JENNA
I nodded and gave the man my best innocent look.
He curses under his breath, his eyes losing focus like it does when you’re mindlinking.
He rushes out of the cafe, probably off to deal with an emergency. I don’t wait until the door closes before I gather my stuff, the lady isn’t by the counter, so I just drop a bill for her.
I head to the door, looking for the nearest opening to the woods then I run in that direction.
I don’t make it far before I hear someone shout for me, then they start following me.
I’m tired from last night and the tea and pie only satisfied me to some degree but I keep running.
We’ve gotten into a darker and thicker part of the woods. I have to look around and be careful so as not to hit myself or end up tripping.
I’ve put a bit of distance between me and the men that were following me. It isn’t so far that I could take a moment and rest. I need to keep moving.
Something hits me out of nowhere and it makes my ankle bend in the wrong way. I bite my lip to stifle out the cry of pain.
I don’t stop, with my ankle hurting and my lungs tight. With no way for me to breathe and the pain rocking through my entire system, and my vision blurry.
A cry is torn from my chest as my body finally gives out and I drop to the floor with a thud.
I fall into a puddle, the liquid soaking through my clothes. Or was that my blood?
My vision clears before becoming bleary again. I hear the crunching of leaves and soon footsteps.
“What is that?” A voice says, sounding faraway.
I wanted to cry out for help, but my mouth felt too heavy. A shadow stands over me, but before I could make out who it is, everything goes back.
I wake up to the sound of a heart monitor.
If Jason is paying a stupid prank on me again, I swear I’m—
The strong smell of disinfectants tells me I’m not in my bed, and this isn’t one of the pranks Jason and I play on each other.
Speaking of Jason, the tug in my chest when I think of him reminds me of all that happened last night.
Last night. My eighteenth birthday when I’d found out he was my mate and he rejected me.
My memories return, from running away from my pack, ending up as a rogue and entering another pack’s territory.
My memories were vague, but I could recall something hitting me and me talking to the ground. There was someone over me, or was it just the trees that I thought was someone?
Wait, if it was the trees then who brought me to the hospital?
Before I could go crazy with all the questions running through my mind, the door gets pushed open.
I sit up sharply, regretting it instantly when my head throbs. The anxiety I’m feeling doesn’t let me dwell on that.
I study the woman that walks in. She has dark brown hair with streaks of gray and she looks like she is in her forties or fifties.
“You’re awake?” Her voice is a little raspy as she speaks, and she tries to give me a warm smile.
I ball my hands into tight fists, pushing myself back on the bed.
She notices my discomfort and stops coming close.
“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to make you nervous.” She says, holding her hands up.
I still don’t speak and I don’t let go of my balled fists.
I study her like you would a predator coming for you. Staying on edge and waiting for the slightest move that shows they are about to attack so you’ll run.
She doesn’t make any move for a few seconds. She studies me as much as I’m studying her. Though there is nothing predatory about her stance, I choose to stay on guard.
“I found you passed out on the road. I’m sorry one of my grandkids hit you with a stone.” She says with a regretful shake of her head. “Those kids are like wild animals.”
I only watch her as she talks about them, with a hint of adoration in her tone. She loves them. I could tell from the way she spoke.
“The doctor’s said you were fine. Thankfully you didn’t have a concussion when you fell.” She tilts her head to the side. “Can you talk?”
I stare at her blankly and she makes a sound at the back of her throat.
“Well, this is going to be slightly challenging.” she sighs. “I’m going to go and call the doctor. Your bag is in my car, I’ll get it for you after I call him.” she moved her hands animatedly with each word.
She turns and walks out of the room. I heave a sigh of relief and move my legs. I check over the rest of my body. I didn’t have any other injuries, save for the bandaid on any head, to my forehead.
I guess what she is saying is right.
The only thing I could say I felt was utter fatigue. I feel like I need to sleep for two more days to feel better.
I was planning where to go next after I leave here, when the door opened and the woman walked back in, this time with a doctor in tow.
The doctor was also a woman, though she couldn’t be older than thirty.
“Hi, I’m Dr. Hannah, I’ll be treating you today.” She puts away her clipboard as she gives me a small smile. “So we have ruled out the possibility of a concussion, but I still need to ask you some questions.”
I stare at her without blinking.
“Just nod if you can understand what I’m saying.” Dr. Hannah spoke, watching me expectantly.
JENNA If someone told me I would be marrying Jason, before I ever told him I loved him. I would have laughed in their face. But I did. I walked down the aisle. In the dress of my dreams if I ever had one and my babies were there. They were the best thing to ever happen to me in the world. They were already warming up to their father. Especially Nina. There was no surprise there as we all knew she would be a daddy’s girl. She has refused to leave her dad’s side. Ryan has stuck to mine. And Kai being the most carefree was already running around. Getting everyone in the pack to fall in love with him. Liz was taken away, along with her father. They were locked in the dungeon until their trial with the werewolf council. They were facing charges of attempted murder and kidnapping. And many other things Jason assured will be found. Alpha Zade mentioned how the council had been trying to get some dirt on Liz’s father. He was manipulative and a terrible person. But he also knew how to ti
JASONI underestimated Liz’s level of craziness. When my phone rang and I saw it was an unknown number, I knew instantly it was her. So I picked.The last thing I expected her to ask for was for me to marry her in exchange for Jenna and my kids’ freedom.Oh, and she isn’t stupid so I’ll have to sign an agreement to waive my rights as their father. She was also adding a no divorce clause.I was eerily calm for some reason.Maybe it was stemming from the fact that I knew I had multiple teams waiting outside of that warehouse. Ready to put her down. I assume she was there with the kids and Jenna too. Just to be safe. Alpha Zade said to hold out till we were sure they were inside.We’ll get them to safety first so there are no mishaps.Aiden was with me. Throughout. With Zeke unreachable as of now.I pretended I was giving into her demands. She had to be here for us to be wed. She wanted the mating ceremony to happen right now too. Because according to her, she wasn’t going to take chance
JENNAI’ll never forget this year in my life.I woke up in the trunk of a car. My hands were bound and tied to my legs and there was a tape over my mouth. Let me not mention the banging in my head.It was like my skull was being hit with a sledgehammer over and over again.A moan rips from my chest but it came out muffled thanks to the tape. I tried moving my legs and hitting the back of the car to gain the attention of whoever was driving.I couldn’t tell if they didn’t hear me or they just chose to ignore me. Seeing the state I was in, I would go with the latter.The drive goes on for a long time. I felt like I was going to die because of how tightly closed this place was and the position I was in was horrible. I would have been fine if they just tied me but kept me in the seat with them.When the car stopped, my heart raced. Both with anticipation of the air I would breathe and worry. Because I have seen just how crazy Liz is. Lord knows how crazier she can get. And we’re probably
JASONAiden bursting into my office saved Liz’s father from my wrath. If it wasn’t for him, I definitely wouldn’t have hesitated to choke the man to death.“Alpha,” he was breathing heavily, looking like he ran a marathon.“What?!” I growled the question out. Pissed off at everyone and everything.And the damned old man has still refused to speak. He was clearly protecting someone. I just didn’t know if it was Liz. But she was his only daughter. So it had to be her.She had never given the indication that she knew about Jenna and the kids. I only recently found out myself and seeing as it was after they were kidnapped. I’d say they found out before me.But how?Jenna was rarely mentioned around the pack. Most of the pope that knew her have left the pack. Now in neighboring packs with their mates. And the younger pack members didn’t know her. Maybe just from stories or here and there.Then their parents. They were the ones that were always with mum when she spoke about Jenna. And after
JENNAI’m woken by the sound of something hitting the wall. A thudding I couldn’t exactly explain.When my eyes first opened, I blinked multiple times and tried to remember where I was and my name. Because the first thing that came to my head was Nana knocking on the door.It didn’t make any sense, seeing as my house had a doorbell. And I had a live-in maid because of the kids. So she would have gotten the door.I was in Jason’s bedroom. And that was all I needed for my memories to come back.Not that it explained the sound I was hearing. I stretched on the bed, raising my hands high above my head.“Sleeping in his clothes, on his bed. The bed he never let me sleep on!” I turned sharply to the direction I heard the voice.Like a psychopath, or some other kind of crazy person. Liz sat at the dresser, her eyes locked on me and her hands pounding on the vanity table.That was the source of the sound I kept hearing. Well, I guess that mystery is solved.“What are you doing here?” I asked,
JASONJenna ended up falling asleep after our conversation. She was tired from the day’s activities.Even though I had Zeke’s new weird behavior. In my mind, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t more focused on what we spoke about.I was about to confess my love to her. To directly tell her that I loved her and I wanted to spend all of eternity with her. Or as long as we had to leave. Though I was disappointed she didn’t let me say it. I later realized it was better that way.I wouldn’t have the engagement hanging over my head when I thought of being with her. I’m going to officially call it off in a few minutes.Now, when I finally tell her, there isn't going to be anything on my conscience. It’ll just be me, her and the kids.Kristina met up with me when I was going down the stairs. It just reminded me of the note I made to myself about talking to her.You could clearly see the effect the whole mate thing with Zeke had on her. And I didn’t for one second believe that it was all norma