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
CLAIRE's POVI could feel my consciousness return slowly as I shifted. I felt a hard cold substance beneath me. Where on earth was I?I turned to my side and let out a loud groan at the pain that resonated through my head. The back of my head hurt and it throbbed the more I moved my body.My eyes cracked open slowly and I was met with darkness. Fear shot down my spine and my eyes darted around frantically, in an attempt to assert my surroundings and find out where the hell I was.I tried to move my hands, but was instantly stopped by something. My hands were bound together and so were my legs. My mind slowly traced back to my encounter with Martha. Someone had knocked me unconscious and brought me here. But why? And where did Emmaline and Danica go? The weight of the situation began to overwhelm me greatly and I began to swear profusely.I tried to cast a spell, but I was unable to. Confusion set into my mind and I tried again repeatedly, but was met with the same results.I also not
CLAIRE's POVI heard several familiar voices call out my name in desperation. I craned my neck towards the door and relief washed over me when my eyes fell on Dominik.He stepped into the room with so much dominance and I was not the only one who could not take their eyes off him. Every witch in the room, including Martha had their eyes fixed on him intently.“Claire!” Two familiar voices chorused my name.I tore my eyes away from Dominik and it landed on Emmaline and Danica. They rushed up to me and began to untie my legs and arms.“Are you both okay? How did you all find me?” I asked in between my laboured breathing.“When we finally regained consciousness and saw that you were nowhere to be found, we panicked a little and went to find your mate. He helped us track you all the way down to the basement.” Emmaline replied and wiped away a bead of tears from her eyes.“You should have seen how angry your mate was when we told him we could not find you anywhere.” Danica chuckled and thr
CLAIRE's POV“I still cannot believe that this is goodbye,” Danica croaked as she forced a smile on her lips.Her expression betrayed the smile on her lips, however. I could see the sadness in her eyes as they filled up with tears. It made my heart break, but I had no choice, I had to leave.“Do you really have to go Claire?” Emmaline questioned and sniffled. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying over night. Once my departure was announced a day earlier, Emmaline and Danica had rushed to my room to question me about it, and of course, they were not happy about my leaving the coven.I pulled Emmaline into a hug and she hugged me back tighter, like it was the last time we were going to see each other. She eventually pulled away from me and looked at me for moments, her eyes searching and scanning my face.“Will you drop by to visit us often?” she asked.I went stiff and stole a glanced at Dominik, who stood behind me like a protective bodyguard. I turned back to Emmaline and gave her