Elizabeth Summers
There was still some time before class was due to start so I cut across campus towards the art studios. It was my and my friend’s favourite place to hang out. I wasn’t friends with anyone my age from the pack. Everyone in the pack knew that the future Alpha hated me and as none of them wanted to get on his bad side they stayed away from me. None of them bullied me like Jasper and Nico, they just pretended that I didn’t exist.
All of my friends were humans from the smaller human town which was about ten kilometres away from our pack’s border. That was fine by me, I love my friends. We have even made plans to move in together once we have completed this academic year. Providing that Jasper didn’t prevent me from leaving after he takes over as Alpha, I will be out of the pack in less than a year. Hopefully permanently.
I breathed a sigh of relief as I entered the art studio. My friends were already there. Mia was painting a picture on an easel in the centre of the room while Oliver and Patti were chatting about some TV show they watched last night while standing near the window.
“Elizabeth, what’s wrong?” Patti asked as I entered the room.
“The same thing that is always wrong,” I replied, trying not to sound too bitter.
“Jasper?” Oliver asked, I could see the concern in his eyes.
“Yes, He wanted to have a word with me about the way I was dressed.”
I was purposely vague. Oliver already hated Jasper, because of the way that he treated me but things had gotten worse in the last couple of months. That was around the same time as Oliver had decided that he wanted us to be more than just friends.
He had been practically begging me to go on a date with him for the last few months. I have been doing my best to let him down gently because I didn’t want to lose him as a friend. It was such a shame that the only man who had ever taken an interest in me in that way was one of the very few friends I had.
“What did he say?” Patti asked.
“Let me guess, was it something mean?” Mia said, without looking up from her painting.
“That much is pretty obvious,” Patti rolled her eyes.
“He implied that I was dressed too provocatively.”
“He needs to back off.” There was an aggressive edge to Oliver’s voice and he clenched his hands into fists at his side as he spoke.
“What are you going to do about it?” Mia didn’t even bother trying to hide her amusement. They might not know what Jasper was but his size and his strength were clear to see. Most of the humans felt uncomfortable around werewolves generally but when it came to Jasper most of them were afraid to get close to him. It is why I had such trouble making friends, even among humans.
“I am going to tell him to leave Liz alone,” Oliver asserted.
This was bad. Jasper had never hurt anyone, outside of training anyway, but that was only because nobody had been stupid enough to challenge him. As the future Alpha, he had to answer any challenge and he couldn’t stop fighting until they conceded to him. Even if the challenge was from a human who didn’t realise the danger he was getting into.
“That is not a good idea.”
“Why would you say that?”
“I know him better than you do. He won’t listen to you, it will probably just make him treat me worse.” I replied, my voice trembling slightly as I spoke.
A smile spread over Oliver’s face. I had known him long enough to know that this was the look he got when he came up with some kind of plan, and I had a feeling that I wasn’t going to like this particular plan.
“I promise that I won’t say anything if you agree to go to the game with me on Friday.”
Oh, I see what he was planning.
Jasper was the captain of the football team. Oliver wanted me to go to the game with him so Jasper would see us together. I had never told Oliver that Jasper was the reason behind my reluctance to date him, he had come to that conclusion on his own and he was wrong. Why would Jasper even care if I was dating someone?
“Oh OK, we can all go together,” I suggested. Nobody said anything but I could feel the atmosphere in the room change. Mia diverted her full attention back to her painting and Patti started to look out of the window. Traitors!
“I think everyone else is busy so it is just going to be you and me,” Oliver observed.
“That is a shame.”
“I will take that as a yes, we can arrange the details later.” He didn’t try to hide his excitement from me. He had a huge grin on his face, it had been a long time since I had seen him this happy. I guess that was because I had just agreed to give him the very thing he had spent the last few months coveting.
We spoke for a while longer before heading off to our classes. Oliver wanted to walk me to class but I just laughed it off and left with Patti instead. On my way out I glanced back at Oliver, he was still smiling but his smile wasn’t as bright as before.
“Why are you so resistant to going on a date with Oliver?” Patti asked once we were far enough away that Oliver wouldn’t be able to hear us.
The only problem was, we were walking down a busy corridor surrounded by other students and many of them were werewolves. I hoped that none of them would report this conversation back to Jasper. I didn’t think he would care who I dated but that didn’t mean that I wanted him to know any more than he had to about my life.
“I don’t have many friends, I don’t fancy losing one of them.” I replied, keeping my voice low.
“Do you think that would happen if you dated Oliver?”
“How many times have you known people stay friends after breaking up?”
“What about Samantha and Chris?”
“I think that proves my point for me.”
Samantha and Chris had been so close all the way through high school. That was until they dated for a couple of months at the end of last year. They broke up after Chris cheated on her with one of her friends. They stayed friends afterwards but their relationship has never been the same. They went from being inseparable to not being able to be in the same room for more than a few minutes without arguing. It was hardly the ringing endorsement for the virtues of dating your friends.
“So what are you going to do?” Patti asked.
“I am going to keep denying his advances until he moves on to someone else.”
I was sure it wouldn’t be too long, I wasn’t all that special. Besides, I had seen how quickly some of the men in my pack changed their girlfriends, I had no reason to think he would be any different. In a few weeks, he would be dating someone else and things could go back to normal.
Jasper Hartford She walked into the room and my pulse quickened. She was talking to her friend, laughing at some joke. I would give anything for her to laugh at my jokes like that, literally anything. She took her seat in front of me without even looking in my direction. She flicked her long auburn hair over her shoulder, wafting her scent in my direction. I could smell the coconut shampoo she always uses and the slightest hint of sweat on her skin. Even the scent of her was enough to send me wild with desire, it made me want to run my tongue along her skin. I wanted to taste every inch of her until she begged for my cock, and then I wanted to make love to her until she fell apart in my arms. But she was the only person I couldn’t have, my parents saw to that when they let her stay with us. I have loved Lizzy for the last three years. I have tried everything I can think of to get her out of my mind but nothing seems to work. At first, I tried to ignore my feelings for her in the ho
Elizabeth Summers Jasper had his hand around Patti’s throat, I could see the fear in her eyes as she struggled to catch her breath. She was scratching at his hands trying to get her freedom but it was a futile attempt. He was a werewolf, he was much stronger than her. He probably couldn’t even feel her dull human nails as they scratched at his skin. “She will do exactly what I tell her to do, whether she likes it or not.” His voice was harsh, I could feel the venom and hate behind his words. His hatred for me was so clear but I still don’t understand where this hatred was coming from or why he was taking his hatred of me out on my friend. I wanted to help my friend, he was going to kill her if I didn’t stop him, but I couldn’t move. Even though he didn’t have his wolf yet, his Alpha aura was enough to keep me frozen in place. He was going to kill my friend while I was standing within arms reach of her and there was nothing I could do to stop it. I could feel myself whimpering and cr
Jasper Hartford I had been looking for Lizzy all afternoon. She had skipped classes, but she never normally skipped classes so I was naturally worried about her. I knew I had upset her and her friend and I wanted to apologise to her even though, I wasn’t sure exactly how to go about it. I couldn’t find any trace of her scent anywhere on campus so I had come home hoping she would be there. When I couldn’t find any trace of her at home, I started to panic. She was never late home, if anything bad had happened to her it would be all my fault. I needed to get some air and clear my head so I was planning to go on a walk but once I stepped outside I could hear a car approaching. Lizzy couldn’t drive but I hoped that one of her friends had brought her home. I watched the car pull into our driveway and that’s when I saw him. She was in a car alone with that male human she hung around with. I had seen the way he looked at her, I would have to be blind not to. He was constantly watching her
Jasper Hartford “Where is Lizzy?” I asked as I walked into the dining room for dinner the following evening. I hadn’t seen Lizzy since her accident and I had done nothing but worry about her for the last 24 hours. My mom had kept her out of school to make sure that she was fully recovered but part of me wondered if that was just a ploy to keep her away from me. I felt like I was dying without her. She was all I could think about and it felt as though there was a knife in my heart not knowing where she was or how she was feeling. The whole time I was at college she never left my mind once. Now I was sitting at the dining table with the rest of my family but Lizzy was nowhere in sight. That only made me worry more, she never missed a family meal and she was never late to anything. “She will be here in a moment” My mom replied. “Good.” I breathed a sigh of relief. I started to fill my plate with the food on the table in front of me only to be distracted a few minutes later when Lizzy
Elizabeth Summers When I woke up this morning my room smelled faintly of Jasper. It was almost as though he had been in my room watching me while I was sleeping but that couldn’t be true. I had to be imagining it, at least that is what I tried to convince myself of as I got dressed for college. After all, the alternative was just strange. What possible reason would Jasper have to be in my room? I didn’t have anything that he could want unless he wanted to see me and he usually only wanted to do that so he could bully me. No, I must have been imagining it, he usually tried to stay as far away from me as possible when we were both at home. Come to think about it, he was uncharacteristically kind to me last night, maybe he felt guilty about the fact that he almost killed me. I heard some of the Omega’s talking yesterday, they said that Jasper and his dad had an argument after what happened to me the other day. Maybe I am being overly optimistic by making conclusions after one day but i
Jasper Hartford My lips were only a few centimetres away from Lizzy’s. They looked so warm and inviting, slightly parted as though she was waiting for me to claim them. I could feel her breath on my skin, causing my whole body to respond as I longed for her touch. I desperately wanted to push her against the wall and make her scream my name in pleasure. “Jasper, what are you doing?” “Kissing you.” I crossed the remaining space between us and closed my eyes as I brought my lips towards hers. I waited for the moment our lips made contact but that moment never came. When I opened my eyes again I realised that Lizzy was no longer standing directly in front of me, she had taken a couple of steps back. Why would she back away from me like that? The way she was looking at me and the way she whispered my name made it feel like she wanted me just as much as I wanted her, so why would she back away? ‘Maybe she is shy, maybe you should take things a bit more slowly.’ Garnet suggested. I igno
Elizabeth Summers I had been sitting on the sofa at home for the last half an hour waiting for Oliver to pick me up. I had been avoiding him ever since this morning, in fact, I had been avoiding everyone since this morning. I didn’t want to have to deal with any of them. Oliver with his stupid ideas about our relationship, my other friends trying to push us together, and Jasper with his mind-boggling behaviour over the last few days. I had considered more than once messaging Oliver to cancel whatever tonight was. Then I could spend the whole night locked in my room instead, pretending that the world around me hadn’t suddenly turned itself upside down. Unfortunately, my Omega side wouldn’t let me do that, the thought of letting Oliver down made me feel so bad that I thought I might throw up. That meant I was left with no option other than to go on this stupid fake date with Oliver. “Are you OK dear? You have been distracted all afternoon.” Jasper’s mom asked. “It is nothing.” “No o
Elizabeth Summers I didn’t see Oliver during the game, I assume he went home after being accosted by Jasper and Nico. So instead I spent the game sitting next to Adam, which wasn’t too bad even though I had very little idea what was going on in the game. To me, it just looked like a lot of needless running and shouting. It was safe to say this wasn’t my usual scene, I preferred quieter pastimes with fewer people around. “Adam, would you be able to drive me home?” I asked, as the game finished and people started getting up to leave. I had been worrying about how to get home ever since I realised that Oliver wasn’t coming back. It took me almost the whole duration of the game to build up the confidence to ask that one simple question. Even now I could feel my heart pounding in my chest while I waited for his response. “No, I know Jasper would want to take you home personally.” “Oh.” I didn’t know what else to say to that. I was sure Jasper would much rather give one of his cheerleadi