Chapter 29
Sweet J
My eyes are pinned on J, and I don‘t
make any attempt to hide my contempt for her.
I may not know her for long...or at all since I just
met her yesterday, but I have this burning hatred for her. My gut always tells me when I should be wary
of someone, and it‘s never
wrong. Right now, it‘s telling me she‘s bad news.
She‘s staring at me with a...smile? She
looks just as beautiful as she had yesterday,
even though she has no makeup on and is
dressed casually. Her silky straight ck hair
shines more than the marble counter and falls
around her heart–shaped face. Her pale blue eyes glints with enthusiasm as theynd on me, and her
naturally red lips are pulled in a smile.
The silence in the room stretches as the
tension bes thicker, but J doesn‘t
seem affected. She sits like she owns the whole ce, confident without a care in the world. Even
Joanna had dished out the food and
shuffled out of the kitchen in a hurry. I‘m sitting beside Danny with Reagan on my other side, then Lexi
and J opposite us. But unfortunately, J is the one directly opposite
of me.
“So, is anyone going to do the introduction?” The b***h asks with her gaze bouncing off between Lexi,
Danny, and finally, Reagan. Danny still has his face set in a scowl as he regards her. He must have a
beef with her
because he wasn‘t happy to see her yesterday
either.
And Reagan isn‘t even maintaining eye
contact with her. He‘s just sipping his coffee
while ignoring his bacon and eggs. And Lexi tries to act nonchnt with a soft smile on her lips, probably
to reduce the tension.
“J, this is Ellie, Reagan‘s mate.” Lexi begins since no one else talks. She then turns to me, “Ellie,
J....” She pauses, seeming to be thinking about her next word. “An old friend.”
J chuckles a melodic tune that only
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Sweet J irritates my ear. “Oh, Lexi. Don‘t be so modest. I‘m more than just an old friend.” Sheughs
once more, and I can see Lexi visibly freeze beside her. Even Reagan seems to go a bit rigid beside
me.
“When you say, mate...” Her eyes divert to Reagan, who still isn‘t looking at her. “Do you mean given by
the moon or.” She doesn‘t have toplete her statement as her eyes trail back
to me.
grit my teeth in anger, clenching my jaw tight as the stupid innocent smile appears back on her lips. I
want to smack it off with a p while pulling her hair as my nails dig into her scalp.
Tinhale in to calm my violent thoughts and think happy ones to calm myself. What kind of
b***h asks such a question? It‘s considered rude
and inconsiderate to ask mates if they were bonded by the moon goddess or made the choice
themselves.
“J..” Reagan growls threateningly at
her, causing her to turn her innocent smile back
to him in confusion; but I stop him by cing my palm on his biceps. Her stare snaps to the skin contact,
and I see something sh in her eyes, but it‘s gone as soon as it came. I even thought imagined it as
she‘s still looking so
innocent
“Why do you care?” I suddenly ask with my
head tilted at her. “What‘s difference does it
make? He‘s mine, and that‘s all there is to it.
Unless you have other motives for asking.” They all seem to be a bit shocked by my public disy of
ownership.
I smile my brightest at her, and she
reciprocates it with one of her own.
“You misunderstood me, Ellie.” She shakes
her head. “Can I call you Ellie?” I reluctantly nod at her request. “Im sorry if i came out as rude.
Congrattions on finding your mate.”
I stare at her suspiciously as her smile seems genuine before I briefly nod in acknowledgment. Danny
abruptly stands up
then, almost knocking down his chair behind
him. I think I hear him mutter, ‘bullshit, before
he turns towards Reagan.
“We need to leave now. They‘re expecting
us at the meeting.” His cold re only shifts to
J once before he leaves.
Reagan sighs before cing a kiss on my temple, “I‘ll be back soon. Will you be alright
without me?”
An amused smile makes its way to my lips at his question. “I think I can manage without an arrogant
Prince hovering over me all day.””
“That wasn‘t why I asked.” He whispers into
my ear.
1 stare at him in confusion for a while before
realization dawns over me. He was talking
about my heat. I look away to hide my blush as
it was his turn to smirk in amusement.
“I‘ll be fine.” I mutter, and he ces
another kiss on my cheeks once more before
standing up to walk out.
“Later, Reggie.” I hear the irritating voice of
J, and I turn to see her eyes focused on him
as he walked out. He pauses and stare at her
before muttering something and walk out.
“You two are cute together.” I realized then
that she had been watching Reagan‘s and my
exchange. I ignore her and go back to drinking
my coffee, only to hear her sigh.
“We obviously got off on the wrong foot with what happened yesterday. So can we start over?” I stare
back up at her bright smile that was beginning to freak me out. Is that all she does? Smile?
“Let me start by apologizing for what I said earlier. It‘s just...I‘m so used to Reggie using every trick in the
book to bring me back, and I thought...”
“J!” Lexi abruptly stops her, but it‘s
already toote. I freeze with the coffee mug in
my hand halfway to my lips. My eyes snap to
J, who has a guilty expression as she looks
away. I look to Lexi, and she only shakes her
head at me.
“What are you talking about?” I turn back to J, ignoring Lexi.
“Oh, no. Forget I said anything. I didn‘t mean to. It‘s a thing of the past, if anything.” She quickly shakes
her head while biting herlip. try to look past her facade, to see if she was putting up an act on, but apart
from the naive innocent look she has on, I see nothing else.
“Just tell me!” burst out with my body
tensed in anticipation. I dread what she‘s about
to say, but it doesn‘t stop me from asking. My wolf was seething silently in my head also, and
even she was curious about thisdy‘s
rtionship with our mate. I had asked him
about it yesterday, but he had seemed reluctant to talk about it. And even when he did, he hadn‘t given
me enough details.
J looks at me, unsure, before her eyes trail back to Lexi, who was obviously warning her with her
eyes to keep shut.
“Well.” She begins, looking back at me. “I don‘t always stay around as I like to explore, but
Sweet J
different ways to bring me back like forming an ailment...or even...spreading fake news about already
meeting his mate.” She chuckles then,
having a faraway look on her face like she‘s reliving happy memories.
“But whenever I came back, I would
discoverit was all a ploy to lure me back to him..
So, you see why I asked that when Lexi mentioned that you both are mates.” She turns to look at me
then, but the smile wipes off her face as she sees the expression on my face.
My fists are clenched tight on the table with
my nails digging into my palm. My nostrils re with my body shaking in anger. I can feel my wolf
begging to be let out so she can rip through
this female‘s neck. But then, I remembered Reagan‘s warning for me not phasing since she‘s still in
transformation and that I should also learn how to control her or she might do something bad.
With a low growl, 1 abruptly stand to my
feet, looking down at Lexi and J, who both looked panic–stricken. It‘s weird since they‘re
both Lycans, and I’m and just a werewolf. Why
are they staring at me like I had a chance in harming them?
“Why are you still here, then?” I ask the question as calmly as I could, contrary to how in real feeling
She turns to stare at Lexi in confusion
before directing her stare back to me.
“Since it‘s clear he has really moved on this
time, what are you still doing here?” Ilean
down to ce my palms t on the table and
tilt my head at her in question.
She stands up then with a sincere look in
her eyes. “Ellie, I‘m not trying to be your enemy.
I‘m really sorry if I‘ve appeared to be so...” She
reaches her hand over to me, but I move away.
“That doesn‘t answer my question.” I cut
her off, and Lexi stands up then to intervene.
“I think we should all just take a chill pill.” I know by ‘we‘ she meant me. “Ellie,” she turns to
1. me. “J is a sweet girl, and she would never cause any harm to you and Reagan‘s bond.
Besides, he‘s mated to you, not her...”
“If she‘s as sweet as she appears to be, howe Danny, carefree–funny–Danny, res at her like
she‘s Lucifer‘s daughter herself.” | voice
out my thoughts. I had never seen Danny so hostile to anyone. Not even to Joanna.
Lexi seems tongue–tied for a few seconds,
having a look of uncertainty as she stares back
at J. We‘re both looking at her now for an
answer.
“Danny has never really liked me from the
start, and you know that.” She shrugs at Lexi.“| swear, I don‘t know why.”
Lexi sighs before staring back at me.
“Ellie, you‘re in heat. I can smell that.” She
walks over to my side, cing a hand on my shoulder. “Your emotions are a bit heightened, and you are
starting to think things that are not even real. If you get to know J, you‘ll realize she‘s a fun person to
be around.”
I stare at the said J to see her shing me a friendly smile. But I‘m still cautious of her.
“I get it.” Lexi continues. “You didn‘t like her hugging Reagan as she had yesterday, and your wolfis
pissed. But try to reign in her emotions for a minute and see things differently.” She encourages, and I
take in a deep breath listening to her. My wolf really was going crazy just by looking at J. She
couldn‘t help it. J was a beauty to look at. And knowing she‘s under the same roof as my mate
makes her nervous.
“Your body‘s temperature is rising.” Lexi‘s palm touches my forehead and cheeks, and I can already feel
my skin beginning to turn flush
“Come on, why don‘t we go to the pool and cool you off.” J proposes.
My eyes snap to her‘s in a sh as they widened.
“There‘s a pool here?l” Her smile widens as she sees the shocked look on my face. She nods while
buying her lips. “Well, why am ljust
widened.
“There‘s a pool here?!” Her smile widens as
she sees the shocked look on my face. She nods while buying her lips. “Well, why am I just knowing
about this?” I turn to asks Lexi.
“Because you were on a three–day vacation to Oand.” She sarcastically replies. It‘s Sunday, so I‘m
guessing she‘s free and has no ss. It‘s good because I couldn‘t imagine staying in this mansion all by
myself or with
J.
I still don‘t trust her even though Lexi is
telling me otherwise. She might look sweet, but that doesn‘t me she isn‘t rotten inside. She
seems fake to me with those red lips of hers always pulled up into a smile. I just have to find the right
buttons to push for her to crack. So in the meantime, I have to act like I really trust her.
Her true color will surelye out.
So with the brightest smile I could muster, 1 turn to her. “Lead the way, J.”