Claire's POV The next day, I was forced to eat breakfast on my own as none of the family members were available to be seen in the dining room. I understood their plight each, except for Nathaniel, though. Or maybe I didn't understand the plight of either of them except Alex, whom I was sure was hurting from the actions of his people, especially his mother. How could the woman force her son into a corner like that? Was she not supposed to be neutral when it came to her two sons? She was not supposed to show one affection while ignoring the other! No matter what her excuses were, she shouldn't have forgotten that it was the two of them who were facing hard times during this season. So, how could she pick a side?Just thinking about the incident the previous day brought my anger again, making me boil. It was so much that I was sure that I would murder somebody if I laid my eyes on them. That somebody was notorious Nathaniel. Maybe get angry at Luna Lisa also for her reckless behaviour.
Claire's POV The hand I had on the button I was trying to loosen up collapsed and fell to my sides. I turned to look at Luna Lisa and saw the sadness on her face."Something is wrong with Nathaniel." She repeated.I was dumbfounded and didn't even know what to say as a reply to her words. I couldn't help but wonder what she saw that made her say such a word to me. And if she knew that something was going on with her son, why did she support him last night when the issue between him and Alex happened?"I'm scared." The woman said to me, shaking slightly as she said those words. "So, I need someone to talk to." Her eyes were pleading at me to please understand her plight.I bit my lower lip, realizing that she must have caught on to something despite Alex not wanting her to find out about the man Nathaniel had turned into. Speaking of which, wouldn't it be better to get Alex to be a part of this discussion? If there was any explaining to d
Nathaniel/Scott's POV Never what I expected when I took the body of this weakling. How dare him be so weak like this? If not for his weakness, I would have gotten a scar or two to his mother's body to show her that I really meant what I said when I told her not to let the secrets I spilled out of anger out to anyone.No one was allowed to know what my plan was.But what did this woman do? She went ahead to go and talked to Evie? I snarled as I saw her walking out of the room I forbade her from entering. I knew she didn't go there to talk to Alex since the man was still at the living room, but I saw Claire when she came in, so I knew Luna Lisa went there to spill the secret to her. I should make her pay for disobeying me.I hissed as I saw her walking out of the room from the corner where I hid. I waited for her to get to the corner before dragging her into the dark by her arm. She opened her mouth to scream, but I had already anticipate
Claire's POV I woke up to the sound of Alex's voice, urgent and insistent. "Claire, wake up." He said. I opened my eyes and saw him placing a finger on his mouth. "You have to be quiet." He added.My heart raced as I sat up in bed, trying to make sense of what was happening. Alex ushered me out of the room and down the hallway, toward a room that I knew was called the panic room. It was where people were safeguarded during a war to help protect their lives. When we got there, Alex opened the door and we both got in. I saw that Luna Lisa was already inside, asleep."What's going on?" I asked, my voice trembling. Alex dripped a finger on his lips again, signaling for me to hush. I looked around and saw that everywhere was peaceful, so there was really nothing to get me scared. Still, my mind wasn't at peace. If something awful wasn't happening, Alex wouldn't be acting in this kind of way at all. His action was only making my heart pound over and over in my chest."Is something the matt
ALEXAKIS Finally!Everything that had happened all these while boiled down to this day. It was all finally going to end now that it seemed that everything was set. All I was in need of now was to look for a way to draw that man in.Or maybe I wouldn't need to do that. As long as I remained in the room, I should be sure that he was going to come on his own. His quest for revenge or whatever he thought that he was doing would ensure that also.Even before I finished the thought, a shadow fell over me. I looked up to see Nathaniel staring at me like I was the worst person he could ever come across."Glad to see you are still alive, brother." He said to me. Then, he chuckled slowly, almost as if he wanted to taunt me with a fake smile. "Although I can't tell for how long that would be from now." He added."Oh, yeah?" I tsked as I focused on him completely." I never thought that I would be happy to see someone as I am seeing you right now.""Do you want to die?!" He yelled at me when it w
Scott's POV There was nothing more pissing than knowing that the one person you imagined to be incompetent was one who was very wise. How else was I supposed to account for the man comprehending that the wolfsbane was enough to keep my power as a demon in shock? If I was the one alone, the thing would not have worked on me, but I was borrowing the body of a man who was a werewolf. I was automatically bound to some of his limitations, even if it was only monetarily.It was in that moment of weakness that I had gotten captured and thrown into this godforsaken prison. My eyes cut across to the other cells and the idiots who called themselves the Elders that were in support of crowning me the Alpha. The bunch of idiots had allowed themselves to be cornered by Alex. Some of them had died during the battle, while those who surrendered had been bundled into the cell like I was."What was the essence of keeping you all alive?" I hissed at them. I could see the fear in their eyes as I said th
176ALEXAKISIt felt so good to finally be over - all the fights, the sleepless nights from worrying too much, and the times of finding a lasting solution to all the matters of trying to tame my vicious brother. It was so good now that I didn't have to worry about any of those.The only area of concern now was Luna Lisa, but I was not overly worried anymore. After rushing her to her room and getting the pack's doctor to come and check on her, I was very afraid as the doctor kept looking worried even as he began the treatment. It was so relaxing after three hours or thereabout when he announced that the woman should be fine as long as he continue treating her under close priority.All the events of the day had weakened both Claire and me so much. As soon as it was sure that Luna Lisa was going to be fine, and all the dead and injured people had been taken care of, we retired to bed. But all through the night, neither of us could sleep as the scenes kept replaying in our heads like a mo
Scott's POV If furious were to be defined as a person, that would be me right now. I couldn't believe that all my plans, all my revenge, all of it had fallen through all because of that Alex. Damn! But it was my fault for underestimating him. But then again, he just succeeded in adding himself and his family to the list of people I must do away with in my act of revenge.But still, how could a careful plan like that just go to waste?"It was all because of the incompetent body I took control over!" I hissed into the air as I walked aimlessly about, trying to decide what to do now that my plan had fallen through. I needed a new plan, but it was hard coming up with one. If I was going to return for my revenge, then I needed people who would fight the battle for me, not people like those useless Elders. I needed people who were already used to war. People like..."Evie!" I brightened up as I remembered that I still had one more card up my sleeve. The card was such that if I played it