CHAPTER 17He had never seen her like this, hands trembling, eyes fixed on the dark road, lips quivering. He cursed under his breath. He held her hand steady while he firmly held the steering wheel of the car with his other hand. He could feel her succumb to his touch but it wasn't enough."No one is going to hurt you Jasmine, not while I'm here," he reassured her. She wanted to believe him, but it was not so easy to forget the extremely dark eyes and gnarly wide teeth that not so long ago threatened her. She couldn't make out the features so well, but the fear she felt was real, she knew the person standing in front of her wanted her dead, she could see it in those dead black eyes and the wicked grin. She just didn't know why? One thing was clear though; Jason knew more than he was letting on. "You weren't there Jason, you didn't see what I saw," she stated. "What exactly did you see?" "I…. It was so…so dark… I don't know…." "It's alright, you don't have to say anything, you
CHAPTER 18Adolph was full of rage as he read the note, he had the same look Jason had just a while ago. He passed the note to mama Helen to take a look and somehow she still managed to show no emotion. Jason knew she was worried, he could tell by the subtle movements she made, but she wasn't making it obvious. He wondered how she was able to remain calm in situations like this. He wished he could possess such equanimity, especially now as he stood beside his mate. Jasmine used the opportunity to observe his home, it was obvious that his "family" had decided to ignore her since he gave them the envelope, at least it was better than the outright look of disapproval they shot her way before. "How did you get this?" Mama Helen asked Jason. He exhaled quietly and walked closer to them, while firmly holding onto Jasmine. The old woman shot a glance at their interlocked hands but Adolph starred in contempt, like he could bore a hole through their hands. "Someone threatened me, threate
CHAPTER 19He signaled for the pack to be at ease, they were free to speak as soon as he gave the signal, still he felt he needed to say something first, to set the momentum. "I'm sure you have all seen the warning," he uttered, studying every member of his pack. "This is werewolf blood Alpha Jason, it's not just any blood," Conan spoke up. "Yes Alpha Conan, and that worries me even more," he expressed. Conan was the Alpha of Boris's pack, the Blood Moon pack. The bond between the two packs ran deep, even before Jason was born. They shared a lot of things in common and among that was a common enemy: Sebastian. They fought side by side during the last war, they bought lost pack members very dear to them and knew they were going to be together once more to put an end to what started 13 years ago. "Can you trace the blood Melvin?" Jason asked the young werewolf. "I've tried, but whoever is behind this definitely covered the scent very well," he replied. Melvin was the most sensiti
CHAPTER 20Jasmine woke up to an unfamiliar environment, with golden rays of sunlight sipping through a small space between the curtains. She knew she wasn't dreaming, she could vividly remember the events of last night. She even remembered Jason coming into the room to check up on her, she was slightly awake but she didn't want him to know that. There was no way a street-wise girl like her could sleep so deep on her first night in a strange house that she wouldn't notice that. Just then there was a knock on the big door, it was a light knock, she sat up resting her back on the pillows. "Hello," a voice said through the door. It was a female voice. The voice was rich, low and smoky, a very unique voice indeed but unmistakably female. "Come in," Jasmine called out. The door opened slowly to a brown haired beauty, with a particular love for leather, especially black leather. "Oh my, I'm glad you're awake, I couldn't come see you yesterday because I wanted you to rest…. how do yo
CHAPTER 21They got to their secret gateway location just in the nick of time. Jason didn't tell her that they were going to be using a private plane but she wasn't objecting anyways. Just as promised she didn't waste any time in her apartment. The first thing she thought to grab though was her laptop. Writing was her life, and she couldn't imagine being separated from her laptop.She felt a sense of guilt that it was actually what was first on her mind as she got to her apartment, but she convinced herself that could write just about anything and it doesn't even have to be about Jason Halem. Next she changed from the oversized outfit she was wearing into a simple flower gown. She had already freshened up in Jason's house so she didn't need to do that anymore. She packed a few clothes, some underwear, some shoes and some personal toiletries. She wasn't sure where they were going yet so she packed a little of her clothing just in case. She always loved to be prepared for anything bu
CHAPTER 22They walked side by side under the sky littered with stars shining bright for them. They walked barefoot on the beach as the sand curled through their feet. It was a cold night so Jasmine snuggled closer to Jason to feel more warmth, or at least that's what she told herself.They had been in A Place Away From Home for 7 days now and it felt like the best days either of them have ever had. It had been just the two of them, getting to know each other, falling in love as the days passed by. Sometimes Jasmine's mind strayed to the people he left behind for her, they were his family no matter the opinions they held, at least he had people there for him, and she felt like she was taking him away from them, like she was competing for his loyalty. "This is lovely Jason, just the two of us here, hand in hand, just enjoying the night and looking at those stars! They are amazing," she said softly. "Yeah, everything seems almost too perfect. I've never felt this much at peace for a v
CHAPTER 23She woke up with Jason beside her, he was still so close to her, holding her tight like she could vanish any moment from now. She turned around to look at him as he slept. She thought he was still unbelievably handsome like the first day she saw him. She couldn't understand how it was humanly possible to look like this..For a while she played with the idea that he was probably not human because he was too perfect to be true, but she didn't really believe in such things. As a journalist only facts matters to her and so far she had not seen a supernatural being. She tried to gently remove his arms from around her but she just succeeded in waking him up..He turned a little as he opened his eyes, his lovely golden iris staring back at her. "Good morning cry baby, where do you think you're going to," he said as he pulled her closer to him. "I didn't want to wake you up." "Well too bad, you just did," he smirked. "Alright," she uttered as she tried to pry his arm away fro
CHAPTER 24Jasmine found that being in a hotel suite all alone was not as fun as she envisioned. A few weeks ago this would have been the perfect day for her, but now she misses Jason, a lot. She hated to admit it but she was getting used to his presence, his touch, and his warm hands. Now she felt so alone even though he had only been gone for a few hours. He insisted on going out alone and asked her to wait for his return. He said that it was better this way. She wanted to argue but he didn't even give her a chance. It was almost like she was in a prison, a very expensive and extremely beautiful prison. So here she was with her laptop, her only companion in the world. Just then a notification popped up on her screen, it was an email from her editor, asking her about the juicy article she promised him weeks ago. Gosh! She almost forgot the reason she stormed into Jason's life in the first place. This was not the first time she had gotten such emails, and they were getting more i