Juniper Books Novels & Stories

Lexi was too engaged with Jinx to notice Wound had dumped the giant tome on the table right through him. "Yeah, that was the idea," Jinx admitted. He half stood up to try and see the book's pages. "But how about you tell me what's going on in that warped mind of yours?" "This is the Book of Changes, only one in this dimension." Wound began showing Jinx the pages of the book that kept shifting with different words. "You aren't showing him that!" Lexi knew exactly what book he was standing in the middle of now that it was brought to his attention. "Topsiders are never supposed to see it. Jinx doesn't need any more bad luck!" He tried to cover it with spirit hands.

They trained, they studied, they guarded the younger girls like sacred flame. I found myself lingering near them more often. Helping with meals. Offering quiet words when someone cried in their sleep. It gave me something to do… something other than sit with the ache in my chest. Hector, of course, kept trying to be everywhere I turned. “You need help with those?” he asked, jogging toward me when he saw me carrying a crate of old books the Oracle had asked for. “I’ve got it,” I said, shifting the weight in my arms. He didn’t move away. Just followed.

Dad asks. “I am meeting Emery and Janessya for brunch or lunch. Not sure which it will turn out to be. Don’t worry; we will be in public and might walk around after. Levi and Phil are meeting us later. Levi is Janessya’s cousin on the same team as Mathius.” I explain.

Juniper became even angrier and said to the director, “Sir, you’ve seen it yourself. She’s doing this on purpose! No matter how many times I try to apologize, she’ll never forgive me! Let alone work together with me!” “Yes, it seems that you’re finally learning.” The person who spoke was Hesper. She glanced at her disdainfully as if she was looking at a piece of trash. “Why should I help you deal with the aftermath of the mess that you created? Do you really think you’ve done nothing wrong by seducing my ex-husband and plotting against me back then? Juniper Wight, all this time, I’m only been waiting for the day when you fall.”

When he’s done, I gulp the remaining contents of my glass and set it down. “Let’s go to my study, and I’ll let you see my book collection,” I say before she can make any suggestions. As I lead Juniper into the study, the rich scent of aged paper fills the air. Towering mahogany bookshelves line the walls, while an intricately carved antique desk sits at the center, paired with a plush leather chair. Large windows draped in dark fabric allow soft light to spill into the room, creating a warm glow. She releases my hands, jumping around like a kid in kindergarten as she explores the library, running her fingers along the shelves until she halts in front of a section filled with John Berger’s bo

he asked. “That’s why you’re here,” Jasper replied as he moved toward the computer that was part of the contents they’d fetched from his home lab and pulled up the files on the memory stick containing his vampire cases that he’d made sure to bring with him when Benjamin rescued them. Not wanting to admit that Lila was impregnated by one of them, he said, “I want to see how much you’ve been altered.”

Juniper The library smelled of old paper and lemon polish, quiet except for the scratch of pens and the occasional shuffle of pages. Midterms had everyone buried in books, myself included. But no matter how hard I stared at the notes in front of me, the words blurred together. Because my mind wasn’t on history dates or formulas. It was on Archer. And Grayson. “Earth to Juniper,” Jasmine whispered, snapping her fingers in front of my face. Her braids swung as she tilted her head, giving me that look — the one that said she wasn’t fooled. “You’re not even here right now. Spill.”

Shocked by this remark and furious with himself for not having the foresight to ask the question before they set out on this fool’s mission, Jasper bellowed, “What?” “Look,” Ben said as he pointed toward the advancing horde. “They’re already slowing down.” “Damn, man,” Jasper hissed. “This is foolhardy.” “Ask if they have a leader,” Ben commanded. “Me?” Jasper grumbled. “Why me?” Ben’s impatience with his mission partner was clear when his chest heaved and he said, “Because you have the venom in you.” “Yes, but you have magic,” Jasper pointed out. “I would think that magic trumps venom.”

Juniper wasn't sure how they made it to the Crown Prince's Chamber but once there she realized it didn't matter, all she cared about was making crazy love with this old flame of hers. Cradled in his strong arms, Juniper entwined her legs around his hip, anchoring herself in place as he subjected her lips to an endless series of fierce and hungry kisses. Her whole body had no choice but to surrender to the urgent pressure of his lips, flaring in response as if set ablaze by an ardent desire.

The library felt like a gift, and that was what made it dangerous. I moved slowly along the shelves, trailing my fingers across the spines of books. The contact sent a faint shiver through me, not pleasure exactly, but recognition. Something inside me loosened, not relief and not comfort, but a thin strand of control I had not realized was missing. The titles were familiar in tone if not in detail. Business. Finance. Strategy. Leadership. Negotiation. The kinds of books men like Jaden collected to justify their decisions after the fact, volumes that framed dominance as intelligence and conquest as foresight.