Jillie’s POV I watched as Jarren got up and made his way down the hall. I could tell he was still a little upset about what happened earlier today. I’d have to talk to him tonight about it. It really wasn’t a big deal, even though she pissed me off. His defending me made him look like the bad guy, and that’s something I never wanted. I turned my attention back to the game, and it was my turn. I only had about seven cards in my hand, and if I played them just right, I’d have one left after this turn. I lay down the three skips, so it was my turn again. I then lay down the three reverse, so now it was going the other way, and it was Kaileeh’s turn.
Jarren’s POV She lifted her hips and moved her pelvis against me. It was more than I could stand, and I had to pull back. I looked down at her, and her hazel eyes were clouded with lust. I’m sure mine were probably the same. She leaned up and kissed my chin, then my neck and chest. I closed my eyes, taking deep breaths. Her lips left my chest, and I looked down at her. She was so damn beautiful. No creature I’d ever met was as beautiful as she was to me. I dipped my head, and my lips went to her jawline and then trailed down to her neck. I gently kissed and sucked on it before going up to nibble on her ear. I made my way back to her neck and sucked gently. I moved my lips back to hers. She pulled away and took one of
Jillie’s POV We’d pulled into Jarren’s parent’s palace after dropping Garret and Kaileeh off at his house. I’d always just thought they all lived together until Jarren told me differently on Valentine’s Day. I was in complete awe as we walked up to the front doors. It was huge, and the landscaping was so beautiful. The massive front doors opened, and we walked inside.“Prince Jarren.” A man said with a bow. “Miss.” He then said with another bow.“Hello, Conrad. This is Jillie, Jillie, that’s Conrad.” Jarren introduced us.“Nice to meet you,” I told him with a smile.
Jarren’s POV I laughed at her. I couldn’t help it. She shot me a look, and it made me laugh harder. She was so cute when she was trying to be mad. In one quick motion, I had her on my back. She let out a surprised shriek.“Don’t do that,” she said, hitting me on the back. “I need a warning before you use your vampire super speed on me.”I laughed. “Alright, hold on. There’s your warning.” With that said, I ran out of the room. I felt her grip tighten around me, but she didn’t shriek this time. In about five seconds, we were at the front door
Jillie’s POV That sickening flower smell came back. Don’t get me wrong. I loved the scent of flowers, but this was overdoing it. I looked at everyone else at the table, and they gave the waiter their orders. How did they not smell this? It was so strong that it was making my headache come back. I looked down at the table as the menus were gathered, and the waiter left. For some reason, my eyes kept coming back to Jarren’s water. Something flashed before my eyes, and I blinked it away. It happened again. What was going on? Then all of a sudden, I saw something unfold right before my e
Jillie’s POV I woke up to bright blinding lights. I put my hand in front of my face. As I sat up, I groaned, feeling the hammering in my head. I attempted to bring my hands to my temples but stopped short when I noticed there was an IV in one of them. I looked around the large room, which was done in bright yellow. I saw Jarren off in one of the corners talking to someone. I tried to speak, but my throat was extremely dry. I saw a cup on the stand beside the bed and grabbed it. I drank it all in one gulp, but it did little for my desert-dry throat.“Jarren.” I barely croaked out. His head turned to me, and he was at my side within a split second, his hand taking mine. He held it securely in his. I opened my mouth to speak, but he cut me off.“Don’t talk; take it easy.” Another cup of water was extended to me, and I looked at the person the hand belonged to. He looked to be about the age of my dad. He had ash blonde hair and luminous gray e
Jillie’s POV“Alright, I just need you to relax.” Dr. Reed told me. I was now sitting in a chair in the same room I was in. I was hooked up to a few different machines. They all looked more high-tech than what you would see in a hospital. Jarren was seated in a chair beside me, holding my hand. Nunny was sitting in a chair across from me. I took deep breaths doing as Dr. Reed requested. I knew I must have been completely tense. Even though Nunny told me that they were minor tests, I was still a bit nervous. Minor to a vampire could sometimes be significant to a human.“The first thing that we’re going to
Jillie’s POV Again before me appeared a scene just like before. This time I was inside of what looked like the palace. There were torches on the wall giving off light. If it weren’t for those, it would be pitch dark. I made my feet move and began down the hall. I then heard a slight whimper. I followed the sound and came to a door. Pushing it open slowly, I stepped inside. I squinted into the room as the torches in the hall supplied the faintest of light. In the corner, scrunched into a small ball, was a girl. As I got closer, I noticed that girl was Kaileeh.“Kailee
Jillie’s POV I took a deep breath. My hands were both shaking. I’d been avoiding this for two weeks now. It was too painful. I knelt in front of the headstone. Running my fingers over the engraved words, tears slowly ran down my cheeks. “Hey, Mal,” I stated through my tears. “I’m sorry I didn’t come sooner. I just couldn’t live with the guilt of knowing this happened because of me.” I stated quietly. “But the guilt I felt for leaving your funeral early and trying to stay away outweighed that.” I took another deep breath. “This sucks, Mal. This really is unfair. We were supposed to make up, and everything was supposed to get better between us. It wasn’t supposed to happen like this. Me sitting here crying my eyes out and talking to your headstone.” I paused for a minute. “We were supposed to do so much together. Go to college, get married, and have kids. Oh, speaking of kids, Alyx is pregnant. I know she wasn’t your favorite person, but I also know how much you like kids.”
Jarren’s POV“We’ll take them outside and burn them,” I stated, looking at all the bodies around us. I then looked around the room for Jillie. “Where did Jillie go?” I asked, panicking.“She and Kaileeh headed that way. I think there’s a door over there.” Garret stated.“Who screamed earlier?” I asked. I’d been so occupied that I hadn’t stopped to see who it was. I just knew it wasn’t Jillie. My eyes scanned the room until they landed on Mallory on the floor in a pool of blood. I then saw Mina on the floor as well. I shook my head. She was the only vampire I knew that could be easily
Jillie’s POV I watched as they were all secured to a wall with what looked like metal shackling. I was held in place by one of his many goons. I surveyed the room and counted thirteen of them. Even if the three weren’t bound, they’d still be highly outnumbered.“Malinda,” Nyx stated, drawing my attention.“I already told you I don’t know who Malinda is,” I stated calmly.“You’re in denial, my dear. You’ll remember soon enough.” Oh wow. He really was insane. Not just the crazy I’m going to kill you all insane, but t
Jarren’s POV“What the hell do you mean you took her to the tree?!” I yelled, slamming Xander into a wall. “I said she couldn’t go!”“She wanted to go, and I was curious!” He yelled back.“Why don’t both of you calm down.” Garret intervened. I glared at Xander before finally letting him go. I made my way over to the sitting area in the library.“Well, what did she see?”“She said she saw people, but they were more like shadows.”“Shado
Jillie’s POV I sat up as I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. Kaileeh came into view a moment later.“Hey. Where are you headed, all dressed up?”“Garret just called and said he had a surprise for me, so I’m going to meet him. I was wondering if I could borrow your car.”“Sure. The keys are on the ring by the door.”“Thanks, Jillie. I’ll be back in a few hours.”“Be careful. It’ll be dark soon.”She nodded. “Bye.”
Jarren’s POV I watched as she tossed and turned. There was absolutely nothing I could do for her. Reid had already given her a sedative, but it wasn’t working. What was happening to her? I heard her say my name a few times, but that was it. At first, I couldn’t make out the rest of what she was saying.“Jarren, stop it!” She screamed. I looked at everyone in the room, confused.“Stop what, Piccolo?” I asked, moving closer to the bed. I let out a hiss as pain ripped through my right side. What the hell was that? I lift my shirt slowly to see a wound. It looked like fire hit me. I could feel all eyes in th
Jillie’s POV“What exactly are we looking for, Jillie?” Kaileeh asked.I moved another box aside. “Those old picture albums.”“Which old picture albums? Aunt Teya has a lot of them.”“All of them.” I emptied a box. “Just put all of them in here.” We went through the entire basement looking for photo albums. It took us two hours to get them all. We ended up with three boxes full. After lugging them up the stairs and into my room, we collapsed on the bed.“When I said Aunt Teya had a bunch of albums, I was kidding. She h
Jarren's POVMaking my way through the trees, I ran nowhere in particular. Just trying to run my frustration out. I’d been moving for hours, running to the next city over and beyond before returning. I was still a bit agitated. I continued to run until I was outside Jillie’s house. It was after two in the morning. I knew she was sleeping, but I couldn’t stop myself from waking her. I pulled out my phone and hit her speed dial button. It rang five times before going to voicemail. I hung up and called again. This time she answered on the fourth ring.“Hello,” she answered groggily.“Come outside.”“Okay.” I could hear her moving around. “Give me a minute,” she stated before hanging up. I slipped my phone back into my pocket. I crossed my arms over my chest and leaned against the house. I couldn’t go inside for what I
Unknown POV It was all coming together now. Everything I’d worked so hard for the last hundred and fifty-plus years was coming true. It took me a while to get to this point, but the reward at the end would be well worth it. Rising from my seat, I made my way to the window. Looking out, I was met by the vast expanse of trees. Secluded and, at the same time, visible.“Brother.”“Have a seat. I have something I want you to do for me, sister.”“I’m listening.”“There’s a full moon Friday night. This is what I need you to do….”