CLAIRE's POVThe cool evening breeze gracing my skin brought a smile to my face. I closed my eyes and enjoyed the relaxing sensation it brought. I stood in the woods, my aim was to have Elide go on a little evening run.Aside from training and spending quality time with Emmaline, Danica and the other witches, I also enjoyed taking occasional evening runs. It was fun, exhilarating, and most of all, Elide loved it.I placed the folded change of clothes I had brought with me down on a tree stump and exhaled sharply.“Okay Elide....”I closed my eyes and my limbs began to change. Fur covered my legs and they became sturdier and stronger. I finally morphed into Elide and she howled into the air, her voice echoing within the trees.She took off in an instant, running on all fours and huffing happily. As I viewed the woods through Elides eyes, I enjoyed the feeling of running, unchained through the woods.It made me feel like I was free and unstoppable. We ran for hours until Elide was final
DOMINIK's POVJust like Luis had said, my recent killing spree had attracted the attention of every clan and supernatural being. It stirred them up and my position had only gotten worse with each passing day.I could feel the tension and the angry stares that came my way each time I was out going about my business. Every being knew me as the ruthless alpha. I was feared and revered everywhere. But now, all I could feel towards me was hate. Annihilating a whole clan was something I had never done before. According to my beta Luis, it broke the balance. Clans of the same species were not meant to battle against each other, except need be.I, however, did not feel a single morsel of regret at my very actions. I felt great satisfaction at the fact that I had killed every single being that had taken my mate away from me.I opened my eyes slowly and saw Luis, pacing around my office frantically, his eyes glued to the ground. I could not phantom why this bothered him greatly, but it was qui
DOMINIK's POVMy mind was a whirlpool 9f thoughts and questions. They danced in my head, refusing to let me be. I had Carlos leave my office for a few minutes to deliberate on his offer.I could not make this decision alone. Luis had told me the offer was not a bad one, but a part of me was still skeptical. Carlos was my long time rival and enemy. We were neck ad neck with each other.Why would he want to help me all of a sudden? My rationality was telling me not to trust him, but I knew that if I refused his offer, there would not be another way for me to resolve this issue.I began to pace around the empty hallway of the pack house as my eyes stayed glued on the floor, my mind pondering long and hard on the situation around me. Claire was missing. My reputation was slowly going into the mud and Carlos had brought his offer to me.I muttered a series of curses under my breath when I heard footsteps approaching me. I tore my eyes away from the floorboards and saw Luis walking over to
DOMINIK's POVA young girl, about the same age as Claire stepped into my office, her cheeks a bright red as she tried to hold my gaze. Her eyelashes fluttered as she blinked, her murky green eyes possessed a glint of innocence in them.“It is nice to meet you alpha. My name is Cora.” She said fluently and bowed slightly, her strawberry blonde hair swaying with her movements.I looked from Cora to Carlos and saw no resemblance whatsoever, but pushed the thought aside. I assessed Cora’s features carefully.She was indeed beautiful. Her porcelain, white skin was radiant and she looked like a work of art, but I found myself comparing her to Claire.No matter how gorgeous she looked, she could never take the place of Claire. Her murky green eyes were nothing in comparison to Claire’s bright blue eyes that looked like sky.“She is also a very strong wolf.” Carlos added as he stood behind his daughter, a hand on her shoulders.I nodded. I could tell from her frame and demeanor. Our eyes met
CLAIRE's POV “And there as, I call the spirit of fire, no sprite of fire...lend me your prowress- powers-“I groaned and slammed the spell book shut. I fell back to the bed and gazed at the dark ceiling in my dimly lit room. Apart from brawling and getting physical practice, it was also crucial that I learnt the spells.My eyes wandered to the window in front of me and I stared absentmindedly at the reddish sun that seemed to be setting in the distance.The empress had handed me a spell book and urged me to learn the spells. Witches who had mastered their craft knew the spell book like the back of their hand. They did not need to look at the book, to know the chants for each spell they wanted to cast.And that was the level I was aiming at, even though it seemed like I was not going to get there any quick. I sighed and picked myself up from the bed. I opened the spell book and took another look at the fire spell.I read through the lines and decided to chant it again.“....lend me yo
CLAIRE's POVA loud explosion erupted through the air, jerking me awake. I had hurried out of my room to find every witch already at the training ground. We all saw a large smoke engulfing the air. We were under attack.I had moved close enough to the empress to see that she had a terrified and yet worried look on her face.“That is impossible, we cannot be under attack... except the barrier was broken...” She muttered, just loud enough for me to make out what she was saying.More explosions rang through the air accompanied by blood chilling screams. It was then I realised the extent of the attack. My blood ran cold and my legs began to tremble. Who was attacking? Why were they attacking? Were we all going to die? It reminded of the day I had been captured from Dominik’s clan. The empress clicked her tongue as she began to take hurried footsteps away from us and towards the battlefield.“Empress! Let us go with you!” Emmaline and Danica chanted as they gazed at her with pleading ey
CLAIRE's POVI must have been out of my mind. I could have never imagined that one day, I would stand up to Dominik and refuse his order. But something was brewing inside of me. Was it anger? Or a burning confidence? It was a mix of both.Dominik squinted his eyes as a snarl curled up his lips. He was obviously not pleased by my reply. His face also held a shocked expression. Did he expect me to follow him back to the pack house like a little sheep? I grew more angry at the thought.“Are you refusing my orders?” Dominik said in a low tone.His voice was low, but menacing. It held weight and I shuddered. He walked closer to me and I took a step back like a wounded animal retreating into the farthest corner.“I do not want to leave this place. I would rather stay here than go back with you!” I yelled at him as I took more steps further, knowing fully well that my words may incur more of his wrath.A low growl escaped Dominik’s lips and his face twisted into an angry, vicious snarl. His
DOMINIK's POV“That is an utterly preposterous suggestion! I will not agree to that!.” The woman with purple eyes yelled at the top of her lungs drawing our attention to her.I for one did think that Luis’ suggestion was bizarre. How could I, stay in the witches coven? Unimaginable. But I knew he brought up the suggestion out of consideration for Claire.Due to how adamant she was on staying, it would take more than just convincing her to bring her back and it puzzled me. I had expected her to be more excited at my arrival.I had imagined that Claire would smile brightly and wrap her arms around me with delight, but I realized that my imagination was far fetched. What had I done to her, that would possibly make her feel this way?What had happened to her in the wolf’s clan? I could not imagine the horrible things they could have done to her while she was held captive there. It fueled my anger and i was glad that I had killed every single one of them.My eyes turned to Claire and I wen