"Potatoes please."I nod and walk over to the huge container filled with mashed potatoes. This is the lunch break and as is evident by the look the lunch lady is giving me, I'm being a lousy help.I sigh and walk back to my station. I am skilled with a knife so I'm guessing she's bummed that I'm cutting up the carrots faster than she expected."Ewww, what the hell is that?"The disgust in the voice I hear is powerful and I focus on slicing my carrot into four equal strips first. Not everyone likes cafeteria food but they don't have to be such snobs about it."No Lev, I'm not talking about that, I mean that other thing. The one behind the table chopping up.... what is that even, carrots?"The knife almost slips and cuts my finger. I look up and there's a group of uber-pretty girls staring back at me in disgust. They're decked out in designer outfits and gleaming necklaces. The girl staring at me the meanest is the leader I suppose. She has pretty green eyes but all they remind me of ri

"But I can explain Janette. I can explain."Cara's impression of Drake fails to put a smile on my face and I glare at her. She sticks her tongue out at me and walks back to her seat laughing. At least today she's sitting and not following me around.I didn't inform Drake of my knowledge of his relationship with my sister. For all I know he and Jane could have termed it something casual, or have actual feelings for each other though I doubt that's true, at least not from where I'm standing.Whatever it may be, already being caught red-handed felt like enough humiliation. He had tried to grab my hand and make me listen to him but Cara just threatened to break his arm off if he did. At least he remembered what I told him about her in that regard."Janette, less staring out into space and more taking orders. People are waiting!"Heat rises to my cheeks and I nod as I take a look around the cafe. Sure enough, people are waiting and they're all directing confused glances at me. I am in a fi

"Who's the guy in midnight blue?"I look over to the table Cara is inquiring about and I shrug my shoulders after."His name is Reeve. He's here with my regular."I pick up some mugs as I speak and I smile at the sight of a ten-dollar note. The customers here always know how to tip and in such sweet ways too. Just leaving it there for me to find like some gift when I'm cleaning up. I tuck the bill into my pocket and go back to the task I was carrying out. I wipe the table and its leftover contents onto the tray the dirty mugs are on and turn back to find Cara staring at me. I can already tell what she's thinking."Something's made you sad hasn't it?"I don't even think I can lie if I wanted to. It's plain as day on my face and I feel so frustrated right now because why??? Why the hell do I have to feel sad or rueful at something that has totally nothing to do with me???I let out a sigh and give a small smile to my best friend. She'll get worried if I don't tell her, and I will, jus

"Where's the girl now?"Axel taps a moving figure on the map and I nod, watching the black dot blink in and out of existence for a while before I look away."And Xavier?"Axel taps another spot and the deep silver dot signifying my son's location also begins blinking. His dot is also in motion and I watch as he approaches a pulsing point of gold. Me, and this house.I nod in satisfaction at the smooth functioning of the trackers placed on Janette and Xavier respectively. They're yet to meet but it's okay for now. I don't see a need to rush their meeting so much.A werewolf finding their mate has to be planned with precision when it's not a natural occurrence. Xavier will suspect if their meeting is anything less than perfect, and I'll also be annoyed if I can't pull off something as tasking as this. My scriptwriters are working on lines, all of them werewolves who have found their mates and experienced the mate bond revealing itself in its own unique way. I can't rope in too many peo

"Sleep well?"I stop just short of going out the door and turn to see Greg crossing the living room. His shirt, just a bit too short and revealing a strip of skin. I look away before I become redder than a tomato.I shall not give in to temptation."Are you okay Janette?"I jump from the spot I'm standing in and my heart almost bursts out of my chest. I turn back to see Greg standing right behind me and for the next few moments, I can't think of anything sensible. I finally manage to stutter some words out. "How? B...but you?" Greg flicks me on the forehead and I frown. "Hey? How the hell did you move so fast? ""That's for me to know and for you to keep on wondering about. Sleep well?"I nod and try to calm the rapid beating of my heart. I really should be more grateful to him but he's already said he'll throw me out if I tell him thank you again. It would be stressful for both of us if he threw me out so I'll just act like this, like we're roommates and I do not feel like I am in