~Jada
I didn’t get any sleep that night.
Sitting up in bed, I rocked back and forth, wondering whether I was stuck in a dark, cruel dream or not. It doesn’t seem real, when I think about all the small details of it. Being mates with an Alpha doesn’t even seem in the realm of possibility. I’ve thought about how much I’ve hated him before throughout my teenage years, however, unlike the rest of the girls in school, I never considered being mates with him.
Thoughts raced through my head about how Kael would react to this. I mean, if I told him how I found out, he wouldn’t be happy. But would he be happy if he found out we wer
~JadaMy fingers burned just touching it.Looking around, I try again to see through the trees to see who had made the shot, deciding to have me see the letter rather than anyone else. Maybe it’s because I’m the only one standing here, or if they had mishot, but regardless, whoever they may be, they have disappeared into the forest, not coming back.Was it really Kael’s mother? The thought makes me shiver. If so, she found Kael’s private institute, and is using me as a messenger to get her note to Kael. I’m just not sure why they chose me.
~JadaIt wasn’t as if I had much of a choice.It wasn’t as if I was going to tell Kael no. Not when he has been so kind to me, and not when I know he is my mate. Maybe on this trip I can find out how to tell him. First, I need to know how I’m going to deal with it, since being the Luna of the Discipline Pack doesn’t appeal to me so much.I’m not going to lie about being nervous about how Kael will react, either. He doesn’t seem like he wants a companion, despite how nice as he’s been to me. Maybe he will cast me out, or send me back to the prisons to hide me and my secret from the public.
~JadaWe departed that afternoon, ready for however many days we might be out there.Axel didn’t agree to come right away, until Kael demanded it and he noticed Alpha Grayson was also coming. Naturally, he wants to impress the other Alpha, putting his hatred toward me aside. If hatred is even the right word. It sure seems like he feels that way, with the way he ignores me and almost seethes in my presence.Ace seems nervous about coming, but would never disobey Kael. Neither of the two Silent’s know anything about what we are doing. All Kael told them is that they are tracking something, and they are there for backup only.
~JadaKael’s reaction wasn’t how I expected it to be.It wasn’t admission, to be true, that I know we are mates and that I’m revealing it to him right now. It was a simple question that may have taken him off guard for a moment, considering the time I’m asking it, however, he doesn’t look as if he is coming to a realisation about what I’m insinuating.“Oh, well, if we were mates…I feel like it’s fairly evident,” Kael tells me, looking at me earnestly. I’m not sure what he means by that. Is that him telling me he would continue trying to find his mother for his entire life and not worry about me?
~JadaBy the time Kael and Grayson arrived, I was beyond fuming.It was stupid of me to bring Axel along. Here I was, convinced I would be able to get on Axel’s side, so we could have a friendship despite how he feels about me. He helped me get here, to meet my mate. I can understand why he is so spiteful, however, his bitterness has gone too far.I sat down on a warm rock, trying to enjoy the sun as far from Axel as I could when Grayson and Kael emerged from the bush, Grayson looking beyond pleased within himself. “We found some footsteps up ahead.”
~JadaNone of us had another choice.Sinful has some kind of magical grip on me I cannot escape. He is going to take me away with or without Kael. I should have known how serious he was about me not seeing Kael when he told me, but I couldn’t help it. He must have somehow known we were mates, and were trying to keep me from finding out.“You don’t have to do anything stupid Sinful, I’ll come with you. Just leave Jada behind, she doesn’t need to come,” Kael tells him calmly, looking between both me and the Immortal. Sinful doesn’t seem too impressed by his reasoning.
~JadaThere weren’t many options for me to consider.I could either grab his wrist and snap it, hoping immortal bones are as fragile and mortal bones. Or I could let him get away with it, since he’s greed, and he gets everything he wants. Or, I could tell Kael what he is up to, and watch him deal with the wrath or an immortal, who also happens to be a sin.Instead, I grab at his hand before it can move any further up my thigh. Digging my fingernails into his
~JadaI feel guilty seeming so relieved.Sinful lets me go, and I fall into Kael’s arms. When I look up at him, he smiles down at me, as if he isn’t regretful, however, I know It can’t have been easy to completely disregard ever being able to commit to finding his mother again. I’m going to have to make it up to him, however, I doubt anything will come close to that.“Noble of you, Kael,” Sinful says, and for a moment, when I turn back around to glance at him, I see a hint of sadness. Maybe it’s because he knows his mate would never do the same for him. As much as I despise him, that even makes me feel somewhat sad.