Alpha Jasper's POV To think that I didn't have an idea of what was going on was driving me nuts. It was as if I had become numb all of a sudden and the feeling was making me insane. Pursing my lips, I stopped walking abruptly, making Beta Jacob who was trailing after me to bump into me. “I'm sorry.” He apologized but I didn't act as if I had heard him. Staring at Maya's door, I wanted to return and force Anna to tell me everything that she knew but the reception she had given me was discouraging. There was absolutely no way I could show my face in front of her anymore until I have rectified this issue. “My lord, is anything the matter?” Beta Jacob asked, bringing back to consciousness. At first I wanted to ignore him but on a second thought, I swirled in his direction and then placed my hand on his shoulder. Pulling him to myself, I said, “I asked you to excuse Selena and I yesterday, was there anyone around the courtroom when you stepped out?” “Yes my lord.” He replied
Alpha Jasper's POV The tension in the room was palpable. It was as if the next minute, the walls would begin to crack and then it would finally cave in on us. While Selena was trying to get her words, I tightened the grip on her neck, trying to force out the words I wanted to hear from her mouth. She continued darting her eyes around, maybe in bid to seek help from her parents who always stood up for her but their time around, I wasn't going to let that happen. The more I extend the grace I have given her, the more stupid she acts and if time is not taken, she might end up doing something that will ruin me completely. Still in my stronghold, I leaned in, tightening my grip the more and just when she was about to pass out, I threw her across the wall. It was only the vase which had crashed because of the hit that responded to the throw. No one said a word as we all stood there, staring at the other. When she finally recovered from the push, she pulled herself up and then be
Selena's POV Blinking my eyes rapidly, I tried to confirm if I was dreaming or not but my mother's blood which had soaked my entire clothing since I was directly behind her was the rude awakening that I needed. “Mo…” I tried to speak but my words came out as a whisper. Falling to the ground with my heart in my mouth, I began to move backwards until my back was resting against the wall. Seeing my mother's corpse lying just a few feet away from me shook me so greatly that I felt like committing suicide the next minute. Her head which was apart from her body was another gory sight to behold. Though her face looked calm even in death, I was shaken by it all. “No… this is not true. Alpha Jasper didn't kill my mom.” I muttered, pulling my legs up to my chin as I darted my eyes around. For the next few minutes,I continued murmuring the same words, trying to wrap my head around what had happened but the more I tried, the more frightened I became. “There is a misunderstanding here.
Anna's POV Even though I had chased Alpha Jasper from Maya's room, I was expecting to come around very soon to make things easier for me but to my disappointment, the whole day, he didn't return to her chambers. Enraged, I began to pace around the room. I had long given up crying since my tears weren't going to solve anything. Even without being told, I knew that Selena was somewhere celebrating her win while I was here, bemoaning my fate. It was a hard pill for me to swallow but since my hands were tied I had no choice but to stay back. Moreover, Alpha Jasper caused this. If I had to blame someone even, he should be the one and not Selena. She was merely fulfilling his wishes by pleasuring him and then both of them will make fun of me. Pursing my lips, I dug my hands into my hair and then turned towards Maya's direction. She was still staring at me, just like she had been doing since I started pacing about. From the look on her face I knew she was tired and frustration had
Alpha Jasper's POV After leaving Beta Raymond's home, I returned to the pack house with a deep scowl etched on my face. Seeing my facial expression, the maids and guards who were loitering around maintained composure with the head bent to the ground. Now in the courtroom with Beta Jacob, I asked for a glass of wine and when he returned with it, I relieved him. Just when I wanted to take a sip from it, I halted. “Sip.” I said, pushing the glass into his hand. At once he received it from me and then kept on taking sips until I was satisfied with the quantity he had consumed. Since nothing happened to him, I relieved him from the glass and then down the remaining content and for the minutes that followed, I continued sipping from my glass of wine, trying to forget all that had happened but I couldn't bring myself to do it. Killing Mabel didn't even move me a bit. Though she took the fall for Selena, I still wasn't satisfied. Selena was my target and she was the one I wanted to
Anna's POV Fighting against the force that was trying to take me back to Alpha Jasper took all that I had in me but I wasn't going to give in. It was better I left rather that staying in a place where I wasn't needed, where I wasn't loved and where I was used as an object of ridicule. Immediately I stepped out of the pack house, I took one last look at the magnificent building I had been confined in for several months and then let out a low sigh. Turning towards Maya whom had always been by my side, I took her hand into my mine, “You'll be fine.” I said, my lips pressed into a thin line. “Fine? I should be the one saying that you you not the other way around.” She argued. Despite my tired state, the look on her face made me to chuckle a bit. Now holding her shoulders, I pulled her to myself and then hugged her tightly as if it was going to be our last hug. After a few more minutes, I pulled away. “Let's go. We need to get out of the pack before nightfall. I don't want to ha
Alpha Jasper's POV Still standing behind the mirror with the bottle of liquor in my hand, I was staring at my reflection and at intervals, looking at the door, just in case it will fling open and Anna will return to me but it seems like it wasn't going to happen. Even though I was tired of standing, I still maintained my position, waiting for her to walk through the door and come into my arms. If only she had allowed me to speak, if only she didn't let anger override her senses, it would have been a different narrative entirely but that wasn't the case. Taking another swing from my bottle, I washed my mouth with the liquid before gulping the content and filling my mouth with another gulp. Shutting my eyes tightly, I allowed the burning sensation of the liquid to take over my body before snapping my eyes open. Now leaning against the cold wall, I dug my hand into my hair and then began to comb through it, my thoughts on the good times I had shared with Anna. Brutal, ruthless
Alpha Jasper's POV One month later… Several times I was tempted to go bring Anna but I always held back from doing so. I believed that she was yet to get over what had happened and by the time she had fully recovered from it, she would return to me. Trying not to be too bothered with her absence, I immersed myself into drinking to stupor. Nothing matters to me anymore, not even trying to look presentable. My hair was overgrown and I stinked from not having a bath but they were the least of my worries now. Several times Beta Jacob had tried to pull me out from my shell but he always bore the brunt of my anger. Each time he tried he always got a scar or two but that wasn't enough to push him away. The pack members were murmuring about my inactiveness, the elders were also running my mouths like broken taps, still yet, I was unmoved by it all. Digging my hand into my hair, I tugged on it for a while before taking a swing from the bottle in my hand. Now staring at the wall wher