Dante clenched his jaw and his eyes narrowed, as he watched her. I could see that he was fighting a battle within himself. He glanced at me, as though looking for answers from me.
I could see that he wanted to help, because he was a good person, but Claire had hurt him too much. I knew I might regret it later in the future, but I nodded subtly at him.
Dante furrowed his eyebrows at me. He looked surprised that I had agreed. He glanced at Claire, then at me, and I nodded again to let him know that I was okay with it. I felt no form of insecurity, so I wasn’t worried.
Finally, he released a deep sigh. “I don’t owe you anything, Claire,” He said coldly. “The only reason I’m giving you this chance is because of Valerie, my Luna.”
Claire’s eyes widened slightly at his words, but she quickly hid it. Instead, she smiled in relief, but her eyes sparkled with satisfaction and triumph.
“Thank you, Dante. You don’t know how much this means to me. I’ll be good, I promise. I just need a little time to sort myself out.”
She stepped closer to him, as though to give a hug, but Dante glared at her fiercely and walked past her to give me a hug and a kiss.
“Hello, my love,” He greeted softly, and together both of us walked into the house, leaving her standing outside.
I didn’t know Claire’s intentions for coming here now, but only time would tell.
The next day, her intentions were very clear to me. She wanted Dante back. She put on very revealing clothes, and kept looking for his attention.
I watched in amusement as Dante blatantly ignored all her advances as though he were completely oblivious to them all. I could see how it frustrated her, but she didn’t give up.
“Dante, could you please get me a new set of underwear? Mine are already worn–out. I’m sure you remember my size.” She told Dante, when he was leaving to address some matters in the pack.
Dante scowled at her. “Do I look like your errand boy?” He snapped at her. “And I’ve told you to
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Her face flushed red in embarrassment as she nodded mutely, and kept her eyes on the floor.
Dante turned to be with a soft expression on his face. “My love, is there anything I can get you
on my way back?” He asked, his eyes sparkling with amusement.
I could feel Claire’s glare on me, even till Dante left. She turned to me with a sneer.
“I don’t know who you think you are, but you better back off! Dante is mine!” She snarled
I shrugged nonchalantly, ignored her and walked off.
I corked a potion and placed it in a box to be sent to the Healer’s Guild. Dante had encouraged me to continue with my talent in potions, making sure I had all the ingredients I needed for the potions I was making.
“Val?” He called, “You need to rest, don’t overexert yourself.” He said, approaching me with a fonc smile on his face.
“Yeah, I’m almost done. I have to send all these now, or they will be rendered useless.” I told him with an exhausted sigh.
He wrapped his arms around my waist with a hum. “Alright, I’ll wait for you.” He murmured against my neck.
I looked up at him with a soft smile. “Thank you, Dante.”
“Anything for the mother of my child,” he replied, rubbing my swollen belly tenderly.
I sighed in contentment.
My mind flashed back to my earlier conversation with Astrid.
She was giving me updates on what was going on in Montana.
Jerry had gone back so depressed and dejected that he had become negligent of his alpha duties. It got so bad that his father had to appoint Jerry’s beta to take over the pack as the alpha, while Jerry went ahead to kill himself out of depression.
According to Astrid, Jerry’s ruthless beating had caused Nancy to miscarry, as she was pregnant.
When she recovered, Jerry banished her from the Blue Moon pack, and she left the pack to live
as a rogue.
A hint of sympathy twinged within me, but I shook it off. Every action has a consequence. I was a good sister to her, but she had tried to ruin my life.
“What are you thinking of so deeply?” Dante asked, with a smile in his voice.
I smiled warmly. “Just thinking of how lucky I was to meet you.”
He chuckled. “No, I am the lucky one.”
