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Chapter 8

Jasmine's POV

There was lightning and a huge thunder. Before I could think I jumped into Axel’s arms and clung to him like my life depended on it. It was not the time for me to get embarrassed because of my actions. After I told Axel about my childhood trauma he sprinted towards the house. We were at the door when there was another lightning and thunder. This time I couldn’t help, but scream from the top of my lungs. That moment the door was opened by a beautiful woman who looked really angry. Was she angry because I was here? And on top of that probably in her son’s arms?

Inside the house after the front door was shut the unexpected happened.

“Honey, are you okay? Did my son hurt you?” - but I didn’t have time to answer.

“Did you hurt her? I swear to God if you did, you're sleeping in ‘the dog house’ for the night.” - she yelled at Axel.

“He didn’t hurt me. I’m just traumatized because of the storm.” - I answered timidly not wanting to anger her furthermore.

“Oh, honey. I’m so sorry for scaring you. Let’s get you inside. I’ll find something for you to change into.”

I wiggled out of Axel’s arms and we entered the living room. It was huge. Twice the size of the living room at home. There was a man, probably Axel’s father and two teenage girls who were twins. I greeted them and I stood there awkwardly. His mom came back with dry clothes and showed me the bathroom so I could change. She was waiting for me outside and we went back to the living room again.

“Silly me, I forgot about introductions. I’m Axel’s mom, Macy. Please call me Macy, Mrs. Crawford makes me sound like an old woman.

“Hello, I’m Axel’s father, just call me James.”

“Hi, we’re Lucy and Amy. Nice to meet you”.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Jasmine.” - I greeted them back. They were so nice to me.

I didn’t notice when Axel came back, but he was standing behind me. I noticed Macy and the twins glanced at each other mischievously. I know that look very well, we do it with Ro all the time.

“Boys, why don’t you go somewhere else while we girls talk. And no, it wasn’t a request, it was an order. You know what happens otherwise.”

They looked scared. What did she mean by that? They immediately stood up and left the room in a hurry.

“My son told us what happened between you two a few days ago. I have to say I’m proud of you. You showed him who’s the boss.”

“Hahaha. I might have overdone it a little bit.” - I replied nervously.

“Are you kidding? Thanks to you we finally have something to threaten our brother with if we want something.” - answered one of the twins. I couldn’t tell which one was Amy and which one Lucy.

“They’re right honey. He needed someone to put him in his place. He was getting out of hand with his pride.” - we all burst out laughing. I don’t know why I was so nervous before. They welcomed me with open arms. I was having a good time until a girl with red hair appeared in the doorway.

“Who are you?” - she asked me rudely.

“I’m Jasmine, who are you?” - I sassed back.

“I’m Barbie. This is my house, get the hell out of here!”

“Uhm, excuse me, but according to my information this house belongs to the Crawford family and they’re sitting right here.”

“I’ll soon be part of this family, when I marry Axel.” - she told me smugly. I just laughed in her face.

“OMG, really? Then how come we just came back from a date and his family told me he never had a girlfriend before? - I wasn’t mad, thankfully his mom told me that she’s happy that her son’s first girl is me and not a slut.

“You bitch! You’re lying. You’re just after his money and status. I hope your family is proud that they raised a whore! - she yelled from the top of her lungs.

I can take it when someone is insulting me, but when they insult my family I’m furious. As soon as the words left her mouth I marched up to her and looked up. She was taller than me, around 5’7”.

“What are you going to do, you mignon? Fight me?” - she asked while laughing.

“Yes, I will do just that.”

With that I raised my hands and punched her. Hard. I saw blood pouring down her face while she screamed. I think I broke her nose. Oh, well, It’ll heal in some time. When she realized what happened, she charged towards me like an angry bull. She wanted to punch me, but thanks to my small frame I ducked and she missed. She turned around, but I was faster and tripped her. She face planted the floor. I thought it’s over, but she grabbed my ankle and pulled me down beside her. She got on top of me and slapped me. At the same time I punched her in the stomach and rolled us over. She quickly recovered and pulled my hair. I did the same thing. Suddenly someone grabbed me from behind and I was lifted into the air. I looked over my shoulder and saw Axel holding me. I felt something in my hands, it was a chunk of red hair.

“What did you do to her Barbie?”

“Baby, I did nothing. This bitch attacked me. Look what she did to me.”

“I’m not your baby and never will be. Now get out of my house.” - he yelled. She got up, glared at me and went out.

“That was amazing! We’ve always wanted to teach her a lesson, but couldn't. We are supposed to be role models. But are you okay?”- the twins asked.

“I’m fine, don’t worry about me. I can’t stand when someone is insulting my family.” - I was still fuming, but I knew I needed to calm down, that the fight is over.

“Honey, your lip is bleeding, let me get the disinfectant.” - said Macy.

Few minutes later the twins asked me to go upstairs with them, because we won’t be able to get home, as the storm was still raging outside.

“I have to ask again. Who is Lucy and who is Amy?”

“I’m Lucy. See, I have a birthmark on my wrist, and Amy doesn’t.”

“I’m Amy. See, I don’t have a birthmark on my wrist, but Lucy does.” - the twins replied at the same time.

“Do you always speak in sync?”

“Most of the time, it drives our brother mad.” - they answered simultaneously again then we all laughed.

“Do you like music?” - the twins asked.

“I love music. Can’t do anything without listening to music.”

“Same here. Who is your favorite artist?”

“I like Ava Max, Alan Walker, 5 Seconds of Summer and Shawn Mendes the most.”

“Let’s listen to Kid In Love, by Shawn Mendes. I know it’s not his most well-known song, but I really love it.” - said Amy. I was finally able to distinguish between the two of them because of their birthmark or the absence of it.

As the song started to play all three of us started to sing from the top of our lungs. I have a great voice; therefore, I wasn’t afraid to sing in front of others. I forgot about the storm raging outside and just enjoyed the moment. I was glad that Axel’s family accepted me despite everything that happened this evening.

The twins showed me a guest room where I could spend the night. As today’s events sinked in, I realized something strange happened during the fight. I had no fighting experience. I have never taken lessons, I even hate doing sports that require too much movement. The only one I’m passionate about is yoga, which is the exact opposite of what I had done today. Moreover, she was taller and more toned than me and I was able to punch her twice and flip us over on the floor. I tossed and turned and fell asleep around 3 a.m. knowing that tomorrow I’ll look like a zombie and I’ll be extremely moody all day. Let’s just hope nobody’s going to piss me off or there will be hell to pay.

Axel’s POV

After we left the room we went into my office to do some paperwork. Even though my dad is no longer the Alpha of the pack he still helps out. Suddenly my mom mindlinked me saying Jasmin was fighting with Barbie. I quickly got up and hurried downstairs. The sight shocked me. My 5’1” little mate was on top of Barbie pulling her hair with all her might. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her away. After the girls left I sat down asking my mom what just happened between those two.

“Son, are you sure she’s human?”

“Yes mom, why do you ask?”

“I’m not exactly sure about that. How could she be stronger than a werewolf who is also taller than her?”

“Maybe adrenaline. It makes us do impossible things. I’m sure it’s nothing.”

“Also I might have seen it wrong, but right before she punched Barbie her eyes started glowing silverish-blue. How do you explain that? It couldn't be from the lights, because their light is yellow, not blue.”

I was speechless. I’m sure my mom didn’t see it wrong, werewolves have sharp eyes. Suddenly something flashed in my mind about a prophecy my parents told me as a bedtime story.

“Do you remember the prophecy you used to tell me when I was little? Can you tell me again?”

“Sure son, but why?”

“Just tell me mom.”

*“A little girl will be born. The daughter of the Moon Goddess, to fight evil. He’s the descendant of the first demon, Alexei, who was able to come to Earth from his dimension to enslave humans and kill all supernaturals, but didn’t succeed, because of the Moon Goddess. This girl will stop his descendant and once the war is over she’ll become the Queen of all supernaturals with her mate on her side. Her powers will start to awaken after she meets her soulmate. However, she and her pack have to be careful. Once her eyes start changing to silverish-blue the real journey will begin. Apart from her pack nobody can know about her powers and eyes before the final battle. If they do, it'll be harder to defeat the Demon King, as he’ll be more prepared.”

When my mom finished the story realization sank in.

“Do you think she’s the one from the prophecy?”

“I think so. It would explain her eyes, but she doesn’t know about it or she would understand the mate pull, but she’s confused about her feelings.”

“If this is true we have to protect her at all costs. The prophecies are always right. For the time being nobody can know about this apart from the three of us. Not even your Beta. When she discovers the truth it’ll be her decision who to tell the secret.” - my dad replied and I agreed with him. This secret can’t get out before the time's right.

I was heading to my room when I heard music from the twins’ room, but I didn’t know this one. My mate was singing and she had a beautiful voice. I didn’t want to disturb them, so I walked away from the door before they caught my scent. Inside my room I realized that Jasmine would need to be protected a hundred times more as a regular Luna. She’ll be Queen if she succeeds. What bothers me is that we knew nothing about the enemy. What does he look like? Where is he? What is his plan, same as his ancestor’s? I couldn’t turn off my brain. Different scenarios flashed before my eyes, but I believed in the Moon Goddess and now her daughter. Hopefully there are no traitors in the pack who work with this Demon King or we will be screwed.

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