All Chapters of Mated To The Beast: Her Hybrid Mate : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Claire’s Pov The night air was cool and crisp on my skin as I stepped outside the pack house. My thoughts were still very much tangled from the dinner. Audrey’s barbs had cut deeper than I care to admit, and the silence that followed her numerous questions was wild. The highlight of the evening for me was the fact that Darien, with all his strength and presence, had failed to truly defend me when I needed him the most. I couldn’t help shake the humiliation, the suffocating feeling that followed her words about me being out of place, even though I tried to prove otherwise and didn't just stay mute. I walked towards the woods, wanting to seek the comfort of the trees. It was the only place that usually felt like an escape from the constant scrutiny. I used to do that so often when I was back in my pack. The moonlight filtered through the branches of the tall leafy trees, casting long shadows of it on the ground. The noisy cry of the creeping insects, the rustling of the dried l

Claire’s PovRaven’s expression softened for a bit, but I could still see her frustration simmering underneath it. She let out a slow measured breath, shaking her head to the sides. “Claire, you should have come to me sooner, I could have helped you, I could have done something at least.”I swallowed hard, allowing the guilt to wash over me. “I’m sorry, Raven. I am. Please you have to understand that I didn't know what to do.”Raven sighed, running her hand through her hair as she sat back down beside me. “I get it. I do. But you need to trust me now. I would never side with Audrey not in this life, not in the next “ Raven replied, “She has been manipulating this pack for years, and I have seen through her for a long time, but I never knew it has gotten this bad.”“I didn't want to drag you into it,” I admitted, “I didn't want to put you in any difficult position.”“Well, you’re in a difficult position now,” she said pointedly. “And so am I. But we will figure this out. Together.”I l

Claire’s PovShe took a step closer, her eyes locking onto mine. “It seems to me my dear Claire, that you are not only unfit for the role of Luna, but you are almost incapable of fulfilling the most basic and least requirement of that role.”I flinched as if her words had just gotten to me like a physical blow. The room was so quiet to the extent that I could hear my own harsh and uneven breathing.Audrey’s smile widened, her voice dripping with malicious intentions. “If I am not mistaken, Darien brought you to this pack to give us pups. And yet you stand, a month later, and your stomach is still to the back like a child suffering from kwashiorkor,” Audrey pressed on, “A Luna who cannot give her pack an heir is no Luna at all.”The silence that accompanied her words was deafening, I could feel every pair of eyes present in the room boring a hole deep into my skin, and I could sense the judgment in their stares.My vision slowly blurred with unshed tears, but I refused to let them fall

Claire’s PovThe morning after my heated confrontation with Darien which was more about pouring out my heart to him, I woke up with a different, lively feeling.I woke up with a renewed sense of purpose towards what I plan on achieving which is nothing but dealing with Audrey. My anger had not only faded away, but something else had also happened in the processAudrey had tried to break me in front of the pack, and Darien's silence as usual towards all of it had cut deeper than any word, but I wasn't going to let them push me out just like they had dragged me in.If Darien wouldn't stand up, hiding behind the blanket and having a plan that seemed like a delusional one to me, I am going to stand up for myself.Today, I was going back to the training ground after several days of being absent because I was tired of hearing all the side talks and gossip my name was involved in.I dressed quickly, put on my training clothes, and stared at the mirror a little bit to affirm myself. Today, I

Claire’s Pov“You think this is about Audrey?” Darien said with a low, dangerous tone, “This is about you risking your life. And don't you think she knows? Don't you think she has deliberately done it so you could push yourself into getting hurt by yourself?”“I don't care about best she is doing,” I retorted, “But all I know is that I wouldn't give her the satisfaction of evat she is looking for.”“You have already started giving her, Claire,” Darien replied, “Look at you, you collapsed on the training ground, and now you looking all sore and disheveled. You are hurting and that is what she wants.”“No, she wants more. She wants me out,” I stated.“You are getting all wrong, she wants you hurting because she knows she I not strong enough to send you out of the pack.”“What are you talking about?” I asked quietly.“You are the only one that can take yourself out of the pack. She knows this, that is why she is trying to break you till you resolute into leaving.”“That would never happe