JUSTINThere was definitely something wrong with this Hunter guy. I hated the fact that he constantly looked at me like he knew something dangerous. Something that would affect all of us. He seemed to walk around with a permanent smirk on his face. There was no way I was going to trust Astrid with him. Not because I didn't trust her, but I couldn't bring myself to trust him. I didn't trust that she would be safe with him. However, per her request, I left the room for them to study. I waited outside the classroom for them to finish. It was torture but I needed to be here when they were done. It was totally necessary. She was my mate and if anything happened to her when I could have prevented it, I would hate myself forever. The door to the classroom opened after what felt like hours and I saw Astrid pause briefly, surprised that I had waited but she decided to walk past me, pretending like she hadn't seen me or had decided not to acknowledge me. Hunter followed suit. I sighed befor
JUSTINI went back to the car to take mine and Astrid’s bag that she had left behind in a bit to get as far from me as possible. “Justin,” I heard someone call as I was making my way back home. I turned around to see that it was Audrey’s parents and they wore their arrogant look thinking they were better than others as usual. I might have added to their ego because I never really complained about their behavior but today was going to be different because I was so tired of the way they acted and it has to come to an end. “Justin,” Audrey’s father called again and I internally rolled my eyes, he walked closer to me again before he spoke up. “I want to discuss something important with you,” he let out and I frowned. “I have more important things to do, whatever you have to say can be said to my father as he is in a better place to answer to whatever you want,” I replied curtly.“I have tried to reach out to him to talk about it but he has not been answering and the only time he did r
ASTRIDI hated that Justin was now always around me, either stealing glances at me or trying to talk to me and that was the least of it. It also angered me a great deal that he thought apologizing alone would make me bury the hatchet. His measly apologies were pathetic compared to what I have gone through. Years of pain from him and everyone else and he, somehow at the back of his mind thought apology and act like I did not go through all I did? He must be joking and very stupid if he thinks that’s going to happen.It was not his fault for not knowing or recognizing I was not his mate but it was his fault for hurting me even when he had no reason to, he hurt me just because he wanted to or because he thought looking at me with a guilt ridden face was going to get through to me.“Would you at least come to the trial tomorrow?“His question echoed in my head and I wondered if I should go or not. I was dreading going there, to that hall where I was tried years ago and having to watch so
HUNTERShe was even more beautiful than her photos. I guess it was to be expected, I just didn't know she was going to be better in person. This was going to make my plan here better.I had waited a long time for this. I came here for revenge. They took her away from me when our relationship was at its peak and I needed to avenge her. She had been here for a mission and she was nowhere near being done when they murdered her in cold blood. Every single one of them involved in her death was going to pay. And soon too. But having met Astrid, I was confused whether or not to go through with the revenge right away. I couldn't stop thinking about making Justin suffer the same way he had made me suffer when he was with Audrey.Starring down at my phone, Astrid's picture smiled back at me and I made up my mind. I have to have her. Just one taste. But I had a feeling Astrid was the type someone could get addicted to. Maybe this was the fucking reason Justoin couldn’t leave her alone. And comp
ASTRIDI must have fainted from the shock of nearly being attacked. Audrey's parents not only cursed at me but they came at me with an intent to inflict pain on me.My head felt woozy and I raised an arm to block out the rays of sun filtering through the window into my closed eyelids.Since when has the window’s direction changed? And wait, why is my bed so soft?I groaned from the feel of the sun on my face. Why did it have bother me so much when sleep was just getting good? I cracked open an eye and that was when I took note of where I was. Justin's room. Shit.I let out a little yelp when I looked to my side and saw him sleeping beside me. I sat up immediately, about to leave when I noticed he was having a nightmare. His nose was scrunched up and his face was in a frown. Yep, definitely a nightmare. It shouldn't have bothered me and I really should have left before he woke up but he murmured my name in his sleep. ”Astrid…don’t take Astrid..”I froze since I hadn't expected that a
ASTRIDShould I wait for a while or ask him as soon as I see him?I was confused on what to do. I needed answers and there was absolutely no way I was going back to the alpha's house. I couldn't rule out the possibility of Justin tying me to his bed if he caught up to me in his house. I shuddered at the mental image of not being able to leave and being subjected to him alone. I shook my head. Yeah, no. That was out of the options. I would just wait until I saw him in school.I stayed in bed thinking for a while and I couldn't figure out exactly when I fell asleep until my alarm rang. It was morning and no one had thought to wake me up for dinner, not that I had looked forward to that anyway. They must have believed I was too tired and needed the rest. Which in truth, I did but now, if I didn't hurry, I was going to miss classes and that was the last thing I wanted. I rushed through the motions of preparation, picking something out of my old clothes to wear and shoving my scattered
JUSTINI still couldn't fathom why Astrid couldn't see that Hunter wasn't a good person. He wasn't the type of person who should even be considered a friend. I knew she had seen me and must have exchanged contacts with him just so she could rile me up. “Yo, J. What's up? I can feel your anger from way over there. You need to chill. What's got you mad though?” Jonah asked as he put his hand on my shoulder. I was startled for a minute but relaxed when I saw it was him. “You should know only one person can make me this angry.” I motioned towards Hunter and Astrid who were still talking regardless of the fact that their class had clearly started. “This is messed up.”“I agree with you about that but we also have a class to get to.” Jonah managed to pull me away into my own class which I spent thinking about Astrid. I couldn't for the life of me remember when the teacher came in and left. As soon as the bell rang, I rushed out of class to go look for her but stumbled upon Hunter instead
HUNTERMy plan was working. It made me happy to see that despite how much Justin was trying hard to be the good guy, Astrid was beginning to see through his bullshit. He was trying too hard, when it was obvious he could never be. His attempts were pathetic and they disgusted me. He was as predictable as I had hoped. He got angry at anything that had to do with Astrid and would flare at even the slightest mention of her. That was perfect for my plans. I was going to exploit that as much as I could until it was too late for him to realize what he had been doing. Astrid on the other hand was every bit as naive as Audrey had told me she was before she left to be with Justin. Astrid trusted way too easily and I planned on using that to my own benefit. For now, I think I had managed to get her on the palm of my hands. She was eating up every single lie I told her, hook, line and sinker. It was easy to manipulate her and soon she would fall into my plans of making her hate Justin. She wa