Chapter 11
Evan was a bit jealous, standing to the side holding our daughter, watching me with displeasure.[]
I smiled softly, squeezing his fingers reassuringly before answering the call. []
“Julian, what is it?”
“Clara, where the hell are you?“]
“I’ve been missing you so bad–can I come over right now?“]
Julian’s voice trembled over the line, raw with regret…]
1 gripped Evan’s fingers when he tried to pull away jealously, holding them even tighter.[]
After a few attempts, he resigned himself to letting me hold his hand.[]
“I just wrapped up postpartum–I’m having my wedding! If you want to
There was dead silence on the other end of the line.[]
I didn’t wait for Julian to respond before hanging up.
Then I took this number I’d long forgotten about and blocked it.[]
I put down my phone and stood up.
Evan placed our daughter in her carrier and hugged me tightly. []
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“I don’t like you saying other men’s names.‘
“Okay, I won’t say them anymore.“[]
“I also don’t like you talking so much with other men.‘
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“Okay, from now on I’ll only talk this much with you.“[]
“Clara, I love you so much.“]
“I know. I love you too.”
“But I love you more, and I’ve loved you longer.“]
“When did you start liking me?”
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“When you first came to LA for college, I saw you at your school.“[]
“The first time I saw you, I wanted to pursue you, but you ran away.“[]
to come, remember to bring a gift, thanks.“[]
I stared blankly, my mind a total blank, with no memory of this event.[]
When I first started studying in LA, there had been people pursuing me, but because of my engagement, I’d rejected them all.]
I was also careful to keep my distance from men.]
“I ran away? What did you do to scare me off?”
“I just parked my car outside your dormitory and had ten bodyguards each holding a bouquet of flowers…“[]
Evan looked a bit uncomfortable. []
“Don’t girls like flowers?“]
I doubled over with laughter, finally remembering this long forgotten incident.[]
I also remembered how Bree and I had analyzed the situation for a long time.[]
Qur conclusion was that this guy was terrifying and we needed to stay far away from him.[]
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Who pursues women like that?[]
Anyone would think he was trying to kidnap someone.[]
Being young and new to LA, I naturally fled in terror.]
In my youth, I tended to judge people by appearances, but now I understood.
Those seemingly gentle and refined hypocrites were actually the worst–like Julian.]
As for Evan…
I couldn’t help standing on tiptoe to kiss him. [
He was the most precious treasure I’d found in my life.[]
“Clara Ward, you’re about to become my wife. Are you happy?”
I nodded vigorously.
“Evan, I’m very happy.“[]
11 do my best to make you happy for the rest of your life.“]
“I’ll never let anyone bully you again, Clara.“[]
Evan rarely had moments of such seriousness.[]
He almost made me cry.
“Don’t do this to me. If I cry, my makeup will run…
Evan carefully brushed away the teardrops on my eyelashes.
“Alright, our Clara won’t cry. Today, our Clara will be the most beautiful bride.”
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“But I haven’t fully recovered yet. My waist is still a bit thick…“‘
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I originally didn’t want to have a wedding just one month after giving birth, but Evan couldn’t
wait
any longer.
“That’s fine. We can have more weddings when we get back home. One in Boston, one in L.A, and another in New York…”
“You’re crazy, Evan.”
“I just want the whole world to know I married the girl I love.”
Evan hugged me again, and pulled me closer, his voice a low murmur against my ear: [
“Clara, you have no idea how happy I am at this moment.”
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I heard them all shift and start after me. One after the other, I heard a growl and then charging feet. Even Rick, who knew I was
going to be out here, was charging after me.
Rick, fucking Rick.
Why would he want me to see all of that? Megan’s words were ragged. She was waning, but Nix was pushing her body to the brink.
I think he needed us to see that. Maybe this started as a couple of friends, and he thought they were joking. Or it was a what if, and
then he fell in love with Shelly?
Nix panted but hummed her agreement. I think it was probably in the middle. He thought they were just assholes joking around
with the women they were using, and then he found his mate. But he didn’t want to let go of his friends.
Until his pup came back branded. Megan finished, and Nix agreed.
I feel bad for him. Her words made us stop. But Nix pushed on. This about it, you’re trying to stay loyal to your friends but faithful
to you mate and you think that witchcraft is probably fake and then suddenly your child comes back branded, sick, dying and you
actually know why but you can’t tell you mate because it is a huge betrayal. You thought it was all jokes and then it turned out to
be too real, way too fast and your child’s life is hanging in the balance.
Megan and I felt the pit in our stomachs. It doesn’t matter. Before we decide, one what we should do regarding Rick and Shelly,
we need to get out of here so we can save the kids. Megan stumbled back behind the barrier, leaving Nix riding her body.
I can’t keep up, I’m wiped. She slid against the ground and instantly fell asleep.
Nix? I turned back. Are you okay?
No, her body is too slow and they are gaining on us. I don’t know what to do. She called back, and then I heard it. Racing footsteps
behind me, too close for comfort.
I pushed up to run with her. What can I do to help? We were overlapping, combining our strengths as we ran. I pulled a little bit
from the magic and fed it into our feet.
How are you doing that? Nix sounded breathless and surprised.
Magic. I chuckled as I focused on her feet. Tiny bursts of magic when she pushed off from the ground gave her more momentum.
We started moving faster and faster.
Can you keep this up? She pushed harder, putting more distance between us and the men.
I don’t-
I was tackled from the side, rolling us over the ground and ripping a chunk of fur from our shoulder. Megan was awake, whining
as Nix and I popped up, turning to face who ever caught us. We snarled viciously and snapped our teeth at…Rick.
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You mother fucker. Nix was on alert.
Rick quickly shifted. “I don’t know if you are Amy’s friend or working with Amy, but Vince has these woods locked down. Magical
traps set for days. I don’t knowhow you even got out here.” He paced away and I looked away from his naked skin. I didn’t need to
see him like this. “I thought with her magic Amy could get in here to see. Fuck.” He came back, whispering. “I needed to catch
you. I’m sorry. I will message Amy as soon as I get back to let her know we have you, but Vince won’t believe you managed to get
free with me here.” He looked panicked until there was a snap of a stick a ways off. The look died in his eyes, and a new coldness
that I had never seen before was there. It was like the Rick I knew was dead and all that was left was this man I didn’t know. “Over
here. I got her, but she won’t shift for me. Do you think you can force herm Vince?”
A new pit opened in my chest. They couldn’t find out who I was. There were footsteps, and eventually I was surrounded by naked men. “Maybe I’ll have to borrow something from Verity or the twins.” He crouched down near my head but I snapped at him. He grinned. “Feisty.” He roughly grabbed the back of my neck and I allowed him, for now. “I’ll enjoy breaking you, bitch.” He leaned in. “And I will break you. Once I have you in human form, I will fuck you every night until you beg me to stop. But I won’t.” His grin almost made me vomit. “I will shatter you so throughly you will beg for me by the end.” He leaned in too close and I snapped at him again, catching him off guard.
