Chapter 12

Hayley made me go up to the attic with her because she told me that thats the only place where it's sound proof, but really messy.

I coughed and covered my mouth and nose with my palm "It's dusty here" I mumble while gazing around the room, There's boxes with white covers over them and some rectangular frames around also with white covers over them also.

Hayley pulled out two chairs from a box and patted the dust away, sitting down I gazed at two windows at the right wall that brings light in the attic, there's even a bed between the two windows.

"Whose room was this?" I ask Hayley and she sat silent "That's nothing, just tell me what you want to know" Hayley told me while smiling.

I nodded "Why did you guys lock Jordan at the basement?" I ask and she sighed "He tried to get you back, Ashton got angry so he locked him up" Hayley patted her lap while looking at me.

"Can you guys let Jordan go? Please?" I ask while gazing at her while pouting "I-I won't try to escape ever again and if Jordan tried to get me back I won't come just please, let him go" I said while tears forming in my eyes.

Hayley bit her lip "I won't be the one desiding that" she said while looking elsewhere but my eyes.

I sighed wiping my eyes "Why do you guys keep secrets from me?" I ask while looking at her she held my hands "Because were scared that you'll run away from us because were not human like you guys" she told me with something that flashed in her eyes.

I ignored it "I won't, I promise. I won't run away, I'll stay... and... I think I'm falling for him" I mumble while ducking my head.

Silence Complete and utter silence I slowly looked at her and her mouth was open before she broke off smiling, "Really?!" she squealed and hugged me.

I hugged her back grinning softly. I'm falling for him, hard.

***

I sighed running a hand through my hair, I shouldn't have told her that. I stood up and got out of the room going to Hayley's room, knocking.

She opened her door and pulled me by my collar in.

Her room was a mess, clothes are everywhere. "What's going on?" I ask her while picking up a few clothes.

"Were going out" she tells me while going in her walk-in-closet "Where?" I ask again while sitting on her bed "To the mall, were going to buy me new shoes" she says while she's in her walk-in-closet.

I nod while falling back on her bed, staring at her ceiling.

"Lets go" she suddenly says while pulling on my foot, making me fall off her bed. I groaned while massaging my butt.

She pulled me to stand up and we went down to bump into Andy, "Oh! Hey Jessica! Hey Barbie" Andy smirked at Hayley. 

"What the hell are you doing here?" Hayley asks Andy rudely, "I asked him to come here" Ashton's voice ringed and I looked up to find Ashton leaning on the railings. 

"Why?" Hayley said while scrunching her eyebrows. "He's my new business partner" Ashton said while going down the stairs, Andy smirked at Hayley and winked at me.

I gave a small smile and pulled Hayley with me to the garage, she got in her car and I sat at the back.

"Like Hell, That dude's polluting the air in our house" Hayley started to rant but I closed my eyes tuning her out.

What business are they going to be talking about "Hayley, is Andy a werewolf?" I ask looking out of the window, she stopped ranting "No, he isn't" she told me while taking a left "Then why is he in the house, does he know about werewolves?" I ask again and she turns silent.

"No" she mutters then steps on the breaks "He's a hunter" she whispers "Wha--" before I can ask hre she already started the car and took a U turn, driving back to the house. 

"Why are we going back?" I ask her and she drives faster, "We're going to have a talk with the hunter" Hayley hisses. 

She stops in front of the house and throws her door open and running inside.

I shrugged and followed her inside, following her to Ashton's office. When I came in I gasped at the scene, Hayley is chocking Andy while Ashton tries to pry Hayley off.

When Ashton pulled Hayley away Hayley is glaring daggers at a smirking Andy, "Why are you talking to a hunter?!" Hayley asks Ashton while shrugging his hands off of her.

"We need him" Ashton told Hayley who gaped at him, "He's a hunter! He hunts our kind!" Hayley yells while throwing her hands up "I do hunt your kind, just rogues" Andy said while rolling his eyes. 

Hayley got irritated by his eye roll tries to jump on him again but gets stopped by Ashton "Wow, babe, I know I'm hot but please, not right in front of a crowd" Andy smirks making Hayley kick him in the balls.

I giggled, making their attention snap to me, I blushed awkwardly waving. 

"Come in, Jessica" Ashton says, letting go of Hayley and pulling me in and closing the door.

I sat on the couch where Hayley is also sitting while her arms are crossed, Andy and Ashton talked about business and I just zoned out singing Animals in my mind, you know, by Maroon 5.

I giggled thinking about it, it relates to Ashton and Hayley, they can smell me which is weird and also disturbing.

Hayley nudged me and I smiled and place my gaze on Ashton who was shaking hands with Andy, Andy nodded at me and winked at Hayley who was ready to lung but Andy already ran out of the room.

I stifled a laugh and shrugged at Ashton's questioning gaze.

"What are hunters actually?" I ask while raising my hand, that’s what you do if you ask a question right? "Hunters are killers" Hayley hissed which Ashton shook his head to "Hunters kill 'rogues' the bad kind of werewolves and vampires" He said while sitting on his chair behind his desk.

"Oh, why do you hate hunters so much?" I ask Hayley who went rigid and clenched her fists "I think I'll go in my room, don't disturb me" she murmured while walking out.

Why does she hate hunters so much? Did the hunters do something to her or anyone special to her? 

"Don't mind Hayley, Jessica. She's just going through her monthly 'problems' "Ashton used air quotes making me giggle. 

I stood up and sit at the chair in front of Ashton's desk, "Can we talk?" I ask him while I looked anywhere but him, He held two fingers under my chin and made me look at him "What is it?" he asks while his eyes softened.

"Please let Jordan go" I pleaded while holding onto his hands "I promise I won't escape, just for the sake of his freedom, If he tries to come back for me I won't go with him" my eyes start to water and he sighs, wiping my tears away.

"Fine, but if he comes back, I'll kill him" he tells me while kissing my forehead. 

Kill him? I closed my eyes, I'll prevent any killing from happening. "Thanks" I murmur while closing my eyes and falling asleep from fatigue.

*** 

Waking up on the bed with Ashton, I remove the arm around my waist and stand up. 

I check the time to find it flashing 8:30, I glanced at Ashton's sleeping figure and kneeled down to kiss his forehead, Going into the walk-in-closet and got a jacket, also rummaging through my underwear drawer until I found the key for the basement. 

I wore the jacket and walked out of the walk-in-closet to tip-toe out of the room. 

I walked down the stairs to the living room and through the hall where the basement's door is, I glanced behind my back for anyone awake. 

I went down the hall and inserted the key to the basement's door, when I opened the door I walked down the flight of stairs until I smelt the disgusting smell of the cells, I went to Jordan's cell and reached in to tap his shoulder.

If I cause noise then I might awaken some of the prisoners "Jordan, wake up" I hiss quietly while looking around if anyone heard that "What?" he asked groggily while sitting up from his nonexistent bed.

"Ashton will let you go" I whisper and his eyes lighten up "And you?" he asks while holding onto my face, I shook my head "I won't be coming along, I'm staying" I whisper while tearing up, he wipes my tears "Don't cry, I'll come back for you" he reassures me while whispering too.

"Don't. Please, promise me to don't come back" I plead at him while holding his hand "No I can't--" I cut him off "Please don't come back for me" I hug him, which is hard because there are bars between us.

"No, I won't" he says firmly with determination in his eyes. "Don't! They'll kill you" I start to cry harder and he shushes me, I look in his eyes and his determination was nowhere to be seen "Please, promise me to don't come back for me. I'll find a way to keep in touch, just please promise me" I cry harder, pleading. 

He thinks for a while before sighing "I promise" he whispers making me slightly smile "Thank you" I whisper while kissing his forehead. "I'm going back now, Ashton might wake up" I tell him and he nodded, I stood up but stopped by Jordan's hand holding on to my wrist.

I kneel down "Why?" I ask and he hesitates for a minute before sighing again "Do you... like him?" he asks pain in his eyes, I nodded biting my lip "I'm falling for him, Jordan, hard" I whisper the last part.

His hold on me goes limp and I pull away, "Bye" I mumble while walking away, I walked up the flight of stairs and locked the basement door, slipping the key in my pocket.

Checking behind my back if anyone woke up I quietly tip-toed to the kitchen to get a drink.

When I filled a glass with water I took tiny sips, I sighed, "What are you doing awake?" I suddenly gasped dropping the glass making it shatter on the floor, making a huge mess.

I spun around to find Hayley rubbing her eyes, "I-I was getting a drink, you startled me" I said wile placing a hand on my heart.

She smiled apologetically but I saw her tear-stained face, I took a step towards her but stopped when I felt a sting on my left foot, glancing down I saw I have stepped on glass "Oh No" I mumbled while raising my left foot. 

Hayley glanced down at my foot then gasped "We should treat that" she told me while helping me limp to the living room, "What about the glass?" I ask her and she shook her head "Someone will clean that up"

I sat down on the sofa and levitated my left foot, Hayley disappeared somewhere and came back with a first-aid kit. 

She firstly removed the glass making me bite my lip to stop myself from screaming in pain, I closed my eyes.

If I could only become less clumsy then I wouldn't have stepped on that glass. How stupid of me.

"Done" Hayley mumbled making my eyelids fly open, I didn't even feel it when she covered my cut. "Thanks" I mumbled while standing up.

"Why were you crying?" I ask her, she shook her head "Drop it" she told me and I held on to her shoulder "Why were you crying?" I ask again and she shrugs off my hand on her shoulder "Just drop it" she says coldly and walks away from me.

I hung my head, feeling dejected. She must really think I'm nosy. I wipe the tears that started to fall.