The bark of a dog disrupted the trance that Clarissa had stepped into. Her fingers slightly uncurled from the knock, and then, she turned. It was like she didn’t see anything at first, and the overly bright area had turned dark.But as her eyes adjusted, she realized that there was a stream of light coming from somewhere around the area. The dog barked once more jolting her slightly. She looked down, and caught the blue eyes of a dog looking right at her, as she kept barking. Clarissa swallowed the sudden lump in her throat.“Tommy, what are you doing out there?” A voice echoed through the walls.Clarissa turned and found herself staring at a cop. He was looking at the dog, obviously unaware that someone else was in the ally with him. Clarissa swallowed hard as she looked right at him.The dog barked again.This time, its owner followed his gaze to Clarissa. She noted the frown on the cop’s face and watched with a sigh as he pointed the torch everywhere around her like he wanted to b
Archer looked at the sleeping beauty that was resting on his thigh with a sigh. One of his guards drove the car at a fast pace, so he was seated by her side.The way she turned and jerked was so painful to watch. He had tried waking her up to free her from the misery that she obviously felt, but nothing seemed to be working. She seemed to have been sucked into the unknown with the dream as her centering beacon. He definitely didn’t like the sound of that in the least. It seemed weird and slightly strange.Archer’s hands slowly touched her hair. All he wanted was to make her feel more at ease, and better. He didn’t want anything more. His fingers slowly untangled the knot in her hair. “No!” Clarissa screamed as she jerked awake and sat up in fright. Her eyes were everywhere at once, and Archer softly tried to pull her back to him, but she moved to the other side. He shifted slightly in his chair, and slowly he slid over to her, taking her right hand in his.“Calm down,” he said soft
Their hands were entwined as they walked into the house. Clarissa avoided looking back at him, and Archer could sense the awkwardness that streamed out of her.“Clarissa, I won’t do anything that you’re not ok with.” He assured her softly.She turned towards him then, her eyes soft as they rested on his. Her gaze was searching, and then, she smiled, and all the awkwardness that he felt vanished like it was never there, to begin with.“I’m fine, really? If I would be scared of anyone, it would definitely not be you. So, quit talking like that, or I might change my mind about the coffee, and give you just a pure milkshake instead.”Archer laughed so hard that tears streamed down his eyes. It was not that the joke was funny. It was just so lame that he considered it laughable, but how she had said was so much fun.Clarissa smirked at him when he was done. “I always told Stacey that I was born to be a comedian but she never agreed. Now, look at you,” he said softly.He cleaned the side of
Clarissa bit at her nails as she stared at the raven right on the pavement of her house. She didn’t want to look at it, but there was really nowhere to turn to in this situation.“We should bury it,” Archer said at once.Clarissa shifted her gaze from the raven to Archer. He didn’t look fazed by any of these as he pointed the torch at the damn animal.“I don’t want to go near it,” she said stiffly.He turned. “I’m sorry. You must have been shaken by all these. But, trust me, I’m sure it means nothing. Its death was dramatic yet, but we don’t need to worry about it,” he said softly.Clarissa wanted to believe him, but she couldn’t this time. She had been told stories all her life about the myths and facts surrounding raven deaths, and it wasn’t funny. Plus, all the nightmares she has been having recently didn’t make any of this a coincidence.“What are you thinking?” He asked softly.She stared back at the raven. “All these mean something. Why did the raven choose to die in my house? I
“Archer!” Clarissa called out, but he didn’t turn.Clarissa became slightly worried about the whole thing. She looked around and felt like she had been there before. It was strange because she didn’t remember ever coming here as an adult or as a child. Sighing, she stepped out of the car she was in, and walked towards the scene. Archer was in low conversations with the men around him, and he looked so uptight, worse than he had been before.Clarissa stepped further towards them, her lips tugging between her teeth. She needed to know what was going on. Archer never looked rattled, but he was visibly shaken this time.“Archer,” she called out.This time, he turned and gasped. She was almost close to him, but suddenly he was leading her back to the car. Clarissa looked up at him with a frown on her face.“Sam, take care of the body. I believe you know what to do. We would handle the details tomorrow, understood?” He said stiffly, without stopping.“Yes, Alpha,” Sam called out.Archer pu
Clarissa shook hard as she stared at nothing on the wall. The dream was rattling her, and she barely knew she was screaming or a hand was moving through her hair till she was pulled to a hard male body.“It’s just a dream. It’s not real,” a voice penetrated her head.She blinked. The voice was calm and soothing. It felt so real and purely full of love. She pushed herself slightly backward and stared into Archer’s eyes.“Archer,” she said softly.“Clarissa.”She was aware at that moment that she was naked. She looked down at herself and saw her blanket had exposed her bare chest to him. A blush crept up her cheeks.“Are you ok? Do you need water?” He was asking.She jolted her eyes up at him, and the dream replayed fiercer in her mind’s eye. She forgot she was nude and threw herself at Drew, weeping softly on his shoulders.His hands slowly entwined her to him. She was aware of his words, but she couldn’t make it all out against her tears. It was too much. She kept crying, while he was
The breakfast was done before it had started. Clarissa locked herself in her room and decided to have a shower. She felt that something was irrevocably wrong, but she had no idea what was wrong.That woman had kept appearing, even when they were far from town. It was definitely not a mere coincidence. There was something up here, and she didn’t know what that was.“Clarissa,” Archer said as he knocked.Clarissa took a deep breath and went to the door, she opened it slightly and stared at the tray that was packed with fruits and food in front of her. She looked back at Archer and he had on a sheepish smile.“I don’t understand why you left the way you did, but I don’t want to let you stay here without eating something at least.” He offered.Clarissa bit her lower lip. “I’m sorry for walking out on you like that. It was so rude and uncalled for,” she said quietly.He shook his head. “Don’t apologize. You’re my mate, and it’s my duty to make sure that you’re very comfortable,” he said ca
Clarissa pushed her hair up and used a rubber to pack it in a ponytail. Then, she settled for a pink shirt and a white flannel shirt. It was alright now. Maybe, she should go outside or something.She made a move to leave when she saw something like a kite flying up her window. A frown tugged at her lips. She and Archer were the only ones here, and he was out of the house, so who would be flying kites now? Was that spooky woman a part of it?One, two, and three more kites were enough to gnaw at her insides. She ran down the stairs and into the sunny light. Outside, she could see no one, so she walked toward the back of the house.And, there the spooky woman had her back turned to her as she flew the kite upwards. It had weird colors and designs which dissipated into nothing when it got to the sky.“Who are you?” Clarissa called out.The woman said nothing, as she walked towards the stone pathway. Clarissa swallowed hard and moved after her. No matter how fast she walked, she couldn’t
Thunder rumbled all throughout the house and suddenly, lightning struck right outside of his room. “Oh, goddess, I hope it doesn’t strike right here.”The lightning struck right outside his room. It cracked like firecrackers in quick succession.Archer stopped dead in his tracks, feeling as though he’d seen something horrible. Then, slowly, he stepped away from the door. He stood staring at the door, feeling uneasy. He didn’t understand why he was so unnerved or what exactly he could sense. His instincts were telling him to run, but he shakes it away, and walked through the door. What he saw in the hallway shook his core. Clarissa sat there on the floor in front of the bedroom door with her knees tucked to her chest. Her long red hair fell over her face like silk in a dark waterfall and her eyes were closed shut tightly. A pool of blood dripped from her chest onto the carpet which appeared black in the gloom of the room. He stood there motionless at the sight of his wife’s lifele
Clarissa and Archer sat down opposite each other at the dining hall as they dug into an apple smoothie and chicken rice with sauce. It was so delicious to Clarissa and she found that she was eating more than was required. Who could really blame her, it was a bit too much, and she liked the whole vibe of it.“It’s so good sitting here being silly, and trying to mind our business. I truly love it for us, and no matter what people say this is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I’m glad I met you, babe,” Clarissa said softly.Archer rose her brows at him. She honestly didn’t understand what he was talking about. Though, she was trying to do so. It was so weird all the things that were being said today and she wanted nothing more but for things to go on smoothly.“What do you mean by this statement? Are you saying that there are some people who don’t want us to be together right now?” Archer asked angrily.Clarissa bit her lips as she realised what she had said. She shouldn’t hav
Who was calling right now? Archer groaned slightly as he sat up in bed. He pulled his hand slowly away from Clarissa and tried to grab his phone. It was sitting at the side of the door and he picked it up casually. The caller was his mom. Archer smiled slightly as he rolled out of bed, and walked over to the window. The morning sun was so refreshing on his skin, and he wanted nothing more than to have peace of mind at such a deadly time. He craved it so much. It hurt.“Mom?” He asked softly as he picked up the call.She sighed. “Yes, it’s your mother. How could you not call me even once to know how I was doing these few days? I’m always the one calling you every time. Yet, you answer the call like you have no idea that I’m the one. Jeez! How can you be so mean to me now?Archer sighed. He was feeling a bit bad, but it hadn’t completely been his fault because so many things had been happening that he needed to put under control. He wished that everything would be normalized so he coul
Later that day, Clarissa came back up the room. She noted that Ryan was leaving, and when she saw him, they smiled at each other. There was no bad blood towards him from her side, and honestly, she didn’t care about the majority of things, and one of those things was the present situation on the ground. Archer had been asking her what she thought about making a new legacy for Luna. She didn’t really care for that yet.Clarissa believed that he was rushing things too much, and trying to prove a point. Though, she didn’t know what point that was yet, she was positive that he wanted to create an impression by using her as bait.If he didn’t like some of the practices that Luna made then he had a choice to nullify them and make better decisions on the subject. Yet, he chose not to do so. Clarissa honestly didn’t care about the whole thing, and she was only trying to fit in because of him. If not, she had no business being here, and being a part of their home. She really didn’t care about
It’s been 5 days. Alpha Archer was seated in his room, wondering when he was going to officially make Clarissa the Luna of his pack. He couldn’t wait anymore. His mother was the only one delaying the whole thing.He knew for a fact that he loved her so much and that was on period. He couldn’t think of another woman who could fill up his life as she did. She made everything so beautiful and amazing. She was his rock in more ways than one, and he was proud of her for that singular reason. There was nothing as beautiful as the care that she exuded.Archer sighed as he walked to the mini bar at the side of the room. He took one of the empty glass cups and poured a shot of gin into it. He drank it in one swoop. There were so many things that he needed to put in place, and that was the troubles he had come from. It was not fair that he had to think of so many things in a moment. Clarissa needed attention, and he was not there to give her that attention. Archer really felt bad about this. H
It’s been two days of staying indoors, and Clarissa was so hungry and tired, but trying to put herself together. But, she was on the brink of exploding. This was too much for her, and she couldn’t understand why she had to stay there like she was happy.A knock…This has been going on for two days. The maids had been trying to seek her attention, but she was always turning them away. She was just sick and tired of their nonsense, and she wanted them to get lost, but they didn’t seem to wish to leave her alone.The knocks became persistent.“Get the fuck…”“Clarissa,” Archer’s voice rang out.Clarissa jumped out of bed in shock. Alpha Archer was back? She ran to the door and sprang it open. Despite everything, she couldn’t help the feeling of pure joy as she looked up at him. He was right here with her. She threw her hands around his neck, hugging him hard. His fingers slid to her waist, and he grabbed her back with shameless abandon. There was such intensity in the way he did his thi
The next day, Clarissa spent the day in bed. She could not sleep, but the thought of the witch's murder hunted her. The worst part was that she had to stay here and be careful as she implemented her plans.Clarissa shifted from one side to the other. She was not able to sleep at all. The thing was that she had the fear of being discovered by these people, and it would destroy all of her chances. Though it may look unfounded, it was not.A knock…She shifted in frustration on the bed. Could they just leave her alone for now? She hated everything that they signified for. But, the knocks on the door were persistent.Clarissa got up from the bed and walked over to the door to see Ryan standing there, holding out a candy floss to her. Really? After killing a witch, the next thing was to offer candy floss like it was such a heroic act. It didn’t make any sense at all, and she wanted to tell him that, but she kept mum. She would not wear her feelings on her sleeve this time.“Future Luna, I’
Clarissa knew that she couldn’t risk it. No matter how much the witch looked at her for help, she just couldn’t do anything. The odds were against her, and if she tried anything now, she would get it from the pack.She could only watch with pain in her heart as Ryan poured the boiling water on the witch. Her body seemed to cake with the effect, and they pour more things on her. Clarissa could hear the painful whining coming from the witch. It was evident that she had lost her voice.Oh, my goodness!“Luna, can you help us to cut off her hair? The future Luna of a pack must cut off the hair of a witch if she was caught in her presence,” Alpha Ryan said calmly.Clarissa wanted the earth to open up and swallow her. The request stunned her. She couldn’t really believe they expected her to partake in such things. She had no idea where Archer was when she needed him the most. This thing wasn’t funny at all. She felt suffocated, and like she would die on a spot.She could hear them ask thems
The whole of the procession went to a halt, and Beta Ryan called that they should bring the witch to the front of the pack. He was livid at the audacity of the witch to come to the pack. Did she want to kill one of them? He hated the whole process with a passion. He couldn’t understand why this was going to happen and why?Clarissa, on the other hand, did not know what she could do with the whole thing. She was so disappointed with everything that was going on, and she had no idea what she could do to salvage the situation. She was a Luna, and her opinion was not respected one bit.Two werewolves brought the witch over and dumped her on the ground like she was dirt. They had tied her in the worst way possible. Clarissa’s heart bled with pain as she watched one of her own being treated like an animal.Beta Ryan stepped forward and hit the witch across the face, then he grabbed her hair and proceeded to spit in her face. Clarissa's eyes widened in shock. She had not expected him to reac