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
CLAIRE's POVBattered. That was the only way I could describe how I was feeling at the moment. I was crushed. I felt like I had been thrown against the wall countless of times.I stood at the entrance of the pack house where Dominik had left me with another girl. I was frozen there, in a state of shock and disbelief.What had gone wrong? I thought things were going good between Dominik and I, but it seemed like I was totally wrong about that. Was I the only one that felt the connection between the both of us? Had I been lost in my own delusions, a delusion where Dominik had finally developed feelings for me?My eyes burned with tears at the harsh reality. Dominik had gotten a bride, and even more so, when I was being held captive. Had he planned on replacing me all this time?The tears that pricked my eyes spilled out and my chest became heavy with sadness and an unending sorrow. How could he do this to me? How could he hurt me times without number and not even care about how I feel?
LUIS's POVAs I walked down the hallway hastily, l held a few clothes in my hands for Claire and me to change into once we had finished our run. I slowed down when I recalled Claire and the look she had on her face. She seemed really hurt, seeing Dominik together with another woman and hearing that she was going to be his wife.I could understand her pain. She was in love with Dominik, so it was only natural that she would feel that way. And Dominik did not reciprocate her feelings.It was the one thing I could not stand. Claire was my very good friend and I hated seeing her hurt. I sighed to myself and picked up the pace again. I did not want to keep her waiting.As I made a turn into the next hallway, I immediately bumped into Dominik, stopping me in my tracks instantly. “Why are you in such a hurry?” he questioned while giving me a puzzled a look.I watched as his eyes slowly trailed to the clothes I held and his brows suddenly twisted into a nasty snarl.“What the hell are you d
CLAIRE's POVI looked at Luis with anticipation and a hint of fear. What exactly was in the bushes. I morphed back into my human self and threw on the clothes Luis had brought while keeping my gaze fixed on him.Something was wrong.Luis was not moving and not saying a word. He just stared at the bush. Immediately I had worn my clothing, I approached cautiously and craned my neck to look at him.Luis had his mouth hung wide open and his eyes fixed on the bushes. A perplexed look was plastered on his face and that got me wondering what had made him so transfixed.I heard a subtle whimper coming from the bushes and I snapped my head towards that direction. In the bushes lay a woman. She was crouched down and occasionally stole fearful glances at Luis and me.“My mate,” Luis muttered.I snapped my head back at him with my eyes wide. Did he just say....my mate?I looked back at the woman and then back at Luis. What was going on?“Luis?” I called out to him.He ignored me and moved closer
CLAIRE's POVAfter Luis’ meeting with Aurora, I noticed that they spent so much more time together. I would occasionally catch them together in the gardens, the hallways, walking hand in hand.It felt like they did not go anywhere without each other.And finally, Luis had come out and announced Aurora as his mate. Dominik seemed to be happy for him, but did not bother himself about it too much. I on the other hand, felt like he was taking things to fast.How could he be so sure that she was his mate? I understood that perhaps, they might have felt the mating bond, but everything was happening too suddenly.But I could not protest. Seeing Luis genuinely happy and brimming with life was enough for me. As long as he was happy with her, then I saw no need to question his choices.As I sauntered around the corridor aimlessly, my eyes wandered around, looking for a source of entertainment. It had been weeks since we had gotten back from the witch’s coven and how I missed my friends, Emmalin
CLAIRE's POV“Well, would you look at this, is this not a sight to behold? The two weak losers of the pack are now friends,” Sorcha jeered.I snapped my head and looked behind me, to find Sorcha, and a couple of her underlings standing in front of Aurora and me. She had her hands folded and was gazing down at me with a mocking stare.“So, since I kicked you out of my group, you decided to get cozy with this weak wolf? Just how much lower can you fall?”As if on que, Sorcha’s minions began to laugh behind her. It brought a smirk to her face, one that angered me. “Whoever said I was hanging out with this loser?” Aurora spat with a frown on her face.I turned to her sharply and glared at her. She definitely had a problem with me.Sorcha’s loud chortle caught my attention and I turned back to her. She was laughing uncontrollably and when she had finally calmed down, her gaze switched to me.“Even this good for nothing wolf does not want anything to do with you. Can you see how utterly pa
CLAIRE's POVIt had been weeks since I had a run in with Sorcha, her gang and Cora. I spent most of the day laying in bed staring at the ceiling, thinking about nothing but Dominik, Cora and Aurora.It threw me into a state of depression and I did not want to leave my room through out the whole day. It felt like I was drowning, sinking deeper into water and there was no one to drag me out.I sighed to myself and turned to my side on the bed. I needed someone to talk to, no, I craved for another person’s presence. The presence of a friend. Emmaline was not here, Danica was not here, and Blaire was not here either.Luis was not around either as he had been sent out to scout the area by Dominik and had not been back for a week. I was positive that Aurora would be missing him very much, seeing as they could not stay away from each other, even for a minute.I wanted to talk to Luis, like we always did. I wrapped my hands around myself and raised my knees up to my stomach. My mind wandered