Chapter 230

Valeria's POV

Alec looked deep into my eyes and I raised my glass like everyone else had done before. Almost at the same time, we drank the tingling liquid that ran down my throat. After everyone had emptied their champagne glasses, Alec came down to me, but before he could speak, the large doors opened. Our heads immediately snapped in that direction and what I saw made my heart stop for a moment.

Star in my head, however, was more present than ever. "You have accepted our invitation. Now they will pay for what they did to us.”

I was about to confront my inner wolf when someone else spoke up. “That was heartbreaking. You could almost feel nostalgic. It's a shame it's over now."

Alec had pushed me protectively behind him during his short speech, but I knew exactly whose voice it was. I had to listen to him repeat it to me over and over again for the rest of my life. that I was not allowed to leave the house under any circumstances. My deare