It had been 7 months, and the girls were beginning to feel uneasy as the time passed.
They felt as if someone was staring at them on the way to school and later in class.
The girls now felt as if someone was staring at them and following them back home.
Alyssa, Juliet, and Luna had told their mates, who thought it was all in their heads, so the girls had no choice but to tell Jace and Alexander.
Jace and Alexander were convinced that the girls were telling the truth because Alexander had felt the same way when he was with Luna.
“I honestly believe someone is following us,” Juliet said, as Ronin sighed and stared at his mate, unsure whether he should believe her or not.
Alyssa spoke "I felt this energy around me as if I couldn't breathe," as she looked directly into Loukas's eyes, who was attentively listening.
“I felt trapped, and it irritated me,” Luna said, clicking her tongue.
“It could be your imagination,” Loukas said, making Luna, Alyssa, and Juliet frown.
“I don't think it's their imagination, Lou.” Jace spoke as he looked at his cousins whose eyes widened as they saw how Jace took Alyssa, Luna, and Juliet's side.
“I'm sorry, Jace, but this time I'm with Lou and Ron because I'm feeling nothing as well.” Draco spoke as he stared at Jace when Alexander spoke up "Brother Draco, I agree with Jace, they felt it, so it must be real," as Draco's eyes widened in surprise.
“Did you sense it?” Loukas said, and Alexander replied, "Yes, I did." while Draco tried to process everything.
“When did you first notice this?” Ronin inquired curiously as Alexander glanced at Jace, who nodded his head.
Alexander stammered out his words. “I-I… I felt this same energy that I am felt yesterday but it's lesser compared to before when I first mated with Jace and the time when I first fell from the stairs and was admitted to the hospital and lost everything." As he answered the question Ronin asked him.
“And you're telling us this now?” Loukas spoke sternly as Jace sighed, saying, "Look Lou, right now isn't the time to be lecturing Alex because he did nothing wrong."
Draco glared at Jace as he spoke, "We could have helped him and you" while Jace shook his head in disagreement.
“What help? You don't even believe your mates, so why would you believe what I said?” Jace spoke up as Draco stared at his cousin in disbelief.
“You've got to be kidding me, Jace, I'm your best friend, you should've told me.” Draco spoke while Jace shook his head and asked, "And what would you do?" You don’t even believe us? Would you believe us if we did tell you? Yeah, I'm guessing that's your response would be the same as now.”
Draco had no idea what to say because Jace was correct, so he remained silent for the time being.
“Look, girls, you need to ignore and move on because it could just be your thoughts.” The girls sighed as Loukas spoke, knowing full well that no one believed them except Jace and Alexander.
“It was all true, Lou.” Alyssa spoke as she stared at Loukas, who responded, "Your imagination, babe," as he rubbed his irritated face.
Alyssa said, "It's not my imagination," as she stared at Loukas, who groaned, unsure what to do.
“How come you don't believe them?” Draco replied angrily, "Because we aren't feeling anything," as he stared at Jace.
Luna spoke up. “Your feelings aren't required," as she glared at Draco, who sadly looked at Luna.
“What exactly do you mean by that?” Ronin questioned seeing his brother sad, to which Jace replied, "They are in danger, whoever is doing this wants to hurt them, not you," as Ronin sighed, unsure which side to take.
“If they want to harm them, why is Alexander feeling the same energy?” Loukas inquired, concerned, as Alexander responded, "Because I stay with the girls, and secondly, they want to kill me as well," to which Loukas hummed understandingly.
“So, you're trying to say that you're in the situation as our mates?” Draco was concerned because he adored Alexander as if he were his younger brother.
“I might be in trouble, but my mate believes me, so I am confident I will be safe, but Luna, Alyssa, and Juliet are in trouble because you three don't believe them,” Alexander said as he smiled at Draco, who sadly returned his smile.
“Okay, so we supposedly believe them, so what do we look for? The energy that we can't even feel?” Ronin inquired as Jace groaned and rubbed his face.
Jace had no idea how difficult it would be to persuade his cousins that their ex-girlfriends were behind this and to top it all off, Jace hadn't even mentioned Sam, Amy, or Kim's names because he knew his cousins would never agree if their ex-girlfriends were mentioned.
“You are vampires, and you are connected with your mates, so you can feel their energy more than we can, so you try to look who is doing this by being with your mates and feeling what they are feeling,” Jace said, staring at Loukas, Draco, and Ronin as they nodded.
Alexander stood up, his hand on top of Draco's, and smiled at Loukas and Ronin.
“When you guys rescued me, I was afraid to open up to you all, and I was even afraid to talk to you guys. I ran away from everyone and everything using every chance I got, but you all sat next to me and taught me what family means, and you three made me believe in Jace,” Alexander said as he smiled at Draco, who nodded.
Loukas ruffled Alexander's hair as he said, "It was and still is our duty to keep you safe," making Alexander smile.
“Yes, but I no longer require your protection. I am protected by Jace, and I love him, but the people who need your protection right now are Alyssa, Juliet, and Luna,” Alexander said, staring at Loukas, who nodded.
“We want to keep them safe, but from whom?” Draco questioned trying to believe Jace and Alexander since he knew they had always cared for him.
“From the one behind all of this, so focus on them and feel the energy,” Jace said as Draco nodded his head and tried to focus.
“I can't, and I don't want to, because I don't believe in any of this.” Loukas spoke sternly, his gaze fixed on Draco, who was struggling to concentrate.
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