Two years after her husband's demise, Jade's mother found a new boyfriend. She insisted they moved into the man's mansion and although Jade was not too cool with that, she reluctantly followed her mother, as she had swore to do whatever that would make her happy, since it happened that everybody including Jade's mother blamed Jade for her father's death. 
Jade had thought she would just live in the mansion lowkey, and kept to herself till her mother got tired of the man or she finished school and be allowed to move out. But something else awaits Jade at the mansion. The son of her mother's boyfriend, Andrew, was the popular, handsome guy in college that she had been crushing on, since her first year. Jade had a serious, quick decision to make. 
It was to end her almost lifelong crush for the son and keep her promise to her suicidal mother. But that won't be easy for her, as on the night of Andrew's twentieth birthday, he grabbed her roughly yet sweetly, and whispered into her ear that she was his mate.

I burst out of the restaurant, my paws pounding against the pavement. All that my wolf and I could think of was how to rip off the head of the one who dared to lay hands on our wolf. 


I got outside and I was hit by the heavy scent of fear -- Jade's and Lydia's fear. That mingled with another scent-- the pungent, rotten scent of rogues. 


As I rounded the corner to the parking lot, I saw them. Two large men were there. One of them was pressing Jade against the car, strangling her. The other one was holding down Lydia who was trying to shield Jade. That one didn't seem like he was planning to hurt Lydia; it was obvious they were only there to hurt my mate. 


Big mistake. No one would lay hands on my mate and go scotfree. 


Chapter 84 - Bloody hands