Chasing The Rejected
CHAPTER 82

Chapter 82

-CLARA

The night was growing late, and I found myself growing restless. Anticipation for the next day, when I would present Damon with my gift, kept me awake. As the frustration continued to simmer within me.

I tossed the blanket wrapped around myself and exited the room.

Encountering Luca again was of no concern to me. If he dared to impede my path, I would forcefully brush him aside and fiercely defend myself if necessary. I descended the stairs, replaceing no trace of Luca.

With determination fueling my actions, I stormed into Damon’s study. As I was on the verge of raising my voice, desperate for an explanation for his repeatedly postponed meeting with me, my gaze landed on his pose. Hidden beneath his handsome look was a tiredness that rarely graced his face

His eyes looked like it needed rest and his shoulders were slumped behind his desk.

oke him

Timmediately wanted to reach out and stroke him into my own solace. But I let my body catch its breath.

Damon looked stressed and even the heavy lights in his effice could tell.

His gaze on me changed his expression but he somehow couldn’t conceal that exhaustion and frustration he was feeling for not being able to

replace out the root of the explosion,

I could tell like could tell what glued to my claw. He was my husband!

“Damon,” I called softly.

He arched his eyebrows at me.

“Why don’t you take a break, I promise it’ll help” I took a step forward.

He nodded, “I’ll try”

“You don’t need to try, you just have to,” I persisted.

A crumpled smile appeared on his face and he nodded at me, like he would actually listen this time.

“Fine. I’ll take a break. We will s

I spend time later tonight,” He uttered and I felt like I could breathe again and beamed at him.

“Thank you Damon,” I let his name linger in my mouth as I gently placed the tiny box in my hand on the table.

“I hope you like your gift,” I added.

His flashy smile took over his crumpled one immediately.

“A gift?”

“Yeah”

“You’ve been working so hard.” I murmured

He smiled at me and nodded, already approving it.

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eyes danced around me for a little while and Goddess, he was breathtaking.

“I’ll leave you to rest now,” I said.

Not having the slightest intention to leave.

“Okay” He mumbled.

I walked out of his study and I skipped all the way back to my room.

I really hope

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Damon likes the gift. It was a small necklace with his initials on it, one that was matching mine with my initials on mine too.

I wasn’t sleepy and I didn’t want to go back to bed Unless Damon showed up, and he has promised to be with me tonight, so all I needed was something to take my mind off waiting.

Just as I was about to slip out of the house, Gwen and her brothers popped up in front of me.

“And where are you going?” Steven pressured.

“Outside” I replied as a matter of fact.

“I’m sorry, you’re not allowed to go anywhere on your own” Gwen yelled so loud my guards immediately rushed up to me and surrounded

me like a wanted criminal..

“Gwen,” I muttered in a warning tone and she bowed her head.

“Alpha’s order.” She murmured and I sighed.

I did not raise any questions and simply went out of the house with the security personnel following me. I was overjoyed that Gwen, Steven,

and Nate had made the decision to accompany me on my evening stroll and that they would do this for me for the first time.

As we made our way towards the pack, we engaged in conversation and discussed a wide range of topics.

I was experiencing some unease, and despite my efforts to participate more actively in the discussion that Steven was now bringing up, I was unable to shake the picture of the previous time I had walked into the pack, only to be accused of kidnapping a child.

After turning my attention back to the conversation, I was immediately confronted by the same woman who had accused me of kidnapping her child.

My gaze was immediately taken by her.

I was on the verge of stopping what I was doing and wiping my eyes so that it wouldn’t appear to be a figment of my imagination; yet, it really was her. Why did she seem so suspicious?

And somehow she wasn’t with her kid? Why?

Gwen and her brothers appeared to be more profound in their conversation at this point, and they didn’t even realize that I hadn’t spoken anything in a very long time.

My interested guards, who appeared to have taken their talk to heart and were distracted by every word that came out of Nate and Steven’s mouth, did not even realize when I had begun to slip out away from them and into the open in order to be able to follow this woman

At the same time that she was walking at a rapid speed, I had to walk quickly in order to keep up with her.

She walked down the lonely path and followed like my

my mind depended on it.

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The sound of a baby crying captured my attention, and I found myself turning my head to the side in an attempt to figure out where the sound was coming from. I had to interrogate myself

My eyes were immediately drawn to the sight of a stroller, and it was at that moment that I caught a glimpse of a little arms waving around in

the air.

I gasped loudly when I saw the little boy had been restrained in the stroller in some way, and there was no indication that he would be able to escape. All that could be heard was the baby’s loud cry.

As soon as I realized that the stroller was driving into a river that was already so close to it, my heart broke, and I came dangerously close to passing out.

I let out a scream and my legs sped up in an attempt to grab the stroller.

I didn’t know how to swim, but I didn’t care since all I wanted was to save that child. The stroller fell into the river before I could get to it and despite not knowing how to swing, I dove into the river without thinking it through properly.

The poor little boy!

I felt myself unable to take a breath. While I struggled to Take each breath, I noticed that my lungs were beginning to burn. When I realized that the weight of my garments was pulling me down, I immediately began to feel a sense of terror.

After experiencing a surge of adrenaline, I switched my attention to the little boy and saw that it was still sobbing and luckily, the stroller was still aloof

It’s limbs were flapping as it attempted to maintain its buoyancy, I tried reaching out to them but the current was too strong.

I tried to yell for help but the water immediately filled my mouth and my words were lost and instantly turned into bubbles.

I found myself slipping under the surface and all i could think of was if the baby was okay.

In the midst of trouble i always believed there might be a moment of clarity. A glimpse of hope to be precise.

And just as I was about to give up struggling, I felt a hand on my arm, Pulling me out of the river.

I turned to see a blurry Damon and I couldn’t get past the look of anger in his eyes. In fact, he was seething with anger.

Damon was able to swim back to shore with me in his arms. Finally, we reached the safety of dry land and I collapsed on the ground panting and coughing when it suddenly hit me.

“The little boy!” I pointed and yelled and Damon turned towards the direction I was pointing at before letting out a groan.

“Clara…

“Damon, it’s a child!” I screamed in disbelief and he sighed before diving back into the water.

Gwen and the others immediately raced up to me and quickly after that, I was covered in a thick coat.

During the time that Damon was making his way to the shore, I watched him silently as he held onto the stroller while swimming towards

Despite the fact that I was still attempting to regain my breath, as soon as Damon got out of the water and took the little boy into his arms, I couldn’t help but cry. The image wa

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s just too perfect.

Damon had not only saved me this time but he had saved a child and that was making me feel all kinds of emotions…