CLAIREThe night creeped in closer and the cold air that brushed by slapped our skins as we stood under the maple tree. The leaves rustled on top of us, and my eyes trailed to it.We had been waiting for a while, a long while, but Daniel was nowhere to be found. I glanced at Luis, and we both shared a look. I sighed and rested my back firmly on the wall.Had Daniel bailed on me? After telling me to wait here for him? I began to feel ire rise up within me. But then something else hit me. What if everything Daniel had told me was part of his elaborate plan to get me killed? I swallowed and looked up at Luis. “Hey, what if Daniel-““Cora’s spy who was sent to lure you out and kill you?” he cut in.My eyes went wide. He had read my mind perfectly. Luis sighed and rested his hand at the handle of his sword that sat at the side of his hips.“I am guessing that was what you thought of too.”I nodded slowly. Luis ran a hand through his hair and his eyes trailed to the road we had come from,
CLAIRE's POVGrowls and rustling could be heard from the forest all around us. Luis and I had our backs to each other, our eyes desperately scanning, desperately watching the forest in front of us.Within the blink of an eye, three wolves howled and appeared from the forest. They were bigger than the first wolf, and looked more fierce. I was alarmed and terrified at the sight of them. They stood tall in front of me, baring their fangs at me. They looked ready to pounce on me, and I felt dread crawl up my spine. I was frozen in place, unable to move, unable to react to my incoming attackers.“Stay alert!” Luis yelled at me.His words jolted me away from my state of shock. I looked to his side and my heart dropped when I saw that four more wolves had encroached him. My eyes scanned all around us, and a pit of fear began to form in my stomach.We were surrounded, unevenly matched against these wolves.I began to frantically question myself. Would it be better to shift to my wolf? Or fig
CLAIRE's POVI could not describe the happiness bursting through me. My lips curled into a smile as the man, I presumed to be Enzo approached me. He slowly took off the cloak over his head and a sigh of relief washed through me instantly. It was Enzo, the alpha of the pack I grew up in. The alpha who first showed me genuine love. My eyes scanned his face, taking in his fine feature. His hazel eyes glowed in the moonlight as he looked down at me. I became breathless as I stared at him. It really was Enzo, standing here in front of me. I could not ignore the feeling of familiarity riding up within me.Without thinking I leaped into his arms, and to my surprise, he wrapped his hands around my waist pulling my closer to him.“My God, how much I have missed you,” he breathed and stroked my hair.Suddenly realising how close we were I pulled away from him almost immediately. He was taken aback by my sudden action, but I brushed it aside and spoke.“What are you doing here?” I inquired, tr
CLAIRE's POVThe ride back to Enzo’s clan was rather tranquil. The carriage was a small one, so any bump in the road, caused the carriage to shake, and my whole body to brush against Enzo’s.I felt uncomfortable with our closeness, but I could see that Enzo was not bothered about it. I began to recall when he had confessed his feelings to me. Did he still feel the same way? I glanced over at Enzo, and I saw that his eyes were fixed on me intently. My cheeks flushed a bright red, and I turned my gaze to the window outside. I tried to distract myself, but I could not ignore the heavy weight of his gaze on my back.It felt like his eyes were drinking me in slowly, accessing all my body features, and I did not like it. As I gazed out the window, I felt Enzo’s large hands cover mine. I flinched and snapped my head into his direction.“I forgot to ask, are you hurt anywhere?”I shook my head and shot him a small smile.“No, I am fine.”He smiled at me and brushed a strand of hair away from
CLAIRE's POVMy eyes cracked open to the sound of chattering and footsteps. I blinked slowly, and my blurry vision dissipated. My eyes were met with a very unfamiliar ceiling and a weird environment.I pushed myself up into a sitting position and stretched my stiff arms. I looked around me once more, before everything slowly came back to me.This was not my room at the pack house. I was banished, our encounter with those mindless wolves, and Enzo coming to our rescue. Everything had gone by so fast, it was hard to believe that they even happened.I threw sheets off me and got out of bed, I stumbled back and crashed to the floor, on my bottoms. I blinked in surprise and laughed to myself. The events of yesterday had drained me so much, and using a lot of my witch powers added to the fatigue. A loud knock came on the door, startling me. My heart began to race. Was it Enzo? Who would come knocking on my door at eight in the morning? I picked myself up from the floor and began to approac
CLAIRE's POVI felt aloof in the floral pattern dress and the loafers I had on. It was not my style and I rarely wore pretty clothes like this. To make things worse, Bianca had pestered me to put some make up on.I refused her offer a thousand times, but Bianca was persistent. She won and applied some light make up on my face. My hair was tied up in a bun, with little strands left loose at the front. What was all this get up for? We were only going to have breakfast with Enzo. As we walked down the hallway, my eyes wandered around. It had changed drastically from what I could remember, it was breathtaking now. The designs were exquisite and somewhat luxurious.Although, compared to Dominik’s pack house, it was not as exquisite. I felt Bianca staring at me as we walked down the hallway and I turned to her. She was grinning and I raised an eyebrow at her.“Why are you grinning so hard?” I quizzed.“Well, you seem nervous to meet Enzo,” She cooed.I flushed at her false accusation. It t
CLAIRE's POVThe lavish dress, the make up, everything was finally coming to me. This whole breakfast and me having it with Enzo, was all part of the plan to get me alone with him.I grimaced as I looked at my hand which was laced with his. This was not what I wanted. I wished my hands were laced with Dominik’s and not Enzo.As much as I despised it, I could not pull my hand away. I did not want to upset Enzo, not after he had taken me back to the clan, and even let me stay in the main house, a place where I could enjoy all the luxuries.He pulled me forward, and we began to walk towards a large glass door at the very end of the dining room. Once we got there, Enzo pushed the door open.The cool morning breeze hit me as I scanned the tranquil atmosphere of the balcony. Enzo walked in, my hand still in his and we perched beside the white metal railing. My eyes trailed down the balcony, and I saw a bed of flowers at the very bottom. From what I could see, there were marigolds, tulips,
CLAIRE's POVI splashed some water on my face and listened to the sound of the water run down the sink. I wiped my face with the back of my hand, and stared at my reflection in the mirror.I looked drained and sleep deprived. The bags under my eyes gave it away. It was hard to get sleep after everything Enzo had said to me. I stayed up all night thinking about everything.He had put me in a tough situation, and I did not have a solution to it. I could not agree to be his. My heart, soul and body belong to my mate Dominik.But how was I going to reject him? I grimaced. Rejecting him may be the last thing I would want to do. What if my rejection enraged him, and he ended up throwing me out of the clan?I shook my head. Enzo was caring, he was not that kind of person. But I could not help but think about multiple possibilities. I splashed more water on my face and turned the tap off. Lazily, I trudged back into the room and flopped down on the bed with a heavy sigh. I needed someone to