Clarissa’s P.O.V.

Days began to turn into a week, and I had yet to hear anything from my mate. Antonio still had not come for me, and the worry within me was growing by the day.

Brantley kept reassuring me that Antonio was okay, but that he was taking care of other issues, making things safe for me to come home. He said that Antonio found others that were part of the council’s scheme to hurt me and that he wanted to rid them from our lives before allowing me back into our ...