Clarissa's POV I woke up; my memory was a little foggy, and I didn't know where I was. The place was dim because it was covered with vegetation throughout. I heard a rumor that the place had a light that changed color, but it was dark at that moment, and I don't know why. The grinding stone was covered with green mosses. The place was huge; there were empty rooms in there. I struggled to remember what made me come to this dirty, scary place. The pungent odor from the dust and from the house being left in that state filled my nostrils. I looked around; I wanted to know if I could detect the presence of anyone. The whole place was covered with cobwebs; the roof was covered with dust, as was the dirty ground. I was tied to a chair, and a broken one was on the floor too. I struggled to free myself; it seemed like an impossible task. I screamed "Hello, is someone here? Please help me!" I kept trying to free myself by dragging the rope that bound my hands together.
Stephan's POVI woke up with a headache; my lips were broken, my vision was blurry, and my feet and hands were tied to a silver chain that burned.I felt weak; it must have been from the effect of the drugs I was injected with.I was bare-chested, and my chest was covered with marks and bruises.The odor of cleaning chemicals and paint filled the room.The place was empty except for me, who was chained to the wall.I dragged my hand from the chain, thinking that it would break; instead, it started burning my wrist again.I screamed in pain.I concentrated hard to summon Rex, but I couldn't connect with him.I tried connecting with her too, but it was blank.I was scared to death, not being able to feel her; it felt like my heart was ripped from my chest.I lowered myself to the ground. I wanted to calm myself so that I could find a way out of this mess.The door opened, and a bulky man with red hair came in. From his smell, I noticed that he was human.Wait, how was I able to smell
Clarissa's POVI woke up in a dark and cold room.I was cold, tired, and hungry.I don't know for how long I slept since there was no means to tell time.I needed to leave here; I can't take it anymore. I hope one of the guards will come here so that I can bargain with him and get out of this place.The door opened for a guard to come in. His eyes were bloodshot like he had taken something. He came to where I lay, held my hair, and dragged me up."Today will be the last day for you; your boss is coming here to decide what to do with you.""I am the only one who can help you, so if you want to leave here, I am the only one who can make it happen.""All you have to do is do what I say, and then I will set you free; no one will know.""I will help you fake your escape; if you agree, all you have to do is agree; I have a place ready for you to go to, he suggested."I gagged at his suggestions; being so close to him made my skin crawl.I would have scratched out his disgusting skin if
Clarissa's POV We came back to our hotel room after they found me.Throughout the journey, Ashley did not utter a word. That was for the best because if she had opened her pipe hole, I would have gone crazy on her.I helped him into the room while Ashley and her father, after speaking to a hotel attendant, went into her hotel room together. We booked another room to stay in, and we all agreed that we were going to leave in the morning.I went into the bathroom and took a shower. I wasted time in there; I needed to wash away all the pain and trauma I experienced in that place. I felt at peace being in there, and as the water drizzled on my skin, it helped to calm me down. I scrubbed my skin as if I was scrubbing that loser's touch. After being in the bathroom for hours, I came out of the room. Stephan was half-naked, and his body was still covered with bruises.He must have taken it off by himself; I sat down near him."Do you need help cleaning up?" I asked him."No, there is no
Stephan's POVWe arrived at the pack at noon, and all of the council men stood outside to welcome us, including Uncle.They all bowed at once."Alpha Stephan and Luna, welcome back to the pack.""I hope your trip went well, boy," your uncle asked."Of course," I replied. "How did everything go? Nothing bad happened, right?""Nothing we can't handle," Liam said to me."Alright, we will retire for the night. I need to see all of you first thing tomorrow morning.""I don't want any excuses," I said to them."Alright, we will all be there.""Clarissa, sweetheart, how have you been?""I missed your beautiful face!" Uncle said to her while dragging her along.He brought her closer to him and held her shoulder, rubbing her hands and smiling at her in a flirtatious way.I know that he is doing that to piss me off, but I won't let him get under my skin; I won't let him win.I turned my face so that I wouldn't succumb to Rex's desire to fight.If not for the fact for the fact that he is an o
Alpha William's POVI came down to the laboratory to inspect the progress of things.I was to get potions from the witch who worked for me today.Time is running out for me; it has been up to two weeks and a few days since Clarissa left my pack. I did not know the reason why she left, but it was suspicious.I wanted to confront her for looking for Margaret, but I did not like that at all.I could not stand that meddlesome woman.The woman has no single fear for me.She was my daughter's best friend, and back when my daughter was still living with me, she would challenge me if she felt that I was not treating her well.I hated her for that reason, but I could not kill her too because it was obvious to my pack and the alpha then that I hated the woman; if I killed her, it would create issues for me.The day my daughter ran away, I saw it as an opportunity to get rid of her friends.I accused them of conniving with her and decided to get rid of Margaret.I searched for her everywhere, bu
Supreme Pack, the meeting hall. Alpha Stephan's POV The elders were fully gathered; Liam was seated beside me with Will and my uncle. They were all engaged in one discussion or another amongst themselves. I was also engrossed in a discussion with Liam. "What should we do about this?" "What do you think?" "I think first thing first, we need an army of werewolves," Liam suggested. "If we have a large number of fighters, they will have no choice but to surrender to you." "You alone might be able to scare them off; imagine what you can do with a huge number of werewolves." "You will be unstoppable," he continued. Will was about to chirp in something before I interrupted him. "Gentlemen, it is time," I told them. "Please, let's come together and have a meaningful conversation." They all stood up from their seats and moved closer to where the others were. I stood in front of them to address them. "Members of the council, it is with great pleasure that I
Supreme Pack House Stephan's POV A knock on the door was what woke me up from sleep.I wonder who decided to interrupt my sleep this morning.I felt the bed to know if she was lying there with me.Clarissa was not on the bed; I listened in and heard her laughter from the kitchen.II could smell the person who was knocking."I was not in the mood for this sh*t, I groaned."I was sure that the person at the door had heard me."I opened the door for Uncle to come in.""Good to see you too, my boy.""Uncle, how can I help you?""Cranky as usual, boy?"I groaned again."I came very early to see you; I was told that you were still asleep.""I asked William to wake you; he said he would rather have his arms ripped off than come here and wake you.""He said you are like a beast whenever you are woken up from sleep.""I hope you don't act like this with me, mate.""No, she knows what to use to wake me up, unlike you all," I teased.He smiled at me and sat down.He did not wait for