[Valeria's pov]
Holding my neckline I headed towards my room when the maids entered. They had been somewhere out when alpha Aaron was harassing me. Only if I knew they were being preached by Anna, who stood by the corner and witnessed everything. Gesturing one of them, she closed the door when I plopped on the bed and laid down. They both stood in front of me with their heads lowered.
My legs were dangling when I joined the ankles and sat to address them. Before I could utter anything, both of them knelt in front of me holding my legs. "Please, miss. Don't send us back. Please, don't. We will do whatever you want." Their reaction confused me as to why they desired that. Moving my legs I asked them to step away from me. Both of them crawled back a bit with teary eyes.
Raising my eyebrow at them I wanted to ask them so much without revealing my desperation. "What are you two implying?" Maintaining my composure, inquiring about them both knowing the types of secrets they held. "You two seem happy upon not serving Anna anymore." I could see both of them exchanging glances before speaking their minds.
Hesitation was evident over their faces before they resumed. "Yes, Miss Valeria. Please, keep us with you. We will not say a word to anyone and will serve you with loyalty. We shall do whatever you want." For some reason I could see tears and sincerity in their eyes. It made me wonder why they both were acting so scared yet relieved that I had taken them away.
"We don't want to go back to Miss Anna." Both of them exchanged glances, hesitation clouded their expressions. "She has made us do terrible things. We don't want to do those anymore. Please, save our sanity. Don't give us back." Hearing their stances I was certain either it was a trap or they were telling the truth. Nonetheless, having them by my side I had an upper hand in the matter.
Placing my one leg over the other I glanced at them. Smirking while seeing the opportunity, lifting my hand up to blow over my nails. "What shall I get in exchange for this security and safety?" Of course, that was a two way route and I wanted to take advantage of the situation. "You two have to offer something in return for my favour." Placing my stance, I waited for them to decide.
They both looked at each other again and then wiped their tears. "We can tell you what Miss Anna is planning for tonight." They took a pause when I noticed both of them were twins with barely any distinction. One of them had a small mole over her chin, though both were equally pretty and seemed innocent. "She is planning to ruin your night with the alpha."
She paused while the other continued while gasping as she got onto her knees. They both sat on the carpeted floor beneath me. "Yes, she is planning to keep the alpha busy in her room. Miss Anna doesn't want him to spend the wedding night with you." Smirking, I knew they were telling the truth as I was expecting something like that from her. "We can tell you anything and everything about her."
That was enough for me for the day, the rest of the information I wanted required gradual extortion. Nonetheless, asking their names, Macy and Jacy, they pledged their loyalty to me. "I am certain none of you would want to be fed to the rogue wolves upon disobedience." Threatening them with the outcome of dodging me, they both nodded immediately. After all, I was the potential luna.
After dealing with them, they both headed towards their quarters. I waited for a few hours for alpha Calhaun, when more than four hours passed; I was certain that what they both said was true. "Fuck you, Calhaun! You men cannot keep your pants up." Growing angry at the alpha, the memories flooded in my head. First it was Aaron and now Calhaun, both played me.
Stomping my foot at the thought of alpha Calhaun actually spending the night with Anna. I shot up from the bed and headed towards the door. Walking in the arcade taking bigger steps, I picked up the hem of my newly changed gown. Macy had already told me where Anna's room was and I walked towards that direction. My mind was clouded with an intense rage.
I was about to turn the knob when someone pulled me from behind. Alpha Calhaun placed his chin in the crook of my neck. "Missed me that much?" As he drifted me away from the door, picking me up over his shoulder unexpectedly. I was taken aback as to what he wanted to do. "Couldn't even stand any other woman wanting me, eh?" Certainly he was messing up with me now.
"Hey! Put me down!" Blurting out to him without any title or proper addressing. Smacking over his back while alpha Calhaun carried me back to my room. Well, our room. It appeared that he was supposed to be with Anna but didn't enter her bed chambers. Good thing that I encountered him before he entered. Now he was supposed to spend the night with me. Wedding night! Fuck!
The next thing I heard was his loud laughter as alpha Calhaun smacked my butt. "You didn't come all armed with rage, only for me to put you down. Right?" I supported myself on his shoulder when the cunning man looked at me. "Instead you wanted to put me down." Glancing at me his golden eyes glowed, making me aware what did he mean by those words.
My cheeks grew heated upon hearing his words and I smacked hard over his back. Alpha Calhaun playfully acted as if he had gotten hurt. "Ouch! You feisty little wolf!" I could not help but scoff at his actions which made me wonder something. Did the former body owner Valeria ever have a wolf or not? I was still engrossed in my own thoughts when alpha Calhaun threw me on the bed.
"You couldn't keep your emotions contained, huh?" It was the moment when I realised what was happening. Having sex and sharing the same bed with him was not on my list. I was a virgin at least, if this new body was not. Staring at him I wanted to refuse by generating some life. But before that alpha Calhaun slumped in the bed beside me. "Missed me that much?"
Alpha Calhaun lifted his head, supporting his palm while staring at me. I crawled backwards on the bed which made him chuckle. "You know what...whomever you are. Being stuck in the body of this slut while behaving coyly, you make me laugh." His words pierced through my ears, revealing the kind of reputation the former body owner had.
"I would say this is your utter bad luck." He gestured towards my silhouette while looking at me with a mixed expression of disgust and mock. "Don't worry, I ain't going to touch you." Alpha Calhaun turned towards me, seeing my hurt expressions he elaborated himself. "Not you, I mean. This body. I never loved Valeria for plenty of reasons, you are just stuck in the wrong body."
He sighed and laid back on the bed while I glanced at his features. The alpha snapped open his eyes which made me gasp. "Though since we are talking already. Who are you?" He looked at me with curiosity, as if the alpha could see through my soul. Well, technically he could. "You should start talking now if you want me to protect you in this body." Alpha Calhaun gestured.
I could feel a hard lump down my throat while looking into his eyes. Once again, a bad move as he could see my soul and my true face. He was right though, if I wanted him to protect me then I had to come clean with him. "My name is Valeria too, I am from the South pack." Lowering my head in a hurtful remembrance, feeling the need for telling the truth. Alpha Calhaun would understand, right?
"Before I died, alpha Aaron was mated to me. But he didn't want me, instead cheating on me with my step-sister Alice. I am the one they pushed off the cliff to get rid of me." Turning my head towards the alpha, grabbing his hand while snagging Calhaun's attention. "Though I swear on the moon goddess, I have no idea how I ended up in this body. Maybe because of the same name."
I had no idea whatever was coming out of my mouth was truth or pure assumptions. However, alpha Calhaun looked at me silently before speaking. "So, you are that asshole's previous mate? The one who is said to commit suicide? And now you are inside this body of Valeria Hawthorne of West pack?" When I nodded, the alpha laughed wholeheartedly while laying back.
Looking at my half crying face, he smirked at me to tease. "I don't know what is worse. Rejection by that asshole, the label of suicide, being stuck in this slut's body." I had no idea when a tear crawled down my cheek. The next thing I felt was Alpha's touch over my cheek as he crept towards me. Holding my cheeks, staring deeply into my eyes. "You should be happy that I can see your true face."
Alpha Calhaun wiped off the tears from my cheek. Staring back into his eyes, disbelief clouded my mind. How could someone like him go to such lengths? "No matter in whose body you will be now, I can recognise your true self, Valeria of South pack." Adjoining his forehead with mine, I couldn't help my sniffling and hugged him immediately. How could I be so vulnerable in front of a stranger?
