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
JasperI didn't send flowers to Gwen. I ended the call to see for myself what she was talking about. I need to find out who sent her flowers and a note. My mind keeps going back to Collins. Perhaps he was missing her already and decided to send her the items. Fuck it! He shouldn't push me. Like a madman, I went to Gwen's house. Lionel let me in. Within seconds I was in her room. I pushed her door and she was startled by the way I suddenly burst in. "Jasper!""Where are they?" My eyes searched her surroundings. "Over there." she pointed at her dressing table where a bouquet of flowers sat. I picked up the flower. They were fucking pink Lilies. I flung them to the floor after taking out the note. If I were to send Gwen flowers, they would be Jasmine, not Lilies. That's what she likes. Who the fuck is getting my girl lilies? I read the note, then spun around to face Gwen. "There's no name. It says anonymous. Why did you think it was from me?""I don't know," she whispered. "When I
GwenI had to be careful not to step on the working tools on the floor. The renovation was still going on but it was more than halfway done. The front door was wide open. There was no need to knock. I stood by the door watching the workers move in and out of Zara's house. I moved to one side of the wall so as not to get in their way. Zara appeared. She was talking to some guy who had a large piece of paper in hand. He was explaining something to her and she was making directions with her hands. She looked up and saw me. Her eyes narrowed. "Excuse me!" she said to the man. "Hi." I waved my hand. "Hi." she smiled. "Come in. Why are you just standing there?"She beckoned me in and took me to a session of the house that was much silent and wasn't as messy. I guessed this part where we were sitting was the part that had been renovated. "How have you been? And…school?""Great.""Good to hear that." I heard her say before she disappeared into the kitchen. In less than a minute she was b
GwenWhen Zara came back, she told me to follow her to her bedroom. She said there was something she would like to show me. She told me to take a seat, went to one of her drawers and brought out two pictures. She hands me one first. "That's me and your father." She passed the second picture. "And this is me and my friends from twenty years ago. The last picture we took together."My father looked very happy with her. He was a very handsome man. He held onto my mother like a little princess. He looked very tall, comparing his height with Zara's. "My father had long hair," I said smiling. It was shoulder-length hair. It looked good on him. "He did. I loved his curly long hair and gray eyes. His hair made him look different and more masculine compared to the low cuts or medium length hair men kept those days.""What happened to you all? Why did you all fall apart?""After the first time, I and your father met. We bumped into each other again at a gas station. He recognized me first. I
GwenZara shook her head. "I don't blame her. She was just following the rules and traditions set out for years. Aiden and his descendants are never to step foot in Silverwood Grove again. That was the price your father had to pay for choosing the outside world. Now, I was left with only one place to return to. My own home. But this time, I wasn't going to stay with you. I wanted to hide you away from the world and Aiden's enemy. I brought you to Melissa but I discovered Melissa had a beautiful baby boy who was a few months old. She would have taken you if it were left to her. I know she would have. But her mate didn't want her to. I didn't want her and her mate to have issues because of me and—"My phone blared causing Zara to pause. It was a call from Jasper. He called again but I didn't pick up."Don't you want to pick that up?" she asked. I shook my head. "No. I'll call him back later. What happened next?" Eager to know what happened and I had a newfound respect for Zara. She alr
Gwen"Did he send you a message today again?" Jasper asked. I had told Jasper about the message I received on my phone yesterday while I was going back home from Zara's. I took out my phone and passed it to Jasper. "Yeah, he did. This is the second message in one day."Jasper began to read the message. "I thought I could just let go. But I can't. I've tried. I think of you all day. There's no boundary to which I can't cross just to have you in my life." He began reading the second one out loud too. "You made me realize how stupid I am. You are the peace that I need.""What's fucking wrong with this guy? Is he a psychopath or what?" Jasper Yelled. I tap him on his arms, as some students look up at him. "Jasper you're yelling."He slides his hands through his face. "If I find this guy who has preferred to hide in the shadows. I'll crush him." I gasped. "Crush him? Why would you do that?""He's scaring you.""It's not like I'm scared. I'm only worried because I don't know who is se
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