CLAUDIA I stormed back to my chamber and shut the door against Volker’s face. I started pacing in front of my bed. I was thinking about Clarence. What if Alpha Everett killed him? What if he sends him out of his pack? I would be the cause of it all, and I would never forgive myself. I should have never asked him to stay with me. I should have never slept on his shoulders. I should have… A knock on the door threw me out of my thoughts and slammed me against the wall like a ball. “Go away!” “Luna Claudia, it’s me, Nellie. I need to clean you up.” “For what? I am not going to sit down at his bloody meeting and act like everything is okay because nothing is okay!” “If you don’t allow me clean you up, Luna, he is going to kill me. Please let me clean you up and prepare you for the meeting. It won’t take more then twenty minutes my Luna.” I stop pacing and glared at the door after hearing the word “kill”. I wasn’t going to let him kill anyone because of me. Clarence is al
#Warning!#This chapter contains assault . Please skip if you are sensitive to this. EVERETT *Why is he praising her?*I stared at them in confusion. The way Joachim smiled at Claudia and the way her face became calm after seeing he was the one. *How do they know each other?*She looked at me, and I cleared my throat. I showed her the chair next to me with my eyes, and she got the signal immediately. She walked to the chair, still lifting her gown. She sat on the chair and lowered her eyes. I looked at Joachim and saw he still had his eyes on her. “Where did you meet her?” I forced a smile on my face. I didn’t want to make my anger visible to him. “We met at the moonball party. She was the first woman whose beauty caught my undivided attention. She was the fairest of all.” I looked at Claudia, and I saw her cheeks flush. I clenched my jaw in jealousy and looked at Joachim again. “I know she is the fairest of all and that is why I’m married to her. I first set my eyes
CLAUDIA I heard him slam the door shut, and I jumped in terror. I looked around the dungeon again, trying to catch my breath. My chest moved up and down as I kept weeping. It was hell on earth. The torches in the dungeon were growing dim, and I knew once they went off, that was the end. I would run mad. I touched my forehead, and my blood wet my fingers. I had hit my head, and I was bleeding. The dungeon was very silent, and I could hear only my cry. I stopped crying and tried listening to any sound. It was silent as a grave, and that was scarier. I stood up from the dusty floor and dusted off the sand on my gown with my hand. I shuffled to where one of the torches was and carried the sconce. It was pretty heavy, but I didn't care. I need more light to retain my sanity. The torch had more rag that could still burn wrapped around the tip. So, I began to ignite more of the torches in the dungeon. I shuffled as I moved from one torch to another. My gown was getting in the way of
CLAUDIA “Have you ever been in love?” I looked at Thorsten after asking the question. He smiled faintly and shook his head. “I don't know what love feels like.” He responded, and I gulped from the milk flask. I smiled widely at him in disbelief. How would a perfect man like him not know what love feels like? “So you haven't liked any girl before? You don't have a mate?” “I don't think I have one. I have never thought of getting one, and I'm yet to know why.” He stared at me as I packed the plates. I finished my dinner without leaving anyone out. “But it's hard to believe you haven't been in love. The way you care about others is indefinable. You are one of those that should have a mate.” “Maybe, the world isn't as logical as you think, Luna Claudia. The Moon Goddess does what she wants when she wants it. No one can question her.” “You shouldn't be with Alpha Everett.” I sadly passed the plates in my hand through the window so he could have them. “Thank you.” He collected th
ANNETTE “How dare he to speak to me in that manner... In front of her!” I stormed out of the dungeon in rage and headed to the packhouse. I got inside the pack house, and those that saw me stared at me as if they had seen a ghost. “What are you all looking at?! Get out of my sight!” I sighted Volker in front of me as I walked to Everett’s room. He stood in front of me, and I stopped walking. “What is with you this time? Why are you so loud?” “Why don't you ask your Alpha, hun? He just rubbished me in front of that eighteen-year-old girl.” Volker heaved a sigh and shot me a weird look after I finished talking. “That eighteen-year-old girl is his mate, Annette. You should get used to that already. He won't stand up for you all the time.” I scoffed and stared at him unbelievably. I thought he understood me more than anyone else in the pack, but I was wrong. “Are you trying to insult me, Volker? I thought we were friends.” He exhaled loudly and moved closer to me. He reached f
CLAUDIAI stretched out as I laid on the dusty floor. My nostrils couldn't get enough of the dust and foul smell around me. I heaved a sigh and sat up. “Another day in the dungeon.” I touched the wound on my head and noticed it was already dry. Clarence’s ointment worked after than I thought it would. A smile crept up my face as I recalled the time I spent with Clarence again. I didn't want him to leave last night but I couldn't stop him from leaving. He needed rest too. I heard the chirpings of the birds, and I stood up. I wanted to see the skies, so I walked to the window and looked out. I saw green grasses, and a small stream was next to it. I smiled widely as I saw butterflies flying all over the place. “The garden isn't far from this place?... This is beautiful.” I found a place to make myself happy in the dungeon. I kept staring out of the window when Clarence appeared in front of me, making me shout. “Bloody hell, Clarence!” “I’m sorry I startled you.” He laughed hearti
CLAUDIA I entered the house through the back door. I didn’t know why Volker chose the back door, but I could guess Alpha Everett didn’t want the visitor to see how unkempt I looked. “Who is this visitor? I’m curious.” I looked at Volker, and he shook his head. “I’m not allowed to disclose that, plus, I have no idea who it is. I was asked to call you and that’s all.” He replied nonchalantly, and I rolled my eyes. I courageously walked past him and headed to my chamber. Whatever was wrong with him was none of my business, and he shouldn't have transferred his aggression toward me. I got to my room and opened the door. I looked around and saw it as I left it. “Nellie!” I called looking outside my door. I craved a thorough milk bath, and she was going to help me with that. I waited for her to show up, but she was nowhere to be found. I heaved a sigh and walked to the mirror. I stared at myself in the mirror and saw how dirty I looked. My skin was nothing to write home about, and my
EVERETTI stared at her as she stormed out of my face. I wasn't expecting to see her that wild, but it was hot.I looked at Annette, who was weeping on the floor. She held her head as she wept. I looked at my pack members, and I saw them staring at me. I knew they wanted to know what I was going to do. “Take her to her chamber, Volker. And you all, get out of my face.” Volker reached for her hand and before he could touch her, she hit his hand. “Don’t touch me!” She yelled. Volker looked at me, and I bounced my head. I walked to her and squatted in front of her. “Annette.” “Don’t call me, Everett.” She looked at my face with tears in her eyes. “You saw what she did to me, didn’t you? And you could do nothing!” She cried. “What were you expecting me to do, Annette? You ruined her dress. Why did you do that?” “Are you seriously questioning me right now, Everett? Aren’t you supposed to punish her for doing this to me? Look at my head…” She raised her head, and I saw blood drippin