Claire's POVMartin takes my hand and we walk hurriedly across the yard. He looks back at me with a smile as we walk up to his house. By the time I step in and the door shuts Martin's encloses me against it, lifts me up, and wraps my legs around his hips. I gasp but it's swallowed with his lips.After I get past the initial shock of the two second ordeal I melt into his body and wrap my arms around his neck, my fingers raking through the dark hair on the nape of his neck. His lips are hungry yet soft against mine. He pushes me up a little further up the door and pulls my chest closer to his.My eyes shoot open and I pull away"Wait what about Lena and Peter?" I ask pantingHe looks at me, breathless "their plumbing is fixed, they moved back yesterday" he says and I nod to go back and kiss his addicting lipsMy fingers rake through his soft hair and I savour each movement of our molding lips. It feels like an eternity since I've touched him, been around him. Three days feels like such
Claire's POVA tear slips past my eyes and I quickly wipe it away and place my hand on his cheek"It's not your fault...you couldn't have done anything" I hug his neck and run my fingers through his hair, trying to calm himI don't really know how to respond"you mean that?" I whisper, he smirks a little and kisses my forehead"Oh, it's a birthmark, I've had it ever since I was born" I tell him running my finger over it. His eyebrows stay knitted and I tilt my head"what?" I askHe looks back up at me and away from the birthmark"nothing, nothing" he shakes his head"I just thought I remembered hearing a story when I was younger. I think it said something about a mark like this..." He trails off, looking into the distance like he's thinking back in a memory"I can't even remember it, never mind" he says with a smile"sorry"My eyes stay wide...I wonder what it was. First Tara's grandmothers prophecy and now a story about my birthmark.... I just smile and don't answer."Now lets get yo
Claire's POV I don't even notice when I fall asleep but I fall into a world of hell. I'm in Martin's house but not in the room I was in before. I'm standing outside his door, staring at the dark wood in front of me. I hear soft cries of pain coming from the other side but my hand will only move in slow motion to the door handle. My heart speeds as different things run through my mind on what could be happening. Is Martin being hurt? Who is screaming?Finally the door opens and I'm paralysed completely. My eyes blink and I try to process the image but I can't. In front of me is my aunt and uncle, late alpha and luna, lay there in the bed, frozen. On top of them is Martin, his large hands wrapped tightly around there necks, squeezing the life from there bodies. I try to scream and beg him to stop but none of them hear me, I'm stuck at the door, staring. Mays swollen belly being crushed by Martin's leg. Tears explode from my eyes and I thrash in place. I scream for Martin to stop, telli
Claire's POV I get dressed in legging and a T-shirt, knowing I'll be naked from it soon. I'm hoping to avoid all contact with anyone. I want to be completely alone right now. I walk out of the house and the air feels so nice, the warmth of spring seeping through the winter clouds. I avoid walking across my yard by going in between the grassy area of my family and Martin's house. Once I think I reach the safety of the tree line I hear a somber scream coming from my home. My ears perk up and my head snaps to the home.My Mother comes running out the back door, my Father chasing after her. Robe pulled loosely around her and tears down her cheeks."How could she do this to us! After everything we had given her!" My mind instantly thinks she's talking about Bervely but when my Mother spots me and anger darkens her eyes I know it's me "you devil child!" My Mother screams and runs after me but I'm stuck in place in shock and confusion.She reached me and red hot blotches cover her face
Claire's POVMy eyes widen and I gasp quietly "You mean it?" I ask and he nods slowly"They are being moved to the border , to a home close to Lolly's. I don't want them close to me or you" I didn't know he even knew Lolly but I guess the alpha has to know everyone "the pack knows what they did and even though humiliation isn't as good as a punishment if this makes you happier it's worth it" he says cupping my cheekI can live with that. They deserve for people to know what they did. "Thank you Martin....I know they don't deserve it""You're right" he tells me but pulls me into his lap "you're too kind to them" he frowns "they've done nothing but been cruel to you" his temper rises but I calm him by cupping his cheek"I don't want to sink to their level..I want to be the better person and just forget them. I want to live for now, for here, for you" I stare into his eyes hoping he knows how much I mean that. "Can I kiss you?" He asks
Claire's POVIt's been a calm past few days, Martin has kept me company and tried to keep my mind off of everything. He's kept me occupied so I can't think about anything, not the stress of my family, not Tara, and not the proficy half of me pleas to know. The border scare was a false alarm and it was just a young wolf who wondered to far from their own pack. What if it had been Tara? Would he have really killed her? What if she does come back? Today is the day my parents move into their new home....finally away from me. I know I shouldn't but I want to try to make amends for what happened the other day. I don't want them to be my enemies, I'm tired of the hatred I have for them. I need to do this to get past it. Martin of course won't like it and will beg me not to go talk to them. But I have to.I slip out from under his arm and pick up a Tshirt he left on the ground from last night. I take it in my hands and throw it over my messy silver hair till it covers me down to my
Claire's POV "I'm sorry...I had to get away" he seems even more hurt from my words"not from you, from everything...so much is happening and nothing makes since anymore" I frown"It'll get better I promise, all this will pass" he says to me, his golden eyes bore into mine and his hand cups my cheek"I know" I get up on my knees and hug him"I won't be gone long" he tells me and I nodA pause settles and he continues to get ready "actually speaking of things happening I was planning on going to see my family..." I trail off looking up through my eyelashes at him, nervous of what he'll sayHe turns to me with knitted eyebrows"why" he says calmly but the edge to his voice makes me want to watch my next words. He starts to walk out of the room so I follow saying my next words as we glide down the wooden stairs."I want to get passed this drama with them...I can't stop thinking about it. I want to be the better person." I tell him honestly as we reac
Claire's POV We hear a loud sound to the left and both turn our heads. A moving truck is pulling out of my parents driveway, my family no where in sight. Unconsciously I walk over to my yard. Lena follows slowly behind me. The front door swings open and I glance into the empty space.The memories in this house filling my head. From the time I was young, Bervely and I playing together when she didn't dispise me. Memories of my family yelling at me for not being good enough, being the weak creature I am, or me simply being near them. But also the memory of Martin kissing me for the first time on this porch, the dinner we had together, and the time he saw me in hardly anything through my window the day he got here. My heart races at the thought and I find it hard to hate this house.I take one walk through the house, remembering and letting go...I deserve closure. I trail the steps up to my room, the place I found shelter and comfort. It's mostly empty. My bed is missing a