JAYDENI rushed through my task, so I could return earlier than I told Chrys. It was crazy how attached I had become to her after a few weeks of being together. I just don't want to be separated from her. At least not for over 7 hours. If only we could spend all our days together, but I know it was difficult. We weren't attached at the hip. The others watched me as I worked. None sought to help me, not that I would have let them do that. It scared them to approach me, and that was because of how cold. I wanted nothing to do with humans. Especially those I was working with. They just get on my damned nerves. I got everything done before 5 O'clock. I was ready to go, ready to surprise Chrys by returning earlier than I had estimated. My phone rang the moment I entered my car. I had just dropped my bag and inserted the key in the ignition, only for my thoughts to be disrupted by the ringing of my phone. I immediately answered it when I saw the caller's ID. Chrys hardly calls me whenev
I gaped at her, shocked to even say a word. Out of all the things I expected her to speak, it wasn't this. I thought Chrys and I were discreet about it. Who would have guessed that she knew about it?“Why? Are you stunned?” She chuckled dryly. She knelt in front of me and placed both hands on my thighs. “Don't worry, I won't tell Gordon about it. All I want is for you to fuck me. Is that too much to ask? You are fucking your stepmom, so I don't see any problem with that.”“She's fucking different from you!” I slapped her hands off my thighs, narrowing my eyes to slits. “Don't you ever touch me!”She smiled, nibbling on her lower lip. “Why? Do you think anyone will consider it cheating when you kiss me? Isn't that like… Aren't you acting so self-righteous? Open your damned eyes, Jayden! Chrys is cheating on you with Gordon!”“No, she's not.” I dropped the bottle of beer on the table. “There's no way she could ever do that.”Had this been before, I would have thought she was telling the
Standing outside the broken door was the last person I expected to find. At least not with my regard for him. Gordon stood there with his eyes narrowed to slits. “I knew there was something wrong with you from the first time you approached me,” he said as he took some steps towards us, his eyes focused solely on Claudia.“Oh? What a pity.” She straightened, facing him. “Why then did you employ me?” She folded her arms, looking so at ease despite the darkness swirling in Gordon's eyes. Though he was still in his human form, his fangs, and claws hidden, I could feel the ferocity of his presence.“You can say I wanted to check you out.”“Did I disappoint?” She asked in a mocking tone, her arms still folded, looking like one with no care in the entire world. “No, you didn't.”“Well, let's get this show on the road!” She knelt and brought out another dagger identical to the one was using on me. I thought the fight would end quickly the moment Gordon raced towards her, but I was wrong.
CHRYS'Wake up! Chrys!' Chels' insistent voice seemed to drag me out of the void I found myself in. My head hurts. Opening my eyes showed me to be a work on its own. I couldn't even force them open. I tried to raise my hands, but it felt heavy. I had never felt as tired as I was at the moment. It seemed like someone placed something heavy on my body, weighing me down despite how much I wanted to rise. 'Chrys!' Chels snapped. Almost immediately, I felt a foreign power. For the first time since I met Chels, she willingly shared her powers with me without snapping. It was surreal, an unexpected thing. 'Stop acting like it's a big deal. I just need you awake! We haven't taught that stupid Gordon a lesson for drugging us!' Her words made me recall what happened before I lost consciousness. I was taking a walk with Gordon, laughing at his silly antics, not knowing that he had a plan for me. It wasn't until we reached an ancient castle I hadn't seen before did he hit me, rendering me un
He smiled, his mouth curving up at the side, amused. “How else do you think Jayden obtained his powers? He's half-werewolf, the perfect candidate for this. That was also how he got to be your mate.”To state I was dumbstruck would be a grand understatement. I had always wondered how I got to be mates with a vampire. It all seemed to boil down to the fact that Jayden was a werewolf — a half-one. 'Doesn't make any to me.' “Too shocked to speak a word?” Gordon chuckled. “You see, it doesn't matter what you think or how you react. My plans are already working.”“Really?” I tilted my head to the side, scoffing at him. “Tell me, what is your brilliant plan? Why are you even doing this?”I knew he didn't do this for revenge on his son. He wouldn't have gone to such a length. There had to be something he planned to do. “Why should I tell you that?” He scowled, folding his arms with his eyes narrowed to slits.“I'm dying. It won't trouble you to tell me, would it?”I discreetly tugged on th
CHRYS“Jayden!” I ran over to his side, making sure to avoid bumping into the pot that was boiling with no fire. I knelt in front of my mate and placed both hands on his cheeks. “Jayden?”He grumbled, with his eyes still tightly closed. He scrunched his face up in pain as he muttered some inaudible words and groaned once more. “Hold on, let me untie you.” I ripped the chain Gordon tied him with, grateful it was an ordinary one, unlike mine. I bet Gordon didn't expect him to wake up until the end of the ceremony. That was why he didn't tightly secure him. With the chains gone, I sat on the ground and placed his head on my lap, stroking his cheeks. “Jayden? Wake up, I'm the one.” He stirred once more and groaned inaudible words with his eyes still tightly shut. He repeated his actions once more before his eyes fluttered open. He stared up at me with a confused expression on his face before he instantly shot up, only to wince. “Are you okay?” I rose from the floor I was sitting on a
CHRYSA week later. Ada took his body home after assuring me she would lay him to rest in the ancient tomb, the same place they buried his parents. Two days after his death, I realized I was pregnant. Chels was the first to notice it. I was pregnant with a baby for my mate, who was no more. My Jayden died without knowing that he would be a father soon. Who knew how thrilled he would have been had he been alive?It was only after a week that I returned to my pack. I was aware it wouldn't be long until Claudia's family started looking for her — I found her dead when I returned and had to bury her in our backyard. I needed to be far from the house when that happened. The only place I knew could keep me safe was my pack. My father might be a headstrong man, who puts his wants above mine, but he was the only one who would help me.However, when I came back, I learned some shocking news. My father died a week after the fight I had with him. At first, I thought he died because of the figh
CHRYSWe got joined in the presence of the pack. As I earliest deduced, the joining brought me closer to my pack. It thrilled them to have me back with them. Though I wasn't happy about it, I knew this was what my father wanted. Had Jayden been alive, I wouldn't have wasted my time trying to get their support.I would have been long gone with my mate. However, I had no place to go. With my mate gone, I had to come back to a place I vowed never to return. 'Why don't we go rogue? It's not compulsory to stay with your pack, is it?' Chels growled. Rogue?I scoffed at her idea. Had I not been pregnant, I would have gone with it. How could she expect me to leave the pack knowing we might hurt our baby?'I was just giving you an alternative.' I nodded, knowing she meant well. It has been close to eight months since I returned to the pack, eight months of constantly watching my back. Though Enoch had kept his hands to himself and done all the things I asked of him, I couldn't help but feel