JASONI’m convinced I offended some kind of higher power when we boarded the plane. I was sitting in the middle seat.A woman with a toddler was by the window and a man who overflowed his seat was in the aisle seat. Zeke was behind with two teenage boys who kept arguing about some game they were playing. I would sell my soul to trade seats with him.I felt like I was going to die when the baby started wailing, just as the plane took off. I couldn’t wrap my head around how I was going to survive this flight for the next six to seven hours.I looked back at Zeke, giving him the ‘help me’ eyes. He only chuckled.“I’m so sorry,” the woman said, genuinely apologetic when her baby started throwing a tantrum.I didn’t know the baby’s gender but they couldn’t be more than two. With means, not much coordination around with the legs. And it hit my chest quite a few times.The overflowing man started eating chips noisily. He offered me some, so I’ll say he wasn’t so bad, even though I almost pun
JENNAI’m a nervous wreck. And I don’t even know why.It is not like Jason is going to do anything to me. He isn’t my dad and I’m an adult. He has no right to chastise me.Or maybe, you’re worried because you know what you did was wrong and he is right this time around.My wolf snickers in my head. The little traitor. She has made it clear she is on Jason’s side. Even though he was the man that abandoned us when we needed him the most.I could feel her roll her eyes in my head. Before she retreats to the back of my mind where she has been spending most of her time. She says one thing that I couldn’t shake off.
JASONWhatever calmness I was feeling due to the memories of Cole, disappeared the moment the car stopped.The first thing I’m welcomed with is the sight of Jenna. She is still a few meters away, but I know her even more than I know myself. And I couldn’t be mistaken.Only she was with that man. They stop and I notice his hand sliding down her back. I didn’t know when I balled my hands into tight fists and released a growl.He says something to her that makes her look up. How she is losing at him, with so much trust. It makes me want to tear this whole town down and then burn him along with the remains.All her life, she has only looked at one person with that
JASONSo, it turns out Reed wasn’t as bad as I thought. And not because he is an FBI agent. That didn’t buy him any cookie points. But after listening to the guy, without the intention of wanting to punch him in the face. I saw he was actually tolerable.That is, until he touched Jenna. Which he did, a lot.I don’t know if it was because she didn’t notice, or she was used to it, but she didn’t look bothered by it. Each time he touched, even an innocent one, like touching her hand. My wolf went feral. So much that I spent half of the time we went there, taking bathroom breaks to try and calm him down.We managed to make it through without anyone hitting anyone.We were a happy group by the end of the day if I do have to say so myself.When we were leaving, Jenna and Reed went back to their hotel. Did I want to ask if they were sharing a room? Yes. Thankfully, I didn’t get the chance to.I have no right over her. Not like that. It isn’t my business who she goes out with.Unless you feel
JENNAI can’t explain what I felt when I saw Jason, Zeke and Reed getting along. They started talking and like total guys, mostly left me out of the conversation. Not that I minded. Sitting and watching them was so relaxing. It was almost weird to think about.Jason and Zeke went back to the pack, while Reed and I headed to our hotel. The sun was starting to set and it felt great for a walk.I was relaxed and so was Reed, I could tell from his posture. I suddenly felt great that he came along. He has been gloomy since the operation failed and this was just different from how he has seemed.“Thank you,” I said with a smile as he opened the door for me to get into our hotel.His phone starts ringing just as we go up to our room. I was surprised it didn’t ring throughout brunch and lunch. But I’m guessing he had it on silent mode.His phone usually goes off every second. Sometimes receiving multiple calls at once. It was like, if it wasn’t ringing, then he was already on a call.This ver
ZEKEI’m losing my fucking mind as I drive back to Red Town.I couldn’t have been mistaken. The sound of that gunshot was still fresh in my mind. Especially after what happened in New York a few short hours ago. It felt like just minutes even though it was well over twenty four hours now.Jenna. All I could think of was Jenna. Bathed in red, and her perfect blue eyes distant as she stares at me.I shake my head, ridding myself of the terrible images. She is fine. She is totally fine.It didn’t help that as soon as I heard the shot, the call disconnected. And I have been trying but it kept going straight to voicema
JASONIf I don’t go crazy over worrying about my kids safety and Jenna's safety. Then I’ll probably lose it when I try to think of where the hell my Beta has gone.As soon as I got the call that Zeke was leaving the pack, I knew it would be bad. So I started calling him. It was no surprise that he didn’t answer.For a split second, I became scared that he was leaving. Just like Jenna. But then I retracted that line of thought. It didn’t make any sense.Zeke is everything, but a runner isn’t one of them.I could recall our teenage years when we used to sneak to go into town and join frat parties. He was always the courageous one. Also the reckless on
JENNAReed has been in surgery for five hours, and Zeke has been here for three.He turned his phone off when it kept ringing. When I told him it could be important. He said nothing could be more important than being with me right here, right now.I felt better than I have in days. I guess I didn’t realize just how much I missed him until now. How important he was to me and how much he would stand by me.There were times, even when we were young, that I felt like I couldn’t count on Jason. But with Zeke, I could tell him anything without worrying about it. He would never judge but he also won’t give me the pass just because I’m his friend. He’ll give me as much shit as he’ll give anyone because he is straight up like that.He really is the best friend that I need right now.“You should get some rest, Jen. This can’t be good for you.”He can also be a mama bear sometimes. He has been trying to get me to go back to the hotel and sleep.The look I gave him after he said that made him qui
JENNA If someone told me I would be marrying Jason, before I ever told him I loved him. I would have laughed in their face. But I did. I walked down the aisle. In the dress of my dreams if I ever had one and my babies were there. They were the best thing to ever happen to me in the world. They were already warming up to their father. Especially Nina. There was no surprise there as we all knew she would be a daddy’s girl. She has refused to leave her dad’s side. Ryan has stuck to mine. And Kai being the most carefree was already running around. Getting everyone in the pack to fall in love with him. Liz was taken away, along with her father. They were locked in the dungeon until their trial with the werewolf council. They were facing charges of attempted murder and kidnapping. And many other things Jason assured will be found. Alpha Zade mentioned how the council had been trying to get some dirt on Liz’s father. He was manipulative and a terrible person. But he also knew how to ti
JASONI underestimated Liz’s level of craziness. When my phone rang and I saw it was an unknown number, I knew instantly it was her. So I picked.The last thing I expected her to ask for was for me to marry her in exchange for Jenna and my kids’ freedom.Oh, and she isn’t stupid so I’ll have to sign an agreement to waive my rights as their father. She was also adding a no divorce clause.I was eerily calm for some reason.Maybe it was stemming from the fact that I knew I had multiple teams waiting outside of that warehouse. Ready to put her down. I assume she was there with the kids and Jenna too. Just to be safe. Alpha Zade said to hold out till we were sure they were inside.We’ll get them to safety first so there are no mishaps.Aiden was with me. Throughout. With Zeke unreachable as of now.I pretended I was giving into her demands. She had to be here for us to be wed. She wanted the mating ceremony to happen right now too. Because according to her, she wasn’t going to take chance
JENNAI’ll never forget this year in my life.I woke up in the trunk of a car. My hands were bound and tied to my legs and there was a tape over my mouth. Let me not mention the banging in my head.It was like my skull was being hit with a sledgehammer over and over again.A moan rips from my chest but it came out muffled thanks to the tape. I tried moving my legs and hitting the back of the car to gain the attention of whoever was driving.I couldn’t tell if they didn’t hear me or they just chose to ignore me. Seeing the state I was in, I would go with the latter.The drive goes on for a long time. I felt like I was going to die because of how tightly closed this place was and the position I was in was horrible. I would have been fine if they just tied me but kept me in the seat with them.When the car stopped, my heart raced. Both with anticipation of the air I would breathe and worry. Because I have seen just how crazy Liz is. Lord knows how crazier she can get. And we’re probably
JASONAiden bursting into my office saved Liz’s father from my wrath. If it wasn’t for him, I definitely wouldn’t have hesitated to choke the man to death.“Alpha,” he was breathing heavily, looking like he ran a marathon.“What?!” I growled the question out. Pissed off at everyone and everything.And the damned old man has still refused to speak. He was clearly protecting someone. I just didn’t know if it was Liz. But she was his only daughter. So it had to be her.She had never given the indication that she knew about Jenna and the kids. I only recently found out myself and seeing as it was after they were kidnapped. I’d say they found out before me.But how?Jenna was rarely mentioned around the pack. Most of the pope that knew her have left the pack. Now in neighboring packs with their mates. And the younger pack members didn’t know her. Maybe just from stories or here and there.Then their parents. They were the ones that were always with mum when she spoke about Jenna. And after
JENNAI’m woken by the sound of something hitting the wall. A thudding I couldn’t exactly explain.When my eyes first opened, I blinked multiple times and tried to remember where I was and my name. Because the first thing that came to my head was Nana knocking on the door.It didn’t make any sense, seeing as my house had a doorbell. And I had a live-in maid because of the kids. So she would have gotten the door.I was in Jason’s bedroom. And that was all I needed for my memories to come back.Not that it explained the sound I was hearing. I stretched on the bed, raising my hands high above my head.“Sleeping in his clothes, on his bed. The bed he never let me sleep on!” I turned sharply to the direction I heard the voice.Like a psychopath, or some other kind of crazy person. Liz sat at the dresser, her eyes locked on me and her hands pounding on the vanity table.That was the source of the sound I kept hearing. Well, I guess that mystery is solved.“What are you doing here?” I asked,
JASONJenna ended up falling asleep after our conversation. She was tired from the day’s activities.Even though I had Zeke’s new weird behavior. In my mind, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t more focused on what we spoke about.I was about to confess my love to her. To directly tell her that I loved her and I wanted to spend all of eternity with her. Or as long as we had to leave. Though I was disappointed she didn’t let me say it. I later realized it was better that way.I wouldn’t have the engagement hanging over my head when I thought of being with her. I’m going to officially call it off in a few minutes.Now, when I finally tell her, there isn't going to be anything on my conscience. It’ll just be me, her and the kids.Kristina met up with me when I was going down the stairs. It just reminded me of the note I made to myself about talking to her.You could clearly see the effect the whole mate thing with Zeke had on her. And I didn’t for one second believe that it was all norma
JENNASeeing Amaya had to be the most shocking thing. Out of all the things going on. That was not in my game card. I didn’t even know what to think.All of this didn’t make any sense. And the look in Zeke’s eyes. You could very easily tell something was wrong. Majorly wrong.But since we’re not going to show her we’re on to her. I buried the surprise deep down in my heart and offered her a kind smile. Or what I hoped looked like one.“Hey, what a pleasant surprise?” I moved and pulled her into a hug.There was no reason to be mean to her outright. She had been nice to us while we stayed at that resort. The best thing to do is carry on with the way we left off.I felt her visibly relaxed against me. I could almost feel Kristina’s pain radiating off of her in waves. And I mentally apologized to her for doing this. But it is for the greater good.I make sure to mention how great Amaya was to us and how we couldn’t repay her for being kind.“There's so much we have to talk about,” I told
JASONJenna’s words pierced a part of my heart. I know the situation was horrible but I couldn’t help the joy I felt at that.She loved me.That was all I heard in her words. But to be fair, she never said she stopped or she no longer did. She always spoke about how she couldn’t. Not she wouldn’t.And if my engagement is the only thing standing in the way of us being together? Then I’ll get rid of it and remove that obstacle.I’m not going to stand back and watch myself losing her when there is a simple way for us to get what we want. For us to get her!Rex was on board with that. And the excitement of getting her back made me feel much stronger. He was ready to rain hell on whoever was there.We’re getting our kids back, and I’m not waiting another second for it.Watching Jenna’s tear filled eyes, I didn’t know when I pulled her face close to mine and joined our lips.I waited for her to push me away but instead, she kissed me back with equal frenzy.The rest of the world disappeared
JENNAAlpha Zade offered to give us his helicopter to cut our trip short. Jason still wasn’t able to reach anyone in the pack and you could tell how we panicked more.With no idea who it could be that was at the house, and what they knew. It felt like the worst thing ever.The scariest part had been knowing someone that was very close to us was involved in this.“We’ll keep in touch, and if there’s anything you need, please do not hesitate to call.” Alpha Zade had assured us before we left.Jason only made one request.“Can you keep track of the phone and update us?”The man who had brought the news, I’m guessing he is their tech genius, nodded.“Sure alpha,” he said. “I’ll update you about the current location every hour.”That was good enough for us.I was silent throughout. From the drive to the flight to the drive again.My mind was completely blank. I was shaking with fear but I seemed fine outwards. I thought I was going crazy, so much that I was staring at my hands to see if th