Chapter 19

JAKE

I am sitting in my private room on my jet and I am looking out the window. I watch as we leave the tarmac and I start to wonder if this world tour was such a good idea. What if I can not control myself? What if the wolf manifests while I'm with a lot of people?

I can not help but wonder because I would like to keep the secret for as long as I can. I do not want people to be afraid of me but it is clear that I have distanced myself from them and maybe this way, they do become afraid of me anyway.

Then suddenly the door swings open and I see that woman that I could not resist when I got on the plane. Our eyes lock for only a second and then she slams the door closed leaving me all alone again. I quickly stand up without thinking and walk to the door.

I put my hand on the door handle and I want to open it but suddenly I do not know what I would do if I did. I am supposed to be away from human contact and now I am running after this woman. It is as if I am losing any kind of self control when she is around me.

Then before I could stop myself I open the door. Suddenly, she falls into my arms because it is clear that she was leaning against the door. I catch her just before she falls on the floor and I feel her perfect body in my strong arms.

I hold her for a second in my arms and we just stare at each other. Then as quickly as I catch her I help her upright again. Suddenly, we speak at the exact same time.

"I am so sorry, I did not mean to-"

"I know that I should not have-"

LAYLA

As I stand against the door still feeling my heart racing in my rib cage, the door suddenly opens and I lose my balance. But luckily, there is a man on the other side in whose arms I would not mind to be in, that catches me just before I hit the floor.

I am captivated by his beautiful blue eyes and his white hair that is falling perfectly in place just enough to make his eyes look even more handsome. I can not help as I blush immediately when I tried to apologize. But then I hear him apologize at the same time.

There is a minute of awkwardness between us and I watch him just staring at the floor. Then I quickly say to break the silence.

"What I was going to say is, I am so sorry to have barged in here. They told me that the bathroom was this way and I guess I open the wrong door"

Then a slight smile appears on his face and my knees immediately go weak. He has a beautiful smile.

"I understand you are new here. I promise you I do not blame you"

"Thank you, so much for understanding"

I turn around and feel like a fool trying to get to my seat as quickly as possible.

JAKE

I watch as she turns around and suddenly, I do not want to be alone anymore. I wish I can tell her to come and sit with me for a while and just talk to me. I wish I can tell her everything that is happening to me. I wish I can just be in her presence for a while longer.

But then she turns around so quickly and walks away, not even giving me a chance to say anything. So, I walk back into my room and close the door. I sit in my seat and then without knowing it I smile. I think about what just happened and how beautifully she blushed. I just continued to stare out of the window and then I realized that maybe going on this world tour was not such a bad idea.

LAYLA

When I finally reached my seat. I quickly sit down trying to keep my head low. It seems like I have accomplished breaking all the rules that Stacy told me not to break. I spoke to him more than once and I looked at him more than once and now we also touched more than once.

I really want to make a success of this job and I should stop playing with fire if I want to keep it. Then Jason turns to me worried.

"What is going on? It looks like you have seen a ghost?"

I slightly smile and then I reply.

"I am okay, I guess I just need to get used to traveling on a plane"

"Oh, do you not like to travel?"

"I like to travel and see new places but it is the flying part that I am not so keen of"

He laughs a little at my demise but I laugh with him. Then he says.

"It is not so bad and I'm sure that after this world tour you never look at a plane the same again"

"I guess you have been on a world tour before?"

"Yes, quite a few, and what I can say is it is hectic. One moment you are in this city and the next you are in that city. My piece of advice is to take every moment in that you can get. If there is a moment for you to do sightseeing go and do it because tomorrow you will be somewhere else"

"Thank you, I will take that advice to heart"

He smiles at me and suddenly I feel almost as if there is a spark between us. Then he falls back in his seat and puts in his earphones while he closes his eyes. Then I remember how I wanted to ask him where we are going because I still have no idea where we are going.

Then the stewardess walks past me and I ask her to give me something to drink. I need to just calm my nerves even if that means to just drink a bit of water. Suddenly, I see a flash of Jake Anderson before me again and I realized that he will be haunting my thoughts a lot.

It is very strange how you can make up an image of someone that you do not know and then when you meet them for the first time they do not come close to what you thought they are. I never thought that he would be such a gentleman that he is with me. Then I get my drink and drink as much water as I can. I suddenly do not have the need to go to the bathroom anymore.

I look around me and I see everyone is busy with their own things and most of them are sleeping. I guess like the moments of sightseeing you should also get your moments of sleep. So, I fall back in my seat and close my eyes. I start to wonder where I would be when I wake up. This is definitely going to be an interesting journey.

JAKE

I walk over to my mini-fridge and get something to drink. I bought myself a few snack bars that have enough protein to feed a lion. I can not afford to become as hungry as I always do and I need to suppress as much as I can of the wolf in me. I have to keep him happy. So that he does not feel the need to come out.

I have learned one or two things about the state that I find myself in. As long as there is no immediate danger or excitement I can keep him at bay. Then I decided to sleep because that is also one of the things that the wolf needs. When I wake up I am sure I will be ready to suppress him for the rest of the day.