JasperTerrible images were forming in my head. She wasn't picking up her calls. All I could think of was the night I followed her home. The feral would have attacked her if I wasn't there. What if something bad had happened to her now? I felt like going back to kick the shit out of Eddy. I considered Eddy to be smart but today he disappointed me. I was glad when he said he would be pleased to have Gwen in his company just for me to get back and find her missing. What kind of friend can't keep a friend's mate (even though she's not) safe? I know they don't like her. But why can't they just tolerate her for me? I know I told them I would hold on to her not because I wanted to but because I didn't want to end up rejecting my second chance mate. That I didn't know when I was going to get another. Although that was the excuse I had given them when they told me to reject her and I refused, little did they know that all they were witnessing was all planned out to deceive them all. I jus
GwenI froze when someone knocked on the door. Jasper quickly pulled away from me before the person came in. He straightens his shirt and sits up. Another knock came before the door swung open. "Are you okay Gwen? I heard noises," Mother said. "Ah. Jasper! You're still here. Sorry for interrupting your little discussion then." She smiled and silently closed the door. I was breathless. I couldn't respond to my mother because my voice stuck in my throat. She almost caught us making out. I was too shy to look at Jasper now. I don't know what came over me to have kissed him first. I felt the temperature rise. I was hot.He had hesitated to kiss me. I saw it and I was impatient. When I breathed his scent, it made me go crazy. I wanted to envelop myself in it. It was evident that we were both attracted to each other. But was I ready to do this with him? He never used to care about me, he bullied me throughout my childhood. I know he doesn't love me and might never. Why should I even cons
JasperI punched a nearby tree. I wasn't liking any of this. This wasn't what I planned was going to happen when I made Gwen sign that agreement. I didn't like that I was getting too involved with her. But I can't control myself whenever I'm alone with her. I don't know what would have happened if her mom hadn't knocked on the door. I was in the clouds, as I enjoyed the very feel of her body. If not for my self-control, I would've almost ripped her pyjamas off. I'm glad now that I didn't. My lustful feelings had made me forget the time of the day and that her parents were at home. Can't imagine them hearing me making their daughter moan. That will be terrible. There's no doubt Gwen wanted me to. Her body told me that much. The way it responded when I touched her, the way she moaned while I was kissing her. Everything. My desire to have Gwen was led by my wolf side. That I could tell. My human side was too proud at first to bend to the urges of my beastly side. But my wolf saw to i
Gwen I was glad to hear the recent update about the ferals from my parents. They informed me and Lionel to get ready for school tomorrow, that the curfew was lifted and everything was back to normal. I was helping my mother in the kitchen when we heard a knock on the front door. Josh and his kid brother stood at the door with smiling faces. "Hi. I'm Ethan." He grinned widely. "Can we come in?" Josh asked. I quickly open the door wider. "Oh, sorry. Of course, come in." Why was he here and with his brother? They both greet my mother. I showed them to the living room. "What would you and brother like to have?" "Water will be fine.""Ok. Give me a minute." I walked to the kitchen and brought back a bottle of cold water and two glass cups. "Thank you." Josh smiled. "Sorry, you're seeing me with Ethan. I intended to come alone but he wanted to tag along." I grinned. "That's fine."Josh cleared his throat. "Gwen, can we speak privately please?" He made a side eye to give me a sign.
Jasper "It's been a while since we had a party, Regy," Orion said, adjusting the towel around his waist."Yeah. It's high time we have another," Reginald said. He poked his hands at my arm. "Jasper ruined the last one." "I think it's a great idea too. We can celebrate the ferals' disappearance." I laid back down on the bed flat on my chest and exhaled deeply. Some girl called Mandy massaged my shoulders and now she was massaging my lower back. I must say, she does have strong hands. Dorian was right. This was the best massage parlor in the city. "Where would we be having it?" I asked, thinking about the venue. "How about at your colony? Yeah—Yeah, right there. Very nice. Guys, I think I'm in the clouds," Orion moaned, his face giving off a feeling of pleasure as some other lady traced her skillful hands down his spine to give him a good stroke. "I agree. It's been a while since I went to your colony. I think it was a week before the last Lunar Convergence. " Dorian muttered, facin
Gwen "Josh! Why are you doing this?" He paid me no attention and pulled the knot tightly as he bound me to a tree. He had planned it all. I was a fool not to notice on time. By the time I did, It was too late. He had lured me out here, deep into the woods. "Josh, please." I whimpered. My body was beginning to hurt from how tightly he wrapped me with the ropes. "Quiet!" he yelled. He brings out a piece of cloth and wraps it around my mouth. My scream was muffled. No one will ever hear me now. I couldn't call anyone for help because he had snatched my phone and switched it off. When we strolled together this evening, we talked like friends, as if we had already made up. He told me I had to accompany him somewhere close to the woods. That he had something to show me. He said it was related to Katherine. My curiosity got the best of me. Now here I am. Josh was behaving weirdly. He kicked his feet in the sand. "Gwen, you caused this! I like you, you know. But you treat me like trash
JasperI knocked on Josh's door several times but no one answered. It seemed no one was home. I've always had Josh's contact even after the whole Katherine issue. I picked up my phone to call Josh for what felt like the fiftieth time. The line is unavailable. That's what I kept hearing. The night was not so cold but it was dead silent. The sound the crickets made was what swathed the night. This was 12:30 am. Where could Gwen be? A thought springs up. Why don't I go ask Leo, her friend? He might know something about where she could be. I didn't mind running all the way to the Ember Twilight Park. My wolf was more worried than I was. I promised Gwen's mother I was going to find her. Now for the first time, I regret coming up with the idea of forging a mate bond. Everyone will be expecting that I would rely on the mating bond to link with her. If anything happens to Gwen it will be very ugly for me. Katherine's cause of death is still a mystery. Some say suicide, others say murder
JasperI was almost giving up. But giving up wasn't an option. Four hours of searching and nothing yet. No sign of Gwen, Josh, or the Ferals. I was tired of searching but my wolf still held on strong. It was almost dawn. Mr. Nate and Lionel had joined us too.They insisted on checking the other side of the woods while I and Leo stuck to this side. The woods were large, it was connected to a large forest that transcended Silverwood Grove, the mystical part of the forest and city. It was a place where no one went for no just cause. Leo walked to me, his eyes flickered and his ear erect. He shifted to his human form. "I feel hot. I need to find the creek."We were familiar with these grounds because of our weekly hunting. We knew there was a creek west of where we were. I followed him. We both put our clothes on. We had gone deeper into the woods now. We found the creek using the sound of the flowing stream. Leo squats to wash his face and pour some water on his body. We had been 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