Jasper"This is crazy, man!" Orion gaped at the bottle of drinks arranged around the corner, rocking his body to "You Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer. "That's what I'm talking about! Guys, what's a party without beer and music like fire?""That will be a prom!" Dorian answered, laughing hard. The boys and I laughed at the sarcasm. "Tonight's going to be great." Reginald beamed. "Hope a lot of girls turn out too." "They would. We should expect them to start trooping in anytime soon." I cramped all the pillows into one corner. "I told you homeboy (You can't touch this)" Orion sang along with the jam kicking his legs at different angles. "Yeah, that's how we living and you know (You can't touch this). Look in my eyes, man (You can't touch this)." He was staring into Eddy's eyes now and making his funny dance steps. Eddy threw a playful smack at him but he dodged it.Eddy yelled. "Those weren't the dance steps used in the video of the song.""What do you know?" Orion cracked up. "For su

GwenThe movements of the leaves and the sound of breaking twigs echoed in my ears as we ran through the woods, dodging every tree on our path. Jasper was a few meters ahead of me. Keeping up with him as we ran on all fours was difficult. He was very fast. My paws hurt from smashing twigs and stepping on stones.Jasper said I'm going to learn the importance of bathing in the moonlight tonight. With each movement he made, his reddish-brown fur took on the enchanting hues of a twilight symphony, casting a mesmerizing shade under the moonlight. He slowed down when we reached a small clearing. He unclenched his jaws, laying down his clothes on the floor. In a few seconds, he has shifted to his human form. Standing that tall, I admired Jasper as he basked himself in the moonlight not minding that he was naked. That was how he wanted me to behave too; being confident in my nakedness. Although, earlier he allowed me to shift behind a tree again. His leniency surprised me. Perhaps he's giv

GwenI wasn't familiar with who she was. She looked pretty but vengeful. She tried to push me and I didn't even do anything to her. She and Jasper were having a heated conversation. I was trying to make sense of it but he ordered me into the car. I could tell she wanted something from him because she asked him why he would choose to starve. Starve! From what? I hid my jealousy seeing her rubbing his arms when I got there. I fought the impulse of telling her to stay away from my mate. Do I even have the right? He smiled and pointed towards the car, I knew they were talking about me but couldn't get the gist. But I hear the word "Fucked". It wasn't a big deal to me because I was already used to Jasper's manner of speaking. He usually uses the F word when he's angry and very excited. Although, that's my observation. He got into the car, pleasing my nostrils with his scent. How I've missed it. He shut the door harder than he would have. My body tightened as I shifted in my seat, not

JasperI caught Nancy sitting among her bunch of friends watching me and Gwen walk into the cafeteria. I stared back without breaking contact until she lowered her gaze. Envy was written all over her face. "Are you okay?" Gwen asked after I paused for a minute. "Yeah. I am." I dragged her to get our lunch. With our lunch served, I pulled her towards where the boys sat but she hesitated. Gwen didn't want to sit with them. "You wouldn't be sitting alone to eat anymore. You eat with me now.""But, you know they don't like me.""You aren't coming with me to impress them. You're doing this to break out of your shell.""But—""No buts. Just pretend this is also part of your training."Gwen exhales, then nods her head and slowly walks by my side.Gwen and I dropped our tray on the table and pulled out the chairs to sit on. "You know, in a few months the rest of us will have mates to cling to." Orion glared at me. "What little chit-chat were you guys having over there? Could you tell us?"

GwenThe paramedic assured me that I was going to be fine. I had no injuries and I hadn't inhaled too much smoke to pose any danger. Within thirty minutes, I was back on my feet. Seeing Jasper stand next to the ambulance warmed my heart. He was still here. "Are you okay?" he asked. "Yeah. Thanks to you I'm alive.""Are you ready to go home?""Yeah." He stretched his hands to take mine. "How did Nancy attack you?"I was confused as to why he would think Nancy attacked me. "Nancy?" I asked. "Yeah. Don't you remember her?""Of course I do. Orion's cousin right?""Uhm. That's her.""I don't think it was Nancy that attacked me," I revealed to him. "How do you know that?""When the lab caught fire, we ran out immediately. I recalled that I had left my cardigan on the chair so I ran back to collect it, but on stepping out, a guy—""A guy!""Yeah, I remembered being caught and dragged by powerful and firm hands and there was a girl too. I think she was the one who hit me on the back of m