I Claim Your LOVE

Nightmare

Everyone stood at the front of the funeral with their heads down. Callan held Aurora's shaky hand the entire time. Elder Odulf was a mentor and like a father to her. His death broke her completely. People said their prayers to the Luna and the body was buried according to the rituals. They paid respect to the last rites of the man as he was the head of the elders.

Einar on the other hand kept a factitious face of despair and ache for the entirety of the funeral. He really wanted to feel bad for the elder but deep inside he felt nothing. The elder knew what was coming for him. Whatever the reason, Einar was aware that killing the man only brought fear to his fellow pack members. This wasn't how he thought his reign as the new Alpha would begin.

To make matters worse, his mate was constantly dangling between Aurora and Viola. Either he was busy consoling the witch by giving her a shoulder to cry or he kept fondling his lover's face as an act of his affection. Callan was paying attention to everyone around but he never spared a glance for the Alpha. This infuriated Einar even more. He drew up various scenarios in his head to kill everyone who was dear to him. This way Einar would be the only person who he sees, who he cares about.

Garrick was quite worried for his friend. He could not apprehend what Einar had became. He knew that the Alpha was creating a façade only to please his pack members but deep inside he seemed relived to have killed the elder. This wasn't the Einar he knew. His friend would never harm anyone intentionally, killing was a different game altogether. Though it was not as if he had never killed before but he always felt remorse where it mattered. This man right in front of him was different. Einar was mostly uninterested in interacting with the people in position. He had shut his mind link while he stole glances at Callan. On occasions his nostrils would flare and he fisted his hands. Since Garrick had experienced the same vehemence, he knew what his emotions signified.

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It had been one whole week since the funeral. In the absence of elder Odulf, Aurora was handled the responsibility to be the head healer of the pack. Both Callan and Viola had resumed their pack duties and managed their together time with great efforts. On the other hand Garrick and Einar had been drafting schedules for the upcoming trials and preparing the lists for the nominees. Einar was overwhelmed by the work and duties as the new Alpha. The first entire week he visited the villages and their chiefs and surveyed his pack area.

But Einar's mind had been distracted..

The newly crowned alpha always used to think what his mate was doing and then his train of thoughts went to his lover Viola. Just the thought of them together made his blood boil. He also came to know that Callan had requested an audience with him but he thought the probable reason for this meeting would be to discuss the unfortunate incident at his place.

Callan on the other hand had been sleepless for most of his nights since the blue moon. The constant nightmares had deprived him of his slumber. Moreover the passing of his horses had saddened him deeply. The one good thing about it all was his constant companion- the raven. Since the full moon the raven seemed to be more attached to Callan. He was at his side for the most of his time.

He decided to visit Aurora to find a cure for his nightmares.

He entered her cottage and shouted her name trying to locate her. After repeatedly calling her he concluded that she was not present in the premises. He decided to wait for her until she came. He sat on a nearby chair with his eyes glued to the entrance. He was finding it difficult to kill time and so he decided to explore the place. A door near a large table caught his attention. It had been a long time since he had visited the room so he decided to spend some time there until Aurora came back. He enthusiastically went forward and entered the room.