Jett had taken us to a place where most wouldn't think of going to; a cave by the beach.
It was hidden among the large cliff that lined a part of the ocean and seemed pretty cozy once we were inside. Jett set me down and I turned away so he could shift back.
"Jett." I told him as he changed. "I'm sorry."
Those words were the ones he mostly wanted to hear, especially when everything that happened led me to betray him.
Jett's footsteps could be heard coming closer to me and I didn't take my eyes off the rustling waves ahead of me.
"I never intended for that to happen. For me to betray you the way I did, but just know that I did that so my father could allow some trust in me. Trust which I later used to kill him." I said crossing my arms as I was feeling a bit chilly.
I waited a bit more until I mentioned the mark in hopes that he would say something but that never happened.
"Trevor never marked me." I said pausing as I looked at him from the corner of my eye. "That was all fake so I could lure you to where my father was...To help me with a plan of ending him and his experiments."
Silence.
That was the only thing anyone could hear between us besides our quiet breathing. It had engulfed us in an atmosphere of question, of whether or not we were going to move on or fall apart.
My patience was wearing thin as I anxiously waited for a response. But it never came as Jett didn't respond. Leaving me in a despair of my own thoughts.
All I could think of is that he didn't love me anymore.
"I understand." I said in a whisper before walking to the edge of the cave.
Just when I was going to hop down onto another rock, my arm was yanked backwards. It was so quick that I didn't notice until I felt Jett pull me towards his chest, hugging me with both arms in a position that displayed longing.
My first reaction was to hug him back, but I was confused. Did he or did he not love me?
"You say you understand, McKenna." Jett said in a croaky voice. "But you don't."
I stared into Jett's eyes, an ocean of their own majestic blue. They were watery with tears on the brim. His facial expression showed another side to the story I knew, the one I thought I knew.
Without hesitating this time, I placed my hands on the side of his cheeks in a soft caress.
He missed me.
"You left me... And I felt regretful for letting that happen." Jett's voice whispered, laced with sadness. "All this time I thought you were in a coma, and my hope was fading. But then I saw you again and I just-I didn't want to let you leave again."
I felt a tear slid down my face, gradually getting wet by more tears. My heart was painfully being torn for causing him so much pain. How could I do such a thing?
"I'm not leaving you, I promise Jett." I told him as I wiped off his face that was also stained with a tear.
"McKenna, I can't lose you again. I refuse to." His voice filled with possession as his hands snaked up and gently brushed his thumb across my cheeks.
"Jett." I whispered with a smile. "I love you."
Not giving him an opportunity to reply, I pulled him close and kissed him.
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The Girl Who Cried Wolf (Wattys2015)
Werewolf"Why won't you just accept me!" His voice boomed as his back was turned to me. "Because I hardly know you! Because your possessive as fuck! And because I'm a human!" I answered. "You hardly know me?" He said out loud, but mostly to himself. "Fine...
