Claire stood facing Sebastian, her gaze narrowed at him as she watched his movements, waiting for his attack. At that moment, he feigned to swing his hand to the left only to attack her from the right. When Sebastian’s punch landed on her stomach, he didn’t know who was more surprised, him or her. It was a basic move that they had gone through a hundred times at least these days, and Claire always knew when he feigned an attack. So he completely expected her to dodge his blow, and when she didn’t, he stared at her with wide eyes. Shit! He hadn’t held back with that punch, and it sure must have hurt. Seeing Claire standing there clutching her stomach with a wince, he grimaced. Damn it! He hurt her! Though it was inevitable to sustain a few injuries while training, he still felt guilty seeing her in pain. He had vowed to always protect and cherish her, and he was the one to hurt her now. What a situation it was!“Are you okay?” He asked tentatively, his voice full of worry as he cooked
As Claire stared at Eunice in shock, she stood there with her bruised lips trembling as if she was trying not to cry. And then Eunice leaned against the door suddenly, as if she didn’t have the strength to stand by herself anymore. She looked absolutely terrible, nothing like the beautiful, glowing woman who had left her room the previous day. Seeing the nightmarish appearance of her friend, Claire felt rage and panic well up inside her. The feeling of something bad happening made absolute sense now. Somehow her instincts had recognised that something would happen to Eunice. But what had happened to her? Who hurt her like this? Whoever did this will pay!Then Claire remembered how Eunice had asked her to join her for a walk and when she couldn’t, she had suggested she ask Devin instead. Eunice had been glowing with happiness when she left her room, so something must have happened during their walk. Did that bastard do this to her? He had acted like such a gentleman. How could he cause
“What?” Claire snarled in disbelief, her eyes wide with shock as she stared at Eunice. Raped? Her Eunice was raped? Claire tried to process the information, but it was too much for her. She believed now that she had a second chance, that meant everything was going to be fine in her life. So how could such a thing happen to poor angelic Eunice?Claire felt rage burst into her body, her wolf Mia just as outraged as her at the thought of someone doing something this heinous to Eunice. She was such a sweet soul who deserved the best in life. A loving mate who cared for her regardless of her status and a happy life with him. That was what she deserved. Not to be tortured and humiliated like this!As she looked at Eunice, Claire felt anger and frustration rising inside her with each angry breath. She knew Eunice had some problem, but even in her wildest imagination; it didn’t occur to her that such a thing could have happened inside the safety of their pack territory. How could a stranger c
Claire took the roses and inhaled deeply, the fragrance of fresh roses invading her senses. But along with the fragrance, she sensed another scent that lingered in the flowers. The scent of the man who carried and dropped the flowers. Claire sighed, realising that Devin had come to visit Eunice. He must have heard their conversation and after realising what had happened to Eunice, he ran away instead of facing them. Claire threw the flowers away with a sigh before going back to the room. She froze when she saw Eunice looking at her with a confused expression. Claire just shook her head, trying to keep her anxiety out of her face as she looked at Eunice.“I thought I heard some noise, but when I went to check, there was nothing there. It must have been some twigs breaking from the wind,” Claire said, deciding to not tell Eunice that Devin was there. She wasn’t ready to tell him about what happened to her and if Eunice realises that Devin already knew it, she would not take it well. A
Claire looked up at the blue sky as a gentle breeze played with her hair. She closed her eyes enjoying the breeze and slowly looked up to see the butterflies flying around her in all colors. They flew from flower to flower, their colorful wings opening and closing in a practiced motion. Birds chirped from the trees which swayed lightly with the wind and Claire felt her tensions ease a bit. Nature really had the power to soothe one’s mind even when it’s full of chaos.Slowly, Claire turned to the girl sitting beside her. She had coaxed Eunice to spend some time with her in the garden and even though she was hesitant in the beginning, Eunice had agreed finally. Claire was glad she did because Eunice had a light smile on her face now as her eyes followed the butterflies. Seeing Eunice smiling, even if it was a gentle one and not the merry one she had always seen on her friend’s face, Claire’s heart felt a little lighter. It may not be much, but it was still a start…It had been a few day
Claire glared at Sebastian and then Devin one last time before turning and storming off, the anger emanating from her palpable even after she was gone. Sebastian let out a sigh before looking at Devin. “Why did you just stay silent? Why didn’t you tell her you were spending your days trying to find that bastard?” Devin shook his head. “Because I deserve it. I was so stupid that I stayed away from Eunice when she needed me the most. I was confused by my feelings regarding what happened to her and waited to sort them out. None of that should have mattered when she was in such a state.” Devin sighed, his shoulders slumping in defeat. “I should just have been there for her when she needed me. I was such a fool and I deserve all the hatred from Eunice and Claire.” Devin said, regret coating his words, and Sebastian sighed. He had known this would happen. That’s why he tried to coax Devin to go to Eunice that day. But he rejected his advice and now seeing his friend’s regret, Sebastia
"Well?" Claire probed Edward, the man whom she had assigned with the task of investigating the monster who raped Eunice. "I have been tracking the man since the day I was assigned the task of finding him. And I finally found a clue yesterday," he replied, making Claire straighten up, excitement rising inside her. Finally, she will get a chance to meet that demon and teach him a lesson. Her hands itched with the need to peel the skin off his filthy body and throw him to the pits of hell. Just wait, you pathetic excuse of a human! "His name is Jamie Grey, and he was a member of the Bluemoon pack. He was a menace there too, causing troubles all the time and about a year ago, the alpha finally expelled him, turning him into a rogue. There has been little information regarding what he did after that before he popped back into radar a few weeks ago, where a few people spotted him in neutral territory near our pack," Edward reported, making Claire frown. A rogue had the audacity to enter th
Liam had always taken pride in his ability to plan things ahead of time. His biggest plan so far had been to make Claire fall in love with him, paving the way for him to become the Alpha like he always dreamed of. Everything had been going smoothly exactly like he planned until the night Claire turned eighteen. Just like he planned, she had fallen head over heels for him, looking at him as if he was her entire world. He had been careful to rile her up to fight Alpha Gavin by the time she turned eighteen. Just like Liam wanted, she rebelled against her father by marking him even when she knew he was not her mate, like she had hoped. But that was where things started going wrong. It was like she changed into an entirely new person the moment he marked her. He had been planning to get her to mark him the moment she wakes up so that he could have the right to claim the Alpha position once he gets rid of Gavin. But the stupid woman foiled all his carefully laden plans when she refused to