Claire's POV"Where are we going? I asked Steven as he drove into the woods"We are going back to my special place by the Lake. That way, no one will interrupt us." Once we arrived by the Lake, we sat on the same bench we sat on the first time he brought me there. We sat in silence as I thought about everything I had been through. Everything Jenn had been through because of Gary. "Are you okay?" Steven asked after a moment of silence."No. I can't stop thinking about how Gary killed my mom and dad. How could he do that to them?" I asked"I don't know, Angel. It is Evil in this world, and Gary is one of them," Steven said. "I am not going to let him get away with this. Gary is going to pay for everything he did," I said."Yes, he will, Little Human. We will make sure of that," Cara said. "How are we going to do that?" I asked her."We are going to train hard and get stronger than ever. Then, we will get our revenge," Cara said, and I smiled at the thought."That is a good idea. Once
Claire's POV"We need to get back to the Packhouse. Stephen and Gwen have already gathered all the documents and pictures from Gwen's Parent's house. They are going to speak to my father about what they have discovered," Steven said"Why are they going to speak to your father?" I asked"So that he can go through the documents and photos with us. Stephen said many of them were from when my dad was Alpha.""Okay," I said. Steven drove us back to the Packhouse, and we went to our floor. Stephen, Gwen, Sean, and Tanya were already reviewing the photos and documents."Have you guys found anything else?" Steven asked as we walked into the room. "We have found quite a lot. Gary has been working with the Rogue Arrow. I believe Arrow helped him with killing your parent Claire," Sean said, looking at me for a moment. " I also believe that Arrow was the Rogue that your mother caught trying to kidnap you when you were a baby. Gary had a check receipt written out to him for twenty thousand dollar
Claire's POV"Sure," Gwen said. I could tell she was shocked by her facial expression. We went into the bedroom so that we could talk in private. Once inside, we both sat on the bed, and Gwen waited for me to start."I wanted to say that I am sorry for how I treated you today," I said."You have no reason to be sorry, Claire. You have every right to be upset at what Gary did to your parents. I wanted to tell you that I am so sorry for what he did to you. It is his fault that you and Jenn had to live in foster care all those years. I understand if you want to reject me. I don't deserve you, especially after I put Gary before you," Gwen said. I could see tears in her eyes, ready to escape at any second."Gwen, I am not going to reject you. I wanted to let you know that even though you hurt me by being on Gary's side, let's not forget flirting with that guy right in front of me. I want to start over from scratch," I said "Really," Gwen asked, shocked."Yes, really," I replied"Why woul
Claire's POV"Ready, Set Go," Stephen said, and Cara and Max took off running. Max is Steven's wolf. It has been a week since I discovered that Gary killed my parents. I have been training hard with Stephen, Steven, and Gwen in both wolf and human form. Right now, Steven and I are racing in wolf form because Max told Cara that she could never beat him in a race. Cara didn't like that and told him he wasn't as fast as he thought, so now we were racing."Let me take control, Claire, so we can win," Cara said, and I let her take over. One thing I learned from Cara is that she hates losing. "I win," Max says through mind-link"You cheated," Cara replied through the link and began to walk away from him. We walked over to where Anya and Matteo, Stephen's wolf, were. "Are you mad at me, Cara?" Max asked through the link"I have no reason to be bad. I would have won if you didn't cheat. You had full control longer than I did," Cara linked back."How about we continue with training," I said
Stephen's POV"Alpha Stephen, Alpha Steven, Beta Gwen, thanks for taking the time to meet with us. I know we are earlier than you expected," Ronald said as he walked into my office with Blake and two other Council Members I had never met before.It's not a problem, Ronald. We are happy you showed up so we can discuss what we have discovered. Please have a seat," I replied, and they sat down across from Steven, Gwen, and me."Yes, I was shocked when I was informed that you had proof that Beta Gary was involved in Beta Michael and his Mates death. Do you have the evidence with you?" Ronald asked"Yes," I said and handed Ronald the documents we had found. "Oh, my Goddess. I can't believe he would take pictures with their dead bodies in the background," Blake said."We also have proof that Gary has been working with Rogues and that he also had something to do with Phil's death," Gwen said."Phil was supposed to become Beta, but Gary decided to challenge him for the positions, right?" Ron
Stephen's POV"How dare them mother fuckers say that Claire shouldn't be our Luna. Blake is lucky I didn't beat his ass, and Angelo is lucky I didn't kill him for all his questions. What's up with that guy anyway?" Steven growled once they left."I think he is friends with Gary. I remember seeing him around when Norman used to come to the house when I was little. They all used to hand out all the time, remember?" Gwen said "I do remember. Every time Stephen and I would walk to your house to get you, Gary and they would be sitting in his family room watching the game," Steven said."Yeah, they used to go into his office to talk all the time. They would tell my mom that they were talking about Beta stuff, but maybe they were talking about the book or something else," Gwen said You are probably right, but I am worried about what Angelo said about Claire's wolf taking over while we finish the Mating Process. Just like she did when she Marked Gwen. We can't let everyone see that," I said
Claire's POV"No, we haven't told her about Angelo yet. We were going to wait until after dinner," Gwen said "Yeah, we will talk about this after dinner," Stephen replied"No. What do you mean Angelo asked about Cara? Who is Angelo?" I asked. "Angelo is a part of the Werewolf Council, and he told us that Norman told him about you being a special wolf. He is up to something," Steven replied"There is also something else we need to talk to you about, Princess. When we finish the Mating process next week, there is a chance that Cara can take over and Mark us. If that happens, everyone that witnesses us becoming fully mated will know that you are a wolf," Stephen said."Are you telling me you want to wait to complete the process?" I asked. I didn't like the thought of waiting to be fully Mated with them. Cara didn't like it either. She has been excited that she will finally be fully Mated with all of her Mates."That is not what I am saying, Claire. I can't wait any longer to claim you
Claire's POVI was nervous walking back to our floor after I called the Silver Crest Pack. I knew Stephen would be upset that I did it, but he gave me no other choice. I couldn't stay in the background. This was about me and my life, and after everything I had been through when Gary kidnapped me, I knew I needed to make a move. I was never going to be that weak girl again."You were never weak, Little Human. You have always been strong. You just didn't know how strong you truly are," Cara said"Stephen is going to be pissed," I replied"I don't care. Let Stephen and Matteo be mad all they want. You had every right to make that call. They certainly weren't trying to do it. If you didn't, we wouldn't be invited to their Pack," Cara said. She was right. I might have snuck and made the call, but it paid off. At first, Kane, the Silver Crest Alpha, seemed to be annoyed with me calling him until I told him about Gary moving to our Pack years ago. He said he and his parents left after his br