JASONI had gone to look for Zeke when I caught that asshole being escorted out of the infirmary. It took everything in me to stop myself and not bash his head in.He had blue and black bruises all over his face, and a bandage around his head. His eyes were swollen. Both of them. And his lips had a cut.Seeing him battered gave me a sense of satisfaction. I still wish I’d done enough damage that he wouldn’t even be able to walk. For his sake, I hope he stays away from me from now on.His eyes didn’t meet mine. It may have been because he didn’t notice me. Something told me he was well aware of my eyes on him and was doing this on purpose.As I watched him, still trying to calm my wolf and stop him from doing anything drastic again. I saw why he chose to pretend he didn’t notice me. Seeing his fake ass face, I was sure he was pretending now.Jenna soon walks out wearing jeans and a plain black t-shirt. I recalled when we’d bought them together and that somehow made my chest ache. Knowi
JENNAI’m speechless, and it seems, so is Reed. He is looking at me with that same expression that he had the day he mentioned my restaurant. Except this time, it is taking him long to come up with an explanation.A sense of unease washes over me and I hold back a shiver when he just keeps watching me.The hairs on my nape stand, goosebumps breaking across my whole body. I sit still, not sure what I would do if I moved.Everything Jason said comes to my head, almost making me lightheaded. And I could feel a lightbulb in my head going off. One thing keeps repeating itself in my head.I’m fucked. I’m really, really, fucked.What did Jason say? He has a hand in something related to the kids? I’d been too upset and way in over my head to listen to what exactly he was saying.Was it the kidnapping or the clue? Or maybe even both.I don’t know where I got the energy from but I managed to speak after about two minutes of awkward, tense silence.“Do you want to explain yourself?” My voice is
JENNAHave you ever felt like you were locked in a box and there was no way out? No windows to breathe either. Just a four sided square thing that has locked you in. Also, you’re bent uncomfortably.Imagine that feeling and multiply it by a hundred. That is how I feel right now as I sit staring at Reed. Trying to make sense of what the hell he just said. He sounded crazy. And I felt crazy too. Probably because there was a part of me that thought I should stay and listen to him.I didn’t know if that was smart of me or just extremely dumb.“I know this doesn’t make any sense to you. And I’m probably taking it too far for asking you to trust me, but I need you to.” He has his hands clasped together, like you would if you were praying, as he pleads with me to listen to him.At this point, I’m just thinking of what wouldn’t hurt me so I nodded. He visibly relaxes and lets out a sigh of relief.“Thank you.” The relief is so obvious in his voice.He gets up and goes to pick his phone up. Th
JASONEvery second that ticked by without Jenna walking through the door, my anxiety spiked. It was so bad that I almost had a panic attack, twice!Zeke was able to identify the signs. I had no idea he even knew anything about that but it came in handy.I figured out I’d blanked out and had a panic attack two days ago when Amaya found me on the floor. I thought I was having a heart attack or losing my life. No, it was a simple panic attack I had at the thought of Jenna being with that asshole.God, the more I thought about him, the more I felt the need to bash his head in.“Shouldn’t we just storm there and get this guy?” I asked impatiently.Zeke gives me a disapproving look from where he is sitting, on the call with Kristina, probably. They had gotten really close when he came back after his family moved. But it seems this time alone made them become even closer. I couldn’t decide if I hated it just yet.She was doing all she can to find out stuff about Reed. We needed to get enough
JENNAI probably should have told Jason, or even Zeke what Reed told me. I mean, I had my phone with me. It would have taken one phone call.But Reed was with me throughout and I didn’t know how he would react. And that was a dumb line of thought. It should have also told me I was doing the wrong fucking thing. But I wasn’t thinking. I just heard my kids, and I lost all sense of rationality. I needed to find them. Anything about them.“Private jet, huh?” I asked Reed, cocking a brow as the car parked in the private airplane hangar. He glances at me from his seat and smirks.“Told you I wasn’t lying about some things.” He replied nonchalantly.He certainly didn’t lie about the rich part. He was hella rich. Like if he didn’t work a day again in his life, his great, great, great, great grandchildren wouldn’t have to work either. But he kept going. I didn’t know if it was for the money or the thrill. I didn’t know how to ask either.I saw the engraving on the seats of the jet the moment w
JASONI’m close to losing my mind because Jenna has lost hers, Goddamnit. What the hell was she thinking when she decided to follow him?I had no idea. But I know what she wasn’t doing, fucking thinking.“Maybe he forced her,” Zeke said, though he didn’t sound like he believed that himself.“Did she look like she was struggling?” I asked through gritted teeth.He turned away, not having an answer for me. We’d both clearly watched get into the car and on that airplane with him. She didn’t look like she was doing it against her will.“Well, maybe he threatened her.” He tipped his head to the side, biting his lips.He desperately wanted to believe something else happened. Because of course, no one in their right mind would go away with a man they didn’t know. Apparently, that is no one, except Jenna. Because she fucking lost her sanity.Really, just what the hell crossed her mind when she thought to do that shit?Now I had to worry about finding her and the kids? When we have literally n
JENNAThe most unsurprising part of my trip was finding out Reed lived in a penthouse. Everything else I was surprised about, especially the FBI part. But when the town car had pulled up outside of a large glass building. Everything felt right in the world.Reed had gotten out of the car and opened my door in an act of chivalry, which I rolled my eyes at. He chuckled.Some things haven’t really changed.Not that the man changed, he was still the same person I met at the bar. Just with a seemingly stoic personality. Which mostly had to do with the suit, than the person himself.He led us to the elevator where we rode to the penthouse. Also no surprise there.His penthouse was gray. Like fully gray and it lacked any personal items from the looks of it. He’d stopped me at the door with a hand up, not saying any word. Then he walked in, leaving me right by the foyer for about five minutes. He’d disappeared down a hall, only to reappear later holding a long looking device. Like a broom but
REXPerhaps what I was doing was wrong, and I know Jason will be outraged when he finally has control back. But I didn’t care. I have let him make all the decisions through the years and he has been fucking up.It all started when he refused to claim our mate the moment he found out who she was, I expected him to mark her. To show the whole world she was ours but he delayed. I should have known what he was thinking, I admit.But it never crossed my mind that he would do something like that. So I kept it to myself, thinking that maybe he was waiting for her to turn eighteen too.Jason is proof that though we are one, we are completely different. For I would never do half of the shit he did.And now I am sick of it.Jenna has gone off somewhere with a man who is known to be dangerous. Who might have had a hand in the kidnapping of our kids, and all he does is pace? I expected him to be turning the world inside out, trying to find her. Alas, he chose to break down like a dramatic bitch.
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