Clarissa's POV We came back to our hotel room after they found me.Throughout the journey, Ashley did not utter a word. That was for the best because if she had opened her pipe hole, I would have gone crazy on her.I helped him into the room while Ashley and her father, after speaking to a hotel attendant, went into her hotel room together. We booked another room to stay in, and we all agreed that we were going to leave in the morning.I went into the bathroom and took a shower. I wasted time in there; I needed to wash away all the pain and trauma I experienced in that place. I felt at peace being in there, and as the water drizzled on my skin, it helped to calm me down. I scrubbed my skin as if I was scrubbing that loser's touch. After being in the bathroom for hours, I came out of the room. Stephan was half-naked, and his body was still covered with bruises.He must have taken it off by himself; I sat down near him."Do you need help cleaning up?" I asked him."No, there is no
Stephan's POVWe arrived at the pack at noon, and all of the council men stood outside to welcome us, including Uncle.They all bowed at once."Alpha Stephan and Luna, welcome back to the pack.""I hope your trip went well, boy," your uncle asked."Of course," I replied. "How did everything go? Nothing bad happened, right?""Nothing we can't handle," Liam said to me."Alright, we will retire for the night. I need to see all of you first thing tomorrow morning.""I don't want any excuses," I said to them."Alright, we will all be there.""Clarissa, sweetheart, how have you been?""I missed your beautiful face!" Uncle said to her while dragging her along.He brought her closer to him and held her shoulder, rubbing her hands and smiling at her in a flirtatious way.I know that he is doing that to piss me off, but I won't let him get under my skin; I won't let him win.I turned my face so that I wouldn't succumb to Rex's desire to fight.If not for the fact for the fact that he is an o
Alpha William's POVI came down to the laboratory to inspect the progress of things.I was to get potions from the witch who worked for me today.Time is running out for me; it has been up to two weeks and a few days since Clarissa left my pack. I did not know the reason why she left, but it was suspicious.I wanted to confront her for looking for Margaret, but I did not like that at all.I could not stand that meddlesome woman.The woman has no single fear for me.She was my daughter's best friend, and back when my daughter was still living with me, she would challenge me if she felt that I was not treating her well.I hated her for that reason, but I could not kill her too because it was obvious to my pack and the alpha then that I hated the woman; if I killed her, it would create issues for me.The day my daughter ran away, I saw it as an opportunity to get rid of her friends.I accused them of conniving with her and decided to get rid of Margaret.I searched for her everywhere, bu
Supreme Pack, the meeting hall. Alpha Stephan's POV The elders were fully gathered; Liam was seated beside me with Will and my uncle. They were all engaged in one discussion or another amongst themselves. I was also engrossed in a discussion with Liam. "What should we do about this?" "What do you think?" "I think first thing first, we need an army of werewolves," Liam suggested. "If we have a large number of fighters, they will have no choice but to surrender to you." "You alone might be able to scare them off; imagine what you can do with a huge number of werewolves." "You will be unstoppable," he continued. Will was about to chirp in something before I interrupted him. "Gentlemen, it is time," I told them. "Please, let's come together and have a meaningful conversation." They all stood up from their seats and moved closer to where the others were. I stood in front of them to address them. "Members of the council, it is with great pleasure that I
Supreme Pack House Stephan's POV A knock on the door was what woke me up from sleep.I wonder who decided to interrupt my sleep this morning.I felt the bed to know if she was lying there with me.Clarissa was not on the bed; I listened in and heard her laughter from the kitchen.II could smell the person who was knocking."I was not in the mood for this sh*t, I groaned."I was sure that the person at the door had heard me."I opened the door for Uncle to come in.""Good to see you too, my boy.""Uncle, how can I help you?""Cranky as usual, boy?"I groaned again."I came very early to see you; I was told that you were still asleep.""I asked William to wake you; he said he would rather have his arms ripped off than come here and wake you.""He said you are like a beast whenever you are woken up from sleep.""I hope you don't act like this with me, mate.""No, she knows what to use to wake me up, unlike you all," I teased.He smiled at me and sat down.He did not wait for
Stephan's POVIt was finally the day I planned to infiltrate the pack. I carefully selected twelve men; they were good but not the best in the pack. They took extra clothes and some essential things needed, including masks. The idea was to keep their identity hidden. I helped them cover up their scent so that they wouldn't be easily discovered. I wanted to go with them at first but decided to use the opportunity to visit other pack alphas. Clarissa wanted to join them, but I was against it, the reason being that I was worried that she might not be able to fight well and keep herself safe, and I was too far away. When they are ready, they set out for the quest. I sent my gamma William to go with them so that he could orchestrate everything since I put him in charge with the condition that he would report everything back to me. Once they were gone, I ordered Liam to watch her and make sure that she was safe. I felt that it was better to trust the old devil you know than to t
Stephan's POV"What do you mean by defeating the shadow pack and the moonlight pack? I thought we were fighting against the rogues," he asked me."The rogues are Alpha William's men.""He is the one that uses them to wreak havoc in other people's packs.""You heard stories of how they attacked other packs, killing their innocents and taking over; they did it to my pack in the past.""They did it to you too.""The earlier we stop them, the better for us.""Stephan, I am a very peaceful person, and my allegiance is to you alone, but you know I won't just wake up one morning and plunge my pack into a war against another pack.""There has to be a reason for that before I could do it.""You used to send me men; if I needed them, Tyler, what changed?" I asked him."I am a father, and I am getting old.""I need to protect my child's innocence, Stephan.""You won't be protecting it if they get to her.""Don't you get it? As long as those two people are the alpha, issues will always come
Stephan's POV When I came back in the evening, four men were sitting outside waiting for me; one of them was my gamma, William.Their bodies were covered with blood, and their clothes were torn into shreds.There was no injury to them; they must have healed."Alpha," they said, bowing to me immediately when they saw me."We were waiting for you to come back," William said to me."Well, I am back now. What happened?" I asked without mentioning anyone's name in particular."The mission you sent us on was a total failure, he continued."We were not able to find out the location you wanted."I inhale deeply."Where are the others?" I asked.He shook his head as if he were in pain because of something he remembered."They did not make it, Alpha Stephan."I was shocked, and I felt a cold chill run down my spine."What happened to them? How did it happen?" I asked Will.He started narrating what happened."Alpha William is very cunning; when we arrived in his pack, we masked our scent, an