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"Will you open it for me, please?" She asked.
I opened the lid and placed her hand on the ring.
"It is William's birthstone, for your right hand my love.” I told her.
"Titan it is wonderful thank you. My turn. Take the cloth off the easel." She said. She still had no idea I had built her a selenium for her to paint in. They had to get special heating tiles and reinforce the ceiling under the room. Thank goodness it did not disrupt Lance and Frans living space.
"Before I do I have a surprise for you. They started it when making our suite but they only finished it last week." I said. Then took her by the hands and led her to the door she complained was always locked. She touched the door.
"When did they change the door?" She asked.
"Last night while you and William were visiting mother down the hall" I told her opening the door for her. I took her arm and walked her into the room.
"I can feel the warmth of the sun " Raven said. I smiled.
"Because my love two walls are floor to ceiling windows. You will have to decide what plants you would like in here. But the floor is heated and I thought this would be a great place for you to teach Bre how to paint, or for you to paint." I told her. This is wonderful I can being William in here when he is a bit older and shift to Spirit and watch him play. " Raven laughed.
"I'm so happy you love it. Now shall we go and look what is under the cover on the easel?" I asked. She took my arm and nodded. I walk with her over to the easel and lifted off the cover. Raven had painted a portrait of our family. Myself, her and William.
I wrapped my arms around her and kissed her forehead.
"Thank you, my love it is the best gift ever, Can I hang it in my office?" I asked.
"Wherever you want to hang it love. Merry Christmas." Raven said. I leaned down and kissed her on the lips.
CLARE'S POV (Raven's mother)
I had been here for months. Hunter never even acknowledged my existence in his home. I tried to leave about six weeks ago and was escorted back to my room and now was locked in this stupid room. I went from being a poorly treated servant to a prisoner in some mans house and pack. Did he even know Raven. Why was I here. I had to escape some how. "Burn the place down!" Midnight said.
"We can't take innocent lives, that is not who we are." I told her.
"You need to use your ability to escape and run." Midnight continued on.
"Run where? I don't even know where we are. If we get away then where do we go? they will come for us, and then maybe kill us." I told her.
"Meditate Clare, try and reach out to Raven again." Midnight said.
"It didn't work last time. It was too much on me. I will find away." I told her.
I heard the key in the door and then it opened. I didn't even look to see who it was I could smell the whiskey. He came in and sat down in the chair opposite me.
"You know Clare, we were getting on so well until you decided to run. Where were you thinking of going?" Hunter asked me.
"Anywhere but here. You lied to me. Do you even know my Raven? I think you lied about that too." I yelled at him.
"Do I know her personally? No. Do I know her Husband. All to well. I came to tell you, your a Grandmother Raven had a son and named him William. I need to find your son Clare until I do you will never leave here. It is a shame that your grand pup will not live to become Alpha." Hunter said to me.
I was in shock I stopped hearing what he said when he said Raven had a son and named him William. My baby was a mother.
"Clare, did you hear me. Where is that son of yours I must find him. There can be no lose ends." Hunter demanded.
"I told you months ago I do not know where he went." I said. More calmly.
"What was his name, Clare?" Hunter yelled.
"I thought you knew his name?" I asked.
"So did I but we are coming up empty so maybe I have it wrong. Is it Theo?" Hunter asked me. Did I tell him or not tell him. I just smiled instead.
"Tell me Clare." He demanded.
"You seem to know everything Hunter there is nothing for me to tell you." I told him.
"What was your husbands name Clare?" Hunter
"You already know his name." I said. Hunter got up out of the chair he was in so fast I did not have time to move he slapped me in the face.
"Don't be a smart mouth with me Clare, what was his name?" He asked standing over me ready to strike me again. I wiped the blood from my lip.
"His name was William." I told him. Then pushed pass him stood and walked to the bathroom to get a cloth. I heard the door slam shut and lock. When I went back out of the bathroom there was a picture on the chair. I picked it up it was of a very red-haired baby I turned it over on the back it said William. I flipped the picture back over and looked at my little grand pup.
"Why did you let him get away with striking you, Clare? You should have let me eat him." Midnight asked.
"We would be dead before we could get off this floor. We have a reason to stay alive not just for Raven and Leo but for our grand pup.
I placed the picture under my pillow. Then went back to reading the book I had been reading before Hunter had come here.
RAVEN'S POV
We were all packed and ready to go to Alpha Blakes pack. We were invited a day early to avoid the rush of people, and to settle in. I was just about out the door of our suite when I stopped my books were calling to me. I had been avoiding then ignoring the pull.
But I could not this time it was to strong.
"Bre please bring my current book and pencil and sharpener." I asked.
"I will put it in William diaper bag Raven." Bre said. Knowing it was there stopped the urgency and I relaxed again.
"Raven, you know I don't ask about what you draw but why have you been avoiding it the past few days?" Titan asked as we all got on the elevator.
"Because I don't think I'm going to like what my mind has to draw what ever the pull is, it is not good.