Gwen"Can you pass that over to me?" Collins pointed towards a little hankie sitting on a table. "Here you go. What do you want to do with that?" I asked. I watched him open the cage to bring a little kitten out. "It has weak legs. I want to tie the weak legs with the cloth to provide support and help in stabilizing it while it walks.""That's cool. Is that all you need to do?""Coupled with providing good nutrition and enough care, the kitten would do fine." "Is it alone here or does it have a family?""It's alone. Her mother and siblings have been given out to people who need pets.""So she has no one?""She has us," Collins whispered. "Actually it's because she has poor legs. That's why she's still here.""So sad." I rubbed her fur, lowering my head to speak to it. "Hello there. You'll pull through, okay."Seeing the cat in such a state makes my heart go to it. She has no family and only has us to care for her. "It must be hard for her, left all by itself.""Do you want her?" Col
GwenThe first time I thought it might just be a coincidence that I saw Lisa walk into that hospital. But it's now three days in a row. Something has to be going on.It wasn't my business but something happened yesterday when I was going home. Two nurses rushed toward the car to help someone out. The person violently struggled, screaming to be released. To my surprise. It was Lisa. I wanted to ask Collins if he regularly saw her visit the hospital. I asked him a day ago if he knew Lisa and he said he does. They were from the same colony.I didn't want to ask him any more questions then because I wasn't as curious as I was now. But nothing was holding me back from finding what I wanted to know. "Collins.""Yeah." He raised his head to look at me. "You said you know Lisa Grimwood, right?""Yeah, I do. Is anything wrong?" he asked, looking concerned."She's been coming to the psychiatric hospital for three days now and at the same time in the evening. I was only wondering since you've
GwenJust as Collins promised, we showed up at the hospital to see his aunt. She's a nurse and a pretty young woman in her thirties with chin-length hair. Her features made her look younger. There was a bit of resemblance between them that could be seen with keen observation. They both had the same shape of mouth and eye colour. "Aunt May." Collins hugged her. "Collins. How's my favourite nephew doing?" she grinned. "I'm great.""How's everyone at the clinic?" "Fine. It's all work, work, work and making new animal friends."She looked at me, then at Collins. "Who is she? Did you bring her to see a doctor? Is she sick?""Sorry, I should have introduced her sooner. She's Gwen, my friend and partner at the clinic.""Oh, Nice to meet you, Gwen.""Nice to meet you too." May turned her attention back to Collins. Collins continued. "She's not sick. We're both here to ask for something. "Go on. We have like twenty minutes to talk before I go see my next patient.""It's about someone. We
GwenBack at home, I couldn't help but repeatedly replay that woman's call in my head. Something tragic must have happened to Lisa as well as that woman. Could she be her mother? And what exactly happened four years ago? I wondered who was being referred to as a poor boy and a poor girl. What did she do to them? Her father too. I can't! I screamed. My brain was about to explode from all these questions and thoughts. All my inner self was saying to me was that whatever happened four years ago, the bottom line was that Lisa was dangerous. She's sick in the head. Jasper had told me he wouldn't be making it to the woods to hunt tomorrow. He had to assist his mother with something. He was much better now. It was as though the case with Nancy never happened. He has moved on quickly which was great to see. I realized that just sitting idle doing nothing here was kind of draining me. I was bored. There's just an hour left for me to prepare to go to the clinic. I think I'd rather leave n
Jasper I set out to see Reginald. It was the same time Gwen would be leaving for the clinic. I decided to drop by her house so I could take her. And later when she's closed I'll go pick her up. I could spend little time with her, as I wasn't going to be meeting her tomorrow in the woods. My mother wants me to take her to her aunt's place tomorrow to pick up a few items. She lives at the Bayview colony. "Jasper, you're late. She just left," Mrs Esmeralda said. "Is that Jester?" a firm and high-pitched voice asked. "Jester?" Mrs Esmeralda looked at me confused and then turned back and said. "No. It's Jasper."I hear footsteps approaching. "I know that, but I prefer to call him Jester." I don't need someone to tell me who this person was. Only one person could call me that. But why does she try to piss me off by calling me that? And what was she even doing back here? I looked up at Zara. "Hi." "So I heard Gwen is working at an animal clinic."I nodded "Yeah.""I just got back. I
GwenJust as Zara promised, she came back. I never took her words seriously. When she promised me that she was going to come back, honestly, I didn't believe she would or if she ever did, that she would be back this soon.I thought her business with the Silverblade knights was more important than me and it would take her forever to return or perhaps never return at all. I was thankful she helped save me from those guys. I appreciated her with a nod. I couldn't hug her like I did Jasper. She was still a stranger to me and she refused to tell me anything about why she left or who my father was. However, I felt sad after I left her standing there to meet Jasper but later discovered she was gone. It was as though I had pushed her away and that was never my intention. I couldn't pretend that I knew her well, and keep a fake smile like everything was alright. When Jasper told me she followed him to surprise me and that it wasn't long that she arrived in town, I felt I should have thanke
GwenI dragged slowly alongside Collins who's lost a lot of blood now. I thought about how we were going to defend ourselves but a large tree trunk stopped us. Someone had hurled it at us. We were quick to move out of the way, which caused us to fall and roll on the ground. "Arrggh!" Collins cried, holding his leg. "Sorry! Hang in there," I whispered. I had no clothes to tie on his feet to stop the bleeding. We usually dropped our clothes at the entrance of the woods, just beneath the trees. It's true. Lisa had been the one chasing us. She shifted into human form. My mind couldn't wrap around how someone who was supposed to be in the hospital would be here, trying to hurt us. People didn't know she was sick. If they knew, and she was seen here at the hunting grounds barely after three days of being admitted to the psychiatric ward, then she would have been reported and dragged away from here. Lisa laughed, she was holding a blade. Her body was smeared in blood, Collins's blood. "
GwenA blow to my chest throws me off guard. Blood spewed from my mouth. I coughed out more blood and the coughing made the pain more intense as it surged through my body. It seemed my ribs had cracked. "Bitch! You're going to die. Nothing is going to stop that from happening."I was tired of begging her to let go. Her tenacity made me realize she wasn't going to give up. "Then I'll fight you back until only one of us stands," I muttered. "Alright then." She shifts into her wolf form. I shift too, my legs hit her muzzle. She takes in the blow without flinching and instantly her claws dig into my back and begin to slice. The pain had me howling. I struggled out of her hold. I could feel blood trickling down my back from the cuts she'd inflicted on me. I'm still an amateur when it comes to shifting and fighting in my werewolf form compared to Lisa who had found her strength and learnt to shift for years. I didn't allow that knowledge to deter my spirit from fighting back. I looked
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