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
CLAIREI laid on top of Dominik, my eyes scanning through the dust and my ears perked up with alertness at the sounds around us. I heard Dominik groan loudly and shift underneath me. He still had his hands firmly around me.As we laid inside the carriage, which lay on its side, footsteps surrounded us, as well as low whispers. Where on earth was Luis? I tried to move but Dominik pinned me to his chest. I let out a small gasp and he brought his lips to my ear.“Be quiet,” he whispered.We stayed silent for a while and I could tell that Dominik was listening in on the surroundings. The silence made my skin crawl with fear and anticipation at the threat that lurked around us.My ears perked up at the sound of sudden footsteps and in the blink of an eye, a large sword bore through the wood of the carriage and was heading towards my face.Before I could react and dodge out of the way, Dominik had already caught the sword with his bare hands. I watch with wide eyes as blood oozed out of Dom
DOMINIK": POVMy attackers were relentless and did not spare me a single breath. They attacked me as a group and the pattern in which they used struck me as weird.It felt like they had isolated me intentionally, but what was their goal? My eyes trailed to Luis who was fending off a small group of about three men.Who the fuck were these people?I felt a sword bore into my sides and I groaned. My head snapped into its direction and I picked the attacker up by the throat, throwing him down to the ground.The cloaked man stood up from the floor as if nothing had happened. I growled in anger. Not only were they relentless, but they were durable. It felt like I was not battling a being, but more of a machine or a controlled puppet.I turned to the overturned carriage and was glad that Claire was still safe within. I focused back on my attackers and charged at them relentlessly. Even when I tried to move away from them, they would block my path and charge their swords at me.From the side
CARLOS's POVWe ran through the thick bushes. The small shrubs grazed our skin as we moved through them, but it did not bother me in the least. I glanced to my side and caught a glimpse of Cora.She was so focused and I could see a glint of anticipation in her eyes. Even I was brimming with excitement. As we ran, the faint sounds of swords clanging and cries of pain, notified us that our destination was near.A battle scene came into my view and I quickly ducked behind a tree to conceal my presence. Cora was right beside me, her eyes fixed on the battle field and her expression was transfixed.I followed her eyes and they fell on the scene. Dominik was wrapped in the middle of a considerable number of men, trying to worm his way through. Although, he was doing a great job at protecting himself, I felt utterly satisfied at the frustrated look his face held.He looked angry, confused and most of all, tired. I could not help but grin to myself. I wished that the men would put him down th
CLAIRE's POVThe feel of the wind tousling my hair about woke me up from my deep slumber. My body felt as heavy as a rock, but I felt comfortable where I lay.I opened my eyes slowly and saw trees and bushing whipping past me in speed. I blinked and noticed that I was on someone’s back.My eyes went up and it fell on the back of Dominik’s hair. His hair moved with the wind as he ran. I looked to my side and saw Luis running beside us.My mind went back to what had happened earlier. I had used my magic powers to protect myself from my attackers. The thought sent a thrill through me and it filled me up with an indescribable amount of happiness.It meant that all my days of training relentlessly in the witches’ coven had not been a waste of time. My eyes went wide the moment I recalled Dominik’s words.I was still in awe. I could not believe that Dominik had said those words to me. He had praised me, something he had never done before. Did that mean that he did not see me as a weak wolf
DOMINIK's POV Cora appearing in the pack house out of the blue was not something I had anticipated. Why the fuck had she shown up like that?I muttered curses under my breath as I dragged Cora up the stairs with me. The only thing on my mind was Claire, and how broken she had looked when Cora had blurted out the plans for our marriage.I was at a loss of words on how to explain everything to Claire, but what exactly was I going to say? I did agree to marry Cora, I had no excuses to give. Once we got into my office, I flung Cora in and shut the door behind me once Luis had come in. I glared at Cora, but she did not seemed fazed at all.She retained the cocky smile on her lips and her eyes gleamed with happiness and fascination.“Did your father really send you here?” I questioned.She frowned at me and pouted her lips.“Do you not believe my words, alpha? You know I would never lie to you,” she cooed.I was getting irritated with her behaviour by the minute.“And he said we should bo