Chapter 64. Their Queen

“You have three minutes, Jasper. The lord will need to see you to be convinced of her existence. We don’t have time for any of this.” His commanding snarl is delivered before he gracefully slides back into the nearest SUV, clearly done with our presence. Jasper ignores him completely. So homed in on the girl in his arms, and I hear the rushed whisper of his hurried words as he breaks from her lips and nuzzles against her cheek.

“Come with me… I need to go with him for now. I don’t want to leave you when I just found you.” There’s no denying the utter infatuation in his tone, the intense focus on his mate, and Carmen seems limp in his embrace. Flushed and sweet.

My stomach tightens, and Meadow, too, looks instantly worried, glancing at one another in question. Carmen may not be our best friend in any way, but she belongs with us, with her pack, and not running after my brother into some vampire world she’s not accustomed to and seeing some high lord. There’s no telling wh