ALPHA DERRICK'S POVLeaving Clara behind at the pack there had been the toughest decision I had yet made. I worried about her but she was right. I cannot put the fate of the entire pack at risk because of one person."But Clara is not just one person. She's our mate." Reid said to me."That has not been confirmed yet." I responded."But the signs are there." He responded."And since when did you become such a love expert?" I asked him."Come now, Derrick. I had a love life before this. Do you think I was always this way?" He asked me."Certainly not. What was her name?" I asked him."Clover." He responded."That's a beautiful name." I answered him.I felt his mood dampen as he mentioned her name."Have I ruptured a bad memory?" I asked him."No. It's actually a good and bad one. I have not mentioned her name in many long years since I lost her." He said to me,"How did you lose her?" I asked him."To the humans. They took her while she was with child." He responded."That's...sad." I
ARMAND'S POVI had waited for the elders to return with their decision. I have no idea but I was actually concerned about Orlando and how he might have to force my hand. He had been on my neck, breathing down hard. Right now, the only thing on my mind was to get my hands on him and have him put in a coffin forever beside his friend. Who knows, I might actually sink that coffin someday and bring them eternity in pain. They would find themselves drowning over and over again until they have to cry to the damn silent gods to come to their aid.And then, their turmoil resumes again.Uncle Magnus ruined us. Why could they all not see that I was trying to build us up? Looking at the way out hunting has been dwindling as of recent and the rations of distasteful animal blood getting smaller, it would be just a matter of time before we starve.Most of our young vampires that were turned before the werewolves took hold of power had yet to have a taste of what human blood was like. They were not
CLARA'S POV I woke up this morning and went straight to the bathroom. I opened and found Grace there instead and angrily I turned away. She was brushing her teeth."Clara..." She called me but right now, I did not want her numerous excuses. She had been lying to me all along. It felt as if I had been living with a stranger all this while when I had thought that I had my friend beside me."Please finish. I have classes." I said to her as I went back to my bed.How was Derrick? He was yet to reach out to me but I longed to hear from him. Right now, he seemed as though he was the only one I could ever really trust. "What happened to me?" Clover suddenly asked me.I chuckled."Of course, and you too." I responded to her.I reclined on my bed now as I wondered just how I would be going on about the potion. I had not mentioned it yet to Grace but then, I did not need to.I was still laying down there when she came out. She had finished up quickly."Clara, I am sorry." She said to me,I go
CLARA'S POVI was obviously late. I looked around as I was clearly going hysterical at this point."Clara, we need to..." Clover said."She's not here... she's gone. It is all my fault." I responded instead."Clara, calm down. We can figure this out." She said to me,I could barely hear her at this point as my eyes were scanning the area. I sniffed the air but even her familiar perfume was nowhere to be found. I noticed someone was coming in and quickly, I grabbed her by the arm.She seemed frightened and I felt sorry for her but I needed to make sure Grace was safe."Get off me, you freak!" She shrieked."Grace, have you seen her?" I asked her."No! Get off!" She yelled as she peeled my hands off her. I would not fault her however because I understood they did not really like me.Fine. I would go around looking for her myself.I started around the school premises, everywhere I could think of but Grace was still nowhere to be found at the moment. I eventually was left with just one pl
CLARA'S POV"Come out now." I said to her looking sternly at her."Do you forgive me?" She asked me."Yes. Now get out of that place." I said to her,"I wish I could but apparently, I still have two hours until my punishment." She said to me,"What exactly did you do?" I asked her."Didn't you hear? I ate in the classroom." She said to me,"Oh, you were actually serious." I responded."But..." She started."Shh...ears and gossips." I said as I had just turned and noticed Melissa who was looking right at me with a dangerous grin on her face.She was perked up with her wolf ears obviously and I was trying to keep from laughing out loud. I had intentionally mentioned the part of gossip while looking at her to make certain that she heard.I listened for her reaction."Peasant." She said angrily as she looked away from us."Queen bee." I responded slowly but I knew she heard."What was that about?" Grace asked me."Apparently, some princesses think they are way too good for their own good
CLARA'S POVI walked out of the classroom briskly. Things were really going overboard and I was actually going to have to step up my game plan. I walked out but on the lookout for Kent. I did not want to see him or get into more troubles with him.I was just coming outside the school block when I ran into Grace who excitedly was making her way to me."Apparently, they decided to let me go." She said to me,"Good." I said and tried to step around her."Good? Wait, Clara. What happened? I have been meaning to also ask as regards to who made you into a Smurf." She said to me,"A Smurf is way better. Kent attacked me again." I said to her,"Kent? Oh my goodness. What did he want?" She asked me."Me. He claimed that I was his woman. Grace, he looked more dangerous than I have ever seen before. Kent tried to molest me in class." I said to her,"Well, he's been mostly that way since Professor Derrick showed up but not to this extent." Grace said to me.I looked around and realized this place
ALPHA DERRICK'S POVI had to return with Randall to the frontier. It was not so far off from us and I made it as quick as possible."The Alpha. He's back!" A soldier said out loud and I barked at him."Silence, soldier! We don't want word out yet." I said to him,"My apologies, Al.." he was about to say when I silenced him with a glare.Other soldiers noticed and instead bowed as I went past them. I went straight to the big tent where the strategies were being made and my Beta too."Derrick... I mean, Alpha." He said as soon as he caught sight of me."Let's keep it down, shall we?" I asked him."My apologies. Randall, many thanks for bringing him back." He said to the gamma."My pleasure. I wouldn't have had it any other way. Although, he made it tough on me because he found..."Randall was saying."Now who did you bring here? I merely came in haste because I was worried about you all." I said to the Beta."He lies." Randall said to him."You were going to tell me why." The Beta said
ALPHA DERRICK'S POV"Derrick, what is it?" Randall asked me."Gamma, be on the lookout for anyone trying to escape." I said to him,"Okay, Alpha." He responded.I was scanning them all for any signs of anyone looking suspicious. The soldiers were maintaining their cool and looked on like they did not understand what I was talking about."You're not going to step out?" I asked yet again."Alpha, what are we searching for?" Randall asked yet again.Could he not hear me? I just said for him to do one specific thing and here he was asking multiple questions again. I decided to look ahead and above it as I decided that I would address my men."Listen, I shall be going through the tents of each and everyone here. Once I move with the Gamma and Beta, you all should kill anyone among you that tries to escape." I said to them,"Yes, Alpha!" They said all together.The strength of their voice was actually convincing. Actually, I knew within me that most of these soldiers were loyal. If there wa