ClarissaShe said before finally opening her eyes. “So the runes being etched on the demon’s back were the ones you drew on the notebook? That is interesting.”I bit my lip nervously, feeling anything but interested in the discussion.“Come on, we have to go draw the runes”I said as I gobbled up a sandwich and gulped down the juice. I skipped bathing for today as I was not in the mood.Talia hopped towards the bathroom as I finished my share of food and headed straight to the study.As expected mom was waiting for us with a book in her hand and our notebooks were lying open.She had not drawn a rune on the board like usual.I walked in and greeted her.“Good morning, Mom”“Good morning, birthday girl”She said and I blinked, “The birthday is tomorrow not today”“Doesn't make you 'not' a birthday girl”She smiled and I smiled in return.“Where is your sister?” She asked as she lifted a marker fro mthe table.“She went to shower, She will be here any minute”“So, I was thinking of a b
Dacre"That is a freaking achievement and a historical feat. You and dad should be worshipped by the werewolves.”Talia began rambling but mom quieted her down.“Calm down, sweetie. Your father and I don’t want to be haunted by the past life demon. We prefer to live the quite life with you both. Plus, the topic of demons is scary for even grown-up werewolves let alone pups. So we rather not mention it.”I watched the rune that mom had drawn and recalled my dream, the recent one where the rune was being etched on the demon’s back.“But, why do you think we should learn drawing runes? Do you think a demon would come back ever again? After all, you said the Goddess herself killed him.”Mom gave a frown and thought about the answer for a bit.She only replied, “It is always better to be prepared.”I and Talia exchanged confused looks but then mom shooed us away.“Enough of this serious talk. Now go out and get some fresh air. Your father would want you to train a bit.”Mom said and Talia
ClarissaTalia was naturally a magnet who attracted guys to herself. I, despite being her replica, failed at it, quite miserably at that.Jake got down and placed her foot on his knee and rolled up her pants as he ruffled for a pain reliever spray from the first aid kit lying nearby.When he was done, he gingerly placed her foot back on the ground and said,“I guess, you should rest for a while. Join us when you feel that you can walk.”He said with a smile as then he turned his attention to me.I had been staring at him with squinted eyes and the way he had been so careful with her.I somehow imagined Dacre and the rough way he had handled me, pushed me back on the tree, and kissed me until my lips were sore.How would it feel to be loved and kissed gently? Would it be as exciting?I was dragged out of my thoughts as Jake snapped his fingers in front of my face.“Where are you lost?”He asked and I answered, “I was just…never mind. What are we going to do now?”“Let us do some stretc
ClarissaI giggled and asked the same question to her in return.“What do you want for your birthday from me?”Talia took a sip of water from the bottle and wiped off the sweat on her forehead.“I want you to be happy. You seem lost ever since we came back from Jundra. You are trying so hard to forget Dacre but it looks like that ugly ass left a mark on you.”She said and my wide smile disappeared. She had been right.I was focussing on training and Jake thought my thoughts kept slipping to Dacre occasionally. I had to get over him.“I will be happy, I am happy. Being home feels nice and tomorrow when we awaken our wolves, we will be even happier.”I answered in a much more confident voice and Talia patted my back“That is like my little sister.”Then she lowered her voice and added, “you still don't want to tell mom anything? Today was the first time she opened up about the demon. I think you should tell her about your dreams.”Talia said and I shook my head.“Not now. She took so mu
ClarissaThe room was quiet except for the sound of our moans and labored breathing as his hand began roaming all over my body.He was being so sweet and careful that I had to stop kissing and add,“I am not a glass vase to break that you are being so careful”Jake furrowed his eyebrows and I was about to kiss him back again but he stopped me.“What is wrong, Clary?”He asked and I tried to not snap at him.However, my face did a poor job of hiding my frustration.“Nothing is wrong. We are kissing each other, that’s it.”I said and leaned in towards him again, my hand reaching for his belt buckle but he stopped me. Again.“Clary, this is not you. I have known you all my life. Can you please tell me what is going on?”He asked.I searched his face for a hint of sarcasm but he was genuinely curious.“I would have answered you, but I don't know that myself.”I spoke in all honesty.Jake’s hand left my ass and he gently lowered me to the ground.He then adjusted my hair and smoothed it do
ClarissaThe night of the day before my birthday passed in a blur. If the demon who haunted my dreams had visited me and said something, I did not recall it.I only remembered being dragged to bed and then being woken up by a group of people who just stormed into our room singing ‘Happy Birthday'Sleepy eyed, I nodded as my pack members, and my family greeted us both. I noticed that though everybody else was present, Jake was absent.I bit my lip nervously and decided to look for him.Talia and everybody else was busy talking so I just slinked out of the room, pretending that I needed to get fresh air.It was early morning so the first thing I did was walk toward the training ground but Jake was not there. I asked a few trainees who were doing some exercises, but they had not seen Jake either.Feeling confused, I decided to give him a call while roaming all around the territory, thinking of the places I could find him.His phone was ringing but he did not pick up either. A certain gui
ClarissaThis was getting very dark and we both felt increasingly nervous.“Your dad had been killed by the demon and his dark energy so his soul and his body were tainted. Though the Goddess purified it to the best of her ability, she could not completely rid him of the mark.”I looked at my father, the soft-hearted man I had known all my life.I could just not believe that he had been touched by a demon, killed, and was living with us all our life with that burden.“So?”I asked in a dreadful voice.“So, we are not sure but we fear that the negative and dark energy might have been passed on to either of you. And that it might affect you in some way or another.”“Wait a second.”I said as I tried to process the information.“So, you mean that our wolves would be bad or that we might awaken a devil or I don’t know we might start killing people?”I was horrified by either of the thoughts.“No, that is not what we fear.” Dad tried to calm us down as he got down on his knees and sat befo
DacreI completed his thought and Silas nodded his head.But why attack our people when they did nothing? We are neither demon worshippers nor our people in any way involved in the missions.“Where was Alpha Thaddeus again? He had gone to some meeting with an alpha here in the south, right?”Silas asked and I decided to give my father a call. I very rarely gave him a call and those times were only for work. But this incident had to be put on his ears. Hence, I gave him a call and to my horror, I felt the ring nearby.That could not be. My father was with a group of close confidants and he was traveling somewhere south.As we both ran in the direction of the sound, we saw that it was coming from the guesthouse which we had built to let esteemed guests stay comfortably at the night.Silas and I exchanged a look and we slowly approached the guesthouse. As we climbed the small flight of stairs, I felt that something was off.I gave a call again but I heard a recording saying that the pho