ALPHA DERRICK'S POVI had the intention of sending for her in the most discreet ways possible. Her reputation was equally as important to me as was anything. I was in my office, wondering how much longer it would take for those assistants to get me my items. I had given them randomly, lists of things to bring to me and with the promise of a positive evaluation.I sat back, trying to focus on the quiz that I had given the students previously. A couple of scripts went through and I realized that I was already getting bored of all of this. I went over and picked up a magazine on the other side of the shelf, just to kill time but it was not working.KNOCK.It was the first assistant and he had successfully acquired his own bits of the list of ingredients. I commended his efforts as I showed him where to drop off his own items. I was tempted then to have him send for Clara."You're missing her, aren't you?" My wolf suddenly asked me."Does it bother you that I do?" I asked him."Not really

CLARA'S POV I had hardly been expecting that question and not to say the least, the closeness of his nearness was far too much for me to bear as I stood there watching him."Um, Clara. I might not be human but I understand that when asked questions, it is the human way to give answers." Clover said to me."And what do you want me to say?" I asked her."You speak as though my opinion counts. Either way, I would have been expecting something like a yes." She said suggestively to me."Yes? Clover, he's my professor." I said to him,"Didn't stop you from kissing him the other day." She said to me,"I'm just a lowly wolf. He's an Alpha." I said to him,"Even better and spicier. When you say yes, your romance will go down in history as the best one yet." She responded."You're not helping..." I said to her,"Clara, does my question frighten you?" Professor Derrick's voice cut into my thoughts."No. Not really." I said a little quickly."Easy, tiger. We do not want to scare him." Clover sai

CHAPTER 27CLARA'S POVAlas! Old Maurice was not in sight when we got to the gardens and that gave us a frightful scare. "Do you think he's gone?" Grace asked me."I don't know. Maybe you see anyone here?" I asked her.At this point, I was barely keeping it together. My heart rate had gone so high that I felt I might actually faint at any point in time. Where was that old man when you needed him?I was growing worried and impatient. Barely hanging on a thin thread right now but I couldn't even get myself together. I would be damned if we do not find him."Patience, Clara." Clover suddenly said in my head."Clover, nice of you to join us. I thought you had finally exorcize yourself from within me." I said in a rush."With your rendezvous, that would not be so far from consideration." She responded obviously matching my fire."Yeah. Let me know when that happens. Perhaps, I would be sent to where the woofless beings stay." I teased her."Yes. And you remember, there is a reason why the

ALPHA DERRICK'S POVI detested the man. Seeing him standing there with that smirk on his face, all I wanted was to wipe it off with a smack across the face right now.A couple of hours ago, I had been trying my best to round off and get the items moved. The assistants had done their best and I was left with going to find the last two ingredients on my own. I could not let them do this as there was a limit to what they could obtain. These last two were in the forbidden areas of the premises and only the lots of us Alpha's could go get them.I had been wondering exactly when to go meet the head of the potions room to get directions on how to acquire these items when I felt it."Our mate, she's in trouble again." Reid suddenly says. My wolf, the only source of my worries, announced to me.Not again. Could she do any less without being in trouble for just one day? I was beginning to worry about her."She's not our mate, Reid." I reminded him, lest he forgets."Yet. She will eventually." H

CLARA'S POV"The blood though, you got it alright?" He asked me."It's totally safe." I said, trying to make light of the situation."Totally safe you say? Is that what got you getting it from the trash?" He suddenly asked and I was stunned.How did he...? No way, I did not even mention it to him and he knows? Was this man even real by any chance? How could he know that? Perhaps, he was taking a wild guess. Or maybe, he has seen Grace and I removing trash from the trash cans and that explains why he was able to play hero so easily.Clever eh?"You cannot know about that. Were you spying on us?" I asked him lightly."Spying on you? No way would I be spying. Actually you forgot something very important in all of this." He said to me and I raised an eyebrow."I'm an Alpha. It's almost natural that all my senses are heightened." He responded to me and I flustered.Of course but seriously, how?"Is there a peculiar way blood smells because I thought everyone should smell the same as their