Chapter 28I can hear faint murmurs. I can't make out who they are or what is being said but I can hear them. I open my eyes, closing them quickly and groaning when the sunlight from the Window blinds me. “Jasmine,” That's my mom. I open my eyes again and blink a few times to adjust to the light and I believe my dad closes the shade making it less light in the room. My chest still hurts but not as much as it did. And the stupid beeping sound is giving me a headache.“What's the beeping noise?” I say but my voice is scratchy and my throat is so dry and it burns. I haven't had blood for a while.“Do you remember what happened at all?” my mom asked me to bring a cup of water to my lips and intake needy gulps and I shake my head.“I remember feeling funny and the next thing I remember is Dimitrius sitting on my bed I don't remember anything else,”My mom sighs before leaning down to kiss my cheek.“Your heart stopped after Dimitrius rejected you,”Rejected me? Is that what they're goin
Chapter 29I placed a spell on myself that everyone would see me the same so that when my stomach starts to grow, no one will see it but me. It's been so long since I've talked or seen Dimitrius. How am I going to tell him that I was pregnant?He hates my father, and my father hates him. I know I should be mad at him, but I'm not. I don't blame him for not wanting me. I was dying, and Dimitrius deserves to have a mate that loves him, and her parents won't care what or who he is like my dad.I often have debates with myself if being Queen would be worth it. I wanted it for so long, but being so close to death that didn't seem so important to me anymore.Am I stuck now? Would my father let me off the hook?I've known about the pregnancy for almost a month now. The wedding is a whopping two weeks away, so I'm doubting my dad will let me out of it. I'm stuck marrying Cato.I'm at a crossroads right now the medicine I have to be on to help my body not reject the new heart can be fatal to
Chapter 30“Dad,” Everyone was surrounding the dinner table for some Tyson and Mia and Cato were joining us since my dad had some things to discuss afterwards.“Yes?” He replied, my lips parted but no words came out. I was planning on telling him I did not want to be queen. “Never mind,” I slump down in my seat and start picking at my food. My father continues his conversation with Tyson and Cato taps me on the arm.“Can we talk in private for a minute?” I nod my head and take his hand so that he can lead me to the door. I saw the hurt flash across Ginger's face and I hope she knows that this isn't personal. I needed Catos help.“I've come up with a plan. Since your pregnant and you will start show Jazz, I figured we could get Ginger on board and pretend that it's mine,”“No, I couldn't do that,”Cato leans against the palace siding and sighs.“What will happen when they find out that Dimitrius is the father? Your dad hates him so much that he made….” Cato closes his mouth and sha
Chapter 31As Ginger curls my hair we each see the sadness in each other's eyes. Knowing That there's nothing we can do about it.I really hate my great great grandfather Victor. Our Pain Is because of him.Today is the day I marry Cato. Last week we faked our scene about the baby being Cato's. Our parents were upset but not disappointed like I thought they'd be. My father asked if the baby was Catos, afraid it was Dimitrius but I assured him and so did Cato so all is good and our plan is still in motion. I told my parents that we were moving into our old house behind the palace they were fine with it but what they don't know is I'm the only one going to be staying there while Cato and Ginger stay in The small cabin that my dad used for a workout garage it's not huge but it work for them this way no one really knows we aren't living together.My mom and grandma have planned this wedding. I'm just going along according to what they tell me.“Are You feeling okay?” Ginger asks when I
A Kingdom Of Roses And Iron.Prologue.At the end of the altar stands the groom, the man I’m meant to marry beside the groom stood my mate.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Today Is my twentieth birthday. My mom took care of the DJ and the invitations with the help from Ginger. I only asked my parents for one favor and that one favor meant so much to me because if they were invited maybe he’d come and finally step out from the shadows. I asked them to invite the Mortaga's. They were shocked that I wanted them at the party after signing the merger agreement only a day before. My great great grandfather Victor Caputo signed a blood oath to merge the neighboring Kingdom with his own, for the merger to happen one daughter must marry the other son once married the kingdoms would become one. Victor was a vile man and would sentence twenty strikes for those who disobeyed him.“Let me help you with your hair,” Ginger says, grabbing the curling iron.Ginger is my rock! She stands by me when I’
My heart pounded erratically in my chest as I tried to wiggle myself free. At this moment I felt so hopeless. The goddess only knows what’s going to happen to me and it’s all my fault for coming thinking he would show up. No one knows where I am, not even Ginger. Why did I even think he would show? He refuses to leave the shadows even for me.I’m the future Queen maybe this gown needs a reminder of just who I am“Get off me do you have any idea who I am!,” I tried reasoning but he only smirked.“I don’t give a fuck who you are. You're unmated..”The stranger paused, darting his fat tongue out to lick his small thin lips. “For now,” He smiled mischievously. I managed to free my hand and I slapped him hard across his cheek. My mother was right, I should have never come here. I’m useless with no way to protect myself from perverts like this. At least my mother Caliana has her amulet that has an ancient power passed down to her from her mother, it was the least she could give my mother a
Jasmine Age fourteen.“So what was so important that you had to talk to me?” Cato asked.I looked over at Ginger sitting beside me at the umbrella table. Winter and Sofia were racing in the pool. Cato sat across from us with the water dripping from his blonde hair, his brown eyes fixed on Ginger's breast.What a damn perv“I will only agree to this marriage on one condition,” I told him.His almost nonexistent eyebrow raises.“Okay, I’ll bite. What’s the condition?” Ginger gives me a reassuring nod and I take a deep breath.“This marriage will only be on paper. You will not be allowed to kiss me, touch me, and most definitely no sex,” I tell him and take a sip of my lemonade.The corner of his mouth raises.“And why would I agree to that? The point of the marriage is that our Lycan genes will make a powerful baby,” He raises his eyebrow up and down as his brown eyes roam my body. Gross!I chuckled because he doesn't know yet that I don’t have the gene Winter does.“I don’t have the
JasmineAge fourteen.Why am I so nervous and why is my throat burning? And Goddess why does that strange smell, smell so damn good?When the doors opened the first thing I saw was a living room. And off to the right was the kitchen the walls were a dark shade of gray the cabinets were a dark blue. The dark blue sectional had red pillows on it. Weird color themes that’s for sure. I walked further into the foyer and headed down a dark non-lit hallway. Why is it so dark? The glass door at the end of the hall had an indoor pool behind it with some chairs. It was dark and I couldn’t see much. I opened the door and walked into the room, the chlorine smell masks that wonderful smell of this apartment type place. The pool had some type of led lighting that made the water glow a light blue. I was standing at the ledge and I turned with the sudden sound of the door closing, it was heavy so it couldn’t have closed on its own. A gasp left my lips when white eyes stared directly at me and I too