ClarissaDaia passed over a plate as I settled in next to her. โAre you the one that picked out clothes for me?โ I whispered in her ear. She nodded and smiled. โIt's good to see you like the choices I made for you.โHonestly, I was uncomfortable, but since the Alpha seemed to have it in his head that he could tell me what to wear, I had done this just to spite him. It felt good how he followed my every step when I came in. Now he was ignoring my presence, but I didn't care.I put a piece of meat in my mouth and moaned loudly, and everyone's head snapped to mine. My face felt warm, and I ignored their looks and kept eating. Buick hadn't treated us well, and meat was a luxury to me. If I wanted protein, I had to go fishing.โSo, I went to see the waterfall with Donae today,โ I told Daia. Giving her a quick rundown of my day and asking about hers, we quickly finished dinner and got up to leave the room together.โWho are your parents, Daia?โ I asked her. โMy dad's a shoemaker, actually,โ
Donae fussed over me for two days, putting different herbs into the two wounds on my back, while Daia helped her bathe and clean me. My injuries turned out to be more severe because I hadn't shifted when Cassie attacked me; meanwhile, the bitch made full recovery.Alex had not come to visit me in that period, I didn't care, though. My wolf did. She whined about it daily in my head.Right now, I was having some quality girl's time, showing Donae and Daia some popular trends in the normals social media.โThey are strange people,โ Donae reiterated. She had been calling normals strange, saying she couldn't believe they were so closeted from the problems of the earth.โHey, I don't think they're strange. My friends are pretty fun. Plus, you could do well to get yourselves phones. We could have group chats,โ I replied.Daia smirked, bouncing a ball to the ceiling and catching it. โThat would be fun,โ she said, her eyes twinkled. I had found out she had a mean side, which pleased me immensel
We stepped into the club-like bar filled with sweat and musk. It was obvious this was a super bar, and I wondered if Susan would be comfortable enough. Sliding over the seat, I placed my order of french fries and steak because I was starving.Susan's eyes widened as she took it all in. A guy with dark hair and green eyes wearing a pair of leather pants was humping another guy in the corner, going at each other's throats. I was very sure they were vampires.โClair, what kind of bar is this?โ she asks.โA fun one. Look how wild they're getting.โ I answered. โHere,โ I passed her a shot. โTake a little sip.โDonae sat next to me on my right, like the place was full of germs. Daia was at the entrance, flirting with a wolf she knew.โHi, I would like 3 of your strongest drinks,โ I called to the bartender.His bluish-gray hooded eyes flicked over with disinterest. โWould you like to try my specialty bomb juice?โ he drawled, a smile etched on his face.After brief consideration, I agreed, and
Donae was casting spells, while Daia grabbed a bottle and broke it on the man's hand. It did nothing to relive the hold he had on my head and he hit my head on the table again.โI, I โ his voice wavered. โI have found youโ he kept repeating that.โIt's a witch. He's under lykiriโ, Donae shouted to someone. Soon, the pressure I felt was gone and Alex had the man pinned on the wall. I tried to get up and my legs couldn't move, my head swam and everywhere was spinning.โKeep your eyes open, Rissaโ, Susan was shouting in my face, tears dripping down hers. Alex still had the weird man pinned when a group of men entered the bar.They were all under the spell. They started shifting quickly and Susan started screaming loudly.โWhat the fuck? What the fuckโ her voice was so loud I pushed her away from me.I grabbed my hair and saw that the back of my hair was covered with blood. Donae placed her hands there and said something while I watched Alex change. He fought the wolves with the help of
Alex's POVโShe snapped the man's neck,โ George groaned, hitting my desk. I had enough of this talk, every day since Clarissa had killed a man twice her size without having to shift.โHe wanted to kill her.โ I repeated it for the thousandth time. I brushed a hand through my hair, frustration making my muscles ache.The pack had been thrown into confusion. Some people hated her, some people loved her. George was in favor of having her killed immediately, I knew it was just due to the sore spot of her almost killing Cassie.The little wolf was causing a lot of problems for me. I wasn't expecting her to distract even Donae, steal my car, and go out for a girl's night.I closed my eyes, remembering how the feel of her breasts pressed against me, the softness of her skin, and how good she smelled. โShe is corrupting you,โ George interrupted my dreams.โGeorge,โ I said using my Alpha tone.โYes, Alex.โโGet out.โHe looked like he had just been stabbed, got up furiously, and left the room.
Clarissaโs POVI had to walk slowly. I thought I had recovered properly, but I was wrong. My head ached from the brightness of the sun, and the pain made me wince with every step.Alex had patronized me with that job with Donae, but it was better than nothing. I silently made plans to ask her for a loan.โUgh!โ I grunted.โWhoa, look where you're going,โ I ran into thick muscle. Donae's stranger from that night flashed a wide grin at me.โYou shouldn't be out of bed,โ he said. I stared at him and blurted out my intrusive thoughts.โHow are you in the sun?โHe grinned at me. โWe all have our secrets,โ he bopped my nose, his canine's glinting.He kept walking. โAre you looking for Donae?โ I called out.โNo,โ he shouted back.I continued wobbling to my room, taking shallow breaths and grabbing onto the wall when I needed to. I reached my room after what seemed like an eternity.The bed was so soft, I laid down and didn't take notice of the person in it.โIf you are so tired, I don't thin
I woke up extremely early, my T-shirt soaked in sweat. After hobbling for a few seconds, I went into the bathroom and quickly got ready for the day.The time on my phone said 4 am which was perfect. I grabbed the device, grateful that it was charged and slipped it into my back pocket.The temple was quiet when I went in, I assumed Donae was asleep. A form knelt at the base of the tree so I took off my shoes and knelt beside her.โGood morning, childโ, the shaman said, pulling my hands into her lap.I didn't respond,and closed my eyes to talk to our Goddess. โLuna.โ I whispered. โI would have loved a little heads up, you know. I've been attacked more times in the last two weeks than my entire twenty two years.โThe shaman stroked my hands and I continued. โThe mate you chose for me detests me. He tried to kill me yesterday.โ That got a little gasp out of the shaman. โI'll kill him first though. I am tired of being treated like I am less than. I just wanted to find my father and look
Alex's Pov Georgek walked over to me, his face passive. โI thought you said she had no experienceโClarissa was amazing. Her long blonde hair was in a tight braid, her all black jeans and top tight against her skin. And she moved like the air was water. โIt appears the little wolf has a lot of secrets.โ I replied, not removing my eyes from her.Daia had not held back, as per my instructions. It was good, watching her muscles move, her feet were quick on the ground. โWhere did she learn to do that?โ George pondered. โI have no idea. Maybe we should ask our prisoner eh?โ I said.Alpha Buick was giving me no answers and I was getting tired of threatening him. However, Clarissa's mother was more willing. Albeit her willingness was almost useless.โWhat did the vampire want?โ George asked. โA treaty. Yomen attacked a small house hold of vamps.โ โWhat exactly is his goal?โ I shrugged. I had thought all Yomen wanted was control over the shifter kingdom but I was wrong apparently. โHow cou
Clarissa POVโAlex and the pack have been gone for a week now, do you think you can contact them?โ A girl was asking Cassie. I came down to have dinner and I hoped my friends will be there. None of them was but I couldn't resist the scent of meat so I decided to just suck it up up yet, although Donae kept reassuring me she was fine and responding to treatment, the fact she had not opened her eyes yet still bothered me.The triplets were in some trance when I walked in. The held hands, eyes closed and I was tempted to disturb their trance.โClarissa, child. I wanted to see you.โThe shaman looked good, she put her hair in some type of braids and it made her look like Donae, with her own runes dull on her skin. โAlex has connected with the Brown wolves clan,โ she informed me. โHow do you know, mother?โ I said, cutting another piece of meat and putting it in my mouth. That made her frown.โI have told you not to eat here child. Also, Sukihana sent me a message.โโWho's that?โโThe Luna
โI had no idea anyone knew about what had happened. The burial place of the great king was hiddenโ, Jerome says.โWell, the shaman told me. All the covens were alert when it happened. They tried to help.โJerome punched the table, leaving a huge hole. โThey're noatch for that witch. She sold her soul to the devilโ, he says. โSame as her lover. He killed my parents you know. And I was just a boy.โ He stretched and looked at me.โPray tell me, how old do you think I was when my mate died?โ He put a hand up to stop me from answering. โI had just completed. 15 full lunar moonns. She 14. My parents told me I was so lucky, to find her so early in life.โI said nothing in response. โYou being a child when your parents dies doesn't move me to sympathy. I am not helping you for any reason. I want to kill her.โโVery wellโ, I say. โThe witch will die by your hands.โHe nods. โGood. Well, your men need nourishment, so do you. I'll go let them come in.โโWhere would they go to?โ I looked around
Alex's POVโHow far have we gone?โ I ask George. โWe're in the middle of the lands now, where they call the whispering harrows.โIt had been six day, every night I shifted and announced my presence in the Lucid lands, a sign of peace. The alpha ignored me.He didn't come out, didn't send an emissary. Straight up no answers. This part wasn't a safe place for people that are not familiar and we knew first hand. A spider bite had killed one of us already, slowing is down for a full day.โDoes he want me to fight him?โ I ask, talking really to myself. My pack members are exhausted, the heave sun and rains making them lethargic.โMaybe you should. I don't know why that's not your first instinct.โ Previously, I would have just hunted them out. I was almost always the most dominant wolf wherever I went. This time though, I wanted to try another tatic. My aim wasn't dominance, it was a treaty.โI'll make a call tonight again. If no response, we'll homoir his wishes and go away. Hopefully Yo
The first thing I noticed as I rode into The Grey wolves pack land was the emptiness. Yesterday was the festival of lights. Surely they had moved on from the horror of Alex barging in.The normally lit road was quiet, and I could hear my heartbeat over the sound of the bike. I realized I was scared. Scared if facing them. Scared of remembering how bad the pack members had treated me.I drove straight to the temple. I parked the bike on the patch of grass that leads to the door, standing and looking at it. I had never stepped goor inside the there, always praying outside. It'll change tonight.The sound of the hinges groaning ached my ears, making me wonder when last prayers were held there. The head priest was no where to be found and I walked into the darkness.I quickly struck a light and lit up the candles that hung along the wall, watching the light illuminate the room. Then I saw them.Members of Grey wolves pack were huddled in corners, a sheet over their face. โI knew it wasn't
The shorts I decided to wear were similarly way too close to the colour of Alex's eyes. I frowned and pulled them on my legs, reminding myself I was just overthinking things. I wondered what top I'll wear and a brilliant idea came into my mind. I put on matching socks and sneakers, and opened the door to my room. Looking down the empty hallways, I darted quickly to Alex's room. I pushed the door, praying the hinges made no sounds as I sliooed inside the room. It smelt heavily like him. Cinnamon, sugar and man. Way too much testerone. I opened his wardrobe and saw my target. A huge liming of black T-shirts and I grabbed one from the hanger. It went down, passing the length of the shorts so I stuck the back into my sports bra and left the front completely covered. Afterwards, I stood in front of his mirror, pleased with my results. Next to his boots, Alex has a drawer and when I opened it, it was different keys stored in little spaces to separate them. Neat and conviently saving me
Clarissa's POV Daia kicked my chest and a loud whoosh left my mouth.โProtect your core, Rissa. Stop letting them hit you.โI gritted my teeth. โDo you think I'm not trying to do that?โ I asked.The triplets sat down at the edge of the stage, watching me with so much boredom on their face. Yesterday had gone by quickly, even the festival wasn't celebrated. The shaman told me that there was war coming, no time to celebrate now. โStop punching like a pussy.โ, Crysillia drawled in her deep alto voice. โI have a pussy,โ was my very pathetic retort and she let out a snort laugh, confirming it.โWhat's holding you back?โ Another hand flew directly to my face.This morning, I was woken roughly by Donae. I would be fighting not one but three shifters today.โRissa, do you remember what you learnt yesterday?โ Donae called to me.I did. My claws had elongated for the first time ever yesterday evening. I was so excited, I hugged the shaman without retracting them in. She didn't mind, even thou
Alex POVI stood at the gates to the black blood castle, George by my side. โHave you told her goodbye?โ he asked. โYes, I did.โHe hissed. โI can't believe you went back to say bye. You're falling for the girlโ, he snapped out. I looked at him, โYou do not tell me what to do.โ I stated. โYeah, but this is me telling you as your best friend,โ was his come back.The pack had to be divided into two, half was coming with me, while half was to stay behind and watch over our lands. I trusted Donae enough to know she'll give them their fair share of work. The clan lands had to be protected. Yomen coming this close was bad.I couldn't imagine him attacking us again. I still remembered the screams from my mother when he had ripped out my father's heart, and then the silence. That was what haunted me the most, silence.Kingsley walked up to me. โWe're ready to move Alpha.โ He informed me. He was one of the young soldiers I had gotten from Jonathanโs pack, and he was a strong wolf. โYou'll ru
My bed was hot and the room felt stuffy when I opened my eyes. I groaned loudly, my head was hot. It seemed everyday was a struggle in this place and I craved for a break badly.I brushed quickly, knowing I had to go meet Donae and work. It was Thursday already. There was no notification on my phone, which was a good sign if you ask me. My contact was still waiting. I made a mental note to remind Donae about the money and slipped into some comfortable clothes.โHey cutieโIt was Caleb, he stood outside my door. โHeyโ I replied, locking my room and checking extra. Since Cassie broke into my room last times, I had become extra cautious about it.โSorry about your friend and her mumโ, he said, walking beside me. โIf you ever need anyone to talk to, I'm hereโI smiled a little at him, โI really appreciate it Caleb. I said.โ He escorted me to the door of the temple.โSo you know, tonight's the Festival of Lights again.โI smiled at that. โYeah, a month since you guys infiltrated my pack a
Clarissa's POV The moonlight streaked in through the open windows. Alex's soft snores and grunts he made had woken me up. I shifted a bit and he wrapped his hands tighter around my waist.The alpha had taken off his shirt at one point in the night. A cold breeze wafted into the room and I felt my nipples stiffen a bit.My mind was full again. Susan was in a coma now and it was all because she was my friend. If I hadn't been born, her mum and her would be safe.โYou're crying.โ Alex wiped my face, brushing the tears away.โI didn't realize,โ I whispered. โYou're awake.โHe sat up and stretched. โWell, you started crying. Being in close contact with you, my wolf is attuned to all your feelings. He woke me up.โOh. That's nice.โDo you want to go for a run? You need to train and get better at shifting.โ his hooded crusty eyes descended on my boobs. โAlthough, this isn't so bad.โI couldn't understand the Alpha. One minute he hated me, the next he's pulling me into bed and telling me he