Never Jessa Hastings Book 2 Novels & Stories

Neutral ground. **Mila** The coffee shop smelled like vanilla and fresh brew when I walked in. Jax was already at a corner table, long hair tied back, tattoos peeking from his sleeves. He looked tired but his green eyes lit up when he saw me. My heart did that stupid flip again. "Hey," I said, sliding into the seat across from him. "How's Jess settling?" "Excited. Talking about plants and fire escapes like it's paradise." He reached under the table and squeezed my knee, hidden from view. "Thanks for listening last night. Didn't mean to dump all that on you."

Sawyer had basically invited a wolf into their home and treated it as a precious puppy. Jessa closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. She would not let Sawyer’s stupidity ruin the Pitt Group. Jessa spent the night sending out orders to people on her laptop. She got some employees overseas to find new sources of capital. Once everything was ready, she would uproot the Pitt Group and leave. Sawyer could stay there and rot with his loyal side piece. Early the next morning, Jessa put on delicate makeup and hid her bandaged wound under a silk shirt. Her world-shattering, heart-breaking experience from the previous night was nothing but a dream.

From the Hunter arriving, Jessa being assigned to his room, me hardly sleeping last night, listening out for screams that never came. "There's not much to tell. You were right, he's relatively normal aside from..." Jessa draws off. She hides her expression by turning to the one small mirror we are forced to share between us. With adept precision, she tangles a rubber-band through her thick curls. Still, I notice the slight quiver in her fingers. "Aside from what?"

Then whispered, “Oh sweetie… that is spectacularly awful. Well done. You win Christmas.” I didn’t win anything. Across the room, Jace was still watching me. Not like a man looking at a houseguest. Not like a father checking on his daughter’s friend. More like…More like he saw the crack in me and wanted to put his hands there. No. Stop. Absolutely not. I straightened my spine, pretending I wasn’t dying inside, and told myself I was imagining it. I wasn’t. Because later, after Lena dragged my suitcase upstairs and left me with a mug of hot chocolate that tasted like a warm hug, I headed downstairs to return the mug—

His voice hard like rock, but sweet to her ears like honey, abruptly calmed the fear she felt earlier. Jessa notices how Charvie went stiff in her seat before she came back to herself, as she watched Charvie about getting up from her seat to intervene, Jessa stopped her with a light wink, not caring if her arms were about to get broken, or her head about to get blown off...All she knew was that something felt so good, he was just behind her and their body almost touching, she mindlessly cursed him for not holding her close his chest when holding her hand 'how painfully romantic would that look and feel.'

But now, Avery was trapped in a forest of her own lies, with no idea how to lead her daughter to the truth. Madison wrapped her small arms around Avery’s neck and nipped her cheek affectionately. “Mommy, tell me more stories of the Great Alpha. I want to hear how you met.” “Of course,” Avery replied, scooping the girl up and walking toward the hearth. Meanwhile, Hudson instructed Edgar to take Jenny to one of his secure villas on the outskirts. He ordered the visit to be kept off the pack-grid. Jenny’s eyes widened with greed as she saw the three-story stone fortress. Her own background wasn't lowly, but it was nothing compared to this. Over the cycles, she had accumulated silver, but the co

Jessa said trying to piss Bella off. "I don't want any other man. Jasper is here taking care of me and that's okay. Your opinion doesn't count." Bella replied calmly. Jessa raised the sheets to check her leg, it was bandaged. She stood up and looked around it, Bella watched her keenly. She also knows Jessa is the only one who knows her secrets so well. "Are you done?" She asked Jessa mockingly. Jessa purposely fell on her bandaged leg to see her reaction. Bella didn't act much like it hurts, she only flinched a bit.

Jenny's eyes widened in shock, clearly impressed by the unexpected unveiling. "It's heat-activated," Jessica whispered, a proud smile spreading across her face. "Why are we whispering?" Jenny asked, matching her friend's tone with a soft curiosity. Jessica turned to face Jenny, placing her hands thoughtfully on Jenny's shoulders as she shared her plan to help her escape. The two girls moved quietly down the hall, and Jenny soon found herself on the second floor of the mansion. Jessica darted out into the open, glancing down to check if anyone was nearby. After a final sweeping look around, she motioned for Jenny to join her.

I looked at Jessica, she just smile, I frown I took my book and moved to Lukas' office. On reaching there I feel something going on in my body. I opened the door and I saw him sitting on his seat “ Shut the door behind you” I did so, as I turned he was beside me so that I couldn't escape. “ How are you feeling? “ He said looking at my neck “ Am fine, at least I didn't die in your hands” I frown “ I'm sorry for what happened this morning, I couldn't control myself.” I was shocked because Jess told me that Alpha doesn't apologize to anyone.

It’s as he returns that Jessa starts getting restless. “That’s our cue, Demetri.”