**Clair's POV***“You want me to ask Alpha Damian for help?”“I mean, yes. You know he can't tell Alpha Damian.”“No, you don't understand the situation. There's no way I can ask the Alpha for help with this.”“And why not? I'm sure he'll help.”“The Alpha gave me the go ahead to go claim my kids, and he assured me that he was going to support whatever decision I made. Why do you think he said that?”“I don't think I'll be able to tell why, to be honest.”“He said that because he trusted that I would be able to get my kids back. He believes in me, and he's so sure that there's nothing I wouldn't be able to achieve.”“Oh dear! I know this is hard, Alpha Cannon is being unreasonable. He never should have given you such conditions. I mean, they are your kids, after all. He is not entitled to tell you what to do to get your kids.”“And that is one reason why I'm never going to back down. He might have thought he's gotten to me, but he's mistaken. I'm going to find one way or another to ge
**Clair's POV**The moment I said the words, I noticed how Cannon's expression changed, and that made my heart sink. Damn the mate bond. Why should I feel bad because he's sad? The bond is acting more foolishly every time I see him. “Clair, we can talk about this, you don't need to bring in a third party you know. If you are mad at me, you know you can always come to me, and we'll talk this out together.”“Did you just hear yourself speak? Talk it out? You clearly aren't even giving me the opportunity to talk things out. If you wanted us to both act civilized, then you never should have abducted the kids in the first place!”“Stop trying to give excuses for your actions, Cannon. Taking her kids without her consent is also known as kidnapping, what you did was an offense. “Fucking stay out of this, Rojas. You would rather not get on my nerves. I'm trying my best to control my temper. Do not let me lose it!”“You think you still have the right to be mad at who came here to help me? Y
*Clair's POV***As soon as I got to the quarters where my mom was said to live now, I was overtaken with surprise. Why was my mom having her quarter of her own? I asked in my thoughts. “Miss, we are here,” the lady who led me announced. “But this isn't the direction of her room?” I asked, confused when I noticed where we had stopped was not a room.“Yes ma'am, we are not in her room but in her favorite garden.”“What? My mom goes to a garden?”The lady stared at me with an expression that showed I looked weird to her. Though it's just a few years since I left the pack, it seems so much has changed. “Please come with me, ma'am,” The lady said, leading the way to the garden. I walked slowly behind her while looking around. I could barely believe my eyes.As soon as we got to the middle of the garden, I saw a woman with her back against us, she was watering flowers. I looked at her fingers as she carefully watered them. She was doing it with so much care that I couldn't help but wond
**Clair's POV**In anger, I stormed Cannon's office, my hands folded into fists. A pushed his office door open and barged in with full force. “How dare you? How dare you make it impossible for me to leave with my mom too? What lies did you feed her?!”I burst into flames. Cannon, who had been sitting on his chair, slowly stood up and approached me. “Clair, can we not do this, please? Why wouldn't you calm down and listen to me even once?”“The only way I will calm down is if you let my kids go.”“I can't. Stop asking me that, Clair!”“And why not! Aren't you happy being with Roxanne?”“You still don't understand what's going on, do you? All my life, if there's anything I regret most in my life, it is the fact that I hid the mate bond. If I hadn't, maybe all of this wouldn't have happened.”“Since you already know, why cry over spilled milk? Why wouldn't you let me have them?”“Because I don't want you to leave me again, Clair,” he instantly covered the distance between us. “I wan
**Clair's POV** What the fuck do you think you're doing kissing me like that? I screamed out even though I let him kiss me enough. I feel so terrible right now. I never should have let him approach me in the first place. “Clair, I'm sorry for what happened, but I couldn't help it. You know just how much I love you, don't you?” “That's not the point!” “Then I don't know what else to say to you. My mind is made up. The kids aren't going anywhere. And if there's anything I'll do, it is to go to war with Rojas if that's the only way to keep my children,” he said the words sternly with his back against me. At that moment, I didn't need anyone to tell me that he was serious about what he said because I could already see it. “So, that's your decision?” I asked for the last time, just to be certain I didn't hear him wrongly. “That's it, Clair, my mind is made up.” At that moment, I held my hands tightly in a fist. I can't believe just how conscienceless he could be. I don't understan
**Clair's POV**I waited patiently in my mother's room for Tessa. As soon as I heard the door open, I quickly raised my gaze up, and to my greatest shock, it was none other than Tessa. We both went wide in shock when we laid eyes on one another. “My goodness! Is that really you, Clair?” Tessa asked as she ran towards me quickly. “Yes, it's me, Tessa. I never thought that I would ever see you again,” I said as soon as Tessa got to where I stood. Presently, I noticed tears clogged her eyes and I felt the same way too. I can't imagine just how badly she must have missed me. “You have no idea, just how much I missed you, Clair. When the news came that you were dead, I hated and blamed myself for a very long time.”“Why would you blame yourself? You didn't do anything to blame yourself for, you know.”“Of course, there's a lot to blame myself for. If I had known it was that dangerous, I never would have let you go. I would have told the Alpha about your whereabouts sooner. So many reg
**Clair's POV ***I looked up at Rojas, I felt terribly bad for what I was about to say, since I was the one who moved the motion from the very beginning. “Rojas, I'm sure you'll be wondering why I came to you and not saying anything for a while now. That's because I still don't know how to start talking about what's on my mind.”“What could you have had in mind? You know you can always talk to me, and I'll hear you out.”“Well, the thing is, I want to put a stop to the fight about getting back my kids.”“What? Why would you stop? Don't you wish to get back your kids anymore?”“Of ourselves I do, but then after a second thought, I realized that I actually can't fight him for the kids no more what I do. It's obvious that he's only willing to let go, and I'm not going to fight about this as well.”“My goodness, Clair, do you realize that you have just succumbed to him? Is that what you want?”“Believe me, that's not what I want, but the situation is far more complicated than I thought.
**Clair's POV **“A condition?”“Yes, a condition. Are you ready to hear it?”“Well, why don't you bring it on,” I stated, prepared to hear what he had to say. Just then, he slowly walked over to where I stood. Judging from his slightly dark expression, I was having the thought that I might not actually like what he was about to say to me. Just as he got close to where I stood, he suddenly stretched out his hands towards me. I tried to move backwards a bit before I could do that. He grabbed a hold of my waist and pulled me towards him.“What do you think you are doing?”I asked, breathing heavily. This action of his has tuned my wolf into disarray. Why was he suddenly doing this? Does he have any idea how badly what he was doing affected me?“I don't know why I'm the only one with this feeling. This is unfair. You're my mate, and you should at least feel a little passion for me, just as I feel for you. How can I be the only one to suffer for this? It's so unfair,” he whispered as he