Jane closed her notebook and placed it back into her bag. So far college had been a blast. Summer had passed painfully slow and she hadn’t seen Reid or Ryan again since the night of prom. Ryan had left sometime during the night because she’d woken up alone the next morning.She’d spent her summer holidays with her father and his wife. Reid and Ryan had spent it at some Alpha camp and she’d gone back to Midnight Pack a week before she had to leave for college. She had a dorm room and she spent most of her time in the library.She didn’t see her roommate often and some nights she’d fallen asleep on the couch in the library when the tie was around their doorhandle, which meant her roommate, Shelley, had company. It was the only part of college she hated thus far.She’d made a few friends and she’d actually been invited to a party. It was a football party but still, it was a party. She was excited and care-free and she loved her life at Camden. There weren’t any bullies like in high schoo
Her dorm room was empty and it was nearing five am. Jane let out a breath of relief. Nobody would know she hadn’t been here the whole night. She lowered her head in shame as she thought back to the previous night.Would they tell people what had happened between them? She felt like a notch on their bedpost. She tried to remember what Ryan had said, she hadn’t been concentrating, she’d heard his voice but not the actual words.For all she knew he could’ve been telling her to smile for the camera. She shivered, goddess, she hoped there wasn’t a camera. She could still smell their scents on her as she lay back on her bed and closed her eyes.She sat upright again as her phone started ringing and she frowned at the private number that was displayed on her phone’s screen. “Hello?”“Did you really run away from us?” Ryan asked her.“Look … I’m not sure what happened last night … I know what happened last night but it shouldn’t have. I don’t know what I was thinking and …”“What are you talk
The front door to the football house opened and Jane looked at Cliff. His eyes widened slightly when he saw her and she felt relief that it was someone she knew. Her heart was pounding and her blood was pumping through her veins. She only knew that she had to find them.“Are you okay?”“Is Ryan here? Or Reid?”Cliff frowned as he took a step toward her. “No, they moved out this morning. They live off campus now. They didn’t tell you?”Jane felt her heart sink. Why would they move off campus? It dawned on her suddenly. They’d done it for her. Ryan had told her that they were a package deal. All three of them. They’d moved so they could be together, all three of them.“I don’t have time to explain now but I really need to find them, it’s life or death,” Jane said. Cliff must’ve seen something in her eyes because he nodded his head.“They got a house over on Blakeley Road. It’s the last one in the cul-de-sac. It has a red door with the forest behind it.”Jane grinned then. “Thank you, Cl
“What?” Jane Winters sat on her bed with her mouth slightly open as she looked at her mother, Sarah, in disbelief.“I know it seems too quick, but, honey, I love him.”“But getting married in two weeks?” She hadn’t even met her mother’s boyfriend and now she was getting married! Jane could hardly believe her ears but she wanted her mother to be happy. Her own happiness didn’t matter that much to her.Her parents had gotten divorced two years ago and Jane had seen her mother cry and mourn like he had died. But he was still alive and less involved in Jane’s life than she would’ve liked.“Oh sweetie, you’ll love it. He’s the Alpha of his pack and his territory borders on a national forest. They have a great high school in the town where you can finish your senior year.”Jane regarded her mother. She was a sweet, loving and warm woman. She looked so happy that Jane couldn’t find it in herself to bratty about this move. Marrying an Alpha was a big deal and Sarah’s eyes twinkled when she ta
Ryan pushed himself off the wall and took a step towards Jane. She gulped visibly, not understanding why they were there. Hadn’t they gone with their father for that family walk? Reid glanced at Ryan and also took a step towards her.Ryan’s demeanour changed as he looked at Jane. “Why didn’t you tell our father that we are acquainted? Why lie, little pup?”Little pup, the nickname given to Jane by the twins, irked her the most. They never called her by her name. She hated the name “Little pup”.Why was he calling her on that lie? Did their father know what bullies they were? She doubted that he’d approve of their behaviour. She’d seen enough of Kyle Heiden to know that he, at least, was a good man, not like his evil twin demons.Jane shook her head, not wanting to get into an argument with them and pushed past Ryan. She still needed to get her phone from the dining room. Reid blocked her way and Ryan half turned so that she was trapped.Reid reached for a lock of her hair but she pull
The sky had darkened considerably as Jane looked through the windows of the classroom. Her phone was in her locker and she couldn’t even call for help. Was her mother wondering where she was? Blinding, hot tears gathered in her eyes when the door suddenly opened and she fell backwards, her head hitting the floor with a thud.“Whoa … are you okay?”Jane’s eyes opened and she looked up into a smiling face. “Uh … yeah, I somehow got locked inside.”The boy smiled and held out a hand to help her to her feet. “Lucky for you I came back for the notebook I forgot on my desk. Mr Pathnil will skin me alive if I don’t complete my homework.”Jane smiled too as she nodded her head. Their teacher was a drill sergeant. “I’m Jane. Jane Winters.”“Sebastian Howell.”He was quite handsome in the whole sand, surf and sun kind of way with his sun-kissed blond hair that was a bit too long and his deep, blue eyes that felt like it could see right through her. He pulled his hand from hers, the one she hadn
Jane woke up and looked at the gray sky. She had forgotten to close her curtains the previous night and she shivered slightly as she looked at the thick clouds. The day looked bleak and the dark clouds matched Jane’s mood.She was quiet during breakfast and she was glad that her mother didn’t push her for conversation. She had probably spoken to her father the previous night. Jane didn’t want to think about it anymore and she was actually relieved when she heard the twins in the foyer.Autumn was upon them and Jane could see the change in the leaves on the trees lining the streets. Gold and rust coloured leaves blew in the wind and Jane remained huddled in the backseat of the SUV as she drove to school with Reid and Ryan.Reid kept glancing in the rearview mirror as he drove and Jane could feel his gaze burning into her. She wouldn’t acknowledge him by looking up and she pretended not to notice. Ryan was looking out of his window and for once the two brothers didn’t talk up a storm.R
Jane stretched her body and turned onto her pillow with her eyes still closed. The wet spot on her pillow had her eyes snap open. She wiped a hand over her cheek and scrunched her face up in disgust. Had she been drooling in her sleep?Her dream came back to her in vivid flashes. Her eyes widened as realization set in that she’d dreamt about Reid again and this time Ryan too! She clenched her eyes shut as she remembered kissing Reid and then kissing Ryan.Her hands had been beneath Ryan’s shirt! ‘Please kill me now,’ she thought and sat upright in her bed.What the hell was going on? Chocolate and lavender, apple pie and cinnamon, the scents twirled around her and she closed her eyes as she inhaled deeply. The scent was faint, barely there but so delectable that she was sure she was imagining it.‘Happy birthday to me,’ she thought as she got out of bed and got ready for the day.Jane stood in the bathroom after getting dressed and looked at her reflection. She looked just a tiny bit