Victoria walked away from the group with Denver, her heart pounding with fear. She had never been camping before and the idea of sleeping in a tent alone made her feel uneasy. Denver, being the gentleman that he was, had offered to walk with her to her assigned room, but as they approached it, Victoria turned to him and suggested that they share a room.Denver looked at her with surprise. "Are you sure, Victoria? I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable.""I'm sure," she replied, feeling her cheeks flush. "I just feel a bit frightened, that's all. And I know it's silly, but I feel safer with you."Denver smiled kindly. "Of course, Victoria. I don't see any harm in it. We can still apply for the same rooms as everyone else has been appointed other rooms."Victoria felt a wave of relief wash over her. She knew that Denver was the kind of person who would protect her, and the idea of sleeping next to him made her feel more at ease. They quickly made their way to the reception desk and
Claude groggily stumbled out of her room, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. She had gone to bed early the night before and was surprised to find herself awake before the sun had even risen. She felt the familiar urge to pee and made her way to the bathroom. As she was walking down the hallway, she saw two figures in the distance, walking towards each other. As they got closer, she recognized them as Victoria and Tasha.Claude's curiosity was piqued. What were they doing up so early? She knew what ever it was it wasn't good.As she walked closer, she saw that they were whispering to each other, and she could barely make out what they were saying. She slowed her pace and pretended to tie her shoelaces, hoping to catch a snippet of their conversation."I'm telling you, it's going to work," Tasha was saying. "If we spice his food, he'll be putty in our hands."Victoria looked skeptical. "This plan failed last time"'"Which means we will get it right this time. Trust me.""We'll drug his br
Ria was no doubt her biggest motivation because after their brief mostly silent conversation, she felt like she could face the rest of group even if all she wanted to do before was curl up in bed and be miserable. Leaving her tent, she went looking for them and didn’t have to look long, the light from a bonfire and the chatter of excited teenagers as well as the delicious smell of roasted marshmallows telling her exactly where to go.It looked like the entire group was there and no one else shared her thoughts of wanting to be alone as they all chatted and roasted their marshmallows. Some people were coupled up, resting their heads on their partner’s shoulders as they talked about god-knows-what. She unconsciously searched for Denver among the crowd as she made to sit down but before she her eyes could do a full 360 around the circle of people, she was accosted by Nuella.“Claude!” She snapped looking both worried and angry. Claude turned to her friend with one brow raised as the both
Victoria sniffed as she dried up the last of her tears. She felt ashamed that she had been rejected in such a disgraceful way and angry, not with Denver but Claude. How she hated that annoying girl in this very moment.Deciding that there was no way she was going to be able to face Denver anymore this night, she rolled up her sleeping bag and grabbed her pillow before stalking off to Tasha’s tent. She doubted she was even going to be able to sleep tonight but she still needed her stuff to at least lay on and be miserable and Tasha was her only friend, no, ally in this place.Tasha jumped at the sound of her tent being opened and glared at Victoria when she came into sight. “You scared me!”Victoria rolled her eyes, although the sad look on her face remained, “Sure. The great and mighty witch is scared of me.”“You’re so careless!” Tasha whisper-yelled. “Anyone could be passing and you’re just casually saying that. That must be how Claude knows about me.”Victoria rolled her eyes agai
She pulled back to meet a very stunned-looking Eric. She felt conflicted especially as Ria kept on stamping around in circles in her head showing her displeasure.Stop, Claude he’s not your mate! Ria kept shouting and Claude felt like shouting, “And when has that stopped anybody?” back at her, thinking about Denver and Victoria but she managed to stop herself. But apart from Ria’s nagging, there was also the fact that she hadn’t really felt anything when she kissed Eric. The pull she had been feeling before although still there, wasn’t as strong as before.She faced Eric again who still looked very dumbfounded and a warm blush covered her cheeks. “I’m sorry about that.” She said, scratching her head.“Um…” He shook his head as though trying to clear his thoughts. “You know how I feel about you, Claude. Doing that could really mess me up if you don’t reciprocate.” He said biting his lip like that was quite hard for him to say although the seriousness in his eyes was clear and Claude co
Claude felt like the whole world was spinning around her and her whole body felt sore. Well, not completely considering that her ass to her feet felt numb. She couldn’t make out anything when she first opened her eyes. It was just like color splashed on color but slowly, she began to make out the environment around her.And the environment around her certainly stunned her. She was in a very crude-looking village, surrounded not only by huts but by men dressed like Tarzan and not a single woman in sight. Her blood ran cold once more and she did not know what to make of her situation. She was tied up on a chair, with her mouth tied in front of half-naked men, who spoke in a strange language pointing at her every now and then like she was the topic of their discussion.Good goddess, where they going to eat her or something? They looked like they could.She could easily shift into her wolf and these ropes would fall off her like they were thread. She may not be able to fight all these sa
Sighting a figure tied up in a chair which he was sure was Claude even though she had her hair down. He tried not to imagine the negative at the sight of her unmoving body, an raced to her but before he could reach her, he was two men suddenly jumped on him, each pulling an arm of his to the back. He groaned in pain as he hit the ground but gathered himself up quickly grabbing one of the men and flinging him away. The other one put up a stronger fight but he managed to beat him before continuing to go to Claude. Her head was raised now and she looked at him with eyes that have obviously shed a lot of tears. His eyes hardened as anger filled him at these Savages who had captured her, and for what?Pulling out his pocket knife, he began to cut the ropes but he had only cut the ropes off one of her wrists when the villagers attacked him again. Dropping the knife on Claude’s lap, he faced the throng of men with the heightened anger he now felt at the sight of Claude’s state.He fought wi
They spent breakfast chatting and laughing as well as eating of course and Claude found herself melting more and more when it came to Denver. One part of her told her to put her guard up while another told her to just enjoy the moment and trust him after all, he had worried for her. He had come looking for her and had gone through a terrible lot to save her.Victoria watched them angrily. How had this happened? Why was Claude even here? She was supposed to have been the least of her problems today? She had planned to have Denver all to herself now that he felt the mate bond from her and now what? These too were talking and giggling like lovers?She went and placed her hand on Denver's shoulder."Morning babe." She cooed. She had never called him babe but she was eager to see Claude's reaction to it.Now to every other person it would seem that Claude was indifferent but Victoria knew better. She saw her tense and she saw that little eye twitch. She grinnee in satisfaction as she made