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
DOMINIK's POVI swatted Martha’s hand away from my arm and snarled at her.“Don’t you fucking touch me again.” I threatened.She did not seem fazed by my threats as she smirked and folded her arms. I was still trying to process what she had told me earlier.She had informed me that Claire has been meeting with another wizard. I could not believe her at first, but she went on to further say that she had seen them together, arm in arm.And now Claire was planning to run away with him? I was deeply infuriated and tried my best to conceal my anger. But why did I believe Martha? She was a witch I did not know.After the incident with Aldean, my trust in Claire began to wane. If Claire had caught Aldean’s eye, then it would not be impossible for another wizard to fall in love with her.I exhaled sharply as a way to try and calm myself.“Do you not believe everything I have told you?”I narrowed my eyes at Martha and studied her.“If you are Claire’s friend like you claim, then why are you t
CLAIRE's POV“I knew that bitch was up to no good when I saw her with your mate!” Danica yelled and threw her hands up in the air.Emmaline grimaced and folded her arms.“But to think that she would make up such an atrocious lie, just how desperate is she?”I sighed and went solemn as I recalled my last encounter with Dominik. He was undeniably worked up by what Martha had told me.I brushed my hands against my neck and flinched at the pain it caused. The mark Dominik had left was deep and left a big scar. I walked up to the mirror and looked at my neck. The mark was visible, too visible. A part of me was mad at Dominik for inflicting pain on me, but at the same time, I took pride in the mark.It was a symbol that I belonged to him. I was his.The words Dominik had said to me reverberated through my head. He had apologized to me, something he had never done. His words left me in awe and bewilderment. I did not know how to react.I heard Emmaline groan loudly behind me and I turned to