VALENTINA
At night, returning to my room, tired and sleepy, I stood before the mirror.
A beautiful girl, whose scars have become a source of her confidence, stared back at me; she embodies a warrior and the future leader she is becoming.
Her eyelashes, which had been singed, were now even more noticeable, and her stance was remarkably stronger.
‘It's been a long time.’ I muttered to myself. I haven't seen myself in the mirror for a long time. ‘Now, it feels worthwhile.’
'Indeed, it does,' Kira spoke in the back of my mind. 'I am so proud of you for embracing life as an Alpha heiress; a warrior should be.' Her green eyes lit with pride.
‘I am glad to have you and my loved ones back in my life,’ I responded, glancing at myself again before returning to my room and slumpin
