ClaireThe day had barely begun and there were already people in the house. I hated it because I would have to be in the kitchen and living room a lot, making sure everyone was served. I rolled on my bed as I already expected someone to shout my name from where they were to come to do my work. My ego was still bruised from the words of my obnoxious sister and showing my face downstairs was too disgraceful for me. I wished I could wear someone else's face for the rest of the day, just so I won't be recognized by dad's guests.I got up from the bed and walked slowly down the stairs. It seemed like the number of people I thought were here in my head was not the same number I could see. They were multiplied. I recognized one of the men as dad's hunter and so, the rest of them had to be hunters too. I greeted one of them and all I got as a response was a fake nod. Did they all hate me? Had dad poisoned their minds towards me already? Today must be the day they were announcing Evie as the
AlexakisI walked down the street, trying not to be spotted by the man in front of me. Something felt suspicious about the whole thing. Angelo had told me to tail the man for no reason and I didn't know what I was supposed to do after doing this, I was tailing him for no reason. Back at the den, while Angelo told me about this errand, my wolf sense told me something was wrong but I couldn't place a finger on it. I decided to go for it after much persuasion. Marcus didn't go with me this time for some reason I couldn't phantom which was weird. Tailing this man was like filling a basket with water, there was no point because it felt like he had me going in circles and circles with no actual destination. I stopped for a bit and looked around. I had never been to this part of town and it seemed shady, I didn't want to get lost. I focused on my target and saw he wasn't there anymore, somehow he had bypassed my wolf sense and I couldn't feel him around. Something was going on and I neede
ClaireI didn't wake up on a good note today and I needed to shake it off, so I washed my face, put on my boots and stepped out. I didn't go to work today because of Evie's ceremony that was to take place soon, and I needed to prepare everything that was required. I needed some bit of fun to lighten up the mood at least, so I took a walk and hoped I would see any park that would be open. I had a terrible dream the previous night about Alex dying and I woke up crying. The dream wasn't exactly vivid so I couldn't tell who was behind the bow that struck him down. Maybe it was a sign for me to reach out to him, but I was unwilling. If he had wanted to see me, he would have come around at least, like he used to do. I was up in bed for a while before I got up, so stores had opened and it was getting quite busy out here. I stopped at my cafe and greeted Judith, thankfully the manager wasn't around. "Hey Claire, it's been a very long while since I saw you. When are you coming back? I've mi
CLAIRE. It was a disappointing thing to experience - having your younger sister taking a position that was meant to be yours, being the older sibling. I watched as Becky and Evie became sickeningly nice to me, like I was no longer a concern because it was now obvious that father favoured her over me - a major issue they had needed clarity on. I had always known all these while but I hadn't expected it to come down to this. Truthfully speaking, I didn't think I could actually hunt down another living creature and kill it. It was just the notion that he hadn't even considered me or asked, just giving it directly to Evie. If he had asked, I would have made the careful choice, knowing that I couldn't actually carry out that act. And then I would have handed it over to Evie, since my Father's side had to carry on with the post as the head of the Midnight Hunters. Father had called Evie into his study to have a lengthy discussion with her, and I knew he was telling her secrets about the M
EVIE.I tossed and turned on my bed in worry, all the things I had said to Claire were just words of mouth and I couldn't do the things dad asked me of. I liked being the villain in the story and putting up fences to prove I was better but on the inside, I felt like a scared little crow. I plugged in my headphones and started listening to some r&b music, hoping that would give me some kind of comfort as it always did but I wasn't getting any. I felt a tug at my leg like a force was pulling me down the bed and I sprang up in fear, waiting to see who it was. Mother looked at me sternly and started laughing, I sighed."That's what you get for blocking your ears so early in the morning." She stated."I was so scared, I thought something supernatural was about to happen to me like I was being called into the underworld or something." Mother laughed so hard. "Not funny, mother," I said, sitting up properly and embracing my pillow."Why won't you think that when you watch so many movies now
EVIE.Seeing us walk to the woods scared me so much, I felt like I threw up in my mouth. I had never been in an atmosphere so tense because I always liked being in control. Claire was ahead of me, carrying my gear. It was a whole lot and seemed too heavy for her. The gear contained a bow and series of arrows, boomerangs, a shotgun, a butcher's knife and a taser with a very high voltage. All of these were to make sure the animals were subdued. I didn't know why my father required I carried all of those when I could barely use any. I had just a little or no training in using a bow, talkless of the rest.I felt cringed at the sound of that. It was weird saying all of those like I was now an official hunter, well not yet anyway, just some moments away. "Why can't she carry her gear? Is she that weak? If she can't do that to warm herself up, how can she kill an animal?" I heard them whisper, bothered if I could hear them or not. I felt ashamed that mother made me go through this, she woul
CLAIRE.My fingers had become sore as a result of the weight of Evie's gear, but I couldn't complain since that was my reason for being there. The other hunters made fun of me as I carried the gear and I was sure it was out of how they witnessed Evie try to take the bag from me and father's reaction, showing that it was my job. Evie had screwed up my day and image once again and I was helpless.There was an ocean of anger boiling inside of me towards the hunters. I wished I could possess one of Alex's powers and go rogue on them, tearing their brains into tiny bits. I was the first child and all these responsibilities falling on Evie were supposed to fall on me! But the reverse had been the case, actually worse; I wasn't just made the younger sister but had also become the slaved younger sister, how ironic!The path we walked on had pebbles of stones, so smooth that it looked like the pathway to a stream. It was dusty but it seemed like a place you would want to spread a mat on and en
ALEXAKIS.I stopped what I was doing when the same urge came to me again. I had been having this pressing feeling to transform, to shift back into my old form and it grew more intense as the hours went by today. I was currently doing squats in a ring. It was still very early in the morning and the guys were yet to come in. I had woken up earlier than normal, when the sky was still very dark, hours before the sun had risen and couldn't go back to sleep. Like all the guys, Angelo had given me the passcode to the den - a trust that I wouldn't take lightly, and I had decided to come in early. I had done a little warm up, eaten a club sandwich and then jogged down to the den, the coolness of the street doing little to calm the surge in my bloodstream. Angelo was in the den when I came in, in his office and although he hadn't come down to see who entered into the den, I knew he knew that I was in here with him. I went down to the underground training ground, needing to be in my space alone