa's expectations of me as his first pup. I had followed every order he wished me to do, even if they seemed impossible. Now, I wanted to try and disobey someone's command but still be submitted to that person. It felt... alright for me if I was acting like this. I trusted Valerian, knowing he could handle my bratty attitude. The proof was he inserted his thumb again. This ti
I fell asleep crying and kept muttering that I was sorry for what I had done to Valerian in the past. Even though Valerian did not understand what was happening, he was there for me and consoled me.I only woke up when I felt a presence beside me. I was quick to fish out my pocket knife and hastily pointed to that intruder. However, I was too late to realize that the hyacinth scent lingered in my nose, and I was surprised when Valerian managed to stop me."Whoa there." He smiled sheepishly. "Is that your way to greet your mate a morning, honeydew?"I looked at him, baffled. I questioned how on earth he was on my bed, but then I remembered that we were both naked under the sheets.Our lovemaking suddenly flashed in my mind.I yanked back my arm. "My apologies. I thought you were an intruder." I placed my knife on the bedside table and tried to stand up, but then I collapsed to the bed. Then I hissed, feeling sore down there, and glared at Valerian, who was still smiling."Have I said t
Valerian removed his hand when he noticed that I did not react. "Don't you... like it?" he asked, hesitant. I averted my gaze. "I can't..." He asked me too soon. This was not supposed to happen when he would ask me if I would start living with him. It was supposed to be our next meeting on the crown prince's birthday. We would meet there. He would know that I was a daughter of a rogue marquis. "Why?" He sounded hurt, but he hid it. "There is an important matter that I must do." He didn't look convinced. "Also, this is too surprising that you would ask me to live with you when we did not even know each other." I had to use his words against him. Papa needed to tell me first my next assignment. As much as I wanted to be with him, I couldn't. Not now. This was not the right time. "I see..." He sounded dejected when he saw me nodding. "Then, can you tell me why you are disguising as a man back in Pran?" "Do you think I am a spy?" I slightly tilted my head, wanting to see his reacti