Cali's POVI woke up late the next day. I heard that there was no combat today because our alpha is going to be very busy.So instead of waking up like everyone else, I woke up late.I was not interested in anything we were doing for now; I was tired and restless after I heard them."Cali, you should come out and train, Bec called me."According to my boss, he said that it is necessary."I was pissed that he pretended like everything was okay; I hated that."Because when am I going to face Clarissa like Alpha William wanted?" I asked him."As soon as everything is ready.""I have been training for years; I am sure you understand why I am restless.""Yes, I do; you are getting tired of everything.""I have an idea: why don't you convince Alpha William to let you stay with him? That way, you will be close to your enemy."He was right; I wanted so badly to be in her presence.She won't know who I am; that way, I will be able to monitor her movement and know the best way to get rid o
Cali's POV."Cali, what laboratory were you talking about?" she asked me."Did I say lab? I meant far.""I heard what you said, Cali; stop lying to me.""Don't talk to me like that, Clarissa; you are not mom, and you don't have a say or control over me."I noticed her expression changed. I wanted to apologize quickly, but I refused to. I was being stubborn.I was indeed truly sorry to her, but why should I be the one to initiate the apology?"You are right, Cali. I am not your mother. Why should I tell you what to do?" she said in a little voice like she was about to cry.She turned to leave."Wait, Clarissa, I am sorry that I was rude to you; I should not have said that," I apologized."Please don't cry," I told her.I don't know why the idea of anyone crying because of me brought tears to my eyes too.I hugged her, inhaling her scent.She smelled like vanilla and another one that I don't know yet.I felt warm being in her arms.Before we could separate, I was thrown on the floor
Elizabeth's POV.I have been locked up in a cell for a while. After Clayton found out what I knew, he was mad that I listened in on his conversation with my father.They were happy that they had taken who they wanted.According to him, Cali is the perfect tool for them to use.I have heard that name before from my father; it brought back memories of what happened in the past.That day, I came in to see him as usual. I would come there wearing skimpy clothes.I was a woman on a mission, sent by my father.I was to seduce him and help my father poison him.He was appalled when he heard the rumor that I was sleeping with the old alpha king and his gamma.The first time he picked up an interest in me and invited me over, I went there dressed exactly the way my father wanted me to dress.I did everything I could to keep his attention on me.I will visit him, we will talk and dine together, and then we will make love.We. continued like that for a long time, until our relationship became s
Cali's POV.I witnessed the drama between Alpha William and his granddaughter.Maria was angry that we destroyed her plates, so we were sent to our room.Clarissa was dragged to her room by Gamma William.Even though she was there, I could still hear her swearing at her grandfather.I was forced to knock on her door and speak with her.I heard her angry voice ask "Who the heck is there?""It is me, Cali; I wanted to speak to you.""About what?" she asked me."I just wanted to keep you company and also serve as your punching bag if you need one."I saw a smile breaking forth from her mouth, and then she held it."Come right in.""Are you okay?" I asked her immediately, and I sat down on the chair."Yes, I am fine. I am a little pissed at the old man, but other than that, I am good.""You know you went too far, right?"What do you mean by I went too far? Did you not hear him insult me too?""Yes, but you should have respected him and kept quiet when he was shouting at you.""Are you t
Clarissa's POVIt has been three days since I lost my mom, and honestly, I don't know how I should feel. Everyone has been asking me if I am okay, I don't know if I am.After my mom died, Clayton came in with Miranda into the Supreme Pack clinic, I came out wailing.Clarissa, "What happened? Why are you crying?" Clayton asked me."Mom is gone," I wailed."This is your fault, Father," Miranda screamed athim. "You killed her," she accused him, hitting him on the chest. "This isn't what we agreed on, father," she challenged him. I saw the pain in her eyes as she lashed out at him. Clayton dragged her out; I did not follow them to see what was going on.I sat down, crying.I cried till the doctor came out; I was not interested in anything else they said. Arrangements were made to convey her body to her pack. Miranda, Clayton, me, and Stephan took her body home.They objected at first, but after Stephan threatened them that they wouldn't leave with her body if I did not go with t
Stephan's POVI left Shadow Pack after Elizabeth was buried. Clarissa wanted to know how her mother was shot. I wish she could have waited till we got back to our pack; it was so obvious that Clayton had a hand in it.I disguised myself and hid my scent.This was a secret mission, and I needed to be discreet while dealing with it.I came to an open space where street sellers display their goods.A roadside seller, selling tacos sold one taco to me."Where did you go, Anna? I was looking for you," she said to another lady who sold hot dogs on the street too."Did you not hear that they buried our Luna today?" Anna said to her."I went there to pay my respects to her," Anna said."I heard about her death, poor woman; she was very strong and fierce," the woman said."I pity our alpha more; he just lost his mate," the taco woman continued. "Well, I heard she died of poison," the woman said again."I don't know; I heard something different; I heard that she was shot," Anna revealed.
Clayton's POVI have been with my mate Elizabeth for years now, and during that time, we had a mutual understanding.I hated the fact that she was already tainted and pregnant for another wolf, but because she was my mate-to-be, I accepted her, and we understood what we needed from each other.I was pissed to discover that she has been acting up, sneaking in and out to get me and my daughter in trouble for her bastard daughter's sake.Divulging our secrets to Stephan to protect that pest she calls a daughter.The first time she did it, I reprimanded her because I felt that it would not stop the progress of what we planned to do.The second time she did it, I threatened to hurt her, but I still let it go.She kept doing it over and over again. I got tired of that, so I decided to teach her a lesson. I kept her locked up for weeks since we started our plans with Cali.We have been preparing for this for a long time—the laboratory test, getting rid of the people who discovered what we we
Clarissa's POVI ran as fast as my leg would carry me.I knew that I was in trouble the moment they found out that I entered my mother's room.I was scared that they were going to hurt me, which is why I ran. I should do it now rather than wait for Clayton to be told of what happened; I did not want to be at their mercy.I heard growls and people screaming, but I did not look back; I passed through the marketplace.I knew that if I were to go through the main gate, I would be caught in this situation.He would have instructed them to close the gate or that they should not allow me to pass.I needed help if only one person would hide me.I know it will be difficult since everyone is afraid of him.I was hysterical and about to faint out of fear, since I could not find a decent place to hide.I need to calm myself down so that I can think in this situation.The beautiful white house was the only option I had before they caught up to me.It belongs to an old wolf soldier who served Clayt