JadeStartled, I turned to look at Brad, who quickly hid the glare he had been throwing our way under a mask of subtlety."Yes, Alpha." Conan's voice was cool, calm and collected, the very opposite of how I felt at that moment.Despite the fact that he had assured me that Brad wouldn't retaliate, I was worried for several reasons.One, Brad was still Alpha and Conan was his subject and Beta. I wouldn't put it Brad to try and make Conan's life miserable as much as he can.Two, I was worried about what the events of the night meant for my plan. Trina's announcement of her pregnancy had thrown a wrench in things. I had been already battling feelings of guilt over my plan as it would wreck Trina's and Brad's relationship. As annoying and irritating they might both be, mates were a sacred thing for any wolf, and here was I, about to disrupt the mate bond between them. A baby only made things worse, I didn't know if I would be able to go on with the plan, now that an innocent child was invo
JadeSurprise was on my side. I grappled with them, the room turning into a chaotic mess of growls and thuds. The other women were watching, horrified and hopeful, but none of them doing anything to help me.Trina screamed as one of the rogues landed a punch to my cheek that had me seeing stars.Adrenaline coursed through my veins as I managed to take down one of the rogues, but the other was a mean piece of work. In the scuffle, he slashed my side, pain ripping through me like a hot knife. But I refused to back down. I fought back, disarmed the bastard, and took him out.Blood's staining my clothes, and I was hurting like hell. The other women gathered around me, fear and thanks in their eyes. The remaining guard, now shaking, finally managed to slam the door shut, cutting off the immediate threat, and the immediate danger was over. I slumped against the wall, injured but still standing.The room fell into stunned silence. Despite the discomfort, a strained smile graced my lips. I
Jade'Mummy?'I opened my eyes and saw nothing but complete darkness.'Mummy.'I hurriedly stood up and whirled around, still seeing nothing but darkness. 'Nathan?''Mummy!''Natalie?!'My heart began to pound ferociously in my chest as I switched my sight to the wolf's.I screamed out in frustration when I still saw nothing.'Nathan?! Natalie?! Natasha?!''C'mon, babies. Where are you?'Natasha's sweet high voice was faint when she said, 'Mummy, where are you? I miss you mummy.''I miss you too, my darling. So very much. Please, please, tell me where you are.'Silence.'Natalie?'I waited again, but there was nothing but silence. Tears began tumbling down my cheeks as I stumbled around in the darkness, calling out for my children'Nathan? Natalie? Natasha? Please, my babies, answer me. Where are you?''Jade.''Conan?''Jade, wake up. Please, babe.''Conan, my children! I can't find them!''Jade.'My eyes opened and the harsh glare of fluorescent light made me close them back."Jade
JadeHe told me that he would do so immediately when he was done. I watched as he went to the kitchen and after a few minutes, he came back with a tray containing a cup of tea and some snacks. He helped me up and placed the tray gently in front of me. I smiled at him as I took the snacks, ate some and also drank the tea. He opened my bag and brought out the drugs that had been prescribed to me. It wasn't until he saw that I was on the bed, safe and well fed did he leave to go back to the palace. I waved at him and then he told me that he would come back very soon to check up on me. I blushed when he left as I thought about how he had cared. His worried expression was very different from the look he had on his face when he had been fighting with the rogues. I tossed on my bed trying to sleep but the dream I had about my children was still on my mind. I wondered if they were okay and I checked my phone occasionally to see if Mr. N had dropped a message. I was also curious about how h
Jade"Jade!" The Voice yelled out again.I frowned, the voice sounded like Helene, but I wasn't certain. I wondered how whoever it was had gotten into my apartment, and then I realized it must have been due to Brad breaking in or picking the lock.Just one more thing to not forgive him for. I thought to myself as I looked over at him to see him still sitting, looking at the door warily as though he expected another rogue to come barreling in.So much for being an Alpha. I thought as I rolled my eyes.Against my better judgment, I called out to the stranger. "Helene! Is that you? The voice grew louder and closer as she replied, "Yeah, dumbass! Who else would it be?"My face split into a wide grin as her footsteps grew closer."Where are you?" She asked."I'm in the bedroom!" I called out back."Oh, my moon goddess! Helene, what are you doing here?" I squealed as she appeared at my bedroom door.She smiled cockily and a giant wave of home sickness hit me, and I didn't realize that I had
JadeUh oh, I thought as Helene pressed her lips together and her eyes darted to me. I widened my eyes at her and shook my head ferociously.I knew Brad was suspicious due to the fact that the town we lived in was mainly Nightingale Pack territory. We had no humans living amongst us and we always tried to stay under the radar, doing all we could to prevent humans from wanting to live there."She brought me here when I first moved in," I hurriedly said."Yeah. And I missed her. Can't I visit my best friend whom I have missed very much? What's it to ya?" She said, placing a hand on her hip and cocking an eyebrow."Not at all. Umm… welcome to our… town, Miss Helene," Brad said, his earlier bravado gone in the face of Helene's cockiness.I stifled a laugh. Who knew the great Alpha Brad would be scared of a five-foot-four-inch human who looked like a doll with her bright blonde hair and big blue eyes?He turned to me. "Well, Jade. I hope you feel better and get well very soon."'Thank you,
BradAs I exited Jade’s apartment, I looked back at the closed door as I remembered the wave of uneasiness that had crashed over me when her friend had walked into the room. At first appearance, she had looked like an ordinary ditzy blonde, but her eyes had held a glimmer of intelligence in them, and she had looked at me as though she could see right through me. It had made me highly uncomfortable, especially when in one second, she had looked like she was flirting with me and in the next, she had looked as though she was making fun of me. I remembered how she and Jade had given themselves coy looks, and decided to wave off what had happened in there as girls being just girls.Maybe Jade had told her about me. Could it be that she's interested in me? I thought to myself, as I walked down towards the car that I had parked on the other side of the road.My ears picked up a trace of mocking laughter coming from Jade's apartment, and my jaw clenched as I tried my best to ignore it, and wh
ConanLuna Trina's voice halted any movement, as my fist froze midair, hanging suspended a few millimeters from Brad's nose. He let go of my collar and pushed me back violently. I ignored that childish move from him and turned to Luna who was staring at the both of us with anger and disapproval written on every inch of her face.She cast a glance to the maids and guards who were gathered outside the room, and they all scattered. Soon, we were alone in that part of the palace."What on earth do you both think you're doing?" She asked as she walked into the room and slammed the door close behind her.Shame burned in my belly and at the back of my throat as I glanced at Brad to see that he had his eyes trained on the floor, his fist clenched and his cheeks still flushed red from anger. I lost control, I admit that but I rarely lost control. I had always prided myself on the fact that I have spent years mastering and mastering my emotions until they were nothing but weapons to use for my