Cruella was still in shock at how he had effortlessly carried her up to his shoulders that she didn't even know how to react as he carried her away. Sebastian had tried to intervene but Carly held him down, glaring hard at him to let them be. “He can't just carry her against her will!” Sebastian yelled but Carly only laughed at him. “You're just jealous Sebastian. Do you see Cruella resisting? Just let them be.” Carly said, and Sebastian bit his lower lip. Carly was right, he was indeed jealous and it still confused him as to why he picked up a liking toward Cruella so fast. He liked her from the very first day she entered the academy and it scared him a bit as he never liked anyone so fast. He felt he had to protect her even though she was obviously stronger than him but that didn't change anything. Meanwhile, Jason had carried Cruella all the way out of the field and into an empty hall before putting her down. Cruella was still confused as to why she didn't do anything all alon
Cruella was the first to pull her hand away, shock evident in her expression. She told herself she had just imagined her wolf saying that but the look on Jason's face told her he too had heard it. “Mate.” Jason mouthed and Cruella knew there was no turning back. How could he be her mate all of a sudden? She wasn't even a full wolf and yet she had a mate? “How is that possible? I.. I'm not a full wolf but a half-breed.” She said but even Jason didn't have an answer for that but now that this happened, he could finally understand why he had been drawn to her right from the beginning. He was actually happy to have finally found his mate as he thought he would end up like those wolves who found their mate at old age or those who didn't get a mate at all. “Shouldn't you be happy? You found your mate at a young age and a strong one at that.” He said with a smirk. “Of course, I should be happy that my mate turned out to be the very one I disliked.” Cruella said with a frown. “Seriously
“Jason, let go of me.” Cruella groaned and yanked her hand away from Jason's hold. She didn't want to get too much attention to herself especially from the wolves but it was already too late. “Since when did those two become close?” One of the vampires asked. “I thought Jason hated the newbie? Did she somehow break through his walls?” Another asked and Cruella almost facepalmed. “You are causing a scene. Just go back to the wolves—” “Then come with me.” Jason cut her off. “What? Why would I do that?” Cruella asked with a frown. Why was he being so possessive of her? It hasn't even been twenty four hours since they found out they were mates and he was already acting this way. “I already told you I wanted us to go back to not talking to each other. I don't want to be mated to you!” Cruella yelled even before realizing it. She clasped her hand on her mouth immediately she realized what she had said but it was too late as everyone already heard her and were now whispering about it.
THE NEXT DAY Everyone had gone to their respective classes. Cruella's heart kept beating fast as she awaited her turn to perform the memory loss spell. She stayed up all night practicing and trying to memorize every word, she kept reciting it within as she awaited her turn. “Are you okay? You look like you're about to have a heart attack.” One of the witches asked and Cruella smiled. “I'm fine, just nervous.” She replied. “Don't be. Even if you don't get it, you can still try again. I just pray I don't get paired with you just in case you don't get it right.” The witch said, and Cruella widened her eyes. “Wait, what happens if I don't get it right?” She asked, hoping it's not drastic since they were to test the spell on a fellow witch. “Well you might end up wiping all of my memories or none.” The witch said with a smile. “Like I said, I'm not looking forward to losing all of my memories.” She added before moving forward. “Okay witches, to make this test fast, I'm going to pair
Cruella dashed out of the class, almost losing her balance. She needed to find Sebastian and ask him if they really kissed. Now she hated that memory loss spell as she wished she could recall how it happened. Was she the one who initiated it or was Sebastian the one who kissed her? Did she kiss him back? How did she feel during the kiss? So many questions kept coming to mind but no available answers. “Ella!” Carly called excitedly the moment she spotted Cruella but frowned a bit when she noticed Cruella's troubled expression. “What's wrong?” Carly asked “Where is Sebastian?” Cruella asked instead. “Umm, I was just about to go meet him, why? Is everything okay?” Carly asked with furrowed brows. “He..he's been acting strangely lately. I just wanted to find out if he's okay.” Cruella replied, deciding it would be best to talk about the kiss with Sebastian first. “Oh, well then let's go together. He's waiting in the auditorium.” Carly said, and they both headed for the building. Gree
Cruella smiled the moment her alarm went off. It's been a wonderful week so far and she was so looking forward to this new week. Her classes with the witches finally came to an end and now it was time to train with the vampires. She would be making new friends which was exciting! She quickly got out of bed and dashed into the bathroom, coming out minutes later and getting dressed quickly. “Wait what time is it?” Carly, who was just waking up asked. “Oh it's fine Carly, you're on time. I just wanted to wake up early today, that's all.” Cruella replied with a bright smile and Carly frowned. “Are you dating someone or what? ” She asked and Cruella widened her eyes. “What? Why would you think that?” “Cruella you're practically glowing! Tell me, is it the Alpha?!” Carly asked with a giggle, jumping out of her bed. “What is it with you and matchmaking me with Jason!” Cruella snapped, her smiled vanishing immediately. “I am not matchmaking you two. You've already been matched by the m
“Who are you really?” China asked with a suspicious gaze, and Cruella groaned, running a hand through her hair. “Why won't you just give up already? Stick your nose in your own business, would you?” “I would leave you alone the moment you cut ties with Jason.” China replied immediately, her expression not hiding her jealousy. “Seriously? Jason? So all this is because of someone who doesn't give a fuck about you?” Cruella scoffed, but that only infuriated China further. “He doesn't deserve someone like you.” “And let me guess, you're the one he deserves? Oh please” Cruella scoffed. “I have no business with Jason anyway; you can have him for all I care; now get the hell out of my way!” Cruella snapped and walked past them, as she wasn't in the mood for an early morning drama. She just wanted to get through her class with the vampires peacefully, but now that China had brought it up, she was actually going to reject Jason as her mate. She might feel something for him, but it's only b
Kyle suddenly pulled away with a satisfied smile on his dashingly handsome face, and Cruella could feel her face getting flustered. Their distance gave her body time to recover from its burning sensation, but she could still feel that tingle between her legs. “You can breathe now." Kyle said, and as if under a spell, Cruella let out the breath she didn't realize she was holding. “What was that all about?" She asked, running a hand through her hair as she still tried to contemplate what happened. “You tell me, princess, I actually didn't expect that to have this much effect on you. It can only mean one thing," Kyle said with a smirk. Cruella frowned. “And that is?" “That you're already attracted to me." “In your dreams, vampire!" Cruella snapped even though she knew deep down that he was right, but it just didn't make sense. How could she be attracted to three guys at the same time? It definitely had nothing to do with her being a tribrid, or did it? “It's written all over your f
***JASON'S POV***I stared at the queen with burning rage, her words replaying at the back of my head. “You must be joking.” I said through gritted teeth. She might have somehow caught my father in her trap but she won't be able to manipulate me the same way, I made sure of that for over ten years when I decided to move to the academy.“By now you should know that I don't joke with things like this. If you won't do it then I'll simply find someone else to court her—”“Stay the f*ck away from her!” I thundered, my wolf trying to surge forward but I pushed him back in as I didn't want to put my father in harms way. “Seeing how you're being so protective of her, I'm assuming you're already smitten by her.” She stated this with an amused smile.I couldn't let her know Cruella was my mate, I didn't want to give her any leverage over me. “I don't know what sick plan you have, but I'm warning you, leave Cruella out of this!” I growled, my eyes glowing bright gold but she seemed unfazed by
The dinner with the Queen has been peaceful so far. Cruella tried her best to stay composed and focused on her meal. She hoped that it would remain quiet until it was time to go, but luck wasn't on her side as Sheila began questioning her. “So I hear you recently enrolled in Greenville Academy. Where did you school before that?” Sheila asked and Cruella froze. She didn't prepare for any of this as the invitation came so suddenly and she knew if she said the wrong thing, she would give herself away. “I was homeschooled.” She lied and Sheila furrowed her brows. “Really? Your parents must be so protective of you to keep you hidden for so long.” Sheila stated and Cruella almost rolled her eyes. Her so-called adoptive mother didn't give a pigeon's wing about her existence, and was more than delighted to cast her away. Protective? What an irony. “Yeah, you could say that, your majesty.” Cruella responded after a while. She glanced at Carly who gave her a thumbs up before focusing o
“Carly, what are you doing?” Cruella asked Carly who has been throwing things around for almost a minute now.“I'm looking for the perfect outfit for you to wear. You need to look your best if you want to impress the Queen.” Carly gushed but Cruella frowned.“Impress her? What I want to do is separate her head from her body. I should wear something comfortable enough to fight in and not to impress her.” She stated, not hiding her resentment for Sheila.“I'm so sorry, Ella. I totally forgot about the whole revenge scheme.” Carly said with an apologetic gaze as she realized she had let her excitement get the best of her. She has never been to the palace before and knowing that her best friend got invited, she was more than happy to help her prepare, but the circumstances weren't as merry as her intentions.“I understand, Carly. I didn't mean to be hard on you. You could come with me if you like.” Cruella suggested, and Carly's jaw dropped. “I could?” She asked just to be sure.“You hea
“Harder!” Carly yelled and Cruella intensified her punching force as she kept throwing punches at the sandbag. “I still don't get the point of doing this. I already know how to throw a punch.” Cruella stated while keeping her focus on the sandbag. “I don't think you understand the stakes here, Cruella. China might seem weak but that's only because she's been holding back. Her father is a high ranking official amongst the royal counsel and she's had years of training. She would crush you at the duel if you should underestimate her.” Carly warned and Cruella turned to her. “The more reason why I should be practicing my spells or rather training my wolf. The duel is in two days and all I've been doing is punching a sandbag!” Cruella snapped and Carly rolled her eyes. “Actually all you've done is complain about everything and miss the whole point of this training.” Carly stated with a deadpan expression. “And the point is?” Cruella asked with furrowed brows. “Patience. You're so eage
Cruella stirred in her sleep, and her eyes fluttered open, her vision blurry at first but after a few seconds, it cleared up. She sat up straight while holding her head as she looked around and realized she was back at her lodge.“What? How did I get here?” She asked no one in particular. She stared at her empty bed for a second and almost immediately, the memories of the previous night hit her hard. She remembered kissing Kyle, and desperately begging to be touched, and... The door suddenly opened, interrupting Cruella's thoughts. “Finally, you're awake.” Carly said as she walked into the room. She stopped right next to the bed, her arms folded across her chest.“What happened?” Cruella asked, feeling perplexed.“You tell me.” Carly responded, her gaze hard as she awaited Cruella's response.“I... I don't remember.” Cruella stuttered.Carly creased her brows. “You Don't Remember?” She asked word for word.“At least not everything. I can't remember how I got here but...” Cruella trai
“Well don't just stand there, do something!” Carly yelled and they all exchanged glances.“What do you want us to do?” Kyle asked with a shrug.“Anything we do now would be seen as taking advantage of her.” Sebastian added.“And after what happened between her and that human guy, we can't do that to her.” Jason concluded and all three bobbed their heads in agreement.“Is it me or is it hot in here?” Cruella asked breathlessly as she ran a hand down from her neck, down to her boobs, in a seductive way.Carly groaned, obviously annoyed by the outcome of events. “Well, she's your mate, so handle her!” She snapped as she pushed Cruella towards them, Sebastian swiftly caught her and Carly walked away immediately, not giving them a second to say another word.She had a sly grin on her face as she did so. “You owe me one, Cruella.” She said to herself as she went over to the drink counter, and helped herself out to one.Cruella immediately wrapped her hands around Sebastian's neck, her gaze
When Carly and Cruella left the room, they ran into China who had a scowl on her face.“Well someone seems to be having a bad night.” Carly said with a smirk and China rolled her eyes.“I don't have time to waste on the likes of you.” China responded and made to walk past them but halted. Her gaze shifted to Cruella and she smiled, a smile that didn't reach her eyes. “You look better than I thought, for someone who got involved in an accident.” she smirked and Cruella furrowed her brows.“How did you know that?” She asked curiously.China chuckled. “Who did you think was driving the truck?” She asked and Cruella widened her eyes in shock but then her gaze suddenly darkened and she swiftly pinned China to the wall, her hands pressed tightly against China's neck.“You just keep giving me reasons to end this pathetic life of yours.” Cruella said through gritted teeth.“I'm not afraid of you Cruella.” China responded with a smile on her face even though Cruella was literally choking the l
Cruella sat on the grass, her head resting on the marble stone as she cried her heart out. The stone had a bold inscription of the name, Swayer Sapphire. “You're probably the only human who remembers me now, if only you were alive as well.” Cruella said, her tears freely flowing down her face. She raised her head from the marble, and wiped her eyes. She stared at Swayer's name and ran her finger through the inscription.“I'm so sorry, Swayer. For everything. It was all my fault and I know it now. You didn't deserve any of it, and I wish I could take it back, all of it.” she sniffed.“You probably hate me by now. Like Mrs. Cushion said, You're probably disgusted —”“No she's not.” Cruella turned to her side in shock and her eyes widened a bit.“Sebastian?” She called just to be sure he was the one.“I'm certain wherever she is, she's really proud of you.” Cruella turned to her left and her eyes widened even more.“Jason,”“Like we all are.” She heard another voice turned in the direct
Cruella stared at the bullet as it approached her in a surprisingly slow manner, contrary to her expectations. She moved out of the way and caught the bullet to avoid it hitting Carly. Again it was a silver bullet, and could have actually hurt her, had time not slowed down a bit. Cruella turned back to Zina, exhaled heavily then shut her eyes. When she opened them back, her eyes were glowing bright crystal blue and a wave of wind exploded from around her, enveloping them all in what seemed like a barrier. She walked closer to Zina and noticed the faint but slightly noticeable bite marks on her neck, which made her frown a bit. “So that's why you were able to figure it all out? It seems I'm not your first encounter with supernatural beings.” Cruella said as she placed her hand on Zina's neck. The marks began to clear off until there was no evidence left. As it did so, Cruella got a vision of a little girl crying in a car that had just been involved in an accident. The little girl wa