Isobel POV"C'mon, Bel, you can tell me what happened?"Katrina says for the tenth time, pulling my hand and staring intensely into my eyes.I try so hard to blink back my tears; something that seems so hard to do.I don't want to believe it, but no matter how hard I try to push the thought out of my mind, it keeps rushing in.His mouth on mine, kissing me.Ah! That's my first kiss, and I lost it to no one else but Javier.I want to cry, hit myself, and curse myself. But no matter how hard I cry, the kiss still happens.Javier took my first kiss.Blinking back my tears, I shake my head and manage a faint smile on my lips."I'm fine," I smile. "Javier did nothing wrong to me yesterday.""I don't believe it." She hisses. "Tell me exactly what's going on. Why you've been moody since yesterday."I'd rather die than tell her that Javier kissed me.I know Rina more than anything, no! I won't be selfish enough to put her in more danger"I'm fine," I repeat. "Can we g
Isobel POVMy eyes burn, hot tears threatening to spill from my eyes as Javier's hand glides over my thigh.I'm aware of the numerous eyes that glare at me, puncturing holes into my skull as though I'm the one who's so desperate to sit with their so-called idol, but I'm much aware of the hand that's desperately trying to dive into my skirt.My hand shakes on the table, and my heart thuds so hard in my chest it hurts.What is he trying to do? No, why is he doing this to me?It's enough with all their glares, and the hatred they'd be nurturing in their mind, why is Javier making my life messier and hard every day?I hold my breath, and my right-hand balls into a fist on my lap.I pray, desperately hope that someone is seeing what he's doing and is willing to stop him.I can't...I don't want to..."Hey," Javier leans in to whisper in my ear and I flinch, my head making rd contact with the head chair."Why," his hand skims over my thigh, his hot breath fanning my neck. "Why are you maki
Isobel POV"It's me, I'm her niece!"I cry to the nurse sitting at the reception desk the moment I rush into the hospital. "Where is my aunt!"Why is this happening to me? First was my parents, and now my aunt.My body shakes in fear. What if anything happens to my Aunt? What if she does not survive it?"It's going to be fine" Katrina mumbles, rubbing my back softly.But she did not sound sure too, and that can only worsen the situation."Isobel right?"I nod.The nurse stares at me, her eyes sizing me up as though she does not believe what I just said, then she sighs, and moves away from the desk."Follow me,""Is she alright?" I ask."Yes, it's just a slight shock."No! A shock can never be slight, and she can't go into a shock without reason.Why?The last time it happened to me was when I was twelve years old when my parents were declared dead.I'd spent two months in the hospital, getting treated for a heart problem after the shock.What if... No!I grab Katrina's hand the momen
Isobel POV After putting the boxes in the truck, Jake opens the car door for me.I lower my gaze, hiding my flustered cheeks away from his sight as I hop in.It's today. I'm moving from my house today. Leaving the only place filled with my parents' last memories.I sigh, blinking back my tears.Apart from leaving my home, Katerina won't even come to see me, nor does she pick up my calls.Yeah! I agree that what I did was wrong... To someone who'd do anything for me; it's like the most selfish thing I could ever do.I sigh again, resting my head on the seat."Are you okay?" Jake asks, stopping briefly to pass me a glance."Hmm" I nodSighing, Jake steps on the brake, screeching the car to a halt.I raise myself, blinking up at Jake who has his gaze settled on me."If this is about Katerina," he mutters. "She'll come around."Of course, I desperately hope she'll come around.It's just in the heat of the moment. I truly won't speak to her like that or ever doubt her
Javier POV I run a frustrated hand through my hair and my other hand clenches beside me. Fuck! The moon goddess knows how much I'm trying so hard, resisting myself from barging in there, and dragging her out.It's enough with her being my mate, and now what? She'll be living under the same roof as me."It's frustrating, isn't it?" Zeke groans.More than frustrating! The fucking mate bond is still so strong, and that makes my heart hurt anytime I see her with another guy.What if... What if it just happens suddenly and I find myself claiming her?"And that's why we should reject her""Damn!" I kick some pebbles off the ground, running another frustrated hand through my hair.It's not on my call to reject her. I'm the next Alpha, I need a mate, but not someone as weak as her!"Get a lot going through your mind, I presume"Hearing a familiar voice behind me, I whirl around to face Daniel with his signatory bow and arrows perch firmly on his back."Going hunting?" I smirk, "or practicing
Isobel POVAfter laying on my bed, I make my way out of my room.It still struck me as a dream to think that I'm here, living under the same roof as Javier, but no matter how hard I try to wake up from this dream, I realize it's my reality already.Sighing, I run my hand over my bang, adjusting my glasses as I make my way down to where I'll be working today.Oh. Sorry, but I've already been given work, I'll do the cleaning and laundry, while my Aunt works in the kitchen when she gets well.This order was given by Luna."Luna" I repeat.It feels so strange and weird to see these people using code to call each other.I don't know what they mean by Luna or Alpha, but I'm not that curious to find out.All I need is to live a quiet life in this building and try as hard as possible to avoid Javier."Morning, Isobel."My face heats up, blood gushes down to my ear on hearing the familiar manly voice call behind me.I bite my lower lip, mentally cursing myself for being vulnerable just. ar th
Isobel POV "Oh! It's already happening!"I let out a short yelp, flinching as Becca slaps her food tray on the table. "Sorry, not a good entry!" She adds with a mockery bow.This is not like when n I met her that night. No! Now I get a different vibe...I do not want to be with her, nor do I want to have anything to do with her.Maybe because of that night, or because of the way she's looking now.Becca does not change her hair, it's still of a different streak of colors; brown, blonde, black, burgundy, and even blue."You must have been meaning to see me haven't you?" A tricky smile unfurls on her lips and a kind of glint that makes me shudder flashes through her eyes."No!"Katrina slaps her food tray on the table, slumping down on the chair before she levels a glare at Becca. "We want you out of here!"Becca rolls her eyes, then she settles them on Katrina with a frown latched on her face."Oh..." She mumbles with a wide fake smile. "Are you afraid? That I might tell her w
Javier's POV"Which do you want to hear first?" The sage repeats, his deep cat eyes piercing deeply into mine; their intensity almost burning me down to the ground.I take another step back, trying so hard to control my savage beating. My heart slams hard against my chest it hurts.What went wrong? Does the moon goddess reveal to him that there be Alpha has been cursed?: Mated to a human?"Are you okay, Javier?" Rose calls out, tugging at my wrist but I jerk it quickly away from her.If this is true, there's no way out, I'm surrounded by almost every soldier in the pack, and here before me, is the ruthless Alpha who won't think before he wages his sword at me.Tch! Of course, he's an Alpha before he's a Dad.Sucking in a deep breath, I look from Mom to Alpha Caine before I settle my gaze back on the sage.I'm aware of every eye on me. Oh! I became the center of attention the moment "the Sage" mentioned his reasons for being here."We won't get killed as long as we reject
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