Jessy’s POV:I watched as Lila furiously typed ok her phone from the couch in front of me. She had been in a bad mood since I came back and I was surprised because I had been expecting her to be in a pleasant mood from spending the night with her boyfriend. The thought didn't exactly make me happy but I had been expecting it, but since I got back from my run she had been moody and was continually tapping away at her phone screen. “Are you okay?” I asked and when she raised her head to look at me, it was easy to see the anger in her eyes. “Yes. Why?” She asked and I shifted uncomfortably in my seat. “Well, for one you’ve been really quiet for a while now and then you’ve been typing quite furiously on your phone. Are you okay?” Lila sighed heavily and she dropped her phone just beside her to turn to face me. Offering me a small smile which I returned before she spoke. “I’m really sorry about my attitude. I’ve just been really upset.” She revealed. “Do you want to talk about it?” I
Jessy’s POV: “Are you okay? You look like you’ve just seen a ghost.” Lila asked as I walked back to the table, still trying to calm my racing heart. I couldn’t explain what had just happened immediately. I felt disoriented and uncomfortable and I didn’t feel as safe as I did just ten minutes ago. I had felt so comfortable here, it was like I was without any worry in the world but now, all of a sudden that had been taken away from me. “Jess, answer me come on what’s happening, why do you keep looking everywhere?” Lila asked panic in her words. “I saw a woman,” I whispered to her, trying my hardest to keep the panic from my voice. “You saw a woman? So?” She responded, frowning. “She knows me. She knows who I am.” “Jess, come on. It’s not a big deal if one or two people recognize you. You’ve been to several packs, alongside your father so you know that shouldn’t be a problem. As long as you don’t make a big deal about it, I’m pretty sure no one will make a big deal about it.” Lila
Arthur’s POV:“Are you okay?” Lila asked from my side and I cleared my throat, clenching and unclenching my fist, trying to get myself to stay focused on the road in front of me.“Of course, I am. Why do you ask?” I responded, taking my eyes off the road for a couple of seconds to throw a smile her way. “Well for one, you’ve not said a word to me in thirty minutes, you keep clenching and unclenching your fists, you look stiff and like you’re about to snap something in half, and let’s not forget how you treated in your house a couple of nights ago.” She said and I sighed heavily trying to get all my raging emotions under control. “Look Lila, I’m sorry okay. Things have just been getting overwhelming for me lately and I’m just trying to find a balance. I’m trying to find the best middle ground for everything.” “So I have been overwhelming? What did I do?” She asked and I sighed heavily, rolling my eyes. That was the thing with Lila, she was always a pain in my butt. She didn’t know
Jessy’s POV: My alarm ringing at the other end of the room made me wonder why I still listened to these life coaches I watched on the media. “Put your alarm across the room when you go to bed, so when it rings in the morning you have no choice but to get up instead of just hitting the snooze button.” One had said last night. And it had made sense, it had made a lot of sense, but it still wasn’t enough to explain the anger I currently felt at actually trying it. I groaned before moving off my bed to turn the damn thing off. It had been one week of living in this pack and I was happy to say that I was settling in pretty fine. It was less overwhelming and I wasn’t as lonely as I feared I would have been. While Lila was barely around, she tried as best as she could to keep me company and take me out when she was around, and then Stephan. Goddess, he was wonderful. I moved towards the bathroom to brush my teeth and splash some water on my face. I had set my alarm to go off earlier tod
Jessy’s POV: I dashed out of the office to find one of the boys that I had found when I came in on the floor, while the other had a hand covering his face from where he had been hit no doubt.“You worthless piece of shit! How dare you question me? You should be grateful I even let you breathe. You're both nothing without me, how dare you question me? Have you lost your mind? I should hit you again for tha-” the man began saying again, moving to make good on his threat. “Not here. As much as I want to hit you for doing this, I know it's not going to work out well for me so get out of this place and the boys are welcome back any time but you're banned from this place. I don’t want to ever see your face again. Get out.” Michelle said and the man turned angry eyes towards her. He began stalking towards the older woman and I moved to stand in front of her. Taking my best threatening stance, my days of training with my father came to the front of my mind. “She already asked you to leave
Jessy's POV: My heart began hammering in its cage but surprisingly she didn't turn to acknowledge me, she only walked straight up to Ashley and I watched as the poor girl shivered in fear. The woman just had an edge around her that made her look so dangerous, her aura was disturbing, and even as far away as she was, I could still feel it from here and it had goosebumps rising on my skin. “Hey,” Stephen called, tapping on my hand to get my attention. “Are you okay?” He asked again and I offered him a small smile. “Of course, can we get out of here though?” I asked and he nodded. “Of course, I’ll just pack these up and we could have them in my spot. Come on.” “Your spot?” I asked but he was already headed for Ashley to ask for a bag. I made my way out of the cafe, hoping that the fresh evening breeze would help get rid of the fear that had plagued me at seeing the woman, but only a couple of seconds later she exited the building, once again no words were exchanged, I only watched
Jessy’s POV: The ride home was quiet and the only sounds that I could hear were the roaring of Stephan’s engine in my ears along with the breeze that seemed to fight it although it wasn’t awkward and I tried my best to hide my anxiety and fear I knew that it was only a matter of time before it completely took over. I held onto him tighter, burying my face in his shirt and taking subtle sniffs. His scent was fresh, not overwhelming like Simon’s had become or powerful like my father's. I had been around different men and different scents all my life and I could say that Stephan’s stood out for not having that weird tinge that I could hardly identify. “We’re here,” Stephan announced just as the car pulled to a stop in front of my house. I hopped off the bike, pulling the helmet off my head before handing it over to him. The sky was now dark and the streets were only illuminated by the street lamps that stood at either side of the roads. The light caught on Stephan’s face and his boyis
Arthur’s POV: “We’ve got to leave now,” Emilia whispered beside me and I jumped in shock wondering when she had come out and how she had gotten so close to me. And for a second I wondered why she was whispering. We were alone in the garden, everyone else was inside cutting the cake, and even from my position I could hear the laughter coming from within the mansion and I turned back towards the woman I knew as my mother. “Jessy is cutting her cake. I promised her I would be in soon. Can’t we just wait till that is over before we have to leave?” I asked softly and the sadness that I found in her eyes answered my question. “We’ll be back. No one has to even know we ever left.” She assured, pulling me gently towards the mansion gates. “Let me say goodbye to Jessy. She’ll be upset if she finds out I just left.” I tried again “We’ll be back Simon,” Emilia assures again and I turn just in time to see Jessy laughing loudly at something Kyla had just said. When I turned again the only t