Jarren’s POV
It was just my luck that Valentine’s Day fell on a Monday. Oh well. I’d skipped the first few classes of school. I had to find the perfect present for Jillie. I know what you’re thinking. Why am I last-minute shopping? Well, I’m not. I’d been trying to find the right present for a week now. I was beginning to get frustrated.
“Mom, what am I going to do?” I asked, taking a seat on the couch in her office.
“About what?
“Valentine’s Day.”
She looked up. “Still no present?” I shook my head. “Did you go to the jeweler?&rd
Jillie’s POV“I promise to love you every moment of my existence. Happy Valentine’s Day.” He opened the box, and I gasped, bringing my hand to my mouth. Inside the box was a beautiful ring. It was twisted and intertwined together. On the twisted bands, it had: Jillie, Jarren, For Ever. I was shocked when I noticed the words were shimmering. How was that possible?“It’s a vampire thing,” he replied to my silent question.“Jarren, this is so beautiful,” I whispered.“Well, I was hoping to get something as beautiful as you, but I couldn’t find anything, so I settled for
Unknown POV I watched them as they got out of the car. I’d been waiting six damn hours for her to get home. I was furious to see him with her, but I knew that’s where she’d be. I was even more enraged when I saw him getting out of the car with her. They walked to the door together, and she looked around. Maybe trying to see if her parents were pulling in. Stupid leech. He didn’t even know I was watching him. Didn’t even know I was there. How could he possibly protect her if he couldn’t even sense me? I watched her close the door behind him. Fury boiled up inside of me. I jumped from the tree in the neighbor&rsqu
Jillie’s POV I watched as he trailed off and grew silent. I waited on him to continue, but he didn’t. Seconds went by, and then minutes. It was like he was in a trance. He seemed to be watching the scene take place. “Jarren,” I said softly, but it was enough to snap him out of it. He looked at me. “What happened next?” He took a deep breath. “That’s just it, Jillie. I’m not sure. All I know is that when I woke up the next morning, Annabelle was dead.” I gasped. “Did you……?” I trialed off. “Kill her? I thought I didn’t; I knew I couldn’t have. I would never have done that to Carson, we were best friends, but my scent was the only on
Jillie’s POV“Daddy, come on. Her plane lands in forty minutes.” I yelled at my Dad. It was Thursday, and we were supposed to pick up Kaileeh from the airport.“I’m coming, princess.” He made his way from his room in the back, and we headed out the door with Mom. I climbed into the backseat of Dad’s Bentley and headed toward the airport. The ride was silent except for the music on the radio. I was excited as we got closer to the airport. I hadn’t seen Kaileeh since July, and I’d missed her. We pulled into the airport parking lot and found a space close to the doors. I hopped out of the car, s
Jillie's POV“I met my husband Demetri when I was about eighteen. In the time I’d grown up in, I’d been a woman for about two years. It was customary for fathers to pick their daughter’s husbands. Well, like most young women of that era, I didn’t object or refuse when my father told me that I was to marry Gordon Peterson. He was the son of a wealthy banker. Even though I knew Gordon was a terribly spoiled brat, and he was quite a little snot,” she said, chuckling. “Anyway, I held my contentment in. It was disrespectful to object to your father’s wishes. A few weeks went by, and I was completely miserable. I’d always loved the moonlight, so I went for a walk one night. I’d made it to the end of the street, and I saw him just under the street lantern. It was the first time I’d ever laid eyes on Demetri.”
Jillie's POVShe stopped talking, and we watched it play out in front of us. There was no sound, but I could tell the conversation was a mix of anger, fear, hurt, and betrayal on Nunny’s part, but when I looked at Demetri’s face, all I could see was the love he held for her.“We sat in that room until the sun rose. Him trying to explain and calm down my hysterics the entire time. He then asked me, ’Am I any different from the man you fell in love with? Am I such a monster to you now that you can’t see that man?’ When he asked me that, my whole resolve cracked because he was right. He was still the man I’d fallen in love with. The man that I’d married. The man that I still loved. Admittedly, I was still a little frightened, but he hadn’t hurt me the entire time, and I knew he wouldn’t now. Days we
Jarren’s POV I closed my locker and headed to first period as the bell rang. I hadn’t seen Jillie, so I was assuming she was late. I walked into the classroom and took my seat at the back. I lay my head on the desk and pretended to be asleep. I learned that girls were less likely to try to talk to me if they thought I was sleeping. I sat in class that way the entire time until the bell rang. I made my way to Chemistry and sat at my table. Jillie came in a few minutes later with a girl with black hair. She and Jillie had a few of the same facial features, and she was short like Jillie. She was only a little taller. Maybe about five foot three or so. Jillie took a stool from an emp
Jarren's POVAfter school, I went to my parent’s house to talk to them. My mom wasn’t there, but my dad was. I walked into his study and sat across from him at his desk.“Hello, Jarren.”“Hey, Dad.”He looked up at me and closed the book he was looking at. “What’s on your mind, son?”“How did you-““You have that look.”“Okay, well, today at school, I was in Chemistry, and I was blocking everyone’s thoughts out, but somehow Jillie still managed to get hers in.”“Really?&rdqu