ClaraMy brows furrowed across each other, staring confusedly at Samuel.Not breathing?! Impossible.Just when I gathered myself to rise back up, Samuel had hastily turned to me, his right hand locked onto my neck.He forcibly made my knees straighten up as I stood up, having difficulties breathing because of his tight grip on my neck.“I should have seen this coming. You’re not up for anything good!”I helplessly tapped on his wrist, unable to utter a word. But those were useless as his grip only tightened, his teeth gritting in anger.My eyes shifted to where Caleb was.A quick rush of guilt spread across me watching Carter sob as he tried to wake his brother up.Did I really fail? And Caleb’s dead?Or perhaps Samuel was just mistaken when he checked his pulse?“L-le-let g-go,” I stuttered, struggling to free myself from Samuel’s grip and all I had in mind was that I needed to check on Caleb as soon as possible.I couldn’t catch any more oxygen as my head started to feel light. I fe
ClaraA moment of silence was present and I didn’t notice a tear fall from my left eye until I felt its hotness rolling down my cheek.I hastily wiped it away, not wanting anyone to witness me being weak once again. The Clara I was before was long tired of crying and begging. And this new one shouldn’t be even tearing up in tears.The silence didn’t last longer as it was disrupted by Carter’s rough and high-pitched jittery screech, “Caleb! What’s wrong?!”All of us were caught in shock seeing Caleb uncontrollably shaking. Only the iris part of his eyes was there as he was in a state of delirium.Carter continued to yell for his brother’s name but he was already unresponsive while having a seizure.I gasped, placing my palm over my parted mouth.Having a seizure is most unlikely, almost impossible to happen, given that the seizure doesn’t have anything to do with his condition.I could accept that his heart stopped beating because the wound that I just performed surgery on was on his l
ClaraWith my eyes getting heavier and the outside getting darker, I decided to walk back inside the cell and sat onto one of the corners, hugging both my knees.My head rested on the rough walls. I was just about to shut my eyes and finally took a rest when my entire body was awakened hearing footsteps arriving.I wasn’t wrong because it was Donna.She was in panic, seeing me inside the cell; the same expression she had when she came along while I was being whipped by lash.I forced my knees that turned instantly like jelly to stand up.“Calm down, Donna. It’s okay. I’m fine,” I convinced her as I made my way towards the cell bars.“Is this about the surgery? Did you get caught? That’s the only reason you’ll end up here, Luna. I know you did the surgery perfectly.”I was unable to even utter a word as my answer.Perhaps because I don’t know how to explain it with Donna. I know I did every step right to save him, but for some unknown reasons it still wasn’t enough to get Caleb out of
Clara“She’s lying, Luna.” Donna’s voice breaks through the silence. “I heard how other Omegas were talking about this. Luna Alice didn’t have her period but instead, Alpha Samuel chose not to sleep with her.”I scoffed, hearing Donna’s confession. It seems like she’s good at pretending how much Samuel loved her when the truth is he didn’t even mind touching her on their first night.However, before I could utter a word to mock Alice with, she shoved my shoulder away and slapped Donna who was standing next to me.“You’re nothing but a servant here!” Alice angrily yelled as her palm hit Donna’s cheek again.Her slaps were so hard that they created a loud sharp noise. Donna was helpless, her head bowed down with her hands over her cheek.“Know your goddamn place here! If Samuel sleeps with me or not, none of it was your business!”I could hear Donna’s soft sob as she nodded.Alice’s hand was raised into the air for the third time to slap Donna once again when I blocked her hand with my
ClaraPure silence envelops the atmosphere with Samuel’s imperious baritone voice.I watched Alice’s brows relax as her eyes widened. She wasn’t expecting to be caught while she was in the midst of showing her true colors.Quietly, she placed her arms that were reaching out for me and backed down as if nothing happened. She looked back to where Samuel was standing.Shortly after turning to Samuel, my jaw dropped hearing her soft and small sobs.With my eyes peeling open, a silent sigh let out of my parted lips.Here she is again with her acting skits to get Samuel’s sympathy and as a loving Alpha, of course Samuel would believe her!“She’s planning on hurting me, Samuel.” Alice stepped up to him, wrapping her hands around his arm like a snake.Pointing out her shaky hands, her shoulder trembles with the fake sobs she was making. “Look what she did to the food I bought her.”I didn’t even have to ask Samuel if he did believe this woman’s lie because his sharp eyes that were now on me w
AliceJust as soon as I saw the bright sunlight a meter ahead of us, I began to walk slower, limping. Samuel seemed to notice it quickly as his hold on my waist tightened. His eyes laced with worry looked down at me.“Why are you limping? Are your legs hurt?”I wanted to prove to Clara that she was wrong about one thing. Let me show her what Samuel’s willing to do for me.Hissing with the pain I was faking, I slowly nodded.She was just jealous of how Samuel cherished me because regardless of the fact she was his fated mate, he was treated worse than his Omega.We walked out of the dungeon, making our way back to the Packhouse while I was restfully carried by Samuel into his arms.Snaking my arms around his shoulder, I buried my face into his chest, sniffling his manly scent.“Clara is so ungrateful. I don’t know what she wants. I am being kind and patient given what she’s gone through, but she’s gone too far.”My left eye opened, and I peeked to see Samuel’s reaction.“That’s why don
Clara“You’re really feisty, hmm?” she hysterically laughed.With just one flick of her fingers and a high-pitched yell, a guard quickly attended inside the cell.“Bring me a chain, rope, and a whip here! Now!”The guard just nodded and turned to give her what she demanded, when Maya added, “And also, take this other piece of trash out of here.”“Are you sure?” the guard hesitated, staring at Donna. “Because it was Alpha’s strict rule that whoever—”His shoulders vibrated when Maya yelled, “Alpha entrusted me with her punishment! And that includes taking away her only ally. Do you get it?!” Scared, the guard just nodded. He pulled out Donna from the corner.“No! Don’t! I’ll stay here!” She was continuously hitting the guard and pushing him away. His balled-up fist was raised ready to hit Donna when I intervened in between, blocking Donna’s face from his fist.“You don’t need to hurt her. She’ll come,” I calmly said.“No, Luna, I won’t!”“Donna, just go out with him. I’ll be fine her
ClaraHis jaw was tightly compressed as if he was suppressing himself from bursting out.I was hoping he’d got something to say back, but instead, a deafening silence only rang between us.Samuel’s eyes were fixed on me the whole time. He was slowly breathing out which seemed to sound louder than usual.The intensity of his venomous and scorching eyes was driving my system insane. Knots were tying inside my stomach and chills were running down my spine.Does he really want me to drool over him until the day I die? To simp over him for the rest of my life without even having the chance to live it?Then, he had already made it clearer than water. I had really fallen in love with nothing but a selfish man.No matter how bad it sounds, I wished I was mated to someone else. Being an Alpha or even having an unimaginable amount of wealth won’t ever fulfill the love I was hoping to receive from my fated mate.The man that the Moon Goddess had destined me to be with for the rest of my life tur
Clara When the dawn had fully broken, I was exhausted. I’m trying to conserve my remaining energy by not resting hoping it would be better and of course I’ll save more time. But when I felt my vision spinning, I had no choice but to stop for a while. I tied the horse’s leash on a small
SamuelI don’t know what’s gotten to me. I wanted to tell Clara about how the pack elders had already turned their backs on me because as much as possible, I don’t want to hide anything from her. I trust her so much, but I don’t want to add more burden onto her shoulders. She’s already doing too much for the pack. But the guilt that I was having for not telling her is getting far more question
ClaraThe night had already set so deep, the moon was up high and looming bright into the window of my room that I left open. The cold breeze outside blew so hard that all of the papers I had sitting on my table for a while now flew. I sighed, watching all of them scatter onto the floor while I rested my back on the chair’s backrest. I yawned, my eyes getting heavier each second and my head aching.
SamuelWhen the outbreak happened, I was determined not to tell Clara and bring her closer to another danger just after she almost died. Not for her, but for me because I don’t want to go through the same exact situation where I hold her in my arms as she bleeds to the brink of death. Having that kind of fear is something I would avoid for the rest of my life. But, things didn’t go according to my plan. The disease got worse and half of our population were infected. I never knew I’d need her much as I depend on her now. That first night, just right after she recovered, when she found out about the disease outbreak, I’ve never seen her sleep anymore. Every single night, I would watch her drown herself into the endless bunch of papers, studying how to end this virus. On mornings, she takes rounds into the area we isolated only for members who have the disease. Seeing her trying her best to prolong each person’s life while risking her’s made me accept one thing: she’s not the Clara I
ClaraI spent another day lying on the mattress as if I was a disabled person. Boredom was slowly filling me as time went by. My routine seems static: I will wake up, get checked by the pack doctor, eat, drink my medicines and go back to sleep.“Why is Donna not visiting me?” I asked out of pure wonder. For sure, she was the first to realize I left the pack that night. She was probably the one who informed Samuel about it. I just couldn’t help but to wonder that it’s been days since I woke up and she never bothered to show up…not even once. “She’s busy,” Samuel briefly answered. Aside from the pack doctor, only him regularly visited me every single day. It’s not like I was expecting more people to come by, but the only person I expected to be with me at times like these vanish like a dust into thin air. “Busy? How?” I sat down on the mattress, my brows shot up at Samuel. “Who would she be busy with? I’m right here, so Do–” “She’s got other work to do, okay?” Samuel abruptly cuts
Clara Just as what the old lady promised, she accompanied me to the peak of the Valley to get the plant I needed. Being with her made my way a lot easier. With her expertise with medicine, she got everything we needed to outplay the monsters blocking our way. I’ve never had the chance to a
SamuelIn the middle of the deep night, where everyone is definitely resting, Carter came banging my door, telling me Clara left. The news was so sudden that I was immediately awakened from my sleep. “Left? Why? Where did she go?” Carter was lost for words on how to respond to my unending questions. “How long has she been gone?” I kept on asking as we made our way down the pack mansion’s lobby. “Donna said the last time she got to see Luna Clara was before dinner.” I asked Clara to join me for dinner and this is what she did? Left?“Ask one set of our warriors to track her down immediately,” I ordered, but as if I said nothing Carter just stood before me, confused. “What? That’s an order. Move!” Probably because of the urgency in my head-splitting voice, Carter then moved. Donna, Clara’s personal servant was by the pack’s veranda, anxiously pacing back and forth. “Out of everyone here, you should know where Clara is planning on going.” “Alpha,” she exhaled, bowing her head.
ClaraMy steps were big and rapid as I made sure my sight was fixed ahead of me. I overheard Samuel calling for me. I know he’s just behind me, probably running after me. So as if I heard nothing, I kept on striding forward. It wasn’t so long when Samuel gave up. His voice eventually fades and my will to look back at him is growing bigger but I fight that urge and walk back straight to the packhouse until I get myself inside my room. I feel bad about leaving so abruptly because I know what it takes for him to push himself to say those words—to actually thank me. But I was just as well caught off guard at the moment. Blowing out a sigh to remove those thoughts building up in my head, I didn’t waste any more time and began packing up. I need to have a clear head, not to think about this twice but to make sure I am in the right mind to decide things. I am leaving. And I need to leave before tomorrow. After making sure I’ve got everything I will be needing for my trip, I hid the bag
Samuel“Are you really fit to work, Alpha?” My sharp stare shifted back to Carter who remained standing in front of my table. “I was stabbed, not paralyzed.” Clicking his tongue was the only thing he could do before he ended up nodding. I drifted my focus back onto the papers before me. “There’s actually nothing to work with, Alpha. Luna Clara made sure everything was settled. She handled the pack too—” “So you’re now her Beta?” I bitterly chuckled. “I’m just saying that she did more than enough. Treating you and managing the pack? That’s a lot to do.” Blowing out a deep sigh, I cleared out every piece of paper on top of my table and faced Carter with the back of my palm supporting my chin. “It seems like you and Clara were such good friends now, huh?” His brows furrowed until he nodded. “Then, why don’t you, as my Beta, ask her to talk to me. How does it sound to you?” “I’m on it.” “Just tell her I’m conducting a meeting with the pack elders so she won’t think I need her th