Chapter 13 (1/2)

13(1/2): DUSTINE KIRBY’S POV

The sun is beginning to set beneath the horizon; the skies turn in a deep mixture of orange, pink and violet. The weather is good, almost winter. I was busy watching the outside when I felt a tap on my shoulder. 

I turned around only to see Jasper, my best friend with his usual playful grin. He put one of his arms on my shoulder and teased my ear as always. I grabbed his arms and twitched it so he pulled away. 

“What’s up man? Want to have fun?” he asked, full of silliness. 

I wonder why he got it here. As far as I know he isn’t allowed to get out of their territory, not until he found a woman to marry. 

“NO! My grandfather will get mad.” I answered. 

I walk until I get to sit on the couch, and he follows, sitting in front of me. I leaned in and closed my eyes, and an image of that girl flashed in my mind again. ‘Dawn,’ I remember her name now, it suits her, beautiful like how the l