"I haven't gone to the library in a long time. My body feels sore. I need a respite." Claire stretched out her limbs on the bed, a lazy yawn escaping her."It's okay, you can go later on. Olivia gave me a day off."Elise moved into the room, picking up some things that had fallen to the floor. She hummed a song that was unfamiliar to Claire as she went into the closet to get the clothes arranged.Because Claire had woken up late, she had turned the walk-in closet into a pigsty to get to the training room.Being at the end of Olivia's wrath was not something she looked forward to each morning."I will." She brought up her body from the bed which felt like lead and dragged it across the room.Wincing in pain from the kick which had been delivered to her side the day before, she looked ready to delve back into the covers of the bed.Breakfast had been served in her room. She ate it like she was on fire. She had gotten the food into the wrong pathway so she gave up and ran to the training
After what felt like ages, Alexander made his way to his room. He was bone tired from sitting at his desk for eight hours straight without food or water. His wolf was getting restless as he paced in his head.He thought of ways of going to the forest as his brows creased with thought.Going to the forest for a run was equivalent to missing a lot of work which will result in more workload. The assignment Nicklaus had been sent off to was about a pack that needed some form of guidance.Their Alpha was killed by his son and according to the werewolf laws, that was against their rules and he needed to be punished. And that left them with no leader.A lot of people had come up for the position and with the way Nicklaus had explained to him, none were fit for that position.He had a lot going on in his pack and coupled with that pack, his workload had increased tremendously as he sought out ways to bring peace back onto the pack.His hands were placed on the doorknob, he twisted slightly an
How did you find it?" His voice had taken a rough edge to it.He looked like someone that had been run over by a truck with a look on his face. After he had sat back down. He resumed his neutral look which made Claire look closely at him to make sure her eyes didn't play tricks on her."Getting a book, it fell out of it. Why? Did you hide it on purpose?" She squinted her eyes at him.How will he explain that it was some kind of myth some people beloved? But some years back, there was very frightening news surrounding it. Never would he tell Claire about it. He looked over at her as his eyebrows scrunched up, trying to figure out the reason she was interested in it.As far as he could tell, it was not related to her in any way. "It's nothing. Just some myth and all." He dismissed it with a wave of his hands.Bringing his hands up to her thighs, he drew her closer to him but she swiped his hands as her expression took on a turn for a serious one."You're not telling me everything you
Mia looked at Claire who looked like she hadn't slept the night before with eyes bags on and a slumped shoulder.She seemed to be the only person who understood what Claire was passing through. This wasn't true as Alexander's heart ached to see Claire in such a difficult position."Thank you," Claire murmured against her hair which brought calmness to her and made her regain some of her lost confidence."Do you want to train one more time?" Mia said, disentangling from the hug and holding her at arm's length with stretched hands on her shoulders."No. I don't. It won't bring back some anxiety. And I don't want that. I just hope everything goes well." She turned awafromro Mia and looked towards the gathering crowds.The sound of his feet against the ground and his fading scent made her know Alexander had gone away to do what God knows.Murmurs filled the almost filled field which was just outside the house at the back of it where warriors trained.It was exactly what Isabelle wanted an
Her heart began to beat like a drum when the realization of the duel stuck in. She couldn't believe she said yes to Isabelle on that day. Watching Isabelle as she thought of it, with numerous eyes trained on her, she sighed at her fate. There was no use crying over spilled milk.The glint which reflected in Isabelle's eyes told her she was up to something. And it didn't help either that her gut feelings were stronger now than ever. Thinking about it as she focused on it, she could hardly concentrate. Everything in her gut told her to flee from the scene. But she pushed it to the back of her mind as usual.It seemed it was adamant on telling her to flee as sweat trickled down her forearms and her breathing became labored with each passing second. As she wondered what could go wrong, she could not find an answer as her head came up blank like it always does when she needed it the mostLost in her thoughts, Isabelle struck out an arm that missed her by a hair's breadth. She gulped down
Alexander let out a breath. He didn't know if his eyes were playing tricks on him or not but from the shocked gazes of the crowd which mirrored his, he guess he wasn't hallucinating.Claire had turned into something he barely recognized. She was without her black hair which he had come to love for a very long time. In seconds, he found Aiden by his side, squinting his eyes at the seven where Claire stood. Not stood but was in the air by the wind."We need to leave. She's not herself. If we get close to her, she'll hurt us." Aiden held him by his hands attempting to take him out of there.But his fears kicked in. What if she was in need and pain and couldn't control her powers? No, he had to at least try. He turned his head and realized he was the only one who had gotten too close to her with Aiden barely holding on. The wind had picked up and all the people who had come to watch had run away from the seven with fear reflected in their eyes.He watched her eyes glow a bright white,
Trying to move her hand, she realized she had been bound to something. And the beeping sound close to her ears, made her know she was in a different place.She tried moving her index finger again and to her surprise, it moved even if it was only for a short time. Her back began to ache from the position she was lying on.She knew she was not in Alexander's room. The bed he had was softer than the one she had been put in.The indistinct sounds soon began clearer as she realized she was in the midst of people talking, or shouting."Don't you dare give me that!" The voice of a lady she didn't know snapped at someone.Claire pitied the person who was at the receiving end of her wrath.The owner of the vice had a very sharp voice which Claire couldn't fathom who would shout in the same room with her. Or Alexander.With his scent which filled the room, Claire knew he was in the room with her. But why was he so quiet?"Quiet Susan! You know you're at fault. If you can't be quiet then leave.
"Is that a sign she's going to wake up? Should I go and call the doctor?" Alexander asked a string of questions which made Susan wince. She needed to concentrate on what she was doing and didn't need any form of disturbance. But she thought it unwise to tell Alexander that.He watched as Susan's brows furrowed and his heart almost skipped a beat.Why wasn't she saying anything? The silence in the room was killing him. And he knew he couldn't use his Alpha's position on Susan. It would only piss her off. "She's trying to wake up. I tried using magic on her but it's not working. Do you know any of her relatives?" She suddenly asked as she removed her hands from Claire's wrist.It seemed she was done doing whatever she had been doing and the look on her face wasn't hopeful which almost made Alexander's legs give up on him but he held on strong. E would not show weakness to anyone. Especially not in front of Susan.As the question registered in his head, he froze. He didn't know any of