ClarissaWith that in mind, I decided to go look for dad. The study room’s light was on and I believed that dad was inside, probably working on something. I tiptoed my way toward the room after throwing a look at my parent’s bedroom to ensure that mom was sleeping.When I was sure enough that she was asleep, I slowly tiptoed my way toward the study and saw that door was slightly ajar.I sneaked in, careful to not let the curtains rustle due to my movements. My father’s study was almost like a library with loads of books and tomes that were all neatly stacked upon the rows that lined through the walls.Right in the center was a broad mahogany table with lots of books scattered, a few scrolls, and stationery.A small table lamp was placed upon it and a broad map was thrown open on it. My dad was bent upon it, his face scrunched in concentration.He rested his face on one of his hands by propping his elbow on the desk, a pencil twirling in his other hand. “What do you think of the shado
DacreI had spent the night restlessly, too worked up to even sleep.Clarissa, his father, the offer, the council head’s demands, my father’s reputation, and everything else was making me feel too worked up.I studiously ignored how she had tensed under my touch and how she had readily agreed to our arrangement.That girl was a secret I was going to unravel, one piece at a time…with my hands, tongue, and my long hard dick.The clock had ticked on through the night, a companion to my thoughts that were brewing in my head nonstop.Darkness had been replaced by the first rays of sun that were peeking through the white clouds. I sprang up from my bed at the crack of the dawn and headed straight toward the bathroom.It was not a big nor a lavish one, but I only needed hot water and soap. It had that so I let go of my old clothes by hanging them on a peg and turned on the shower. My face looked a bit haggard in the small square shaped mirror that hung on one of the side walls.I wiped off t
ClarissaThe night passed in a blur as I tossed and turned in the bed. Beside me, I could hear Talia’s light snores and I recalled whatever she had told me.Would that really help Dacre? And most of all would he survive the trial? Just who were these shadow assassins and what did they want?Too many questions were whirling in my head to make any sense or let me be at peace. My eyes kept flicking to the clock and somehow the night turned into day and I sprang up from my bed, feeling too restless to do anything else.I went in for a quick shower, brushed my teeth, and changed into blue jeans and a white blouse. I shook Talia who gave a startled cry.“Get up you sleeping beauty”Talia stifled a yawn but before she could say anything, I dragged her out of the bed and literally shoved her into the bathroom.I pulled out my phone and thought of calling Dacre first. I would have mind-linked him but I was yet to shift so I had to contact him the old fashioned way.I was about to call him but
Clarissa A tall and buff man entered the arena and blew out his whistle to make everybody pay attention. Then the council head got up and started his small speech, “Ladies and gentlemen, I welcome all the pack members to the colosseum of Jundra and the trial by combat requested by Dacre Caldwell, son of Alpha Thaddeus of the Thornglass pack from the south. Along with him, Silas Bryce, one of their pack members has also put his name forward to fight. Which is why we will be having two rounds. The winner of the first round gets an advantage over the other person who would participate in round two. The advantage will be shared after the end of the first round. Contestants are requested to come forward.” He announced and Dacre and Silas stepped forward from one side. From the other side, from a small door that was below the seats, a few people stepped forward. They were all wearing masks and were also wearing a black cloak. They were covered from head to toe, making it impossible t
DacreHad Silas not already been injured I would have hurled him to the wall and yelled at him until his ears bled.The guy seemed to have a death wish.I urged him to yield but my stupid friend did not want to yield and I could do nothing except stand and watch.I had to do something…anything.His opponent was smiling wickedly at Silas who doubled up and coughed again, puking blood while more of it continued to flow out of his abdomen.His eyesight looked blurry and he had trouble focusing on his opponent who easily ducked when Silas tried to hit him with a punch. His opponent cackled and looked at the crowd that applauded at him. He then shot his leg backward and hit Silas right in the back of his knee, making Silas fall down.“You rascal”I yelled but the opponent merely turned around to look at me and gave me a grin. That only made me feel madder. He had tricked Silas and I had to find a way to trick him if I wanted Silas to walk out alive.Then I would have to find the antidote
DacreI swore under my breath as the knuckle weapon guy stepped out of the battleground while Aaron stepped in.Aaron had been a close friend once. But I never saw eye to eye with him.And, the fact that he was nominated for this battle meant only one thing.I would be able to even out things and seek vengeance.An eye for an eye.Aaron was tall and well-built, we were almost of the same height. His brown face was littered with scars and a particularly nasty one ran from his eyebrow to his nose.“Long time no see,” Aaron said to me and I snorted“Thought that scar would have gone by now”I was the one to have given him the scar. And, if I had the chance to do it, I would do it again.My hands clenched into fists as we walked towards each other and stood facing opposite each other. Aaron growled menacingly and then we bumped our fists before walking a bit away from each other.The referee blew his whistle and we rushed at each other. Aaron had outstretched his hand into a fist and he a
ClarissaDacre’s wolf had turned around in the nick of time as the other werewolf had jumped in the air to slash at Dacre and slice him in half.My breath had hitched and I had barely begun to show any signs of surprise or terror at the fact that Dacre was going to die.But somehow he had read that in my face and turned around to slash at the werewolf that had his fangs and claws bared at Dacre’s back.Somehow, he had evaded death and killed a second being in front of my eyes in the last 72 hours or so…was it even more? Honestly, I had lost track of time or his kill count.The werewolf lay limp this time on the ground as his body collapsed with a thud, the sound of his bones crunching echoing through the silent arena and his body creating a hole into the land.It was a grizzly sight to watch and the way the blood pooled around the werewolf told me that his healing abilities were for naught.No amount of healing abilities or potions could bring back the life that had seeped out of a li
DacreI ordered Clarissa to open her eyes and watched her curiously. I had all the time in the world to grab a towel or a nurse’s uniform but somehow Shadow did not let me do that.My wolf let out a growl after the battle had subsided. I had used that to make my wolf be at ease and let the passion die down but when I heard the way her heel tapped on the floor behind me, I knew it was her.Part of me had been relieved to find out that Silas was okay and out of harm but the other part was simply restless. I was not sure what was going on but I knew that nothing was going to go right with Aaron’s death.I somehow dreaded the conversation with dad aka Alpha Thadduess and what new trade I would have to do in exchange for this crime.Somehow these days whatever I did, I ended up in a mess. My brain wanted to pin all the blame on the stupid girl who had bumped into me at the pub and was now tailing me but my dick went rigid upon hearing her approach me.The memory of my daydream of her givin
I spoke and Venzara stopped making Mary slap herself. “Fine. well, they were a notorious specimen to instigate and their leader was particularly hard to coax but I managed to throw the blame on them by filling their heads with awful things about those in power. I wanted Klout and the other four guardians out of power so that I could reign single handedly.” Klout yelled loudly, “Just take her away from my eyes or I will kill her right here and right now.” He was teeming with anger. All of us had been fooled by a single woman- a power hungry, ruthless woman. Not demons not witches but one of us. Then Mary again shuddered and I felt the silky dress of Venzara brush against me as MAry howled, “What? What is happening? Why am I being held by the guards? Sir, the boys are at fault?” Mary cried as Venzara chuckled beside me. Klout slapped Mary hard and spoke, “You are going to be executed for your crimes. Take her away from my sight.” He barked and then also instructed the guards t
DacreHer earlier pitiful voice was replaced by her usual smug and arrogant expression for a while.“That was for what you did to my sister. Yes, my sister was one of the women you murdered and I have been keeping an eye on you ever since then.”Mary raised her hand to slap Mrs. Bryant as we all simply stared at the revelation, too confused to understand what was going on.A familiar voice spoke in my head, “Sorry, but this woman just drove me out of this hag’s body by startling me.”I scoffed.So, even the demoness could be startled.That was why Mary’s expression had suddenly changed.But then it went back to being all sorry and pitiful yet again as Mary continued, “Yes, I deserve all the hate. I have done awful things to get into power. At first, I wanted to be luna but Thaddeus was too dumb to take notice of me. He was busy fucking around women so that played in my favor. But then I realized he was not respected much so when one of the other elders of the pack got suspicious of me
DacreShe then turned to us, “what matters is what punishment you would give to these boys for violating dozens of our laws and putting the lives of every werewolf in jeopardy.”Mary droned on and on while I tried hard to maintain a stoic expression.My eyes flicked to Silas who was staring at her with a murderous expression.He mind linked to me, “how long are we going to sit quietly and let her sing hymns of our glorious betrayal to the werewolf kind?”I let out a sigh, “I want to find out if the council head is in this too.”“I mean yeah he is a shithead but would he really be involved in it?”Silas asked and I shrugged, “you never know”We fell silent as Mary presented her case in front of Klout who looked down at us with distaste.“Do you have anything to plead guilty to? I will not be impartial to you. It is against the council’s belief in fair justice.”I got up from the ground and looked him straight in the eye.“I and Silas were chosen for this mission from the get go and so
DacreSilas gave me an understanding look,“I think she mixed something in my food from time to time to make me sleep and then she would tell father of what a lazy son he had. He obviously believed her and I was caned and whipped on occasion.She told him that this was necessary for the future alpha to be strong and dominating.”“What?”This time it was Venzara who shrieked and I gave a humorless chuckle.“Yeah, I only remember bits and pieces of it. Thankfully, one elder saw her mixing something in my food and discovered it to be sleeping pills. Mary was thrown out and I never saw her again. I was too young to voice out my worries as everybody was extremely afraid of dad and his anger. Even the elders had to face his ire for whisking away Mary but somehow they got rid of her and dad just went to another woman I guess.”I completed and Silas patted my shoulder, “I…I never knew”That was all he could offer and I heard his voice crack.“I had pushed the memories of my childhood deep int
Dacre“Well, I have figured out a lot of things. Of how, you nearly killed all of the children my father had ever had, of how you poisoned those around my mother and made them abandon her, and of how you tried to take the position of luna in our pack as well.”If she was stunned by my revelation, she did not answer directly.“What rubbish? Your father asked me to be his luna, in fact, he was after me for years, begging me to take up the throne. I hear that he has still not gotten over me and goes from one brothel to another, looking for a woman to fuck or two.”She wheezed and I had a mad urge to smack her right in the face.Ignoring her accusations, I asked, “What do you know of the demon summonings? How are you involved in all of this?She drummed her fingers on a nearby tree trunk and replied, “I am an Inquisitor appointed by the Council head himself. I am here to investigate matters.”Before I could answer, Silas suddenly pointed at her and spoke, “I saw her face…in that file”Her
DacreI felt glad that I did not have to worry about Silas as Venzara and Yesmir would look after him.I increased my speed and tore through the bushes and wild patches of grass, thick shrubs, and thorny trees as the surrounding around me turned into a blur.Soon, the forest began to thin and I saw the first hint of yellow and dried grass that reached my ears.I immediately climbed a small hill to see where exactly we were. The windmill stood like a lone wolf in the distance and I let out a relieved sigh.I had been right about the direction though I had traveled there just once and that too through the road.Silas seemed to be floating in the air with a grumpy look as I feared Venzara was languidly roaming her fingers on him.I could only mind link to him and say, “Patience. We will be there in another twenty minutes or so”He only grunted in response and I stifled a chuckle as I tore through the long yellow grass.We were running through the open with no tall trees to camouflage us
DacreThe eyes looked hurt and I began walking towards a clearing a bit farther away from Silas.“Are you hungry?” I asked and she sniffed.“I don't know what to make of that reply” I answered honestly and I felt her eyes water.Damn, I had never imagined a demoness to throw a tantrum like a silly human teenage girl. But then women were a complicated species, one I had not even begun to comprehend.“Do you recall the last time I was fed?”I gave her an incredulous look. “You fucked Jake senseless. I thought that should keep you full for days”If I had meant to appease her, I managed to do the opposite.“I am not bound to Jake, I am bound to you…and Clarissa by definition.”I recalled the way Clarissa had offered her blood to Venzara who had sipped on her veins as if it was some exotic drink.“So?”“So, you both need to feed me from time to time or I have to look for nourishment elsewhere.”My eyes went wide at the thought of her and Clarissa making out.“You mean…you would…well, never
DacreThe girls left with Jake while I heard Venzara’s sigh as she neared us, both her and Yesmir were invisible but I knew she was around us.The way towards the mill was going to be a long one but we decided to simply turn into our werewolf selves and run towards the destination.I had never gone on a mission without Silas and running with him would make me feel better.Maybe his keen eyes would find out something I might have overlooked as a potential clue to the whereabouts of Mark and the other two men or maybe more occultists….and someone I wasn’t sure I wanted to meet again.I had a bag with my clothes stashed in it inside my car so I could always change into them when I reached it.With that thought, we both began walking toward the outskirts of the city so that we might change into our wolf forms and start running in our wolf forms.As we walked towards the outskirts, my phone beeped and I pulled it out of my pocket.I had received a text from Clarissa.We reached our tempora
DacreWas I a real pervert or was the demoness’ magic making me horny?No matter what was going on between the two of us, the fact remained that she was the daughter of a man who had threatened to rip me off of my title, my rights, my dream, and my pack… everything that mattered to me if I did not do as he asked.When I recalled the past, my fists clenched and I felt anger surge through me.But I threw one look at her and saw the look on her face. She seemed to be sad and lost in thought.I tried to lighten the mood as Shadow whispered of how much of a close friend she considered me to reveal her jealousy.My heart swelled with pride and something else twitched in my pants too but now was not the time to do anything.I was going to give her the sweetest experience and make her know that she was a Queen who could make any man swoon for her.And, then I thought of a wicked idea that made me rub my hands together in delight.“Is that why you were worrying about me sacrificing virgins? Ba