40|Gifts

Valerie pov

My father was livid— I could see it in the way his eyes locked onto mine, his grip tightening around the fork in his hand.

But he said nothing, not aloud at least. Not with the Lycan King seated only a few feet away.

I figured he didn’t want to cause a scene in front of him— didn’t want to give the King yet another reason to reject me.

But that didn’t stop his voice from ringing sharpl