*FREYA*
Feeling satisfied and contented with the fact that I dumped a bowl of soup on Jet plus now that he needed my help, I was going to make sure he begs for it. Hazel came in after me. “You did not finish your lunch, shall I have another sent to you?” She asked pushing away from the door where she had stood since she came in.
I gaze out of the window, the sun was still shining, I dread having to face what I did last night. Remembering she asked me a question, I spun to look at her. “Never mind, I’ll just take a shower and then a nap” Hopefully, a miracle that might enable me to sleep through the full moon effect might happen.
There was a quick thump on the door and without pausing for any response, Jet strode in still very much annoyed about what had transpired in the dining room, Hazel hastily left the room leaving the two of us alone. Judging from his wet hair, I could tell he just got out of the shower.
“You should take a photograph, I heard it last longer” He taunted compelling me to look away from him.
“I was not staring” I retorted hating the way my face redden at his words. “Don’t you have someone else to bother?” My eyes narrowed at him in anger remembering how he had brushed me off when I asked him what Sophie was on about.
“I have no desire to pester people” He groaned out like he was talking to a stubborn child and I couldn’t help but notice the way he regarded my boobs in interest, causing a flare of arousal in me. “I believe you were informed by me earlier that I require your assistance with something”
“And I remember telling you I have no intentions of helping you if you don’t tell me the meaning of mountain ash. What if it was something dangerous? I don’t want to involve myself in whatever you had going on with that witch” I fired back liking the way his eyes flashed at me in anger which seem to intensify my heat. *God! I blame the heat, I can’t possibly believe I was thinking about sex during a time like this! Stay focused Freya, be focused Freya* I thought clearing my throat.
“You know very well, that I shall never expose you to danger” He snarled at me, reaching out to touch me but at the last minute he seemed to catch himself and he stopped making me wonder if I had touched him, would he lose control? The idea was tempting.
“True, still can’t help you if I don’t know what is going on, when you are done glaring at me, see yourself out of the room” I made to brush past him, but he shift rapidly blocking my way.
“Stubborn woman” I heard him mutter under his breath before looking at me, the expression on his face hardened, we all know he would rather slit his own throat than tell me stuff. “Mountain ash is a powerful seed that creates a barrier between the supernaturals, so any creature who is not human cannot pass over the mountain ash without being invited or unless the ash is broken by the person who created it” He explained.
“Wow,” I replied. “That is one interesting piece of information, let’s go get it then,” I told him expecting him to follow me when he didn’t I twirled around to look at him.
“You are not going to interrogate me for some more information?” He sounded genuinely surprised.
“We all know you are not going to give me any answers to all of them” I answered making him growl at me, probably because I was right, he said nothing more, I stepped aside letting him take the lead. I eagerly followed him. I yearned to see this mountain ash and test it out on Jet first.
I followed him out of the house to the warehouse which was located at the back of the stable, few guards were lined up there and immediately after they saw us approaching, they unlocked the store room. I waited outside while he went in to get the ash, I didn’t know exactly what I was looking for but was surprised when he handed me a very small sack.
“I was expecting something white, not black” I muttered picking up a few seeds and sprinkling them around, the guards peeked at me in wonder before taking a step back. To my shock, Jet walked through it stroking a lock of hair away from my face.
“I shall not be so anxious about your safety now” He whispered intimately making my heart do a strange flip in my chest.
“B-ut-but, you said no supernatural can cross over the barrier” I scowled at him, I couldn’t believe he lied to me! then what is the use of it? Just as I was about to drop the sack, Hunter approached us probably wanting to talk to Jet, unaware of the mountain ash he tried to walk towards us but something shoved him back.
“Damn it!” Hunter cursed finally peering at the ground before turning to look at me. “Freya, I request you to please break the ash, I want to have a word with Jet,” He told me.
“How come you crossed it but he can’t?” Now I didn’t know what to believe but I was glad that I hadn’t thrown it away like I intended to.
“Only a true alpha is powerful enough to. Very well, Hunter” Still keeping his eyes on me, he directed his last phrase at Hunter before they both walked away. Well, let’s see Sophie try any funky business now. I thought as I returned to the castle.
Since I have the mountain ash with me, Jet let me go riding with the girls later that evening and when I mentioned girls, I was talking about Claire, Hazel and me. After hours of horse riding, we finally stopped to rest at a spot, after securing the horses, we sat down on the grass.
Recalling the warning Alpha jerk had given me before we left the house, I spread the mountain ash around where I was sitting, the rest had already kept their distance because duh… they were there when Jet was displaying how much of a control freak he is.
“The nerve of Sophie to threaten you, perhaps she was only bluffing to get to Jet, either way, I have developed a sudden craving for fruits,” Claire said standing up.
“Same as I” Hazel agreed and they both started to walk away in search of the fruit, they haven’t gone far before I realize something like this or similar had once happened to me, I didn’t have to debate on it for long because I suddenly sensed someone behind me.
“You!” I hissed surprised to see Sophie standing behind me with a huge smirk on her face. “What the fuck are you doing here?” And how did she know we were here? I darted a quick look around for either Claire or Hazel.
“Do not concern yourself with their whereabouts, I made sure they looked for the fruits very far away?” She informed me, and before I could even react to what she said, she moved towards me but only manage to take two steps before a force shoved her back, I immediately recalled I had the ash all around me.
Folding my arms across my chest and with a smug smile on my face, I watched her try multiple times until she finally realized what was going on. “Jet!” She growled showing a set of two sharp fangs.
“Isn’t he smart?” I sighed dreamily. “A good brain accompanies that dashing looks” I added ignoring the snarl and growls that she flung in my direction.
“I’m a hybrid, a high priestess witch! I could cross that” She warned me.
“You can’t Sophie, I have read a lot of witchcraft books, you are a priestess which makes you one of the most powerful witches of your kind, not to talk more about you being a hybrid. You are more powerful at night due to your witchy magic and no matter how powerful you are Sophie, we both know only a true Alpha has the power to cross a mountain ash and there is only one true Alpha and that is Jet, so how are you going to kidnap me now?” My statement appears to have calmed her down resulting in her taking a step back.
“I see, at least there is one woman in his life he seems to care about” I didn’t have time to even wonder about what she said. “I’m going to find out who you are, one way or another” Then she was gone with the air in a blink of an eye.
I knew Sophie wasn’t going to let go but wait, she doesn’t know who I was. I thought everyone knew I was Jet’s soul mate, well, I guess only the councils didn’t know that information.
Damn! What more was I missing?
.
.
.
TBC