CLAIRE's POVAfter a few seconds of sad silence and wound washing, Luis suddenly perked up as if a thought entered his head and I frowned up at him in question.“I think I know what could make your day lively.”I eyed him suspiciously. I wanted to tell him that nothing could make my day happy but I was also curious to hear what he had to say. “What?”“A run.”Elide perked up immediately at that but I quickly pushed her down again, trying not to act like I was in anyway interested in what was happening.“A run.” I repeated like a robot. Then a thought entered my head and I smiled. “A lone run?”Luis scrunched up his nose in reply at that. “Ew, no… why would you want to go for a lone wolf run? You have a pack.”I rolled my eyes. “The better question should be, why the hell would you think I would want to run with a pack as hateful as this? Is that another form of torture I do not know about?” I asked, ignoring my pacing wolf, she was anticipating the run already and I could not deny tha
CLAIRE's POVI felt it the moment Elide broke free, my limbs elongating and stretching to a crazy limit that I thought my bones would pop. It felt like hours but actually it was just seconds.I opened the red door in my mind and this time Elide did not take her sweet time strutting out, she pounced, eager.And with a loud, earth cracking howl, my shiny black wolf with grey grey eyes popped out and without waiting to see if Luis was beside her or not.She raced off like she was being chased, right towards where her dangerous looking mate was circling lazily, as if waiting for something, or someone.The horny dogs.Elide gave a wolfy smirk as she walked towards where he was, circling and pretending to focus on whatever he was pawing at on the earth. The rest of the pack members were nearby, playing and running or just lazying around. Elide could not deny the joy she felt in her heart at the thought of belonging with these people.But at that moment, that was not really what was on her m
Chapter 21DOMINIK's POVI felt my wolf’s confusion and pain as though it were mine as we watched our mate stalk off, anger and hatred blazing in her eyes.My wolf could not understand for the life of him why she was behaving the way she was. We wanted to be near her so much, we needed her badly. And watching her walk away like we did not matter was one of the worst things I had to endure while being stuck in a wolf’s body.I felt him growl low in his belly as we stalked towards her even though she clearly said she would not allow anyone follow her. I was Alpha, she was my mate.Mine.MINE. My wolf echoed and we stalked towards her, watching her silky black fur shimmer under the sun as she walked towards the nearby water fall, silent and moody.We stopped a few feet away away from her as she also stopped by the water and sat down with a sad and annoyed huff.What could we do?My wolf was not interested in hearing the reasonable side- me, telling him that we should not care.No, he w
CLAIRE's POVI felt my heart stop in my chest as I stared at her. My heart stopped and every good thing that I ever witnessed in life turned sour.She was the real and hidden definition of beauty. Her hair was a lovely mixture of brown and golden honey, eyes a very pretty and unearthly shade of light gold.Hatred, jealousy and extreme sadness bloomed in my chest as I took in her tanned body with the perfect cheekbones and well proportioned body.Her name was Sorcha.Dominik said her name was Sorcha and she was to take my place as luna.I had thought things between I and Dominik would change. I thought things were changing when his wolf had nudged Elide, asking for forgiveness, we had given him our forgivenesses and I now realized I was a fool for allowing that. Once I had opened my heart and forgiven him, the mate pull had yanked so hard on our cords, wanting us to mate. I felt his stiffness and want and he had scented my need.I was overcome with need by the time he had shifted and
DOMINIK's POVI maintained my stoic and expressionless face till Claire left the pack house.To anyone watching me, they would have had no idea how much I wanted to run after her, make her stay, make her mine. But,I had always been good at hiding my emotions anyways, so even if my heart was shredding to pieces, even if my wolf wanted to literally crawl out of my chest, I held my ground and let the slinky bitch beside me wrap her arms around my neck like she owned me.If I could, I would snap her head in one swift move and remind my pack members why I was the most feared alpha in the whole fucking continent.Once Claire left though, I growled loud in my throat and shoved Sorcha away from me. "Do not fucking touch me ever again." I snarled in her face and she whimpered, taking a frantic step away from me.Good, she deserved it and more for the hurt she had caused my mate, how dare she?My wolf snarled at me to fucking end her right in that spot, make sure no one else tried to toy with m
CLAIRE's POVI sat glumly in my room, yes, my room, not Dominik’s. I had been transferred to a new private room a week ago, since the figure head luna, Ms. Sorcha arrived.This time, I was not the one being pushed away yet again. I made the decision to stay alone after that day when Sorcha was introduced to me. After I had gone into my room, heart broken and a wolf in pain, Luis had come into the room to comfort me as much as he could. But I could not be comforted. I was past that. My heart was shattered in a million pieces and I did not even get to have a say in how or why it would be like that.I was broken, almost literally.Elide had been really quiet and drained inside me, I did not feel her anxious badgering for a run. I did not feel her occasional horrible thoughts towards people. She did not even call out for her mate. I knew she was also hurt and dejected but I also knew she needed to be close to her mate but she was just staying strong for me. I knew she was getting weaker
CLAIRE's POVI hate my life.That was the only thing in my head as I laid on the ground dressed in fighting gears, soaked through like a pig and aching all over.My breath came out of my lips in tiny and quick bursts that did nothing to alleviate the weakness I felt.I had decided to join Luis and the enforcers this morning for their training drift. And it did not take me more than five minute in the bitter cold morning to know that I had made a bad decision.At first, it had been awkward because they had all been staring at me and being all weird. But after Luis had dragged me to the middle and turned me into the packs favorite punching bag again - demanding that I defend myself - they had finally started to lighten up a bit on me. However, I really was not in the mood for playful banters when they were busy punching my guts out.After my mood had upped a bit, Luis pulled me away from the gang, commanding them to train alone or in pairs. He had taken me to another part of the trainin
CLAIRE's POVI frowned at the tone of his voice. What the fuck was he going on and on about? Trying to rant?What? Did he except me to never leave my bedroom and wallow alone till I die while he was going everywhere, hanging his Luna like a designer’s hand bag and fucking her to stupor at night?At the sound of fucking someone else, Elide reared her head up in anger, effectively pushing me towards that line as well, yanking hard at my cords and I glared up at him, eyes blazing hard.“Yes, I was messing around with Luis or is that forbidden as well? While I am stuck here, am I forbidden to be happy?” I seethed, making sure to show how angry I was and somewhere in my mind, I saw Luis take a soft and conscious step backwards like he could not afford to be caught in the crazy storm that was me and my mate.“What did you just say?” Dominik took a threatening step forward, eyes darkening and even though I felt a jolt of fear at that, Elide would not allow me to back down.Instead of cowerin
CLAIRE's POVAs I stared at my reflection in the mirror, a pair of blue eyes stared back at me. I admired myself, mostly because I was in disbelief. Never in my life, would I have imagined that I would be adorned with this dress.As I stood before the full-length mirror, I took in the sight before me. I was wearing a stunning wedding dress, the most beautiful thing I had ever worn in my life. The fabric was pure white, soft and silky to the touch, with a subtle shimmer that made it seem almost luminous in the dimly lit room.The bodice was fitted,
CLAIRE's POVMy mind was racing, my eyes were fixed on Cora, who had now morphed into a dragon. Her large glass green orbs found me, and she roared."You finally showed yourself, almighty goddess. What are you going to do? Save your mate, friends, or loyal supporters? Or watch them die by my hands," she chuckled.I could tell that she was taunting me, but for what reason? My eyes trailed to Dominik, who was crouched down on the floor, bus body covered in blood.
CLAIRE's POVJust like Luis and Dominik had anticipated, a war was about to break out. We had received a letter from none other than Cora herself. She was leading the faction that was against me into war. In the letter, she told Dominik to give me up to her, but naturally, he refused, and so we began preparing for war.The men that had come to see me, saying that I was their goddess, brought more of their faction to Dominik's small cottage. Their numbers were significantly much, and I was glad that we had so many people, willing to fight on our side.
CLAIRE's POVHow had it all started? I could not tell. The moment I left Dominik's side, I rushed out of the pack house, to aid the rest of his men in battle as their cries were getting louder and louder. But then, I was ambushed. The moment I stepped outside, multiple arrows flew towards me, piercing my flesh.It was a precise, and calculated plan. The enemy had anticipated me, walking out of the pack house and chose to act quickly. Whoever was leading them, must have been very smart. Was it Cora?With the poisonous arrows dulling my senses, I cou
DOMINIK's POV"What?" I questioned as my eyes trailed to Claire, who was standing right beside me."Does your shoulder hurt?"She shook her head. "I assume that the tracking spell has worked off, the tattoo is even gone."I grimaced, unsure of whether or not she was fine. Claire looked at me and gave me a pat on the back."Don't worry
CLAIRE's POVThe party was rather cheerful with people dancing, and some cheering. Drinks were poured and everyone was having a good time. I sat right beside Dominik, my arm wrapped around his. I was reluctant to leave his side, and I could tell that he felt the same way. My eyes occasionally kept wandering the diamond that now sat on my fingers.Everything still felt like a dream. Had Dominik really appointed me as his Luna? And even went as far as proposing to me. My hear felt like it would melt from the amount of happiness I was feeling. I nuzzled my head on Dominik's arm as a smile crossed my lips.
CLAIRE's POVThe sound of distant chattering jolted me awake from my deep sleep. My eyes creaked open, and they landed on an unfamiliar bedside table. This was not my room. Where was I? I tried to move, but my movements were restricted. Curious, I looked down to see large, bulky arms, wrapped around my waist.Then, I remembered.I was in Dominik's room.Everything began to come back slowly. The moment we had gotten back from the palace, Domi
CLAIRE's POVI sat in the carriage, right beside Dominik. The atmosphere between us was silent, but it was not an uncomfortable silence. My mind was far lost in thought and I assumed it was the same for Dominik.I had greatly underestimated my father's hatred for Dominik. To think that he would call the guards to remove his own daughter from the palace she is living in came as a shock to me.When the guards grabbed me by my arms and pulled me away from Vera and my stepsisters, I could not do anything. I could only stare at them. They all had a worr
CLAIRE's POV"Your Highness..." The guards spoke up the moment I approached the gate.Their eyes trailed away from the opposing figure beside me. Dominik did not mind their various gaze and kept a blank expression. My arms were linked with his, and my heart was racing inside my chest.I could only imagine how my father would react the moment he saw me, hand in hand with the notorious devil alpha. The guards did not stop us as we walked into the palace grounds. I was thankful for that, as I did not wa