Clara's POVI took a slight breath as I stepped out of my car and made my way towards the house. My heart was pounding in my chest, and I knew I had to be careful. One wrong move, and I could blow my cover as Dominique's inside person. I couldn't risk that.As I approached the front door, I could feel my palms getting sweaty. I took a moment to compose myself before ringing the doorbell. A few seconds later, Alexander opened the door, looking surprised to see me."Clara, what brings you here? Sorry, I mean... Where are you coming from?" he asked, his eyebrows furrowed."I just went to check in on someone,, see how the person was doing," I said, trying to sound casual.Alexander nodded, looking at me suspiciously. "Sure, come on in."I followed him inside and took a quick survey of the surroundings. I needed to gather as much information as possible, without raising any red flags."Can I get you something to drink?" Alexander asked, leading me into the living room."Oh, come on. Stop t
Annabelle's POV I never thought the day would come where I would meet my parents again, because after what happened it felt weird meeting them again. After what I did to Laura, my stepsister, I was sure they would never want to see me again. I was wrong. The room was small and cramped, with old furniture as usual and yellowed wallpaper. My parents sat across from me, staring at me with a mix of relief and disappointment. I didn't blame them. I had screwed up big time. The silence weighed heavily on me as I sat there, unsure of how to begin. My mother was the first to speak. "Annabelle, how could you do something like that?" She had always been the strictest of my parents. I knew she was angry, and rightfully so. My father, on the other hand, looked at me with a sad expression. "Let her explain. There must be a reason why she did what she did." He always had a softer heart than my mother. I took a deep breath, steeling myself for the conversation to come. "I know what I did was wr
Laura's POVI sat on the couch in the living room, scrolling through my phone, waiting for Alexander to come home. It had been days since we had a proper conversation, and I was getting tired of it. It felt like he was always busy with work, and whenever he was home, he would just be on his phone, answering emails or reading articles.As the front door opened, my heart fluttered with anticipation. Alexander walked in, taking off his coat and throwing it onto the rack. "Hey," he said, giving me a small smile."Hey," I replied, trying not to sound too annoyed.He walked over to the kitchen, pouring himself a glass of water. "How was your day?" he asked, still not looking directly at me."It was fine," I said, twirling my hair around my finger. "But I just feel like we haven't spent much time together lately."Alexander sighed, leaning against the counter. "I know, and I'm sorry. Work has been crazy lately, and I haven't had much time for anything else."I nodded, feeling a pang of disap
Laura's POV I was sitting on the porch on the balcony enjoying the cool breeze while taking my turn of the watch Alexander placed us on when I noticed someone move swiftly from the backyard into the woods. At first, I thought it was one of the pack members, but the way this person moved was just too sneaky and swift. I rushed into the house, and I caught Alexander's eye. He was sitting with some members of the pack, talking and laughing. I approached him, my heart pounding in my chest. "Alex, I think someone just snuck into the woods," I said, trying to keep my voice low. "What do you mean?" he asked, his expression serious. "I saw someone move into the woods from the backyard," I explained. "We need to go after them." Alexander didn't hesitate. He stood up, and several members of the pack followed suit. I felt relieved that they were taking me seriously. For a moment, I felt like maybe I was overreacting, but seeing the looks on their faces, I knew I wasn't. We made our way to
Alexander's POV I had always been vigilant since the first attempt on Laura. It was part of the reasons why I placed everyone on taking turns to watch the house.. The people had been as sharp as a razor, and she had a keen eye for anything suspicious. So, when she came to me and raised the alarm that she saw someone, I didn't doubt for a second that she had picked up something. That's why I headed towards the east wing with some pack members to check for any movements before heading for the woods to see if everything was alright. I too everyone and we rushed to the woods to see if we can still catch up with the people who came around and we did catch up with them, but they ran away before we could even get a chance to ask them anything or do anything to them. When we couldn't get anything tangible ransacking the woods, I asked everyone to head back to the house. When we got to the house, the house was too quiet, too quiet for my liking. There was an eerie silence that seemed to lin
Annabelle's POVMy conscience judged me several times, many nights, that I barely slept without dreaming about Laura dying in a pool of blood and telling me it was my fault. I had set time to meet with her when somehow I dozed off due to my lack of sleep for the past few days.I woke up in a daze, my mind foggy and my body heavy. I quickly checked my phone and saw that I had slept for two hours longer than I intended. Panic shot through me as I realized that I was supposed to meet Laura an hour ago to warn her about Clara and Dominique.I was planning to confess every other thing to her and let her know I was part of the reasons their lives was in danger.My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of my phone ringing. It was Laura. "Hey, Annabelle, where are you? You should be here by now." she said."Uh, yeah, I'm almost there," I lied. "I just got a little held up."“Are you okay?" She sounded worried.“Oh, yes. I'm okay, I'm okay. Don't worry." I replied her, assuringly."Okay, no w
Laura's POVI ended the call with Annabelle feeling scared that something might be wrong with Annabelle, but since she said she'd be here. I kept the hope aliveBut as I began to focus my energy, the door of the house suddenly banged open. I heard multiple footsteps enter the house, their voices echoing off the walls. Panic bubbled up inside me and my heart began racing. Who could it be?I tried to push the anxiety down and focus, but something was off. It's like my body had completely forgotten how to shift. Panic turned to desperation as I tried and tried again, but nothing worked. I was stuck in my human form as whoever had entered the house came closer and closer to me.My mind went into overdrive as I tried to think of a plan. Should I confront these strangers as a human? Or try to hide until I could shift again? Before I could make a decision, the strangers appeared in front of me.I was face-to-face with a group of werwolves who had broken into our house. I froze, not knowing
Alexander's POVI couldn't believe what was happening before my eyes. We been annihilated by the same rogue werewolf pack that are usually scared of us. We used to be a known ready pack, but nothing could have prepared us for what happened. Annabelle was trying to get to us and she had something to tell us before a werewolf out of nowhere came and lunged at her. I saw his claws sinking into her skin, and my heart sunk. I knew we were in trouble.Laura had froze up for a while and even cried when she went over to where Annabelle was. While she was there, all that came to my mind was when my pack will arrive and probably have a chance to fight back since it was just the rogue wolves.Then, all of a sudden, I heard Laura's voice screaming in the distance, and at first, I thought she was scared. But then, I saw her coming towards us at full speed, her eyes glowing with a fierce determination. The white wolf unleashed, I was lost in admiration as I saw her. We had been training Laura, but