Jared's face softened on hearing those words. His mouth parted, but no sound came out, like he was stopping himself from throwing out careless words. His body went relaxed and I could see the cog wheels turning in his head. My heart thumped so hard, it nearly burst out of my chest. Was he seriously considering it? Marriage, with me? Was that really something he considered with me?I mean, I wasn't that serious when I said it, I just wanted to know how willing they were to keep me in their lives. Seeing Jared struggle for words, thinking about it thoroughly, made my chest feel warm. Marriage with the triplets would be complicated, don't you think? The whole thing going on with our families might just worsen at the sound of marriage. But just the mere thought that they had me in mind would send my flying up so high up into the sky, I wouldn't want to come back down anymore.His eyes focused and he finally settled on a strained smile. All the hope in me got shattered immediately by the

"Cassandra, you have got to help me. I don't think I can go through this without having a panic attack. Please, Alpha Dan is your stepfather and he would listen to you. I know we've known each other for a short while, but I really don't want this," Gilda cried.I sighed, not happy with these conditions that has been set on me. "Fine. I'll try, although I can't promise you anything. He may be my stepfather, but we're not as close as you think. I'll definitely do my best, so don't worry," she instantly wrapped her arms around me, pulling me into a tight, bone-cracking hug. I winced, struggling for breath as she whispered a thousand thank yous in my ears."I can't breathe,"I managed to wheeze out, patting her back furiously as my breath was wearing thin. She released me instantly, stepping back as her eyes filled wide with surprise. "Oh. I'm so sorry! I get excited sometimes and when I do, I lose control of my strength," she explained, ducking her head down sheepishly.I gulped, noddin

"It was amazing what you did at the war, back there. If we had known, we'd have made witches our allies in the first place! It was not easy, so I'm glad that all of you could do your best and managed to fight against the Vampires. I'm not only proud of you, Cassandra, but I'm also proud of all of you," Dan praised with a fond smile on his face as he looked at each and every one of us.I couldn't keep myself from smiling, no one could. Gilda was fully blushing beside me, muttering something like, "so hot!"Jason, Jared, and Jake all had soft smiles on their faces, in appreciation of their dad. My mother was beaming beside him, grinning from ear to ear, and even emotionless Emery, as I liked to call him, cracked open the smallest of smiles that still looked dull and unhappy. It still counts, though!"Though, I'm still worried and weary of those creatures. Them retreating back is probably to replenish and steady their forces and with Damien being their leader, I'm not sure what to expec

My legs trembled over his shoulders profusely as he licked his lips, looking up at my shaking form. I panted, struggling for breath as I stared down at him, my vision hazy and sated. A grin spread on his face, the satisfaction practically bursting out of him. He gripped my thighs once more, kissing each side of it.He made sure to place my feet against the ground properly and I instantly grabbed at the door handle, steadying myself on wobbly feet as he also got up, using his thumb to wipe my juices that spread all over his face, glistening in the light, into his mouth. He sucked on it, maintaining eye contact as he did. My breath hitched in my throat, the sexy action affecting me more than I'd thought."Consider this your reward, for publicly declaring that we are not siblings. It really shocked me, to be honest. Especially with how much you were persisting back at the mansion, I didn't expect you to burst out like this. I guess you felt the frustration too," he smirked. I struggled

Now's my chance. I can't let this go by so easily. "Mom, can you please excuse me? I want to have a word with Dan, in private," I emphasized the word "private", knowing that she would try to snoop around to know what we were talking about. On saying that, my mother frowned, as expected, hesitantly looking back and forth between Dan and me.Dan's brows shot up in surprise, I could see the curiosity in his eyes as he peered at me.My mother reluctantly left the room, locking the door behind her. Knowing my mom very well, her ear would be pressed against the door, the instant she got out. It was a very good thing that the room was soundproof, otherwise it would've posed a problem between us if she listened to our talk when I clearly said it was private."What is it you want to talk about?" Dan spoke up first, I could practically feel the waves of curiosity brushing off of him. "Well, I want to talk about Gilda," suddenly I felt self conscious of the things I was about to say and I didn