The atmosphere in the cab was hostile, and Clarissa kept asking Archer how far it was till they got home. Archer looked at her in confusion. She had literally come to the bus station from home, so what type of question was that again?“Babe, we will be home soon, don’t worry,” he said softly, trying to hold her hand, but she pulled it away from his reach.Clarissa looked out of the window, and her eyes caught a coffee shop. She imagined that Archer took the real Clarissa to normal moments, and decided to go for that.“Babe, look at that fancy coffee stall. It’s making me crave coffee now. You know how much I love it,” she said softly.Archer turned to face her and rose a brow at her. “You like coffee? Since, when? You literally can’t stand it. Have you forgotten?” He asked in shock.Clarissa bit the inner part of her cheeks. She would have to be careful to avoid being ratted out. The potency of the charm was slowly going down, and it was important to know what she let out of her mouth
Clarissa looked at Archer in shock. Then, slowly at the drink which had spilled all over the carpet, mixing with the broken shards on the floor. She looked back at Archer, and he was looking at her in shock.“Eh, I saw something in the drink,” she said lamely.He frowned and peered at the drink on the floor. “What?” He asked, confused. “I mean, I can’t see anything right now.” She chucked. “Right. I had assumed something was there. Silly me,” she mumbled softly.Archer rolled his eyes at her. Then, he pulled her closer to him, kissing her on the forehead. She held him hard. The thought of anything happening to Archer made her sick to her stomach.She was going to do something about her double. She wished she could have told her that she was no one to say what was good for her or what wasn’t. She was the one who was living her reality and not her double, but she knew deep down that her words would go to waste.If her double was anything like her, she would be relentless, and wouldn’t
Archer stared at the door, still holding the book in his hands. He wondered vaguely what was going on with the door. The last thing he wanted was for Clarissa to be in danger.He tossed the book where he had found it, and slowly moved to the other side of the room, careful not to alert the intruder about his presence. The door finally opened, and a figure stepped in.Sam?Archer relaxed his stance as he stared at his stance. What was the use of entering the room like this? Sam always knocked when he wanted to see Archer in the room, so all these were sort of strange to him.“What’s the meaning of this?” Archer snapped.Sam bowed to the ground. “I’m sorry, Alpha. I assumed you were in danger, and I wanted to take the stranger unawares.”Archer frowned. “What made you think that?”Sam looked up then. “Yesterday was my off, and I was wallowing away my time in my room. Well, I heard a sound of a cup breaking and thought it was some sort of danger. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get anything ou
Archer watched as Zachary stepped into the house looking completely pleased with himself. He was holding a small rod that was made of thorns. It was obvious that his men had given it to him.Archer was filled with rage. These men had insulted him so leisurely and he hadn’t been able to do anything to them. He tried to control his temper as he focused on Zachary while mind-linking Sam to pay attention to the men.“Hello, Archer,” Zachary said in a sing-song voice.Archer gritted his teeth in rage. The disrespect was becoming so incessant at this point, and he had to put this bastard in his place.“You will not disrespect…” Sam started, but Archer looked at him firmly, and he swallowed down his words.Archer turned his attention to Zachary, who was smiling like he won some lottery. Archer had the urge to wipe the smile off his face, but he maintained his cool. He would not be blindsided easily.“Oh, good old Driver, whose name is Sam is also a guard too. So funny. Anyway, I’m not here t
Clarissa knelt with one leg and tied her sneakers in the middle of the pathway. She’d been jogging for fifteen minutes nonstop and trying as hard as she could to make sure that she doesn’t burn her energy while at it. It had been a means to clear her head, and she realised it was actually working, and she enjoyed it very much.At that moment, she heard some movements to her left. She turned rapidly to the side but saw nothing. It could have been the trees rustling to the wind, she thought to herself as she stood upright.“Alright C, you’re yet to cover 30kms,” she teased as she looked across the path.She knew that there was no way she would be able to cover that much, but there was no harm in building her confidence. She had never been sporty, but according to the coven, she needed to start being sporty. It was not mandatory for some witches, but for her.She was different in almost everything. Clarissa smiled as she resumed her jog. She flipped her hair up even more with a band. It
Clarissa finally arrived at the house, and she noted that Sam and Archer were in a pensive mood. There was definitely something wrong, but she didn’t know what that was. She was wrong.Archer looked up immediately after she came in, and ran over to her, pulling her in his hands. He held onto her fiercely.“I was so scared,” he purred.Clarissa shook her head slightly. “I’m fine,” she mumbled as she hugged him harder.His reaction was quite strange to her because she had barely been gone for long, or maybe, it was longer than she had assumed. It was best she told him the half-truth in case someone had spoken to him.She pulled backward, and Archer cupped her chin. His eyes were full of love as he looked directly at her, and she wanted to melt in him. “Are you really ok?” He asked softly.She nodded. “I think I would live,” she added.A frown tugged at his lips. “What do you mean by you think you would leave? Sam, tell me what she’s talking about?”Clarissa looked behind her and noted
Clarissa stilled her hand. It was a bit too much. The persuasion, and the urge to kill Alpha Archer and Sam. She didn’t really know what to do or how best to handle the issue. All she wanted was to be with Archer, but the urge to harm him was much stronger.“What are you waiting for? Kill him now,” the voice snapped at her.It was her voice, coming right at her. She thought back to where she had read how to dissolve the premonitions because it was the workings of her doppelgänger, but she came out with nothing.Clarissa’s hand quivered, and her mouth went dry as the thought of killing Archer took control of her senses. Her brain was trying to make her move forward, but she was not doing that. Instead, she fought against it like she could win if she tried.She placed on the dough she had molded and willed herself to concentrate on getting out of the whole thing mentally. It was like she was being controlled by an invincible force. Clarissa willed herself against the pain, and then, sh
Sam watched as Clarissa anxiously sat back down on the bench. He knew she was worried about what he may have seen. He couldn’t still believe she was a witch. She was quite deceptive and acted like she had no idea about what was going on, and the truth was that she knew everything. He vaguely wondered if she had been sent to disrupt his Alpha’s life.Mentally steeling himself so he wouldn’t overreact, he walked over to her and placed his arm on her like he would have done before he found out.“You look so sad. I didn’t mean to come after you, but it felt like you were about to break down, and I just couldn’t help myself. I needed to understand what was going on, and you know, if you needed help,” he said calmly.Clarissa sniffed, as she cleaned her eyes. “I know. It’s so crazy right now. Yes, I sometimes feel I’m not good enough for Archer. I just don’t understand where the thought is coming from. He has been the sweetest, but my head keeps drilling up different scenarios where I may f
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