Claire's POV It was almost getting to two weeks since Nathaniel got imprisoned by Alex. No matter how much pity I felt for the man, I wouldn't say that Alex did the wrong thing. However, the fact that no one had gone to check on the man ever since he was thrown into the dungeon made me worried. For all I knew, Alex might have completely forgotten about him and the fact that he was left alone with dead bodies as his only companions."Goodness!" I muttered as I remembered the dead bodies that Alex had refused to clear away from the cells the last time we were both there to see his younger brother.If my fear was right and the bodies were not yet disposed of, I wouldn't be so surprised if I got to the cell and saw that Nathaniel was also dead. If I was the one left in that kind of position, I knew that I was going to be dead no matter how anyone tried to convince me that it was fine. Mere thinking about the scenario was enough to make me want to puke."I have to go and see him," I told

ALEXAKIS It felt so good to have myself sucking Claire's lips once again. My left hand wrapped around her waist, drawing her in closer, while my right hand disappeared into her hair, caressing each tress with care. I might have smooched her just to shut her up, but my body was now calling to hers desperately. I wanted to feel the pleasure of having her body against mine once again. She moaned into my mouth, and I caught the quick gasp, twisting my tongue in. She captured the tongue and began to suck it with so much hunger. My hand left her hair and cupped one of her breasts. I squeezed it lightly before I pinched it a bit. She stopped kissing me and let out a satisfied sound.I took that as my cue to do more. I pushed her gown up and breathed heavily when I noticed that she wasn't wearing any bra under her dress. Her breasts were exposed for my seeing. I didn't waste any time and just pushed her back until she fell on the bed with a light thud. I went in after her and lay on top of

ALEXAKIS The day of the coronation finally came. It came exactly three days after Luna Lisa had that talk with the new Elders I chose. When she announced to everyone that the crowning was going to take place in three days, everyone, including myself, looked at her like she was crazy.That was the only plausible justification for her action. How else should it be explained that the entire pack had to prepare for something as huge as taking in a new Alpha in less than three days?But the people had done it. Everyone had worked their butts off to make sure that everything was ready according to plan, and no stone was left unturned. The three people I chose and Claire especially worked extra hard to make sure everything went on smoothly. Of course, Luna Lisa used her power to pressure some people into acting and getting things done quicker than even the speed of lightning."Now, let's welcome the man who is the reason we have all gathered here." The voice of the Elder in charge of the co

ALEXAKIS "By the moon goddess!""Jesus Christ!"With the two sounds came the realization that the two stubborn women in my life had done the complete opposite of what I asked them to do. They had successfully gone ahead to defy my order of going to their respective rooms where there were enough guards to protect them, and instead came over to my study to make alarming sounds.That was exactly what I was trying to avoid when I had the guard pick them up instead of doing so myself. I knew they would make a mole out of the mountain hill once they saw what was going on. I didn't bother to hide the injury since I knew that they must have seen the blood that was flowing from it. I winced as they both rushed into the study, flagging me at the side each."What happened?" Luna Lisa cried."Why is there a lot of blood?!" Claire cried next."Gosh!" I let out a frustrated groan. I looked at the guard I left in charge of taking care of them, and he gave me an apologetic bow. "It was just a graze,

Claire's POV After I managed to calm Alex down, we both returned to the mansion. By then, the guards who were meant to watch over me were already going around, looking for me everywhere. They had gotten so worried when they didn't see either me or Alex that they had done ahead to inform Luna Lisa about our disappearance.Now, as we walked inside, the first person we met face to face with was the older woman who was already looking like she was going to faint at any moment if no result came in. The moment she saw us, she rushed over to Alex."Where did you go?" She asked, her worry echoing in her voice. Then she gave me a weird look. "You said that you were going to make him rest, but you went ahead to drag him out instead?" Her voice was accusatory."I'm sorry," I said simply. The woman went on to ignore me like I didn't even exist and merely just hugged her son like he went to the pit of hell and just barely returned in one piece. I chose to leave both mother and son so that they ca