Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 68: soon is sooner than we think . And that was how Jessica found herself on an hour and a half long helicopter ride flying across the county. The pilot and co-pilot were already waiting for them on the roof of Augustine’s house when Kai’s brother escorted them through his house up to the landing deck. Kai greeted her politely like an old acquaintance, and Jessica politely bowed, unable to keep her eyes off of the chopper. It was her first time being so close to one and it was so much bigger than she had expected. “Be back in time for brunch tomorrow,” Augustine requested, clapping Kai on the arm. “You two should come, it’ll be nice.” “You should invite Santana too,” Jessica said quickly, hoping that wasn’t overstepping any boundaries, but damn it the whole younger ones of the family needed to get their shit together, even if they both needed a little push. “I mean. If that’s cool with you.”Augustine laughed, bending over at the waist. “I
Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 69: stars that they’d never reach. . The light turned green and Santana turned back to the road. They had passed a few markets already, and Jessica wondered where exactly they were going. “I really hope you both can figure it out, I really do,” Santana said quietly. “And I hope that you’ve really thought about if all of this is worth losing him.”“I ask myself that every morning I wake up, every night I go to bed, and every second in between.” Santana pulled the car into a parking spot with ease. “But I’m too scared to do anything about it.”She got out of the car, ending the conversation for the time being. Jessica followed her as they walked deeper into the market, passing several families selling fresh farm goods including the potatoes that Augustine had requested, but Santana kept going, paying them no mind as she navigated the alleys with ease and familiarity. She stopped suddenly, staring straight at a booth, her real smile slowly com
Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 70: left at the altar . Maude stepped closer, prodding a finger in Jessica’s direction.“You had no right coming into our family and messing with our affairs. You had no right in supporting Santana’s stupid decisions, you shouldn’t have urge her childish wants and now she’s eloped with some good for nothing thief who’s probably after our family money.”Jessica scoffed at the audacity of Kai’s mother. “You should have kept your head down and your nose out of the places it doesn’t belong because if you think after this stunt we will ever permit you to be in this family you are surely wrong.” She raised her chin, looking down at her. “You do not understand what being a Hermès means. And you never will.”As if god had cursed her, Jessica’s thread finally snapped under the pressure the moment Kai appeared down the hall.“I know I don’t fit in here, you don’t have to tell me that. Everyone here has made me feel like I don’t belong and I get it! I g
Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 71: what could have been . Kai watched as Jessica left, stumbling backwards towards the steps. He sat down, sobbing into his knees, hands knotting in his hair, pulling and tugging as if that would wake him from this horrible nightmare. “Shit, it looks like you just got left at the altar right now” Augustine tried to lighten the mood with the joke when he appeared next to him, but Kai only began crying harder. His elder brother swore beneath his breath, squatting down next to him and awkwardly patting his shoulder. “Sorry that was insensitive. Just let it out.”“She left me,” he said, his brain still not completely processing what had happened yet. “She just left me.”“Kai” his mother started, but he shook his head. “Don’t,” he cautioned. “I don’t want to speak to you right now.”“Life isn’t just about love, Kai—”“Then what the hell is it about!” he shouted, turning to face her, uncovering his face that he was sure stained with tears. “If no
Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 72: hope that wasn’t available . René drove Jessica back to the hotel. At some point in the future, she knew she would find it in her to be grateful that the elder had kept her away from the press that was waiting outside, desperate for a story or a photo to cause drama, and led her out a back entrance. But for now she just felt empty. Like everything in her heart had been left in the foyer of the wedding hall. She had given everything she had and now she simply had run out of everything. In the car she had looked up the soonest flight. It was scheduled for 5am the next morning and cost nearly two thousand dollars to get a last minute seat on it, but she bought it without hesitating.She couldn’t wait another four days. She had to get out of here. She wanted to go home. But part of her knew that her home in Seattle wouldn’t feel like home either.Not without Kai. René had helped her pack her things in the hotel. Jessica had done her bes
Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 73: crumbling it up and throwing it out . She stayed at home for the week. Her family’s home. And when Monday rolled around, she went back to work, trying to muster every bit of enthusiasm she had to see her students at the crèche. They cheered her up a bit, with their screams and loud laughter as they yelled when they saw her, and even with the comically large card they had made her to welcome her back. Her coworkers, Devin and Isabella side eyed her with gentle concern during their shared lunch and at recess, both curious. But she shook her head when they questioned her, not wanting to talk about it as she threw herself into her work.It kept her busy, at least. And her mind away from wondering if Kai had come back or if he had stayed in Seattle. She got her answer that Friday.Jessica had just gotten back to her family’s home from work, exhausted emotionally and physically from the week, when she was greeted by a loud meow. She blinked
Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 74: fear of abandonment . Beep.Beep.The burning stench of disinfectants was the first thing Saint’s mind registered.Beep.Beep.The second was the distinct sound of a machine.Beep.Beep.The third was the pounding headache.Beep.Beep.Saint cracked his eyes open after several attempts and registered too many things at once. The light was too bright and blinding, the room was full of alpha pheromones that made his omega whine. And he was weak, too weak to move a muscle.“He’s coming around,” someone said. Saint blinked again, trying to focus on the voice. The tone was gentle though it belonged to an alpha. His brain tried to piece everything together as he slowly came to his senses.The car.The attack.Valentino.He gasped; his body jolting up with a cry at the sudden crash of memories.“It’s okay. You’re safe,” the same voice said. “We got you.”Saint looked around the room frantically. “Val.” His head throbbed. Everything was a blur
Claimed by The Arrogant Alpha.Chapter 75: former crazy rich trust fund baby. “You look happy,” Jessica said the moment the call connected and Santana’s face appeared on her screen.She beamed. She looked like a whole different person now. A month had passed since the whole issue, and Santana looked happy. Healthy too. Her cheeks were full and squishing up towards her eyes, which had turned into crescent moons once she saw Jessica, as she smiled wide. She was tanner and no longer looked like she walked around with shoes of lead.“I am,” Santana said, shifting on the bed she was laying on, face smooshed in blankets. “I moved in with Charming’s family.”“Is he there?” Jessica asked, and Santana nodded, tilting the phone up to show the other side of the bed where Charming was laying. They were wearing matching pajamas. Cute. He waved at Jessica and smiled, and she waved back before Santana turned the phone back to her face. “How have you been?” She asked delicately, and Jessica sig