"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
The door to Nicolai's office burst open, and a furious Mr. Holland stormed in, followed by Nicolai's frantic secretary. "I told you, Sir, you can't just barge in!" She protested, trying to escort him out.Mr. Holland violently shoved her aside. "Don't touch me, or you'll regret it." He snarled, his eyes blazing with anger.Nicolai rose from his seat, calm and composed. "It's fine, let him stay. You can leave, thank you."The secretary apologized profusely, worried, before departing.Mr. Holland's face twisted in rage. "You're a monster! How dare you have my daughter arrested?"Nicolai approached him, unfazed. "Despite knowing your daughter's actions and the reason for her arrest, you still have the nerve to come here and yell at me. You're quite bold, Mr. Holland.""So what? It's not like she hurt the lady, and none of that would have happened if you had agreed to help me out in the first place!" Mr. Holland retorted.Nicolai's gaze narrowed. "Have you no shame at all? Do you even thi
Jasmine and Nicolai lay side by side on her bed, their faces inches apart. They gazed into each other's eyes, the love and adoration between them palpable.Jasmine's voice was barely above a whisper as she spoke, her words filled with wonder. "I keep thinking I'm going to wake up, and this will all be just a dream."Nicolai's eyes crinkled at the corners as he smiled, his fingers brushing against Jasmine's cheek. "This is real, Jasmine.'' He whispered back. "We're real."Jasmine's eyes sparkled with tears as she looked at Nicolai. "I know." She whispered. "It's just...I never thought I'd find someone like you. Someone who loves me for who I am."Nicolai's expression softened, his eyes filled with emotion. "You deserve all the love in the world." He whispered. "And I'm honored to be the one to give it to you."As they spoke, their faces drew closer, their lips almost touching. The air between them was charged with tension, their love for each other hanging like a promise.Without anoth
SHADOW MOON PACK...Stephan's eyes locked onto Drake, his beta. "Any news?"Drake shook his head. "Nothing, Alpha. We've been searching for months, but there's no sign of her. Maybe it's time to consider that she doesn't want to be found." He said calmly.Stephan's eyes flashed with anger, and he hurled his whiskey glass at Drake, missing his face by inches. "Don't dare tell me to give up!" He thundered. "You don't understand what she truly is."''The search continues until we find her, and I don't care if it'll take years. I will find her and have her to myself once again." He stated firmly."Keep searching, and you're not allowed to stop." He ordered.Drake sighed deeply. "Yes, Alpha." He bowed in respect before leaving.Soon after Drake left, Laura walked into Stephan's office, not bothering to knock. When she saw the look on Stephan's face, she instantly guessed that his search party must have failed to locate Jasmine again."No progress?" She questioned with a small smirk on her
"Cruella Reed." Laura repeated. "What's your business with Jasmine?'' "If you stick around, you'll find out soon. I'm pretty sure you and I can be of great help to each other." Cruella replied, her smirk still in place.Laura was about saying something when a guard interrupted them. "The Alpha is ready to see you now." He informed Cruella. "Please come with me.""Sure.'' Cruella smiled. Just as she was about to follow the guard, Laura instantly held her hand."Do you know where Jasmine is?" She asked.Cruella looked at her for a while before she finally replied. "Yes.""And that's what you're here for? To reveal her location to Stephan?" "Yes."Laura shook her head. "You can't. I can't let you do that." She stated, a hint of urgency in her voice.Cruella scoffed, then she shrugged Laura's hand off. "Isn't that too late now." She replied with a smile before leaving with the guard.Laura wanted to stop Cruella from revealing the truth about Jasmine's whereabouts to Stephan, but Cruell
Cruella was just leaving the Shadow Moon Pack when Laura rushed outside to meet her."Wait!" She half yelled.Cruella stopped walking, she slowly turned around to meet her, a smile plastered on her lips. "I was starting to wonder what was taking you so long." "What?" Laura asked, confusion etched on her face."What? You thought I wasn't aware that you were eavesdropping on my conversation with your Alpha?" She scoffed. "Come on honey, I'm not stupid, but it's okay because I don't mind you listening at all. We can both be of help to each other.""You must be mistaken." Laura replied, folding her hands across her chest. "You're helping Stephan bring Jasmine back to the pack, and that's something I don't want.""Why? Because you think she's going to ruin your perfect plan of becoming the Luna?" "You seem to know too much don't you." Laura stated, she didn't like the fact that Cruella was acting all high and mighty; like she knows everything."Reading you isn't hard; you're just like an
Cruella was just returning home, and when she saw Nicolai's car parked outside her home, her hand froze on the steering wheel. Her blood ran cold as she thought that Nicolai must have discovered where she went to and that's why he's here. But there's no way he could have found out, right? Not unless he has someone following her, but why would he even want to do that? Does he suspect her? He shouldn't!So many questions ran through her mind, and the only way to get the answer is to go meet him. She turned off her car and braced herself for what's to come before stepping out."Cruella." Nicolai called as he met her half way."N...Nick.'' Cruella stuttered, she was so nervous but tried to maintain her cool. "What are you doing here? I wasn't expecting you.""Yeah, I just wanted to talk to you about something but you weren't home. Where have you been?" He asked.Cruella studied him for a while, and she only calmed down when she saw that Nicolai truly had no idea of where she's been. That
"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