Niklaus' POV I knew that Valerie was very tensed about the meeting with the elders, but I was very proud of how she answered it in the end. Amelia and her minions tried to humiliate her, but well, I would never allow that. Elder Matilda was a good friend of Amelia, and I would not be surprised that they planned all that together. she was even one of the elders that supported Amelia in trying to make Marcel Alpha instead of me. Valerie let out a long relieved sigh as soon as we entered our room, before she threw herself on the bed. "That was... That was an adventure." I chuckled. "I told you you could do it. You were the one overthinking the whole thing." I said as I peeled my jacket off, and placed it neatly on the couch, before walking up to her. "You hungry?" She shook her head. "W

