Clarissa's POVI have seen my mate angry, but never this angry; he looked terrifying. I am afraid of him right now, even though his anger was not directed at me.It was as if smoke was coming out of his ears; he looked like he wanted to strangle her and was controlling himself from doing it.He grabbed her by the collar and pushed her off gently.Miranda landed on the wall with force.Liam looked horrified. He ran to his friend to help her up. He assisted her, taking care to look her over and see if she sustained any injuries.Satisfied that she wasn't injured, he looked at my mate with disdain."You could have killed her. Control your anger, Stephan, Control yourself before you kill someone." My mate looked bothered; I could see he didn't mean to hurt her.I think it was the force of his power that came out like that."Liam, he didn't mean to; it was a mistake." I intervened."Stay out of it, Clarissa," he warned.I know better than to get in between two angry brothers. I wanted to
Stephan's POV I was in my office discussing with my gamma about war strategies; we have to prepare ourselves for war. It has been a month now since I broke off my alliance with Shadow Pack and told their alpha to prepare for war.He will do that because he knows that I meant every word I said.I have been trying to avoid my brother since that incident happened. I don't want any issues with him again. He is my little brother and my beta, and I will always love him.I need to give him space so that he can get his head out of his mate's ass.We were almost done with our discussion when my friend ran inside, interrupting us. She looked troubled and restless. I became alarmed to see her in this state. "My love, what happened? You look like you have seen a ghost.""It is about the guards you stationed outside the pack.""What about them? What happened?" "They were attacked by the rogues today; only one of them survived." I was shocked to hear that. I stood up abruptly, bre
Clarissa's POVMy mate looked terrified when the physician, shook her head.I thought he was dead the minute she shook her head."Alpha, the poison inside his bloodstream is too strong; we need to do something to get it out, or else he will die," Mia said to him."What do we do to get it out?""We should focus on how to get the blood out, through where he was stabbed with the poisoned claw so that he will still be alive till the guy I sent to bring the drugs for me comes back with it."Stephan looked at his brother's face as if he were weighing the pros and cons.He instructed her to go ahead and do the necessary things needed to keep him alive."I just hope it hasn't gotten to his heart, alpha," Mia said to him.She took out her surgical knife, sterilized it, and cut a little opening in the side of his ribs that was stabbed with the poisoned claw.Black blood oozed out from there; she did not try to stop it; she allowed it to flow till she had gotten everything out.H
Stephan's POVI was inside the room waiting for my mate to join me when I heard a thud. I felt a weird feeling in my gut.It was as if I were being stabbed because of the pain I felt.A chill went through my spine.I knew instantly that something must have happened to my mate; I felt her pain.I prodded her mind to know what happened to her, but I felt nothing. I can break through her barrier any time she has her wall up.I heard a thud, and before I could react, someone screamed.I was horrified when I sensed what happened and perceived her blood.I ran outside; it seemed like I flew to her.Getting there, I saw her on the floor; she was bleeding on her head.I froze seeing her lifeless on the floor. I have been through this countless times, yet the experiences did not make me get used to it.I checked her body to see if she was bleeding anywhere else, but I did not see anything except on her head.I touched her vein; she was still breathing.I needed to get her treated
Clarissa's POVI was angry at Stephan and the fact that he just likened himself to a killer. Do his promises to me mean nothing to him?I waited for him to finish what he wanted to say."My love, back then I was stupid; I did not know you well then, and I thought no one could break my walls.""I did not know that you would tear it down."I made that bet with my brother and my close friend because I saw you as a pest. I brought you home because I needed you.""I promise you, love, it is not the same anymore.I love you with my soul; I don't want to exist without your love.""The bet is off love; it doesn't exist anymore.""Then does that mean that you will give up in your quest to destroy the Shadow Pack?""No, love, I won't ever give up on it.""I have waited so long for this particular moment.""I need to do this for my people; it doesn't matter who gets hurt in the process.""Stephan, you will be killing the innocent pups; those pups are innocent like me; they did not ask for
Clarissa's POVPower from him pushed me down; I fell flat on the floor, shaken.I tried looking at his icy blue eyes, but I couldn't. Power oozed out of his body; he was way stronger than I am. He must be an alpha.The man looked like he was in his fifties; he had white hair, blue eyes, and a chiseled jaw. I could sense that he was a wolf. He is gorgeous for a man his age. I know that he is way older than that, but you will never know.There is something about him that sent chills down my spine, giving me goosebumps.I wanted to speak, but it seems he is stopping me from doing that.I fought it with all my strength; being weak now means that I will die.The man still wore a smile on his face; instead of the smile being warm, it looked creepy to me and gave me jitters."Can you stop that?" I asked with anger.He smiled. 'Stop what, girl?""Using your power like that, if you want to kill me, go ahead. Stop tormenting me." I scowled."That is not how to talk to your alpha, little girl."
Clarissa's POV "Where did you go, woman?" he thundered."I thought you, Gamma William, told you where I went, Stephan.""Will told me you are safe, but he didn't tell me where you went.""I went to see uncle; I needed to speak to him about something important." "What's that?" he asked me. "Nothing for you to worry about, Stephan." "Tell me, sweetheart, why did you go there?""I needed to see him so that I would know whether he could get you to end this madness, Stephan." With a mischievous grin on his face, he held me close to his body and asked;"Did you manage to convince him to talk to me?""I think you know the answer to that question."He is still smiling, and that pissed me off; he is caressing me, turning my brain into a mush. I can't give in to my feelings for this wolf; he is like a beast that is about to devour his prey.The way he is touching me has reached home; my body wants nothing more than to fall under his spell.He nibbled my neck, leaving a bite mark on it.I
Clarissa's POVIt is finally the day I will be leaving for Moonlight Pack. I wish I did not have to leave, but this is necessary for the greater good. I would have discussed my terms and conditions with him, but it is not something we can discuss over the phone; we need to see each other physically so that he will know that I am dead serious.I know it is for a few days, but I will miss him so much.For a whole night, we did not talk to each other. We faced opposite sides and slept. I was bothered by this, and I thought we would spend the night in each other's arms before I left.This morning, as I was preparing to leave, he did not bother to acknowledge my presence. I had a feeling of nostalgia; I wish I could make all this go away so that I could be in his arms forever. I hate that he is treating me like I am a stranger. I hate that he is not holding me right now, assuring me that everything will be fine and that I am not making a dumb decision right now.I packed a few thin
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?