Clarissa's POVI woke up in a dark and cold room.I was cold, tired, and hungry.I don't know for how long I slept since there was no means to tell time.I needed to leave here; I can't take it anymore. I hope one of the guards will come here so that I can bargain with him and get out of this place.The door opened for a guard to come in. His eyes were bloodshot like he had taken something. He came to where I lay, held my hair, and dragged me up."Today will be the last day for you; your boss is coming here to decide what to do with you.""I am the only one who can help you, so if you want to leave here, I am the only one who can make it happen.""All you have to do is do what I say, and then I will set you free; no one will know.""I will help you fake your escape; if you agree, all you have to do is agree; I have a place ready for you to go to, he suggested."I gagged at his suggestions; being so close to him made my skin crawl.I would have scratched out his disgusting skin if
Clarissa's POV We came back to our hotel room after they found me. Throughout the journey, Ashley did not utter a word. That was for the best because if she had opened her pipe hole, I would have gone crazy on her. I helped him into the room while Ashley and her father, after speaking to a hotel attendant, went into her hotel room together. We booked another room to stay in, and we all agreed that we were going to leave in the morning. I went into the bathroom and took a shower. I wasted time in there; I needed to wash away all the pain and trauma I experienced in that place. I felt at peace being in there, and as the water drizzled on my skin, it helped to calm me down. I scrubbed my skin as if I was scrubbing that loser's touch. After being in the bathroom for hours, I came out of the room. Stephan was half-naked, and his body was still covered with bruises. He must have taken it off by himself; I sat down near him. "Do you need help cleaning up?" I asked h
Stephan's POVWe arrived at the pack at noon, and all of the council men stood outside to welcome us, including Uncle.They all bowed at once."Alpha Stephan and Luna, welcome back to the pack.""I hope your trip went well, boy," your uncle asked."Of course," I replied. "How did everything go? Nothing bad happened, right?""Nothing we can't handle," Liam said to me."Alright, we will retire for the night. I need to see all of you first thing tomorrow morning.""I don't want any excuses," I said to them."Alright, we will all be there.""Clarissa, sweetheart, how have you been?""I missed your beautiful face!" Uncle said to her while dragging her along.He brought her closer to him and held her shoulder, rubbing her hands and smiling at her in a flirtatious way.I know that he is doing that to piss me off, but I won't let him get under my skin; I won't let him win.I turned my face so that I wouldn't succumb to Rex's desire to fight.If not for the fact for the fact that he is an o
Alpha William's POVI came down to the laboratory to inspect the progress of things.I was to get potions from the witch who worked for me today.Time is running out for me; it has been up to two weeks and a few days since Clarissa left my pack. I did not know the reason why she left, but it was suspicious.I wanted to confront her for looking for Margaret, but I did not like that at all.I could not stand that meddlesome woman.The woman has no single fear for me.She was my daughter's best friend, and back when my daughter was still living with me, she would challenge me if she felt that I was not treating her well.I hated her for that reason, but I could not kill her too because it was obvious to my pack and the alpha then that I hated the woman; if I killed her, it would create issues for me.The day my daughter ran away, I saw it as an opportunity to get rid of her friends.I accused them of conniving with her and decided to get rid of Margaret.I searched for her everywhere, bu
Supreme Pack, the meeting hall. Alpha Stephan's POV The elders were fully gathered; Liam was seated beside me with Will and my uncle. They were all engaged in one discussion or another amongst themselves. I was also engrossed in a discussion with Liam. "What should we do about this?" "What do you think?" "I think first thing first, we need an army of werewolves," Liam suggested. "If we have a large number of fighters, they will have no choice but to surrender to you." "You alone might be able to scare them off; imagine what you can do with a huge number of werewolves." "You will be unstoppable," he continued. Will was about to chirp in something before I interrupted him. "Gentlemen, it is time," I told them. "Please, let's come together and have a meaningful conversation." They all stood up from their seats and moved closer to where the others were. I stood in front of them to address them. "Members of the council, it is with great pleasure that I
Supreme Pack House Stephan's POV A knock on the door was what woke me up from sleep.I wonder who decided to interrupt my sleep this morning.I felt the bed to know if she was lying there with me.Clarissa was not on the bed; I listened in and heard her laughter from the kitchen.II could smell the person who was knocking."I was not in the mood for this sh*t, I groaned."I was sure that the person at the door had heard me."I opened the door for Uncle to come in.""Good to see you too, my boy.""Uncle, how can I help you?""Cranky as usual, boy?"I groaned again."I came very early to see you; I was told that you were still asleep.""I asked William to wake you; he said he would rather have his arms ripped off than come here and wake you.""He said you are like a beast whenever you are woken up from sleep.""I hope you don't act like this with me, mate.""No, she knows what to use to wake me up, unlike you all," I teased.He smiled at me and sat down.He did not wait for
Stephan's POVIt was finally the day I planned to infiltrate the pack. I carefully selected twelve men; they were good but not the best in the pack. They took extra clothes and some essential things needed, including masks. The idea was to keep their identity hidden. I helped them cover up their scent so that they wouldn't be easily discovered. I wanted to go with them at first but decided to use the opportunity to visit other pack alphas. Clarissa wanted to join them, but I was against it, the reason being that I was worried that she might not be able to fight well and keep herself safe, and I was too far away. When they are ready, they set out for the quest. I sent my gamma William to go with them so that he could orchestrate everything since I put him in charge with the condition that he would report everything back to me. Once they were gone, I ordered Liam to watch her and make sure that she was safe. I felt that it was better to trust the old devil you know than to t
Stephan's POV"What do you mean by defeating the shadow pack and the moonlight pack? I thought we were fighting against the rogues," he asked me."The rogues are Alpha William's men.""He is the one that uses them to wreak havoc in other people's packs.""You heard stories of how they attacked other packs, killing their innocents and taking over; they did it to my pack in the past.""They did it to you too.""The earlier we stop them, the better for us.""Stephan, I am a very peaceful person, and my allegiance is to you alone, but you know I won't just wake up one morning and plunge my pack into a war against another pack.""There has to be a reason for that before I could do it.""You used to send me men; if I needed them, Tyler, what changed?" I asked him."I am a father, and I am getting old.""I need to protect my child's innocence, Stephan.""You won't be protecting it if they get to her.""Don't you get it? As long as those two people are the alpha, issues will always come
Stephan's POV Continuation I watched baffled and frightened by what happened. The explosion pushed them back; they disappeared. I looked around, and ten thousand men were standing; some were on the left-hand side, while others were on the right-hand side.The alpha, who stood at the front from the left-hand side, spoke first."Hi Stephan, it is good to see that you are still in one piece."I was so happy to see him.I could use all the help I can get."Crescent pack warriors at your service, Alpha Stephan.""You are welcome, too, alpha of the Crescent Pack.""What is happening, Stephan? What are these?" he asked me."I don't know how to explain, but they are half beast, half werewolf; all I know is that they are indestructible.""There must be something that can destroy them," he said to me."Yes, I have a plan.""What is the plan, Stephan? He persisted with his questions."I can only kill them if I cut their heads off of their bodies; the only way I can do that is if I can g
Stephan's POVI woke up because I heard someone scream. I did not know how long I had slept.I was disoriented for a while. I looked up at the sky; it was dark as if smoke had covered it.My body was wet and cold. I moved my hands to touch the floor, and I noticed that the leaves there were wet too. It must be because of the dew.I pulled myself up to a sitting position and looked around.I was inside the forest; the whole place was covered with grass and tall trees.It must be the reason why sunlight cannot penetrate it.I used my wolf vision to look around.I noticed a little ray of sunshine shining somewhere within the forest.I followed the light till I got to where it was shining. My hands got to work, and I used them to push the grass blocking my way out of it.I walked out, looked around, and could not recognize where I was.I was sure that when I came to this place, I was unconscious.I wonder who brought me to this place."Stephan, where are you? We are losing." I heard a voi
Stephan's POV "No, Stephan, don't do it; don't give in to him; he lied, my love; he lied to you, she continued screaming. I heard scuffles and the breaking of things. "Don't you dare hurt her," I threatened. My eyes blazed. "You need to find Carli Stephan; he can find me." "They had him brainwashed into thinking that we killed his parents; if you can find him and convince him, he will help you," she screamed. I heard gunshots, and the line went flat. I screamed out of pain as I tried to mind-link her. I was scared to death hearing that shot. I was restless that I was not there. "Little one, are you okay?" I screamed in my head. "Please say something so that I will know that you are okay," I pleaded. "I am in pain, my love, but I will be fine," she said to me. "You have five minutes to tell me the truth William, or else I will start dropping dead bodies here," I threatened him. "Do you worse, Stephan? You are going to regret not taking my offer," he boasted.
Clayton's POV The moment I saw Clarissa on the floor and the look she had on her face, I knew instantly that she had heard everything. It is funny that she is trying to play it off. I needed to play along to make her relaxed, and I could watch her. I noticed that she was shaking out of shock. Since she wants to play, let's play. When she mentioned her mother's death, I knew that she was trying to divert my attention. I decided to fake it; she was so convinced by my acting. I pretended that I had gone into my room while I stood at the door and watched her. I heard Carli questioning her. Even though Carli kept interrogating her, she still hesitated to answer him. I saw her leave, and I knew instantly where she was going. I went inside for a few minutes so that I could get ready. I sent my men out immediately to follow her. When I came outside, I saw that Carli had a troubled look on his face. "Where is Clarissa?" I asked him. He frowned at me and answered
Stephan's POVI had to go see my friend Alpha Tyler; he had promised me earlier that if I needed his help, all I had to do was tell him when I needed it.I know that if we were to attack Alpha William's secret hideout, we would need all the help we could get.He told me that he was able to get me a few men, but I wasn't bothered because I knew that the few men he gave me would be enough to defeat our enemies.I was busy with him; that was why Clarissa was not able to pass through at first.She pushed through our bond; I felt her, and when I opened the bond, she was already out.I could sense her distress, and that scared me.I quickly concluded my meeting with Alpha Tyler and rushed out.Then I heard her distress call."Stephan, help me."I wish I knew where my gamma is, I would have sent him.I knew that I might not get to her on time that was why I pleaded with her to stay back till I got to that place.I felt that it would be safer and easier to pick her up from there since it w
Clarissa's POV "Clarissa, What are you doing here?" Alpha William asked."Why did you come in here?" he continued."Why are you on the floor? he questioned me.I tried to speak, but my mouth refused to bring out a sound.Fear crept into my mind.I already know how this is going to play out if I am not able to come up with a tangible story to cover up why I was in there.I grabbed his hand. I wanted to steady myself. I stood up, calculating in my mind what to say to him so that he wouldn't be suspicious of me."What are you doing here, child?""You have not answered my question yet.""I am sorry, grandfather; I came in here looking for you.""Why are you on the floor? Did you just call me grandfather?" He asked, looking surprised.I pretended like I did not hear the second question; I did not want to repeat what I said earlier so that I wouldn't gag."I thought I saw something; I am sorry, alpha." "I felt a chill on my body; I froze, and from there I fell." "What did you s
Clarissa's POVIt has been two days since Ray found the laboratory.We made plans on how to attack the laboratory.I will go to Moonlight Pack and distract my grandfather so that we can access the laboratory.I was not comfortable going there blind.I wish we could talk to Carli to know if we are to expect any surprises from them.I will try to talk to him in secret.Before we started this journey, Stephan made sure that everyone swore to keep it a secret.I know why he did that; he knew that Liam would tell Miranda, and she would in turn warn her family. "This is a top-secret mission; no one is to know about it," he warned."We will infiltrate the moonlight pack, overshadow it, and bring it down.""Swear that you won't say anything to your mate" Stephan asked him.He agreed to do that.We arrived at night, this time without Gamma William.Stephan needed him at the front line when the whole thing began; that was what he said to me.The whole place was filled with his men when we ar
Stephan's POV Clarissa's idea sounded so easy and simple, but I knew that things could go wrong with our plans. I will contact one of my friends, known as X-ray, but I call him Ray from another pack to help me track it. He is a guy I helped a long time ago; he was known for buying weapons and technology and selling them to the highest bidder. He is also a skilled hacker. He pissed the wrong people off because of that. They hired assassins to take him out. He was lucky that I was investigating who was responsible for the disappearance of some of my pack members. I was pissed at the number of assassins that were fighting one helpless man. Out of boredom, I decided to rescue him. I will kill him myself if I find out that he committed a heinous crime. After I rescued him, I found out the reason why he had been almost killed since that day. He gave me a promise that whenever I needed his help, he would be more than willing to help me. "Hello Stephan, my man, it has been so
Clarissa's POVI woke up late today. I was feeling good with the clear sky and the birds chirping.The sound of men moving to and from one spot to another and the fresh air added to the serenity I felt this morning."Good morning, my love; you are finally awake," he crooned, kissing my cheek."Why did you not wake me up, babe?"'You were sleeping so peacefully, I did not want to disturb you. How are you feeling?""I am good, my love," I answered, kissing his lips."I made something for you since you complained that you were having headaches yesterday," he said to me."You are not coming down with something, right?""You are alright this morning, right?" he asked me."Yes, I am. I feel refreshed. Yesterday, what I went through contributed to what happened to me.""Alright, come sit and eat, he said in a gentle voice."What did you make for me?""I am sorry I did not make your favorite cake; I thought I should make you chicken soup to energize you this morning.""Should I take it back?