Jasper This was getting intriguing. But since people's lives were affected, I'd prefer to use the word eerie because there was this strange atmosphere as Mrs Grimwood spoke about how the man she later remarried became her and Lisa's doom. The hall was so silent that if anything as light as a piece of paper had dropped, it would have been heard. Mrs Grimwood began. "The day Lisa turned thirteen she came to meet me telling me her stepfather who I had married was doing some weird things to her. We were only six months into our marriage. I asked her what things and she started describing how he touched her body and how he kissed her. For a minute I couldn't breathe. And I did the most simple and most cowardly thing ever. I ignored her." Mrs Grimwood began to cry again. A box of tissues was placed right next to her. Alpha Howl asked, "Why did you ignore her?""Because I thought she was conjuring up things again. The doctor had told me that her disease would prevent her from having insi
GwenI felt a droplet of water on my arm, except this was no water at all. It was my tear. Mrs Grimwood's tale about her daughter Lisa coming to be how she is was not what I expected it to be. Lisa had gone through a lot. Lisa's first murder was when she was fourteen. That's why her mother said "four years ago" on the phone. She must be referring to this encounter because Lisa's eighteen now. "So she killed him?" Alpha Howl said. Mrs Grimwood nodded. "I called the police to report that we were attacked by burglars. I hugged my daughter telling her everything was going to be alright. She began to cry when she realized that she had killed Victor. I used a piece of cloth and fire to heat the blade so I could get rid of any fingerprints then I threw my jewellery all over the place to make it look like we were robbed. When the police arrived, they asked me what the robbers looked like I told them they wore masks and had gloves on. I included the gloves in case they inspected the blade t
Gwen"I'm sorry for interrupting but this is insane. How did she get rid of the fingerprints? No fingerprints were found on the knife." a voice from the corner of the room sprang up pulling our attention from the room to the person speaking. He was in a police uniform. Mrs Grimwood faces him. "Just like how she saw me do the night she killed her stepfather, she must have wiped the blade." The police officers were furious now. It was written all over their faces. The man who sprang up earlier pointed to Lisa. "There's no way that young lady over there would escape the Law. She's ended lives. She is mentally and emotionally unstable to fit into the society. Alpha Howl permit me to say that there's no way we would let the daughter go and then arrest the mother. There's nothing to consider. The mother is equally at fault and would be put behind bars. She's practically been helping her daughter sharpen her killing skills. Like. Pardon my language but this is shit!""I can't agree more,"
Gwen Three days have passed since Lisa and her mother were arrested. I have no reason to watch my back anymore. I feel sorry for Lisa sometimes. What she went through when she was younger molded her into the person she's become. Her mental illness made her a victim of abuse by her stepfather. What an awful man! I hope he rots in the depths of hell or wherever disgusting people like him are supposed to be punished. It was time for breakfast. I had been on my bed thinking of how I was going to approach Zara about my father. I became more intrigued about finding out who he was after she told me I have super healing abilities like him. We haven't talked much since the day of the tribunal. I need to be downstairs for breakfast before I get late or my mother would keep screaming my name like my room's somewhere in the sky and not in this house. I took my AirPods off when the song I was listening to came to an end. There were just four of us. Zara wasn't here yet. "Mother, where's Zara
JasperGwen made me drive her to the hospital where Collins was admitted. She was elated this beautiful Saturday morning when she shared the news with me that May came to the Vet. Clinic to inform her that Collins might be discharged soon and that he had recovered. "Do you know where he's at?" I asked Gwen as soon as we got into the hospital. "We'll ask at the nurses' station," she said. A friendly-looking lady was going through some files as she entered the information into the computer. Gwen went on to talk to her. "Hi, please we are here to see Collins."She raised her head to give us a reply. "Collins? What's the surname?""Sorry. Rutherford. Collins Rutherford. He's nineteen. He has blue eyes, he's tall, broad shoulders and has silky brown hair."I looked at Gwen, trying to force my mouth that had fallen wide open close. The nurse was only asking for his surname. What's with Gwen describing his features? "Oh, May's nephew. Who are you two?""We are his friends.""Ok." She bro
Gwen"Wait a minute Gwen. I think I forgot my phone. I'll be right back." Collins ran back to the clinic to get it. I leaned back on the wall waiting for him to get his wallet. "Here, got it. let's go." He beamed, waving his phone at me. Just like he usually walked me after we were done for the day, he was doing the same right now. I was so happy when Collins showed up yesterday at the Vet clinic. I never expected that he would return so soon after he mentioned to me the last time we met that he would be back shortly. "Do you want some ice cream?" he asked as we passed an ice cream shop. "We can get some if you need.""Ummm…ok. Let's go," I said. He got strawberry ice cream for me because that's what I like and he got chocolate for himself. We sat down in the ice cream shop to have our ice cream.Collins looked around. "This isn't a bad place." His eyes fell on me. "What song are you listening to?" "How do you know I'm listening to a song? You can't see my AirPods, my hair is co
Jasper"Hey, man. Why are you so quiet today?" Reginald wasn't himself. He appeared distant and wasn't aware of what was going on around him. I struck his desk. "Hey!" This makes him jolt. "What's up?" he asked, looking lost. "Are you okay?" "Yeah. Why?""I don't think so. You appear lost. I've been talking to you but you aren't responding."His hands slide down his face. "Oh." "What's going on?" I asked, still concerned about his current mood. "Trust me, man, I'm good. I think today is one of those days that I don't feel awe—" He had stopped talking, his eye was fixed at the entrance of our class. What was he looking at? There was no one there, but I quickly caught a glimpse of someone's ponytail and I recognized the sweater she was wearing this morning. A pink color that softened her features and made he look so pretty. I was sure it was Gwen who had just passed by. What I did not understand was that even after she had passed, his eyes were still fixed on the door. "Who a
GwenI woke up to a rejection mail from the Vet. Clinic. I stared at the screen of my phone. This is unbelievable. How would they say I failed the two-week probationary period? I did everything that was required. There must be a mistake somewhere. Frank has some explanation to give me. He was so pleased the last time we spoke when he told me I had nothing to worry about. Was this a prank or what? I sat silently in the passenger's seat as Jasper drove us to school. "Hey, are you okay?" he asked in a concerned tone. "You've been silent."I shook my head. No words could find their way from my mouth. "Talk to me," he whispered. I summoned the courage to speak. " I…got a rejection mail yesterday from the clinic.""A rejection mail."I nodded. "I failed the two-week probationary period. I… don't understand what went wrong—" I couldn't hold back the tears. I broke down in tears. The car suddenly came to a halt. Jasper unfastened his seat belt and moved towards my seat to hug me. "Stop c
Jasper One month had passed since the miraculous events at the Coit Tower. The werewolf community had been shaken by the revelation of our fated bond and whispers of our extraordinary connection echoed throughout the packs.Gwen and I didn't need the Lunar Convergence anymore. The moonstone gave us what we wished; each other. "Hi, beautiful." I shut the door behind me. Gwen raised her head. She sat on her chair writing. "How's my mate doing?" I asked, staring into her gorgeous eyes. "My hands hurt from all the writing. I need to submit this report tomorrow." "Is it a lot?" I asked, trying to take a peek. "Out of ten, I've only done four." "Oops!" I exclaimed. She does have a lot to cover. Gwen tugged my arm. "Did you hear what happened to Reginald?" I was surprised to hear the question, wondering what must have happened. So I asked. "What happened?" "Leo called me fifteen minutes ago. He said a friend at Reginald's colony told him that Reginald was taken to the punishment camp
Gwen Life isn't fair. It has never been fair to me since the day I was born. It's never given me what I wanted. The few things it gave me, it gave me late; when others have long had theirs. I could still hear Jaspers scream in my head. Seeing him struggle to breathe, with blood coming out of his mouth and nose was terrifying. I could do nothing when he ingested the thornleaf. I watched in horror as he breathed his last. My cry echoed through the Sanctum. I wanted to take his place or better still die with him. But one of us needs to take the moonstone back home. The pack community was waiting for us to return on the third day.It was evening by the time we arrived at the Coit Tower. A large crowd had gathered, waiting for us. It seemed everyone wanted to see what would happen to those two who foolishly went against the mating laws. Probably they all wanted to find out if we would return with the moonstone or not.Jasper's body was dropped to the ground. The muttering from the crowd
Jasper "You're not a bad person. You've grown to become my favorite person." I confessed to Gwen. "I don't care about Selena. If anything, I'm glad you never told me about it because I would never have gotten to know you, and that would be a great loss. I was mean to you. I'm so sorry that my pride came before everything else."I let out a deep breath. "But why would you have a crush on someone as bad and irresponsible as I am?"Gwen lowered her head. " Simple. The heart wants what it wants. Trust me I've tried to hate you but I couldn't. I accepted that and from crushing on you, I moved to falling in love with you during the time I spent with you. I know you don't love me but what matters is that I do."I reached out to hold her hands and cup her cheek. "I was stupid not to notice. I feel jealous when guys talk to you. I wanted you just for myself," I whispered passionately. "At first, I thought I wanted you just for four months, but I realized I wanted you forever. My wolf is only p
Jasper I wanted to say many things to Gwen but I didn't know where to begin from. If I knew things were going to turn out this bad, I wouldn't have brought about this idea. I'm still shocked that a life will be given for the moonstone. It sounds like a joke. It's hard to take in. I leaned my back to the wall thinking of all my actions that led me to this point and I knew it was my pride. I wasn't patient enough to wait for the next Lunar Convergence. I wanted to control everything in my life. I'm used to winning all the time and not having things go my way makes me want to force it to. I watch Gwen as she quietly stays in her corner. She can't avoid me forever. At one point before midnight, one of us has to step forward. The most horrible way one of us would die is by not telling the other goodbye. I don't want to lie to myself. I regret starting this but I do not regret meeting her and knowing her better. She taught me someone can be good to you and accept nothing in return. I
Gwen I must say, I never expected this place to look like this. The people here live like one big family. There aren't more than two hundred people here, men, women, and kids., I am not so sure though.It's amazing how they could live in the middle of this forest away from the outside world. How do they live? No phones, no cars, no TV, no schools, no malls—you name it. They don't even wear clothes like ours; they have long fabrics with strings tied around their waist. Long, beautiful hair is one of the features they all have. Just like my mother showed me in the picture, my father also had long hair. It must be a law here to grow out the hair.My supposed aunt, Sonya Silverwood, is the Alpha of the Silverwood Grove; a position that belonged to my father, and in his absence it could only go to the next in line—Her. It's the first time I've seen a female Alpha. "Why did you allow me in? You were supposed to send me away," I said. Sonya grinned. "Your mother told you that, right?""
Jasper On foot, going to the Silverwood Grove takes a day and a half at most. Three wolf warriors, all guys, were asked to go with us. But they're not to interfere in our quest in any way. They would be lurking around somewhere observing all we did. This was to ensure they report back to the pack community everything that happens to ensure transparency. We walked in silence. Gwen didn't want to speak to me. I noticed she didn't want to get close to me either. As we walked, she stayed several inches away from me. She must be terrified. I could see it in her eyes back at the punishment camp. There's so much I do not know about Gwen. I thought I did. Zara revealed she's Silverwood. If we weren't seized and in such a predicament but happened to just be friends, that would've been great news. But it wasn't such great news with the quest at hand. Her father is a great figure. It's common knowledge that anyone who bears the last name Silverwood is a guardian of the grove and also a keepe
Gwen He wants to take the fall.To see him go down alone without accepting that I was also in the wrong would mean I was wicked and selfish. Yeah, I'm angry at him. I screamed cruel words at him. I told him I hated him. But could I ever? I don't think my heart could hate Jasper so easily. I've tried to in the past when he used to be my bully. People may say he manipulated me, he outsmarted me, or whatever they want. But I allowed him to. I encouraged it because I love him. My crush on him turned into stronger feelings, which later turned into love. Just as I gradually fell in love with him, perhaps I'll gradually fall out of love with him. My moments with Jasper were mostly adventurous. Everything wasn't entirely bad. I'm not ungrateful. Staying close to the guy I have wet dreams about was one of my desires; I wanted to be so close to him, to know what he smelled like and felt like. And I did get close and got to do a lot of things with him. My parents would never understand that
Jasper "Alpha Roderick, Your son, Jasper has to be taken in." Sid marched through the front door with a couple of his men. "A report came to us with enough evidence that he and Gwen committed a crime, a violation of social norms within our community. They are said to be fake mates."Father and Mother exchanged glances and turned to look at me, their eyes narrowed in disbelief. My father asked, "Jasper what's going on here? Do you know anything about what they are talking about?" "It's true... I forged a fake mate bond with Gwen.." Mother gasped. "What have you done?""I'm sorry, "I whispered. "I…I"Before I could say another word, my father slapped me across my face. "Take him away," he ordered, disappointment written all over his face. Mother nearly collapsed, but father was quick to hold her."Sid and his men dragged me away and put me into the back of a black van. It was so dark when the door to the van closed. I could feel the presence of other people in here from the body he
Gwen I had a bath and came down for dinner. Zara was home with us. Mother invited her for dinner. I've been down because of the fight I had with Jasper and didn't have an appetite for food. I had to come down to enjoy the moment with my family. Jasper isn't worth locking myself in my room and crying a long time for. At school today I stayed in the classroom throughout because I didn't want to see him. I don't think I can heal from this fast. How can someone I love manipulate me like this? Reginald is a devil but I don't care because he's not the one I love and care about. Jasper was the one who had my heart but he showed me how foolish I am. "Sweetheart, why are you playing with your food?" Zara asked. "Are you okay?"I forced a smile. "I'm fine.""No, she's not. Don't believe her," Mother said. "She's been like this since she fought with Jasper. We don't know what their fight is about.""Huh, mates' fight." Zara smiled cutely and winked. "It happens. You'll feel awful about you