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,
Kent, Samantha, and Clara arrived, and Nikolai immediately stepped out of the car. Kent began to speak, but Nikolai cut him off."We got the name of who sent them, and—" Kent said, before Nikolai interrupted him."Arianna Holland." Nikolai finished, his eyes blazing with fury.Kent's brow furrowed in confusion. "That's right, how did you know?" He asked.Nikolai's jaw clenched. "Jasmine told me. Arianna had her kidnapped to blackmail me into signing a contract with her father and marrying her."Kent's expression turned incredulous. "That's one crazy woman!" He exclaimed. "How could she go that far just to be with you?"Nikolai's voice dropped to a menacing tone. "It doesn't matter. What matters is that they're going to pay for what they've done."Kent's eyes widened in concern. "Nick, maybe we should—"Nikolai cut him off, his voice firm. "Don't say anything, Kent. They've crossed the line, and I'm not going to let that slide."Kent sighed, knowing that Nikolai was beyond reason. "The
Jasmine was pacing back and forth in her room, trying to calm down. She was still fuming from her argument with Nicolai, and she couldn't believe she had spoken to him like that.But as she thought back on their conversation, Jasmine realized that she had been right to stand up to Nicolai. He needed for take responsibility for his actions, and he needed to learn to control his temper.Jasmine took a deep breath, feeling a sense of determination wash over her. She was going to make sure that Nicolai didn't get away with his behaviour. He had ignored her and it's still hurting her.With a newfound sense of confidence, Jasmine walked over to her bed and sat down, and she tried hard not to think about how she had spoken to Nicolai.A knock on her door interrupted her thoughts. Jasmine immediately stood up, her heart pounding in her chest. She thought it was Nicolai, and she wasn't even ready to face him."What do I do? What do I do?" She panicked.The knock came again, followed by a famil
"You're kidding, right? You didn't really kiss the Alpha." Clara asked, a hint of excitement in her voice. "I honestly can't believe I'm hearing this right now." She giggled."I'm not kidding. I did, and since I've told you guys what really happened, can we stop talking about it now, I really don't want to remember it." Jasmine ran her hand through her hair.The moment Jasmine said those words, Samantha and Clara's excitement instantly wore off.Samantha furrowed her brow in confusion "Why not?" "Because it was stupid of me." Jasmine complained. "It was a mistake, I never should have done that and I completely regret my actions. I just want to forget it ever happened.""Are you sure? Or you're just mad the Alpha ignored you because of it." Clara asked.Jasmine fell silent for a while, as she thought about Clara's question. "No, it's not." She finally replied. "Yes I'm still upset that he ignored me after that happened, but it's not the reason I regret it. I just... regret it." She sa
Nicolai stood outside Jasmine's door, contemplating whether to invite her to dinner himself or let someone else do it. But after spending so much time preparing the perfect meal, he decided it was only right that he ask her himself.He took a deep breath, steadying his nerves, before knocking on her door."Just a minute." Jasmine called out from inside.After a brief pause, the door opened, and Jasmine's eyes met Nicolai's. She felt a surge of nervousness, and memories of their previous encounter came flooding back. She fought the urge to slam the door shut, not wanting to escalate the tension between them."Hey, how are you?" Nicolai asked, his voice calm and soothing.Jasmine's eyes darted away, and she licked her lips nervously. "I...I'm fine.'' She stuttered, wincing at the tremble in her voice.Nicolai's gaze remained gentle. "I made dinner. Would you like to come down and eat, or should I bring it up to your room?"Jasmine's instincts screamed at her to refuse, but Nicolai's wor
"Nick, I'm...." Jasmine trailed when she couldn't find him anywhere in the room. "Nick?" She called, her brows furrowing. "Where could he have gone?" She sighed, then she went to pick up the towel Nicolai had dropped on the bed and returned it to the bathroom.When she returned to the room, she picked up Nicolai's phone from the bed and kept it on the bedside table, then she got in bed, but she couldn't sleep as she was waiting for Nicolai.After waiting for a while, Jasmine got out of bed, wore her slippers and went out of the room to go search for Nicolai. When she got downstairs, she began calling out to him but go no response, not until the guard outside heard her voice and went to meet her inside."Luna." The guard called, and Jasmine swiftly turned around. Although she hasn't been crowned the pack's official Luna, but everyone knows that she's Nicolai's woman and they can see how much he loves her, so they simply address her as Luna."Yes." Jasmine calmly replied."I heard you c
"Good night honey.'' Jasmine said as she lovingly kissed Amaya's forehead, she walked over to Owens bed and placed a kiss on his forehead as well. "Get some rest." She stood up and was about leaving when Amaya called her."Mummy." Jasmine swiftly turned to look at her. "Yes dear, do you need anything?" She questioned, going to sit beside her bed once more.Amaya shook her head, she then looked at Owen, contemplating on if she should tell her mother what Uncle Stephan had told them."What's wrong, dear?" Jasmine asked, concern etched on her face. "Do you want to talk to me about anything? Mummy's all ears." She gently urged her to speak.Amaya nervously bit her bottom lip. "I don't know, mummy. It's about what Uncle Stephan told us." Jasmine's curiosity piqued, she then placed her hand on Amaya's hand. "It's okay, dear. You can talk to me. What did he tell you?" She calmly asked."Promise you won't get mad?" She questioned worriedly."I'll never get mad at you baby, you know it." Jas
Cruella was about leaving her home when she noticed a car driving towards her, so she waited to see who it was."You two wait in the car, mummy will be right back." Jasmine said to the twins before stepping out of the car.When Cruella saw her, she simply rolled her eyes, already guessing why Jasmine was there."Cruella." Jasmine called as she approached her. She pulled her aside, away from the twin's view, then she slapped her hard across the face. "That's for daring to toy with the lives of my kids!" Jasmine fumed, her blood boiling with rage.Cruella scoffed in disbelief, her hand placed on her cheek. "Have you gone crazy, Jasmine?" She questioned in annoyance. "You're really asking for it, aren't you?" She took a step closer to her."You should be lucky I only slapped you once." Jasmine retorted. "I never joke with my kids, Cruella. You have no right to pick them up from school and give them to someone else like it's nothing!""Someone else?" Cruella laughed. "I only did them a fa
Jasmine was engrossed in her work when her phone beeped, but she ignored it, assuming the message wasn't urgent. However, when a second text arrived, she quickly wrapped up her task and grabbed her phone.Her heart sank as she saw the message - a video of Stephan and the twins laughing and enjoying ice cream together, accompanied by a chilling text: "Come meet us." Jasmine's body went cold with fear. She sprang to her feet, grabbed her bag, and rushed out of her office in a panic.Jasmine burst through the company doors, her heart racing with every step. She rushed across the parking lot, her eyes scanning the area for any sign of danger. She quickly unlocked her car and slid into the driver's seat, her hands shaking as she started the engine.She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down as she pulled out of the parking lot. Her mind was racing with thoughts of the twins and Stephan, and what he might be planning. She glanced at the GPS, her eyes widening as she saw the locatio
Jasmine and Nicolai emerged from the courtroom, beaming with relief. Nicolai cradled Amaya in his arms, while Jasmine held Owen close. Kent rushed up to them, out of breath."Nick, Jasmine, I'm so sorry I missed it." Kent apologized, feeling a pang of guilt. He had gotten caught up in a romantic morning with Scott and lost track of time, nearly forgetting the importance of today's court hearing.Amaya and Owen squealed in unison, "Uncle Kent!" Stretching out their arms. Kent laughed, taking both children from their parents and enveloping them in a warm hug."How are my babies doing?" Kent asked, pulling back to examine their faces."I'm fine, but I'm tired." Amaya complained."Me too." Owen chimed in. "I'm hungry. And why did we have to come here? Some man kept saying he's our daddy, but our daddy is right here." Owen looked up at Nicolai.Jasmine exchanged a brief glance with Nicolai before forcing a smile. "That's right, baby."Stephan stormed out of the courtroom, his face twisted
"Are you kidding me!?" Scott jerked his hand away from Kent's grip, the gift bag dropping from his hand. "Is this one of your tricks, Kent. I'm seriously not interested, and neither am I buying it.""I promise I'm serious, Scott. I...I won't lie that it's going to be easy for me, it's going to take sometime for me to adjust, but I'm serious. Please, give me a chance to know you and learn to love you. I want to give us a chance." Kent replied, his eyes holding so much sincerity.Scott stared at him for a while, searching his eyes for any hint of betrayal, but there was none, rather he could see that Kent was serious about this. "Alright then, let's see if you really mean that." Scott moved closer to him, their faces only inches apart, he acted like he was going to kiss Kent, thinking Kent will push him away, but that didn't happen, rather Kent's eyes were tightly shut, his heart pounding in his chest as he waited for Scott to kiss him, but Scott only smiled. "You don't seem ready." He
Kent's thoughts was interrupted by the sound of his door opening. He lifted his head, expecting to see Scott, but instead, Nicolai walked in."Nick." Kent said, rising from his seat.Nicolai settled into the chair opposite Kent. "What's going on, Kent? You've been MIA for a while. Everything okay?"Kent sat back down, releasing a deep breath. "I'm fine, sorry I haven't had time to visit."Nicolai's gaze lingered on Kent's face, his expression unreadable. "No worries, but I can tell something's bothering you. You know you can talk to me, right?" His voice was calm and soothing.Kent forced a smile, avoiding eye contact. "I'm good. How are the twins? I've missed them."Nicolai chuckled, recognizing Kent's deflection. "They're doing great. They've been asking about you nonstop. You're their favorite uncle, you know."Kent's smile became genuine. "I'll swing by tonight to see them."Nicolai nodded, deciding to let the matter drop for now. "They'll love that." The silence between them was
Cruella stared at Scott's sleeping figure on the bed, and her heart went out to him. Scott was a really close friend of hers, more like a brother. He's always been there when she needed him, and seeing him in so much pain made her so furious. Knowing that Kent was the one who was causing him this pain only added to her rage. She never really liked him, and she's going to make him pay for doing this to her friend."I'll be back, okay." She pats Scott head lovingly before leaving. She hurriedly grabbed her car keys and left her house, she got into her car and drove off to Kent's home, not minding the fact that it was late.When she arrived at Kent's home, she immediately got out of her car and walked to his gate, then she began to angrily press the doorbell, not even stopping for a brief moment. For sometime, nobody answered, and that's when she realized that he wasn't home."Damn it!" Cruella spat in annoyance. She glared at his home, then she muttered. "This isn't over." Just as she w
Kent burst through the stairwell door, his feet pounding the steps as he climbed higher and higher. He couldn't shake off the feeling of embarrassment and confusion that lingered after that kiss.Finally, he reached the top floor and pushed open the door to the roof deck. The cool breeze hit him like a slap in the face, clearing his head momentarily.Kent walked over to the railing, gazing out at the cityscape below. He felt lost and uncertain, his mind reeling with questions.Just as he was starting to collect his thoughts, he heard the door open behind him. Kent's heart sank, knowing who it was without having to turn around.Scott approached him quietly, his footsteps echoing off the rooftop. Kent could feel his presence, but he refused to acknowledge him."Kent, please talk to me." Scott said softly, his voice carried away by the wind.Kent's grip on the railing tightened, his knuckles white with tension. He didn't know what to say, or how to process his emotions.Scott's hand reac