DEREK'S PARTY XIII

Claire wanted a release. She needed a release. Her heart was burning. She needed to let out the anger which was like an inferno within her, or else she was scared that it would burn up her heart with the way she was feeling at the moment. Hearing from Derek that Alpha Peter already knew of Emma, worse, had approved their relationship, was grating so much on her nerves that she couldn't wait to be out of Derek's arms. She needed to scream out her anger, punch something or someone-anyone that was available, she needed to be alone, out of the company of others, including her mother.

From the corner of her eyes, she met the gaze of her mother who was whispering and giggling with Ava's mother who according to the former had been her best friend since forever. She wondered if she should communicate the recent happening to her mother, but she decided against it, resolving to solve the situation on her own. So far, all her mother's plans had fallen to naught. Earlier this night, when Ava's mo