CLARA'S POV"Did you see all that move from our man? He is so strong!" Clover said to me.I had been watching them retreat and then I turned to sit on the cold ground by the tree, pulling my legs up to me and wrapping my arms around them now.I was actually worried that he would be going into the den of the lions alone and I was not there to protect him."Aww, come on now, Clara. He would be fine." Clover said excitedly to me."Really? Because I am actually beginning to worry more." I said to her,"Derrick would not be harmed. Not a single hair on his head." She said to me,"And you know how?" I asked her."Because it's the way. To harm an Alpha is like drawing blood and swords for war." She said to me,"How old are you, Clover?" I asked her, trying to distract myself.I needed to feel better because the night had covered the sky now. It was dark now and I was all alone at night."I'm very old, Clara. You want to hear the story of what happens to us wolves?" She asked me."Would that
GRACE'S POVI had to figure a way around this. Perhaps I have not been the best of friend's to Clara owing to the fact that I have been keeping a number of secrets from her. For a while now, I have been unable to get actual sleep but I had to pretend. Several times I would be awake but pretend not to notice her sneaking out of the house to see Derrick. The reason for this was something I could not actually tell her.It would be best if she does not know.It all started with the night I turned sixteen. I was supposed to be linked to my wolf and find my mate but that had not happened either. Something however happened to me that night.I had fallen asleep on my bed but then I had a number of bad dreams and omens. I kept finding myself running in the woods and trying to figure out where the noise was coming from in my head. It was as though all the nocturnals had suddenly awakened and were trying to tear down through my defenses. I screamed for my own peace but it did not happen.I even
CHAPTER 70ARMAND'S POVI looked at every one of them as they trooped in. I was being careful with these old slimy ones as there was actually no knowing what evil lurks behind those dark eyes and heartless cavities. They might seem old but they were strong and should they try and attack, I would have a really hard time keeping them at bay.Nevertheless, I had a very good backup right behind those big curtains. No way would they be able to deal with a couple of my trained soldiers that wanted nothing more than their liberation. I was their ray of hope and they would do everything to protect.I rose to my feet as they entered to greet them."Welcome, my elders. I have been waiting and am beginning to give up hopes of seeing you all." I said to them,"We were contemplating forfeiting this meeting." One of them, Orlando, spat his selfish words at me.He used to be a good friend to my uncle who was boxed away at this moment in that coffin. He had never really been in support and I could be
ALPHA DERRICK'S POV"Alpha Derrick. I thought you would never grace my homestead with your presence. It's a pleasure." Alpha Clark said to me."I am in no mood. A lot has been going wrong in your pack." I said to him,"My pack?" He asked, looking totally confused about what was happening.I was actually beginning to grow angry with all their drama of ignorance as I already knew deep within that they were all aware of everything. I mean, who would have such a large field of wolfsbane on their shores and pretend not to know? Whatever his reactions right now would tell me all I needed to know about him."Yes. Your pack has been committing atrocities. I would be calling for a meeting with all the packs." I said to him,"But Alpha Derrick, I am still at loss with whatever you're trying to say to me. What is this that my pack is guilty of and I promise you, I shall make certain it is tackled." He said to me,So he wants to play ball, eh?"And if you cannot handle it?" I asked him."Then I
ALPHA DERRICK'S POV"Aw, not with this again. Just mind linking with her again, Derrick. Stop your brooding!" Reid yelled in my head.He was so loud whenever he got worried or angry. Right now, he was both at the very same time. One could only wonder how miserably loud he was in my head right now."Seriously, Reid. You'll give me an incurable migraine one day." I said to him as I reached for my head.My worrying was already getting the best out of me."Are you alright, Alpha Derrick?" Alpha Clark asked me.I quickly straightened up as I looked at the Alpha and his Beta."I am fine. I was just thinking." I said to him,"So, would we be going to the field?" Beta Benson asked me.He looked weirdly at me and I could tell there was a plan coming up at the back of his mind. I had to do something to make them destabilized and make them realize I was a step ahead of them."So where would it happen?" I asked them both as I looked from one to the other."Where would what happen?" Alpha Clark as
CLARA'S POV"Sleeping?" I heard his voice in my head and nearly jumped. It was dark already after all. I had fallen asleep after missing the dinner as we made it back late. Grace and I had decided that we were going to get something from her snack packs. A good number of cookies and we were off to bed.I had actually been in the middle of a beautiful dream when his voice in my head called. It had been a little hard to tell a dream from reality but alas, I opened my eyes and sat up. It was dark now as the lights were off. Nevertheless, I turned on my side lamp and squinted my eyes as I stared at the time on my alarm.01:23?Was Derrick kidding me? Least he forgets, I do have school. "Yes. Took you long enough." I said to him,"Apologies but you must come now. I need to see you." He said to me,"What is it?" I asked him."I'm in front of your door." He responded."My door? Are you crazy? You cannot enter the female dormitory. That's forbidden." I said to him,"I know." He responded."
GRACE'S POVI found myself going deeper into the woods after I had snuck out. I had been awakened by a shrill voice and it had me scouting through the woods. I took a turn around the area where the staff areas were and then I found myself in a path through which there were lots of gravestones.The burial path. This place was forbidden. I wanted to turn back."Come, Grace." I heard the enchanting feminine voice call out to me.I could not find it within me to resist as I started forward again. I needed to get to the root of whatever this was as I continued forward. It was almost like what happens with sailors that meets with sirens.I kept moving forward and soon, I turned through another path and could see an old cabin I had never seen nor did I know existed.Wait, I have seen this cabin in a dream before but there was a beautiful woman in it whom I identified as the moon goddess."You're welcome." A crackly old voice I instantly recognized called out to me.I looked to my side and I
CLARA'S POVI looked up at her but had absolutely nothing to say."Clara, did you hear me?" Grace asked me."Yeah, what?" I asked her."We need to talk. There are things I must explain to you." She went on to say."Yeah. Things like how long you were planning on keeping me in the dark?" I asked her as I stretched out on my bed."Clara, it's not as you think." She dared to say."Of course. It cannot be as I think because I thought we were best friends and we keep no secrets." I said to her,"Of course we are. We are best friends. We keep no secrets." She responded.I scoffed."Then I plead that you tell me, truth ambassador, is this the first time you snuck out this way?" I asked her.She was shocked obviously as I was staring now as I laid on the bed, directly at her."Clara?" She called me with a gasp."Grace?" I called her back."You're seriously going to be this way?" She asked me."Are you intentionally averting from what I asked?" I threw the million dollar question at her."Fine
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