VALENCIA’S POV
To say I was surprised would be an understatent.
All the gowns placed on the hanger rail in my room were so beautiful and majestic as if they were prepared for so kind of princess or Queen.
There was no way I would wear sothing like this and take away the lilight from Dylan, whose birthday party it was.
With a sigh, I exited my room and walked to Dylan’s office.
Spotting Mason and Jonathan walking inside the council chambers while discussing the arrangents and how so of the alphas were on their way and would arrive in a couple of minutes, I sighed, rembering how Aarav told Mason was his father.
"Valencia, sweetheart, have you chosen your dress? Dylan specially picked them up. He would like it if you wear one of them," Uncle Jonathan said.
I looked between the two n awkwardly, unsure if I should be telling them my thoughts or if I should go and relay my inconvenience to Dylan directly.
"Well, the dresses are a bit too... Beautiful? I don’t think they really fit the occasion of an acceptance ceremony, and --" I started, but the look on Uncle Jonathan’s face told that they wouldn’t be taking no for an answer.
I shook my head dejectedly.
"I will choose one among those," I said.
Uncle Jonathan, who had been looking at with a neutral expression earlier, imdiately clapped his hands in joy before telling what a wise choice I had made.
We talked for a few more minutes before he left.
"Miss Valencia,"
Soone called my na, and I turned to look at the familiar guard.
I squinted my eyes to rember, jogging my mory to see if I interacted with this guy before.
"I was the fifth person in the training ritual," The guard said as if understanding my dilemma.
I nodded awkwardly, unsure what he wanted from .
"Well, I am not sure if it is alright with you, but while fighting with , you had perford that back twist to counter my attack before kicking in the shin and forcing on my knees, placing your dagger on my neck. Can you... Uhh... I know it’s a little... " the guards hesitated.
I could see the red tint on his cheeks, ears, and neck turning scarlet.
I realized what he was trying to say and sighed.
"Demonstrate it again?" I asked the guard.
He nodded, keeping his gaze down.
"When does this party or ceremony end?" I asked.
"Midnight," the guard looked at , confused.
"If you don’t have a night shift, et early in the morning in the forest," I said, and the guard widened his eyes before nodding.
I was about to smile and turn around to leave, wanting to take a little nap when I felt the familiar presence of soone, imdiately ruining my mood.
"Well, it looks like rogue life hasn’t only taught you how to survive but how to open your legs, too," Matilda said.
I looked at the duo responsible for ruining more than half of my life and giving the trauma of trust. Matilda’s tightening her hand around Tyler’s elbow did not go unnoticed by .
I smirked.
Even though she was comnting ill about , she was still scared of losing her man to .
That realization was enough for to avoid further ruining my mood by engaging in any kind of argunt with the wrecked duo.
"Welco to the council. I hope you have a bad ti here," I smiled sarcastically at them before turning on my heels.
"It’s amazing how shaless so people can be. With greediness running in their veins and blood, I don’t understand how the council even got ready to accept such vile beings," Matilda said.
Aurora snarled inside as Matilda indirectly insulted not only but also my parents.
’Calm down, Aurora. They are not worth our ti,’ I said to the wolf.
’Are you going just to stand here and do nothing about it?’ Aurora asked .
I nodded at her. I wasn’t planning on doing anything, not for now.
’I can’t believe you. Are you the sa Valencia who would not take anyone’s bullshit? Is it because you want to be accepted into the council? Well, you were much better when you were a rogue,’ Aurora berated , making sigh.
’Aurora, can you-’ I started, but as soon as I said those words, Aurora stood from her place and glared at , making stumble back at the effects of her powers.
’I want you to talk back and insult her equally! How dare they insult our parents, the divine beings who sacrificed so much for everyone? I won’t sit back and let you walk away from this situation,’ Aurora said.
I furrowed at her.
I don’t know what was her problem today. Usually, she is the one who tells to calm down and let shit go.
Why was she feeling so provoked and hormonal out of the blue?
She kept looking at as if waiting for to say sothing, and I pressed my lips into a thin line.
"What happened? Cat got your tongue?" Matilda said again.
I closed my eyes.
I was hoping not to say anything and get into any ss before the acceptance ceremony, but so people know how to push soone’s buttons.
I turned around and smiled at Matilda.
Seeing so of the alphas ascending the stairs with their Lunas, I saw the perfect opportunity and blinked my eyes.
"Why would you say sothing so an to , Matilda? Is it not enough that you slept with my mate for a year and beca the reason he rejected that you have to co and rub it in my face repeatedly? I just want to work hard and live a good life because I have no one’s support like you. Do I not have the right to be happy?" I asked.
I blinked pitifully at Matilda, who looked at as if she could see through my facade.
"So what? You don’t deserve any happiness. You weren’t even my real sister, yet you ca into my life to covet my parent’s love and affection. How could I let an orphan with unknown origins have it all? I didn’t know about it, but I am glad that I took alpha Tyler away from you!" Matilda raised her voice.
I smiled.
I looked at Alpha Tyler, who had been silent since earlier, and heard our banters like a puppet.
A chuckle left my mouth.
"Is that so? Are you sure you did a good job at taking him away? Last ti I checked, when I went into heat, he broke all the security to take advantage of , rejected the mate’s request to make his Luna, and... Do you want to know what else he did?" I asked, blinking innocently.
This ti, Tyler couldn’t keep his mouth shut.
"Valencia. There is a ti and space for everything," He said, glaring at , probably feeling all the eyes on us.
I bobbed my head up and down.
"Please tell your Luna that. Stop ssing with when I don’t want to intrude or interact with you guys," I said, turning around to leave before pausing.
"Right. She isn’t your Luna yet. Not even announced, engaged, let alone married or marked. What does this make this child in her womb? A b*stard?" I asked, loving the horrified expression that crossed Matilda’s face.
I looked at all the alphas and Lunas who stood at so distance before nodding at them.
They nodded back in acknowledgnt before I turned around and left the duo alone.
Let them deal with the humiliation.
’I am proud of you,’ Aurora said.
I rolled my eyes at the wolf, who practically forced to retort, and sighed.
When I reached my room, I chose a royal green gown because I didn’t want to be the center of attention. Instead, I chose colors like red, blue, or peach, which were too eye-catching.
I asked one of the maids to take away all the dresses, and the maid nodded before leaving with the dress.
With a sigh, I walked to the balcony, wanting to call my man and know where he was and how long it would take him to arrive.
However, as I dialed Maverick’s number, I felt a shooting pain inside my head.
The pain was so excruciating that it almost made stumble back.
All the energy suddenly felt drained from my body, and I sat on the ground near the balcony door, leaning on the side of the wall to catch my breath.
’Aurora, what’s wrong? What is happening? Have I been drugged?’ I asked Aurora, who went silent.
I waited for her to tell what was going on as my vision darkened and dark spots started appearing in sight.
No. No. Don’t make go unconscious again. Fuck! I said in my head as it beca hard to keep my eyes open. Before I could call for help, darkness took over .
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