Chapter 102
Claire's POV
After the front door closes Carmen comes over to me, she scoops me up in an unexpected hug and leads me to the bathroom. Even though my wounds will heal by tomorrow she still cleans my busted lip and small cut on my eyebrow. When I look in the mirror I instantly look away, the person before me being someone I do not know. One eyes is already black and the other a blueish purple. My cheeks are red and swollen as well.
"Thank you for this Carmen" I say softly as she sweeps the cloth across my still slightly bleeding lip
"You're welcome darling, I don't really know what all happened....I'm so sorry Tara did this to you and I don't know what was going through my sons brain saying all that's stuff about you right in front of his new found mate" she shakes her head, green eyes confused and disappointed "I just hope all of you can get passed this. Friendships should never be lost over a boy" she continues to frown
"We'll see" I say sadly and step away from her
"thanks again, I'm sorry Lawrence's birthday went like this"
"It's ok...he's a man now and has to make his own decisions and fix his own problems." She says and I nod
"I hope I see you soon"
"Me to...if you will would you give me updates on what's happening?...I know I should steer clear of them for now" I ask of her and she nods with a sad smile
We wave, and I walk through the house I've slept in, laughed in, and made memories in for years but never have I left like this. My head hangs low as I walk out into the afternoons yellow glow, the streams of light now cheering my mood only a little. I wonder where they went? Did she run to her house or run out into the woods? I sigh and move my silver hair into my face, hoping I'll see no one till I heal.
"Claire" I'm started by my name, I made it all the way to my driveway...then he came
"I'm sorry Alpha, I can't talk right now" I shield my face with my hair and turn away from him, my pace picking up
"Claire, stop" he demands, two steps and he's already to me
He turns me to face him, but I keep my head down, my hair covering my battered face. I force my neck to stay down, inspecting the grass below us, our feet only inches apart
"Alpha please, I- I have somewhere to go" I lie and try to push past him but he grips my shoulders with his strong hands, warmth spreading through my limbs
He curses under his breath and bends down to look at me
"Stop calling me that damnit" his voice is agitated and his grip tightens a little
In surprise I look up at him
"calling you what?" I ask but gasp when his golden eyes scans my face in a second and I know it's too late for me to look or run away
I hear him growl loudly and his eyes turn pure black
"who did this to you" his voice is deeper than anything I've ever heard in my life. I back away frightened at the sound.
After staring over his heightened and darkened features, I snap back into myself
"No one, it doesn't matter, I'll heal in a day" I wiggle from his grasp and turn
"Claire!" When I don't turn back to him I hear his heavy footsteps but to my confusion they are headed away from me
Puzzled, I look over my shoulder to see him headed straight to Lawrence's home. I gasp and run after him, knowing I can't let whatever he's thinking happen.
"Alpha!" I call out but he continues in a hurriedly way, I have to run just to catch up with his steps
"Martin please!" I beg
He stops abruptly and I run into his back, almost falling on the group but he swoops back and catches my arm. He pulls me up tightly to his chest, his eyes penetrating mine as he stares down at me. I hold my breath being so close to him. His golden eyes soften as he stares purely at my lips.
"Say that again" he says, voice turning deeper and huskier
I'm transfixed by his eyes, my previous words roll from my lips on instinct
"Martin....please" my tone is no longer a plea for him to stop but now a need and a plea for him...my tone frightens me, the pure want in my voice something I've never heard
A small a shiver rolls over him and my stomach drops at the action. He reaches up to me, his finger grazing over my cut lip and I gasp softly
"I'm begging you Claire...tell me if he did this" he says, calmer than before, his body seeming to relax after I repeated his requested words
"He didn't do this I swear..."
"Your Sister then?" His tone more of a question than a statement
"No...it's complica-"
"Alpha! There's a possible breach on the south border!" We both hear one of the warriors shout out and Martin growls as he turns to him but nods
"We're finishing this conversation later" he says and looks me over one last time before stepping away and following after the warrior. I hear both of them change into wolf form just inside the tree line, hiding them from me. I exhale a breath I had been holding in, his scent still surrounding me.
Once again another incident with the new alpha has caused my mind to fill with even more questions than before. I sigh and hurry into my house, up the stairs and close my bedroom door behind me, not running into my family on the way up. I fall on the bed and groan. What will Tara do? Will she be the new one to spread rumours about me? Will she tell people it was my fault? Has Lawrence found her and fixed it? I pray that is what has happened. Martin's plea for me reappears over in my head. The feeling of his finger on my lips sends a tingle down my body, and his eyes staring down at my lips sears its way under my closued eyelids...again I don't know what to make out of it. With the things my Sister, pack mates, and parents tells me compared to the things I sense and feel when I'm with him. I don't know what to think....or feel.
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