Jasmine As I stood in the crowded party, surrounded by people and music, my thoughts were far from the festivities. I couldn't help but feel an overwhelming sense of fear and anxiety every time Hardin was nearby. Every touch, every word, made me cringe with revulsion. And the way he had mouthed the words that I was next made me want to puke. “Come with me Jasmine, let’s go over to the balcony,” Nadia mentioned, but I simply shook my head with a forced smile, while her eyes searched mine worriedly.“You are sure you don’t want to go?”“Yes,” I voiced out, then Nadia gave me a warm hug before leaving to join the rest of the crowd.My mind was consumed with doubts and questions about what I did feel for Hardin. I had accepted the fact that whatever I shared with Hardin was mainly because I had no choice, and I definitely had no romantic feelings for him. But still, the thought of him being with other girls made my blood boil with anger. How dare he violate me whenever I was with Loren
Chapter 41HardinGuilt and frustration were the exact words to describe how I felt every time that I made Jasmine break out in tears. I was toxic, and I did not need to be told.I was gradually becoming the image of me that my mother would not like and anytime I thought about how she felt watching what I suddenly turned out to become, I cursed severally. From where I stood at the balcony, I watched Jasmine leave the party with Nadia tagging behind her confusedly. I only realized that I had been staring at her for so long, when the twins came behind me, calling me out of my thoughts."Weird right? We also feel that way, I mean the way you pay special attention to her. Is there something we do not know?" Sandro pointed out, and I furrowed my brows like I had no idea what he was talking of."Who?" "Your step sister, man. I don't think we can hold back from saying it," Alex joined. "Ohhh... Jasmine. My father suddenly added a responsibility on me by making me her personal body guard w
Chapter 42 - HardinHardinIf I was right, I had exchanged barely six or seven words with Dad ever since the incidence at the dinning room. Maybe once when I had answered 'yes' to all of the advice that he was feeding me with, and some forced 'good mornings' to him. The only reason I still stayed back at the mansion and had not moved to the cottage where I always found comfort was because Dad had intentionally added much more duties to me, which at the end of the day will not only be exhausting, but will be so late that I won't be able to leave the mansion anymore.Whenever Camila had the opportunity to talk to me, she came up with the thing of how everything Dad was doing was solely for my care and growth, and how I was just misunderstanding him.I never answered any of the things she said though, because none of it made any sense. If Russo actually cared like Camila said, then instead of placing more jobs on me, the exact thing that he would have been doing will have been to find
Chapter 43Hardin"You really think Lorenzo can make a good team captain?" Someone whispered to her friend down the hallway and thanks to supernaturally enhanced hearing, I could not help but listen to the conversation even though the last thing that I wanted to do at this point was hear anything about that darned competition that should not even be happening in the first place. And even though I wanted so badly to punch Lorenzo in the face, I knew that it would only make things worse for me. After all, this silly idea had started right after the incident between us that had made me go on suspension as team captain. And now that the time had elapsed and it was now time for things to go back to the way they were, it was a perfect opportunity for Lorenzo to strike and declare his intent to be captain of the lacrosse team. A team that I had been the captain of since I was in sophomore year. "I don't know but with the way things are going and how he is becoming everyone's favorite, it
JasmineI had no idea why I felt like Hardin had casted all his hatred on me with that single stare. He was angry, and it was obvious on his face, however I was unaware of the wrong that I had done to receive such a threatening glare from him.He had no idea that I was there to support him, so I couldn't really blame him. After I had overheard his discussion with Sandro and Alex, I had been worried sick for him. I knew his love for lacrosse, though his performance had not been really great at recent times from what I heard I had gained information from my eavesdropping that the captain of the lacrosse team would be selected through the feats and performances on the field, as well as academic performance too. It was obvious lacrosse practice wasn't going entirely well for Hardin, and with the decline in his academics, there was no way he was going to make captain.After I had finished eavesdropping on his conversation that day, I had rushed towards the cafeteria to have a chat with Lo
Chapter 45Hardin's POVI knew that I had not turned in any assignment for History the minute Mr Mert announced the scores because with everything going on especially after that shitty game two days ago, the last thing on my mind was some lame assignment at school. But lame might probably be a stupid word to use, considering that being captain of the team meant that I had to ensure that my grades were up, and by up, a lot higher than the way they were and doing assignments was necessary to achieving such a goal. Which meant that whoever had somehow managed to turn in the assignment –and by whoever, I meant Jasmine, my step sister that I would rather have my fangs removed than claim publicly as part of my family, because with our eyes locked on each other and the way she looked away, unable to hide her emotions and ultimately giving away that she was the culprit– had just saved my ass. But why? Why was she being nice to me all of a sudden? Okay, maybe that was a bit far fetched bec
Chapter 46 - HardinThe issue of finding my mate was one thing that I had been trying my best to avoid, and now as the elders had brought up the topic, I did not know how to feel.It was mainly because I was partly beginning to feel that I did not have a mate, which was probably the moon goddess punishment to me, for being the asshole that I was. It was a thing of great concern as I was going to be an Alpha, so I sincerely understood why they had to talk about it.But it will have been much better if they had not brought it up at that point in time.It was just two weeks ago, that Sandro found his mate, at a party that we attended. And before he found his mate, he was already worried, as Alex had found his mate way back in time.Then there's me, older with some months, and of an Alpha blood, and still, I had not felt any sensation that was close to finding my mate.My face immediately contorted into a frown, that Dad noticed, as he called my name."Is anything the problem? Are you und
Chapter 47 - JasmineJasmineI walked from office to office checking out Hardin's academic performance. I was already familiar with most of the teachers in the school. My perfect grades and brilliant performance had me on their good list. Revealing scores to students before publishing wasn't allowed, but after ceaseless pestering I was able to get a peek at the score sheet.Some of the results had already been posted, and Hardin was doing very well in all his subjects. Nadia had also informed me that he was doing very well in lacrosse practice, and I was happy for him.After the incident at the field, I hadn't stepped foot back into their training ground. Nadia was the one who was keeping an eye on Hardin for me, and her reports were filled with positive results. Things weren't as perfect like this at home, but I was satisfied with the improvement in school.It wasn't exactly the best day, but I was happy about one thing at least. Hardin was beginning to pick up pace in his academics