remember how many times he kissed me. He even insisted on loo

reakfast, I inhale deeply, still smelling Jordan’s scent. It relaxes me. That

Jordan’s smell

inute to prepare mentally before entering. I know from experience that the p

I instantly curse under my bre

mell lavender and peony–Ruth and Hannah; I am sure they

front doors with a baseball bat. And both Hannah and

ord danger, letting me know that

ready to figh

of anger. “My mother is so ashamed of you, she refuses to leave her room. She gets sick every tim

twins, and from what I heard, they were very close. And, of c

if you died,”

ask in

to kill you,”

e crazy

to do what the pack should have don

em as possible. Ruth is a Delta while Hannah is a Gamma, and both are

le if you harm me,” I

u, we are going to get rid of you. And no one in the pac

want to say. Mr. S

it me in the head, but I duck. She changes her position and swings th

g, damn you!

“You want to kill me, then I

tand there and watch!

til now was looking at Ruth

e down, hoping to slow them down, while I

o run around the dining hall, h

to get close to me before I dart to my left,

getting away!" I

htray at her!

in the head and I fall to the ground. I try to get up

ake control, but

shift, and they will rip yo

ack me. I curl into a fetal position and put my han

n I don’t take them away from my head, they hit my ribs. I am sure that at lea

egs,” I hea

ash while I try to ignore the burni

s and I hear a loud crack, followed by

g me to look up. I get punched several times in

to save you! You are nothing! Just

break loose, to destroy those that are h

the doors, but

g on? Open the doo

before someone g

the next thing I smell more persons inside the dining hall. My head hur

think you are doing?”

ng a favor

favor!” another male says, and b

le that spoke first growls, “

my ribs and knee scream in pro

an. “If you even breathe or look in her direction again, I am going to personally

o females whi

g me in his arms. I grab his t-

between a wave o

a little more and we will arrive a

en, but when I feel pain coming from all o

we enter the clinic. “Doc

a Rue, enter the waiting

re?” she asks i

ments her tone gets all serious, “B

puts me on top of an examining table. When he tak

u,” Jordan says and gently

hed my knee I scr

efore I feel a sharp pain in my

throbbing and I can finally see clearly. I also don't feel any m

see Jordan sitting on a chair, close to the bed. He is looking at the sc

are fine and healing. And then a series o

they will pay for everything

that I woke up and puts

are finally awake! How ar

saving me from Ruth

u again. And Doc says that you are healing ve

and Hannah have been punished for w

ave I been

hat Safia could concentrate on healin

n I was younger, before I learned how to escape them. They always wanted to

o his chair. It is brown and doesn't have

," he tells me a

e it is a poisonous snake ready to bite. K

inside

s, "Open it an

thout touching Jordan says, "You

know. W

n I. When I take out a box of an iPhone from

ask in a low voice a

r what happened to you. I want to make

d I always wanted one. And now to receive one as a gift– the first gift I remember rec

I say and put the

I can say I had an iPh

hy

tand why you suddenly c

, and talks, "Because I love your scent. And I can'

eart skips a bea

as his or hers, and I w

ke that?

. Now, will you accept that phone?"

efore, so I don't

o learn. I will te

me how to use the phone he bought me. Ever

to Jordan when he f

k you'," Jordan says and I shake my

n, and I am afraid that

g," Jordan says and Safia sho

d of such a t

et me s

g with me? And more importan

and tills my head so that I can stare at him. I can't stop wondering what he looks like

ad, then my cheek,

asks me when he

bs still hurt," I sa

he says before he puts his l

ouch and my heart keeps beating