"We'll go to an unidentified location. There, you'll make a call to your parents, reassuring them." Darren explained. Claire nodded, slowly approving of the idea. "Then what?" "You'll cut the call and burn your SIM card," Darren said. "Wow," Claire replied, her eyes swelling with joy. "I totally agree but let's wait for Lucas to wake up and ask his opinion about it." --- A few hours later, Lucas woke up, rubbing his eyes and looking around. He walked into the living room, where Claire and Darren were waiting for him. "Hey, feeling better?" Claire asked, pressing her lips and picking her fingers in guilt. "Yeah, a bit," Lucas replied, crouching down to separate her hands and squishing her face. "What did I miss?" He said smiling reassuringly to Claire before facing Darren. Darren quickly filled him in on the plan. "We were thinking Claire should call her parents from an unidentified location and then burn her SIM card to stop the police from tracking her. This way, h
Eventually, they finished the paperwork. "Ah, finally we're done," Darren said, his voice filled with relief."Yes, we are," Lucas yawned in agreement, as we bent his neck trying to crack it. "I'm so tired."Lucas chuckled and pointed towards Claire, who was asleep on the couch on the other side of the room. "Look, she fell asleep. Little Miss 'I won't sleep.'"Darren chuckled too, stretching out his arms in fatigue. "Alright, I'll head out now. Goodnight, Lucas.""Goodnight, Darren," Lucas replied.Lucas walked over to Claire and gently picked her up, cradling her in his arms. "You are so stubborn," he said, shaking his head with a smile.Claire, half-asleep, placed her finger on his lips “Shush?".Lucas wiggled it off, chuckling. "Look at her. She's still talking and being stubborn even in her sleep."Claire made no reply, her arms slumping, she had fully fallen back asleep. Lucas carried her to her room, tucking her in carefully. He brushed a strand of hair off her forehead and wh
Back home, Lucas plopped onto the couch with a sigh of relief. "Get ready, guys. I’m about to pick," he said, cracking his knuckles."I’ll be down in a minute," Claire said, heading upstairs."I’ll make something to eat," Darren added, pointing to the kitchen."Come on, guys. Don’t bail on me!" Lucas exclaimed dramatically.Claire reached her bedroom and shut the door, finally letting out a breath she didn’t realize she had been holding. She leaned against the door, her mind racing. "My head hurts so bad," she muttered squeezing her eyes and holding her head, crawling to her bed and lazily pulling at the lace of her corset."You need help with that?" a voice asked from behind. Startled, she looked up to see Lucas."Lucas?! No, I’ve got this, thank you," she said hurriedly, loosening the lace.Lucas disappeared, and she sighed in relief. “I can't understand why he shows up at such unnecessary times.” Claire side, letting her arms rest beside her.Lucas grinned through his teeth to as h
The next day, Claire yawned as she stretched her arms on the bed. She looked rather distorted, with her hair flying in all directions. She rubbed her eyes and went into the bathroom.She put the paste on her toothbrush and scrubbed up and down. She spat the residue in the sink and washed her mouth thoroughly. She packed her rough hair into a ponytail and decided to head downstairs.As she reached the living room, she found Lucas working on his laptop at the dining table and Darren engrossed in a football match."Good morning," she greeted."Good morning," Lucas responded from the kitchen."Heyo CeeCee!” Darren responded, waving his hands, his eyes fixated on the TV.Claire's stomach grumbled, she groaned and walked weakly to the fridge. She grabbed an apple and went to sit beside Lucas, folding her legs on the seat."How are ya?" Lucas asked, glancing up from his laptop."I'm fine. Yeah, I'm fine," Claire replied, taking a huge bite from the apple."Are you sure? How are you feeling?"
“Alright!" Darren clapped, sitting down to open the bags of food. Claire meekly sat next to him. Her mouth watered as she stared. "Oh, so now your mouth is watering. But anyways, take some," Darren said, taking a slice of pizza and giving it to Claire. She quietly munched on her pizza. "Um, um, um," she chomped."You don't have to be shy. After making all that noise about being a really great chef," Darren teased."Aw, Darren, stop teasing her like that. Maybe it's your first time cooking," Lucas interjected."It's not my first time cooking," Claire mumbled."Then, have you always been using sugar to cook?" Darren asked, a smirk forming at the corner of his lips."I just... I don't know. It looked like salt," she said, fidgeting with her hands, hanging her head low."Trust me, if it was salt, your mouth would be watering. Not mine," Claire quipped."Okay, okay, I believe you. Anything you say," Darren said, rolling his eyes."So, it's tonight, right?" Claire asked."Tonight what?" L
Claire's POV I felt a sharp, twisting pain in my lower abdomen as I woke up, a familiar sign that her period had begun. “Ugh, why now?!" I hit my legs repeatedly on the bed in frustration.I sighed, knowing it was going to be a rough day and week. I tried to ignore the discomfort and go about my usual morning routine, but the cramps grew more intense with each passing minute.I walked to the bathroom, each step sent a jolt of pain through my body. I reached for a heating pad and some painkillers in the bathroom cabinet, hoping they would bring some relief.I lay back down on my bed, clutching the heating pad to my stomach and wincing. The warmth helped a little, but the cramps were relentless, making it hard to think about anything else.“I guess I'll have to delay my bath this morning.” I sighed heavily.I felt a wave of exhaustion wash over me at an instant. My body ached, my head throbbed, and all I wanted to do was curl up and sleep. I had so many things to do and figure out,
“Alright guys! I'm back!" Claire clapped, heading downstairs.“It has been a week, Claire." Lucas said.“I know right!, I think I got lucky this month." Lucas slumped his head down and sighed. “Are you hungry?”“That shouldn't even be a question, Luke!" Claire yelled out, rubbing her stomach.“Let's go make something." Lucas said, gesturing to Claire to follow him.“Yayy!" Claire followed behind Lucas and suddenly stopped in her tracks, clutching her stomach.“Lu–..” she tried to call out. Lucas noticed her footsteps had halted. He turned back, already prepared to tease her.His blood ran cold seeing Claire on the floor with blood everywhere."Claire!” He yelled out in utter shock.Lucas ran to her. He tapped her face countlessly, trying to wake her up."Darren, come downstairs now!” He growled.Darren came downstairs and his eyes widened at the scene."Put her on the couch right there.” He said pointing to the couch, urgency in his voice. "I'll be back in a jiffy.”Lucas stayed by C
Claire's Point Of View Sigh, I miss that dork, Henry. I wonder how he's doing without me. SighLucas walked into my room after few minutes. He sat next to me, handing me the fruit bowl.There was something about the way he looked at me whenever I was in pain. It makes me feel more special than I actually am.A tap on my shoulder brought me out of my thoughts. “Cee, are you okay?" He asked in a worried tone.“Yeah I'm fine. Do you wanna have some?" I asked, feeding him some chopped watermelon.I didn't even await his response, before putting it in his mouth. He grabbed my wrist, startled and bit off the watermelon, leaving some behind wrapped around my fingers.He bent my hand towards me and fed me the remaining one. "Uh… thanks" I laughed nervously.“Dude, why does it feel so awkward sometimes?" I asked still laughing.He began laughing nervously, “Maybe because you keep looking at me like I'm a horror movie character huh.." “I'm sorry, dude." I said, putting a chopped apple in my m
Hey everyone,I hope you're all doing well and staying safe! I wanted to give you all a quick update about the story. First off, thank you so much for your incredible support and enthusiasm for Claire, Lucas, and Blake's journey. Your comments and feedback would be such a huge motivation for me.That said, I've hit a bit of a creative block recently. I know it's been a few days since the last update, and I wanted to be transparent with you all about what's going on. Writing can sometimes be a bit of a rollercoaster, and right now, I'm in one of those tricky spots where the words just aren't flowing as easily as I'd like them to.I'm taking some time to step back, recharge, and gather new inspiration so I can come back stronger and with fresh ideas. I really want to make sure that each chapter I share is the best it can be, and that takes a bit of time and patience.Writing this story has been such an incredible journey for me. I've poured my heart and soul into creating these characte
Lucas’s POV (Point Of View)Claire had slumped asleep in the car as we headed home. To be very honest, I was scared to my bottoms when I saw Claire alone with them. I had no ounce of an idea that she would be able to fight them off like that, especially turning into her true form. For days, I’ve kept thinking of how I could make or even encourage her to transform but I also feared that she didn’t know how yet and she wasn’t ready. I guess the fear mixed with her determination to fight for herself resulted in her transformation.She’s fast asleep on my laps due to the energy an pain it takes to transform for the first time, usually werewolves transform from their early days and usually take days of recuperation for their bodies to fully adapt to the change but for Claire doing this for the first time in 18 years, I don’t know the extent to which but I know she’s going to be asleep for a while. At our arrival, I stepped out of the car with Claire in my arms. James opened the door wide
”Alright, miss. We go harder today and this session is a minimum of 4 hours.” Darren said as his whistle screeched round the room.My shoulders fell as I sighed, “What a life…”“Don’t worry, sweetie. You’ll be fine.” Says James as he gently pats my shoulders.I squared off against Lucas in the clearing, the sun casting long shadows through the huge windows. They both wore training gear, with Claire looking determined and Lucas exuding calm confidence.Without warning, I lunged forward, my fist slicing through the air toward Darren’s face. He ducked swiftly, feeling the rush of wind as my attempt to land a punch flopped. With a quick pivot, Darren drove her elbow into my ribs, eliciting a grunt of pain.“You can’t outdo the doer, baby. Sorry love.” Darren grinned, standing upright.“That’s what I get for thinking I could land a surprise attack.” I muttered quietly, clutching onto my stomach."Remember Claire." Lucas said, coming forward to me, "focus on your form and balance." He rose m
Claire’s POV (Point Of View)I held my head, squirming from the loud noise over my head. “WHAT THE HECK?” I yelled at the boys standing in front of my bed all dressed up in gym wears.Darren, who was ringing the loud bell finally stopped, eyeing me with a grin. That snobby jerk.“Finally…” I sighed, relaxing back. I rubbed my hands down my face,”What do you guys want now? I groaned, glancing at the three, giving them dirty looks.Lucas knelt on the floor beside me and looked at me as his blue eyes softened, “Claire, you NEED to get out of your comfort zone and start getting conversant with your combat skills. Aren’t you curious about your nature or are you still finding it hard to accep-““NO! I’m not finding it hard to accept that I’m a werewolf.” I interjected. “I’m in fact determined to know all that I need to know. I can’t sleep at night knowing that my people are being killed for a reason that’s me.” I said as my mind drifted to how I felt with the death of Chloe, not to talk of h
Claire’s POV (Point Of View)I fluttered my eyes open and looked down to the ruffled duvet. I scratch my eyes with my fist trying to clear my vision. I took the duvet and went upstairs. “I could have sworn I was just watching TV.” I said groggily, the boys must have arrived.I slowly opened the door as it many small squeaky noise. “Shhh.” I placed my index on my lips, trying to shush the inanimate door.I relaxed on my bed as I unplugged my phone. I always come back to I*******m and Tiktok but it has never really made me content but I was a bit satisfied. There’s always this pang in my heart when I see myself laughing and making good memories. Am I really unworthy of happiness? , I sometimes thought to myself but after Chloe’s death, I actually feel like I’m unworthy.Seeing her life flash before my eyes in a split second felt like my heart had been chunked off and part of my soul has been ripped away from me. In that moment, a felt a strong connection and pain with that classmate I pr
Lucas’ Point Of View (POV)We set out to meet an ally’s pack. Rumours have it that they have the best investigators. It’s not really my forte but I have people around me that are really good with this. I drove the car downtown and made a swerve into a deserted street. We were met with a huge building, more like a castle. I had James and Darren follow me. I may have doubts about leaving Claire all alone but I’m also doing this for her safety. “We’re here.” I said, as I parked the car under a shed.We walked to the gates, as we were scanned.Technology really has gone far..We entered through the gates and were escorted by some Omegas.“Wait here for a minute.” One of them said as the rest dissembled.He came back after a few moments and motioned for us to come in. There was so much aura felt as we stepped into the shadowed room, it had huge windows as it was at the top of the building, yet it still managed to have a dark aura. He was seated in front of a wide rectangular glass de
“Shit!" Lucas fell on the floor, burrowing his face in his palms.“To be honest bro, that was a bit too harsh. Did you even notice her foot?" Darren said, setting a chair.Lucas sighed, crouching his knees up. They raised their heads to a crashing noise, “Don't just sulk here. Are you really going to let her go?” James snapped, after throwing a bottle across the room.“He's right. She might be upset but you still have to make sure she's safe, she couldn't have gone far with her injury." Darren said.Lucas got up and cleaned the dirt from his pants. “You're right." I messed up big time, she had tears in her eyes. I can't believe I caused that. They packed up the tent and put all her stuff in her bag. Lucas carried the bag and they set out back to the car.….“I won't stop for a minute to wallow in my tears. I don't wish to have a life, I'm tired." Claire whimpered, pressing on her injured foot.She took the spare keys from her pocket and opened the gate. Thankfully I keep a spare wi
Claire’s Point of View (POV)“Alright guys! Take your bags and baggages! LET’S GO HIKINGGGG!” Lucas yelled from downstairs. I got dressed in a long blue flare jean and a long-sleeved top. Can’t take risks in the nature.I backed my 4-foot-long backpack that weighed half my entire body weight and headed downstairs. I’ll take this as an exercise, you never know.. anything can be used to exercise. I thought as I shrugged and strutted down the stairs.The boys were downstairs already, I guess they had been calling me for quite some time, judging from the impatient looks on their faces. “You don’t need to yell, the Queen is here.” I said as I swayed my ponytail, turning around.I stumbled a bit and laughed it off, standing in front of them. “What the heck, Claire?” Luca asked, his face filled with an expression I can’t put a finger on.He touched my bag, which made me push-back due to the additional weight. He quickly held the collar of the bag up, which included me. “WHOAAA, why do
Claire rushed out, trying to catch up to him.What have you done now?Oh come on, I wasn’t even that bad.Face it!, her conscience spoke.“I didn’t mean it—” Claire yelled after Lucas, as the two boys seated turned their heads back. Lucas smiled shyly, walking back to the flushed Claire.“It’s nothing, guys,” he shouted, turning his face to Darren and James. The two boys glanced at each other, confused.“That’s just going to make it more embarrassing,” Claire mumbled, hitting his chest slightly. “You don’t have an iota of shame in you!” she whisper-yelled.Lucas chuckled, drowning Claire’s figure in his, from the view downstairs. Lucas stood in front of Claire and stretched out his hands. “Wanna go to the balcony?” he asked, pausing for a bit to smile.I can’t resist that stupid gummy smile. I hate him.“Sure, but I can hold my own hand,” she scoffed and swung her long hair right across his face.He huffed and chuckled, making his way to the balcony behind her....She closed her eyes