Valerie’s POV
I asked him not to kill her, I just can’t bear the thought of it. Her death would weigh me down, it will gnaw at my conscience and make me feel guilty for the rest of my life. I can’t have her blood on my hands, and I don’t want Maverick to be seen as a no later either. I don’t know if she had seen his face, but I’m sure he is used to handling situations such as this. He handled it pretty nicely when I dared him, so I’m pretty sure these crazy people won’t be any different.
He turned to me in anger when I suggested that he let her go. I had to look him in the eyes and plead with him through our mind link, begging him not to cross that line. He scoffed at my words and threw her to the floor after knocking her out. I crawled to her to check if she was still breathing and he got pissed at my actions,
“She is not dead, trust me I would know if she were. If I wanted her dead, I would have snapped her neck or ripped off her head. I’ve killed enough to last me a lifetime, I’m not sloppy.” He scolded. I don’t know if he is trying to tell me that he has crossed the line I’m begging him not to cross, but I was so excited when he walked towards me and lifted me off the floor, taking me in his arms and dashing towards the end of the street. At first, I wondered what he was doing, then I saw him circle the building, and I realized that he was trying to evade the spies he spoke about earlier.
Being in his arms is all I ever wanted, I look into his eyes, and I felt a bit lightheaded from the remnant of the drug Liam had used on me. With my enhanced hearing, I listened for sounds or movements around us, but there were none, just the sound of his footsteps as he ran at a high speed. I strained my ear even more, focusing on Liam and my siblings. I heard them arguing and saying something about the lycan king and a certain sorcerer, I also heard them speaking about the guy that saved me. Apparently, they didn’t see his face so none of them could recognize him in the morning.
It’s weird that I don’t feel any pain in my body, I don’t recall how hurt and scared I had felt before Maverick showed up to help me. All I can think of is him, and the fact that he had his hands under my butt, making me feel sparks of lightening all over my body. Yeah, I know he is just trying to get me out of harm’s way, but I’m in his arms and I love It, I love every moment of it. I gazed into his eyes as he placed me on the passenger seat of his sports car that he parked in a secret location at the back of the building. He placed me gently on the seat, then buckled my seat belt, making sure I was firmly strapped before he got into the driver’s seat and pulled into the driveway.
He drove at a breakneck speed, and he kept looking at his rearview mirror as he drove. I wanted to say something to him, but I couldn’t find the right words to say to him at this moment. I only relaxed my back on the car seat and looked out the window, letting Malia do her job. I could feel her whining within me, I know she is exerting herself too much to keep me safe. She was dealing with the water poisoning, and now this. She is getting weaker by the day, and I know what she needs but I just don’t know how to do it.
What she can do now is just the tip of the iceberg, if only I can shift into my wolf and let her bond with her mate. If only I can communicate with her more and let her tap into her primal instincts, then her powers would be unmatched, and I’ll be stronger as well. But I’ve never shifted into my wolf, its been more than eight years since she surfaced in my head, I could have shifted on my 16th birthday when she first spoke to me, but I was hiding my identity, there was no way in hell that I could shift and not get noticed. Her aura would be stronger, and she would have a bit of control over me. Malia is one stubborn wolf, if she gets stronger, she could hurt someone and I wouldn’t be able to stop her.
But now that I’m seeing her straining herself to keep me safe, I feel the urge to let her shift and regain her strength. She has never had a moon bath because I’ve never let her out on the full moon. Our powers and abilities come from the moon goddess, and during a full moon, when the moon is at its peak, we can connect with our beast in the most magical way you could ever imagine. And when we run in the woods during the full moon, we connect with each other and our bond with the pack and with our beasts gets stronger. We also connect with the moon goddess and she enhances our abilities with each shift.
It’s true that the Full moons grace us every month but in January we wi enjoy the lunar event known as a ‘Wolf Moon’. To werewolves, the wolf moon is also known as the goddess moon. On this particular night, it is said that the goddess visits us to bless our lands, and strengthen our bonds. No one has ever had the privilege of meeting the moon goddess, but I feel her presence on the wolf moon, and I feel a special bond with her, it feels like we are related somehow, I could almost swear that she is looking out for me. Sometimes it feels like she is trying to say something to me, but I could never understand anything about this stuff, I don’t even know if anyone else can feel her like I do. I figured it’s way better to keep that weird feeling within me, and that is exactly what I’ve been doing all along.
Now that I’m thinking about it, I think I understand what she has been saying, I just didn’t put my mind to it. She wants me to free Malia, and she wants me to do it On the first full moon. Yes, that’s it, she wants me to shift on the first full moon of the year, on the Wolf Moon. I wonder where all these weird thoughts are coming from, why didn’t I think about all this before, why is it coming to me tonight, why?
Is it because of Maverick, is it because he finally acknowledged me as his mate?
The thought of that makes me smile timidly, I can’t believe that it took so long for him to come clean. He had to wait for my life to be in danger, that is so typical of him. We arrived at a building that I’d never seen before, and the huge gate was opened for him. I’ve worked with him for a while now, but we’ve never been here before. It looks heavily guarded, and I saw a lot of guards standing in a strategic position, bowing their heads in submission as we drove into the building. I couldn’t help wondering who they were and what the hell are we doing there.
They are not like us, I can smell them and I can tell that they are not werewolves or lycans. They are humans, and they look very dangerous and scary too. I turned to stare at him, but he wasn’t paying attention to me, he wasn’t even looking this way. He looks to be deep in thought, and I wondered what he could be thinking about. Is it possible that he is scared of the spies, are there more people searching for us right now, are we going to die?
“Stay here, I’ll be right back. And if I’m not back in the next ten seconds, get the hell out of here and keep running until I find you.” He instructed me firmly. For the first time since I met him, I saw fear in his eyes and I felt cold instantly.
“Marv, are we in danger, did you mean it when you said that there are spies all around you, will they come after us now, are they already searching for us?” I asked him, my voice shaking out of fear and nervousness. I was scared of my siblings a few hours ago, but right now I’m terrified.
“Maverick please tell me all I need to know, if my life is in danger, I need to know, Marv, I need to hear everything. Please Marv, please. If I’m going to be hunted like an animal, I need to know why I’m being hunted, I need to know why I was drawn to this city. Tell me about my destiny.” I pleaded, placing my hand on his, forcing him to look at me.
“We’ll have enough time to talk, love. I need to make sure that this building has not been compromised. I promise I’ll tell you anything you want to know, just let me do a background check, and I’ll be back in a minute.” He took my hand that I placed on his, and he brought it to his lips, kissing my hand softly, with his eyes fixed on mine. His lips on my skin sent shivers down my spine, I felt goosebumps all over and I know he feels it too.
I looked up at him and he smiled warmly at me, then he turned around and left the car, shutting the door firmly behind him. I watched him walk towards the entrance of the building, he met with two guys at the door and they all went inside the building, leaving me out here in his car. I waited for a few minutes and he came out with several guys, giving them orders that had them running around in circles. While they carried out his orders, he came over to the passenger side of his car and he picked me up bridal style, and took me into the house, taking me up a flight of stairs.
My hands were wrapped around his neck, and I leaned on his shoulder, feeling his breath fanning my cheeks when he leaned down to place a soft peck on me, sending waves of pleasure to my honeypot. He took me into a spacious room at the far end of the corridor, and after he got in, he shot the door with his foot, while holding me firmly against his chest. He placed me on a soft, comfy couch in the middle of the room, then he leans in front of me, and he picks up my leg, and take off my shoes one after the other, caressing my feet as he did. I didn’t even realize that I still had my shoes on, I wonder how I managed to keep them on all the while when I was trying to get away from Liam and my sister. I threw my head to the back, letting him caress and kiss my feet.
“Tell me, Lovebug, how are you feeling?”