CLAIRE The thought that someone was stalking me because they wanted to kill me was the very first that took root in my heart. I turned from shock, and a hand clasped itself over my mouth, almost as if it already anticipated my moves. I hissed, but the sound was muffled by the strange hand. I knew that trying to shout was useless, so I didn't bother to attempt one. My hands crossed that of the strange hand that held me captive, and I could tell that it belonged to a man from how big and thick it was.He began to drag me out of the pathway that I was walking on before he intercepted me. My brain froze for a moment as I imagined that I had just met my end and it was going to be in the hands of a murderer that I couldn’t even tell what he looked like. Was this how I was going to die? I asked myself. From the way things were looking, I was so sure that no matter how hard I tried to persuade or fight my way from the person holding me, it would never be successful. Still, I had to fight fo
CLAIRE I blinked twice before I forced my eyes to open. My head hurt a little, and I guessed it was because I barely had any sleep the previous day. After Nathaniel asked me to go inside the house, I waited for Alex to be done with his discussion but it seemed that whoever was on the phone with him had something very important to say, so the discussion took long. I had to return to my room to wait for him, and that was when I slept off.I shot up from the bed, knowing that I had to ask Alex what happened after Nathaniel came in. I was half expecting a scream from both parties from the arguments they were supposed to have. But neither of them said anything at all. Or maybe I just slept too deeply, and I didn't realize when the show was going on.I got ready for the day and went out of my room when I was done with all that was necessary. As luck would have it, I saw both Alex and Luna Lisa at the dining table, breakfast already served in front of them. Wordlessly, I went to an empty ch
ALEXAKIS She had been in danger!That was the only thing that stayed on my mind and thoughts even as I went over my daily duties as the acting Alpha. What hurt me was the fact that I might not have been able to see to it if her life had somehow been threatened. Just the thought of it was what made me move away from the dining table that morning. I refused to think about how the woman would have died, and I would have not known anything about it."Alpha!" I jolted back to the present when I heard someone call my name. The voice was a little louder than necessary, so I guessed that it was because they needed to get my attention desperately."I'm sorry," I apologized to them all. I was in a meeting with the Elders, but my mind was far away already. "But can we cut off this meeting? I need to do something that requires my attention."About two or three of them looked like they wanted to protest. Thankfully, they reined in their thoughts. Even if they protested, that wouldn't have been a
CLAIRE He was worried for me, which I knew of. That was why I kissed him when I did, but I could tell that even as we kissed, his mind was still not settled with me. He was worrying over nothing. At least, I had been in close contact with his brother and nothing significant had happened. Heck, the man didn't even look in my direction just once. I had to convince Alex that I was fine and nothing was going to happen to me, so he could quit worrying. I broke free from the kiss and gave him a brilliant smile."While I desire your company and would love nothing else than to spend time with you, you still have to get out of my room," I told him. It was there in his eyes, the urge to strangle me for trying to chase him out of my room. I saw it and smiled at him. "I need to finish the last of my course. I told you about it, didn't I?" I asked, making an excuse for turning him down.He left the bed and went to my small desk. He sat on it and gave me a small smile. "I'm not going to disturb yo
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