Claire's POVI had never felt so much pain in my entire life. Karen wouldn't stop hitting or whipping me. I knew that I would die if I didn't get out of there."Please stop. I can't take anymore," I said"You deserve everything I am doing to you. You are nothing but a whore that is trying to steal my Mate from me, and I am not going to let that happen," She said "Karen, I need to talk to you for a moment," I heard Monica say. I could barely open my eyes to see who it was because of how swollen my face was from her punching me over and over again. I knew my back had whip marks all over it. "I will be back in a minute," Karen said and walked out of the room.After Karen and Monica left the room, I tried to break the chains but couldn't. I knew I needed to figure out how to get out of there, or I was going to die. I could tell Karen was not planning on letting me live, no matter what Gary said."You need to use your Powers, little human," I heard. I looked around but didn't see anyone

Gwen's POV"I have to get out of here and help Stephen and Steven find Claire," I said and sat on the bed. I avoided the pain as I got up."Gwen, you need to rest. Stephen and Steven are doing everything they can to find her," my mom said. Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Stephen and Steven walked inside with Raven. "I am so sorry," I said, looking at Stephen and Steven."Now isn't the time for that. We need your help to find Claire," Stephen said as he walked into the room. "What do you mean?" I asked"Raven thinks that Anya can talk to Claire's wolf," Stephen said "With my help, your wolf should be able to make contact with your Mate. Do you know if your wolf has spoken to your Mates before?" Raven asked"Yeah, she told me she has. But she hasn't been able to contact Claire's wolf since this morning," I said"That is because of my sister Flora. I believe she is helping Monica hide Claire," Raven said "Your sister?" My mom asked"She is the witch that helped your Mate

Gwen's POVI felt so bad about what happened to Claire. I knew that I was partially to blame for what happened. I knew Stephen and Steven were mad at me and blamed me for everything. I blamed myself too but I couldn't change the past. I had to show Claire that I would never treat her badly again. I was going to prove to her how much I loved her and that I would never let anyone come between us again. I was going to always stand by her side no matter what.My heart hurt when I saw the condition Claire was in. Her face was bruised, and her back had whip marks all over it. When Stephen picked her up, she flinched from the pain. I could feel her pain through the bond, but I kept it to myself. I didn't deserve to complain about anything after everything I had done to her.I wanted to hold Claire. To comfort her like Stephen was doing. It would make me feel better feeling her skin on mine. I knew that I didn't deserve it, though. Having her close to me would make me feel better. It would

Claire's POV"Now is not the right time for this, Gwen. Claire doesn't need any stress," Stephen said "I am not trying to stress her out, Stephen; I just want to talk to her," Gwen said "Then say what you want to say," Steven said"I said I wanted to talk to her alone," Gwen said "That's not going to happen," Stephen said "Can all of you calm down? You are giving me a headache," I said. I was already tired of them arguing. "I am sorry, Angel," Steven said and kissed the top of my head"Can the two of you give us a moment alone so I can talk to Gwen?" I asked, shocking them"I don't think that is a good idea, Princess. Not after everything that happened," Stephen said "I need to hear what she has to say. Please," I said "Fine. But we will be right outside the door," Stephen said, and Stephen and Steven left the room.I looked at Gwen to see her already staring at me. I could tell she was nervous by the expression on her face. "Claire, words can't explain how sorry I am for the

Claire's POVAll of us were looking at Sue, shocked at what had just happened. After making sure the Council Members were gone, Sue closed the door and looked at me."I am going to get to the point. Yes, I know that Luna Claire has a Wolf," Sue said "How did you know?" Tanya asked "Like Norman said, no human can live after being injected with wolfsbane unless they use a certain herb to cure them. Also, Luna Claire's bruises are healing too quickly for her to be human," Sue said and then looked at me. "I also know that you have to be special to have a wolf because you only have one werewolf parent and also to be Mated to the Twin Alphas. I promise your secret is safe with me, Luna. I told everyone in the hospital that I cured you with herbs. My best friend is a witch, and she gives me potions and herbs to cure my patients all the time, so they believe me. I also noted in the system that I used herbs to cure your wounds and save you because you were injected with wolfsbane, so if the