"Where are you taking me?" Jasmine asked after a while of driving in silence.Zane had seemed very intent on not saying a single word to her, and she had tried to hold up with the silence too. But the more she tried, the more guilt rushed through her, and she had finally given up."I don't know either." He sighed as it left his lips, then suddenly brought the car to a stop.He turned to Jasmine, who was surprised, her eyes wide, one hand stretched to the car dashboard to stop her from darting forward."What are you doing?" He slowly turned to her, his back resting on the door. "Do you want me to apologize?""For what?""For earlier. Or what would you want? An explanation?"Jasmine sat back. "I am not a child. I would have known how to protect myself had Andrew...""He beat that guy up like that, you think you stand a chance?"Jasmine swallowed, knowing how right he really was. "But I...""Look at me, Jasmine."She turned slowly, and she swallowed, her eyes taking in his deep grey eye
Zane gave a small chuckle. "You have barely turned eighteen. I am not a predator."She looked up to him. "Is that the only reason? Or because you see me as a child who you absolutely..."He gave a smile. "You are attracted to me because I am older. Take some time for yourself."Jasmine swallowed. "You...will you wait for me?"He raised a brow. "You have something that belongs to me." He wanted to rephrase it so bad. Tell her that her, in entirety, body, soul, and matebonds, belonged to him. But he kept it to himself. In as much as she wanted him now, he knew better than to immediately indulge. He didn't want a fleeting attraction.He needed to slowly work on her, like a work of art, mould her to want only him, carve her so she could only accommodate him. It was the perfect thing to do. She was, according to the moon goddess, his own.As long as he kept her away from the bloodsuckers, she would be completely safe, and he would have all the time in the world to do whatever he wanted.Sl
"Your mate will hold your wolf in a pendant on her neck, and you have to find her before the vampires do."Jasmine moved her head a little, stirring from her sleep. Her body felt heavy, but she had actually not slept all night, working at the club downtown in order to scrap up money to move out again.She had frequent attackers at her apartment, and for the fourth time in the last six months, she had to move out again. The attackers don't even seem to realize she is an orphaned teenager who needed to work for literally everything, they just kept attacking.With a small sigh, she raised her head and leaned back on her chair. She had used a free class time to sleep, and hadn't really woken up all through. It seemed she had slept through another class entirely.She stretched, and her eyes fell around the empty class. She was the only one in it and she immediately sprang up, her eyes widening.Suddenly, she heard a small shuffle of feet, and she looked up.The man in front of her was some
Alpha Zane Atlantis watched the pack from below, his long finger slowly grazing his chin. Here was the pack he had fought all his life for, and for some time, he just couldn't grow used to the peace. He had gotten so accustomed to war, the peace and gaiety seemed almost boring.For the serenity and the good of his pack, however, he knew not to go out there to cause trouble. With a small sigh, he drew back from the large balcony, then swiftly removed the unbuttoned coat he had been wearing.He mostly wore that. Black unbuttoned coats that gave a tantalizing view of his toned abs, and his beautiful broad chest, and the beginnings of a manly waist.Now, he was just completely shirtless, his dark blonde hair falling to the tips of his shoulders. He pulled it up to a bun, and closed his eyes for a few seconds."Brother," a voice came, and he turned to the new comer.His Beta and younger brother, Kane Atlantis was standing by the door, his hands clasped respectfully in front of him. Even th
Jasmine watched the mess of shattered glass and the wood around her room. Her hand balanced on her forehead, her lips parted in slight exasperation. Why did it seem like the bad luck of the world was descended on her?It hadn't even been a month since she had had to move from her old home because of the incessant attacks, especially at night. She had long given up on sleep, and the last time she saw peace was a memory she had forgotten.Every night was the same story. Once it was twelve, the knocks on her door would start, jolting her from whatever she was doing, be it lying around or trying to work on something.She never did open up, and she honestly wondered what would happen if she someday did. Her curiosity was never great enough to get her to do it, though.They would start knocking on every window of the house, creating a rhythm that haunted her even in broad daylight, while others rapidly tried to open the door knob at insane speed.Like last night. The window just above her h
Alpha Zane's eyes flickered open, his grey eyes swiftly moving around the room, till he came to a slow focus on Beta Kane's desperate eyes."Alpha. You are awake.""Kane." he said, a small breath escaping his lips and he pulled himself to a sitting position. His cloak was still wrapped around him, but the right shoulder was off, exposing the constellation tattoo that extended from his upper arm to his neck, and stopped just before his ear lobe. Standing out was Polaris, the northern star, the star his pack had been named after."How do you feel, brother?" Kane asked, coming closer. Seeing how Alpha Zane had addressed him by his name, he knew he didn't have to keep the hierarchical distance."Light," Alpha Zane answered, stretching his neck. He flipped his legs over the bed, his feet balancing on the floor as he stood to his full height."In a good way or a bad way?" Kane asked, humor in his eyes from seeing Alpha Zane's obvious lack of his wolf."In a way that I know I should go get m
Jasmine swallowed hard, then slowly extended her hand to him. He didn't wait for her to fully reach out to him, and he held her hand in his soft, yet firm grip, his smile faltering a little as he felt her hand.She smiled, a small, hesitant smile, then pulled her hand away from him."Thanks," she said, turning to examine the house. It was slowly coming to form with the new windows, and she heaved a small sigh of relief."You can pay me with dinner, right?" he asked, his voice a small whisper.She turned back to him, then immediately nodded. "Tomorrow after school. I will make sure to treat you."He smiled again, then went back to rest on his car, his eyes fixed on her."So...your parents? No one seems to be here."She swallowed hard. "They were murdered."His eyes widened. "I am..so sorry to hear that, Jasmine. It must have been so hard."She shrugged, blinking hard. "It is actually fine. it was so long ago."He nodded and leaned back again, and they watched the sun set in silence, he
Jasmine let her hands skim over the pendant, her breath hitching in her throat. She could remember the sharp pain she had felt from it the other day too, and it unnerved her. The pendant was...She shook her head. It was probably just a product of her own imagination, nothing else. She swallowed, then immediately went back to the shower.The first class was tiring, and amidst Andrew trying to catch her attention, she found herself slowly drifting to sleep. With a small huff, she propped up a book, then lay behind it, closing her eyes.Zane followed the middle aged woman, Mrs. James to the class he would now head, his eyes thin. He was almost sure the girl from last night could be the girl he had been searching for. But what was he to find her with? Her hair?He walked in to the class behind her, and it immediately fell silent."Listen up, class! Mr. Zane Atlantis here is going to be your new teacher. He is a professor, and I hope you will be able to lean from him.""Oh, he can teach m