Javier POVWith my fist clenched, breath held in my throat, I watch as my mate gets taken care of by my illegitimate brother.Daniel helps her with the sweatshirt's zip, combing her hair off her face and flashing her a sweet smile."Relax," I breathe out, finally taking my eyes away from them.I know I should not care. I should not be bothered by anything other than Jake now. I think it's best if I leave Isobel with Daniel.But really, since when are they this close?Perhaps, it's because they're both human, and sure, I won't put it past Daniel's stupid blonde hair to want to have a human companion too.Right! It might be suffocating being the only human around that tons of werewolves."Thank you, Daniel." I heard my mate's voice, making me look back at them.And that, I regret instantly; for, Daniel plants one annoying kiss on my mate's cheek.Really! Are they flirting now?Momentarily, I close and open my eyes, feasting my nails into my fleshy pain, letting the physical pain takes
Javier's POVDecades ago, there's a war between two supernatural beings; Vampires and werewolves.It started with vampires killing off the werewolves. Feeding on their blood to gain more power and to take over all supernatural beings.It wasn't exactly a good sight, nor was it a kind of entertainment tale to recount.All werewolves do well to avoid mentioning the story unless it's unavoidable, and that's why Katrina killing a werewolf threw people into a panic.They were scared what happened decades ago is happening again. History is about to repeat itself. People are about to lose their families and loved ones.I plant my fisted hands on my laps, gazing up at Alpha Caine pacing to and fro the large meeting room.His face pulls up in a frown, and his lips twitch in disgust as though he's tasted something horrible.I understand his predicament. This happening now means there is a vampire somewhere and a witch who's going to support them in whatever they're doing.We'd done everything we
Katrina POV"She going to be fine, isn't she? It's not something serious right? She just passed out, don't you say? But it's taking forever for her to wake up!"I almost scream, tears threatening to spill out my eyes as I watch Isobel sprawls on the bed through the transparent door.Becca said she just passed out, but it's already been hours since that happened, and my friend is not waking up.I turn to Becca, grabbing her hand in mine.I hate that she doesn't care. She only looks nonchalantly with a stupid smile on her face like someone who's achieved her goals."Let's take her to the hospital!" I cry.Becca wrenches her hand away from me, leveling her red eyes on me."She's fine," she breathes out. "Breathing just fine, Katrina. Why can't you see that?""Because she's not getting up!"For fuck sake! She's been saying that now for hours, but I see no improvement with my friend.What if something happens to her? What if she never wakes up again?... All because of me!I angrily wipe aw
Becca's power My gaze lingers on the red tiny thread on my first middle finger; the tiny thread that Becca bets my life on.I bet my life on Becca, and she bets it on this tiny thread."Are you sure this is...""Trust me," Becca cut me short before I can complete my statement. And with a giggle, she thrust this into my finger.I sigh, shaking off my conversation with Becca.I don't care how tiny or how small it can be, as long as it's going to protect me from those that are willing to kill me.Months ago, I'll bet anything that Becca is nothing but a fake, but then, I've seen many strange things that make me believe many things that many will find unbelievable."Trust me, Bel. Becca can be manipulative. She only wants to rope you in whatever she's planning" Katrina has tried to talk me out of it, but want exactly did I have left to lose?Nothing if you ask me.Becca won't want to take a life that I'm desperately trying to protect, would she?And she's convinced me that I'll be able to
Javier POVI sat Isobel down on her bed before I sit beside her, her soft hand enclosed in mine, and my eyes roaming all over her faceGoddess does she looks this beautiful before and is her lips this inviting and tempting that I so badly wanna kiss her?"Hmm..." Isobel clears her throat, beating her long lashes against the fresh skin under her eyes.I swallow down nothing, my other hand not holding her hand fisted on my lap.It's taking a huge effort resisting myself from claiming her lips with mine, to run my fingers all over her face and her delicate curves.How did it take this long for me to see this beauty before me? What was I thinking that I almost reject my mate?So what if she's a human? So what if she might cause chaos for the Pack? So what about the prophecy? I don't care about all those, why should I?What matters now is that the girl before me is no one other than my mate.My mate!Mine!She belongs to me.I love the sound of that. The thought of this human girl being my
Isobel POVIt's too much to take in, too much, and overwhelming.As I stare at the tiny red thread tied around my middle finger, everything that happened replays in my mind.How Javier apologized, telling me he'd wait for me to get my mind in one piece.No! I don't believe in my magic, or black power, I just will myself to trust Becca because I'm in desperate need of protection.But it works! It fucking works! It makes Javier lose his sense and sees me as a different person entirely.I thrust in my glasses, stowing my books inside my bag before I sling them across my shoulder. Not waiting for anything else, I sauntered outside; more like running.Goodness! I can't wait to tell everything to Katrina and Becca.I'm finally free from being bullied. I can live my life just a little differently from before.No! Maybe Javier is not going to leave me alone after all, but he's going to protect me and not bully me anymore.Maybe it's better having him as a knight in shining armor than having
Isobel POVFear coated my body like a second skin, my lung, devoid of any air.I'm going to die.I can see the predatory look on her face, the anger, and the hunger to snap my neck of my neck.I clasp my hand together, my eyes snapping shot.No! I don't want to see my friend looking like this, but with my eyes close, the image of her looking like a monster refuses to leave my sight.My body vibrates, tears pouring down my eyes lid.I'm going to die... It's finally going to be over."Bel... Isobel... It's fine..."I wriggle, snapping my eyes open at the hearing of a faintly familiar voice.My eyes met with a familiar white ceiling, clouded with different colors of faint stars."Isobel..."A soft tug on my arm and a finger smoothly ran down my arm.A loud gasp escapes my lips.Where am I? In heaven? Am I finally dead?Gripping the soft silky material beneath me, I close my eyes as my chest rises and falls."It's okay!" I feel a strong hold on me. "Breath me, Isobel. 1... 2..."But I can
Isobel POVIt's been three days... Three days since the unfortunate happened to me.I do not want to o think about it, of course, thinking back to that night brings me nothing but pain, and heartache.Javier sits at the edge of the bed, before me, staring at me as I eat the food he got for me.I'm trying... Trying to familiarize myself with this new nature of Javier, but I still shudder at the thought that this is not the real Javier that I know."What are you doing?" Javier growls, his voice not intending to be harsh, but to scold a little as I had dropped the spoon and pushed the food away from me.I lost my appetite.It's been happening like that.I can't eat. No! I don't know how to eat with the thought of Katrina in my throat, threatening to burst out of me anytime soon.God knows that I miss my friend, and there's this desperate part of me that secretly wish, hopes, and prays that the Katrina that night wasn't the Katrina that I knew.I wish she wasn't the one with that glare t