Chapter 123

Alec's POV

“I promise you that I won’t hurt you. You are safe here and I want you to feel comfortable. That's why I asked Jeremy to ask you if you wanted to move in here. So in the guest room where you got ready. I want you to feel at home. In order?"

I didn't know what else to say. I couldn't have told her that I was a werewolf, that she was my mate, that's why I kidnapped her, and that I could never let her go again. So I tried to make the best of it. I had to gain her trust, she shouldn't be afraid. I want her to settle in here. And maybe, at some point, she will be able to understand my point of view.

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Valeria's POV

How should you respond to something like that? He wanted me to feel safe. That I felt comfortable and he invited me to move into the guest room. Maybe he wasn't as bad as I thought. But still, how can or should I ever trust him?

After all, I was trapped here, more or less, and because of him. A