Jasmine woke up to the sound of Clara calling her name. She slowly sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "Clara?" She asked, her voice hoarse.Clara greeted her with a warm smile. "Good morning, Jasmine.''"Good morning." Jasmine replied, she looked around the room and noticed that Nicolai wasn't there. "The Alpha has already left for work. He's arranged for the Beta, Kent, to escort you to your therapist's appointment today."''He's not taking me?" Jasmine asked, feeling a pang of disappointment.Clara's expression was sympathetic. "I'm afraid not, Jasmine. But the beta will be here shortly to take you to your appointment."Memories of the previous night's events flooded Jasmine's mind. She recalled the kiss she shared with Nicolai, and wondered if that had something to do with his sudden change of plans. She pushed the thoughts aside, assuming he must have had something important to attend to.Clara's concerned voice broke into Jasmine's thoughts. "Jasmine, are you okay?"Jasmin
"Y...you and Jasmine kissed?" Kent stuttered, unable to believe his ears. He stared at Nicolai for a while, his expression unreadable, then he burst into laughter.Nicolai looked at him, confused. "What's so funny?" He asked, a hint of annoyance in his voice."Come on." Kent said, struggling to hold back his laughter. "I thought you said you weren't going to accept the mate bond, and you two will just be good friends, so what happened?" He asked. "See, Nick. I knew you couldn't resist the mate bond, so why don't you just accept it and be with her.""Because I can't!" Nicolai replied with gritted teeth. "I already told you. What happened between us was a mistake, I...it's just the mate bond pulling us together, and that's why it happened. I never meant to kiss her."Kent heaved a deep breath, getting serious. "Are you sure about that? Are you sure that it's just the mate bond pulling you two together? Are you sure you don't—""I don't." Nicolai cut him off. "And don't you even dare com
Jasmine flinched as she sharply turned around. "Samantha!" She called, sighing in relief. "I...It's you." She stuttered. "You scared me.""I'm sorry, but what are you doing here? I'm not sure you know this, but no one is allowed to come into the Alpha's room unless you're here to clean." "I'm sorry, I was just looking for him, and when I saw the door open, I couldn't resist coming in to check if he's here.""He isn't, the Alpha already left for work.""What?" Jasmine furrowed her brow. "But that's not the time he usually leaves for work.""I know right, but maybe he's got something important to do.'' Samantha shrugged. "Really, Nick? All because of me? You're really putting so much effort into making sure we never see each other. How long will this continue, Nick? For how long will you continue to avoid me?" Jasmine thought."Come on, Jasmine. We better leave or we'll both get in trouble." Samantha gently took her arm and led her out of Nicolai's room. ***Mr. Holland was on a busi
After that day, Jasmine tried countless of times to see Nicolai, but nothing worked because he always manages to escape her every single time, he's also stopped coming to stay with her every night, and the whole thing is so frustrating.She was currently in her room with Samantha and Clara, and although she badly needs someone to talk to, she just couldn't talk to them about this because that would be weird; telling them that she kissed Nicolai and now he's avoiding her."Jasmine." Clara called, lightly tapping her arm."Yes." Jasmine flinched."Are you okay? You've been acting weird lately, you're always zoning out. Is everything okay?" Clara asked, her voice laced with concern."I'm fine, it's just...." Jasmine trailed when she suddenly thought of something. "Do you guys know how to get to Nicolai's company?" She asked, her voice hopeful."The Alpha's company in the city?" Samantha asked. Jasmine nods in reply."Yes, but why do you ask?" Samantha asked, giving her a suspicious look.
As Nicolai finished his meeting, his receptionist went to inform him of Jasmine's arrival. Meanwhile, Arianna approached Jasmine with a smile."You must be Jasmine." Arianna said."Arianna." Jasmine replied, standing up with Samantha and Clara."It's good to see you again.'' Arianna said, but Jasmine remained silent."Here to see Nick?" Arianna asked."Yes." Jasmine whispered."Alright, I'll see you around.'' Arianna winked at her before leaving. Clara turned to Jasmine."Who's that?" Clara asked."I really don't like her.'' Samantha added."Doesn't matter.'' Jasmine sighed. "I'll go see Nick now."Samantha nodded. "We'll be right here waiting."Jasmine approached the receptionist. "May I go in now?"The receptionist's expression turned apologetic. "I'm afraid you can't. Mr. Nicolai is still busy and won't be taking any visitors."Jasmine scoffed in disbelief. "But... did you tell him I was the one?""Yes, I did.'' the receptionist replied.Jasmine's anger flared up. "So this is how y
"W...what do we do?" Clara asked, tears streaming down her cheeks."We have to go back and tell the Alpha." Samantha replied, also crying."Tell the Alpha? He's going to kill us for failing to protect her.""What choice do we have!?" Samantha half yelled. "We have to go to him now." She made to leave but Clara held her hand, stopping her."Why don't we go after them? We can catch up with them." Clara suggested."We can't! We need the Alpha." Samantha replied before dashing into the company with Clara closely behind her.When they got to Nicolai's office floor, they simply ran into his office before the receptionist had the chance to even stop them. The receptionist wanted to go after them, but she remembered how Nicolai scolded her before and simply let things be to avoid getting into trouble again."Alpha." Samantha cried as they both fell to their knees, blood dripping from their head down to their faces.When Nicolai saw the state they were in, he immediately stood up, worry etched
"I'm really worried, Samantha. Don't you think we should be doing something? We should be out there searching for her, not sitting here waiting for some sort of miracle to happen." Clara said, getting up from her bed."We should leave it to the Alpha, what if doing something else gets us into more trouble with him? We're already at the verge of loosing our lives over our mistake." "I don't care, Samantha. I don't care if the Alpha will kill me or not, but it's our fault Jasmine got kidnapped today, and it's our duty to find her and make those people pay." Clara replied, her voice laced with anger and determination.Samantha looked at her for a while, then she heaved a deep breath before getting up as well. "Alright, but where do start from? We don't even know where those people took her too." She stated in frustration."Are you forgetting that we're not humans? We're werewolves, Samantha. We need to use our sense of smell and try tracking her down." Clara pointed out. "Let's go get s
Nicolai's car screeched to a halt beside the bridge. He, Kent, Samantha, and Clara jumped out, their eyes scanning the surroundings. Nicolai's nose twitched as he sniffed the air, homing in on Jasmine's scent."They went through those woods." Nicolai growled, pointing towards the forest. "That's where her scent is coming from."Samantha nodded. "I caught her scent too, Alpha."Nicolai took off in a flash, his pack close behind. They weaved through the trees, stopping occasionally to sniff the air and track Jasmine's scent.As they delved deeper into the woods, a cottage came into view. Nicolai's ears perked up, focusing on the sounds within."I hear their heartbeats." Nicolai whispered.Kent nodded. "I hear it too. My guess is there are five or six of them, including Jasmine."Nicolai's eyes blazed with fury. "What are we waiting for? Let's go."Kent grasped Nicolai's arm, holding him back. "Remember, they're just humans, Nick. You can't kill them. Please."Nicolai's gaze turned icy,
Stephan and his guards stood outside his home, waiting for Nicolai's arrival. As Nicolai's car came into view, Stephan took a deep, calming breath and steeled himself for the encounter.Kent chuckled. "Looks like he's heavily guarded. Should I call this fear?"Nicolai's expression remained grim. "He'd better be afraid. If I find out he's holding Jasmine captive, nothing will stop me from killing him – not even his guards."As Nicolai stepped out of the car, Stephan approached him, a fake smile plastered on his face. "Alpha Nicolai. I wasn't expecting you. To what do I owe this pleasure?"Nicolai's cold, dangerous gaze cut through Stephan's facade. "Spare me the small talk. I'm here for one reason; Jasmine. I know you're holding her captive, and I'm giving you a choice; let her go, or face the consequences."Stephan's expression transformed into one of genuine confusion. "Jasmine? Why would I be holding her? Isn't she supposed to be with you?"Nicolai's eyes narrowed, his gaze piercing
"Nick!" Kent called as he suddenly barged into Nicolai's office."Where are your manners, Kent!?" Nicolai replied, abandoning what he was busy with on his computer."I...I'm sorry, I was just so eager to come show you this, I forgot to knock." Kent apologized.Nicolai instantly stood up from his chair. "Is it about, Jasmine? Have you found her?" He questioned, his heart racing."I'm sorry to disappoint you, Nick. We haven't found Jasmine yet, but I was able to recover some CCTV footage from the police. It's about the accident, and you really need to see this.""Show me." Nicolai replied, going to meet him.Kent played the video and gave Nicolai the iPad he was holding. "See this? This is the truck that hit Jasmine, the truck also collapsed and any normal human being would have been badly injured by this, the person wouldn't have been able to leave the truck on their own, but look...the driver came out unharmed, whoever it is didn't even look hurt!"Nicolai looked at Kent. "What are yo
Two weeks later...."Nick! Nick!" Kent called while knocking on Nicolai's bedroom door. Seeing Nicolai isn't responding, Kent forcefully pushed the door open, breaking the handle in the process.When he saw the state of Nicolai's room, his jaw dropped in shock. The room was dark because the windows were closed and the curtains had been pulled down. Alcohol bottles were lying on the floor and Nicolai was seated on his bed looking disheveled and lost, holding an almost empty bottle of whiskey."Oh goodness, we can't go through this again." Kent groaned in frustration. "What's the meaning of this, Nick? What have you done to yourself." He walked towards Nicolai and dragged the bottle of whiskey from his hand. "You know taking all this won't even help you get drunk, so why are you doing this."Nicolai raised his head to look at him, his eyes red and swollen from crying. "It's been two weeks, Kent. Two whole weeks and there's been no sign of Jasmine anywhere. What have I done? This is all
"We want our mommy and daddy!" Amaya screamed in tears.Samantha and Clara tried their best to calm them down but all their efforts proved to be fruitless."Take us to our mommy, we want to see our mommy." Owen cried out, angrily stomping his feet. "Come on now you two, I thought we already talked about this, mommy and daddy will be home soon, they've just been busy with work." Clara said, trying her best to stay calm because her frustration was about to explode."No! We want to speak to them now!" Amaya cried out even more, she then fell on the floor and began thrashing the air with her legs, still crying and screaming about wanting to see her parents. Owen soon joined her, causing the mansion to be filled with nothing but their screams.Cruella who was trying to get a nap found it difficult to sleep due to the twins crying and screaming, she instantly grabbed the pillow beside her and threw it across the room, then she sat up on her bed. "Those little demons!" She seethed. "I swear
Two days later...."It's been two whole days, Doctor. Why isn't he awake yet? Is everything really okay?" Kent questioned, worriedly."I can assure you that everything is fine with the Alpha, Beta. I told you his body needed time to heal, there's nothing for you to be worried about, he'll be conscious soon, that I can assure you of. If there's anything wrong, I promise to let you know, but for now all is well.""But..." Kent trailed off when he suddenly heard his name."Kent." Nicolai called weakly."Nick." Kent's eyes widened with shock, he sharply turned around to see Nicolai struggling to sit up."Alpha." The Doctor called as she rushed to help him."I'm fine, I'm fine." Nicolai said, refusing her help, his gaze then went back to Kent. "Jasmine, where's Jasmine?" He questioned.Kent could only stare at him, unable to answer."I asked you a question, Kent. Where. Is. Jasmine!?" He yelled furiously. "Where is she!?""A...Alpha, you need to calm down, you've just woken up and you don'
"Doctor." Kent rushed to meet the doctor who was just stepping out of the ER. "How's he?" He questioned, worry etched on his face.The pack doctor heaved a deep breath before responding. "The Alpha will be alright, he's out of danger now." She announced, causing Kent to feel so relieved that he almost felt like crying."He was injected with wolfsbane, just enough to knock him out, it's a good thing you brought him here on time and we were able to flush the wolfsbane from his system. He'll be unconscious for a while as his body needs time to heal, but what's important is that he's now out of danger and will be just fine." She said, smiling."Thank you so much, Doctor. Thank you so much, c...can we see him now?""Sure, he'll soon be transferred to the recovery ward, you can see him then.""Thank you so much, Doctor." Kent replied. The doctor nods in reply before leaving."I told you he'll be fine." Scott said, taking Kent's hand. "You don't have to worry so much now."Kent looked at him
Kent's voice cut through Scott's daze, making him flinch. "Scott!" Kent called, banging his hands on the table.Scott took a deep breath, trying to shake off the fog. "I...I'm sorry." He stammered.Kent's face etched with concern. "What's wrong with you? Are you okay? Do you even realize what time it is?"Scott began packing his things, trying to compose himself. "I'm sorry, I just lost track of time."Kent walked over to Scott, placing a supportive hand on his. "You look worried. You can tell me if anything's bothering you."Scott's eyes locked onto Kent's, pain and vulnerability shining through. "It's just...I keep thinking about the day you'll grow to hate me."Kent's expression softened. "Hate you? Why would I ever want to hate you? You're my mate and I love you so damn much." Kent replied. "Did you do something, Scott?" "No." Scott panicked. "I mean, I haven't done anything. It's just a thought I had, you know how some relationships eventually turn out bad. I just can't help but
All through the day, Jasmine found it hard to concentrate on her work, she just couldn't stop thinking about Nicolai and Cruella. Nick had told her he would come to work later, but each time she calls his office to check up on him, his secretary keeps telling her that he isn't at work, she even tried calling him but he isn't even taking any of her calls.She ran a hand through her hair as she let out a frustrated sigh. Why is Nicolai doing this to her? Spending the whole day with Cruella and completely ignoring her, not even wishing her a happy valentine's day, could this day get any worse!?She checked her wrist watch and saw it's time for her to get off work, but she didn't even feel like going home as she was so mad at Nicolai and didn't want to speak to him, but she still needs to see her kids, at least being with them will help her get over what's happening.Just as she was gathering her things, her phone beeped and she immediately grabbed it from the table. She checked the messa
Valentines day....Jasmine was done getting ready and was about leaving for work. She had just come downstairs and saw Nicolai talking to Cruella, she couldn't help but frown, wondering why he would be speaking to her this early in the morning."Nick." Jasmine called, approaching them, and she noticed that they both quickly stopped their discussion when they saw her. "What's going on? What are you two talking about?" She asked, faking a small laugh.Nicolai was about to reply, but Cruella beat him to it. "It's nothing, just stuff." She replied with a shrug.Jasmine stared at her for a while before shifting her gaze to Nicolai. "You aren't ready yet, aren't you coming to work with me?" She asked."I'll go later, there's something I've got to take care of.""Oh, I see." Jasmine muttered."Nick, we should get going now." Cruella said."Hold on, you're going out with her?" Jasmine asked."Yes, it's relating to her new home, she needs to see the progress. I'll see you later." Nicolai place