il. It counts as twenty percent of your total assessment.... " Clare was barely listening

signed to them, so that was not a problem. There would howeve

ay herald her escape. As soon as the bell went off, she grabbed

but she didn't mind anymore. Constantly on the run from taunts

s and almost halfway to the pack house. Only then did s

till alone and decided it was safe to

e beta of the pack but if she was fast enough, she could ch

ground kept her company all the way hom

owing up. She was always under a lot of pressure from everyone around her. Tryi

her wolf always got so beaten up that it took

Even though Tony, the current delta and hence the pack trainer, gave her the alternativ

body and pride would be injured, but also her dignity. So she sucked it up an

ecord time. Her adoptive uncle was seated there sco

." She called o

ply and then continued reading th

his son Rick had hated her since the day she had begun to live in the pack house a

ignored her, like to

ontinued killing them with kindness,

at some wishes like that never came through, especially when the

ction would be if they were suddenly nic

nto more casual clothes; a large green sweatshirt, skinny jeans and a

f she hurried she could have

zza on the kitchen island. She put some in a foil

nt's home, she rang th

ittle sister that had moved to

n Clare's parents home and was also an outcast s

bit eccentric naturalist. And a bookworm.

e thumb in the pack much like her niece, but

hts, Clare believed she kept it like that to make the house look regular to the other wolf

iple purposes. There her aunt kept her wonderful array of books along with bottles and b

de from its opened window and dim o

work table. Clare moved closer as loud as she could to let h

h. What have y

e could now see was a tortoise that was lying belly up and deathly sti

lare asked coming closer t

till got at least five more decades to live. He just has

her magic on the animal and the rele

helled animal crawl b

nt Lilith?" Clare asked her aunt a

ome herbs for my dyes

was constipated, and plea

make them some tea. "stick with me dear, and you will be able

or a second that she could ev

was just o

the house cat and said it was pregnant even before it was

wful menstrual pain with acupuncture at times or h

y doubtful that she co