The question was personal and a bit intimidating, but Archer believed that he had to tell her the truth about how he truly felt. She was his mate, and despite all the drama associated with them, it was important to lay home some hard truths. It was important to be in a better space at all times and understand what was needed and what was not.“Tell me,” she encouraged.He sat aside her with his legs cross-legged. “Remember when we went to the beach house and we spoke about witches and werewolves?” She nodded. “I told you the snippets of how it started and why there had been a war. Looking at it critically, I believe that the problems were lack of communication between their leaders,” he said softly.She frowned slightly. “How do you mean?”Archer was silent for a while. “It is not the same thing, but it’s a good example. A few days back the werewolf hunters came down to our pack because I sent for them. Your brother, Zachary like I told you is working closely with them. So, I had to f
Clarissa sat down on the porcelain chair in her room, going through the Blood Mood Magazines. They published about things that were going on in there to keep the pack members on their toes. It was sort of intriguing to her, and she loved the way the whole thing was written. She realized that werewolves were actually very talented creatures, and they decided how best to handle some situations.It was amazing. As a witch, she had not seen such solidarity with her people, and sometimes, they lived so far from each other that it was hard to bring about good relationships. Either way, she was hopeful for the best for her kind.They were also very complicated, which reminded her of the doppelgänger incident. It had been too tight for her. She had no idea why that creature had been a part of her in the first place, and she realised then that whatever the doppelgänger had said had been a lie. Nothing like that was happening, and now it had cost her some things.Clarissa dropped the magazine o
Clarissa took a sip of coffee as she listened to her Archer address Sam and Ryan. She had made sure to sit beside Sam, so she would have easy access to his coffee when no one was watching. Outside, she heard howls, and it was quite evident that the people were transforming, and preparing for the night.She was equally excited. Tonight, the whole pack was going to know that she was Alpha Archer’s mate! Unlike the last time when it was just the members of the mansion. This time, it was the whole pack. She was aware that they had not told the queen's mother, Isabella about the whole thing, but Archer had assured her that his mother wouldn’t mind much, so she was actually counting on that.To her, Alpha Archer’s happiness was the most important thing in her life. There was nothing that came close, and she was going to do all she could to salvage that happiness. “I believe that the decorations would have to be handled by the members of the team. It would broker posterity between us, and t
Clarissa stared at her reflection in the mirror. She wasn’t sure about this because, how was she going to have so many people come to her at the party today? The werewolves would be so difficult to put under control, and she was not looking forward to it. The black gown which had a scarf attached to it was not giving modern but traditional energy. She didn’t complain though, since it was their tradition. Her fingers touched her hair which had been styled in ringlets across her shoulders and bare back. It looked beautiful, but she hardly knew what it would cost her.Sam was still a problem, and she hoped that his drugs should have been taking an effect on him by now. She wanted him to forget everything so that she would be able to live together without stress with the love of her life.A knock…Before she could see a word, Alpha Archer stepped in, looking amazing in traditional cowboy attire that brought out his masculinity. Clarissa couldn’t help but gape at him. He was looking so
The procession came out in full swing. Archer and Clarissa were told to knees in front of an idol, and then, they would have to raise that idol to the moon while praising the moon goddess for the diverse blessings that had been given to them. It was an amazing feat and very fetish.Clarissa was not sure what she was doing. It was so strange that all these were going on, and she was trying to make sure that she got it right. It was important to her, though she didn’t really get all this drama.Then, the Sherman told them to rise. Archer rose first, and then, helped Clarissa up. Clarissa looked around, and her eyes settled on Sam. He looked lost, and he was reddish. She bit her lip slightly as she tried to be patient enough to get to him. Alpha Archer, suddenly held her hand, pulling it upward. She looked up at him in confusion. She had to get out of there and figure out what was going on with Sam before he ruins things for her. Yet, it was so difficult because Alpha Archer was holding
Fuck!Clarissa didn’t know what to do. She had no idea how she was going to get out of the situation she found herself in. She had no idea if she should do spells or hide them under.“Alpha,” she heard the beta call her mate.She could hear some retreating footsteps. Gasping, she took the portions, and hid them under the bed, chanting a protective spell over them. She was barely done when the door opened this time. She turned to Archer and smiled sheepishly at him.“Babe, I’ve been looking for you everywhere. Where did you go?” Archer queried. She shrugged. “I wanted to use the bathroom, and then, I got weak. I was about to get down…” He moved immediately to her and held her close to his heart. Her words stalled. She knew she was blabbering because she was so inconsistent with what she was saying, but there was nothing to do. She just had to keep the lies coming. It would be fucking good for her. She held him tighter and acted like she was actually weak.“I’m so sorry that I wasn’t
Clarissa was trying hard not to let the list slip. Yet, she couldn’t stop the trembling and when she thought that she might not be able to speak, and the list would slip off her fingers, Alpha Archer held her hand firmly.“Breathe, and just say it. Nothing is going to happen to you, he said softly.She swallowed hard and tried to do as he instructed. Finally, she said, “LOBO INTRÉPIDO.” There were howls and the people took it as a sign to do what they had to do. Archer pulled Ryan closer, and the duo engaged in a deep conversation. Normally, she might feel upset that Archer couldn’t gas her up after she had succeeded in saying his tribal name, but something else was on her mind this time.Clarissa wanted to finish what she has started. She had a feeling that Sam was still waiting for her exactly where she had told him to be. She had to get to him fast and do what she had to do to restore a part of his senses k before things got out of hand. The last time she had sneaked out, Archer h
Clarissa woke up in fright and realized that it was the early hours of the morning. She could hear the slap of the thunderstorm behind the migraine she was having. The dream had happened twice, and this time it made her worried.She slowly got up, and her first thought was Alpha Archer. She needed to know if he was ok. It was important that he had to be fine. There were so many things that needed to be said to him, but she didn’t know how to say them. Clarissa turned to the side and noted that he was seated with his head down at the edge of the bed. What had happened to him? It was so unlike him that he would be up at this time of the night. She had no idea what could be the problem.She shifted till her hands rested on his shoulders, kneading the kinks softly. Even though she was also tired, she wanted to be able to ease up her man’s stress. She wanted him to be ok, and full of himself. That was the most important thing to her, and she was going to do anything to achieve that.“
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