Chapter 17

• "I know you don't need me Valentine but I am here for you. You don't have to suffer alone." I whispered into Valentine's ear as she stopped struggling.
• "I want to suffer alone," Valentine said, remaining in my warmth. She basked in her misery like it was wine and the dark place I resided grew even darker. "You are the cause of my suffering. Why should you even care what this does to me? Just reject me."
• If Valentine could reject me, She would but she was only a Luna and the rejection ability belonged only to Alphas. I was selfish and I hated myself for it. I had not rejected Valentine then because what I had done to her was so evil, I would only be a true beast to reject her. It felt like kindness on my part but I would have done Valentine a great favor if I had rejected her from day one. Even now, I could not bring myself to do it despite the pain that surged through her when she saw me alive. I wasn't sure if it was love. I was accustomed to her. Many nights, I stalked the Monarch packhouse just to have a peek into her mind; What she thought about, and if she was happy. Sometimes she was. Many times she wasn't. She hated having to carry the responsibility of her parent. The title of Luna of the Monarch brought nothing but misery. I knew she hated being a leader. She was an introverted girl being forced out of her shell to run one of the biggest packs in North Meadowview. She took it up like a champ even when she could not keep up and I wanted nothing more than to take all that weight off her back and do the things she wanted me to do to her.