Bound by Spells & Regrets

Intro: Harper

Hi 👋, this is the second book in the series, this one will pull at the heart strings, about Harper and Jax. If you haven't read my first one go to my page and start the book about Eden and Ashton. This is where you will find these characters introduced and how some other names come together. Happy reading Mandi xxx

I am sitting in a cell. It's not exactly a cell; there is a bed with a beautiful quilt, an enclosed bathroom, and some clothes lined up. It tells me that they expect me to stay for a while. They've made me comfortable and feed me nice meals. But I need to get out of here—I can't stay. My blood is starting to boil. The further I am away from Drake, the more painful it gets. It has already been two weeks, and I can feel my blood heating up. I needed to talk to Alex and Eden, I knew they would understand why I am doing this.  

I hear the door lock click open. Jax walks in. Smart and sexy asshole—he finds me every time I try to remain hidden. I could jump his bones right now, and I know he wouldn't say no. 

But remember, Harper, you're in a prison. 

His arms are crossed. I know he's mad at me, but I had to do it. The sight of him makes my hormones rage. But this between us can never happen. I haven't told anyone much about me, and that one glorious night we spent together... I haven't forgotten, but I need to forget. We can only be a memory and nothing more. 

Of course, he had to be a wolf—a wolf hunter. Idiot, Harper. But I craved him that night. His smell, everything about him, was irresistible, and my body caved in, begging for more. 

Unfortunately, I am a slave to Drake; I can't leave him, you don't think I have tried. My mom sold me to him when she needed another hit—junkie. 

Drake hasn't been mean to me. He doesn't treat me unfairly; he just demands from me, and I have to obey. I am bound to him by witchcraft. I have a tattoo on my back to prove it, and I can't break it. When I am away from him too long after he calls me, I start to heat up, and I can explode. Like, literally explode. 

"Are you ready to talk today?" This again. What am I going to tell him? Yes, I betrayed you. Yes, I ran away from you. Yes, I helped Eden escape, so I might be a good person. I love Eden; she is like my sister. When Drake told me to watch her seven years ago, I thought it was another job. But I instantly fell in love with her. I would never hurt her. 

"Jax, I have to leave." My blood is boiling now; I am not going to last another few days. "You have to let me go." 

"Tell me why?" The question could mean 1000 things  - why did I leave? Why are you avoiding me?. With his look, it isn't about us, it is about why am I working for Drake?  

I know once I tell him, he will be devastated. Everything about him makes my heart ache, and I didn't want to leave him that night we spent together. It killed me to leave. He is a wolf; he hunts and clearly doesn't like rejection. He would find me, and then I would disappear again. I always changed my mobile number, and then he would find it again. I was telling all my friends that it was a few stalkers I had, bad luck with men, stuff like that- but no, it was one. One hot, scrumptious, big man. He had to wear a black tee, didn't he? The one that makes his arms look big and strong. Hi piercing blue eyes, and dark brown hair would grab any ladies attention. 

I would drag Eden or Alex out with me, every night if I had to get him out of my system. Nothing worked, nobody worked, and I think I killed about 100 vibrators in the process too. I even asked Alex for help, a way to make myself disappear, but he didn't know and he wanted more information. I couldn't tell him, because then they would hear about Drake and how I have been betraying Eden for years. The thought of it, hurts. The things I have done, but I wouldn't hurt my friends, so I planned around it. And everyone was happy, Drake finally got Eden, he just didn't know I put a location spell on her.   

"Jax, please, I can't be here." 

"Tell me why?" His look has turned to sadness; he isn't angry anymore. He is upset that I won't tell him that I won't let him protect me. 

"Jax, please. I need to leave or let me talk to Eden." 

He turns to walk out. I don't know if I'm going to last. As soon as I let Eden go, Jax grabbed me, felt the necklace in my pocket, and then took me. I had to come with him—I need it back. Ok what have I got that will convince him.  

"Wait, I can go back. I can go back and get more information on Tobias".  

"To Drake?" His back to me, I can see his body slump over in sadness.  

"Yes, I heard them talking, and I was starting to suss out what was happening, where he is."  

Jax stops and waits. He looks like he is thinking. I was also so close to getting answers about my bound contract, and how to get out of it, and I needed Eden's necklace for it, but they took it off me. I will need to somehow convince them to give it back to me. If I told Eden what I was doing, I know she would give it to me, but they haven't let me talk to her. They don't want me talking to anyone but Jax or Ashton. Rather, Jax won't let me talk to anyone else.  

"Harper, if I let you go and you do this for us, I am going to hunt you down again, understand?" We just stare at each other. Ah, I would give five minutes to jump his bones right now. 

"I am counting on it," I say. He looks pleased at my response. 

"But first, I will need a teeny, tiny favor as well." His happiness fades, replaced by a growing anger. I have to admit, he's even sexier when he's angry with me.  

"What?"  

"I need to talk to Eden first"