Zira-“Do you want to leave that behind, so I can work on it?” Axton nodded toward the jade; I had strung around my wrist.I hesitated for a moment, unsure if I wanted to leave it, but Axton quickly spoke again. “I can deliver it to you at school.”I still hesitated as I looked down at my wrist. I guess if there was anyone I could trust, it was Axton. Besides, it might be better to have it turned into a bracelet, because the necklace string was a little loose. The last thing I wanted was for it to fall off at school, and then I would lose it.“Okay.” I nodded as I unraveled the string and handed it to him.After he took it, he shoved it into the front pocket of his blue jeans. “Then are you ready?”“I am!” I jumped up from my seat and nearly knocked the chair over before bolting out the door to the garage.I heard Axton chuckle about something, but I was too excited to care. Looking at the various cars in the garage, I wondered which one he was planning to drive. Nearly jumping out of
Zira-“Alright, everyone, let’s take our seats and settle down.” Jeremy told the class as soon as he entered, with me following behind him.“Who’s the chick?” The only boy in the classroom asked as they all sat at their desks.“This is Zira Valdez. She will be joining us for a bit.” Jeremy announced as he ushered me to the front of the class, in front of the chalkboard.“Well, hello Zira, my name is Leon, but everyone calls me Leo.” Leo leaned over to the empty seat next to him. “You can sit next to me. I can show you everything you need to know.” Leo flashed a charming smile, which didn’t give me the same rush of excitement that Axton’s smile gave me.“I don’t think so, you would drag her down.” Jeremy chuckled.Leo threw his arms across his chest and slouched in his chair, as if he were a two-year-old, pouting. It didn’t last for long, though, as he relaxed again and laughed. A few other students commented that they were surprised Leo managed to stay in their class. I thought it was
Zira-“No, he doesn’t leave, except one time. He locks himself in his room and only allows our parents to enter. I don’t know what they say or do when they go in, and they won’t tell me. On the occasions he comes out of his room, he won’t even look anyone in the eye. But I don’t mind. Whatever he went through before coming to live with us must have been tragic.” Sammy’s expression fell, and a wave a sadness moved across her face.The more Sammy talked about her brother, the less I could shake the feeling that he could be my brother. I knew it was crazy, but what if? I needed to learn more before I let my thoughts run wild.“How do your parents feel about him being difficult to handle?” I asked, but then realized that it must have sounded rude. “It does sound like it is difficult to live with someone who refuses to talk to come out of his room.”“They don’t mind. They love my brother, and so do I. I know it might seem weird, but despite the way he is, he is also very protective. I reme
Zira-Jasmine dragged me from store to store at the mall as if I were luggage. I didn’t want to buy anything, but Jasmine wouldn’t let me leave the store without getting at least one item. Jasmine repeatedly explained how she wanted me to experience the life of a teenage girl with plenty of money to burn.Although I had the card Axton gave me, I used the money I had in my account. My money was for school, but so far, I haven’t needed to use any of it. I also wasn’t fully comfortable with using Axton’s money. So, every store we went to, I did purchase a few expensive items, but nothing that was going to put much of a dent in the ten million that I had.“Isn’t this fun?” Jasmine asked as she handed a few bags to one of the two men who were following us.“I guess.” I shrugged as I also handed my purchase to the other man. “Is this necessary, though?” I asked as I nodded toward the two men.“With how much shopping I want to do, it is very necessary. Don’t tell me you don’t like having my
Zira-“What bet?” I asked, filled with confidence.“Since you are here to shop, I am guessing you have money, so why don’t we see who can spend the most?” Emma’s smirk increased, making her lips look as if they were going to explode if she stretched her lips any further.“That’s all?” I quirked my brows.“Of course not. I said this was a bet. What is a bet without betting on something?” Emma giggled as if she had said the funniest thing, and her clones echoed her giggling.“I’m listening.” I tucked my hands into the pockets of my blazer.“If I win, you must crawl around the school, wearing a sign that you are my dog, every day after school until the end of the school year.”“And if I win?”“Doubtful,” Emma snorted. “But if you win, I will leave you and Jasmine alone for the rest of the school year.” Looking at Emma and her friends, it was clear they had a lot of money. Despite wearing their school uniform, they carried designer handbags and wore expensive jewelry. I didn’t know how
Zira-The display certainly got my attention anyway, as I noticed myself gliding toward it as if the world faded away and I was floating toward a shiny object. When I say shiny, I mean it was glowing. Literally glowing. Feeling an urge to communicate with my wolf, as if I needed her guidance, I wrapped my hand over the jade on my wrist.“Can you see this?” I asked with a distant, hallowed tone.“It can’t be…” Asta’s voice also had the same tone, and it sounded like she was in a bit of a daze.“What?” I asked.“The stones on the rings are moonstones. Not just any moonstones. They are the purest form of all the moonstones to ever exist.” Asta's presence flickered slightly, becoming stronger.“How do you know?”“All wolf spirits can remember their first life. It is the life where we were created before we connected with humans. It wasn’t for long, but it was long enough to understand what we were and what our purpose was. That moonstone had caused humans to become cursed, but it also cre
Zira-Feeling more confident, I returned my attention to Alex. “I would like to buy them. There is no need to take them out for me to look at them. I am already sure I want to buy them.”“Well, would you at least want to try the ring on? If it doesn’t fit, I can make an adjustment.” Alex said as he opened the case and pulled the box the rings were in, out of the case.“No.” I shook my head. “These will be wedding rings for me and my husband. So, he might be wanting to put the ring on me himself. Since he will need to try it on as well, if they don’t fit, I can bring them in to have them resized.” It suddenly occurred to me they might not give that service, but before I could double-check, Alex grinned and spoke.“Not a problem.” He held the rings carefully in his hands, as if they were precious. Granted, they were, but I didn’t think the rings had the same meaning to him as they did to me.“We can try them on now.” Axton’s voice rang out.Although I knew he was in the store, his voice
Zira-“That was so awesome!” Jasmine screamed with excitement, completely oblivious to the numerous heads turned in our direction.“I just don’t like it when others treat people like that.” I patted her back, although I felt uncomfortable as she invaded my space.“Well, I think that was absolutely amazing. Do you think they will follow through and leave the school?” Jasmine pulled back, and I caught a glimmer of hope in her eyes.“If she doesn’t, I will make sure she does.” Axton commented as he pulled me to his side and tucked me under his arm.“How will you do that?” Jasmine looked up at Axton, and I didn’t like the admiration I saw in her eyes.“Don’t worry about that. Just know that the moment she messed with Zira, I already planned to make it difficult for her to stay.” Axton’s grip on me tightened, giving me a sense of reassurance.“We should probably head home.” I told Jasmine, when she continued to look at him the way she was.“Okay. Well, I need to head home anyway. This turn
Zira-I don’t know why I didn’t sense him prior to his arrival, but I was happy to see him. Perhaps it was because of the level of drama or the fact that I was in a lot of pain. Thinking of my pain, I dipped my chin to hopefully hide my injuries. I didn’t know how extensive they were, but if Jeremy could notice the moment he saw me, Axton would too.“Axton Heath!” The principal shouted as he rushed toward Axton. “What brings you here? Are you here for Allie? She mentioned that Trenton would be picking her up, but if he is busy, I guess he would ask his uncle. Why don’t you take a seat? Do you want something to drink? I hope you don’t mind, but we are still dealing with an issue, but I promise I will make it quick.”I didn’t see Axton’s expression, but I heard Jeremy scoff and mutter under his breath. “Idiot.”“Oh? What is the problem?” The sarcasm was thick in Axton’s voice, and it took me a lot of effort not to look up at him.“A student injured your nephew’s girlfriend, and it refus
Zira-When the principal hung up the phone, he turned his attention to me and the others. “Now that is settled, I want everyone to tell me what happened and why you were fighting in the cafeteria.”Sammy, Leo, and Linda all started talking at the same time. I stayed quiet because I didn’t see the point in explaining anything. It was clear the principal had something against me. Also, based on his reaction to Leo and Sammy, I doubted he would believe anything I said.He did seem to sympathize with Allie, as he brought a chair for her to sit on. I was the one with blood dripping from my mouth and struggling to stand, but he didn’t care. If not for Sammy, I don’t know how I would manage to keep upright.“How are you feeling?” The principal asked Allie. “Do I need to call the school nurse?”“No, I am fine.” Allie smiled sweetly at the principal, and it kind of looked as if she was flirting with him. “Trenton will pick me up in a bit to take me to the hospital.”“That’s good.” The principa
Zira-I tried to rack my brain for how to defuse the situation, but nothing came to mind. Everyone was either insulting me or insulting the alternative students in general. Some even continued to make insults about Axton. That was my biggest issue, but I felt as if this was getting out of hand.“Linda, it is fine. Just help me up.” Allie told the girl.Linda stopped worrying about Sammy and gave her attention to Allie. She attempted to help Allie to her feet, along with another female student. With two people to help her, she almost got to her feet but then dropped to the ground again.“You need to apologize!” Linda redirected her attention to me while the other girl comforted Allie.“I won’t apologize for something I didn’t do.” I shrugged and wondered why no one could see how fake Allie’s tears were now.The tears Allie had shed earlier had dried up, but her sobs were louder and more realistic, except for the absence of tears. My focus was on Allie, so when Linda pushed me, I didn’t
Zira-“Zira, I didn’t know you started at Acadia. How have you been? I haven’t seen you since your birthday.” Allie moved toward me, with his voice coming out as a sweet melody.I was bewildered by the sudden change for a moment, and I even thought she was genuine. The way she smiled, spoke, and even wrapped her arms around me when she stopped in front of me almost made me believe she was truly happy to see me. I didn’t return her hug but just stood there in shock.“It is so good to see you.” Allie spoke loud enough for almost everyone in the cafeteria to hear.Murmurs moved through the rooms in waves, with some commenting on how Allie was hugging an Alt kid. Some admired Allie’s sweetness and how she was the best person at the school. A few also commented that they didn’t know why Allie was treating me like this, considering everything I did.I don’t know what I did, but I had a feeling that Allie might have spread a few rumors about me. Since I didn’t know what was going on and I wa
Zira-The following day, I felt as if I was dragging my feet. I spent most of the night trying to figure out the moonstone, but I didn’t get anywhere with it. I even attempted to have Asta come out and see if I could shift, but no, it didn’t work.The only thing I could figure out was that I could sense Axton wherever he was. Even now, while at school, I could sense Axton at home. I could also sense when he was near and able to get an idea of the distance or even the location, as long as I had been to the location before. I only figured that out because after Axton dropped me off at school, he had stopped at the mall, which I had sensed.It was a little weird, but cool as well. Aside from that, I could sense his emotions to a certain extent. Either his emotions were too complicated, or I could only get a glimpse of what he was feeling. I didn’t know what other connection I would have with Axton, but I felt closer to him now, with the ring.Axton wasn’t the only thing the moonstone aff
Zira-“I’m listening.” I encouraged as I took a sip of my sparkling grape juice.“When I was younger, I was in a car accident with my parents. It was your mother who saved me, but she didn’t get there in time to save my parents. Her blood brought me from the brink of death, and all it took was a small drop. She had told me what her blood meant when she gave it to me, but I didn’t remember until the day that I felt her calling for help.”“What did it mean for her to give you her blood?” I leaned forward, placing my glass down, as I became intrigued with the story.“I don’t know all the details, but her blood healed me. Afterward, I owed her a blood debt that would connect me to her until the day I repaid it.” Axton continued.Without realizing I had done it, I wrapped my hand over my jade and nearly jumped when I heard Asta’s voice. “This sounds familiar.”Although I focused on Axton as he spoke of the bittersweet memories of the accident, I focused on Asta as well. I started to notice
Zira-“What is all this?” I asked as I entered the room further.“I thought we could celebrate.” Axton moved to pull a chair out and motioned with his hand for me to sit down. “I want you to have the full experience of being married, and today certainly calls for a celebration.” Axton held up his hand, with only the finger that had his ring extended.Sitting in the chair, I smiled faintly from the mixed feelings I was getting from him. Not based on his expression, but I literally felt them. I didn’t understand why I was feeling them until I looked at the ring on my hand, which seemed to be a little brighter than before.“Have you felt anything strange since I put the ring on you?” I asked Axton as he took the seat opposite me.“I wouldn’t say I felt anything strange or out of the ordinary, why should I?” Axton frowned as he looked at his hand.I thought about telling him what I felt, but I didn’t fully understand it yet. Aside from that, I didn’t want him to think I could essentially
Zira-“That was so awesome!” Jasmine screamed with excitement, completely oblivious to the numerous heads turned in our direction.“I just don’t like it when others treat people like that.” I patted her back, although I felt uncomfortable as she invaded my space.“Well, I think that was absolutely amazing. Do you think they will follow through and leave the school?” Jasmine pulled back, and I caught a glimmer of hope in her eyes.“If she doesn’t, I will make sure she does.” Axton commented as he pulled me to his side and tucked me under his arm.“How will you do that?” Jasmine looked up at Axton, and I didn’t like the admiration I saw in her eyes.“Don’t worry about that. Just know that the moment she messed with Zira, I already planned to make it difficult for her to stay.” Axton’s grip on me tightened, giving me a sense of reassurance.“We should probably head home.” I told Jasmine, when she continued to look at him the way she was.“Okay. Well, I need to head home anyway. This turn
Zira-Feeling more confident, I returned my attention to Alex. “I would like to buy them. There is no need to take them out for me to look at them. I am already sure I want to buy them.”“Well, would you at least want to try the ring on? If it doesn’t fit, I can make an adjustment.” Alex said as he opened the case and pulled the box the rings were in, out of the case.“No.” I shook my head. “These will be wedding rings for me and my husband. So, he might be wanting to put the ring on me himself. Since he will need to try it on as well, if they don’t fit, I can bring them in to have them resized.” It suddenly occurred to me they might not give that service, but before I could double-check, Alex grinned and spoke.“Not a problem.” He held the rings carefully in his hands, as if they were precious. Granted, they were, but I didn’t think the rings had the same meaning to him as they did to me.“We can try them on now.” Axton’s voice rang out.Although I knew he was in the store, his voice