CLAIRE's POVThe pain that spread through my chest as I watched Dominik’s back was unbearable. He had not even acknowledged my presence and walked past me like I was not even standing there. It hurt.I watched him walk over to Cora and I could hear the conversation they were having.“What happened? I heard you scream,” Dominik said as he crouched down to the floor.I watched how Cora’s expression changed in an instant. She looked like she was in severe pain. I was in utter shock. She really was a snake. She placed her hand on Dominik’s shoulder and wince in pain.“I was walking down the stairs, when I tripped on my own leg and fell to the ground, how silly of me,” she said as she shook her head.I heard Dominik let out a sigh and he looked at her ankle.“Are you hurt anywhere?”Cora nodded.“My ankle, I think it is sprained,” she said with a groan.Her eyes travelled to me and they twinkled with mischief. What on earth was she up to now? She turned back to Dominik and pressed her head
DOMINIK's POVI looked into the mirror as I stood at the sink. The bags sitting under my eyes, showed how tired I was. I turned on the tap and watched the water flow into the sink.The strange pang I felt in my chest seemed to grow everyday. I could not shake it off and it haunted me. My mind trailed to Claire and how I had undeniably hurt her once again.I wished, that i could tell Claire the whole reason why Cora was here. I wished she knew why I treated Cora like this. It was all for the greater good. I needed to keep Cora here as an asset. I could not lose her, or let something grave happen to her.But, was I going to lose Claire instead?I shook my head to dispel such thoughts and placed my hand under the running water. I splashed a considerable amount on my face and ran my hands into my hair.I looked in the mirror once again, and went grim. My face was a mess, and so was my heart. What exactly did I want? I wanted whatever was good for my clan, but I also did not want to lose m
CLAIRE's POVWas I meant to suffer? All my life, there had been a few moments I enjoyed, but the bitter, sad and painful moments overshadowed it. And once again, I was made to suffer.Watching Cora and Dominik be so intimate in this semi dark room caused a huge pain in my chest. It felt heavy and it was hard for me to breath. I grabbed my chest and took a few steps back, in utter disbelief at the sight I was looking at.When Cora had told me that Dominik had made love to her, I thought it was all a joke. Some part of me was confident that I was the only one Dominik got very intimate with, even if I did not have his heart.But I was clearly mistaken. Oh how foolish of me to believe that Dominik was all mine in that aspect. I felt like a fool, a foolish and naive girl.“Claire,”I looked up at Dominik in shock, as he called out my name. Cora was no longer on top of him and he was pushing himself off the bed. Was he coming towards me? Why? What exactly did he want to tell me?I did not w
CLAIRE's POV“Get your hands off me!” I screamed as I squirmed around.My struggling only caused him to hold unto me tighter. I struggled some more, determined to break free from his tight grip.“Claire-““Do not call my name!” I yelled.I did not know where this courage was coming from, but I was livid, sad even. All those emotions sparked something within me. It eliminated my fear. I was not scared of what Dominik might do to me. “Stop squirming around and listen to me!” Dominik bellowed at me.But his tone did not faze me one bit. I kept up the struggle, but the difference in strength was obvious. Dominik grabbed me by the waist and hauled me all the way to the bed. He threw to the bed and it bounced as I fell on it.Dominik hovered over me, and through the dim lights of the bedside lamp, I could see his eyes glimmer with something I would not have expected.A hunger.As he stayed put on top of me, I felt goose bumps crawl up my skin. He reached out to me and cupped my cheeks, whi
CORA's POVThe woods were foggy at this time of the morning and I despised the earthy smell it produced. As I walked down the woods, I looked around, being careful enough not to run into anyone.No one had to know I was meeting up with him.I walked around stealthily as I headed for my destination. Birds chirped in the distance, and the cool morning breeze blew by, but none of it mattered to me. I would rather be in bed, than walk down this muddy woods.But I had to meet him.I treaded deeper into the woods, until I reached the spot we agreed to meet. I paused and my eyes trailed around the area. There was no one in sight. Where the hell was he?I walked over to a tree, having a red ribbon tied around it and ran my fingers along the ribbon. This was a symbol of our meeting place, so that meant that I was in the right place.But where was he? I began to fume with anger. Was he late? How dare he make me wait this long?As I paced around the woods I began to chew on my fingernails.“That
CLAIRE's POV“I said, leave her alone,” I boomed again, just as the wolf turned her back on me.I was trembling, shaking in my boots, but I was not about to back out just because she told me to. I would never be able to live with myself if I left a friend alone to be bullied and beat up while I stood there and watched like some coward.The wolf turned back to me and glared at me.“Did you not hear what I said, or are you deaf now?”The other wolves around her laughed and giggled within themselves.“Why don’t you teach her a lesson Tana?!” One wolf in the crowd yelled.Tana smirked and walked closer to me. She looked at me from head to toe and I felt my knees buckle underneath me. Beads of sweat began to form on my forehead.Tana. One of Sorcha’s closest friends. She was just as strong as her and she was someone you would not want to mess with.“Let’s see. I am mad that Sorcha got sent to live in that pig house because of a pathetic wolf like you. Maybe this is the right time to take o
CLAIRE's POVThe whole woods went quiet and everywhere was still. No one moved, as everyone’s eyes were fixed on me intently. They were all in a state of shock.They were not the only ones that were left in awe. I was dumbfounded. What had just happened? I kept my gaze fixed on Tana who was laying on the floor, her body not moving an inch.I tried to recall what had happened. I screamed at her, and the force sent her flying away from me. But how? I could only remember feeling this build up in my chest, and then it exploded.It sort of felt like a cup that had overflown and the contents spilled over. I pushed myself up into a sitting position and raised my hands up to my face. They were trembling, and so was my entire body.The other wolves called out to Tana and ran towards her. I watched them call out to her some more with worried looks on their face.“Claire!” I heard Aurora call out to me.I snapped my head to her direction and saw her running to me. “Are you okay?” she asked with
CLAIRE's POVThe air seemed to shift and become still. There was a menacing aura all around the air, I could feel it. And there was only one person that could cause this phenomenon.Dominik.He stood at the door, glaring at me like I had done something wrong. What had I done to warrant his presence in my room? And then it clicked. I had shown my powers, powers that he specifically told me to hide.I swallowed and shot up from the bed. Aurora was trembling beside me as her eyes remained fixed on Dominik. Dominik marched up to me, and it felt like my heart was going to stop beating.“You are coming with me, now,” Dominik ordered.Before I could ask why or protest, he grabbed my wrists and began to pull me with him. I looked back at Aurora and she was sitting on the bed, shaking like a wet kitten. I gave her a reassuring smile and Dominik pulled me out of the room.As he pulled me along the hallway, his grip on my wrist tightened even more.“D-Dominik, it hurts, please let go,” I pleaded