Isobel POVStanding under the shade created by the large tree, sitting on my knees, I wrap my arms around my legs, and my head bury in them."You're just food she needs to survive"Her cackles, her voice replays in my head many times, almost giving no room for other thoughts to come in.I do not want to believe her, yet, she sounded so convinced and so sure.Raising my head from my legs, I sit on the bare ground, leaning against the tree.It's been three days after that conversation with Cassie, and no, I've not been able to get it off my head. And yes, it's almost a week since the incident in the bush, yet, I never see a shadow of Katrina.I want to see her, talk to her, and prove to Cassie that she's nothing but a lair... Katrina won't do that to me, she loves me so much she won't keep that big secret from me."Is this unrequited love and loyalty, or you're just blatantly stupid?"Cassie's face leers at me, her teeth bare, and her face wrinkles up in a frown.Wha
Katrina's POV"I told you she's not supposed to be stressed!"Javier shoves me away, not giving me a simple glance. His eyes are all on the unconscious Isobel, while his finger jabs violently at his brother.Daniel? The one who has been friends with Isobel."She needs to know!" Daniel says, his gaze expressionless, equally having his eyes fixed on Isobel."But not now!" Javier growls. "She already has more to deal with!"He bends down to scoop Isobel in his arms, gently, delicately lifting her in his arms.I have always wondered why Javier had let me go that night. Why he did do nothing to me but have Cassie locked up?For one thing, I had tried to harm his mate, and heaven knows that, if he had come a second late, I'd have killed my only friend."Since when do you care?"I look up right on time when Javier halts his step.He whirls around, his gaze finding Daniel who stands with his hand tucked inside his pants pocket."The last time I checked, you hate everything that has got to do
Weeks laterIsobel POVLooking at myself again in the mirror, I let out another nervous sigh, nervously running my tongue over my lips.It's been weeks, or let's say it's been a month since everything happened.After that one afternoon, I had not seen Katrina or Daniel.Only Javier has been frequenting the room, making sure I eat, bathe, and not be lonely and sad alone in the room.I have a feeling, that Daniel must have wanted to come here, but was denied entrance by Javier. But, the same can't be said about Katrina.I wonder how she's doing. Is she hurting like I am?Does everything that happened between us hurt her as much as it hurts me?Does she get nightmares of that night too?Javier told me to leave the past behind, but how can I?He told me to forget the past and move forward, but a past that involves a part of me couldn't be easily forgotten.How can I forget a part of me?There's no way I could forget Katrina. She's part of me and heck! I cannot forget that look in her eyes
Isobel POVThe car comes to a halt, a few blocks away from the school gate.Sighting the school gate, I was greeted by this unsettled feeling...fear, maybe.The urge to hold the wheel and drive back was so intense.No! I suddenly don't want to be here."It's okay,"A soft tug on my arm, slowly, and soothingly rubbing it. "Just breathe in and out, Bel. I'm right here with you"I slid my eyes open, the eyes I had no idea of closing.Turning to Javier, I let out a breathy sigh."I.. I... Don't know," I mumble. "I.. don't know how to face her"I finally let out my fear.That day, I had not had the audacity, nor the strength to look her in the face, and yes! I had not listened to whatever she's got to say.I had felt betrayed anyway. Betrayed that my supposed friend keeps that huge secret from me. That she knows what was going on, and what Javier is, yet she kept quiet.And for goodness sake, I had not asked her why she's tried to hurt me.I want to know. I want to feed my curiosity.Does
Isobel POVGetting to class, I make my way to sit where I'd expected to see Katrina's or her bag but saw none.Taking my seat, with the thought that Katrina will be back soon.Perhaps, she comes late to school today because of one thing or the other."You are here! Finally!"I flinch, letting out a squeak on hearing a familiar voice swirl past my ear, and a body falls freely down on the sit beside me."Why are you freaking out? Did you already forget my voice just because you went on hiatus for a month?"I look sideways to see Becca with a pout on her face, folding her arms beneath her boobs, and looking like a kid sulking for candy.I sigh, slowly raising my hand to my chest.It's not like I forget her voice, she just appeared too suddenly and that got my heart in my throat.I look around the class, in case, I might have missed the chance of Katrina being in the crowd.Maybe, she'd wanted to give me space by something somewhere but beside me."No one is going to harm you" Becca whisp
Isobel POVRolling out of the bed, I snatch my glasses from the bedside table and thrust them onto my face.The room came into a blurry view and I let out a dejected sigh."Stop crying, Bel." I reprimand myself as I wipe my tears under my glasses.I don't know why I can't stop crying, but knowing that Katrina gives up on me, on us, make my heart bleed so much."We're going to be fine."My subconscious mind whispers, but I don't believe that.We've never been okay without people's help, and that's what's happening now.Letting out another sigh, I walk down to the table to pour myself a cup of water which I down in a go.If I can go back in time, I'll go back to that day we had that conversation with Katrina.Then, I would have listened to everything she's got to say.I won't let my emotions get in the way and push her away.Pouring myself another water, I drink half and drop the rest on the table before I slump back onto the chair.This is the moment I need to be strong, to be brave, a
Isobel POV"It's an illusion! A world that's not real, that's where you live!"My eyes snap open, loud gasp purrs out of my mouth."Isobel, are you okay?"I feel a grip on my arm, not strong enough to hurt me, but enough to send a message up my brain that I'm safe with someone.With Javier.Slowly, my eyes darted to his face that's filled with worries and concerns."You were found passed out cold outside the room. What happened?" His gaze narrows.Now, his fingers are running soothingly on my arm skin, sending a tingle to my stomach.His worried expression, his effort to relieve me of my pain.I blink away, looking anywhere but at him as Becca's words came to haunt me. Her voice replayed repeatedly in my head."It's an illusion. It's not real"Because it's not real, and it's the truth.I feel an itch at the corner of my eyes, my tears threatening to spill down the cover.I'm getting used to this new Javier that I didn't want it to end."But what if this tiny thread lost its power?" Be
Javier POV"Shut up! I'm not going to be fat just because I eat this much today!" Isobel smack me on the head, her mouth filled with steak, pouted, and her eyes glare at me.I giggle, pinching her chubby cheeks.She tries to look angry, but she only looks cute.She's like a kitten I want to cuddle, pat and pamper with kisses.She's too cute."Stop giggling!" Isobel gives me another smack on the shoulder, still maintaining that adorable glare, and pouty lips I so much want to kiss.We're currently deep in the forest, having our little picnic somewhere where no one can see us.It's so sad I've not been able to flaunt her around. Show everyone that this little kitten is my mate. She belongs to me!My gaze finds hers, darting down to her lips stained with sauce."Look at you," I grin. "You still can't eat normally. How old are you? Six?"I raise my finger to her lips, wiping the sauce away from it, my finger lasting a minute longer on her lips, feeling the softness."Javier..."Isobel bli
Claiming His Rejected Luna SynopsisRejecting one's mate comes with a price for Javier.After his Pack was destroyed, and taken over by the enemy, he's cursed by the moon goddess.To break the curse, he needs the help of his human mate.But then again, how can he get help from someone he bullied, and almost destroyed her will to live?Dejected again, he realized that his mate is different from the one he bullied seven years ago.She's not the same nerdy girl that has her eyes hidden under the round-rimmed spectacles...***"I, Isobel Anderson, accepted your rejection as your mate, and as the future Luna of your Pack." She said, her eyes boring into mine, daringly.But Javier is not ready to let go. With the witches on his tail, shoulders the responsibility of saving his people and the supernatural world from collapsing. He needs to reclaim the mate he rejected."This is a choice only for me to make," I replied, equally staring at her. "You're gonna do a
Isobel POVI could not fight him, and even if I can't, I don't want to.There's this guilt stabbing me right in my heart, a small voice yelping at me that I deserve what's happening to me... And yes, I agree!Had I not run to Becca for help, then this won't have happened.Do you know how many people I killed? How much innocent blood is on my hand?I am nothing but a murderer. A murderer that deserves what's being done to her.With my eyes close, resolving to my fate.I'm going to die, and not thinking about it will make it painless... Or maybe not.The hand suddenly slip off my neck, making me slide down the tree as I break into a fit of cough."Let it go!" Javier growls."You'll kill me first before you kill her!"Painfully, I let my eyes slide open for I've just heard a voice I'll recognize anywhere.Katrina holds on tight to Javier, preventing him from getting to me.I let out a relieved sigh... Katrina is here.As much as this sounds selfish and self-centered, seei
Isobel POVWithout turning back, not allowing me to take a last glance at the peril in that building.The smell of blood, fear, and death clouded the air.Becca pulls me along, my feet reluctantly trudging in the bush.I want to go back in there... To save him... To save Javier, protect him just like he'd protected me."He won't want you there," Becca snaps, not stopping to take a look at me, but keep dragging me along with her. "The thread lost its power. If he sees you, he'll pluck out your heart"I look down at my finger... Now with no tiny thread.It's gone, and everything will be back to normal, but I still want to go back there, to find him...He's shielded me against his family, his people. He's gone against them just to protect me.Then what did I do? I left him to his death... Alone... To be killed by the enemies."Stop thinking about that!" Becca stops to face me, angrily glaring at me. "You're grossing me out!""Stop reading my mind then!"For the first t
Isobel POVStaring at my reflection again in the mirror, a faint sad smile spread on my lips.It's today. It's happening today.Whatever Becca is planning is finally happening today."It's okay," I assure myself, blinking back the tears that are about to fall.I shouldn't be thinking about it. No, today should be the happiest day of my life.I let my eyes dart to the tiny thread wrapped around my middle finger, and I let out another sigh.It's going to stop working someday, and before it does, I shouldn't be anywhere near Javier.I should be far away from him... As far as possible."Are you done!"I flinch on hearing the familiar voice behind me, hiding my finger before j whirl around to face Javier who has a wide grin on his face."Hmm..." I hum with a nod.Javier raises his brows, his gaze darting from my face to my hand clamped behind me."Are you okay? Are you hurt?" He asks his tone laced with worries and concerns.How good will it be... How fortunate could it have been if only
Javier POV"I don't know why you're grinning this widely, but whatever it is, believe me, it might not last!"Cassie walks out of the little prison she's been locked up in for months.No! Before you blame me, I had not locked her up and be punishing her. She was just there, receiving no punishment, except for not being able to see the outside of this dungeon."You don't want to say that!" I glare, earning a roll of eyes from her.Cassie stretches her body, then she lets her fingers run through her hair."You punished me because of that human mate of yours, don't you?""And I'm going to eat your kidney if you say that to anyone out there!"Cassie sighs.I couldn't kill her. She's an important part of the Pack, and punishing her was just to let her know her place."No one asks of me?""Not your mate, but the others"Her face pulls up in a frown, her lips setting in a thin line as though she tastes something bitter."The moon goddess must be joking," she chuckles. "Pairing me with Jake,
Javier POV"Shut up! I'm not going to be fat just because I eat this much today!" Isobel smack me on the head, her mouth filled with steak, pouted, and her eyes glare at me.I giggle, pinching her chubby cheeks.She tries to look angry, but she only looks cute.She's like a kitten I want to cuddle, pat and pamper with kisses.She's too cute."Stop giggling!" Isobel gives me another smack on the shoulder, still maintaining that adorable glare, and pouty lips I so much want to kiss.We're currently deep in the forest, having our little picnic somewhere where no one can see us.It's so sad I've not been able to flaunt her around. Show everyone that this little kitten is my mate. She belongs to me!My gaze finds hers, darting down to her lips stained with sauce."Look at you," I grin. "You still can't eat normally. How old are you? Six?"I raise my finger to her lips, wiping the sauce away from it, my finger lasting a minute longer on her lips, feeling the softness."Javier..."Isobel bli
Isobel POV"It's an illusion! A world that's not real, that's where you live!"My eyes snap open, loud gasp purrs out of my mouth."Isobel, are you okay?"I feel a grip on my arm, not strong enough to hurt me, but enough to send a message up my brain that I'm safe with someone.With Javier.Slowly, my eyes darted to his face that's filled with worries and concerns."You were found passed out cold outside the room. What happened?" His gaze narrows.Now, his fingers are running soothingly on my arm skin, sending a tingle to my stomach.His worried expression, his effort to relieve me of my pain.I blink away, looking anywhere but at him as Becca's words came to haunt me. Her voice replayed repeatedly in my head."It's an illusion. It's not real"Because it's not real, and it's the truth.I feel an itch at the corner of my eyes, my tears threatening to spill down the cover.I'm getting used to this new Javier that I didn't want it to end."But what if this tiny thread lost its power?" Be
Isobel POVRolling out of the bed, I snatch my glasses from the bedside table and thrust them onto my face.The room came into a blurry view and I let out a dejected sigh."Stop crying, Bel." I reprimand myself as I wipe my tears under my glasses.I don't know why I can't stop crying, but knowing that Katrina gives up on me, on us, make my heart bleed so much."We're going to be fine."My subconscious mind whispers, but I don't believe that.We've never been okay without people's help, and that's what's happening now.Letting out another sigh, I walk down to the table to pour myself a cup of water which I down in a go.If I can go back in time, I'll go back to that day we had that conversation with Katrina.Then, I would have listened to everything she's got to say.I won't let my emotions get in the way and push her away.Pouring myself another water, I drink half and drop the rest on the table before I slump back onto the chair.This is the moment I need to be strong, to be brave, a
Isobel POVGetting to class, I make my way to sit where I'd expected to see Katrina's or her bag but saw none.Taking my seat, with the thought that Katrina will be back soon.Perhaps, she comes late to school today because of one thing or the other."You are here! Finally!"I flinch, letting out a squeak on hearing a familiar voice swirl past my ear, and a body falls freely down on the sit beside me."Why are you freaking out? Did you already forget my voice just because you went on hiatus for a month?"I look sideways to see Becca with a pout on her face, folding her arms beneath her boobs, and looking like a kid sulking for candy.I sigh, slowly raising my hand to my chest.It's not like I forget her voice, she just appeared too suddenly and that got my heart in my throat.I look around the class, in case, I might have missed the chance of Katrina being in the crowd.Maybe, she'd wanted to give me space by something somewhere but beside me."No one is going to harm you" Becca whisp