After Mira left that place, the people stared at each other in silence, a lot was going through their minds. Most of it was disbelief while others just thought it to be another plot by the witches. "Do you think she is telling the truth?" asked a lady with short brown hair. "Of course not, but I think the witches are up to something". Said another. " This must be another plot. "What for?We are left with no Queen or an heir. What else would they want?". While the conversation was going on, a woman with gray hair stood Elegantly at the corner, her gray eyes sparkled as the moonlight reflected on them. Her both hands rested on the head of the white staff she carried about with herself. She listened to all that was being said without interrupting. she wanted to hear what others thought before she could chip in hers. She listened for so long before finally deciding to make her presence
All these thoughts about keeping Clara under a spell forever made Xander happy. He liked Clara even more now that she was an obedient puppy.Meanwhile, a certain someone watched in shock from the other side of the street as Xander and Clara drove away from the apartment. Shocked to see the striking resemblance between Clara and the late queen but what shocked her the most was seeing the young girl in the company of a werewolf. They even wore matching outfits. Mary was in great disbelief. Mere looking at Clara from afar she could already tell that girl was yet to cultivate her powers.She waited on the spot for a long time before leaving as she needed to report back to her people. Mary hailed a cab and left the area. After about a thirty minutes drive, Mary highlighted the cab and walked her way toward the tall and massive building that stood majestically in the middle of other houses. Tall trees and well trimmed flowers surrounded the building. The limestone, flint and granite walls st
Clara followed Xander as he showed her around the park house. She smiled sweetly and nodded her head to everything said by him. She never asked a question of her own, only nodding and smiling which irked Xander's wolf. Yes, he wanted obedience and submissiveness but stupidity and dumbness wasn't part of what he wanted. He growled at Xander, asking him to take Clara away from him but Xander managed to stay in control the whole time. "Come, let me drive you home "He said, taking Clara's hand in his, he let her out of the pack house and into his car and Xender too entered the car from the driver's seat and drove off. Clara was silent all through the drive back to her house. Unknown to them that something very strange was happening to Clara's body. The birthmark on her lower neck had been glowing since the moment she stepped foot inside the pack house, but it stayed hidden behind the black leather jacket.
Clara found herself in the very familiar yet unfamiliar room. It was dark as always and the ever sweet scent invaded her nostrils. Her eyes searched every corner of the room until they landed on the person she had longed for. He was kneeling with hands resting on his thighs, head hanging low, hair covering most part of his face and he looked tired and weak. Clara dashed towards him. She placed her hands under his chin and gently raised his head up to take a proper look at his face. His eyes were wide open and empty. His smoldering silver eyes had lost their shine and they seemed to be lifeless. Clara frowned and then she held her hands close to his nostrils for a few minutes to feel his breath but Clara felt nothing and panic slowly started to rise within her. She went further by placing her both hands on his shoulder and shook him vigorously but his body responded by landing on the cold fl
By the time Xander's car arrived at the pack house, the place was already being crowded by invitees. Clara could see exotic cars. Women in stunning attires and men in classic suits. One could tell how rich they were by just one look at their outfit. Xander led Clara down from the car and they walked majestically into the ballroom. Xander looked handsome in his black tuxedo suit and red neck tie that matched Clara's outfit, his shoes were well polished and spotless and his short hair was properly combed. Everyone present in the room snapped their heads to the couples direction, watching them as they walked through the marble floor. Their eyes never left the lady in red that walked next to Xander. Their Luna to be. They watched her eagerly, low whispers spread through the crowd as most of the werewolves present did not expect
Clara watched as the place quieted down when a middle aged woman clouded in all black gracefully walked her way through the crowd with a long flowing ball gown that swept the marble floor as she walked. She made her way to the other side of the ballroom that looked like an altar and a pulpit but it was slightly different from it. The woman turned to face the direction where Clara and the rest of them were seated before turning to face the rest of the crowd and she spoke."Ladies and gentlemen, as you all know. We are here today to witness the handing over of the mystic shadow pack and the throne of the Lycans from Alpha Pius legard Ethelwulf to his son Xander Bardulf Ethelwulf as the New Alpha of the mystic shadow pack and king of the werewolves".The crowd began to cheer and Clara became more confused after hearing the lady speak. Alpha? King? Werewolves? What's any of these supposed to mean, she thought to herself. It was only then that Clara realized that things wer
Meanwhile, Skyler had managed to slip away from Xander's grasp and they continued to fight, they punched each other, kicked each other and clawed at each other. Xander's wolf did most of the attacking while Skyler always managed to dodge just in time to launch his own attack on Xander. Both didn't want to back down. Xander's wolf was acting all crazy like the crazy wolf he was, Skyler tried as much to avoid getting bitten by him because that would mean death. A bite from a corrupted werewolf was more fatal than the effect of silver in the bloodstream. Drake stood aside, watching the fight with uneasiness, he prayed to the moon goddess to help Skyler survive the fight. Fighting a corrupted werewolf was even harder than fighting a rogue. Many times he had made an attempt to lend Skyler a hand but Lucas was fast enough to stop him from doing anything stupid. So he continued to watch helplessly at the duo.Skyler's midnight wolf growls impatiently, irritated by the fact that
Moon kept on sighing in Skyler's head. "I can't believe you let them take her away""There was nothing I could do at that moment" Skyler frowned."She's our mate for goodness sake" Moon growled."Fine, we will go and see her tomorrow, but we need to put things in order first," Skyler said. Moon responded with a snort.After making sure that Skyler has had enough time to digest today's happening, Lucas finally walked over to where he was, still seated on the cold marble floor with a frown."Hey, get up, man. you can't sit here forever" Lucas said.Cocking his head to face Lucas, Skyler let out a sigh, he knew Lucas was right. He can't keep sitting here and sighing like an abandoned puppy. Skyler pushed himself away from the ground with the support of Lucas."Thanks man, for everything" Skyler said. He was indeed very thankful to Lucas, from helping him out of the rogues' den to this very moment. Skyler was indeed very grateful to have a frie
The Commotion continued and soon A dozen of werewolves barged into the hall with blood on their body Clara was shocked and taken aback by the sudden commotion. But then she raised her head and saw figures clouded in black clothes walking into the hall and muttering spells and her eyes widened.The witches had come to attack on the day for the ceremony. They dae everyone wasn't prepared. Fear gripped Clara as she stared at the damages the witch had caused in only a few minutes. Clara panicked because all her loved ones were here, her friends, mother, some banshee and werewolf from far and near. This was going to be a disaster.Skyler on the other hand was shocked as well. He didn't expect the witches to be so bold as to attack on the day of the ceremony. His instinct kicked in and his first thought was to protect Clara. He quickly grabbed Clara by the arm and wanted to take her out through the back door but the girl was stubborn enough to refuse."No, Skyler. I can't leave. This is my
Clara woke you the next morning and as usual, Skyler was nowhere in bed. Clara climbed out of bed and went to the bathroom to ease herself before making her way to the living room. Clara pushed the door and walked on the short passageway and on reaching the living room, Clara was met with a surprise. The living room was decorated with heart shaped balloons and glitters, photos of her taken unawares were plastered around the room, roses spread everywhere on the floor and on one side of the wall was the world" will you marry me" boldly written on it. Clara's hand flew to her mouth as she stared at the place and just then Skyler walked out from the side and knelt down Infront of her with a small box in his hand. "You have been everything to me. A friend and a mate and I wish to have you as a wife and not just a mate" he said with a smile.Tears clogged Clara's eyes as she stared in front of him. Clara stretched out her hand" I will marry you, Skyler. Yes, I will" she told and skyler put
Clara had forgotten about the world and all its problems, all she saw was Skyler and the love she had for him. They continued to gist about little things. Skyler told her little things about his childhood, his mother and the pack. He told her of the day he shifted for the first time and the kind of pain he had felt then. Clara listened to all of it and in turn, she told him all about her childhood, highschool and friends. Talking about her friends, Raya, Gina and Kyle made Clara realize how much she misses them. Although she remained in touch with them through calls and text, nothing could be compared to their presence. She had known them since first grade and now everyone had gone their separate ways due to their college choices. Clara hoped to reunite with them again and enjoy their presence like before.Skyler could see the longing in Clara's eyes as she talked about her friends. She missed them. Skyler hadn't seen Clara go too close to anyone whether in the pack or in the banshee
Clara woke up to the beautiful daylight, last night she had slept with so much in her mind but waking up this morning, she felt things were a little better. She didn't resent Mira as much as she did yesterday. The lady had helped her in some way and that could be counted as paying off her guilt but still, she wasn't ready to see her or speak with her. Clara decided to let her suffer for just a little bit before she would set things straight between them. Clara yawned and stretched body on the bed but she felt a heavy hand on her waist. She turned around and was met with the sleeping Skyler, he was bare chest and his hair fell over some part of his face. His lips were slightly patted. Clara savored the sight in front of her as there was only a few times when she had woken up before him.As the day went by, Clara found herself falling deeper In love with him. Clara raised her hand and removed the strand of hair from his face and then she traced her fingers along his thin red lips."Have
Clara made her way to the living room where Nimue was waiting for her, by the time she got there only Nimue was seated in the living room and Melanie was gone.Nimue, what is it that you want to discuss with me?." Clara asked, making Nimue turn in her direction."Yes, sit down please," Nimue said. Ankara went to take her seat opposite her and listened attentively.Nimue took out the big brown envelope containing some documents and handed it over to Clara. Clara collected the envelope and stared at it before looking back at Nimue who gave her a Go-Ahead.Clara unsealed the envelope and brought out the documents, at first she didn't understand it until nimue started to explain."They are the deeds of ownership of this Mansion; the mansion belonged to the Shayne's. It was your mother's and now it should be yours. My family is only a caretaker like we have been for centuries" Nimue said.Character that the documents in disbelief" are you sure it's okay to own this?" she asked."Yes it's y
Clara continued being pampered by her mate. Clara had remained in bed for the past three days. Skyler would fix a bath for her and feed her and in the evening time, he would take her for a walk in the pack. Clara had wanted to go to the banshee mansion to deal with some things but Skyler didn't let her out of sight. He would nag Clara for leaving her bed when she was supposed to be sleeping. Clara enjoyed the pampering she was getting but then, she was bored to stay in the quarters all the time. The pack warriors who she helped break their curses also came with their families to show appreciation. Clara was a lot closer to the pack people now. She had also tried to speak with Pius but the man was cold as ever. During the week, Clara visited the welfare center but Skyler didn't let her stay for too long, she just delivered the lunch and gift and they were on their way back to the pack house. By the end of the week, Clara became fed up with the pampering and decided it must stop.Clara
Evening shadows deepened into blue and purple and the sky had turned to molten brass. The atmosphere was lighter as usual since calm has been restored back to the pack again. Skyler sat near his mate and waited for her to wake up, she had been sleeping for hours now. Skyler wondered how exhausted she must have been for these past few days and felt sorry for her as he was one of the reasons he had been stressed to this level. Some walked into the room and saw Skyler sitting next to his mate but Skyler looked tired as well." Alpha" the person called, making skyler turn to look in the direction where the voice came from."Lucas, why are you still here?" Skyler asked."I needed to make sure the warriors are alright," Lucas replied."Is everything alright with them?" Skyler asked."Yes, the doctor had examined them and they're good to go," Lucas told him."That's good to know,I'm relieved" Skyler said with a nod.How is she?" Lucas asked. Skyler turned his head to look at the sleeping Cl
"Alright, we will be waiting for you, we have so much to talk about" Nimue said. The ladies left the room and Clara followed them down to the car and saw them off. She watch Mira who was all curled up in the back and sighed.Soon after Skyler came back dressed in casual clothes and Lucas was trailing behind. He looked handsome as ever but Clara also could see the sadness in his eyes.Wait here, while I go bring the car" Lucas said to them before leaving.How are you holding up?" She asked Skyler who was unusually quiet. He turned to her" I'm trying to hold on as much as I can. I hurt my pack and I hurt you. It's it's.." he let out a sigh. Clara patted his shoulders" calm down, sky. You'd be surprised what ove can do and I know the pack loves you" Clara said to him.Lucas brought the car to the front of the pack house and Clara and her mate climb in. Skyler sat in the front passenger seat while Clara was at the back. Clara knew Skyler was supposed to rest after everything he had gone t
Silieus mietr anri kpocus"Silieus mietr anri kpocus"Both of them kept repeating the word and Clara felt a strange weave of power pass through her body and the sudden change in the room atmosphere. The wind blew through the ladies' hair meanwhile the candle lights were burning ever so brightly and on the other hand, the symbol on the floor had started to move and was now forming into a straight line. The witches continued with the chants and the line dissolved again before forming a pentacle. At the same time, Skyler's bleeding wrist was healing and his eyes had returned to normal.Skyler felt a heavy load leave his body and his senses returned, looking sideways,he saw Clara with another girl, one look at the girl, he already could tell she was a witch and what is a witch doing in the pack house and why is Clara with her?. These were the first thoughts that came to Skyler's mind."Clara?. What's going on?". Skyler voiced out.On hearing the familiar voice, Clara opened her eyes and h