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"Why are your fingers bruised?" He repeated the question, knowing it was going to take days to heal. If not for this weakness, and the fact that her lifespan would also be cut short, Alpha Denzel would have been able to endure her hate, but it wasn’t so.

Even if she refused to tell him, he was certain that she wouldn’t hide it from Ryker, and that was still him. Valerie did not see the need to hide it, saying,

"I sustained it when I was training and tried to climb a tree."

Alpha Denzel smirked, but it was so mild that Valerie didn’t catch it. He loved that she was very determined. A strong Luna was what every Alpha desired, and the moon goddess gave him one as a second chance mate.

The rejection meant nothing because he was going to have her back, not caring to do it the hard way. "Thinking of escaping my wrath? That isn’t going to happen. The borders have traps, so don’t even think about running away."

Valerie was quite disappointed that he thought she was training because she wanted to escape. Could he not think better of her? Still, she was glad that he revealed there were traps. She had to take good care of herself to not sustain any major injuries in her current condition.

"I will not dream of it."

"Good." He rose to his feet and glared at her. "I want to ask some questions. Let’s go inside." He didn’t want to leave her yet, but the weather was getting chilly because of how cloudy it was.

Sometimes, it got cloudy, but there was no rain. This time, he really wished there would be no rain as it would make the night colder. Then he realized that her clothes were all summer clothes.

It wasn’t in their nature to feel the heat or the cold, so he never thought of buying any for her. It was also never sold in the boutiques in the pack, so he could only get them during his travels.

But then again, if she wore winter clothes during winter at the pack, it would only make it suspicious.

No one wished for something like this to happen to their kind.

Why didn’t Alpha Denzel know about this before?

He would not have dared to reject her to save her life.

He would have definitely thought of another way.

Her cold gaze on him was already so uncomfortable; he was glad Ryker was making progress.

At least she would understand that he wasn’t heartless.

"Must we?" Valerie asked, not liking the idea. It was better outside, and though she might not be able to outrun him if he attempted to do anything to her, she would have enough space to move around or even places to hide.

Her resistance ached him even more. "It’s my house. You should be happy that I even asked. I could have just barged in," he said and made his way to her room, ensuring that she was following from behind.

The room was well cleaned but still had a slight aroma of the food Valerie prepared with Alessia lingering around because the windows were all closed.

Alpha Denzel had partaken in that meal and loved it so much. He also couldn’t forget that kiss. That was his first kiss, and he was glad it was with her. Though wanting more, he couldn’t ask directly but had to look for another way when he sees her as Ryker.

"How is your strength without your wolf?" He abruptly turned around when the door closed and asked. Valerie spoke with a tinge of annoyance in her voice.

"How can I say it? Shouldn’t you be testing it?" She might be afraid of Alpha Denzel, but training with him was one thing she desired since she was brought here.

Denzel scoffed. Glad that she wanted something from him, but isn’t that the reason why she gave him attention as Ryker? It was better for it to remain that way.

"You think I’ll be kind enough to train you? Dream on."

Valerie’s face fell. Seemed that Alpha Denzel hated her so much. Since she knew the reason, she hoped that if she apologized, then he would forgive her and make her a pack member. That would allow her to join their training, though she would have to miss out on wolf training times.

After a little thought, she spoke remorsefully, "Alpha Denzel, for whatever reason you rejected me, I’m sorry. Can you forgive me?" She asked, holding his gaze with pleading eyes.

Something flashed in Denzel’s eyes as he was not expecting her to suddenly apologize. It would make him weak as this was his only fuel to treat her this way until he was able to nip Alpha Conrad in the bud.

"Do you remember now?" He asked with a tinge of mockery in his voice. Valerie’s head lowered as she agreed, trying to remember as she saw in that video. Ashley’s shoes were too big for her in that aspect, but she had to try for the sake of her sanity.

"Yes. At the club a few years ago. But I had forgotten about it. You know, that was my only time in Vegas before I had an accident and lost my memory. I’m regaining them bit by bit," she said, trying to sound real as this was the only lie, she could come up with.

It wasn’t as if she could depend on Ashley to save her at a time like this, but Alpha Denzel’s response made her feel that it was all worth it.

"Since you apologized, then I forgive you."

It was all he wanted from her, and it mended a part of his heart. However, her next question angered him. "Does that mean I’m free to go?"

How could he ever let her go when there were so many wolves waiting for her? A lot of Alphas wanted her for different reasons. Never would he leave her alone. This was her safe place for now.

"I said I have forgiven you, but it doesn’t mean your sins have been erased. Where will you go?" He asked her, but Valerie was so upset, she kept shaking her head. The next moment, she picked up a vase and hurled it at him.

"You are a heartless monster."

She was shocked when Alpha Denzel caught the vase. It was very special to his late mother, so he couldn’t allow it to break. "Don’t forget that everything here were shipped from a places called Rome, China, and America. If you break any of them, you would have to replace them."

He dropped the vase gently on the table like it was very precious to him. Valerie wanted to hurl more items at him, but nothing seemed unbreakable and how would she be able to find those places he mentioned to go find them?

At the end, she ground her teeth so hard, speaking between gritted teeth, "I apologized and you still keep me prisoner. Why are you so vindictive?"

"Watch your words as I can turn into the descriptions you are giving to me. I know that Alessia comes to see you. From today, she won’t come anymore. Goodbye Luna Valerie."

He only meant to scare her to stop calling him names as it hurt him so much, but never expected her to issue a threat. Seemed that her attitude was not just gotten from her dead wolf. It was a natural thing that Valerie could not swallow down all the nonsense thrown at her.

"Alpha Denzel, you will not get away with this."