Valerie’s POV
I thought I was finally getting through to Liam, he was getting soft, and I can tell that there is still part of him that cares about me, and he is beginning to think twice about his actions. While I tried to talk some sense into him, I also tried to summon Malia to heal me faster so I can at least try to save myself because, from the look of it, I’m not sure anyone is coming to save me, at least not that bastard Maverick. There is no way in hell that he would deny our bond anymore, deep within my heart, I know that he is the one. When I first felt dizzy, when I thought I was dying, he is the only person I could think of.
I know…
Yeah, I know what you would say, You would think it is mere addiction or infatuation, but I know what I’m feeling. It’s the mating bond, I can feel it in my heart. He is all I think about, I feel so crazy about him, and in my most vulnerable moments, it’s him I seek. I always reach out to my mate when I’m scared, and when I do, it’s his face I always see. Sometimes it feels like I’m making it all up, it feels like I’m conjuring these feelings or just imagining things, but that’s not true.
He Is The One!
I’m not crazy, I really mean it. And since he won’t admit it, I’m leaving this crazy town after I get away from this lunatic. It’s getting crazier every fucking day, and I can’t deal with this right now. In a few weeks, I’ll be sitting for my final exams. That should be my top priority, not dying out here in the ally, thinking about a guy that doesn’t care one bit about me.
I tried so hard to get him to stop, but I could as well be wasting my breath because Liam is hell-bent on making me feel sorry for my past. For crying out loud, we weren’t even dating, and I was just being careful so I don’t get caught. Why the hell is he trying to make me feel guilty about it?
I cried and begged and I even promised to be a good girl, but he wasn’t listening to me. One moment, he would act normal, as if he can feel my pains. The next minute he is acting like a freaking monster, trying to hurt me in any way possible. I was getting stronger, Malia was healing me from whatever it is that I’m going through. She said I’ve been poisoned, but I don’t know when or how it happened, I can only surmise it to say that Liam had somehow managed to slip something into my drink. That is the only way he could have done it. The plan was to take him unaware, I’m lying on the floor, faking immense pain, trying to get him to feel pity for me.
And when I get a perfect opportunity, I’ll kick him in his ticking dick and make a run for it. I’ll run back to the entrance of the club where the security guys would see me and come to my rescue. As long as I’m in this dark spot, Liam would abuse me and make me grovel at his feet. I’ve worked in this club before, and in friends with almost all the staffers in the building, that is the advantage I have over him. I just have to wait for him to make a little mistake that I can use to get away from him. He won’t shoot me, I’m sure he doesn’t want me dead, at least not yet.
If he wanted me dead, I’ll be dead already, I don’t know what he is planning, and I’m certainly not going to wait around to find out. I could see that guilty look on his face once more, I know he is at that point where he would start blabbing about his love for me and how he was willing to hurt a lot of people for my sake. This is the perfect opportunity that I’ve been waiting for, I may not have my strength back completely, but I’m so ready to take this chance and make a run for it. I was peeking with one eye shut, waiting for him to come close. Then I heard a voice I never thought I would hear ever again, a voice I dreaded so much,
“Oh, Come on Liam, why the hell are you bent on taking the fun out of this mission?
She doesn’t want to do all that, does she?
She doesn’t deserve the ha d of friendship you are extending to her, dear husband. She would only hurt you and trample on your love as she did before. Asking her about her past life won’t change the fact that she left you all along, she doesn’t deserve you, my love.
You are mine now, let’s get this over with before king Gerald finds out that we at trying to double-cross him. We won’t make it out alive if he finds out what we are up to, besides the effects of the poison would wear off pretty soon, she could hurt us if she regains her strength and powers. We need to act now if we ever want to…”
Charlotte…
What the hell is she doing here?
She is pissed, so fucking pissed, and she is here to hurt me as well. Shane is here as well, and sad to say, he hasn’t changed, not even for a second. While Charlotte argued with Liam, he came bedside me and knelt close to me, invading my space,
“Are you sure she is weak and unconscious, what if she is faking it?” he asked the others. He did not give them a chance to respond to his question, they weren’t even paying attention to him in the first place. They left him to check on me like he claims to be doing, and the bastard took it as an opportunity to fondle my boobs and slip his hand under my gown. I heard him inhale deeply as he caressed my thighs and boobs while leaning toward my chest, pretending to check my heartbeat.
“I’ve not forgotten what you did to me, Val. Before all this is over, I’m going to fuck you, hard and fast, and when I’m done with you, I’ll fucking kill you.” He threatened. I could have kneed him in the crotch or punched his fucking face, but that would only make it worse for me. I don’t know what I’m going to do, I’m this close to losing it. One wrong move would alert them that I’m getting stronger
“Get your hands off her!” someone scolded from afar, causing everyone to stop immediately, and look around. This pervert stopped as well, but he didn’t take his hands off of me, he just paused his actions and looked around with the others, searching for the intruder.
“You asshole!” Liam scolded and pushed him off of me. I guess he just noticed what he is doing, and just as I expected, he wasn’t happy about it.
“She’s mine, Liam!
Mine!
You once deprived me of a chance to have her, but I won’t let you stop me this time. You’re married to my sister, go face your wife and get your eyes off my woman.”
“I may be married to Charlotte, but that doesn’t mean that she is yours, I won’t let you molest her, not on my watch!” Liam scolded him furiously. I listened to their banter, and at the same time, I also heard Charlotte exchanging words with the intruder. She is daring him to come out of hiding if he can, it’s obvious that she is not going to back down easily. And that voice, it sounds familiar…
So familiar…
The joy in my heart can not be compared with anything on planet earth. I recognize that voice, I would recognize it anywhere. He had heard my cry for help, and he came to save me. This is not just a confirmation that he is my mate, this is proof that he cares about me. He may act like an asshole and treat me like trash in front of everyone, but the truth is that, deep down in his heart, he knows that I’m his mate and he cares about me.
“Let her go, right now!
I won’t repeat myself!
Trust me, you don’t want me to repeat myself!” he warned fiercely. They are scared, I can feel it in my gut. If I were in their shoes, I’ll be scared as well, they just pissed off a ruthless Alpha. I’m sure they don’t know that Maverick is the Alpha, if they do, they would not stand here and argue with him, they would be running the other way, and they won’t look back.
“This is none of your business!
Get out of here before you get hurt, I won’t say that twice as well,”
She is being sarcastic, I can tell. I know the bitch, and I know what she is capable of. I know she has insurance or some backup or something, and that is why she is not scared of him. I opened my eyes to peek at them, and I saw her hold two handguns in each hand, while Shane and Liam had one gun each. They are standing around me, circling me to prevent any intruder from getting to me. Shane and Liam have put aside their differences, and now they are standing together to fight a common enemy, Maverick.
He has been silent since he issued the last warning to the trio, I wonder what he is up to. I could hear them making sarcastic comments, claiming he is a chicken and that he has fled to save his life. Shane even turned to me and laughed in my face, telling me that I’m not so special after all. I would have believed them if I wasn’t already communicating with Maverick through our mind link,
“I’m fine, Mav. I’m a bit stronger, I can help, just tell me what to do.” I told him.
“I don’t need your help, just try and stay out of my way. I need you to get out of there at the count of three.
One…
Two…
Three…”
I rolled out of their circle, knocking Liam to the floor as I used the little energy in me to get myself out of harm’s way. They followed my movement and turned towards me, yelling and warning me to hold still or bite a bullet. The distraction gave Maverick the opportunity to attack. With his heightened speed, he knocked Shane to the ground and took away his gun, then he took off and went back to his hiding spot, looking for an opening to attack Charlotte.
She shot aimlessly, uttering obscene curses as she tried to draw him out again. Liam was struggling to stand up, and I saw him searching for his gun, but before he could find it, an invisible force knocked him out of the way, and he screamed in pain as he hits the floor a few feet away. We were now left with the angry cheerleader wielding two guns. She screamed in anger and she shot relentlessly and aimlessly. I heard a pained gasp and an angry outburst, and I realized that she must have hit him with a bullet.
“Ha…Ha…Ha…Ha…
I warned you, didn’t I?
I told you to get the fuck out of here!” she voiced out in a mocking tone, getting me so furious.
“You need to stop this madness while you still can, Char. Get the hell out of this place, you can’t win this!” I yelled out from the corner where I’d been hiding all along. I was trying to distract her, but she wasn’t listening to anything I’m saying, she is hell-bent on killing Maverick. I thought of a way out of this, and I recalled that Liam was searching for his gun before Maverick knocked him out. I looked around desperately, it was dark everywhere, so I used my Wolf’s eyes to search for it. I found it, not too far from my hiding spot, but I couldn’t reach it without attracting Charlotte’s attention.
“Tell me…
Are you one of the guys fighting for her love, have you screwed her already?
If you must know, you are not the only one lusting after this bitch. There is a long queue, love, so get back and wait for your fucking turn!” she taunts him, shooting in every direction once more, trying to get him to make a move that would give up his location.
“Is that why you hated me so much, are you trying to get rid of me because all the men around you are lusting after me?
You’re delirious, Charlotte.
You’re so stupid!
I never wanted any of those guys, I left to avoid every one of them, so why don’t you get your guys and get the fuck out of my life!” I yelled at her, earning her attention this time.
“One more word from you and I swear I’ll fucking kill you!
You Bitch!
You ruined all our lives, no one loves me because of you, not even my fucking husband. You stole his heart, and the worst part of it is that you don’t even care about him as I do. So if you think you will get out of this with mere words, then you are the one being delirious.” She responded furiously, pointing her gun towards me, forcing me to take cover before she accidentally hits the trigger button and kill me.
While I engaged get, Maverick was approaching her from behind. I thought she wouldn’t notice, but she did, and she whirled around and shot in his direction repeatedly. He was forced to take cover behind a car, and since she knows where he is hiding, she shot in that direction nonstop. I took the opportunity to crawl toward Liam’s gun. I picked it up and shot in her direction, trying to hit her. But my aim is not as good as hers, I ended up shooting at the cars parked close by, and she turned to shoot back at me, but I ran off in the other direction, running to take cover.
She fired after me, aiming to kill, or so I thought anyway. Then, all of a sudden, the shooting stopped, and I heard a loud thud from behind me. I turned around to see Charlotte hanging in the air, with Maverick’s hand wrapped around her neck. His canines protrude out of his gum, and he is glaring dangerously at her. She is gasping for air, trying to pry his hand off, but that only made him tighten his hands even more, as he continued glaring at her.
“Don’t kill her…Please,”