Katherine Pov"Follow her," Frey demanded. She read my mind.I deliberately allowed her to move a bit further away from me before following her behind. I kept my distance so she wouldn't get my scent and figure out I was stalking her. My thoughts knew she wanted to come into the hospital for something dubious and after seeing me she changed her mind. I needed to find out what exactly she wanted there or her initial motive for seeking her so-called refugee in the pack where I live, out of all other packs.I never really liked my cousin Jasmine. Ever since we were pups, she always caused trouble and lied about things. So when Jasmine showed up at our pack lands hurt, I didn't believe her story. I decided to follow Jasmine secretly to see what she was doing. At first, she stopped by the river and stared across for a long time. Then on the big hill, I saw Jasmine look down at our field with a face I didn't understand. Jasmine went to all the important places, but why? As the supposedl
Katherine PovIt was 7:40 pm already. I kept pacing around my room and chewing on my fingers, contemplating whether or not to meet with Brenda. Going there meant that I believed what she was saying and I was showing a form of trust but most of the time I managed to trust people, they found their way to stab me in the back, literally. Brenda's message replayed in my mind - “She does it every two days. I plan to find out again tonight. It’s because you’re the only one with the same perspective as me, that’s why I’m telling you this,” Every fiber screamed this was a trap, yet my gut said I had to hear her out. Brenda had betrayed my trust before, leaving me wounded and wary. But Jasmine was way worse than anything Brenda had done to me so far. Curiosity and duty warred within as evening fell. Finally, with dusk's cover approaching, I steeled my resolve - for the good of the pack, I would see what Brenda wanted to show and be on guard.Just as I gripped the doorknob, ready to slip int
Katherine pov“What gives!”“Shh!” Brenda hushed, placing her hand over my mouth to silence me further. “Look.”My gaze followed her direction and my eyes widened a bit, recognizing the figure ahead of us. Well, I’ll be damned. I was beginning to believe Brenda was out of her mind but the sight in front of me said otherwise. Jasmine. It was almost midnight, what would a stranger of the pack be doing outside at this time of the night? My brows furrowed in confusion as I saw the vivid image, tiptoeing her way into the darker parts of the woods. She had a black veil covering her head and I noticed how her head darted from left to right to see if she was being followed. “She is getting away, let us follow her,” Brenda whispered, pulling my hand as we began to stalk behind Jasmine. Deliberately, Brenda and I kept a long distance so she either would not hear us or sniff out our scent. As I moved stealthily through the dense woods, my eyes remained fixed on the path ahead, illuminated
Katherine pov “What in the actual fuck!” I cussed out in frustration. “Impossible,” Brenda said, her expression as stunned as I was. Her reaction and response to the event made me believe that I was not crazy to have followed a ghost out in the night, only to disappear in thin air. “I don’t understand, she was right there.”Jasmine's disappearance left Brenda and me stunned, our hearts sinking with a mix of frustration and disbelief. It was as if she had vanished into thin air, leaving no trace behind. The moonlit clearing stood empty, devoid of any sign of her presence.The weight of the situation settled upon us like a heavy fog. We knew that without concrete evidence, our claims about Jasmine's true nature would be met with skepticism. The council, Jude, Jade, or the rest of the pack, would be unlikely to believe our suspicions without vivid proof. We needed something tangible, something that would expose her deceit and protect the rest of the pack from potential harm.“Let’s kee
Katherine povI abruptly woke up, startled by a scream that pierced the air from a distance. My heart raced as I shot up from my sleep, and to my surprise, Brenda was already on her feet, equally alarmed by the sound. I forced myself out of the ground too. Our eyes met, a shared sense of urgency passing between us. Without wasting a second, we hurriedly dashed out of the clinic where we had spent the night. The adrenaline surged through my veins, propelling me forward.As we emerged outside, a crowd had already gathered, their faces etched with panic and confusion. The atmosphere was charged with fear and uncertainty, magnified by the worried murmurs that filled the air.Driven by a combination of curiosity and a need to assess the situation, Brenda and I pushed through the chaotic mass of people. We maneuvered our way through the crowd, pushing everyone in our way gently, determined to reach the center of the commotion and find out what had caused such a disturbance.With each step,
Jade Pov Jasmine shook in fear as she remained on her knees, watching another man stay unconscious in front of her. Just like the first person, he was still alive but in brutal pain. I could almost taste the disdain from Katherine who was behind me. With the history I knew they had, I was sure she believed that Jasmine was the one behind these fatalities. I had a reason to suspect her too, but my guts were telling me otherwise, and my brother had the same feeling. It was either the vampires or Casto trying to make a point. We needed the witches back to avoid unnecessary trespassing. It angered me to know that my people suffered this way and were beginning to feel insecure about the safety of the pack. “Take him downstairs to the ambulance. We will not rest till we get to the bottom of this!” I announced firmly, I was worried about the entire situation but I could not afford to show the rest of the pack that I wavered. “There is no need to get to the bottom of anything-”“Katherin
Katherine Pov Disgust, hate, anger, none of these words could define perfectly what I was feeling at the moment. I was going to kill her and ensure that her generation ended there. “You bastard,” I yelled, barging into the room, reaching swiftly for Jasmine, and pulling her as hard as I could imagine. “I’ll teach you a lesson you will never forget.”Frey was as pissed off as I was, but I knew if she took over, she would rip Jasmine limb by limb. Jade did not say anything about my interference and I was glad he didn’t because I knew he’d be part of the people who would see my wrath if he tried to support her. ‘Don’t kill her.’ Jade said, over the link and I could not help but smirk. ‘Pray I don’t,’ I responded before dragging Jasmine who was screaming for her life out of the office. I continued to pull her and for someone who used to be stronger than I was when we were younger, she was pathetically weak. She was disgusting, trying to seduce my mate, thinking she could have her wa
Katherine Pov “Jasmine left the house in the middle of the night.” I blurted out, hoping to distract his attention from trying to seduce me. “Excuse me?” Jade raised a brow, retracting his hands from my waist and taking a step back. “Brenda and I found out last night and followed her into the woods,” I explained further, watching every bit of his expression, hoping he believed me. “You what?!” His eyes shot open and eventually turned into a glare. “You don’t need to get mad-”“What if something happened to you?” Jade crossed his arm before leaning against the wall behind him. “We did not leave the pack’s territory. Plus she just vanished into thin air and by the time we all woke up this morning, people lost body parts. Permanently,” I retorted, mirroring his glare, disappointed that he was more worried about my whereabouts than the safety of the pack. Jade went silent, staring blankly into the abyss as he got lost in his thoughts. I could almost not read his expression, but I k