JENNAAfter I left the alpha’s, well, Jason’s office. It was hard getting used to that.Anyways, I went back to my room where I proceeded to start pacing back and forth. I couldn’t bring myself to sit down. My mind was running at a million miles per hour, thinking of what they could be discussing in that room. They all seemed tense.I mean, I know it has to do with Liz and Jason. And probably me. The other woman.I hated the sound of that.But what exactly were they saying? I turned to take a look at the clock by my bedside. Only five minutes had passed since I came here. And there was still no sign of them or what may be happening.I thought I would hear yelling. I’m far from the office, but I’ll probably hear muffled voices.The shrill ringing of my phone makes me jump. My heart almost leaves my chest but I manage to calm down and go to it. I’m surprised, maybe not very surprised, to see Reed was the one calling.I felt terrible for not even reaching out to ask how he was since I le
JASONI really couldn’t catch a fucking break.Now what the hell was Reed doing here? I have way too much on my plate to be worrying about an FBI agent sniffing around my pack. If it was just a normal human person. I wouldn’t have minded that much.We can regulate the normal wolf activities here. But this man’s job is to go poking his nose in places and to find hidden things. He’ll notice something is off within a second of being here. If he hasn’t already.I shook my head, getting rid of the unnecessary thoughts and forcing myself to focus.“Where is he? When did he get here?”How pissed I was probably showed in my voice. Jenna didn't look like she cared though. I doubt she even noticed. She was also worried about the things he’ll find out. This pack is her home, and the people here are our family. No matter how bad they treated her before.She was never one to hold grudges anyways.“I don’t know.” Her forehead creases with a frown. “Now? I don’t know. He just called.” She shook her
ZEKEEverywhere is dark when I open my eyes. I have to pause for a second to confirm I’m not blind, because I feel like I am.A groan slipped from my mouth when I tried to lift my hands. Or was it my foot? I couldn’t feel any part of me. I was just in pain. Point blank, pain.“Don’t move too much, or you’ll hurt yourself more.” A deep voice said.It had to be a man and he sounded a bit elderly. I blinked in the darkness, trying to get my eyes to work. No matter how dark a place was, I could see some things. But not here. I’m just seeing black and nothing else.What the hell happened?I’m guessing from the thudding in my head, I hit it. Or I was hit. And my body. Everything hurt.Where was I? How did I end up here?All I could remember was leaving that hospital after I was told Jenna wasn’t there. Then I called Kristina. The entire energy of the man I saw there felt odd and I needed to know why. I called Jason after that and told him to make sure Jenna stays inside. I felt that she was
JENNAReed was right outside. I didn't know why I couldn’t bring myself to go out and see him.Why the hell was I even nervous? It is just Reed. I keep telling myself it was because of the pack business but deep down, I know it isn’t.Or was it the kiss? It shouldn’t take much of my headspace. I’m sure it was the heat of the moment and nothing else.All in all, I was a nervous wreck and I didn’t even know why so I couldn’t think of how to stop it.I was still thinking of what to do when I heard footsteps coming from behind me. I turned, not sure who I was expecting. A little sigh of relief left me when I saw it was Jason.“You’re still here?” He asks, also surprised to see me.“Yeah, I uh—“ I think he understood because he nodded.“We can go together. I’m done with everything already.” I nodded eagerly and took the hand he was stretching for me.His fingers curved over mine and we walked to the door.The hairs on the back of my neck stood at attention. A shiver snaking down my spine.
JASONReed and I sat in awkward silence after Jenna left. We were like two first graders in the mall with their mums who are distracted over something very cliche. And we’re just standing there like we want to be anywhere but there.I want to be anywhere but here. But the thought of leaving him alone with Jenna. After the way I saw him all over her. Even going as far as kissing her.On the cheek. But a kiss is a kiss.Whatever semblance of truce we reached in that cafe is long gone. And now I want him out of my pack immediately. And not for the reasons you might think.I could hear her and Kristina’s muffled voices in the kitchen. If I pay enough attention, I’m sure I’ll be able to hear what they are saying. But I don’t want to be distracted by anything.Something feels off here. And I don’t know what it is. I feel the same way I do when something bad is about to happen.The problem is, I don’t know where or how, or who is in danger. I just hope damn well it isn’t my kids. I’ll lose m
JENNAFour pairs of eyes meet in the room. All of us are mirroring the same expression. Similar thoughts flickering in our eyelids.We were all thinking, did you hear that? No, it couldn’t be only me.I’m frozen in shock and so is Kristina.Jason and Reed are in a better frame of mind, probably used to being on edge because they react faster than us. I couldn’t tell who dragged me between the two of them but I’m pulled hard by my hand and pushed to the floor with Kristina beside me.I looked up so I could do a head count. My heart is thundering in my chest but it doesn’t sway me.I couldn't lose anyone close to me. Not again. Not ever.I’ve lost too much already in the past few months. No more! I yell the word in my head.All four of us are present. Jason is on his knees, his eyes looking alert.And Reed is close behind. He was looking all over, calculatingly. This was probably the worst time to remember he is just recovering from a bullet wound. I’m damn sure he is nowhere near heale
JASONWhen this shit is over, whatever this shit is. I’m going to deal with my delta and gamma. They are getting more useless by the day.I try to mind link both of them but I come up empty. In the end, I’m only able to reach Angus. One of the older warriors from the pack. I asked him his position and status report.‘We are trying to make sure the people feel safe, alpha. The explosion kind of threw them off.’‘Where are you?’ I asked, confused as hell as to what he meant by that.‘The safe house.’ he replied. ‘You said to keep everyone under control right?’ He sounded a bit unsure and scared. ‘We thought it would be best if they stayed away from the premises. Mostly elderly people and kids.’I breathe out a sigh of relief and send a special thanks to heaven. I turn to Jenna and give her a nod. To know everything is good for now.‘Like, how many people will you say are with you?’He is quiet for a second before his voice fills my head. ‘A lot of them sir. Only those that are at work a
JENNA“What’s wrong? What are you looking at?”I didn’t like the look on Jason and Kristina’s faces. And the thought of what they could be seeing that would make them react that way made me scared to approach them. My voice was shaky when I spoke and I could feel my throat closing up. But I braved it and chewed on my bottom lip nervously.I don’t care what anyone says. I just know it is better than crying.“Jason?” I called his name hesitantly. He looked up, a defeated look in his eyes. He opens his mouth and closes it a few times but no words make it out. “Kristina?”I’m full on trembling right now. My knees buckle and I almost fall when I go to take a step forward. Reed is more alert than me and he wraps his arm around my waist then he helps me stand to my full height.I try to wrestle out of his hold but he doesn’t let me.“Jen—“ Jason started but out of all the things he said, that was the only thing I heard. The rest were cut off by a loud ringing in my head.I glopped both sides
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