Jovita's POV“Stay away from me”, the three voices warn again.I'm super scared right now, but I'm certainly not leaving Jayden. If he's speaking in three voices that means he has two wolves. Is that even possible? I take another step closer. I'd be lying if I say am not scared, but running away is not an option for me.“I won't, I can't stay away, Jayden”, I reply, advancing until I'm only a few feet from him.The aura around him is too powerful and I hear my wolf growl painfully in my head. Even if I have not wolfed out yet, the aura is too strong for me. A person who has gotten their wolf would probably be lying unconscious on the floor right now.“I can't control myself anymore, Jovita. You don't want to see me this way”, he said between clenched teeth. I notice his body is shaking violently and his hands are clasped firmly together. His eyes are shining as bright as gold bars placed under the sun.“You won't hurt me and I know that”. I know that whatever happens, Jayden will nev
Jovita's POV I wake up to the sun's blinding rays streaming from the window. I blink a little, trying to remember where I am. The event of last night flows back to me, and I feel my cheeks go red. I lie down for a bit admiring the the beauty of the room. Whoever designed this house must have been extra skilled.I stand up and stretch, my eyes scanning the room for Jayden, but he's nowhere in sight.I hurriedly get dressed and proceed to search the house. After five minutes, I'm back in the room with a painful feeling in my chest. Jayden is gone!I turn to see a note lying on the bedside table. I pick it up and start to read as tears flow down my eyes. The note is short and simple.“Knowing you has been my greatest pleasure. It griefs me to leave your side, and I know everything would remind me of you. But I'm lucky though, because grief is an expression of love. And those who grieve are those who are lucky to have loved”.I had been so caught up in my anger about Uriel's death to gra
Jovita's POV JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMaySilenceIt's been almost a year since Jayden left. We haven't spoken since then. I blocked him out in every way possible, trying my best to forget him but it hasn't been very feasible.My friends keep telling me to stop being hard on myself and snap out of my mopping. “Who knows, you can find someone else”, they say, but it doesn't make anything better. Honestly, finding someone is currently the last thing on my list.I feel like my heart has been wrenched out, and in its place is a hole that eats deeper into my chest every day. I can't breathe. I suddenly get lost, and I rarely talk. Everyone is worried about me, especially my Mimoh. PS: Jayden is currently on her wanted list. She's ready to snap off his neck if she ever sees him again.“It's been a year”, Anna had shrieked earlier when I had refused to eat lunch because the waiter served something that reminded me of Jayden. I don
Jayden’s POV“I'm going back to Foxtown”, I tell my father.It's the first time we're meeting in months since I returned home.We are in the throne room, and my father has his back to me. He was telling me about my coronation which is around the corner.My father turns slowly to stare at me, his face livid with anger.“Have you taken leave of your senses?” He barks.“Barely”, I reply drily. I'm in no mood to argue with him right now. My mind is already made up, and there is little he can do to stop me.Foxtown is in disarray, and there's no way I will fold my arms and do nothing when they show me nothing but kindness throughout my stay there."You know she's the main reason you want to go", my inner voice whispered. The voice was not far from the truth. Jovita is my first reason for wanting to return to Foxtown. I fear for her safety, but mostly, I miss her.Life without her in the past months has been hell, days dutifully lived just because it's meant to be lived. I have become an em
Jayden's POVMy father stared at me like he was staring at a ghost that had suddenly made an announced appearance.“What did you just say?” My dad thunder.He turns to stare at me, and I can see his hazel eyes have taken a brighter shade. “You once fought for Mom’s love, she told me”. My voice is a bit hesitant. My father and I haven't talked about my mom in years. It was a raw subject for both of us.“She did?” He asked in a low, broken voice."Yes", I reply.Eighteen years ago “Mom, can you please tell me a story?” Jayden’s seven-year-old version asked his Mom”.She smiled brightly, her beautiful heart-shaped face lighting up. “What do you want to hear, my child?”“A story about royals. About a princess and a prince”.They were sitting around a small tea table, on the rooftop of their huge mansion. His mother was dressed in a flowing green gown and endowed with matching shoes, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets. As a child, he had thought that she was the most beautiful woman he
Jayden’s POV“What happened Mom?” Little Jayden prompted.His mother smiled, running her hands through his long, black hair.Rufus was furious and so was her father. “I would marry her in two days”, Rufus had said, openly ogling her body. His huge, fat frame towered over her father as he spoke. Rumours had it that the many scars on his face, his missing right arm, and his crooked nose were a result of the great battles he had fought and won. He, however, looked like a man who was once every woman's dream.The wedding was moved to the next two days, and Kara was forbidden from leaving the house until the day she would journey to her husband's castle.Kara was devastated. She wept, cried, and protested, but all her efforts proved futile. The night before her wedding, she went to her father to cry. She and her twin brother, Castiel had always been his favorite of all his twelve children, and he adored her.“Why would you do this to me, father?” She asked in tears.“I'm sorry my child.
Jovita's POVI plucked a red apple from the short apple tree in Anna's garden.My besties and I were relaxing in the middle of Anna’s garden.We spent time with each other more frequently, because my besties were scared I was mopping too much.My parents and friends were relieved since I was starting to leave the house, and I was beginning to be aware of my surroundings.“Did he say why?” I ask Maddie.She had just told me that Phil wanted to see me.“Nope. I'm getting jealous, he takes care of you more than me now”, Maddie joked.“I promise to make it come to an end soon. I'm getting better now”.Maddie and Anna shared a smile.“It doesn't matter, Jovie, you can spend as much time as you want”.“What time does he want to meet up and where?”“At the beach, by 6 pm”, Maddie replied.“Okay”, I mumbled.“You need to dress hot”, Anna said, laughing.“I'd hate to lose my neck to Maddie”, I joked.The three laughed happily, hugging each other.By 6 pm, Maddie dressed me up in a black boyfri
Jayden’s POVMy heart broke as Jovita wept on my chest. I curse myself over and over again for hurting her this much. When she is done crying, I try to wipe her face, but she pushes my hand.“What are you doing here?” She asks. Her voice sounds broken.“You don’t want me here? I’d understand that”, I reply in a low voice. She had every right to not want me, to tell me to leave, but I didn’t want to leave. I’m tired of staying away from her, it’s the most painful decision I’ve made since I could remember.Before Jovita, I was lonely, sad, broken, and unhappy. I didn’t know what love meant. I forgot how to love, and I never saw myself as worthy of being loved, after all the terrible things I have done. I forgot what love was, and I lived life meaninglessly. But when I met her, it came so easily. The feeling of being loved, of loving. The feeling of caring for people, and being scared of losing them. I never knew I could experience this emotion again. I can’t live without Jovita anymor
Jovita's POVI sigh as I take in the sweet scent of a lovely summer evening. I'm standing by my bedroom balcony watching the flowers widen their pretty faces under the warm glow of the sun. Everything is perfect but not perfect.It's been three months since Jayden and Is coronation.Jayden is out training with Eric and the boys. Conan and Anne are married. Seth finally gave his mate, Crystal a chance and they're married.Eric and Betty's wedding is in a week. Maddie is still single. She vowed to be with no one but Phil.Jayden and Uriel’s fight is in three months. And finally, I'm still pregnant with my son. He has been in my womb for a year and a few months now. My mom comes around often, though I haven't forgiven her. My Dad visits too along with my cousin, Versant.Betty and my mom tell me my child is a special one, so I don't have to be worried about his delayed arrival.“I love this book”, Maddie says to Betty. She's reading a copy of “After”. She and Betty are seated on my bed, w
A year laterJovita's POV“With the power bestowed upon me by our ancestors, I crown Jayden, son of Edward as the ruler of the Golden pack, and as the grand master of the werewolf kind”, Marcus says, placing the crown on Jayden's head amidst cheers.As you might have guessed, we're done with the fighting, and Jayden is being crowned. We're now all sitting in the throne room.We buried Jayden’s father a week ago, and though there's still tension in the air, the fighting has stopped, and the pack is finally willing to accept Jayden as their leader, with me by his side.Marcus turns to me with another crown in his hands, and a murmur starts to go among the crowd.“I still don't understand why we have to accept her as our Luna”, one of the elders in the crowd says.“We won, you're hardly in a position to make suggestions”, Eric says. He is sitting beside Jayden.“You betrayed the pack, Jayden, look at all the havoc you caused”, Kreed says.“I gave my life to the pack, and they took it gle
Jovita's POV“What do you think you're doing?” Maddie asks me as I'm dressing up.We're in the tent that was made for me and my besties, Betty, and I. I'm dressing up to go and join Jayden and the others on the battlefield. Things are getting tougher for them.This whole fight, as much as I hate to admit it, it's all because of me. If Jayden hadn't chosen to be with me, then all this won't be happening. I can't let anyone die because of me. Not anymore.“I'm going to join the others”, I say to Maddie, packing my hair in a high bun.“You’re not going anywhere”, Maddie replies, planting herself in front of me. Betty and Anne went along with the boys to fight, while Maddie stayed behind to protect me.It was agreed I wouldn't fight because of my supposed pregnancy and the fact that I was the major reason the fight was happening in the first place. Killing me would be the best way to win.“I have to help, they're all out there risking their life because of me”, I say to Maddie.“They're n
Jayden’s POV“Are you ready?” Draco asks me.We're standing head-to-head with our opponents. It's time to fight.We're all in our wolf form, waiting for the battle line to be drawn.My uncle is visibly the largest wolf among us, though I'm slightly close to his size since I have two wolves. My Dad who insisted on fighting with us is standing a few feet from us. He is a warrior white wolf so he is almost up to my size. My pack’s council starts to walk towards us. They stop just a stone's throw from us. They're three extremely old great whites that have lived for probably a hundred years. They're revered and feared by all.“I see you went to join your son, Edward”, Castiel, one of the trio says. He is a handsome, well-built man, looking very much like he just reached his fifties. He is the leader of the trio.“He is my blood, and I believe he has a right to choose his love”, my father replies.“The pack comes before love”, Marcus says. He looks a bit older than Castiel.“I've always th
Jayden’s POVI follow my uncle wondering why he wants to see me. He asked me to leave, so why is he asking for me now?My uncle walks outside his castle to a black Phantom parked in front of the building.“Get in”, he orders, taking the wheel.“Where are we going?” I ask.“To see your mother”, he replies.By going to see my mom, my uncle meant going to see my mother's grave. He took her body that day, seven years ago, and he never let us see her again.“Why are you suddenly letting me visit her?” I ask, trying to control the emotions raging inside me.“Because she has been asking of you. She won't let me rest if I don't help you, so I don't have a choice.My uncle runs his hands through his black long hair as he starts the car.“Does she speak to you?” I ask after a while.“Yes. I'm sorry Jayden, for how I treated you all these years. It wasn't your fault, and I should have blamed you, but I was too angry”.I stare at my uncle in disbelief. Was he apologizing?The rest of the drive wa
Jovita's POVI lay down on Jayden's wet shirt anticipating what was to come.Jayden joins me on the shirt and leans himself up on his elbow to hold his weight so that he is lying on his side facing me as I lie on my back. I suddenly feel shy as his eyes wash over me, and I move my hands to cover my body.Jayden sits up and grabs my wrist, planting them on either of my sides. “Don't you ever try to cover your body, not from me”, he says with seriousness in his voice.“I’m just a little bit shy”, I say with a nervous chuckle.“You don't have to be. There are many things I want to do to you, Jovita”, he whispers in my ears, climbing on top of me, his weight supported by his hands. He is in a push-up position. His wet hair drips on my face, and I squirm, laughing.He places a soft kiss on my face before his hands start to explore my body. He starts from my neck, down the valley of my breasts, down to my stomach until he reaches my panties. He pauses for a while, watching me.His hands re
Jovita's POVI wrap my arms around Jayden and rest his head on my shoulder.“It's alright. It's fine”, I whisper, patting his back.“I'm sorry I kept it all away from you. I couldn't bring myself to relieve the pain”, Jayden says between sobs.My heart breaks as I hear him crying, and I forget that I'm angry at him. We haven't been this close since forever, and it feels good to hold him again.“It's fine, Jayden. You have to stop blaming yourself for your mother's death. You aren't the creator, and it was all bound to happen”, I whisper.“If only I had stopped her, things would have been so different”, Jayden replies.“It's the past now, and she would want you to let go of the guilt. She would want you to be happy”.“I don't deserve to be happy, Jovita”.“Of course you do”.“Everything I touch burns. Everyone around me gets heartbroken”.“You know that's not true”.“It's true, Jovita. I'm surprised you still hold on to me. I haven't been the best mate, and I've hurt you badly. You des
Jovita's POVI take off my clothes and head outside to meet Jayden. Thankfully I wore my favorite black undies. I reach the door and then turn back. I'm too shy to go out there to meet him in only a bra and panties. So I wear Jayden's shirt. I can't help but admire how his shirt smells like the rich cologne and the lovely smell I can only describe as Jayden.When I reach the pool, Jayden is already in the water. I can see water falling from his black hair. He smiles and pushes his hair back with one hand, his eyes twinkling with surprise.“Are you going to swim in that?” He asks, his eyes darkening as they take in my body. Impulsively, I tug at the bottom of his black T-shirt, trying to push it as far as it would go.“Yes”, I reply to his question feeling stupid. What was I so shy about? We've slept together about five times now.“Come on, are you shy, mate?” Jayden says, laughing.“I don't know”. I feel helpless right now.Jayden takes his bottom lips between his teeth, and I can s
Jayden's POV“There's no way in hell I'm letting you fight just for me”, Jovita says, pacing back and forth. We are alone in the hallway. The others are still in the room.“I'm fighting for my Luna and my throne”, I correct her.“Does that even make sense to you?” You could always find a new mate and rule”.“Don't you dare say that?”She runs her hands through her hair and bites on her pink bottom lips. “People are going to die, and why, just because of me? I can't bear that”.“It's you I'm choosing no matter what”, I say to Jovita, taking her hands.“Jayden?” Jovita whispers, her eyes glossy from the tears that are building up.“Please don't refuse me, Jovita. Tell me you want me too, tell me you want us”. I'm desperately waiting for an answer now.“I want you too, I want us, but I don't want anybody getting hurt because of me. You should do what your park wants. It's much better since your uncle refuses to help”.“I'm going to do what I want”.“Then let's not fight. I don't care abo