Chapter 7

Claire's POV

When I started to walk away, Emil came up behind me and grabbed my hand. He grinned at me, but I could only muster up a smirk that was only halfway there since I wasn't in the mood to smile all the way.

Everyone seemed to feel better after a few hours. They were giggling and grinning to themselves as they reminisced about the wonderful things Michael had accomplished and the happy times he had provided for us.

Then, while I was looking around, I got a glimpse of a warrior approaching my father and speaking softly into his ear. He froze in place, and the expression on his face indicated that he was furious.

He finally got up and took the competitor with him as he stormed away.

I turned to Cain, who was also looking. "What's going on?" I asked him.

He just kept looking at his dad and shaking his head. "I'll look into it. I'm not sure." He quickly got up and went in the same way as his dad.

People started leaving the hall to go hom