Blood Mates

Jasper's Enemy

The next day Jasper’s dad kept him out of school furious the two teenagers who attacked his son were roaming the same halls as him. Jasper didn’t protest missing a day of school and instead gratefully stayed with his dad and godfather.

Alaia did however go to school the next day just to be around the students and let them do what small-town teenagers do. Gossip.

Alaia stood at her locker and breathed out as she toned in on the millions of voices whispering around her. But she needed to catch a few words before she found what she needed.

“-Jasper’s dad is furious! Said he doesn’t think they should be here and should have been expelled for what they did.” Hannah Jordan told her boyfriend. Greg Beer snorted, “Damn right they should have. They beat that guy almost to death to score a fix. f*****g crackheads.”

Alaia went a little farther down the hall and heard some cheerleaders talking about how bad they felt for Jasper and would love to …suck…

Alaia blushed red as she quickly got away from that detailed conversation. It was hearing a boy’s voice that made chills erupt on her skin. He was angry as a familiar voice told him to leave Jasper alone.

Turning the corner, Alaia looked to see AJ, buff, tall, handsome AJ staring down a white-blonde haired, blue-eyed, pale-looking guy. He was scruffy and just about the size of him with a nasty smirk on his face, and malice in his cold eyes, he was intimidating.

With a cackle, Donald Shamus sneered, “Don’t worry about your little boyfriend, AJ.” Slamming his locker, Donny pulled his bag higher on his shoulder. “The bastard ain’t got s**t I want.” AJ scowled at Donny disgusted, “What the hell is wrong with you?”

Donny started to deck AJ in the mouth, but AJ stood tall and glowered, “Just stay the f**k away from him. Or your daddy will be buying you a fancy new wheelchair to go with that ankle monitor.”

Donny snorted and taunted, “Yeah whatever, just be lucky I chose his frigid b***h and not that curvy piece of ass you’re fucking.” AJ in that moment was about to draw blood when Alaia suddenly appeared behind him and yanked him back.

AJ had no choice but to comply since Alaia was a LOT stronger than she looked. Donny looked Alaia over and grinned with a slimy look on his face, “And who is this?” Alaia didn’t pay Donny a lick of attention and instead told AJ, “Let’s go, Jasper and Stella are waiting on us.” Pulling him along, AJ let Alaia drag him away and as they were going, Paige stopped and looked at them go.

Eyes fixed on Alaia, Paige looked over at Donny who leered at her with a nasty smirk. Paige blanched and quickly walked away, her head down as she nervously fiddled with her sweater.

As she was going into the bathroom, she could feel eyes glaring into her and she winced. Standing at the sink, Paige jumped when she heard laughter out in the parking lot and saw AJ and the new girl running to Jasper and Stella at his truck.

Jasper whooped as he grabbed her by the waist and helped her up into his truck. The girl laughed and kissed his cheek as AJ and Stella climbed into the backseat.

Paige watched full of jealousy as they took off and was left in the bathroom with a pill in one hand, and tears in her eyes.