DOMINIK's POV“Wolves?” I asked in disbelief as Luis’ words rang through my head.Luis nodded solemnly and rubbed the injuries on his face, wincing at the pain it caused him.“They suddenly jumped out of the bushes and attacked us. Due to how spontaneous it was, my search party could barely keep up with them and...”Luis trailed off and gazed at me with sadness and a glint of anger in his eyes. He continued.“We lost a wolf.” Luis said with gritted teeth.My eyes went wide and I felt anger welling up inside me and daring to burst out. One thing I could not tolerate was one of my own, getting killed by another wolf clan.“Where the hell are those wolves?” I growled.Luis grimaced and shook his head.“I do not know alpha. We managed to fend them off and they escaped into the bushes. I could not go after them due to my injuries.”I clenched my fists and closed my eyes, exhaling to calm myself down and think about the situation with rationality.“How many were they?”Luis looked up as he
CLAIRE's POVI brushed my fingers over my lips as I gazed to where Dominik had stood in awe. My lips still tingled from the kiss he had given me.It was a soft gentle kiss and I could not believe that Dominik was capable of being that gentle. The moment Dominik informed me that he was leaving, my heart dropped to the bottom of my chest.I felt sad, torn and broken. Even after I had avoided him for days, even after he said hurtful words to me, I still found myself craving his presence.Now that I was alone in this room, I felt a sadness rush over me. I did not want to be alone, I wanted to be with Dominik. I flopped down on the bed with a loud groan. I was apalled by my own behaviour. Why was I like this? I curled up into a fetal position and the smell of Dominik hit my nose. The smell was coming from his shirt, the one I had on.I clutched the shirt tightly and relished his musky scent. When Dominik threw his shirt over me and scooped me up from the ground, I felt giddy in my stomach
CLAIRE's POVI followed closely behind Aldean as we walked down the hallways of the witch’s house. Looking at his back now, I realized how broad they were and how much taller than me he was.I peered at his side curiously, eager to see why we are going. Aldean had told me to follow him somewhere and my curiosity had gotten the better of me. I agreed immediately and he led me away from the experimental room.We walked out of the hallway into the woods. My anxiety grew as we walked through the woods. Where exactly was he taking me? I suddenly began to question why I had even trusted him in the first place. I decided to speak up.“Where are we going?” I asked.Aldean turned to me and shot me his usual smile.“You will see soon.” He said softly.I continued following him, still anxious but I decided to trust him a little more. After walking for what felt like hours, we burst into a clearing and my mouth dropped open. The clearing was large and filled with grass. It was surrounded by tre
CLAIRE's POVI was dumbstruck. I stared at Aldrean with utter disbelief. The words he had spoken took me a while to digest. No, I could not comprehend them no matter how hard I tried.He had feelings for me? I shook my head. How could someone ever like me? I was scrawny and I was not even as attractive as Emmaline, Danica, or even the empress.How could he say he had feelings for me?“You seem to not believe my words.” Aldrean spoke up.I averted my eyes away from him and grimaced.“That should be expected. I just met you a few days ago, so it is hard for me to believe that you have developed feelings for me during that short time span.”Aldrean chuckle, a low, sweet chuckle that echoed through the surroundings.“Have you heard about love at first sight?”I nodded slowly, but did such a thing ever happen? Was it not all a fairytale?“That is exactly what I experienced. The moment I saw you. It felt like my heart was going to explode in my chest. That is just how intense my feelings ar
CLAIREThe stifling tension in the air rippled through me as I stared at Dominik, whose eyes were filled with rage. In a split second, he pushed Aldrean to the floor and landed a hard blow on his jaw.The difference in strength was overwhelming as they struggled. It was obvious that Dominik had the upper hand. I stood, frozen, unable to scream or call out for help. I looked to Luis and the other wolves. They were just as frozen as I was.I needed to do something.Acting impulsively, I ran towards Dominik and grabbed his arm before he could land another blow on Aldrean battered up face.“Domink you need to stop hitting him!” I yelled as I continuosly yanked at his arm.Dominik’s eyes turned to me and I shuddered at the iciness in them.“I will deal with you later.” He snarled.In an instance, I found myself flying in the air. I landed to the ground harshly. Dominik had thrown me to the side without even batting an eyelid.I groaned as my back began to burn with pain. My vision was dizz
DOMINIK's POV “I am sure you know why I have called you here today.” The empress said as she gazed at me from behind her desk.“Say what you want. I do not have time to sit here and listen to you beat around the bush.” I snapped at her, my patience growing thin.The empress exhaled and frowned at me.“You hurt Aldrean. One of our own and the elders are very displeased with it.”I snorted and folded my arms.“And? Is that somehow, supposed to scare me?” The empress slammed her fists on the table, her eyes burning with anger as she shot up from her chair.“How dare you speak like that when you are the one who is in the wrong?!”I just gazed at her firmly, not saying a word.She closed her eyes, exhaled and slowly plopped back down on her seat, maintaining her calm and professional demeanor.“I spoke to the elders. The wounds you inflicted on Aldrean were not severe, so I was able to sway them and get them to agree on letting you stay here.” She said and folded her arms.I scoffed.“Yo
CLAIRE's POVI heaved heavily as I cast another fire spell and shot it at Danica who countered it easily. Sweat pooled down my face and i wiped it away.“Let’s go again!” Danica yelled and I nodded.I raised my hands to cast a spell, but I noticed they were trembling. No, I could not be tired now. I still had a lot more spells to practice. I ignored my trembling hands and cast a fire spell once more.Danica deflected it with ease and she tilted her head at me “You look quite pale Claire, are you alright?”I nodded at her as I placed my hands on both knees to catch my breath.“I am fine, I can keep going. Let us continue.” Danica grimaced and shot Emmaline a look.“If you are not feeling too well, we can stop and-““No!” I yelled, cutting her short.“I... I am fine, let’s continue.” I barely managed to say.Danica sighed and walked up to me.“Getting fatigue from casting spells is normal, especially if you are new to it. If you do not get adequate rest, it can be detrimental to your
CLAIRE's POVIt felt like my body was on fire. I tried to breath, but it only came out as laboured gasps. My vision was pitch black, no, my eyes were closed tight.I could hear a familiar voice calling out to me. It was a pleasant voice, one that I loved to hear. I tried to open my mouth in response but I could not. It was like my body had been injected with lead and I was unable to move.What was this feeling. Was I going to die?“Claire!”My eyes shot open in an instant and a familiar ceiling appeared in my line of vision. I blinked twice as I tried to clear my blurry vision.“Claire?”The voice called my name once more and turned my head to see Dominik, seated by the foot of the bed, a blank expression on his face.I pushed myself up into a sitting position and my vision spun as a wave of nausea hit me. I groaned and grabbed my head as my vision began to steady.“What happened?” I asked as my eyes trailed to Dominik once more.Dominik got up from the floor and folded his arms.“You