The Raven Wolf King: Wolfless novel Chapter 42

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Chapter 42

~Valeria~

“What do you mean?” I ask, my voice flat.

“We can’t reveal who you are to me,” he says.

“Yeah, I got that! But why?”.

“Because you’re my mate. That makes you a target. Just like my mother. I won’t risk you—not now, not when I finally have you. They’re after me, but they could hurt you to get to me.”

“That won’t happen.”

“You don’t know that. And I’m not risking it.”

“Fine. But tell me, genius-how do you think we’re hiding this? Almost everyone will smell the change in our scents.”

He leans over me, reaching for the nightstand. His fingers close around a small vial resting there, its glass catching the dim light. “This.” He whirls it around.

“What is this?”

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others, and so his scent was already mixed. Mine isn’t, so I’ll have to take it with you.”

“Well, at least if I die poisoned, I won’t die alone.” I laugh, but Raphael doesn’t find it funny.

I roll my eyes. “So you went to your mother?”

“Yes.”

“Does this mean she knows about us?”

“Yes. No one else will. Not yet. Not until we find whoever is doing this.”

“Fine, fine. I can handle it. I’ve been resisting you all this time, so I’ll be fine.”

He lifts a brow. “Is that what you’ve been doing? You’ve done a horrible job. I’ve taken you every time I’ve wanted to.”

“Only because I allowed it.”

“After our first time, you never refused me again.”

“Shut up. How do I take this?”

He smiles, pulling the vial back just as my fingers nearly touch

then sets it down on the table at his side.

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“This feels so good, Raphael,” I whisper. “Having you like this. Touching me, kissing me.”

He pulls away, smiling. “It’s ten times better, isn’t it?”

“It’s like I feel you completely. My skin feels your touch so much stronger.”

He moans, “Hm… like this?”

I roll my eyes and moan when his hand slides down and touches

my core.

“Yes… like that,” I whisper.

We make love. It’s pure fire. His love, his touch, his lips-they threaten to make me lose myself in an abyss of pure pleasure. It feels perfect and right. His body presses against mine with a hunger matched only by tenderness. I feel claimed and cherished. The world outside ceases to exist. There is only us, our breaths, our hearts, our souls, intertwining in rhythm.

When it ends, I lie against him, trembling, whole. His arms wrap around me, and I know with certainty that this bond is unbreakable.

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His scent quickly changes to nothing. He has no scent, not even

his own.

“Won’t that be suspicious?”

“As long as no one knows you’re my mate, I don’t care.”

I sigh and take the tonic. It does the same to me. I smell like nothing.

“I’m going to say this again-I don’t like this,” I tell him. “We’re finally mates, and we shouldn’t have to be hiding anything. That’s the whole point.”

“I know it’s upsetting. But it’ll only be for now. It’s either this or I’ll lock you up to keep you safe.”

“Like hell you will!”

He lets out a laugh. “I know that would piss you off, and I don’t want to do that to you.”

Getting up, he begins to put on clothes.

“Do you have a lot to do today?” I ask.

“Why? You miss me already?”

Yes.” I smile. “I do.”

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I agree. “We’re newly mated after all.”

He bites his lip and sighs. “If only we weren’t in a war. Which, by the way, a few generals should be arriving back today, and I think your father is one of them.”

“Oh? I had no idea.” I feel like a horrible daughter suddenly. “I… didn’t keep up with what was going on with him.”

“Well, with what you told me about your parents, I don’t blame you.” He kisses me and gets up. “Don’t go out into the woods. No one is allowed.” He gives me a pointed look. “I mean it, Valeria. If they catch you in there, you’ll be in trouble. You’re lucky that the last few times it was me who caught you.”

I grunt. “Yeah, fine.”

He turns fully to me, worry etched across his face.

“What you said last night… Valeria, about the Raven Wolf King

“Forget about it.” I roll my eyes, dismissive.

His gaze hardens, narrowing. “What is it with that tree?”

“Yo mama.”

SWhat?!”

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I don’t want to talk about it. He wasn’t ready to hear it last night, and I don’t want to tell him now.

He gives me one last kiss before leaving. I sink onto the bed, close my eyes, and draw in a deep breath. A smile spreads across my face.

It feels good-so impossibly good—to know he loves me. For so long, I carried only scars. Now, there’s warmth where the emptiness used to be. His love feels like a shield, wrapping around me even when he isn’t here.

I open my eyes and rise, pulling on some of Raphael’s clothes- defeating the whole purpose of secrecy, since his scent clings to

me now.

When I reach my room and push the door open, a harsh croak greets me. A raven stands on my bed, black feathers scattered across the sheets, droppings marking the place where it has lingered too long. Its eyes fix on me, unblinking, as if it has been waiting.

“What the hell!?”

I’m about to shoo it away, but then I notice that it carries something in its mouth. A note.

Meet me in the tower-Grimm.

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I gasp.

He learned to do this? Damn.

I take a quick shower, and once I’m in my clothes, I head out feeling very aware of the mark on my neck. But the potion works

no one notices—and the mark is covered with my shirt.

When I get to the tower, I’m shocked the moment I enter. Grimm holds his hands up and maneuvers five to six ravens to fly where he wants them to.

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“There you are! About time,” Grimm lets his hands fall, and the ravens scatter to perch themselves where they wish. “I sent that raven a few hours ago.”

“I wasn’t in my room. How did you do that?”

“Practice! I’ve been practicing all night.”

I can see he hasn’t slept; the shadows under his eyes give him away. “You need to rest.”

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“Yeah, I know.” He sits down, takes a breath, and closes his eyes. “Listen, we need to learn how to use our powers.”

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with work. I’ll probably ask her more about my father, too.”

“That’s a good idea. I also think we should go back and speak with him again.”

“The Raven Wolf King?”

“Yes. But we should wait until things cool down. After what happened yesterday, Raphael will be watching us closely.”

“Okay.”

“By the way, last night, Raphael got attacked by ravens.”

“He did?! Is he okay?”

“Yeah, but it was just so bad. It happened so fast.”

“I think I saw it last night. I saw in the distance a murder of ravens flying erratically in the forest near the tree. Wait, did you go back to the tree?”

“Uhm…” I lie, “No. Raphael took an interest in the tree after what happened, and I followed him. That’s when it happened.”

“No clues?” he asks.

I shake my head. “None.”

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“No. The Raven Wolf King.”