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Chapter 7

Elizabeth Summers’ POV

When I woke up this morning my room smelled faintly of Jasper. It was almost as though he had been in my room watching me while I was sleeping but that couldn’t be true. I had to be imagining it, at least that is what I tried to convince myself of as I got dressed for school.

After all, the alternative was just strange. What possible reason would Jasper have to be in my room? I didn’t have anything that he could want unless he wanted to see me. No, I must have been imagining it, he usually tried to stay as far away from me as possible. Come to think about it, he was uncharacteristically kind to me last night.

I heard some of the omega’s talking yesterday, they said that Jasper and his dad had an argument after what happened to me the other day. Maybe I am being overly optimistic but I think it might have had an effect on Jasper’s attitude. Hopefully this would be a permanent change and I could stop looking over my shoulder all the time.

The alpha and the luna were already seated at the table by the time I went down for breakfast but Jasper and his brothers were nowhere in sight. That was nothing unusual, they normally woke up later than I did. I took my normal place at the table next to the luna and started to help myself to breakfast.

“Did anything interesting happen last night?” The luna asked. For a moment I thought she was talking to her husband but when I glanced up I realised that they were both staring at me. What was that all about?

“Not really, I just finished my homework then watched some films.” I said.

They nodded and smiled at me but they seemed to be disappointed in me. I guess I wasn’t exactly a normal teenager. I didn’t go out partying with my friends, I didn’t even date. I could see why they would be disappointed in me but it wasn’t my fault. None of the other werewolves wanted to invite me to their parties and they certainly didn’t want to date me.

I was just about to try to alleviate some of their concerns by telling them about my sort of date tonight when Jasper walked into the room. He normally sat next to his dad but this morning he sat next to me.

His presence next to me made me feel uncomfortable. He had inclined his body towards me and I could feel his eyes on me. Had I done something wrong? He always made a big deal over the way I dressed but I made sure to dress conservatively today not to anger him.

“You look beautiful today Lizzy.” He said. He nibbled his bottom lip lightly as he waited for my response.

“Thank-you.” I replied. He was making me nervous. He was looking at me intensely and if I didn’t know any better I would say there was lust in his eyes.

“Are you looking forward to my party tonight?” Jasper asked.

Jasper was having a birthday party after the game today. Everyone from the pack was invited. The werewolf girls at school had been talking about it all week, they were all hoping that Jasper would recognise them as his mate and announce them as luna at the party.

I personally didn’t see the point of being there. Nobody would talk to me, it would be just like school except the only friends I did have couldn't be there. It would just be a depressing reminder of how much I didn’t fit into this pack.

I would say that I was looking forward to getting away and going to college but Jasper didn’t want me to go. I hadn’t quite worked out how to deal with that problem yet. I sighed.

“I wasn’t going to go, I was just going to stay in my room and read.” I said.

“Don’t do that, the party wouldn’t be the same without you. Mom got you a beautiful dress and I was looking forward to seeing you in it.” He said.

“I am not sure that I would be welcome.” I said looking back at my plate.

“Please come, for me.” He said.

He put his hand on top of mine. I could see him looking at me in my peripheral vision but I was too scared to meet his gaze. I couldn’t predict him anymore, if I looked at him I didn’t know if I would see him mocking me or smiling at me.

“Ok, I will be there.” I said.

How bad could it really be? I could go for a while, listen to Jasper’s dad give his speech and be there for the start of the party. I could then just sneak out once nobody was paying attention to me anymore. That wouldn’t be more than an hour, I was sure of it.

“That is brilliant.” He said, the excitement was clear in his voice. Then he did the one thing I least expected.

He leaned forward and kissed me on the cheek. I felt his warm lips press firmly against my skin for just a few seconds. Then he sat back in his seat and started eating breakfast as though nothing had happened.

My eyes shot to him, he was smiling as he put food onto his plate. He was acting as though his kissing me was so insignificant. That was my first ever kiss and he was just going to act as though nothing had even happened. I felt angry and ashamed.

It wasn’t a romantic kiss and it wasn’t even on my lips. It was exactly the opposite of how I imagined it. I wanted to cry and I wasn’t even sure why. I wasn’t sure if it was because Jasper had taken one of my firsts without asking or because it seemed to mean so little to him. I guess I couldn’t really be surprised, he had kissed most of the girls in our year already. I guess I was just one more on his list.

I finished my breakfast in silence, stealing glances at Jasper whenever I thought he wasn’t looking. As soon as I finished I set off for school. I had left my bike at school the day I went to Oliver’s so I had no other choice than to walk even though it was more than an hour and a half away.

I only made it about a quarter of the way there before Jasper pulled up alongside me. He was driving his favourite car, his ferrari. He didn’t normally drive this car to school because it was so flashy but I guess he was happy for the extra attention on his birthday.

“Get in.” He said as he leaned over and opened the passenger side door for me.

“I wouldn’t want to get in the way.” I said.

“You could never be in my way now, get in the car.” He said.

He was smiling at me so I decided to do as he asked. I took off my backpack and got into the car next to him. Once I had settled and shut the door behind me he started driving again.

“Why would you think that you would be in my way?” Jasper asked.

“The girls at school like this car, don't they? I thought you were trying to get the attention of one of them.” I said.

“I wouldn’t waste my time with them, I only want my mate. Her attention is all I need.” He said. He was smiling, even his voice sounded happy.

“I can understand that.” I said, trying to keep him in this strange happy mood he was in. I really hoped that he met his mate today, maybe then he would continue to be happy and leave me in peace.

We pulled up in the school's car park almost an hour before the first lesson was due to start. Being this early meant that I wasn’t even sure if my friends would be here yet. I got out of the car and started heading towards our usual place regardless. Maybe I could get some art done before lessons started for the day.

As I expected, the room was empty when I arrived. The room was dark and silent. I left the door open and used the light flooding through to find the light switch.

It was unusual for me to be the first person here, I had never seen this room looking so creepy and ominous. Maybe I was a complete wimp but I hated how much like a horror movie this felt. I was so relieved when I found the switch and the room started to look more normal.

I must have been distracted because I didn’t even realise that Jasper had followed me here. I didn’t even see him until I went back to close the door and almost closed it in his face. Seeing him standing there watching me made me jump.

“Jasper.” I whispered.

He bit his lower lip and took a step towards me. I knew that I should back away from him but I was too scared to move.

“What are you doing here?” I asked.

“I wanted to see where you always run away to.” He said.

He was so close that I could feel his warm breath on me. I was terrified that he was going to lose his temper and hurt me but there was something about the way he was talking to me that was comforting.

His eyes drifted towards my lips. I felt my heart skip a beat, he couldn’t possibly be thinking what I thought he was thinking. Could he?

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