Valene: Daughter of the Shadow Rogues

“Alastair, whatever human you choose from that building will be nothing more than bait. Surely, Caris is too far gone to understand that this child is more than something to satiate her hunger! Are you willing to risk that for her-”

“A human?” I impatiently took a step towards Toran, restraining myself from grabbing him up by the collar. “Yes! I will gladly risk a human’s life!” I exclaimed, my words bordering on desperation. “Whether it be a child or an infant. If it brings Caris back! If..if the baby can keep her sane for but a moment long enough for me to get through to her, then I will do whatever it takes.”

I hadn’t realized how sure I was about this plan until I said it out loud to Toran. Sure, it was a cruel plan, but I was bordering on desperation at this point.

“Madness,” I muttered, taking a flustered breath whilst straightening my suit. I headed for the building. “Madness…madness is what I go through every single day without her being by my side.” I headed for the entrance of the building, deciding to get this over with. “Are you coming or am I going to have to pick out a child on my own?” I paused, realizing that this truly was a hard decision to make. I was, after all, potentially, choosing a child to meet a horrible death. “I…will understand if you can’t,” I said.

Not a word was muttered or heard. I began to assume that Toran would not be accompanying me into the building when suddenly I heard footsteps approaching from behind and immediately, I was relieved. As cowardly as it may seem, Toran being there to support this difficult decision made it slightly easier.

My Beta walked past me and up the stairs towards the front door. “Let’s get this over with.”

Valene was an infant when she was adopted from the Caring Arms Orphanage by the Alpha of Shadow Veil, Alastair Wade.

Life has always been decided for Vali, being a Gold Blood as well as a Vassal to the now widowed Alpha and his daughter Harlyn.

Now nearly nineteen years old, Valene has found contentment in being the human servant to the wolf who adopted her and his daughter. Then came the Lycan King.

When Ares Barbosa shows up at Shadow Veil with his pack everything changes for Valene, and everyone she holds dear....in ways that she never could have imagined.