The Southern Queen,

Chapter 11

CLEO'S MEMORY

I apologize to my brother and now, here I am to Jasper and I's usual place. I'm determined to end everything. It will hurt me and Jasper, but I know it will be worth it. I was standing when arms hug me from behind and I immediately know it was Jasper.

" Hi beautiful."

He said to me smiling. The smile I admired and the smile I meant to broke right now. I didn't respond to him, and I just looked at him in the eyes. I wanted to cry badly but I know better. I should be tough. I'm a daughter of an Alpha and I am not used to showing weakness specially in my weakest moments.

"What wrong?"

Jasper asked. I let out a deep breath. I need to do this. It's now or never.

"Let's end everything Jasper."

I said in almost a whisper. The smile in jasper's face quickly vanished.

" Your kidding, right?"

He asked. I shake my head in response. Pain surge through his eyes and I can also feel the pain in my own heart. I put my reaction less face. The mask I often wore.

"Why?"

He asked. Tears will soon be falling from his eyes. I looked at the other direction. I'm afraid that if I look at him, I would not be able to do, What I needed to do.

"Because it is what is right."

I answered.

"It's your brother, right? Did he make you choose? Did he threaten you? Did he hurt you? I can talk to him. I can ask his permission."

He asked me. I know he's looking at me, but I can't look back. I can't bear to see him in pain knowing that I'm the reason why.

" It's definitely him. I will punch the living day light out of his body."

He said. Anger is evident in his face. I was shocked to the words he said and before I can even stop myself my hands collided to his face.

"That brother of mine, that you are talking about is YOUR ALPHA!"

I said or should I say almost shouted at him.

" I am capable of deciding for myself and I decided that you and I should end this because it is against our nature and beliefs. Can't you see? We are not mates Jasper."

I said it to him. Trying my best to be reasonable enough.

"You don't know that for sure. We will know, if we were mates or not when we shift."

"Yes, and that is 2 months from now. Let's end it here. If we were mates then better and if we were not, at least we already end it. right? All you have to do is wait. 2 months is not that long."

He didn't respond to me instead he walked away without saying goodbye. So much for having respect. That flamed my anger towards him. We are not yet done talking and he left? Didn't he know the word closure and goodbye? Today, he didn't just disrespect my brother. He disrespected me as well.

I left the woods and I return back to our house. My heart is heavy because I didn't get to finish what I supposed to end. 

Weeks past and when Jasper and I cross paths he will just ignore me like as if I didn't exist at all and that makes me a lot more anger than before. How can he act like as if I didn't exist? He's so annoying. And slowly, the admiration and love that I have for him turn into disgust. We were friends for like decades, and he just threw everything that we've been through just because I wanted him to wait for his mate. What a jerk!