Clarissa sat down in the dark in the sitting area, wondering what Archer was discussing with his mother. She was anxious. For some reason, she had not gotten a moment’s peace since she found out she was a witch, and that really made her sad.She wasn’t oblivious to the fact that Archer and her relationship were getting strangled. It was not hitting like it had been when they had first started. Of course. Archer had not commented on this fact. But she wasn’t so dumb not to understand these things. Clarissa sighed as she tapped her leg on the tiles. Could it be that it was her fault? She was so invested in witchery that she had completely forgotten what it was like to give love in spades. Archer was the kindest, and always doting on her at all times, but her mind was simply not there. It wasn’t that she was less in love with him, it was the fact that she spent all her time trying to cover her witchery side.‘I should just tell him?’ She muttered in her head.She shook her head vigorous
“Honey, are you not done with packing yet?” Clarissa paused from folding her denim jacket and turned towards Archer, who was standing at the door looking like a snack in his denim jacket and black suede shoes. She couldn’t help but smile at him, despite the tension she felt in the pit of her belly.“I’m almost done. I just need to pack these things,” she said softly.He rolled his eyes. “Women! I think you should wear a jacket. It would be nice if we get into the pack, marching outfits. I want the whole pack to have no form of delusion that you’re the one for me. You’re my mate,” he said softly.Clarissa smiled at him, and slowly pulled off the black jacket she was wearing, and wore the denim jacket instead. It hugged her tight, and Archer made the sign of ‘it is lit’ which made her giggle slightly. Of course, it was lit. She knew that also. She turned back to her work of putting the clothes in order, feeling his gaze at the back. That only served to spread warmth around her. After
Clarissa slowly stepped out of the car. She was so nervous, and hardly knew what to expect from Archer’s outburst. Clarissa walked over to where he stood and followed his gaze to the punctured tyre. It was so bad, and it made her anxious.“It’s like a blast happened,” Clarissa joked.He growled and went ahead to kick the tyre like it would help much. Clarissa rolled her eyes at his dramatics, and at the same time, his phone buzzed loudly in the car. They both heard it, but she tried to pretend that she did not.She had completely lost touch with what it meant to be human, and all that. She would have to keep faking it till she made it because the witch aspect of her was coming in so strong, and that would be a problem if care wasn’t taken.“I’m sure it’s mother,” he grumbled. “They are obviously waiting for me, and this has to happen. I wanted to take you back to my people with flare, and not have to stop in the middle of nowhere with a bad tyre,” he said in anger.I sighed. “It’s fin
Clarissa stared at the scene in front of her. The werewolves stood in numbers in their human form. She tried to sense her emotions, but the urge to harm them had not been activated, so she was safe for now. She looked back at Archer, who smiled at her to boost her courage.“It would be fine. Come, let’s go,” he encouraged.She nodded and smiled at him. He killed the engine, and stepped out of the car, only for him to move to her side of the car, opening it softly for her. Archer took her hand in his, and together they walked over to the people.Clarissa looked at Archer with eyes filled with love. She felt beyond blessed to have him, and he offered her so much strength. It was so amazing going through this life with him. It made it all so worthwhile and pure.As soon as they got to the people. Archer leaned into her ears, making her flustered. “This is one-tenth of my pack. The rest of my people are not here but in their houses scattered in our ground. The ones here are one of the mos
Clarissa looked around the room that had been allocated to her. She was a bit tired after the welcome she received the previous day. But, there was one thing for sure, after more members of the pack had come from their homes, there had been a weird shift. It happened after Archer had announced to his people that she was human.The earlier joy had dwindled, leaving nothing but disdain in its wake. It was slightly shocking to Clarissa at the time. It was actually because of her that Archer was still alive, and they didn’t appreciate that.She had no idea what she should call this. Sighing, she slowly stepped out of bed. It was noon now. Archer had told Marcy, a maid to inform her that he would be going for a meeting. She had decided to hole into her room, but now, she was getting bored.There was definitely life outside of this boring place, and she wanted to experience it. She was going to be a part of these people whether they liked it or not, so it was best to start getting used to h
Archer sat at the head of the conference table this night. The impromptu meeting was really grating on his nerves. The elder of the pack always had an opinion on matters that concerned him, and Archer didn’t think it was funny.Right now, he should be showing Clarissa every nook and cranny of the pack, but instead, he was stuck here with these crazy lots. He loved his people, yes, but a little portion of them was unreasonable, and they barely knew how to say something reasonable. So, he didn’t think that they were worth all the hype.“I have always thought that when you finally got your mate, she would be a werewolf. She would be a part of the community of strength,” Elder Andrew mumbled.Alpha Archer looked at Ryan who was literally beside him and mind-linked him to shut the man up. He couldn’t understand this level of disrespect. It didn’t make sense at all, and he was trying hard not to be angry at it all, but it was proving a bit difficult.The way they spoke about Clarissa was l
Alpha Archer growled as he moved around unable to find his mate, Clarissa. He wondered where she could have gone, and what she had been up to. Turning the corner that led to her room, Archer almost slammed in on the maid, Marcy. He did a double take as she shivered in worry, looking right at him.“Marcy? Have you seen my mate?” He asked calmly.She could barely look him in the eye. “Alpha Archer, the Luna has gone to the library you prohibited us from entering. I tried to stop her, but she was not having it,” she quipped.Archer smirked. “You don’t need to stop her Marcy. She would soon sit as the rightful Luna of the Blood moon pack. So, it’s quite normal that everything I have would belong to her. You can carry on with your duties,” he said easily.Marcy was shocked at how carefree the Alpha was about the whole issue. It was almost as if he barely cared about anything, other than himself and his Luna. Normally, he would throw a tantrum about it, but he was so free with her. The moon
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
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