ClarissaTalia’s bickering with Silas had taken my attention away from Dacre and the fact that we had just witnessed a murder.But I recalled it the second my eyes fell on the two girls who were Miranda’s friends again. They were sitting rigidly and whispering to each other.Probably they were trying to ensure that we all rot in jail forever.The car’s ignition took a few minutes to start but I was hyperaware of the fact that I was sitting on the lap of the guy I had kissed half an hour ago.Even his legs felt like bricks to me and I clutched to the headrest of the front seat so as to not slide down.The car took a while to start and the tall man cranked the ignition a bit too hard, throwing me on Dacre’s chest.“Ouch” I groaned as my head bumped with the ceiling of the car. He placed his palm on my back and pushed me forward as I struggled to get up.“Sorry fellas, you have a bumpy ride ahead” The patrol guard stated as he began driving the car like a madman.Before getting in the ca
Clarissa After he said that line, he simply stepped away from me and began walking inside. I quickly looked around but thankfully nobody had seen him say that to me. Somehow, his voice and his words had reassured me. I was not sure why I felt like I should believe him but in the brief second that our eyes had met, I had felt that if anybody could pull me out of this mess, it was him. After all, he was the one to have put me in that in the first place. ‘...but I want something in return’ What did he want from me? Should I trust him enough? While I was lost in thoughts, Talia straightened up and we all entered the large hall that had rooms on either side that served as offices of various employees. The large hall had a waiting area with rows of chairs on either side and a small passage in the center to walk toward the reception. The guard was directly taking us to the council head’s office when a woman in her earlier thirties stepped out of the office hurriedly. She was wearin
ClarissaDacre nodded his head. “Yes mam”Mrs. Bryant straightened her posture and smoothed her hair.“By any chance, is your father going to visit the council? We have heard that the rogues are getting pesky in the south so he might visit the council head to discuss the matters in detail.”Dacre rubbed his chin thoughtfully, “I am not sure mam, but I will check with him. I will also ask him to recommend you.”Mrs. Bryant began glowing like a candle flame. Being recommended by an alpha to the council head worked wonders for an Advisor’s career. She could be fast tracked on a promotion and also receive additional perks but most of all her social standing would elevate to a whole new level.While Talia looked at me and then back at the lady again, Dacre fell silent.Alfred came rushing in and he was almost dragging John along with him. “Mam, I brought John, you may note his statement.”Mrs. Bryant only gave him a frustrated look and uttered, “The case is almost solved. But yeah, I hav
ClarissaDacre patted on my shoulder but I whisked his hand away while still listening to the two girls intently.They were doing all of this on purpose!My blood was boiling and I wanted to kick the door and just drag them outside. But then even if I did, I wouldn’t have any proof about my innocence.And more than my quest to prove myself innocent something else was nagging at me.They were talking about Dacre and I wanted to hear what they thought about him.A small voice in my head said that I was being jealous but I shoved it down viciously and kept listening to them.Stacy purred alongwith Ashley and the two giggled like idiotic schoolgirls.“Yeah, he is so hot. Like hot hot. I want to dig my nails into him and want him to dig into me.”Ashley replied, “I bet he must have a big one judging by his muscles. Oh how would it feel to ride him”Yes, I was getting jealous.I could clearly feel that.Dacre patted on my shoulder again and I whisked his hand away.This time, he leaned into
ClarissaDacre winked and walked out, suggesting that the discussion had ended but I knew it was far from true.His words had indicated something but I had no idea what he had meant by that.He opened the door and walked out of the room, leaving me with no other option but to follow him.My palms were sweating again as everything he had said to begin to churn in my head, trying to make sense of it.Were there really demons encroaching on our land? And what did they want from us?I shuddered at the thought and slowly climbed down the stairs.Dacre had disappeared from the large hall but I saw someone that made me sag in relief.“Jake”Jake was our beta's son and Uncle Charlie was more of a friend than an uncle to me. From a young age, I and Talia had begun to call him ‘uncle’ and though now we were grown-ups, the habit had stuck.Jake had grown up with us and he was like my family. The moment my eyes spotted him, I ran down the stairs and almost jumped on him.Jake was tall and lanky,
ClarissaDacre spoke but the council head only stared at him for a complete minute unsure if he had heard things right.Not just him but even all of us were surprised to hear him speak of a very grizzly technique used to deliver justice.It was almost a do or die situation in which people would get thrown and mostly it involved killing the other opponent.The fight would be bloody and until the other party yielded it would always result in loss of limbs or death. Mostly the pride of the fighting opponents would make them risk their lives because they would prefer death to take a step back and accept humiliation for the rest of their lives.The council head studied Dacre for a while and looked at him with squinted eyes.“Are you sure young man that this is what you want?” He asked and Dacre responded with a nod.“Yes sir”Mrs. Bryant who had been standing on the sides and observing everything tried to interject, “But Sir, he is Alpha Thadeus’s son. If anything happens….”She trailed of
DacreI knew it was a mistake, I was well aware that this mission was going to fail miserably yet I had gone ahead and screwed myself…royally at that.Silas was more than family to me. He was not only our pack’s gamma’s son but more than that. He was my best friend and a brother to me.And, Silas would never react like the way he did which was why I knew I was in trouble.Silas kept marching ahead, ignoring all my attempts to talk to him. His shoulders were tense and his posture was rigid and he was stomping forward, only grunting and looking anywhere but toward me.“Silas…will you just talk to me?”I tried again but there was no response.I gritted my teeth and kept running after him. He increased his pace and I ran towards him and yanked his hand, hard.“Just what is wrong with you?”I yelled as I lost my cool. He had walked straight into the forest and I had no idea where he was heading to. Maybe, he was just wandering around cluelessly. It was morning but the deeper he went insi
ClarissaDacre had walked away from me, gone. I could have chased him but somehow my legs had lost the strength to follow him.Talia and Jake were bickering about something but I had no idea what they were talking about. As I fell to my knees, I felt the atmosphere around me change. The air suddenly felt dense and I had trouble breathing.A black mist suddenly began to whirl around me, blocking my view of everything around me. I blinked and tried to rub my eyes but I still could not see anything.The mist surrounded me like a cocoon, trapping me inside it. I tried to reach for Talia and Jake who had been talking behind me.But my hand only grazed empty air. “Talia…Jake”I shouted but there was nobody to answer me. The hair on the back of my neck stood up as I felt something near me.I threw a wild look around but there was no one near me. Fear began to crawl up my heart and again I felt the faintest brush of wind on my face, making me look to the other side.The mist cleared partiall