The Damned Princess

Jayson was not there in college the next day. From the guards, I knew that he never left his house. He must be too hungover by his last night adventures. I was still really mad at him for doing it, he might have driven himself home if I had not known.

Goddess knows I don’t even want to think what could have happened. I had to go see him so I texted him at the end of the day, ”I’ll be at your place in ten minutes“. To which he replied, "dying to meet me, Amore"? I didn’t reply and told Liam to drop me at his place.

I rang the doorbell impatiently; he opened the door after a few minutes. He was shirtless just wearing a pair of sweatpants. Goddess, he looked so hot; his body is so perfect. I couldn’t tear my eyes away from his perfectly chiseled chest and abs.

He’s not too lean, not too beefy, simply perfect, I wanted to feel every inch of him so bad. “Like what you see”, he said cockily. When my eyes went up, he was smirking knowing fully well that I was checking him out, it took me a moment to get a hold over myself.

I remembered why I came here and scolded him, “why the hell were out at a bar so late drowning yourself in alcohol Jay”. “Hey Amore, I missed you too” he smiled, totally ignoring what I said. “This is not funny, why were you out there. Do you have any idea how reckless such behavior is” I said.

“Last time I checked you didn’t care about me, in fact, you wanted me to stay away from you”, he said and sat on the sofa with his feet up on the table. I knew I hurt him by saying that but I didn’t know he’d react like this. “That didn’t mean that you go and do such stupid things” I argued.

“If you want me away then it shouldn’t bother you what I’m doing Amore”, he said in a very chilled tone. He turned on the T.V. and started flipping through the channels like I was not even there. He was really annoying me now, I turned it off and stood in front of him and snarled “I’m still in the room Jayson”.

“What do you want me to do” he snapped. “I want you to promise me that you won’t repeat such thing ever again”, I told him. He stood up in a swift motion and said “tell me why do you care and I’ll promise you”. “It doesn’t matter, what matters is you won’t do it again”, I said trying to control my anger.

“Well if that’s the case, then I’ll decide what I want to do with myself because it’s my life”, he said and started walking away. A low growl left my throat, I stopped him and pushed him against a wall with both my hands on his chest holding him there. I hissed “it’s not just your life anymore”. He kept staring into my eyes, after a while he said “what’s that supposed to mean”.

When I didn’t say anything, he turned us around and pushed me against the wall and leaned over me. I could feel every inch of him pressed against me and I was really close to lose my control and kiss him. “Tell me why do you say you don’t care and then do the opposite” he whispered, his breath equally heavy like mine and his eyes trained on my lips.

I came out of his trance when I heard Rayn and Layla’s voices from outside, I tried to push him away and said “I’ve to go” but he didn’t move at all, instead pulled me closer. “Jayson” I gasped, “Amore” he whispered.

They were unlocking the door so he also heard it, “that’s your brother and his girlfriend, let me go, I’ll see you tomorrow” I told him. “You’re not going anywhere”, he said and dragged me to his room.

Memories of what happened when he first brought me here came back to me and my whole body tingled. The electricity between us was so thick, I could not think of one thing to say. I cleared my throat and questioned, “how long are we going to stay here like this”.

“How did you know who it was at the door”, he asked. He didn’t take his eyes off me for a second as if assessing my reaction. I tried to play cool, the exact opposite of how I was actually feeling, “well they live in this house, if it was somebody else, they would not unlock the door themselves”. I was so proud of myself for coming up with the perfect answer so quick but he was not in the mood to let it go that easy.

“And how did you know where I was last night” he questioned again. I stuttered “uhh, I-I was in the area with my brother, I saw your car so I came in to check”. “And what were you doing out there so late”, he asked. Dammit, “we were there for some work” I replied.

Before he could ask anything else, I said “if you’re done with your interrogation can I leave, please”. I could see that he was very suspicious of my answers but did not question me any further and said “I’ll drop you”. I quickly replied, “no thanks, I’ll manage”. “I said, I’ll drop you home”, he said sternly and gestured me to sit on the bed.

He was looking in his closet finding clothes and my eyes were on him. His back was just as toned and I would have really appreciated if he would decide to just stay shirtless.

“It’s rude to stare you know” he smirked. My cheeks heated up and I quickly said, “I was not staring”, he raised his eyebrows and I added, “I was just thinking”. “While staring at me” he replied smiling mischievously. “Are you sure you don’t want a picture before I go and change”, he said pointing towards his body.

I really wanted to but there was no need to add to his cockiness, so I said “please I’ve seen much better” and rolled my eyes at him. He walked to me and bent down till his face was at my level and whispered “did no one ever tell you that you suck at lying Amore”.

I could not utter a word with him being so close to me, if we made any slight movement our lips would meet. His eyes were trained on my lips, he was about to make a move but Rayn knocked on the door loudly asking for Jay to come downstairs.

He huffed, and answered, “in a minute”. He looked at me for another moment and then went to his bathroom to change while mumbling how he can never get a peaceful moment. I bit my lip to stop myself from laughing.

I looked around, on the side table I saw a picture of him with his parents, he looked exactly like his dad. Behind the frame was a pack of cigarettes. I rolled my eyes and put it in my pocket. He came out in a while in a dark plaid shirt and black denim. I have seen some really handsome men, lycans, and werewolves, but nothing compared to my mate, no wonder girls are always throwing themselves at him.

“Come on let’s go”, he said to me. “What about your brother downstairs”, I asked. “What about him”, he said. “Well, what are you going to tell him about why was I in your bedroom Jay”, I asked him with wide eyes. He rolled his eyes at me and grabbed my hand “what era do you think we’re in”.

When Rayn saw me, he seemed surprised “hey Enna, I didn’t know you were here, are you staying for dinner”. I smiled sheepishly “thank you Rayn but I’ve to go”. “Yeah we’ll grab something to eat on our way” Jay added. Before I could say something, he dragged me out of there saying goodbye to his brother and I just waved at him awkwardly.

“We’re going straight to my house Jay”, I told him when we were in his car. “No, we’re not, we’re going to this amazing burger place, not anything fancy but great burgers. You can inform your brother if you want”, he said cheerfully.

I looked at him weirdly, I did not know why was he behaving as nothing happened between us, I texted Becky though, that I’m out with Jay and I might be late. She replied- ”OMG your first date with him Ennaaaa, enjoy“. I rolled my eyes at her over-enthusiasm.

We were there in ten minutes. He high-fived the guy on the counter like they were buddies and placed orders for both of us. We sat at the booth at the very end, the place was not too big and fancy but I liked it. “You seem to be very familiar with that guy”, I asked Jay.

He smiled “yeah, I come here a lot with the guys, it’s like our hangout place”. In a few minutes, the guy came with two huge burgers and drinks for us both. Jay waited for me to take the first bite, “it’s amazing” I told him, my voice muffled because my mouth was full of food. He laughed and started eating too.

We talked a lot and were laughing at each other’s stupid stories. I was having a great time with him and completely forgot about the argument we were having back at his place. After we were done eating, he paid even after I begged him to let me pay. He then took me a children’s park; it was quite dark outside, making the night sky really beautiful.

The moment we entered the park I ran to the swings. Jay was laughing at me but then joined me. He was telling me about his parents in New York. His father’s a businessman and his mother’s a homemaker now.

“Hey, why did you move here from New York then”, I asked him. He was silent, his gaze was on the stars, “my grandfather died a few years back, after that I didn’t like to live there. So, I moved here with Rayn” he answered after a while.

I felt bad for asking the question, I reached out for his hand and held it tightly “I’m sorry”. “It’s okay”, he said quietly. “Were you really close with him”, I asked. He smiled, lost in his memories “yes, we had a great bond. I used to spend a lot of time with him when I was little, he would always tell me so many stories and was always there for me”. “I’m sure he’s always looking down on you”, I said softly.

He turned towards me, he had a very soft look on his face “this electricity or sparks whatever I feel when I touch you, why does it feel so soothing Amore”. His grip on my hand tightened as if he knew I’d pull away, I looked away “I don’t know what to tell you”.

He got up and pulling me with him. He turned my face towards him “what did you mean when you said that my life isn’t mine anymore”, I was quiet because I didn’t know what to say. He added, “please don’t lie to me, Amore”. He looked so pained, tears fell from my eyes, “I’m sorry love, I can’t tell you anything right now. You’ve to trust me, it’s for your own good”.

He wiped the tears away with his thumb and cupped my face. I whispered, “please promise me that you won’t be reckless with yourself again”. He said softly “I promise I won’t do it again”. I smiled, and he kissed my forehead. “Come on let’s get you home”, he said. He did not let go of my hand the whole ride back. I was so happy that I got to spend such quality time with him.

When we were there, like a gentleman he got out quickly and opened the door for me making me laugh. I thanked him and said goodbye, “Just plain goodbye” he pouted. I laughed “how else do I say it”.

“Well I should at least get a kiss for taking you out on a date” he smiled mischievously. “You never told me it was late so I don’t think so”, I said the smile never leaving my face. He pouted like a child “okay”. I placed my hands on his chest and stood on my toes to get to his level and pressed my lips on his cheek.

He wrapped his arms around my waist and hugged me really tight. It felt so good to be in his arms, I felt so complete. We were both enveloped into each other’s scent. I did not want to let him go, ever. After a few moments, we both backed away and said goodbye. When I unlocked my door, he left. Leaving me there with a huge smile on my face.