It was safe to assume that Lucas pretty much spoiled my mood for the rest of the day. I was sulky by the time I got to the park house, and everyone took one look at me and went the other way. Immediately I got home, I went straight to my office and summoned my beta for an emergency meeting. A war was looming, and we had to start getting prepared. I sat down, twirling on the chair as I waited for him. My mind kept going back to the kiss—that was the best kiss I have had in years. But the jerk had to go and ruin it with his loud mouth. I closed my eyes as I tried to imagine it, wondering what would have happened if his wolf had actually mated me there. A delicious tingle went down my body, and I shivered. No matter how much I would love that, this wasn't the time and place for that. And as if on cue, Jake walked inside, completely distracting me from my thoughts. "Jasmine? You called?" He asked, running his hand through his hair. He seemed to be distressed, and no doubt it was becau

It was a day before doomsday, because that is what I have decided to call it, and everyone was on high alert. For the past week, we have been training and training. I barely have any rest nowadays because I am constantly worried about what will happen when Lucas comes. I had warriors stationed at every entrance to the pack, as I didn’t want to be caught unawares. My link was open throughout so that they could alert me of any suspicious individuals or behaviours. I could barely sleep that night. I was with my beta and the head warrior in my office, going through the plan over and over again and looking for any loopholes. After going through everything and seemingly being satisfied, they both retired back to bed, but I stayed behind to put the finishing touches on everything. It was in times like this that I missed my dad. The events of the day finally got to me, and I managed to fall asleep on my desk after a while, the pen still in my hand. I woke up to find that drool had covered

Gasps could be heard from all around us as his canines dug into my neck. I could hear the whispers from the pack, increasing as he sealed our fate and the people wondered what was going on. His canines left my neck, and he rolled over until I was under him, trying to cover me as much as he could. Lucas looked at me, the shock evident in his face. I looked back at him; my face mirrored his expression. My neck was throbbing, as blood was flowing out of the wound that he had failed to close. His nose flared, and his eyes were on me, watching and observing me. I stared at him head-on, and he wiped his head quickly and looked at the area. "Ouch," I whined as the neck throbbed. He stiffened as if in pain and leaned forward. "Wait!" I held my hands out, trying to distance myself from him. "What are you trying to do?" "I am trying to clean the wound before it gets infected." At the mention of infection, I straightened up and bared my neck to him. That was the last thing I wanted at such a

"Grrr…. Grrr…" I heard the shrill ring of the pack’s telephone ringing. "Dammit." I cursed; why was it coming in at this time? I just wanted to get dressed and get some rest. I allowed the phone to ring; maybe the caller will give up. If it is actually important, they will call back again. I was about to squirt a dollop of cream on my palm when the call came through again, and I groaned loudly. Has the ringtone always been this annoying? I wondered. I took my time getting closer to the phone, then I picked it up. "Enjoying yourself without me, eh?" The voice that had been the cause of everything was heard from the speakers, and I almost dropped my phone. "What the hell, Lucas?" I barked at the phone’s receiver. "Why are you calling me at this time? Don’t tell me you miss me so much. You just left, not up to two hours now?" My lips curled into a grin. I am sure he is eating his words now. He was the first to call me. "You wish, honey. I was about to go get some rest when I felt you

I worked like a horse, not even considering the time. It wasn’t till I was beat that I remembered to drag myself back to the suites. I was feeling unnecessarily hot; the heat must have been too much, so I decided to take another bath. And no, I didn’t go for my usual skin-boiling bath. I tried to make it as cold as possible, although the water doesn’t run that cold. I soaked into it, submerging myself in the water, hoping it would drive the crazy heat away. I managed to pull myself out of the water after much difficulty because I didn’t want to leave the bath. I dragged myself to the bed and dumped my naked ass on it, wet body and all. I didn’t know why, but I couldn’t bring myself to do anything. My head was fuzzy, and I was having problems comprehending things. I wanted to blame it on the fact that today has been pretty crazy and hectic, but deep down, I knew that wasn’t the cause. I was going to deal with that when I woke up, but for now, I just wanted to sleep. I slept like that