Chapter one hundred and thirty two: Men Don't Sulk Asher's POV For a while, I remained rooted in the same spot right in front of Liam's door. Liam was my first port of call when I was in a bad mood, not alcohol or the beach or driving. I had called him on my way to his house and he informed me that he was at home even though he had just gotten back from work. In addition, Rylee was at home too. After wiping the last tear drop off my moist cheek with the back of my palm, I rang the doorbell once and then twice, before waiting for their response."Oh, big man!" Liam exclaimed, grabbed my hand, and pulled me in for a big hug. "You're here already." He said, before releasing me to close the door. "It seems like you're expecting someone else," I started from my observations. "Not really, but Rylee went grocery shopping and I thought it was here for a second." He said and led me to the couch. "Oh, I see." I just bluffed. "Do make yourself comfortable." He motioned for me to sit down
Sebastian's POV "The car keys." I stretched my hand towards Max and waited for him to hand them over. "Good day, sir," He greeted and dumped them right in the middle of my palm. Today, I would not just be driving myself, but I would be driving a different car. Max and I went to one of the car rentals in the city and had one rented. It was a blue Sudan. Since Jasmine and Asher already knew I had a black Ford, trailing them with it would only cause suspicion. I wanted this mission to be as smooth as it could be. "Right on time." I cackled as I adjusted my watch to see for myself. It was only 6: 40 AM, and Asher or Jasmine usually take the kids to school by 7: 30 AM, I knew because I had watched them from afar, but never followed them as I was still using my black Ford. This means I had only fifty minutes to drive down to their homes something that would normally cost me thirty-five minutes, or a maximum of forty minutes. "Open the gate," I instructed Max before getting into the r
Sebastian's POV Asher waited for all three kids to be safely inside the school premises before he got into his white SUV. Not ready to leave because my mission was not yet accomplished, I ducked my head, turning the opposite way so Asher wouldn't get a glimpse of me. Sure that he was gone, I waited for about ten minutes for the benefit of the doubt. Now a hundred percent certain, I got out of the car and walked towards the school gate. "Hello, good morning sir." The gatekeeper greeted me once he saw me. "Do you want to come in?""Not yet." I dismissed him subtly. "Is there anything I can help you with?" He tried to be cordial. "I just want to know when school dismisses." I make my intention clear. "What time exactly?" I elaborate. "Oh... 2 PM." He says ignorantly. "But if your child is enrolled in the private classes, it's till 4 PM." He finishes. How was I going to know if the kids were having private classes? I puffed. "Uhm ... The triplets, when do they normally close?" I
Jasmine's POV "Babe, I made your favorite," I got closer to Asher, trying to gain his attention. After the incident two days ago and how he walked away furiously, he didn't bother looking my way for the second time. It was already becoming frustrating, and I wished I had consulted him first. Frankly, I was sorry, but he wouldn't see it, not when he has refused to give me a listening ear. "Babe..." I reached out to touch his shoulder, but he flinched. "Babe?" I grimaced. "What is it?" He shrugged without even sparing me a glance. Again, I got closer and he flinched for the second time, adjusting a bit farther from my reach. I stomped my feet on the ground like a toddler, whining annoyingly. "What is it?" He asked in his recently nonchalant way. "Why don't you want me to touch you?" I demanded. "Because I'm busy." He pointed at the laptop in front of him, even though we both knew it wasn't true. "And I'm trying to tell you something," I argued baselessly. "And can't it be sai
Jasmine's POV "What?!" I gasped, grabbing all three kids into my arms and away from the gifts. "He asked us to take it...""I told you to never accept gifts from strangers." I scolded them abruptly. "We didn't accept it, but he dropped it with us." Emily defended herself. "Where is your teacher?" I looked around, not seeing any, it wasn't their fault either, I was almost thirty minutes late. "She wasn't here when he returned," Ethan spoke up for all three of them. "Leave those damn gifts and let's go home." I tried to not scream at them, using the cuss word regardless. Terrified, they hurried out of the classroom, with their backpack and started for my car. Sebastian?! I couldn't shake the angry and disgusting feeling from my head. What the fuck was he doing with them? Was he trying to get back at me? Because there was no way in hell he knew about my long-kept secret. The only persons who were aware aside from Asher and myself were Liam and Rylee, and they would never do some
Jasmine's POV Asher opened the door, and the way the kids usually greeted changed, partly because they were scared their father would scold them even more, or because I had yelled at them so much. All through the journey, I never soared a moment to scold them and show my distaste. "Kids?" He called out to them, with his arms wide open."Dad." They whispered, their voice barely audible as they went in for the hug, not like they had a choice. "What's the matter?" He looked from them to me and back at them, tilting their moody faces up so they could meet his gaze. "Mr...""To your room," I ordered Emily with her smart mouth. "Your dad and I need to be alone," I added, so it wouldn't seem rude. "Yes, mum." They groaned and began to leave with a heavy face. "Make sure to put your uniform in the washing machine, bathe, and come down for lunch," I yelled after them. "Not like you will be needing the uniforms again." I sighed. "Babe?" Asher called out, already tired of being kept in s
Jasmine's POV I flipped the last of the pancakes and set it on the edge of a flat plate. Taking out slices of bread, I kept roughly four each on the three plates. "Hey, babies!" I called out to all three of them. "Food is ready." I alerted cheerfully. It was more than a week since Sebastian visited their school. Asher and I had gone around the city in search of a more secure school. When we finally settled for one after fishing out five, we didn't hesitate to tell the school head and security of the problem we were avoiding. They had assured us of top security for our kids, which Asher gladly splashed a few extra dollars for assurance. "You all look so cute in your new uniform." I teased them, adjusting the necktie of Ezra and Ethan, and Emily's collars one by one. They grumbled, not happy with the whole change of school thing. Last night, I had taken the pain to explicitly explain the reason for all of the changes to them, but they were not having it, especially Ezra who alread
Jasmine's POV 'SEBASTIAN'My hands were visibly shaky and for a moment, I froze on the spot. When I regained myself, the rider was gone, leaving me with a brown case of nightmare. There was no way I was going to bring that into my home. Unsure of my next reaction, I simply glared at the nasty name over and over again. I yelped on hearing Asher's voice. "Babe?" Asher called, noticing I was spending so much time than necessary at the gate. "A minute." I got thrown into a state of frenzy, spiraling in circles, shuffling between the idea of trashing it or showing him. I haven't even read the content of the letter, but I also didn't need a seer to know Sebastian was of no good... He was never of any good."Is everything okay out there?" He demanded.I mopped, almost shedding tears as his footsteps got louder. "Calm down, Jasmine." I tried to calm my nerves and practiced the breathing exercise. In and out, I inflated and deflated my lungs. For all it was worth, I had no reason to be s
Jasmine's POV "Welcome, Alpha Finley!" My mother excitedly welcomed the guests and even though there were ushers all over the place, she still made it her duty to welcome people, especially her special guests; allies of our packs, noble alphas, and a few old buddies. Today was the final day Asher would be coronated as Alpha of his pack and the merging of our packs together. My parents made a long list of guests they would invite. I, Liam, and Rylee on the other hand just received soft treatment, ate, and enjoyed the weekend. Their presence in the pack and hospital had relieved me of stress. Liam made sure a few agents I sent partnership deeds to collaborate with me. He also helped in the hospital and took on the role of training intern doctors. Rylee wasn't left out, she took care of the kids a few times and helped with the non-medical management of the hospital. She was a good manager, so I made her take on the role of the head of our PR team. Alpha Finley followed my mother as
Chapter 162 Resurrection Of The Miracle Doctor Jasmine's POV "Dr. Jasmine!" A random voice screamed. I turned in the direction and found a man in his mid-thirties, groaning in pain. He nursed his left arm with his right and looked a bit battered. His shirt was torn in a few places, and so were his pants, in addition, they were dirty. "Hello," I smiled genuinely when I got to where he was standing. "Dr. Jasmine, my body aches." He groaned in severe pain. "What happened to you, if I may ask?" I began integrating him, still observing him closely. "I fell off a cliff while hiking." He said briefly. "It feels like all my bones are broken." He continued to cry out. "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that." I offered my sympathy. "Thank you, Dr. Jasmine." He sniffled. "Will I be able to use my arm again?" He asked genuinely. It must be a strong fall because most times our wolf abilities helped in the healing process and made it faster. If he was this concerned, then we had a lot of work to do,
Chapter 161 Multiple Blessings As A Comeback Jasmine's POV Last night was a very emotional one for us. After we spoke to Sebastian on the phone, I didn't even let the call drop before I ran like a thief into my parent's room for the second time. Initially, they were reluctant to indulge me, but when Sebastian spoke up again, they were caught up in their disbelief as they sprang up from bed, wanting to snatch the phone from me. My mother didn't mind if she was in a skimpy gown and with her mate in bed, and so did my father, and it was even better since I was the only one around. After much battle, I handed the phone over to them in tears and they spoke at length with their son, asking for forgiveness, and also pleaded that he had a change of mind and returned for the full moon holidays. Sebastian on the other hand, was quite repentant than I had figured him to be. He also apologized to his parents and myself and Asher, and we bonded like one big family. Throughout last night, my
Chapter 160 Merry Go Round Jasmine's POV "Ah!" I groaned, a loud deafening cry. Sebastian was freaking alive?! Damn it! I flung the paper from Asher's hand in disbelief... The news was a good one, but I was still living in denial, it was too good to be true. "Oh my!" I whimpered, my hands were visibly shaky. By now, my sweaty palms had left brown maps on the pure white sheet. "It's Sebastian," Asher spoke after a long pause. He was still clearly in shock like myself, if not more. Without prior thoughts, I got off the bed and rushed out of the room, headed to my parent's room. I couldn't wait to see their reaction. Even though they seemed to have moved on, it was no denying that they missed him so much. First, he was their son, their only biological child, and second, everything around them reminded them of Sebastian... The throne, food, events he was unable to meet up because of his sudden demise... They would be over the moon, I could stake my life on it. "Mother!" I cried as
Chapter 159 An Unexpected Visitor From The Past Jasmine's POV I remained in Asher's bosom as we cuddled up in bed all day. It was the full moon period and the pack were preparing for a splendid celebration. The kids were at their father's pack, they remained with their grandparents after the visit to his pack to show me the surprise. It was already a week after that wonderful day, and I had yet to fully shake off it. Who would have expected? From day one, I knew Asher's love was unbeatable but I never saw that coming. He kept raising the bar over and over again every freaking day. I finally get to be a doctor, I finally get to live in my dreams all day without fear of waking up from it prematurely! Damn! "I just called the manager in charge of the construction." Asher dropped the phone and played with my hair, running his hand through it and lacing multiple strands around his fingers. "Okay?" I titled my chin upward so it was leaning directly on his bosom. I was so invested in
Asher's POV "Babe!" I got into the bedroom and dived into it, missing her by an inch. "Jeez!" She exclaimed and adjusted swiftly, preventing the wrecking of her toes and limbs. "What was that for?" She frowned, looking at me sternly like she would kill me with her gaze if she could. "I'm sorry," I chuckled. "I'm just super excited for you," I added. "For me?" She rolled her eyes in a 'what for?' way. "So, you know that I keep going to my pack every weekend, huh?" I waited for her to respond and she nodded her head in affirmation. "The thing is that I have a surprise for you." I finished, the excitement palpable in my voice. "You need to see it!" I beamed. "In your pack?" "Yup." I nodded furiously, with a goofy grin plastered across my cheeks. "Nah," She frowned, collapsing back in the bed. "I'm tired." She grumbled."Up, up." I spanked her hips. "We have to get going, time is not on our side." I urged her. "Which is why I can't go." She sighed. "The day is far gone, you can
Chapter 157 A New Chapter Jasmine's POV Two Years Later. Asher went to his pack for the weekend. Like me, he had accepted to become the alpha, but he just did recently, and it was because he was rendering a helping hand and solid support to me. Together, we helped my parents, and never did we stop treating them like family, because they deserved much more than we could give. "Mum? I can't find Penny." Emily cried in frustration. "Have you checked around?" I waited for her to respond and she nodded. "Maybe check the garden? She may be in love with nature.""Not really," She frowned. "I doubt she will be outside, I didn't let her out." She sighed. "You could ask the servants to help you out... respectfully," I added. "Okay." She shrugged and bobbed out.I laughed shortly as I watched her leave. The kids had moved down to the pack with us, as we couldn't leave them with Liam and Rylee for a long period of time. Initially, they were sad, as they had changed schools for the umptee
Chapter 156 The Saving Jasmine's POV I remained curled up in bed, still in a beaten state. It had been days since Sebastian's death and we were yet to shake off the sad reality... There was no getting of this ill fate. Asher came into the room, holding a cup of tea on a saucer. He looked pretty much stressed, the whole household was practically in distress. Neither I nor Asher got to play with the kids like we used to, or even make them the nice meals we usually do. Although Asher tried his best to be present, it would never be the same as it used to be. Our existence of late was basically bland and without flavor. The kids only went to school, are and remained in their room, the only person that managed to escape the claws of boredom was Emily as she had Penny. Their grandparents were even more grieved than me. "Babe, you should have something in your system." He set the cup of tea beside me and sat at the foot of the bed, just close to my toes. "I'm fine," I brushed his offer
Jasmine's POVIt was an early Saturday morning, I was sorting out dirty clothes in the hamper as I prepared to do the laundry. This was something I hated about weekends, I basically had to do all of what I wasn't able to do during weekdays and there was no way I would leave the laundry till the upper week. Since my parents got discharged from the hospital, we agreed to allow them to stay with us for about three months and see how things go. Next week would make it three months, and so far, they were going perfectly, especially for my father who was seriously ill. And next, I would make food for the kids and my parents. Jeez! It was overwhelming. Not like Asher wasn't helping, but I just got lazy over the week. Plus, Asher went out to do some inquiries for the new company he was starting, which meant he would not be home anytime soon and when he returned, it's proper he gets fed. "Mum?!" I heard the kids scream. I sighed loudly, partly irritated. They would never cease to annoy me