ALEXAKIS All through the night, I couldn't find the assurance needed to sleep. After Claire and I almost made out, I let go of the emotion whirling in me to mark the woman as mine forever. I knew that I couldn't afford a slip like that. If I was trying to mark her because of my possessiveness, she would never have the chance to walk away if she determined that she didn't want to be a part of my family, after all. That was one decision right I would never take away from her. So, I made sure I cut the kiss off before she even continued it. Oh, yes, she protested heavily and bitterly. At a point, she even claimed that she knew why I wasn't ready to go beyond the romancing was because I didn't want anyone to find out about us. When I asked how she could come to such an absurd conclusion, she claimed it was because I knew the mating mark would leave mark on her. My mark, which I wanted no one to know off. Of course, I ignored her, knowing that it was only her anger that was speaking for
CLAIRE'S POVToday has just been going like other free days. I didn't know whether to return to the coffee shop or just stay here. I got off the bed and walked over to the curtains, pulling open the curtains of the balcony to look outside at the sun that was high up. I wondered what Alex might be doing at the moment though. I stopped thinking about him and picked up my phone he gave to me and turned it on to go through it when I heard a knock on the door. "Please, come in," I said, wondering who it might be. Would that be Luna Lisa? I shook my head in disagreement. The woman was busy with being overjoyed about her son's appearance to care about me.The door slowly pulled open as Luna Lisa stepped in. Why was I thinking she couldn't be the one? No one would actually disturb my peaceful time except her and Alex, after all."Luna Lisa, " I greeted, and she let out a beautiful smile before she finally spoke up. "It's a beautiful afternoon. Don't you think, Claire? How about we have some
ALEX'S POVI slowly drove into the mansion with a lot running through my mind. Nathaniel wouldn't get off my back, and I can't underestimate him. He could do anything at any time. I got out of the car and stepped into the building, sitting comfortably on one of the sofas before the council head, Ivan stepped in. I was actually about to go see Claire, but she was probably asleep for her not to come over to even say hi since I stepped in. "I'm glad you're here, Ivan," I said, and he nodded gently. I signaled to the maids to bring him something to take. "I hope there's no problem for you to come here looking like this?""Alpha Alex. I'm pretty sure you know Sir Nathaniel wouldn't get off your back now that you're the one to occupy the Alpha's position," Ivan said. I rested my back, looking at him. Not Nathaniel again. What did he do this time to get to the notice of the council of Elders? Was he planning to make the entire world come after him before he quit his act of tryant?"Most of
ALEX'S POVI drove down into two to start my search for her. She would probably be in the coffee shop since she sits there most times, reading and studying. I got to the coffee shop and stepped out of the car hurriedly. I searched the whole coffee shop before walking over to the guy behind the counter. "Did Claire come here?" I asked directly, knowing they would surely know her since she was an ex-worker."Why should I tell you?" The guy asked and I slipped two notes before him and he smiled. "She didn't come here at all. I didn't see her at all today." I gritted my teeth before rushing out of.the cafe, trying to map out the whole town to look for her. She wouldn't possibly be in the mall because her credit cards were still intact on the table she puts the. She didn't seem to take anything out of.the house. I started to fear that what if she was hypnotized and pulled out of the house. There's nothing that can't happen actually and with Nathaniel out there, he is very unpredictable
ALEX'S POV"Why don't you tell Luna Lisa about this situation? She still doesn't know that Nathaniel is the bad guy here," Claire said to me as I led her to her room. That was totally a bad idea. No mother would want to hear that her son was already turning into a serial killer. "She won't take it well at all. Just imagine how she would react if she finds out that her beloved son, the one she thought that she knew the best, had turned into something that was unimaginable. She is going to break down, crying her lungs and eyes out, Claire. If that would even be the worst of the situation, I might not panic. But I am afraid she might get a heart attack and lose her life because of it," I explained to Claire, who seemed to understand what I just said. "So what's better is not to tell her anything about it." She said, and I nodded. "Unless Nathaniel tells her, and it will probably be to his disadvantage because mother might take actions," I said as I pulled the door to her room open.
CLAIRE'S POVI must have slept really late. I stood up from bed and pulled open the curtains. Alex wasn't in the room again, and it was not that I was expecting him to be in the room, but at least he had been there till I fell asleep for the past few days. I pushed open the balcony door and took in a deep breath of fresh hair as I looked down at the garden from above, and it did look beautiful and colorful. I stepped out of the room after changing into a casual dress to get some coffee down in the kitchen. The maids bowed as they saw me, pausing the dusting and cleaning they were busy with. I walked towards the kitchen, and I could already perceive the sweet aroma of food cooking. As I stepped into the kitchen, I saw Alex standing before the cooker in an apron. Well, that was sexy. He wasn't dressed up as usual. He had nothing on the upper part of his body, and only the apron covered his chest. His back looked inviting, and I couldn't help but admire its broadness. "You done checki
CLAIRE'S POVAlex drove us to one of the fanciest restaurant in town and they didn't actually serve the type of food I was used to. "So it's kind of like cook some dishes yourself?" I asked him before we got out of the car, and he just smiled. "Just wait and see." He said as we both got out of the car. Everyone outside looked at us with keen interest. I was wondering what exactly is it that they are staring at. Alex led me into the restaurant and damn, it was so big and beautiful. The decor was amazing and beautiful. Although it had people a bit much in it, it still looked beautiful. We were led to a table to eat and in the middle of the table, there was a grill. It was built in with the table and I was starting to understand what kind of food we were going to eat. The waiters and waitresses served us already grilled fishes, raw diced pork meat with seasonings in a small bowl. There were other dishes and now they brought a chopstick. I'd only used it once and I didn't know if I cou
Chapter 164CLAIRE'S POV "Nathaniel." Luna Lisa said in an excited voice as she rushed over to hug him. My hand stopped mid air as I stared at Nathaniel who was hugging her back. His eyes shifted from her to me and an evil smirk crept up his lips and I could feel shivers all over my body. "Where have you been Nathaniel? I've been really worried." Luna Lisa asked as she checked up on Nathaniel lovingly why still had his eyes on me. My hands frantically dropped and the plate dropped on the floor, shattering into pieces with the cookies and biscuits flying in different directions. I was using all my self control to make sure the tea in my hand didn't drop too so I hurriedly placed it on the table and tried to stand up when Alex rushed down the stairs looking worried. When he set eyes on Nathaniel, I could tell immediately that he wasn't happy at all about it. ALEX'S POVI decided to leave mother and Claire alone to have some quality ladies time alone and I returned upstairs to fres