CLARA'S POVWe hesitated. All along we had been searching for this one book and yet, it had been here all along. Could it be the hands of providence that we had run this way when the guard had pointed the torch or something?I stared at it for a while, Professor Derrick behind me was probably too stunned to move as he stood there."To think that I mapped out all the wrong places to search." He muttered.I chuckled."Well then, I guess we should get started now we found it." I said to him,"Yes. That we should." He responded.I picked up the book, feeling its weight in my hand. We could not look through where we were so I started off at the table. It was a worthwhile night then. The thick backed black covering was really something and then from the outer part, one could tell that no one had opened the book in ages.Well, not everyone had a Kent as their mate and would not see the need to break away from them. I could vouch on the stand that I was the first werewolf in a hundred years i
CLARA'S POV"You know I thought you have fled school. Was patiently waiting for the morning so I raised the alarm. Where are you coming from, Clara?" Grace said to me the moment I entered the room.Well, what can I say? Sometimes, she acted like a mother and I actually enjoyed it back then. I smiled nervously at her as I noticed she was seated up on her bed. I had actually tiptoed inside the room in good faith that I would get there before she woke. The professor had assured me that we would certainly get the ingredients. We only needed to work together and do our parts."And here I thought you would be swimming in the Isle of wolves to barely notice I was gone." I said to her,"Yeah, right. Stop trying to switch the subject. Where are you coming from?" She asked me again."You know you would be a pretty annoying mother to your daughters if you're this way." I said to her as I pulled off my sneakers."Yeah, right. At least my daughters would know better than to sneak off in the middle
CLARA'S POVI stood there as the PE teacher explained what had happened to the head disciplinarian at the discipline office. More or less, it was like they had always been waiting for that moment in that office and of course, the bulky man tried to make me the villain here."Of course, she's a menace and a bully." The head disciplinarian said."I believe it was an accident of sorts." The PE teacher noted yet again."A clearly instigated accident." The man said."Huh?" The PE teacher muttered.She had clearly been remanded by her job to report such scenarios and I could understand that in a way, she did not like the fact he was the one doing this."What's to be expected of a rotten seed? You are ungrateful, just like your despicable father. How would you bully your own sister whose family was gracious enough to take you in?" The head disciplinarian asked me."Perhaps if you ask nicely, they would be gracious enough to take you in too." I said to him,"How dare you?!" The man demanded r
ALPHA DERRICK'S POVI had the intention of sending for her in the most discreet ways possible. Her reputation was equally as important to me as was anything. I was in my office, wondering how much longer it would take for those assistants to get me my items. I had given them randomly, lists of things to bring to me and with the promise of a positive evaluation.I sat back, trying to focus on the quiz that I had given the students previously. A couple of scripts went through and I realized that I was already getting bored of all of this. I went over and picked up a magazine on the other side of the shelf, just to kill time but it was not working.KNOCK.It was the first assistant and he had successfully acquired his own bits of the list of ingredients. I commended his efforts as I showed him where to drop off his own items. I was tempted then to have him send for Clara."You're missing her, aren't you?" My wolf suddenly asked me."Does it bother you that I do?" I asked him."Not really
CLARA'S POVI got into his office and heard him close the door behind me. His menial excuse as to the reason why he had called me sounds filial. I could only do little to keep from laughing out loud at it. The professor seemed pretty much a decent man and lying I would say is not one of his strengths.I was just carrying one box but he hurried over to assist me, leaving the assistant who had the piles."I got it." He said to me,"No need. Just tell me where to put it." I said to him, Not wanting to make it obvious, I looked at him weirdly.He raised a questioning eyebrow, as if he was asking me 'what?'Only now did I nudge my head towards the assistant who was struggling to put down his boxes. He followed my eyes and noticed immediately what I was trying to show him. Clearly, he had not actually thought about it as he rushed over to the assistant."Let me get that." He said to him,"I can handle it, Professor." The assistant said.Nevertheless, he did nothing to stop Professor Derrick
CLARA'S POV I had hardly been expecting that question and not to say the least, the closeness of his nearness was far too much for me to bear as I stood there watching him."Um, Clara. I might not be human but I understand that when asked questions, it is the human way to give answers." Clover said to me."And what do you want me to say?" I asked her."You speak as though my opinion counts. Either way, I would have been expecting something like a yes." She said suggestively to me."Yes? Clover, he's my professor." I said to him,"Didn't stop you from kissing him the other day." She said to me,"I'm just a lowly wolf. He's an Alpha." I said to him,"Even better and spicier. When you say yes, your romance will go down in history as the best one yet." She responded."You're not helping..." I said to her,"Clara, does my question frighten you?" Professor Derrick's voice cut into my thoughts."No. Not really." I said a little quickly."Easy, tiger. We do not want to scare him." Clover sai
CLARA'S POVI could not believe my eyes right now. They were gone? The very things the hands of fate gifted us and now we could not find them?"Are you certain you kept them on this particular stone? Maybe it is on another stone or something." I suggested it to her.Grace looked at me with bewilderment."Seriously, Clara? Am I that daft not to remember?" She asked me."Never said you were daft but we can both agree that you keep forgetting to wake up on time and remember we have classes though." I said to her,"That's different. So, what do we do right now?" She asked me."You mean aside from kidnapping Melissa from her sleep and beating more blood out of her?" I asked her."Be serious. You said this was important and I have taken it seriously." She responded."Grace, I am being serious right now. However, if we're not going to become fugitives from kidnapping the Beta's only child, there is something else we can do." I said."Well, what is it?" She demanded."Easy tiger. You make it
CHAPTER 27CLARA'S POVAlas! Old Maurice was not in sight when we got to the gardens and that gave us a frightful scare. "Do you think he's gone?" Grace asked me."I don't know. Maybe you see anyone here?" I asked her.At this point, I was barely keeping it together. My heart rate had gone so high that I felt I might actually faint at any point in time. Where was that old man when you needed him?I was growing worried and impatient. Barely hanging on a thin thread right now but I couldn't even get myself together. I would be damned if we do not find him."Patience, Clara." Clover suddenly said in my head."Clover, nice of you to join us. I thought you had finally exorcize yourself from within me." I said in a rush."With your rendezvous, that would not be so far from consideration." She responded obviously matching my fire."Yeah. Let me know when that happens. Perhaps, I would be sent to where the woofless beings stay." I teased her."Yes. And you remember, there is a reason why the
CHAPTER 135 CLARA'S POV "What's happening? I'm seeing you..." I heard my own words voiced out in amazement. The moon goddess simply stood there and would not make a move. It was then I looked up at her and noticed that she looked sad still in the eyes. Oh well, so much for wishful thinking. "You still do not get the point, Clara." She said to me, "What point? That I should not even be allowed to see my father? That's a huge point you made." I looked at her spitefully. "No, child and trust me, you're beginning to test me." She responded. "Of course. You're the moon goddess and as a pawn in your games, I shall only shut up and take it all like a champ. No complaints, eh?" I said to her, jutting out my jaw stubbornly. "You're really something, Clara Silver. You try to get on my nerves but I find you amusing." She responded. "Of course. Every blind wolf out there is amusing. No complaints." I responded. I saw her bite down hard as she could before approaching me. Perhaps, my ton
CLARA'S POVIt was quite...Oddly so.I had been hoping that Arlene would at the very least try and check on us but I never saw him. There was no sign of him and neither was there any of Derrick.Fear gripped me as I found myself wondering if everything was okay with him (Derrick).I needed someone to talk to.I needed to share my fears right now but Derrick was nowhere to be found."Clara, you need to rest." I heard Clover say to me."Oh, Clover! I feel so alone and lost." I said with a sigh.That was the honest truth. I felt bitter and really worked up right now but was there anything I could do?I doubt so."You'll be fine." She responded."I don't even know where Derrick is. I'm so worried. Are you not worried? What if the vamps took him?" I asked her.She let out a long drawn exhale."I am worried too, Clara. But even more than Derrick, I am worried about you. You're hurting and you have a lot on your shoulder." She said to me,"You shouldn't worry one bit about me. I'll be fine
CLARA'S POVI felt really excited as I caught onto the scent of the man that had been once announced dead. My dear father and I knew now that I had never been able to forget his scent.It was just as I remembered, so different yet so great."Dad." I called him as I traced to a standing position, where his head was."Who are you? Why do you call me father? I'm yet to find myself a woman." He said to me suddenly and I felt shattered."Father, you don't remember me?" I asked him as tears formed in my eyes.How could he do this to me? It might have been a long time but I who had lost him at eight had not forgotten him. Yet, he had such effrontery to forget me in such a short while."Come now girl, I don't know who you are. I believe I had a crush at my pack but we were just kids before I lost my way." He said to me, breaking my heart further."I'm your daughter. I'm your baby." I said to him,"How old are you then because you look so old." He said to me,"I'm only eighteen." I said to him
ALPHA DERRICK'S POV"What about him?" Randall asked as he nudged his jaw towards Kent who was still knocked out and tied up.I looked at him inquisitively before responding."The vampire said to follow him. We would follow him. You bring the boy."I said to him."Why do I get to do the hard stuff? You knocked him out, don't you think it is part of your responsibility now to..." He was still speaking when I cast him. "Fine. You don't need to look at me like I'll be next. I'll bring him." He sighed heavily as he went to Kent. Trust Randall to always make a show of how angry he gets. He made certain to land a kick to Kent's butt before struggling to pick him up while grumbling."Alpha Derrick, walk with me." Arlene said to me.Well, I guess he was back to his twelve year old vampire mode. To think a few minutes ago, this adorable looking young boy had been so intense with his glare that I nearly forgot how to breathe. I would recommend that anyone picking a fight with him should have mad
BETA BENSON'S POVI have been waiting at the pack house for this good news.Alright, bad guy here and I totally agree but you would have done the same to have some aspects of relevance attached to your name.This has always been my game plan.It is too bad I have not had the chance to introduce myself properly but I am the one who's supposed to be leading this pack.I had a strung out rivalry with Todd Silver and it was not a thing today. It was an old strife, maybe one he was not sure had such strong genesis.Could we say I always hated him and his guts from the moment my childhood dream girl had developed a friendship with him when Todd was newly transferred to our school.Everyone was all over him. He slowly took over everything and seemed like he was the saint of our time. It did not make any sense and when I tried to talk him into joining us, he had turned me down.He wanted nothing to do with my silly games and made me feel the first insult of my life. I overlooked him and decid
ALPHA DERRICK'S POV"Clara!" I called out to her as she fell off my arms.Clara sure did know how to get everyone on the edge. Right here in the vampire territory which we had encountered and she was clearly unfazed. She had suddenly left my arms to the ground and was sniffing her way further deep.I have never seen anything like that in my life. The way she moved faster and sniffed around, it was something from the human sniffing dogs.I wanted to go after her but a couple of vampires deterred me as they hissed right into our faces."Clara!" Grace even called out to her but I doubt she could hear either of us.I glared at Arlene, especially when a vampire seemed to want to threaten Clara."Arlene, are you going to let them hurt her? Us? We're not harming anyone!" I said to him as my eyes kept following her."Friends, let us all be calm. These ones mean no harm to us. At least, that much I can assure you." Arlene said to the snarling vampires."We cannot trust them in the heart of our
CLARA'S POVI had been through hell and back.It was all the fault of the damned moon goddess. Why on earth would she curse me with blindness? Could she see now the havoc she was causing?For crying out loud, I nearly drowned!"But you didn't." Clover said to me."Shut it, Clover." I said to her,"Clara, anything could be taken lightly but blasphemy against the mood goddess is evil. She sees and knows everything." She said to me,"Oh and I hope she's seeing this now." I responded to Clover.This was my thoughts right before I had been plunged into water and was drowning.I had awakened sometime when Derrick was speaking to Beta Benson's men and it was not even up to a minute when I found myself drowning.I had been so weak that I could not move at all. Eventually, I lost it all. It would be best to just drown and die than be humiliated further.The water started to get into my nostrils and I found that I was beginning to struggle to breathe too. I thought to myself, what did it matter
ALPHA DERRICK'S POVI had heard stories of Arlene and his community of non-human blood drinking vampires. We believed it to be a myth as it was clear to everyone of us that a vampire cannot claim not to drink human blood.They were supposedly evil and dark creatures from our opposite kind. The dark brother to our moon goddess had been believed to sire them.Dracula and Selene used to be siblings. Whilst Selene saw only the beauty and pureness, Dracula was believed to have experimented on the lives of humans, leading the great god to cast him down on earth and curse him.He became the sire of vampires.This was the story we had grown up to.However, the wild spread fanatic was how some of these doomed ones failed to live up to expectations and would rather feed on animals than hurt a human.This seemed strange at the time. Tell me about Arlene a few minutes ago and I would have laughed at what myth one was playing at.From the vastness of this empty landscape, I could swear there are n
ARLENE'S POVIt has been five good centuries and eleven moons since I turned.My name is Arlene and some would call me the vampire old kid.I had been human until that day when I had allowed my disobedience to get the better of me.A group of strangers had come to our little yet peaceful village. These people were pale looking and I actually believed they were ill.They had arrived while we were celebrating our annual festival. Five of them. Two women and three men. They had been so friendly and soon, we learnt to accept them.All but one wise woman I hope sometimes when I lose people I love - my mother.She found them really weird and she called me every other time."Arlene, stay away from those strangers. Something is off about them." She said to me,But being the kind of child I had been, I found it weird that my mother would not want to mingle with them. I mean, they started assisting the villages with different things.I grew fond of the older woman among them. She seemed to be i