ALEXAKIS I watched as Claire disappeared back to the end of the house, and I knew that she was indeed going to use the back door as she promised. A part of me wanted to go in with her to protect her, but I talked myself out of it. This was her daily time, and she needed to spend it with them without me interfering in her affairs. If I followed her in, it might agitate her family and they might turn on her. So, I was leaving her with the choice to let these people know whatever it was that she felt they should.To keep myself from failing in my quest to stay out here in the wood and wait for her, I got into the car and sped off to the den where I used to work. As I drove, my mind couldn't get over what it was that I would face at the place, especially since I disappeared like that without any record. Would Angelo especially forgive me for leaving in the middle of a job?Even more than the job was the rumors that were circulating that there was a mole among us. It just had to happen th
CLAIRE As I sat on the floor of the cave, my hands went to my eyes repeatedly to clean my eyes, and I had to sniff in to control the tears that were falling so rapidly. I didn't bother to wait for the verbal words that would tell me that my presence was not needed at the house, no. I figured that it would even be worse if Becky came out of her room and saw me in the house. The woman would never stop until I was humiliated until the end. So, to avoid that, I opened the main door and made my way out of the place.How could a father be so callous to his only daughter?Even if he was angry with me until death, he should have at least smiled at me a little to show that he appreciated the fact that I came home to check on him. Not just home, I had even gone as far as forgetting how he turned me out of his house just to satisfy his wife and stepdaughter. And to crown it all, he just blatantly showed me that even if I had been dead all these months, he didn't care about any of that. Not even
ALEXAKIS The moment I pulled up into the pack, Claire walked in looking very different from the spirited person who was eager to leave the pack this morning to visit her family. I winced as she dragged one foot after the other. I couldn't help but close my eyes to prevent myself from cursing her family. She strolled past Luna Lisa without as much as a single word. The action must have hurt the woman because she sighed."What is wrong with you?" I heard Luna Lisa ask the dull woman who still went on to ignore the woman. Luna Lisa wanted to go after her, but I rushed after the older woman and held her hand to signal to her that she didn't need to follow her. "But she is looking too dull to be left alone ro herself." She commented, looking very worried."Believe me when I say that it is that loneliness she needs right now. Let's leave her alone so she can get enough time to get over what happened and then become her usual jovial self," I told Luna Lisa. "Oh, okay." She said in an under
ALEXAKIS As I thought to do it, I asked Kieran to get the words across to the Elders that I would like an audience with them. The man got up and went to do as I instructed. Luna Lisa decided to leave me to my own devise as she felt that I was going to be busy. Busy it seemed to her, but I actually had nothing I was doing. The meeting I scheduled would not be immediate. It would take the Elders at least an hour to group in the meeting hall, so I still had some free time on my hands. I tried to tell her that, but she insisted that I used the time to get some rest.I knew I wouldn't be able to get that rest she insinuated, so I just got up from where I sat and dragged my feet toward Claire's room. I didn't know if enough time had passed for her to ignore what her father did or if she was still living in the rejection. But all I knew was that I needed to talk to her, especially since the decision I was about to make was one that could affect both of us in the future. So, before I would l
EVIE"What the hell was taking this man too long to get back to me?"It's been more than two weeks since I first met Nathaniel, the man who claimed to be Alex's brother. And he had even promised to assist me if I released the hunters to him, and I had agreed. But since then, I had been waiting for news from the man -news that never came. I didn't know if I should still be feeling relieved about the whole thing or if I should be worried. More than having to choose if I should be worried or if I should not be was the fact that I was so close to frustration. I felt so frustrated that I was sure that I was going to collapse if nothing was done to help my plight any time soon.Alex. My heart was yearning for the man. More than anyone or anything else in the world, he was the only one I wanted. I was so afraid that I would be late in getting to him and he would have already belonged to that woman called Claire. I couldn't afford to let that happen. Which was why I needed to see this Nathani
CLAIRE "Claire!" Someone shouted my name, startling me and almost making me drop the cup I was cleaning. I looked up and saw that it was one of our regular customers at the café. I smiled at him and watched as he smiled in return."Good morning," I said as a greeting. He waved the greeting away. I shrugged and continued with my cleaning. When the man refused to leave, I looked up again. "Is there something you need?" I asked him. He rolled his eyes at me."Why didn't you come to the cafe yesterday? I and some of the boys waited for you but we couldn't find you around." He lamented. I finished cleaning the cup I was holding and sighed. When the man said the boys, he wasn't talking about teenagers in this context. He was referring to his gang members, who were his hype men when it came to gossiping. They were all over 40, yet gossip was their middle name. They usually ask me about what was going on with Alex, his brother, the pack Elders, his mother, and the enthronement of the Alpha
ALEXAKIS I could sense it. It has only been one week, but I could feel it already. The woman who claimed that she would be fine with having nothing to do was already getting so bored with herself that she had already resorted to talking to herself whenever she was alone. Of course, she thought that no one knew about it all, but I did.That was the height of it all for me. If she could be so bored in just a week, how would she be able to cope with days of doing nothing? I was beginning to get worried for both her and her mental health especially. I wished there was a way I could help her get something to work for her. Maybe going over to the cafe to warn everyone off her. I would even tell them that if they wanted information so badly, they should come to me. I would be sure to tell them everything they wanted to hear. But then again. That would be disrespecting her wish. "Maybe I should help her get another job then?" I reasoned within myself. I shook my head again at that notion to
ALEXAKIS By the time I spent another two hours with these people, trying to figure out a way to clear this mess while making sure my pack didn't lose much and they also didn't lose out completely, I was spent. "Are we all good now?" I asked."Yes, Alpha." Everyone answered. It took all the will in me not to shout 'finally' with the way I was feeling so stressed out. Kieran, who was beside me, must have noticed how tired I was because he chuckled slightly when I sagged against the chair. I didn't want to waste any time before calling the meeting to an end -just in case they happened to think of another crisis for me to sort out. I got up from where I sat and watched as they all did the same. "In that case, thank you all for your time," I said. "This meeting has officially come to an end.""Yes, Alpha." They all bowed to me, and I sighed in relief. But just because the meeting was officially over didn't mean that I would be able to leave right away. I still had to mingle with the r