Alexander waited anxiously at the head of the table, tapping his leg against the other under the table. His mind was preoccupied with Claire. She ought to be here fifteen minutes ago. But he still can't find her. He watched Aiden laugh at what Nicklaus said with a bored expression on his face as pushed his food around his plate lazily.He checked the time for the millionth time as his patience grew thin.His Gamma had returned from the mission he was sent to and was sitting beside Mia, his arm draped across her chair.Claire paused outside the door. She could hear chatter from inside. She took deep breaths to calm her raging nerves. Pushing open the door, she stepped into the living room which quietened down. The door made loud creaking sounds in contrast to the silent room.She could feel different gazes on her, especially one that burned into her; Alexander.She walked with her head up high towards the empty seat by Alexander's side, his eyes never leaving her once.She squirmed
"Why has it suddenly gone quiet here? It was quite noisy when I walked in." Isabelle said ignoring the deathly glare Mia was throwing her way.She fluttered her perfectly straightened hair behind her shoulders, taking the plate from the place.She dug in without sparing as much as a glance towards Aiden who was gaping at her, displeasure on his face.Claire shifted uneasily n her seat as the awkwardness grew with each passing second.Alexander rested his hands on her thigh under the table. She looked towards them and found his eyes pleading with her about the situation.Alexander looked at Isabelle pretending to be engrossed in her food. He knew she meant nothing but trouble especially since he no longer held an interest in her.It was high time she stopped loving in the empty room on his floor. He had done that earlier because of the relationship at that time. And to be honest, at that time, he wasn't bothered.But now, he couldn't let her stay. She could cause a lot of trouble and f
"Claireeeee. Out of the bed now! Rise and shine." Mia barged into Claire's room the next morning and shouted for her to get ready."Hmmm what time is it? It's too early." Claire grumbled lazily in her sleep as she used her right hand to cover her eyes from the blinding sunlight.Mia had gone over the curtains and pulled them away, the sunlight streaming into the room, hitting Claire directly on her face.Unfortunately, the bed was situated just opposite the window which gave it the perfect angle to hit her."It's ten. I can't believe you are still asleep. What did we talk about yesterday?" Mia came and stood in front of the bed, yanking the covers away from her face."Mia stop. We'll go by eleven. I'm still tired." Claire said in a sleepy voice as she used her hands to search for the non-existent cover on the bed.When she couldn't find it, she opened her eyes with anger reflecting in them.She turned sharply to Mia who had a smirk on her face."Aww, don't you look so cute with that f
Claire was stuck in that same position with the look on Ryan's face. It looked like he wanted her out of that dress, naked and in his arms. Maybe she was just overthinking it as a blush came up her cheeks.She turned her head to Mia who was by the couch lazing on it while she looked at her with an amused look."Go on, don't you want to meet your mate?" She said with one of her smiles which made Claire believe she was up to one of her games again.She moved her legs which felt like lead slowly until she came and stood in front of his desk. As she was about to reach him, she was suddenly pulled by Mia who ushered her out of the room before she could blink."Mia!" Alexander's voice came through the door.She knew he was livid for having taken away what was his. Mia's laugh brought her out of her daze. "Well, that was fun! Don't you think?" She asked amid laughter.Claire looked at her like she had grown another head. "Fun? You are in so much trouble. I doubt if he will let me out with
The side at which they were situated was away from the prying eyes of the humans. Mia and Claire were left alone as Nicklaus and Aiden had gone away much to their distaste after being nagged by Mia until their ears were ready to fall off.She looked at Mia who was still shopping happily like she hadn't been in the same mood for two hours now.Needing a break from the clothes, shoes, bags, and all, she went over to the window and peered outside looking for a shop where she could get a chilled drink.And to her luck, she found out that there was a relaxation center on the second floor of the shopping complex.Going away as silently as she could, she went over to the second without being noticed by either Claire or the boys.She didn't want to be asked some questions. Finally, she was able to act freely without being constantly watched by somebody.It gave her a comfortable feeling but who was she kidding? She couldn't fight, only defend herself from some basic attacks.The place was su
Alpha Alexander growled multiple times in his office growing restless. The news he had received from Mia about Claire wasn't a good one and his wolf fought to get out and kill whoever had taken their mate.But he knew being aggressive won't take him anywhere so he reigned in his wolf at all costs.The last thing he wanted to do was to cause havoc on the human lands. He looked over at Isabelle who had a neutral look on her face after his outburst and began to feel a sense of foreboding from her.He didn't like the fact that she was in his office or even close to him. According to her, she wanted to discuss something with him.And to be truthful, he didn't want to hear anything from her even if it seemed 'important.' What he cared about was how to bring his mate to safety.He looked over to the window, his jaw clenched. On his left hand, was a cup filled with whiskey. He had tried to calm his raging nerves with it.He wondered how Isabelle was able to stay in the room with him with so
Faced with Alexander, Aiden, and Nicklaus' stares, Claire gulped as she squirmed in her seat uneasily.She wanted the ground to swallow up her whole the looks she was getting from them were making her jittery.She looked up and met Alexander's gaze which was so intense she feared he could read into her soul.To her left sat Aiden who had retracted his intense gaze but was replaced with an expression like he would prefer watching the waves than being there.He had nothing to do except stare at her and demand a question that was so not his taste compared to the lifestyle he had lived before then. He partied a lot and changed girls like they were a baby's diaper.Nicklaus hadn't stopped giving her the look like she was a criminal who was caught red-handed.Earlier, she tried to deny what she knew by avoiding his eyes with a shrug of her shoulders but he had caught on easily as he held her with a strong stare.Thinking of it now, she realized how good of an actress she was. She held on to
"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