Part 5
It was like nothing Alisha had ever experienced before. A wonderful white light was blooming between her and Jayden, pulling her closer to him.
It was more of a mental feeling that a physical one. The light was wrapping around her and Jayden, she felt closer to him than anyone.
~What *is* this?~ she wondered.
~It's called the soulmate principle.~ It was Jayden's voice inside her mind. He sounded as amazed as she did. ~It's the idea that there's only one true love for everyone on earth and when you meet that person you know they're the one for you.~
Alisha was content to just let the strange magic glow surround her. She had known there was something about Jayden from the day they had just met.
Something that drew them together.
This was what it was. This amazing called soulmates.
The concept of it all was a little overwhelming, but so wonderful, to know there was someone in the world who was just right for her, the light was so beautiful...
She could actually *feel* how Jayden felt about her. Finally see how much she meant to him, always being there for him, being his friend when no one else would. She was almost like his security blanket.
She could also feel his anguish. He loved her, yet because of the world he belonged to could never tell her, he had felt sure they could never be together,
~You can stop worrying now,~ she told him firmly. ~We're together and nothing can keep us apart.~
She felt him pull her tightly to him and told her closely. ~Nothing can keep us apart.~ Jayden agreed.
Alisha sighed contentedly and allowed herself to rest in his arms. As long as they were together everything would be okay.
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Alisha and Jayden were so wrapped up in each other they had never even noticed Sylvie following them.
Instinct had told her if they were alone together then Jayden would do something he wasn't supposed to.
So she had followed them. Being the idiots they were they had an open topped car with the top *down*.
Jayden should have been smarter than *that*. Anyone could overhear.
Sylvie smirked a little. Kalika was going to *love* this.
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Kalika just couldn't believe it. She had *known* that Alisha bitch would be a problem, and now...
"Are you absolutely *sure* it was soulmates?" she asked Sylvie, pacing up and down her room.
Sylvie nodded, watching from her place on the window seat. "You should have seen the sickening way they were gazing at each other. It couldn't have been anything else." She made a gagging gesture.
Kalika frowned. She had wanted Jayden for herself. And this *human* stepping in her path was *not* acceptable. If she killed Alisha now, would someone figure out what was happening?
Those Daybreak friends of hers weren't stupid. One of them would put two and two together. And Jayden...if she killed his best friend he wasn't going to like her much.
She needed to think...strategise...
Thanks to werewolf instincts she now had some very useful information. Sylvie had shifted back to wolf form and had curled up on the window seat. Kalika patted the wolf's head fondly. Whoever said all werewolves were stupid needed to be shot.
A smile curved Kalika's dark lips as an idea began to form in her mind. As much as she would like to kill Alisha for now she would leave that for a last resort.
She had new plan in mind.
Blackmail.
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Jayden was in a very good mood for the first time in ages the following morning. He felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders. He had his soulmate, his best friend, what more could he want?
He was so pleased she hadn't freaked when she'd learned what he really was. She had accepted it without question which made him love her even more.
His good mood was dampened when he saw Kalika standing by his locker, waiting for him. Something about her was *screaming* predator. Her tight leather outfit wasn't helping, emphasised by her stunning dark looks.
She smiled at him as he approached, her yellow eyes flashing. "We need to talk," he said.
Jayden frowned a little, not sure why her smug manner bothered him so much. "What about?" He hoped his tone was neutral. A sense of dread was starting deep inside him.
She slipped an arm through his and he followed her down the crowded halls and out the front entrance to a secluded area. Kalika gave him a stunning smile. "If I were you, I might want to start being nicer to me."
Jayden stared at her. She couldn't be saying what he thought she was...He slipped his hands into the pockets of his jacket. "Why?"
She laughed, a throaty but melodious sound. "Let's just say I know something you and your little human friend the Council might want to know about."
That damn werewolf of hers must have been following him and Alisha yesterday. Shit. "If you hurt Alisha..." he began in dangerous tones.
Kalika waved a dismissive hand. "That would be stupid," she snorted at him. "And dangerous. And a waste of time. Humans are too easy." She smiled her irritatingly gorgeous smile again. "So as of now, you and I, are officially a couple. And we'll prove it by having lunch together and you can take me to the movies tonight." With those words she sauntered off.
Jayden began walking miserably back into school. All traces of his good mood were gone. Made worse when he saw Alisha sailing towards him, smiling.
"Hi," she said brightly. She tried to kiss him but he pushed her away. He could see Sylvie watching him from a distance.
Alisha was confused. "Are you okay?" she asked, head tilted.
"Fine," he said coldly, hating himself.
She studied him for a moment, then shrugged. "Whatever. Hey, listen. I was thinking, how we both know about - you know - and I was thinking we could like - go on a real date."
"I don't think so."
Alisha stared at him, her happy expression fading. "But yesterday - why *not*?"
"Because I'm going out with someone *else*," he said snidely. "Of *my* kind. Yesterday I was just pretending because...well..." He shrugged and trailed off carelessly.
Alisha shook her head, her eyes filling with tears. "No..."
"Yes." He looked at her with undisguised contempt.
She stared at him, the tears spilling and she ran away. Jayden cursed himself mentally. He never should have said anything to her. He'd been so caught up in the moment he hadn't even thought about the consequences.
What had he been thinking?
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