21 Jalen

Watching Clarissa leave made me feel dizzy. It was shocking that she even had the guts to come to the Lycan pack. For a few minutes, I stood outside to gather my thoughts, feeling a flutter in my belly. It felt like there was some hope and that things were going to get better but I scolded myself into believing that lie.

Inside, my mum's face contorted with anger and her fist clenched tightly at her sides. I took a deep breath and steadied myself to answer her questions, knowing she wasn't going to let me go until I told her the truth.

"Can you explain why you are working for a werewolf?" She asked, following me around the house. "Don't you know how dangerous that is?"

"Mum please, I'm not in the mood to… "

"Don't you dare say that to me!" She yelled, partly shifting into her beast form, jabbing her claw in my chest.

I froze on the spot, feeling a pounding in my ears and a chill running down my spine. My mum has never been this angry at me or any other person for as long as I could