Chapter 49 – JasmineHardinIt was a struggle to not scream at Jasmine as I brought her back home, Lorenzo trailing after us.When we arrived at the house, Lorenzo held her arm and she stopped, still shaken from almost being kidnapped, it made my anger towards her lessen a bit because it would have been insane if she had not been shaken after what had just happened.“Do you want me to stay?” He asked and I scoffed, fighting the urge to slap his hand away from her arm and resisting the stronger urge that I had to hold him by the neck and ask him questions about what they were doing and why he had put her in harm’s way even though I was sure that he had nothing to do with the kidnappers, considering how he had fought them off until I got there.I could not even begin to imagine what would have happened if I had gotten there a minute later than I have.When I saw the look on Jasmine’s face as I slapped Lorenzo’s hand away, I decided that perhaps I needed to tone down my anger. She was st
Chapter 50 Hardin's POV "You're shooting daggers from your eyes, bro. Did something happen?" Alex's voice dragged me away from my thoughts and when I finally looked away from the table that I had been staring at, I saw that his brows were raised in question as he gestured towards the direction that I had been looking at. It was of course, none other than Jasmine's table where she was sitting with her friend and Lorenzo, her knight in shining armour. I had called and spoken to him yesterday to discuss the attempted kidnapping and to gauge if I had been wrong to not suspect him for having a hand in the attempt and so far, other than him vowing to remain by her side and protect her, a promise that would have put me at ease if he was talking about any other person but Jasmine, he seemed to be in the clear which brought me back to square one. Who could have wanted to kidnap Jasmine and why? Of course this morning before I had left for school, my father had summoned me to his offi
Chapter 51Hardin's POV"Welcome back captain." The team chorused as I stepped into the changing room and I grinned, finally able to rest and know that I was not under any pressure to keep the position any longer, especially because it involved trying not to show my intense dislike for Lorenzo. As I passed by him on the way to my locker, he smiled and I ignored him. "Congratulations on becoming captain of the team, again. Well deserved." He said in a calm voice that would have been believable from anybody else except him because not up to twenty four hours ago, he was still running against me for this very same position. It baffled me how composed he looked and I wondered why he had even run against me in the first place? Was it to piss me off because he had done an excellent job at it. I couldn't think of any reason why he did and suddenly dropped out. I bet Jasmine would know about why but she didn't look like she did yesterday. Anyways, it didn't matter anymore. I was captain
Chapter 52A day earlierJasmineEverything at home had been going quite well. I confirmed when at dinner, and Russo was not around, Lisa had quietly eaten her meal, without making any attempt to taunt Mom. Hardin also, though he was not at dinner, was doing pretty okay and had barely slept outside the house in the past weeks. His absence at dinner was clearly because he had accompanied Dad for a meeting.I could also attest to the fact that Hardin was getting better, asides that he still had sex with me when he wanted, which I did not totally hate, as I felt some emotions of love towards him.Well, I guess it was the one thing that always kept me in check whenever I thought of reporting Hardin. Since as much as it was wrong for a step brother to have sexual attractions towards his sister, it was also wrong for me to be emotionally attached to him."Take care, Mom," I passed her a kiss, before finally leaving the house to join Hardin that was already waiting for me outside.Through ou
Chapter 53Still a day earlierHardin's POVIf there was a motto that I lived by that I was sure was one of the reasons why I had made a name for myself in this school, it was the act first, talk later movement.I saw the way everyone else minded their business almost immediately I looked at them with raised eyebrows as I dragged the boy that I had just punched out of the cafeteria. I knew that once I left the cafeteria, there would be a lot of mumblings and speculations about why I had punched him and was now taking him out of the cafeteria to finish the job. And if I was someone who cared about what people said, then maybe it would have bothered me but I didn't.Something at the back of my mind reminded me that this was not an action that I should have carried out, especially because they were yet to even decide if I was to keep my title as captain of the team or give it to that fake prince charming, Lorenzo. And from the looks of it, after this scene, I was sure that he would repor
Chapter 54Hardin's POV"You look like you could use some sleep." Alex said when I entered the boy's locker room to change for our evening practice and I merely grunted, too exhausted to answer. My father had traveled out of the pack for a meeting that was going to last for one week and had automatically made me interim head, whether or not I was willing to accept the role. I had almost been moved to ask him to make his Beta interim head instead but when he had spoken, I had known that this was a test. He wanted me to prove to him that I was capable of being a leader and a part of me wondered what would happen if I failed to keep things in order by the time he returned. "Being Alpha looks like it sucks, bro." Sandro quipped and even though I agreed, I didn't answer. I was born to lead. There was never any doubt that I would one day come into power. And with the way the elders and my father were insistent on me finding a mate, I knew that I had to step up my game. It was now or neve
Chapter 55JasmineA part of me was very skeptical when Hardin had said that he was going into the woods to get herbs for my mother because with the way he and his aunt, Lisa hated us so much, I would have thought that he would be happy with the turn out of events. Lisa had also not been in the house since this morning and I wondered what she would think if she came in and saw that my mother was sick. Hardin's face had been the complete opposite of happy after he walked in and saw my mother. Like he had seen this kind of thing before. And when he confirmed it and I went to ask the pack doctor about it after Hardin left to get the herbs, the doctor had been vague and tight lipped about the issue and it made me wary because who was sick with the exact same illness like my mother that Hardin knew? Could it perhaps have been his mother? And if that were true, were both illnesses connected? If I asked Hardin about it, would he tell me? I didn't realize that I had dozed off on the chair
Chapter 56HardinI could not deny that I felt sad for Jasmine. I tried to not show it, but I was deeply concerned for her. A large part of me wanted to go straight to Jasmine and fuck her hard till she screams my name, but thankfully, my wolf’s reminder that she was not in the best of state held me back.Though my flesh demanded that it be pleased, I fought quite well to contain myself. This wasn't the time for such. Jasmine needed me at the moment, more than ever. And as a caring brother, not as an asshole that just gets his dick into his step sister whenever he liked.I walked stealthily and slowly towards her room. It was night, and I didn't want to bring attention towards myself. Especially when I was walking towards my stepsister’s room at night.I reached her room. And without announcing my arrival with a knock, I walked in. She was not there, her room was empty, but I could sense her inside the place.I walked to her closet, and I still could not find Jasmine, which got me a