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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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ASHLEYI untangled my hands and made to leave the bed.“Come on, Ashley. Please hear me out. Please.”“You are going to keep blaming your faults on others. Why should I listen to you?”“Okay, just relax. At that time, I still thought that you had something to do with the bond. And I saw Circe's prophecy as a threat. You would agree with me that it was targeted at causing rivalry. That was not something I wanted. So in a way, I wanted to get rid of you, and end everything.”“You were going to kill me.”“Ashley, don't you understand that a lot has changed between then and now? I feel different about you. I cannot even imagine such a thing anymore. You mean so much to me, Ashley.”Don’t fall for his words! I told myself.“Listen, you, of all people, should understand what Jasmine was trying to do. She just wants to come between us so badly. Do not give her a chance, please.”He reached out and touched me. His hand touched my arm unsteadily as if waiting for approval. I looked down at his
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ASHLEYI turned sharply at the creaking of the floorboard. I jolted off Axel and sat up quickly.I looked at him and back at the floorboard. Then I sensed Carson and Brody’s presence immediately.“Looks like your brothers are coming in,” I said, trying to hold back laughter.“Are they?” he said, a small smile curving at the edge of his lips.“Why are you not bothered?”“Brothered? Should I be? Oh, I should be!”There was something fishy about the way he spoke. He probably knew that they were coming.“Wait, you knew your brothers were coming?” I asked, looking at him closely.“Yes, he knew. And we are done starving because of your fight. Now that it is over, can we have our Ashley?”I looked at Brody in shock. This wasn't a coincidence! They were all aware. They planned it.“Carson?” I asked, turning to him.“I just did what had to be done.”“But you acted like you…” I turned to Axel, “You!”“That's enough,” Axel said and dragged me down.My back landed on the bed and in a split second
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ASHLEYI had looked forward to the weekend with glee. Since my mum informed me that she would be returning at the end of the week. It was finally Saturday and my joy knew no bounds.I chuckled as I recalled Axel instructing the palace maids that he wanted everything to be in order. He specifically said, ‘Alpha Hendrix standard’.The palace was filled with a lot of bustling as all hands were on deck. By late evening on Friday, the palace was just the way Axel believed his father would like. For me, I was more concerned about seeing my mum than anything else. I could also look forward to many gifts from them. We all stood at the entrance to welcome Alpha Hendrix and my mum. As much as I was happy about the return of my mum, I knew it was not the same for my mates. They did not like their father being around, especially Axel. There was a huge rivalry between them, one that didn't look like it would end anytime soon.The alpha princes, their forms imposing yet gentle, stood at the entra
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