CHAPTER 12 They got to her apartment a few minutes later, it was not far from the office and Jasmine could have easily taken a taxi, but there wouldn't be any fun in that. Moreover, it would mean that he wouldn't get to spend more time with her. "Just stop over here," she told him, directing him to her particular apartment building. He laughed when she said that. Jasmine could not fathom was what so funny this time around. She thought he was a little bit crazier than she expected. "Why are you laughing?!" She asked him. "I'm sorry, it's just that I already know where you live, you work for me remember? And I own this building, plus your car is not parked here, " he replied. "Oh!" She exclaimed, "well you should have just said so earlier," she said, giving him a little shove at the shoulder. She felt like the earth could just open up and swallow her. He was having a blast considering how hard he was still laughing at the little misunderstanding. It wasn't her fault that she did
CHAPTER 13You could feel the tension in the big sitting room, it was choking. As soon as Jason left the entrance of the door toward mama Helen, all heads bowed down, their inner werewolf moved them into submission. It did not matter how long they had seen each other. He was their Alpha and their inner wolf craved to show him the utmost respect whenever he was in their presence. Only mama Helen could look him in the eye when he didn't signal for her to. She was like a mother to him, but even her body language and the way she comported herself showed she was not immune to this Alpha pull to submission. Her embrace was soothing and warm, a far cry from how vulnerable he felt with Jasmine a while ago. However, he could not be anything but strong here with his pack. With Jasmine he could feel things he normally wouldn't feel, he could be more himself without the need for excess show of masculinity. "How have you been , mama?" He asked her. He often called her mama because she felt li
CHAPTER 14The air was particularly gloomy today. It rained cats and dogs the previous day and it was looking like it might be another episode of that today.It's been days since Jasmine last saw Jason, he promised her dinner and hope for a future together with her but all that disappeared into thin air. She wasn't surprised though, she was already used to being disappointed, that was life. "Hello Jasmine, how was lunch?" Claire asked when she stepped into the building. "The food was nice Claire." "Did you go to the spot that the boss showed you again?" She asked. "Yes I did," she replied with a sad smile. It was foolish of her to hope but still she did. What they shared that night was magical, at least she felt so. She had been going to what was now 'their restaurant.' She wondered if she could maybe see him there, just maybe. It didn't help though that the stylish young waiter was always asking about Jason, apparently he thought they were a couple. If only he knew…"You know
CHAPTER 15They drove first to her apartment so she could change into something more "dinner worthy." He thought she looked perfect just the way she was, but she insisted that she had to wear something more befitting. It took an hour for her to get ready, but to Jason it was a win-win situation; he got to see what the inside of her apartment looked like. "You know it's kind of weird that I get to see your apartment first before our dinner, usually it's the other way around," he noted, looking around the room. "I guess we're not exactly the ideal partners either," she said, trying to put a word to what they were. "Partners?" He chuckled while asking."I don't know….. what exactly are we Jason?" She asked him. "We can say we're a couple, you already know how I feel about you," he said gently. "Yeah, but like… it's not really official yet, I'd prefer if we take things slow….plus you've not really asked me to be your girlfriend," she rambled on, trying to look for any excuse. "We
CHAPTER 16"Here's the special for the loveliest couple ever," Boris said, announcing his return. He was followed by a smart looking waiter who was pushing a trolley with their food towards them. The waiter looked nice, around mid-twenties but other than that it was obvious he wasn't trying to stand out. Boris' loud cheerful voice startled both Jasmine and Jason, especially Jason, who had been very uncomfortable since he left to get their meal. "Ah, thank you! It looks amazing and smells so great too," Jasmine complimented as the waiter carefully laid their food on the table. Jason just simply nodded, still more interested in the terrible feeling in his gut than the appetizing meal before him. "It's the best only for Jason, nothing less would ever do," he said, giving Jason a light tap on the back. "Oh yes, thank you Boris," Jason said absent-mindedly. "My pleasure, please enjoy your meal and do let me know if you need anything at all," he said with a curtsey as he left with t
CHAPTER 17He had never seen her like this, hands trembling, eyes fixed on the dark road, lips quivering. He cursed under his breath. He held her hand steady while he firmly held the steering wheel of the car with his other hand. He could feel her succumb to his touch but it wasn't enough."No one is going to hurt you Jasmine, not while I'm here," he reassured her. She wanted to believe him, but it was not so easy to forget the extremely dark eyes and gnarly wide teeth that not so long ago threatened her. She couldn't make out the features so well, but the fear she felt was real, she knew the person standing in front of her wanted her dead, she could see it in those dead black eyes and the wicked grin. She just didn't know why? One thing was clear though; Jason knew more than he was letting on. "You weren't there Jason, you didn't see what I saw," she stated. "What exactly did you see?" "I…. It was so…so dark… I don't know…." "It's alright, you don't have to say anything, you
CHAPTER 18Adolph was full of rage as he read the note, he had the same look Jason had just a while ago. He passed the note to mama Helen to take a look and somehow she still managed to show no emotion. Jason knew she was worried, he could tell by the subtle movements she made, but she wasn't making it obvious. He wondered how she was able to remain calm in situations like this. He wished he could possess such equanimity, especially now as he stood beside his mate. Jasmine used the opportunity to observe his home, it was obvious that his "family" had decided to ignore her since he gave them the envelope, at least it was better than the outright look of disapproval they shot her way before. "How did you get this?" Mama Helen asked Jason. He exhaled quietly and walked closer to them, while firmly holding onto Jasmine. The old woman shot a glance at their interlocked hands but Adolph starred in contempt, like he could bore a hole through their hands. "Someone threatened me, threate
CHAPTER 19He signaled for the pack to be at ease, they were free to speak as soon as he gave the signal, still he felt he needed to say something first, to set the momentum. "I'm sure you have all seen the warning," he uttered, studying every member of his pack. "This is werewolf blood Alpha Jason, it's not just any blood," Conan spoke up. "Yes Alpha Conan, and that worries me even more," he expressed. Conan was the Alpha of Boris's pack, the Blood Moon pack. The bond between the two packs ran deep, even before Jason was born. They shared a lot of things in common and among that was a common enemy: Sebastian. They fought side by side during the last war, they bought lost pack members very dear to them and knew they were going to be together once more to put an end to what started 13 years ago. "Can you trace the blood Melvin?" Jason asked the young werewolf. "I've tried, but whoever is behind this definitely covered the scent very well," he replied. Melvin was the most sensiti
Chapter 62Jasmine woke up with what felt like an epiphany, like she was feeling things for the very first time but those emotions had always been there. She felt a longing, a need to be held by a familiar hand, she had a craving to be in the warm embrace of someone… and that someone was Jason. From the moment she woke up he was all she wanted to see, but it was strange because she had a recollection of the emotions but she still had no memory of Jason, she still had no recollection of him or their time together, but these strange feeling of familiarity surged through her in ways she could not explain. Just then Jason came into her hospital room, putting a face to the emotions going through her. She knew she loved him, but how could she love someone she still could not remember. "You're awake!" He exclaimed as soon as he saw her. He rushed to her side and cautiously held her hand, he wasn't sure how she would react to a gesture like that so he was being careful. She didn't push
Chapter 61 "How do you think I feel? Hope, my world is crumbling right before me and there's nothing I can do about it," he yelled. "I'm sorry Jason, I didn't know that it would turn out like this," she pleaded. "How exactly did you think this would turn out, please tell me what was your plan exactly?" He asked her, unmoved by the tears that were starting to form in her eyes. "Well I knew there was bad blood between Dominic and I, but I didn't know that he would react that way. I thought he would be willing to help because of the history we had," she explained. "And what sort of history do you have with someone like that?" He asked her sternly. She hesitated before she answered his question and all Jaosn was able to think was that she was trying to think of a good lie to tell him. He could never believe a word that came from her mouth, not even if she promised that she was telling the truth, not even if she swore on her life. Certainly she didn't think that he would believe a
Chapter 60 Jason had never seen Dominic even though he had heard so much about him, but the man standing in front of him right now looked every bit like the image he portrayed. Dominic was tall and slim built with very broad shoulders and a slim waist. He had scanty brown hair and light brown eyes. He wasn't built like your stereotypical werewolf but one look at his sharp eyes and you'd know that he was the embodiment of evil. He had very thin lips that stretched into an evil smirk every now and then, like it was his default expression. Jason has been with him for less than 5 minutes and he could already tell that it was a big mistake coming here in the first place if this was the guy that they were supposed to meet. This man was not someone that was ready to help, especially with whatever was going on between him and Hope. "Can you believe it! The prodigal daughter finally returns!" He exclaimed as soon as he saw Hope. For a moment there Jason wondered how exactly Hope became
Chapter 59"Don't raise your voice, people might suspect otherwise," Hope cautioned him. And true to her words two tall pale looking men that looked like they were in their late thirties glanced towards their direction. They each had a partner with them and from one glance you already could tell what was going on. They were vampires, the kind with old blood from the color of their eyes and their sunken dark eye sockets. Also their reflexes were extremely sharp but they were extraordinarily calm, perfectly capable of controlling their emotions, unlike the modern day vampires that reacted to everything around them. Most vampires were intensely sensitive, erratic in motion and annoyingly unstable, especially in the presence of werewolves, whom for some weird reason they considered rivals. These two however were unusually calm even though the supernaturals have already identified what each was. It was obvious that they had been around for a very long time from the way they controlled
Chapter 58 Jason was starting to get suspicious… well he had always been suspicious but this time around his gut feeling thought that there was something very wrong, and it was a lot more than usual. One would think that maybe Hope had forgotten the whereabouts of this friend that would lead them to this witch that could solve all their problems. "Hope, how long till we get there already, I've been driving for hours but it seems this friend of yours lives on the other side of earth!" He said sternly, just like he had said a few times before. "We're almost there, just keep following the directions I gave you," she would always say. She was being way too mysterious with everything. She had refused to give out the exact location of this source of hers, for this source's security, she had said. Well that's nice, but what about their own security? He didn't exactly feel 100% safe going blind into a place that he had no information on, to see someone he had no idea about. Who exactl
Chapter 57 After what looked like an eternity of awkward silence in the hotel room, they all finally checked out of the hotel and were back on the road. Chad was extremely polite this morning, somehow he seemed to have finally found his manners and still avoided eye contact with the trio. He was more than happy to speed up the process of checking them out of his hotel as he could not wait to finally be rid of the three extremely strange, terrifying people. "Have a nice day," Chad told them as they made to leave. "We sure will, you too Chad," Hope answered. She seemed to be in a good mood, unlike the other two, who were already halfway to the vehicle by the time he spoke. All Jasmine wanted to do was get as far away from here as soon as possible. She wanted to forget everything that happened in this place and she reasoned that the farther away from here that she was, the sooner she would let all the experiences go. However she was only kidding herself. She had no potion to make
Chapter 56 Jason was up by dawn, he had always had trouble sleeping and the nightmares were back, fiercer than before. They only stopped when he was with Jasmine, when she was still the woman that loved him as much as he loved her, she gave him the kind of peace he could not comprehend, but now that was gone and he was back to the nights of terror. This nightmare was a new one, it was confusing and he could only vaguely remember it, but one part that stuck with him was that he was searching for something, but he found another thing instead. He could not remember what he was searching for, nor what he found instead, but he knew there was a mismatch. He felt lost in the dream, just as lost as he felt in real life. He woke up sweating even though the air conditioner in the room was working to an extent, it wasn't perfect but at least it wasn't completely broken down. His first reaction was to look towards Jasmine and he saw her sleeping soundly like the beauty that she was.What a
Chapter 55If you had told Jasmine that she would be spending a night in the same room with the annoying Jason she definitely would not have believed you. Even if you had come with a crystal ball, a palm reader and a soothsayer, she would have laughed at your face and reminded you that she didn't believe in most of these fetish stuff. Knowing that werewolves, vampires and witches exist was even a stretch to her belief system, adding all these other kinds of people might just be the last straw before she goes gaga. Unfortunately though this was just a coincidence and not something planned by fate. She recalled the look of pure fear in Chad's eyes as he announced that there were only 2 rooms left. The poor guy was already at the verge of pissing in his pants and any moment from now he could even faint if pushed any further. She tugged on Jason's shirt, prompting him to accept the rooms as it were. Nobody noticed that she did this apart from Jason himself. Hope was too busy staring
Chapter 54 "You do know that we've been waiting here, trying to get someone to attend to us for what seems like forever and you just show up like you don't even care?!" Hope said with disgust clearly written over her face, and conveyed through the tone of her voice. She was usually able to hide her feelings, to put on a mask, to pretend to feel something else apart from her true feelings, to smile and say everything was alright even when it wasn't. She had been so used to this facade that it almost felt like she was living two lives, walking about in a life of two faces. She had to do this because nobody really understood her, they could say they did, but she knew they would be lying. How could they? Nobody ever gave her a chance to tell her own story, no one ever thought for a second if she was alright or not. They brushed off her feelings because she wasn't a fragile human like Jasmine and her werewolf bloodline wasn't royal like Jason and Nathan. Life was never kind to her bu