Jayden’s POV I groaned in pain as the vampire ran with me, describing his movement as running would be an underestimation, he was flying. I yelped when he stopped suddenly and slammed me into a tree. “Let's see what you've got”, he said, his hands behind him, waiting for me to get up. I rose to my feet, my body in pain. I close my eyes, trying to self-heal. It was excruciating. When I had managed to stop my bleeding, I opened my eyes to stare at my opponent, calculating. He was probably ten times stronger and faster than me, and I had to plan my movement carefully or end up getting killed. “I see you're an instinctive fighter”, he said, giggling. How about we make this fairer?” He made a swirling motion with his hands, and a portal opened. I gasped, I didn't know cold ones could have such powers. Who the hell was this guy? He looked exactly like the guy who had attacked Jovita, but I could tell he wasn't the same guy. He smelt different, moved differently, and acted differently.

Jayden's POV It was excruciating, but I pulled my body on top of hers, shielding her against the cold. She was soft and fragile. I felt her body stiffen against mine, and I smiled. She was trying her best not to think so I couldn't tell what was going through her head, I could guess at least, from the feel of her taut nipple against my chest, and her rapid heartbeat. I leaned forward and placed a kiss on her forehead. “I'm sorry for putting you through this”, I whispered into her ear. Uriel was right, I wasn't the perfect mate for Jovita. I was meant to be her Alpha, her protector, but here I was, endangering her life constantly. “I should be the one apologizing. Uriel is here because of me”. “He's not, you might be part of the reason he's here, but not the only reason”. She was about to say something, but my friends’ giggles and banter cut her short. “We should probably give you guys a room”, Eric said, giggling. I pulled myself from on top of her realizing it was daybreak a

Jayden’s POV“It had better be for a good reason that you pulled me out of that”, I said, giving Eric a playful rib jab, but he kept a straight face.“We found a trail”, Eric said, his voice cold and distant.What was wrong? I was starting to get worried, Eric was rarely ever this way.“Where did the trail lead?”“It led to the outskirts of folk towns, but suddenly, it disappeared”.“Disappeared?” I asked, puzzled.Eric and the white brothers were helping me investigate Eric's hideout.“We caught his scent and his footprint, but it stopped at a point and did not lead forward or backward”, Eric elaborated.He must have gone through a portal, like he did earlier. I found that quite strange. I didn't know cold ones had such power or any power at all. I had to do intensive research on these creatures, but first, I needed to confront Eric.“Is something wrong, man?” I asked, eyeing him suspiciously.“Nothing”.“Is it Betty? I noticed you've been quite cold to each other lately”.“I said i

Jayden’s POV“Good day, Mr Gibson”, I said to the ancient storekeeper.“Jayden, you return”, he said with a smile, showing a rotten set of incomplete teeth. “An…d with one of our… own”, he stammered, staring at Jovita with widened eyes.What did he mean by that statement? Jovita was a werewolf, and Mr Gibson was surely not, though I couldn't place what he was yet.“She has our mark, though she seems to be a half-breed, and from what I see, she bears a very special and powerful mark”, Mr Gibson said in awe.Jovita looked startled and perplexed.“What's he saying?” She mumbled.“I know my kind when I see them”, Mr Gibson insisted, edging towards Jovita.She cringed, and I quickly placed myself between them.“I would not hurt my kind”, Mr Gibson said. But he turned and went back to his stand. “What brings you here today?” He asked, business-like again.“We're looking for books on cold ones with powers”, I said.“That way”, Mr Gibson said, pointing to a hallway lined with dangerous-lookin

Jayden's POVI sat at the top of the tree, waiting for the rest of the pack. I had summoned them to a meeting. I needed to tell them about what I had just discovered.My mind flashed to Jovita, and each time, I tried to shake the thoughts of her off my mind, it returned.I heard a shuffling of leaves, and in a moment Phil was beside me on the branch of the tree.He was dressed in a casual dark-yellow linen shirt, white shorts, and white Nike Air Force. He looked boyishly handsome with his brown, long hair packed in a bun.“How did you get up here so fast?” I asked.“I'm an animal guy”, he said with a wink.“Where are the others?”“They're on their way, I caught sight of Conan on my way here, though we followed different paths”.“Okay”, I replied nonchalantly.Eric and I had not spoken since the conversation about Luna. He left the house and has not returned ever since. I guessed that he was staying with one of the brothers.It hurt a lot to think about it. Eric had been my best friend