Chapter 1: Dante Odell
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Jade’s pov
I looked at my phone, but I couldn’t help but frown.
I am glad that my sister is getting married, but I really don’t want to go home.
And I won’t be able to get out of this at all.
My older sister is different from our mother and from me. She is kind and has always been there for me all this time.
I have been gone for 6 years now, and it is time I went back home.
I will admit that I miss everyone, I miss my siblings, my father and even my mother. Maybe she would have changed by now, I really hope that she has changed.
I put my phone back in the locker and then closed it before doing my rounds.
I am a nurse and I work in the ICU department.
I have always wanted to be a nurse and work at my town’s hospital. It is not as big as the hospital I work at now, but I would have been happier there.
I would be able to use portions and my magic to heal wounds. But here, I can only use science and pray that the person pulls through.
"Nurse Jade, please go home. You have been here for 30 hours." The head nurse said.
"We are understaffed, and I should help where I can." I said, and she shook her head.
"If you don’t rest, then you will faint, and we will be one man short." She said and then smiled. "Go and rest, you have a long journey ahead of you." She said, and I nodded.
I took my things, went straight home, and took a bath before ordering takeout.
As I was busy, a text came through, and I looked at it.
It was a photo that Sasha had sent. I had a look at it and smiled.
She was still as beautiful as I remember her. Her green eyes had that same glint of kindness.
You see, my sister took after my mother, and she has green eyes. But she took my father’s brown hair and not our mother’s blond eyes.
As for Jay, he has blond hair and brown eyes.
As for me, I took after my father, I have his brown eyes and hair.
To be honest, I always thought that I was plain compared to my siblings.
I looked at the photo, and Sasha looked so happy with her future husband. I can’t believe they met a month ago and are already getting married. But that is to be expected, and she is marrying a werewolf.
Actually, I think for werewolves a month is too long for them. The moment they find their mate, they don’t wait at all, and mate right away and then mark each other. I think it is because the man who is her mate is an Alpha. So, he couldn’t make the reckless move of marrying a witch without putting measures in place. He needs to think as an Alpha and think about what is best for his people. He must have figured it out and he seemed to be madly in love with her.
They look good together, and I bet they will be one happy couple.
I woke up the morning and drove home, I was nervous and also happy to be going back.
I left the city a little too late, and I was running behind. I will probably arrive there by dinner time.
The moment I saw the sign that was welcoming me back to my town I felt my heart dance.
I am home, and after so long, I am finally home.
I got home and parked my car outside, and I stopped for a second to look at the Bennet mansion. About three families live here, and it’s considered a family house. My uncle lives here with his wife and kids and my Aunt lives here with hers as well.
I walked in, and the door was already open.
The moment I came to view, I saw my family talking and laughing about something.
"Jade." Jay yelled at the top of his lungs as he looked at me. All eyes turned to me, and I just smiled and waved.
Jay ran to my side and hugged him as tightly as he could.
"You are here, it was getting so late I thought you weren’t coming." He said, and his voice scared me for a second.
"OMG, what happened to your voice?" I asked him.
"Puberty." Jane said as she came to my side as well.
"Don’t tell me that this is also puberty." I said pointing at Jane.
They had both grown up so much, and it is expected since it’s been 6 years.
"You are here." Sasha said as she hugged me as well.
"Kiddo, my beautiful daughter is back at home." My dad said as he hugged me.
All eyes turned to my mother as if they were waiting to see what she was going to say.
"Welcome home." She said sitting down and I just smiled at this.
I am hearing her voice again for the first time in 6 years.
"Thank you Mother." I said, and they all made me sit on a chair.
"Greetings." I said greeting the guests and they all nodded.
"I had promised your sister that I wouldn’t ruin her special day." Mother suddenly said, and I rolled my eyes at this.
"But?" I asked her and she scoffed a little at this.
"What have you done to your hair, what is that?" she asked me, and I frowned.
"What’s wrong with my hair? I like it a lot." I said, and she frowned.
My hair was in a long wolf cut, and it was great in my eyes.
"You cut your hair. You know that once a witch reaches a certain age, they can’t cut their hair." She said, and I frowned.
"Or what? For the past few years, I have cut my hair more times than I can count." I said, and she scoffed.
"You weaken your magic." She said, and I smiled as my eyes landed on a glass of wine.
I lifted the bottle of wine with magic and bought it my way. I opened my mouth and started gulping down the contents. I then put it back on the table and then looked at her with a smile.
"Look at that. My magic still works very well." I said, and she just scoffed. I bet she is thinking about how what I did is nothing.
"Come on, Mommy, and you too, Jade. Don’t fight tonight." Sasha said and then held my hand. "This is my future husband, Dante Odell." She said pointing at the man I recognized on the phone.
"Nice to meet you Alpha." I said, and he just nodded.
"Also, a pleasure to meet you as well." He said.
"Well, future Luna, I had been hoping that you had a sister as beautiful as you. Well, I saw wrong. You are extremely beautiful Jade." This other guy said.
"Thank you." I said and then greeted everyone else.
"So, what do you do for a living, Jade?" the guy who called me beautiful asked. I think his name was Piers or something along those lines.
"I am a nurse in the city." I answered.
"In the city? Why didn’t you become a nurse here?" he asked me, and Mom snickered.
"This place, it doesn’t feel like home for me. The minute I enter through that door I feel like a weight is put on my shoulder." I answered, and Mom scoffed again.
"That weight is called responsibility, something you would never understand." She retorted.
"Mommy, enough please." Sasha said and then held my hand.
The rest of dinner was just my mother trying to get to me and nothing else.
I tied my hair up into a messy bun and took a shower.
I was still hungry considering that I hardly ate because of the uncomfortable atmosphere.
When I got out, I found the PJs that my sister had left for me on the bed. I got dressed and went downstairs to have some food.
I started eating when suddenly someone grabbed my waist.
"Come back to bed." The voice said, and his hand slipped into my clothes and cupped my breasts.
I wanted to tell this person that they had the wrong person, but I just froze.
"I can’t wait to place my mark here. You feel different today." He said and started kissing my neck.
"I am not who you think I am." I finally blurted out. He immediately let go of me and put some distance between us.
I turned around and standing there looking at me with a completely pale face was my future brother-in-law.
"I am so sorry, I thought you were Sasha." He said, and I could tell he was genuine.
"No, I am sorry. I am wearing her clothes and we have the same hair color and we tie up our hair during bedtime." I said, and he looked at his hand.
"I am really sorry, for everything I just did." He said, and I smiled.
"It’s all water under the bridge." I said, and he sighed.
"I don’t know why, but my nose and ears don’t work here at all." He said, and I smiled.
"They put measures in place to be able to confuse our enemies. I witch’s town is a terrible place for a werewolf or vampire. Your sight, scent, and all other abilities are suppressed." I explained, and he nodded.
"Sasha mentioned something like that." He said and then looked at me.
"Again, I am sorry about this." He said, and I just shrugged.
"Good night, Alpha Dante." I said and then walked off.
The moment I got to my room, I finally released the breath I didn’t even know I was holding.
He is going to be my brother-in-law, then why did I like and enjoy his touch? Why didn’t it feel wrong to be touched by him in that way?
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