Flora’s P.O.V
Clay growled deep in his throat and tore away from me.
At first I thought it was because I had Andre’s scent on me, but when he kept looking at my arm, I frowned and looked down to find blood.
“What-?”
When did I- but then I remembered that when I had pushed Andre off of me, he had accidentally scratched me with his claw. The bleeding had stopped and only a dark red line of dried blood remained that too would heal by morning. But Clay was probably angry I got hurt by him.
“It’s alright,” I told him, cautiously taking a step in his direction. “It’ll heal soon. I’ll be fine.”
“He hurt you!” Clay said, his voice a growl. “I saw!”
My entire being came to a standstill. “You saw?”
“Everything.” Clay nodded in confirmation and I felt like the ground had been removed from under my feet.
Flora’s P.O.V“Flora?”I turned back to face Daphne, my hands clenched by my side. Out of all the people who could’ve caught me returning back to my room, Daphne was the worst one.She might have a wild streak in her; she might like doing some things that were considered dangerous and naughty…but I doubted kissing rogue wolves was something she would consider anything but stupid and risky. Not to mention the betrayal I felt the instant I heard her voice and my brain connected the dots.“Yes.” I answered her, my voice coming out shrill and overly-friendly. “You wanted something?”“Yes.” Daphne folded her hands in front of her chest. “I wanted to know what you were doing out in the woods at this time in the morning.”Shit!“Come with me.” I reached out and took her hand before tugging her along with me to my room. I had to keep lo
Flora’s P.O.VI needed to get out of here. I needed to be with Clay.I paced around my room restlessly, unsure of what I was to do next.No, it wasn’t that I was unsure of what I had to do next…it was more along the lines of how I was supposed to do it.I found myself fiddling with my pendant unconsciously as I paced in front of the window. The last I had seen Clay, he had to flee because of Andre’s guards and I told him to return tonight. No matter what happens, I plan on keeping my promise.**I have a lot to lose as well, if I decide to help you and no matter what you think I’m capable of, know that I’m always on your side and that is one truth that even the Goddess cannot change.**Ezra’s voice kept playing in my head as I kept going over my conversation with her last night. Why would she have anything to lose? Why was I or Clay in any way related to her?Was she
Ezra’s P.O.V I placed the moon crystals in a circle around myself, keeping to my position right at the centre of the circle. The crystals all looked like tiny full moons, all in perfect rounds in a beautiful milky white colour and bearing some kind of black marbling on them. Even though the moon was no longer full or at its brightest, it still held power. As the Shrine Maiden, I could harness that power and bestow it upon my Alpha and my packmates, making them stronger, more resilient to the rogues and powerful in their own right. Shrine Maidens were created because the Moon Goddess needed a medium to bestow her powers on her beloved creations, her werewolves. And since the Shrine Maiden’s body alone wasn’t enough to hold all the power, the Lunar Maidens were created. I like the peace and quiet it provided, this meditation a while drawing on the power of the Moon. It was a feeling of being in heaven itself, of being bathed in the pure
Andre’s P.O.V“General.” A soldier knocked on my door at midnight.“Come in,” I called out; placing the book I had been reading on the table in front of me. “What is it?”“General…it’s your mate.” He panted, looking as if he had run quiet a distance before reaching here.“What about my mate?” I stood up from my chair, instantly alert.“I saw her leaving just now.” He said almost fearfully. “She had a bag and she escaped to the woods.”“And no one stopped her?” I asked incredulously. “What about the castle guards?”“I think they sensed her…but they let her go.” He gulped. “I came running when I saw that the guards didn’t try to stop her. And I didn’t have authority.”“Fuck!” I slammed my hand on the hardwood table and it shook under
Flora’s P.O.VComing to a sudden halt, I turned back to my human form, falling to my feet as my legs gave out from under me.But then Clay was right beside me, taking me into his arms, in his human form as well.“Clay…you need to heal?” I looked at his bloody form and went to place my hand on the gash on his abdomen, but he shook his head.“Not now.” He stood up with me in his arms. “We need to get out of here first.”I chanced a glance at Andre’s wolf as he lay sprawled on the forest floor, the heaving branch lying a few inches away from him. His form was massive, much larger than Clay or any other wolf I had seen and it was almost impossible to have a werewolf this large. This was the first time I had ever seen one so big and now that I had sensed the power from the wolf, I knew Andre had been lying about his age. He had to be the same age, or even older than Malachi.
Flora’s P.O.VI wrapped a bandage around Clay’s abdomen, careful not to tighten the cloth too much so his wounds could heal on their own.I was slowly starting to realize that being a rogue didn’t only mean mental instability, but there were certain physical drawbacks as well. Rogues didn’t heal as fast as any normal wolf would and they also became highly aggressive when injured. Even now, Clay was gritting his teeth together to stop himself from lashing out.I wasn’t worried though. Clay had always had iron control whenever he was with me, but what I was worried about, wasn’t his physical but mental state.“How are you holding up?” I asked once I was done with the bandages. I kept a set of healing supplies inside one of his drawers, just because he needed it more often than I anticipated.“You should stay away.” His voice was rough. “I’m not myself right now.&
Flora’s P.O.VThe light of the sun falling on my face woke me up from my slumber.At first I was startled at having someone’s arms around me, but then I remembered everything from last night and snuggled deeper into Clay’s arms.This would be the first time in my life that I had spent the night in Clay’s arms. Back when we were still in our pack, we had to sneak behind everyone’s back to date. And then, after the rogue attack when everyone found out about our relationship, we didn’t have permission to spend the nights together as Riley had still been skeptical. But now, after two years of being apart and having our memories erased, I knew I had finally done the right thing.Clay was my heart and soul and he had been the first to sacrifice everything for me. Now it was my turn to stand by his side no matter what.I felt his fingers on my skin an instant later, gliding across my back in slow, lazy
Flora’s P.O.VOne Month Later…I closed my eyes in concentration, channeling my healing power into the rogue wolf sitting in front of me. Its fur was dark grey with a white patch on its forehead. Clay didn’t know any of their names but he told me he did feel each of their essence separately in his mind.But after five minutes of channeling my power, I gave up and opened my eyes.The wolf looked at me through huge red eyes, a whining sound coming from its throat as he lowered his head to the ground.“I’m sorry,” I told him, feeling bad that all my efforts were being wasted. “I’ll try again tomorrow.”Nodding its head, the wolf left to join its peers to guard the house while Clay was out hunting with some of the other wolves.I had gotten accustomed to staying alone with the rogues and even though they were still a bit uncomfortable around me, as if