My Valerie

Valerie’s life has always been tough. A mate that wants nothing to do with her is just the newest hurdle. Adrien has no time for romance, solely devoted to being a warrior and nothing else. But the Moon Goddess has plans for the two for them… When Valerie and Adrien are forced together, will the couple fall for each other, or is their mating bond not strong enough?

Age Rating: 18+

Original Author: Meticulous Rice

Note: this story is the author's original version and does not have sound.

I stood in front of my small vanity and put my hair in a bun, I picked out a few strands to frame my face, and brought out my green eyes trying to look as professional as I could for my interview when I was actually more nervous than I ever was before.

I knew that none of his past assistants managed to make it past a month working for him, he always fired them and hired new ones, the man was never satisfied and I hoped I wouldn't be one of them.

“You ready? Need some Stella motivation?” Stella asked, making me laugh. Stella was my best friend ever since I could remember, she was like a sister to me and I loved her to death.

“Well then, I just called to tell you good luck, love you.”

“Come on AJ, I have to drop you off early today,” I stood up and reached my hand out to my five-year-old sister who was sitting on my bed staring at her feet.

“Angelina, I have to go to work today. I’ll come by after work okay?” I asked as I ruffled her hair. She just continued pouting and looking at me with her doe eyes that held all the shades of blue in them.

“Come on AJ, we’re going to be late.” I carried her up and out of my small cabin knowing she could sit there all day and pout and I didn’t have the time. My cabin was almost thirty minutes away from other houses as it was very close to the woods.

Her parents were both warriors that got killed in an attack two years ago when she was only three years old. Luna Maxine and Alpha Archer took her in as their own as they did to me.

He found a new mate immediately after my mom’s death and I hate him to this day. The trauma I went through at just five years old was unbearable and I didn’t even have my father by my side.

I loved them so much, they were my family, along with my older brother Mason, who was the next Alpha of the pack since he wasn’t adopted, the eldest, and a male.

“Goodmorning, how can I help you?” A woman by the register said to me without even giving me a smile. She looked gorgeous and I felt so insecure in front of her, I knew I was pretty but that woman was gorgeous and she was eyeing my pantsuit making me feel naked.

“Oh yes, Valerie Hale?” she asked and I nodded. She dialed a number on the phone and I stood there awkwardly shifting on my feet and staring at the papers in front of her.

I nodded and walked over to the elevator, trying to keep my expression the same. Adrien? She called him by his first name, I wondered if they all on a first-name basis, or if she someone close to him.

The floor was nothing different from the first one, it was all grey and white, very plain, and had no decorations. It was really boring to look at.

I sat down on a chair, I had no idea what to do. There was no one there and I couldn’t just go and knock on every door in the building. I turned and looked at the plant next to me and wished I was it.

I began picking my nails when I jumped at the sound of someone talking. “Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Grey is waiting for you.” A very nice man said and I smiled at him before walking over to the giant double doors he pointed at. So they were NOT on a first-name basis?

My heart was thumping in my chest and it was all I could hear in my head. The blood was rushing through my veins and I felt like I was walking to my death.

As soon as I turned to close the door my eyes widened. I was graced with a masculine, aromatic-woody scent that made my wolf purr in excitement. I turned around and felt my heart drop.

I felt the dominance radiating off him as he sat still wearing a black suit while staring at me the same way I stared at him.

“It's mate!” My wolf Alaska yelped making my heart drop and I shook my head as the color drained from my face. Goddess! Adrien Grey couldn't be my mate. Something was definitely wrong, his stupid perfect face probably made every woman feel what I was feeling, but wolves were never wrong about mates?

My wolf began purring and whimpering. I cursed myself and cleared my throat, Goddess knew how long I was ogling him for. “Um- I’m here for the interview, you know the-”

I stared at him dumbfoundedly and he stared back before shooting up on his feet and I stupidly took that as a gesture to walk closer to him.

“Mr. Grey?” I questioned and he turned his head to the side, his shoulders stiffened as if he was controlling himself with every fiber in his body. He looked like he couldn’t breathe, he was holding his breathe for Goddess knows what reason, I knew I didn’t smell that bad, and if I was his mate I should have smelt amazing to him.

“Get out,” he growled at me and I took a step back as my brain stuttered and I paused.

As soon as I was out of the damned office I bent and placed my hands on my knees while taking deep breaths, he scared me shitless and I wasn’t one to get scared, the power that dominated off him was unspeakable off, and those blue eyes, they were my weakness.

“You okay?” A voice asked and I looked up to find a guy staring at me with furrowed brows. “Yeah, all is good,” I smiled as I dried my sweaty palms on my pants before tucking the loose strands of my hair behind my ear.

“Valerie, but I don’t think that matters,” I let out a nervous chuckle, “I don’t think you’ll be seeing me here again.”

“Well then, nice to see you,” he said before walking into the same office. Did he have a death wish? He didn’t even knock on the door, he just walked in like he owned the place.

The moon Goddess hated me and that was the only explanation for it. First my birth parents and then my mate. That interview had to be the worst interview I ever had.

As soon as she stepped into my office, her scent was all over. The sweet, savory, aroma wafted through my office and my wolf almost lost control. It was all intoxicating and heavenly at once.

I felt her breath hitch and I could hear her rapid heartbeat but it was nothing new, that was how every woman that walked into my office acted.

I was in control of myself, I didn’t move an inch of my body. But then she walked closer and I knew couldn’t be in her presence anymore.

Then I knew what Kade was talking about when he said there was a pull when he met his Mate, Pheonix.

I felt bad. I never feel bad. But I didn't want a mate, I was doing fine all those years, so why would I need one? The one thing I was glad I never found, found me.

“Who?’ I asked, playing dumb.

“And you kicked her out without even holding the interview?”

“No, you just met your mate and kicked her out, without even an explanation. Everyone heard the way you yelled, probably even people on the other floors,” he said with a sigh.

“She probably knows that her mate doesn’t want anything to do with her? Definitely, because that common knowledge right!” he paused, “The poor girl, you know it’s not her fault she was paired with you. You’re a dickhead,” he said, but it was nothing new to my ears. Kade made sure to let me know I was an asshole every day.

“You know I don’t want a mate, I can’t have a mate, she’ll just be a weak point for me, and no one can know about her… they’ll hurt her,” I said, and I could never miss the way Kade just rolled his eyes.

I pressed my lips into a thin line as I massaged my temples. It hadn't even been an hour and she was already trouble for me.

“Fucking hell.” I muttered as I sat down and stared at the door while fiddling with my pen, for some reason I couldn’t get my mind off her. There was something about her. There was this dedication radiating off her, not like the she-wolves that normally threw themselves at me. But then again, it was probably just the mate bond.

Her familiar sweet scent was still lingering in the air, and I couldn’t get her green eyes off my mind.

I shook away my thoughts, wondering just what the Moon Goddess was thinking by giving me a mate. My eyes landed on the files she forgot on my desk as I was deep in my thoughts.

Valerie Hale, that was her name. It rolled off my tongue as I tried to say it out loud, she had a beautiful name and from what I saw I think it described her well, her name meant strong, valiant.

I sighed before dialing the reception, “please call back Miss Hale, she starts tomorrow, seven o’clock,” I said before hanging up, I didn’t wait for a response, they always did as I said.

But I knew she wasn’t going to make it past a month and I was going to make sure of it.

“Calm down Val, stop pacing, it’s giving me a headache,” Stella said, making my head snap to her direction.

“He did give you the job though,” she smiled at me with a shrug. She was getting on my nerves, it seemed like she was enjoying it almost too much.

“Ugh, Stella,” I groaned and fell back on my bed, “why does the world hate me so much?” I asked and tilted my head to look at her. First I lost my mom, then my dad basically wanted nothing to do with me, and then Adrien was my mate.

“I really don’t know if you’re joking or not, you did not see the way he snapped at me,” I huffed and dropped back on the bed.

“Yeah well, not everyone has a perfect bond like you and Treyton.” Stella found her mate two years ago at a party I dragged her to. The two were inseparable ever since then and their love and attraction were unmatched. I used to be jealous of her but then got over it because I prayed I would find mine soon. Turns out the moon Goddess listened to me but punished me instead.

“I heard he’s hot though,” she said and I nodded. “He is so hot I think I melted when I walked into the room, and the mate bond didn’t help,” I sighed.

“Ugh, you and Treyton, so unfair,” I whined, making her laugh. I’m glad she found my situation rather amusing because I didn’t.

Stella was my best friend since middle school, it all started when one of the guys was bullying her and stuck gum in her golden locks, so naturally I kicked his balls and got sent to the office right after, she came to apologize and we just hit it off.

She was always at my house, my house was hers. But ever since she met Trey, her visits became less and less, but she still made time for us and I love her for that.

She was eagerly waiting for me to find a mate and if I told her that he kicked me out, she might as well just kick his balls with me.

If Adrien wasn’t my mate and hadn’t lashed out on me like that, I would have been fine. But because he was my mate and I was freaking out too much.

“I see you made it,” that same woman from yesterday who I learned was called Sienna said, almost too rudely but I brushed it off. I nodded and gave her a smile, “I will show you your office.” She stood up and I followed her trying to hide the shock on my face. I had an office… I never had an office before, just a small cubicle.

“That’s Adrien’s office, and this is yours. There is a door from the inside too that leads to his office,” she said as we walked into my office and my mouth dropped. Great! My day just kept getting better and better.

I had a pretty nice office. The office was painted white just like the rest of the building, and it had only one floor-to-ceiling window behind the black desk, which faced the main road.

It was really big and spacious, not as big as Adrien’s though, but the light illuminating from the huge window made it look even bigger.

I looked up and my eyes met with his blue orbs that seemed to never hold any emotions. I straightened my back and gave him the best smile I could.

He walked closer to my desk and dropped a giant stack of papers. I let out a cough and held back my shock as I stared at the biggest pile of papers I'd seen.

“You're my assistant, I'm the lead warrior so you realize that here you’re going to be working for the pack, you will know of our plans and attacks, things that are confidential. So if you decide to go against us, this contract will determine your fate.”

“I never said you would Miss Hale, read the contract thoroughly, and sign it,” he paused. “After that, I want you to proofread every single one of these papers, sign where it needs to be signed and I want them in my office by the end of today.” He pointed at the mountain of papers and turned to walk away.

“What-” the words blurted out of my mouth making his head snap back, “I mean- I,” I paused and stared at the papers dumbfoundedly. “I’m supposed to get off at five, this would take me until midnight if not tomorrow,” I pointed at them.

“You wanted this job and you got it, now you will do it the way I want you to do it. If you don’t want to get fired on your first day of course,” he said and I noticed that his expression never ever changed, he always looked cold and closed off.

“I mean, you know I’m your mate, so why are you acting like this,” I said as I pointed at the distance between us.

“If you thought I was going to treat you any differently because you were my mate, then you are very wrong. I don’t want a mate and I never asked for one. You just had to show up,” he said while glaring at me, I felt like I would faint as he stared deep into my soul but at the same time, I found it very hot.

“I will treat you the same way I treat everyone. You won’t get any special treatment for being my mate, and I don’t care if you’re the Alpha’s daughter.”

“No one hears about this, as far as anyone knows, you’re just my assistant, got it?” he asked and I nodded before quickly sitting down and taking the first paper while my heart pounded int my chest. I stared at the paper and acted like he wasn’t there until I heard the door close.

“Asshole”, I muttered before I spun my chair and stared at the view outside.

He knew nothing about me and yet here he was, judging me for being the Alpha’s daughter.

“Let’s get to work,” I clicked my tongue and cracked my fingers before I began reading the very boring papers in front of me. I don’t even know why he gave it to me, it all seemed like nonsense and unnecessary things. I mean, one of the papers dated back to a rogue fight from five years ago.

“Hi Stella,” I said in a groggy voice as I answered her call. It was 6 pm and I was nowhere near done and I really could use a break.

“Bad, really bad, he gave me an abnormally huge stack of papers, and I am nowhere near done. He’s torturing me using his power,” I groaned before dropping my head on the table a bit too hard resulting in a loud bang.

“I assume you’re done with the papers?” Adrien asked while he looked at me, still no emotions on his face.

“Well then I suggest you get off the phone and finish your work, I can hear you in my office, I did not hire you so you could call your friends,” he said before turning around and shutting the door.

Stupid son of a gun, I couldn't even take a break. I was starting to regret my decision to work for him.

“Your papers,” I said as I tried to place them on his desk but I didn’t push them far enough. The papers slid down and were all over the place, some still on his desk and some all over the floor.

“You can’t do one thing right! I have a lot on my plate right now and I don’t need your clumsiness added to it,” he yelled and I was not about to mess with a warrior so I just bent down and quickly picked up the papers from the floor all while he looked at me. I felt very insecure while doing so, I could feel his eyes on me with every move I made.

“I’m really sorry about that, it won’t happen again,” I said while looking up at him. I did not want to apologize, who did he think he was? But I did anyway because I needed my job.

I was going to tell him to have a goodnight but decided against it, he got pissed in the morning when I wished him a good morning, and besides, I did not want him to have a good night.

I decided to go back to my parent's home instead of my little cabin since I promised Angelina that I would. She was most likely asleep by then but I wouldn’t break my promise.

“It’s late, why are you two awake?” I asked and plopped down on the chair.

“Ah! Adrien is one hell of a man, I wouldn’t be able to handle these attacks without him, why?”

“He’s my mate,” I blurted out. I knew he said not to tell anyone but see if I care, and these were my parents.

“OH MY GOD MY BABY, FINALLY I’M SO HAPPY FOR YOU,” my mom jumped up and squealed before pulling me in for a crushing hug.

“He rejected you!?” My father said, his eyes ready to kill.

It hurt when I thought about it. I saved myself for my mate when he was going around and bedding a different girl every day.