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 stared at the girl in complete shock, my hand still pressed against my stinging cheek. 


The cafeteria had gone deathly silent, every eye was fixed on the unfolding drama. 


As I looked closely, I recognized the girl as Allison. She was one of the most popular and influential girls on campus. 


I could see she was glaring at me with a mixture of fury and hurt, her chest heaving with uncontained emotion.


"Allison, what the heck was that f-" I started, but she cut me off with a venomous hiss. The last time I checked, Allison and I weren't close, so we barely talked, not to think of doing anything to offend me. 


"I didn't do anything wro--" I was trying to talk again but she cut me off, immediately. 


"Don't play dumb, Jade! I saw you getting out of Andrew's car this morning. Everyone knows he doesn't give rides to anyone but his little clique of friends. Why would you of all people, be seen in his car? " She spat, her eyes narrowing at me, angrily. 


Chapter 39 - Don't you dare