Elias’ pov
I didn’t get a chance to talk with Jade all day, I would try to find some time after seeing Doctor Olivia. Her office was near the school, so I drove there. Our session went great. As always Doctor Olivia had some great insights. ‘It’s normal to be triggered more easily when you’re under stress. Just take time for yourself, meditate or work out. Whatever helps you relax. Didn’t you used to love gardening? The next few months will ask a lot of you, not to mention once you become King. You won’t be able to help others if you don’t take care of yourself first’ Olivia said. I had also told the doctor about Jade. ‘She is really sending mixed messages. Perhaps wait until she’s figured out to pursue her further. But remember to keep your boundaries intact, there is no need for her to insult you. You need to surround yourself with people that support you, not try to tear you down’. She was right as always. I hadn’t done any gardening in a while, but I remember how itNext chapter will be Jade's
Jade’s pov I was almost regretting choosing Liam over Elias. He was an awful tutor, he had no patience, was very arrogant and patronizing. By the end of the afternoon I had learned some werewolf history and more about Elias. I thought everyone loved Elias, but Liam really disliked Elias. Liam was complaining about how he was always in Elias’ shadow even if Liam scored higher on most tests. How he thought Elias would make a bad King, because he needed his mother to save him all the time. ‘Did you know he was kidnapped and almost killed twice? Nobody survives that and comes out normal. He acts so perfect, but I know he goes to therapy. I don’t want a King with mental issues’ Liam said. I laughed ‘okay I don’t like Elias at all. But I disagree. If he had lived the perfect life he would be incapable of the kind of empathy he has now’. Liam rolled his eyes ‘sure you dislike Elias. You’re just like the rest of them’. I sighed ‘let’s agree to disagree. Let’s just
Elias pov So Jade was from the Sage Mountain pack. When you arrive at our pack you get a series of interviews to see if you’re not a threat. I wonder how that part slipped through. I mean she was only four at the time, she didn’t have anything to do with my kidnapping or with my grandmothers betrayal. But I would have liked to know this in advance. The adults at the table were still quiet, while Jade sat there with a stoic look on her face. Did she truly not know how much that pack had cost us? Aah fuck it, if no one else was going to ask I would. ‘Were your parents killed during the attack?’ I asked Jade. My father looked at me with surprise, he was usually the one to ask the questions. ‘My father was killed during the attack, but my mother committed suicide after. I found her in the bathroom’, the last part she said quietly so the kids at the table couldn’t hear. I instantly felt guilty, if it wasn’t for me none of this would have happened. ‘Why did you come here
Jade’s pov I don’t know if I just made the biggest mistake ever, but honestly spending the night with Elias had been one of the best moment of my life. I didn’t have to think about my parents, the coven or my mission. I was just there, in the moment feeling all sorts of pleasure I can’t even describe. I just wanted to pretend for one night and give in, I had to spend my childhood working and doing what my grandmother wanted and I deserved one night off, right? When we took a shower together I was so distracted that I forgot about my tattoo’s. They weren’t actually tattoo’s, but markings made by spells. They were runes, to help me keep focused. One was a binding curse, that was binding me to my grandmother. I had promised to complete my mission in under a month, the rune would light up is she wanted me to contact her. It wouldn’t be a pleasant feeling though, something that added even more pressure. The other were runes for protection, enlightenment, magic and power.
Elias pov It hadn’t been hard avoiding Jade this week, I had been so busy with school and the conference. In the morning I drove myself and Briana to school and after school I did my homework or attended one of the meetings. It always felt like a family reunion seeing the special wolves, but it also brought back a lot of memories for everyone. Today we would talk at the school together for the younger kids, who might not know what happened 12 years ago. Growing up in this pack was great, but it wasn’t a good representation of the world. There were still a lot of places where you had to fit a certain mold to belong, where Omega’s were still treated as less than other wolves and where woman had little to no rights. Being different was celebrated at the Crimson Moon pack, I mean our Luna was a special wolf. But it hadn’t always been like this, when I first got to the Crimson Moon pack there was even a group trying to stop my father from making changes. I was glad Brian
Jade’s pov What kind of propaganda were they telling these kids? They were just lies to make Alpha Axel seem like the best Alpha around instead of the ruthless killer he was. And the way Dawn talked about our old pack my skin crawl. Lenore sounded horrible though, but my father must have had a reason to work with her. Dawn said it had to do with wanting power. If only they knew who was walking amongst them. All that talking about your feelings was nonsense too, I don’t’ talk about my anger or grieve. I use it. I left the auditorium and headed to the city closest to Crimson Moon Pack. I had to buy some last minute ingredients, I didn’t want to wait another 2 weeks for my spell anymore. I would wait until the conference was over and then end this whole charade. My poison hemlock hadn’t grown that tall yet, luckily every part of the plant was poisonous so I would have just enough. I needed to add my blood, this would ensure I was bound to the spell when it would
Jade’s pov I looked up and saw Alpha Axel’s holding Liam’s arm. ‘Is that anyway to treat someone?’ Alpha Axel said. ‘No, Alpha, No! ‘ Liam said sounding very scared. ‘If I ever see you hurt anyone else I will kick you out of my pack, is that clear?!’ Alpha Axel said as he tightened his grip around Liam’s arm. ‘Yes, Alpha. I am sorry’. Liam shouted. ‘Don’t apologize to me, apologize to Jade’. Alpha Axel said while releasing Liam. Liam said ‘Sorry Jade’ and ran away as fast as he could. ‘Can I offer you a ride back to the packhouse?’ Alpha Axel said, ‘I was just getting some chocolate and cookies for Amber. She has worked so hard this week’. I texted Zoey to let her know I would be heading home, I didn’t want to stay at the club any longer anyway. When we got in the car Alpha Axel started talking to me ‘did Elias or Briana tell you about my parents? Well you must have heard about Lenore. She wasn’t always like that, well maybe some part of her was. But losing her mate
Elias' pov I was so angry with Liam, but I knew I couldn’t act on those feelings. I wasn’t Jade’s boyfriend or bodyguard, hell I wasn’t even her friend right now. My father said he had handled it, but I really disliked Liam even more now. I had called Zoey to ask what happened, she felt really guilty. Zoey hadn’t even noticed Jade leaving until she got her text. The next day everyone was saying goodbye, I could see my mother was really sad. Everything was changing for her just as much as it was for me. I wasn’t really a part of their group yet, I couldn’t run with them at night like my mom did. I didn’t have any powers yet, plus I hadn’t gone through the experience they had. My stay at the compound had been completely different from theirs. The special wolves always treated me like part of the family though, but I had felt like a fake. But after my birthday I would finally belong. My mother had found some texts on the White Wolf, but nothing too conclusive on what m
Jade’s pov If I was going to kill Elias I needed to do it soon. I was sure any longer in this pack I would lose my nerve. I had loved living here, free from the coven. I had loved doing some white magic again, instead of practicing dark magic. And I had made friends, learned new fighting skills and had sex. I felt like a normal teenager, well if a normal teenager secretly had a mission to destroy the whole Wentworth family by killing their prodigal son. I needed to do this for my family, my parents didn’t deserve to die like that. An eye for an eye, I need revenge. I didn’t have much time, so I went to the garden after dinner and got my plants. I had gotten some chicken feet from work and I had convinced the kitchen staff to make apple pie, I needed all the apple seeds I could find to add to my poison. One seed isn’t that poisonous, but a cup full will kill you. Combined with some herbs, that most people had in their kitchen and my blood I was good to go. I mixed ev