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ASHLEYI stood facing the practice room. My mind was made up about how I wanted to embarrass Jasmine. She put me through shame among the members of the cheer club. I decided that I will as well ensure she goes through a public disgrace as well.It was even good that I did not find the coach in her office. Now I had every reason to call Jasmine out publicly. I knew the coach was seated in the practice room, watching the routines of everyone who had qualified. I was supposed to be one of those performing right in that room. But I lost it, all beck Jasmine stole my routine.I watched as everyone was cheering as the girls performed one after the other. I heard the coach's voice as she called out the names of cheer performers. It seemed like a good time to strike but I wished I could even embarrass Jasmine in a more crowded place.My wolf was restless and eager to punish Jasmine for all her evil. I recalled how she pointed at me when leaving the private lounge. She even threatened to make
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JASMINEThe forest echoed with the sound of my sobs. I had lost everything. Usually, the forest was a place where I found solace. That was the reason I rushed in here, away from the noise in my home. Away from my mum's incessant questions about what was happening to me. But even here, the reality of my life consumed me.It was as if every branch held out a placard, telling me how miserable my life had become. I lost Axel, my position as president of the cheer club, and now, my reputation. I had been humiliated in front of the princes and Ashley! I had no reputation. I had also been embarrassed in front of the cheer club.I couldn't bear the thought of living with shame.I thought of Axel. After all the love I showed him, he was still able to abandon me because of something I did out of desperation. To think I had loved him so deeply. How could he have done this to me? How could he have broken my heart so cruelly? And now, I had to face the consequences of my actions. I had tried to sa
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ASHLEYThe last person I expected in the palace was Jasmine.Wasn't she supposed to be nursing her misery?She barged into the living room, panting like a deer. I gave her a questioning look. I could tell that Carson and Brody were ready to strike in case she made any funny move.Her eyes were filled with anger and a rather wild determination. My eyes danced all over her. I didn't want to be thrown off guard, not before Jasmine.“Ashley, how foolish of you to think you have found the ones for you,” she began, her chest rising and falling.I knew where she was headed. It was about my mates. It was typical of Jasmine to want to come back for another fight. I would be shocked if she did not come up with something after we humiliated her so much.But we let her continue.And that was the worst decision ever.Axel planned to kill me?I had received death threats from Axel several times. Back then, before the mate bond, he made me feel like my life was worthless. It was as though my life wa
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AXELMy heart pounded in my chest as rage threatened to overwhelm me.Rejection?Jasmine had no idea what she had done. Her recording had shattered the fragile trust I had built with Ashley. It had driven a wedge between us that I feared might not be fixed anytime soon.I should have known something was wrong. As soon as I drove into the palace, the tension in the atmosphere breezed over me. It had a kind of unsettling warmth that made me quirk my brow.The air was thick and rigid, the kind that could be felt in the very fibers of my being. But I couldn't tell what exactly was going on. I stepped out of my car and found the living room door ajar. This was quite unusual and that got me wondering what was happening.I was almost at the door when I picked up Jasmine's scent. I had been searching for what was amiss since I drove in. But as soon as I smelled her, o k ew something was wrong. I wondered why it took too long to figure out that it was Jasmine.The cunning bastard! What was she
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AXELBy the time I got back to the palace, it was already dark. I met Ashley sitting outside with my brothers. As soon as I got closer to where they sat, she got up and went inside.My heart sank.The words of her rejection plagued my thoughts. There was no telling if she would take me back as her mate. I regretted ever trying to fix things with Jasmine.My wolf had been quiet since the rejection. He only got charged by Jasmine's confrontation. As soon as I left her, he went cold again. The effect of Ashley’s rejection was a huge turn-off for him. I wished she would listen to me.I know there was a time when I would kill Ashley without a second thought. But that was back when I still doubted the bond. That was when I felt trapped in the mate saga. I did not feel that way anymore.The fact that she saw nothing wrong in what she did was the most annoying part. Since she chose to keep playing devil, I was set to get my pound of flesh***********I left my class and headed straight to the
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CARSONI saw the pan in Axel's eyes as he came downstairs after trying to get Ashley to talk to him. I knew she would pay him no attention. I had tried to talk her into listening to him.I knew that what Axel did was unacceptable. But amid everything, I was aware that Axel’s feelings towards Ashley had changed. Earlier on, he hated her and just wanted to kill her. But that was all in the past. Axel had changed. He was crazy about her now. He got jealous of matters concerning her. He got worried when things were not going well for her.He was never like that. He didn’t give a fuck about her. But now, it is different. I knew that everything Jasmine recorded was things Axel said when he did not want Ashley. I explained to her that things had changed now.But she did not listen.God! Ashley was a stubborn creature. She'd been avoiding Axel like the plague, and it was driving him crazy. He could not hide his frustration. Even I could feel it and I wished there was something I could do to f
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ASHLEYI stared at the cabin. My eyes ran from it to Carson.Why did the emergency call choose to come in now of all time?“I'm sorry, I have to go,” he stepped backward.“But Carson…” I stretched my hand as if to touch him.A frown creased his brow, “Ashley, my dad would kill me if we lost out on this deal. And since you have insisted on doing this, I would not stop you”I nodded. It was typical of Casting to put my happiness first. I just knew that whatever had to take him from me was definitely beyond his control.I sighed and turned to the cabin as I heard Carson's footsteps retreating. The cabin held a certain charm that even I could not clearly describe. But aside from its charm, Jordan's album was playing in the background. It had changed to another of his songs, one that always took me to another realm every time.It was playing just on the right volume now. It had become more alluring than ever. I slowly knocked on the door of the cabin.There was no response.Was it possible
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ASHLEYI swirled and faced Axel immediately. My mouth was agape and my eyes were ready to pop out of their sockets. I could not wrap my head around what was happening.Why was Axel in the abandoned cabin?What was he here in this underground room? Did he follow my scent?But how did he know about the painting?“A…Axel?”“Yeah, I figured you might need some company, so I decided to be that guy,” he flung his hands in front of him.“What guy?” I was getting irritated by the calmness with which he spoke.Who the fuck did he think he was, anyway? I was barging in here just like that and claiming to be some stupid guy that I did not need.“The guy that…” he noticed my disgusted look, “come on, Ashley. Are you now irritated by my presence?”“Irritation? You think? No. I'm scared! I'm fucking scared that this might be the last moment I'll spend alive. There's no one around to save me. This is probably your big moment and there's no telling what you would do next.”As I spoke, it got clearer.
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