Jesse X Petra Novels & Stories

Jess lay in his arms looking at her ring and thinking of how things had changed. Last year at a time like this, Jess was jobless and single. She was at war with two men and her best friend. Now she was engaged to one of these men and she was very good friends with the other. Pete had gone on to become one of the most successful e-commerce facilitators. Few people knew about his criminal elements as he managed to slip back into the shadows. William had also begun his own housing project which was doing very well. He had mended his relationship with his father and Mr Garcia now fully accepted Jess as his partner. Leslie had moved abroad after several months of cold war between them. The war h

Petra glanced at the caller ID and immediately lifted the phone to her ear. “Hello, Mr. Wesley,” she said politely. On the other end of the line, Oscar Wesley’s voice came through clearly, though it carried a slight note of concern. “I heard you ran into Pete at the entrance,” Oscar said. “Do you need me to send someone?” Petra leaned slightly against the couch cushion, her gaze drifting calmly toward the backstage curtains that separated her from the main hall. “No,” she replied simply. Her tone remained calm, almost indifferent. “Since the two of them walked right into trouble,” she continued slowly, “they can’t blame me for destroying their dreams.”

Milrac asked. She looked at the network around her — she could feel it from the outside, that peripheral warmth. "Now Petra has nearly finished something that changes the Council meeting tomorrow in ways you don't yet understand." She paused. "And I need to show you what she's found before you walk into that room." Petra looked up for the first time, registering that she was no longer alone with Vessa. She saw Kael. Her expression shifted through about four emotions in quick succession — surprise, guilt, excitement, and then the overwhelming urgency of someone who has discovered something too large to contain.

JESSICA’S POV I immediately realized, this power wasn't mine to use yet. It was a guest in a house that wasn't strong enough to hold it. "Kai..." I gasped, the goddess-voice vanishing, leaving behind the whimper of a terrified girl. "It's going... Kai, I'm falling..." The giant black beast spun, abandoning the fight to catch me as I collapsed into the freezing mud. Jax was there a second later, having shifted back to his human form in his haste. His hands were rough as they reached to steady me, his touch lingering on my waist with a possessive, heavy heat that made me shiver even as I died of cold inside.

But no matter how she tossed and turned, she couldn’t. * Three hours later, a black Cullinan stopped outside the villa. Sean stepped out and strode up to the door, covering the distance in a few long steps before ringing the bell. It was Petra who answered. Her expression froze in surprise when she saw him standing there. From that reaction alone, Sean could tell she had no idea what had happened between him and Charlotte tonight. Which meant Charlotte hadn’t told her. “Good. That would make things easier,” Sean thought. “Mr. Jasper? What brings you here?” Petra asked.