The face of my supposed father was covered with confusion. “How did you know that we had a new prisoner and that it was the Luna of the Thunder pack?” His tone was hard. His eyes were seeking answers. “I know about what you did.” I decided to put on a show, displaying myself as his daughter even though I was not. “I know that you and your men wiped out the Thunder pack. Their women and children were held as prisoners and their Alpha was killed.” My tone was firm, and a hint of anger flowed with it. “Ho–how did you know all this? You were at school when we ransacked that town.” “Whispers.” I forced a small smile. “The walls have ears. It did not take long for me to find out. It is said that you also killed a girl my age. The only daughter of the Alpha and Luna of that pack.” He blinked rapidly for a few seconds and then withdrew his arm from my shoulders before standing to his feet. “You should not be listening to rumors, Katara. If you want to find out anything, you come to me,
I contemplated turning the other way just to avoid Jade but his eyes then connected with mine and I had no choice but to play it cool and continue walking his way. There was a small staircase that was about five stairs that led deeper into the building of the school. It was on one of the stairs where he was sitting, with his black backpack next to him. He had a tight frown on his face and maintained eye contact with me as I neared him. Today he was wearing dirty converse and had on skinny jeans that showed off how toned his muscles were. The shirt he was wearing fitted him neatly, also showing how defined his upper body was. He was a sight to behold and I could stare at him all day without getting bored. Literally. “Hi,” I said softly as I sat next to him when I reached him. He scoffed lightly and peeled his attention off me as he played with one of the straps on his bag. “What do you want? To hit me again and tell me that it’s my fault?” He spat the words, and my face reddened.
Chad had a smirk on his face as he stared coldly at Jade. Jade did not back down and had a nonchalant look. “Chad, leave him alone. He’s not bugging me.” I touched his arm, and he peeled his eyes from Jade and looked at me. He balanced his weight rudely on Jade’s desk with his hands. “Are you sure, my love?” I swallowed. “Yes, I’m sure, Chad. Now, leave him alone. Please.” I begged him with pleading eyes, and I could tell from the expression on his face that he was looking for trouble. “Okay.” He smiled brightly. “Anything for my baby.” He took his hands from Jade’s desk. “Come with me, let’s go sit in the back.” He extended his hand to me. I could feel Jade’s eyes on me. And Chad was waiting for a response from me. “Why are you hesitating?” He continued. “So you want to take a break from me and want space, but you simultaneously want to sit next to this creep?”“Watch your language,” Jade said between his teeth. “Or what?” Chad scoffed the words out. He looked back at me. “Kata
Chad looked upset as he sat in his seat. “I swear if I knew that that guy worked here, I wouldn't have brought you here.” He scoffed. “How did he even get a job at such a fine establishment? Did he lie on his resume? I’m sure he did.” “Why do you hate him so much? Jade.” I asked as I played with the tips of my hair. “Stop it. You know, Katara. The guy and I were best friends since kindergarten and then the first day of high school, he just stopped talking to me out of the blue. When I asked him why he did that, he only ignored me.” Chad explained.“Oh.” My voice was breathy. “Well, that’s confusing.”“Hell, yeah. So I started working out and soon I became one of the most popular guys at school. And I made sure to treat him like sh*t.” He rocked his jaw. “Maybe he was going through something. Not everybody likes to talk about their personal problems.” I reached for one of the menus that were on the table. Where we were sitting was amazing, it allowed us to have a great view of the i
Earn it? Was Jade being serious?Was he being serious about the fact that I had to earn information from him? I guess he did have a point though. It was something very personal to him; so personal that he did not even tell Chad who he was best friends with when they were younger, so I guess it was fair.Also, earning the story might be another way of him saying that he wanted to gain my trust first. And I did not blame him. I was in the body of a bitter and very mean person; someone who had treated him like crap for a very long time. He had every right to be skeptical.It was not like I could tell him that I was not really Katara and was actually a dead girl that had reincarnated into her body as a gift from the Moon goddess. That was way too much information. And definitely not the right time. Jade snapped his fingers and I was pulled out of my thoughts. “What were you thinking about?” He chuckled lowly. “Look, what I mean by earning the story is that I don’t really know if you we
The sun had disappeared and the full moon sat up in the sky. A few birds flew away in the distance and thin clouds danced slowly past the moon. The sounds of the waves crashing were much more intense and louder now. But it was soothing to listen to. The air was pregnant with the smell of salt and the sand gave way under the weight of Jade and me. We did not bring a blanket or anything with us so we were sitting on the sand underneath an old beach umbrella that must have been there for months. “Are you cold?” Jade glanced at me. He did not wait for me to reply, he took off his leather jacket and handed it to me. “Here. This might help.” I scoffed lightly as I accepted it from him. As I wore his jacket, my heart melted. His cologne was baked into it. I could not believe that I was wearing his clothing. “Thanks.” I flashed him a warm smile. “This beach was once run by my mom and me,” Jade began, and I listened intently. “It was so popular and was the talk of the town. We were truly
“Yeah. Sh*t.” He breathed out a short sigh as we approached his motorcycle. “And it was not only my mother that got sick. Almost everyone on that block did; everyone except me.”“When Chad’s parents were confronted, they denied the allegations and lawyered up. We had no chance against them. They were wealthy and we did not have a lot. So of course, they ended up winning the case.” Jade continued. I could sense the anger and pain in his voice. “That’s terrible.” I was starting to understand it all. Chad did not tell me the whole truth, he intentionally left a whole lot of details out because he knew that it would have made him look bad. “Yeah,” He breathed out the word as he collected the helmets from the arm of the motorcycle. He handed me mine and proceeded to put his over his head. “I know that the actions of Chad’s parents do not speak for him. I’m not stupid.”“But he sure as hell showed that he did not give a damn about me and my mom when I begged him for him to ask his parents
I was only in my bra and panties because I had removed my clothes with the intent of taking a shower. But with the unexpected guest in my room, taking a shower was now the last thing on my mind. I had other crucial things to attend to. Like, trying to get Chad to calm down before he did something that both of us would regret in the morning. The thin curtains at the window fluttered due to the gentle and cool breeze coming in. The light from the full moon was evident when one looked outside from the view of the window.I was deeply screwed, and not even in a fun way. From the line of Chad’s questioning, it felt like he had found out my secret; that he had figured out who I truly was.That was not what I needed right now. I still had to get my mom to believe that I had actually reincarnated. I still had to come up with a plan with her on how to exact our revenge for our fallen pack. I still had to see where life was going to take me concerning a certain green-eyed boy by the name of