After dropping Ariel off at school, I returned to the motel to see Wesley pacing around the lobby. “Hey, you look… disturbed.” I stared at him in confusion, wondering why he was here so early.“Just a case disturbing me, though I’m supposed to have no business with it since Tyler and father would be taking care of it.”“You want to talk about it over coffee?” I asked with my hands tucked in my pockets, tilting my head to the side. A few minutes later, I stood in the kitchen brewing coffee, feeling his gaze piercing into my skin. I held both cups in my hands, moving over the counter to sit by his side on his stool, handing one of the cups over to him. I quickly took mine to my lips, taking a large sip and ignoring the burning feeling on my tongue since it was the only way to ignore the feelings or rather the sparks that saturated my body when my hands brushed against his. Although I was trying not to rush things, it seems I was on the edge of losing the fight of ignoring my feelings fo

A few minutes later, we had driven out of that lonely way, heading down the familiar route that led to the packhouse. I could feel Wesley's occasional gaze at me, like he was waiting for me to actually say something. "How did you find me?" I asked, breaking the silence, deciding to come up with a topic that would probably make him forget whatever he had in mind to say.He glanced at me, looking back at the road and let out a small sign before speaking. "I knew you were up to something Valerie, you're like an open book. So why did you go there?""Drop it Wesley, I just wanted to check it out. Nothing else." I folded my arms, fixing my gaze on the window. "What were you running from?" "Nothing, just forget about it, I'm fine." I pressed my lips tightly against each other, trying to ignore the guilt feeling rising in me after my voice came out quite harsh than I expected. I felt even more guilty when he did not say a word, but instead focused on driving. He was only being caring, but

Valerie's POVLeaving the garden I decided to head to the training field and probably talk to Wesley about this, but remembering what happened on our way here, I turned around sharply, deciding to head into the packhouse. I stopped right on my tracks as soon as I stepped into the living room filled with loud chattering of a group of women sitting there with the Luna, Wesley's mother. As soon as they noticed me, they stopped talking, fixing their whole attention on me. "Oh, this is Valerie, Wesley's mate." She introduced me with a disappointing look on her face, obviously in a way like it disappointed her that I chose to stay with Wesley. It's still quite surprising how a parent could channel so much hate to her child, very confusing. "You must've seen her with him at the banquet night." She added, crossing her legs and gently picking a glass of wine from the coffee table in the middle of the room."Yes, I did. Still wonder why anyone would choose to sacrifice their lives because of

"Thanks," Violet said with a wink to the bartender, a guy approximately our age, before grabbing the crate of drinks and exiting the bar. The cafe was only a few blocks away, but Violet insisted on carrying the crate the entire way, declining my offer to assist her. Well, she was a friendly and extroverted person often referring to me as Luna, a title that I could never attain, yet it gave me pleasure to hear her say it. It wasn't until late evening that I returned home; walking into the motel, I made sure to lock the door behind me before heading up the stairs. A sigh slipped my lips as I entered the room April and I shared and found her curled up on the bed, sound asleep. These past few days, I had been so occupied that I couldn't keep up with picking her up from school and although Wesley helped with that, I couldn't help but feel a little guilty for shifting all my attention to the other things I had recently become involved with, forgetting the only person who truly deserved al

Eve's POVPeering from a corner on the staircase, I listened quietly to Valerie and Leona's conversation, clenching my fists tightly to prevent myself from bursting into rage. I gritted my teeth in frustration, fighting the urge to storm into the living room and smash her head hard against the wall.'Valerie, you have no idea what you're putting yourself into.'I always knew she was going to cause more troubles, but among all the pack members, she had chosen to mess with Tyler. She sure has no idea what she's dealing with.With a huff, I turned around, striding in another direction that led to the backdoor. Stepping into the backyard, I spotted Tyler sitting a few meters away, engrossed in a phone conversation."Tyler," I called in a hushed tone, matching towards him. Sensing the urgency in my voice, he ended the call promptly, giving me his full attention. "You can't believe this!" I quickly recounted details of all that I heard from the conversation."I see Wesley has not warned her