Katherine pov“What gives!”“Shh!” Brenda hushed, placing her hand over my mouth to silence me further. “Look.”My gaze followed her direction and my eyes widened a bit, recognizing the figure ahead of us. Well, I’ll be damned. I was beginning to believe Brenda was out of her mind but the sight in front of me said otherwise. Jasmine. It was almost midnight, what would a stranger of the pack be doing outside at this time of the night? My brows furrowed in confusion as I saw the vivid image, tiptoeing her way into the darker parts of the woods. She had a black veil covering her head and I noticed how her head darted from left to right to see if she was being followed. “She is getting away, let us follow her,” Brenda whispered, pulling my hand as we began to stalk behind Jasmine. Deliberately, Brenda and I kept a long distance so she either would not hear us or sniff out our scent. As I moved stealthily through the dense woods, my eyes remained fixed on the path ahead, illuminated
Katherine pov “What in the actual fuck!” I cussed out in frustration. “Impossible,” Brenda said, her expression as stunned as I was. Her reaction and response to the event made me believe that I was not crazy to have followed a ghost out in the night, only to disappear in thin air. “I don’t understand, she was right there.”Jasmine's disappearance left Brenda and me stunned, our hearts sinking with a mix of frustration and disbelief. It was as if she had vanished into thin air, leaving no trace behind. The moonlit clearing stood empty, devoid of any sign of her presence.The weight of the situation settled upon us like a heavy fog. We knew that without concrete evidence, our claims about Jasmine's true nature would be met with skepticism. The council, Jude, Jade, or the rest of the pack, would be unlikely to believe our suspicions without vivid proof. We needed something tangible, something that would expose her deceit and protect the rest of the pack from potential harm.“Let’s kee
Katherine povI abruptly woke up, startled by a scream that pierced the air from a distance. My heart raced as I shot up from my sleep, and to my surprise, Brenda was already on her feet, equally alarmed by the sound. I forced myself out of the ground too. Our eyes met, a shared sense of urgency passing between us. Without wasting a second, we hurriedly dashed out of the clinic where we had spent the night. The adrenaline surged through my veins, propelling me forward.As we emerged outside, a crowd had already gathered, their faces etched with panic and confusion. The atmosphere was charged with fear and uncertainty, magnified by the worried murmurs that filled the air.Driven by a combination of curiosity and a need to assess the situation, Brenda and I pushed through the chaotic mass of people. We maneuvered our way through the crowd, pushing everyone in our way gently, determined to reach the center of the commotion and find out what had caused such a disturbance.With each step,
Jade Pov Jasmine shook in fear as she remained on her knees, watching another man stay unconscious in front of her. Just like the first person, he was still alive but in brutal pain. I could almost taste the disdain from Katherine who was behind me. With the history I knew they had, I was sure she believed that Jasmine was the one behind these fatalities. I had a reason to suspect her too, but my guts were telling me otherwise, and my brother had the same feeling. It was either the vampires or Casto trying to make a point. We needed the witches back to avoid unnecessary trespassing. It angered me to know that my people suffered this way and were beginning to feel insecure about the safety of the pack. “Take him downstairs to the ambulance. We will not rest till we get to the bottom of this!” I announced firmly, I was worried about the entire situation but I could not afford to show the rest of the pack that I wavered. “There is no need to get to the bottom of anything-”“Katherin
Katherine Pov Disgust, hate, anger, none of these words could define perfectly what I was feeling at the moment. I was going to kill her and ensure that her generation ended there. “You bastard,” I yelled, barging into the room, reaching swiftly for Jasmine, and pulling her as hard as I could imagine. “I’ll teach you a lesson you will never forget.”Frey was as pissed off as I was, but I knew if she took over, she would rip Jasmine limb by limb. Jade did not say anything about my interference and I was glad he didn’t because I knew he’d be part of the people who would see my wrath if he tried to support her. ‘Don’t kill her.’ Jade said, over the link and I could not help but smirk. ‘Pray I don’t,’ I responded before dragging Jasmine who was screaming for her life out of the office. I continued to pull her and for someone who used to be stronger than I was when we were younger, she was pathetically weak. She was disgusting, trying to seduce my mate, thinking she could have her wa
Katherine Pov “Jasmine left the house in the middle of the night.” I blurted out, hoping to distract his attention from trying to seduce me. “Excuse me?” Jade raised a brow, retracting his hands from my waist and taking a step back. “Brenda and I found out last night and followed her into the woods,” I explained further, watching every bit of his expression, hoping he believed me. “You what?!” His eyes shot open and eventually turned into a glare. “You don’t need to get mad-”“What if something happened to you?” Jade crossed his arm before leaning against the wall behind him. “We did not leave the pack’s territory. Plus she just vanished into thin air and by the time we all woke up this morning, people lost body parts. Permanently,” I retorted, mirroring his glare, disappointed that he was more worried about my whereabouts than the safety of the pack. Jade went silent, staring blankly into the abyss as he got lost in his thoughts. I could almost not read his expression, but I k
Katherine Pov "You look pretty" Fera, my wolf says almost breathless.Glancing at my reflection in the mirror, I couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear. "Someone looks happy" A soft voice whispers into my ears, tearing my gaze away from the mirror to see my bestfriend and bride's maid, Kayla standing beside me. "Of course I'm happy" It was my mating ceremony after all and plus, my mate was someone I truly loved. I couldn't possibly be happier. "You've got yourself quite a catch, Katherine" Eliza says, brushing my hair slowly as her gaze meets mine in the mirror. "Lord Castro is the best man there is out there"She was right; I couldn't deny it. "And, Katherine has every right to be as high as a kite right now" Jezzy, my third bride's maid chimed in a singsong voice. "Her mate is none other than her childhood crush!"I bit down on my lower lips; trying to suppress a blush. It is true that I've had a crush on Castro since we were young. That's why I was more excited to see what the
Katherine Pov I was shivering in my stead but I tried my best not to let it show else Castro would think that he had the upper hand--and maybe he did-- because When I was finally able to snap out of my fear, I diverted my gaze to my father's head on the ground as my anger began to burn deeper within me. As tears slid down my cheeks, I raised up my head to meet Castro's gaze. His sword was still aimed at my neck unflinchingly. My gaze moved between Jasmine, my cousin and him one more time before I questioned. "What do you think you are doing, Castro?""What does it look like, Katherine?""A coup?"Castro smirked. "You're right!""But why?""Why?" Castro repeats as if he didn't hear me properly the first time. "Because all 'this' " He gestures at entire palace. "Is supposed to be mine"A part of me still wanted to be in denial. A part of me still hoped that Castro wasn't using me and actually had feelings for me. "It's still going to be yours after our mating ceremony so why?!""Li