Jax's PoV"So what are your plans after this, Jax? Are you going to continue being Ivanna's bodyguard while she's getting married?" asked Ayden when I was in his private laboratory. I had an important task this time because one of the Lycan who had become a recidivist was acting up again. I had to catch him to stop him.However, I deliberately stopped by the place where Ayden usually spent time to ask for a supply of serum, as well as the treatment serum that Ayden made for Ivanna."I don't know, man. It's hard to change that girl's stance and decision if it's not based on her will. During all this time, I tried to tell her everything, but she didn't believe me. That man is a criminal, Ayden." I injected the liquid, then put the rest into my jacket pocket.Ayden gave a response to my previous words, but it was not audible to me because I was now preparing weaponry, such as a gun and gloves, that could bring out sharp iron claws from within. To fight a clawed creature, I had to have a
Trigger warning!There is some abuse and harassment.Ivanna's PoV I stared at the corner of the room where Jax used to be. It was empty. He wasn't anywhere. I was sure Jax was the one who saved me from Kay, but he didn't show up when I needed him the most. At least to talk to me and to protect me. Isn't that his job as my bodyguard? I was just worried. What if Kay returned and did it again because he felt entitled to me and everything I had? Ah, damn it! I remembered what Jax said the other day about Kay and what he did during my absence. I got up and hurried to the walking closet where I kept safe that contained some money and valuables. I opened it slowly, not out of doubt but feared that what Jax said was the truth. Just as my hand was about to grab everything inside to make sure, I heard a very familiar voice in my ear. Bri came with a tray of food in her hand. "Hey, baby. How are you?" Bri asked with concern. I turned my head and closed my safe again, then staggered back to t
Ivanna's PoVI still couldn't believe what had happened to me. Let alone opening the door to my room; I couldn't even open my eyes. My head was sore from the blow Kay gave me last night.I covered both my ears with a pillow, hoping not to hear any sound from outside, whether it was Bri or the waiter still trying to force me to open the door and eat even just a little, especially if it was Kay.I got up and walked to the corner of the room, opened the walking closet, and stepped hesitantly into it. I wanted to make sure this time that Jax's words were valid. Even though I had proven myself that Kay was not as good as I knew, this heart was still trying to deny and hope that what Kay did to me that night resulted from the influence of his drugs. So what about last night? Was it also due to the influence of drugs?I opened a cupboard where there was a safe and opened it with a code that only I should know. I checked the contents with trembling hands, especially when I found out that it w
Ivanna PoVI couldn't move my body. Only my eyes blinked weakly, and tried to recognize my current existence. However, it still didn't work. I had experienced so much misfortune and only hoped for two things, Jax to save and take me far away or die.Who would be able to survive after experiencing the kind of harassment and abuse I had? There was no safe place for me now because Bri believed what Kay said more than what came out of my mouth. So it was useless to expect help from her.I took the time for an evening walk while in the hospital. Bri drove me and kept me company for a while. I was silent from when she arrived until the moment in the park. And it seemed that my attitude was starting to worry her."Vans, what's wrong? Why are you breaking down and doing dangerous things like this? Do you no longer consider me a friend?" the girl asked, which frankly annoyed me. Did she ever ask me anything first before listening to what that crazy guy had to say?And what did she say? Doing s
Jax's PoV"Did you see her?" I asked Ayden, who had come to visit for the umpteenth time. The man nodded. However, I couldn't translate the expression on his face. "Is there a problem? Ivanna is fine, right?"Ayden shook his head and then looked me in the eye. "She's not okay, Jax. You have to do something. Why not ask Jason for help? He'll definitely help you. You forget that your brother is the clan leader who will help you to be free. No one would dare oppose him."What Ayden said was true, but I wasn't the type to ask my brother for help. With his intentions and goals toward Ivanna, there's no way I would agree with that. And that would be the condition.Blood moon, ritual eating, and strengthening the clan that was Jason's goal. Although I don't know if there is something to do with Ivanna, I don't see it this way."You know how Jason is yourself. Nothing is free in this world, Ayden."Ayden nodded, then let out a breath from which I knew what he said about Ivanna was true. That
Jax's PoV "Ivanna, tell me what he did to you before this?" I urged the half-stoned girl in front of me. According to my assumption, Kay Lee must have bitten her or simply mixed his saliva into Ivanna's wound, which was still recovering. That's why the wound was bleeding again. I didn't know what the man's purpose was, but this was very dangerous for Ivanna if I didn't neutralize it immediately. It cannot be arbitrary to turn a human into a vampire. Especially if it were the way Kay did—by mixing his saliva into Ivanna's bloodstream—that would be toxic to her. I, of course, panicked when I found out about the weirdness happening to Ivanna. It was possible that the girl would eventually turn out like me, but what if she became another horrible creature? In the vampire world, there are vampires and feral. A feral is a bloodsucking creature that is different from a vampire in that it resembles a human when alive, while a feral is another creature that is wild and destroys the order of
Jax's PoV Ivanna let out a sigh from her luscious lips as I kissed every inch of her skin. And when my lips traveled further down, right to her chest, playing there for a while, the sigh turned into a moan. I gave her a bonus by playing with my tongue there, and she reciprocated by squeezing my hair. "Oh, I'm sorry, Jax. It was just a reflex movement because you're—never mind, let's keep going," she said in that sexy raspy voice that makes me go crazy every time I hear it. I was in love and infatuated with everything Ivanna had. And it lasted for thousands of years until finally, cupid gave me a chance to get her heart now, in her third reincarnation. I did as she asked. The game continued, my kisses going lower and lower. Right at her core. I couldn't resist the turmoil of desire already forcing me to head to the main dish. It depended on whether she agreed to me speeding up the pace or if she still wanted to enjoy the slow game for a while longer. I stopped when my eyes stared at
Ivanna's PoV Jax looked at me intensely with his beautiful pair of sapphire-colored eyes. I have instantly swept away as if he was hypnotizing me with his sharp but loving eyes on me. I knew it. I did force him to make love one more time, and he had to bite me immediately so that the pleasure of our struggle would camouflage the pain. However, Jax kept making mistakes that annoyed me. I was upset because I craved him constantly. I could never get enough of him, and even though my whole body felt like it was crumbling, I enjoyed it. "Jax, let's do it now. I'm ready for whatever risk I have to take after I become a vampire like you," I urged him to bite me immediately. After a long stunned moment, he grabbed my hips and brought his face closer to mine. "How about we enjoy life before I bite you? Because I can't guarantee that you will still love me after you become a vampire," he said, sounding earnest, and in his eyes was a fear that I could read right now. "Jax, I will love you ev