LOGINClarissa’s POVJerome walked in front of me, with Daia leading the way. My hesd is still in clouds, confusion and pain lacing through my chest, my wolf crying out in pain.The door to the temple opened. “Take off your shoes,” Daisy instructed Jerome. He did as she asked, quiet and firm. Donae met us halfway. “She is waiting for you,” she said. I nodded and went into the little room, where the shaman had been laying down since the news of Alex's capture got to us.“Clarissa,” she breathed. I held her hands, falling to my knees in the earth. “He took him, mother,” I cried, choking on my tears. “He's gone.”“Have faith child. Hello me up.”We helped her into a sitting position. Her eyes opened slightly, and she looked like she had aged a hundred years.“Jerome,” she said, greeting the Alpha.“Mother,” he curtsied. “I am honored to finally meet you.”“We met once,” she replied with a smile. “When you were just a little boy. It is a pity, the death of your mother.”The alpha said nothing.
Clarissa's POV“What are we going to do?”I sat down on the floor, my heart broken. Why did I feel so much rage?“Who took him?” Donate asked, fuming. The shaman had not woken up yet, and everyone was on the edge. “Do we have any ideas?”“No.” Daia’s voice cracked. “How could they take him, just like that?”I wiped the tears that were on my face. “We need to find Alex, and soon. Yomen would kill him.”“He wouldn't,” the shaman moved out slowly from her room. “Mother,” I gasped, going to her. Donate got to me first though and she held her hands.“You need to rest,” she scolded. “You fainted.”“Yes, child. I am aware,” she replied, still moving. “The message was clear. We are expecting guests soon.”I furled my brows. “Who?”“I do not know,” she sighed. “Oh Alex.”I closed my eyes, his name literally causing me pain. Daia noticed it and she wrapped her hands around my shoulder. “Don't worry, he will be okay.”“When are they coming?” I asked the shaman.“Soon. Child, you must prepare,” t
Alex POVWhere was I?My head hurts badly. Like I had been knocked hard on a floor multiple times. Or punched, rapidly.Where the fuck was I?It smelt like smoke and ashes. Who burnt down the village?My hands were tied behind my back. It was a strong knot. Someone moved close to me and I held my breath. They didn't need to know I was awake.“The Alpha fell into the trap easily. Yomen would be pleased,”said a voice.“You did well,” another voice I recognized to be the witch said. “What will you do with him?” the first voice asked.“None of your business. You've shown your allegiance to Yomen. Your village will be spared.” the witch replied. I heard grunts come from the other party and then silence again. I had to think fast. I struggled against the bonds, noticing the rope had silver twines. That would scar but it didn't seem enough to cut it off.“Do you think he's awake?” a woman asks the witch. “He shouldn't be,” came her reply. Then I heard her come closer to me.I counted deepl
“Will she be okay?”Donae closed the room's door quietly so the sound wouldn't wake Susan up.“She'll learn. Grown into it,”she replied. “I didn't mean to hurt her,” I whispered. My innocent friend, always quiet like a mouse. “She would have been better off as a human.”Donae glanced at me. “You can't decide that. It's her choice to make.”“How long do you think it would take them to return?”I shrugged. “I don't know. They've been gone a whole now.”Recently, I had been going down to the dungeons to look at my mother and talk with her. She never replied to me, but it helped me immensely that I told her.“I think we should do something in the village today. A lot of little riots have been happening recently.”Whenever wolves are far away from their Alpha, they tend to start bickering and they are extremely restless. Suddenly, fights come up and sometimes, chaos that even the return of the alpha cannot help the pack.“You should come,” Donae said. “You're his mate, they'll respect you
EIGHTClarissa’s POVThe days went by slowly. All I did was train, train harder. I went to see my mum.a few times.but she still wasn't talking to me.Daia was relentless in her combat skills, and I was improving daily.I missed the Alpha. It made me hiss to even think so, but I guess what I missed the most was our banter. The back and forth. The feel of his lips on my skin, his rough hands pressed against my body, pulling me tight against him. I missed his fingers inside my body.“How long will they be gone?”I whined. “Girl please. You're acting like you're in heat.”Daia replied to me. We were sat at the edge of the cliff, after our daily run.I hadn't shifted or spoken to my wolf in a while, but I could feel her asleep in me. Sometimes it felt very surreal, to be able to be aware of a beast inside of you, hear it's heart breat—in perfect tandem with yours. “They'll be back soon. Alex is probably having to convince the Alpha there.”“Daia” a shout came from the bottom of the cliff. “
Alex POV“We should be returning to the pack now”, George plops down next to me. It seems everytime I want peace and quietness, he finds a way to interrupt it.“We will. Soon. Jerome needs to get his pack in order.”, I reply. “Well, I miss my sister. She's been asking of you.”Argh, Cassie again. “You've contacted her?” I ask.He nods his reply. “We decided to get phones. She gives me updates on what's happening in the pack.”I look at him, “So. What's happening there?”It's a fake ploy to ask about Clarissa. If I asked George directly, he could very well strangle me.“Well, apart from your mate”—he spat the word out as usual— “causing disruptions, nothing much. They're safe.”That was good. They all had to be safe. “Good then.”“When exactly are we leaving here?”“I just told you. Let Jerome get his pack in order.” George snickered. “Gee, you're really getting soft. We should be matching out of here by now.” I stood up. “Well, start organizing our troops. We'll leave tomorrow.” He