Asher's POV“Yeah.” I made a baby duck dance with my head. "We're good to go.” I took a last glance at the picnic setting. "This is beautiful.”I felt so accomplished, and saying it out loud made me feel even better. In such a short time, I had fixed an exquisite family date for my lovely family. It was like a picnic within the home kinda vibe. On the artificial grass, is a long and thick black sheet, spread across a good part of the field. Baskets of fruits and corn bread and juice were laid on the improvised mat. I managed to whip a bowl of white chocolate cookies, a few pastries, and jugs of freshly squeezed fruit drink. They were Jasmine's favorite, and at every given opportunity, I always wanted to sweep her off her feet completely. Jasmine was the first to come downstairs. She was looking... normal, to be honest, weird. She was wrapping her petite frame with her purple robe, and her hair was neatly packed in a bun, which was the only thing that she tended to, apparently. “Wh
Jasmine's POV“Dear goddess, please intervene.” I made a silent prayer to the moon goddess. And more than ever, I wished she would come through for me. "How dare you?!" Asher groaned and sprang to his feet. I almost ran wild, just watching Sebastian approach me and my family, like he was a random guest, looking gracious in his neat two-piece black suit. I wanted to pull him by the hair and drag him out, but at the same time, my limbs went paralyzed. "Please, stay calm,” I whispered to Asher who was ready to attack beside me. It was more like a message to myself because I was going crazy and I doubted my next reaction. “Is he a mean guy?” Ezra whispered to Emily and Ethan noting the brewing chaos between us. “He looks like a nice guy to me,” Ethan stated his observation. "Just like daddy.”"If Penny barks at him, then he is evil." Emily chipped in. "See, we don't need to pray. He is a good guy.” Emily concluded when Penny whimpered and dangled her tail. What was most embarrassing
Asher's POV“Bastard!” My mind was in a chaotic state, with so many thoughts racing through it. I was feeling odd... mixed feelings actually. A part of me felt like ending this long-drawn battle, with his life of course, and another felt so disgusted, like it would take a trip around the blazing sun, just to not see his stern face. “I'll be back.” Mr. Carter promised, more like warned us, and started to leave, not without flashing us his annoying smile. "You must be sick and stuck in your damn fantasies.” I groaned. “Like I said, I will be back.” He reiterated. "But until then, my fantasies would soar.” He grinned. “Damn you!” I cussed under my breath. The foil and abandoned piece of cake he was having started at me, and got me even more riled up. That right there, was my long hours of hard work, to please my family, and not some goddamn punk. “Say hello to your beautiful kids, Jasmine.” He said while walking away like a gentleman. That was the straw that broke the camel’s ba
Sebastian’s POV‘Don’t turn...’ I whispered to myself. '... Just keep walking.’ I recited to my angry soul. When Asher threw the slice of cake I had a while ago at me, it was hard labor for me to not slam my knee to his balls and paralyze the lunatic. I get it, it was their home, but when Jasmine finally leaves, it would no longer be a home, so the least he could do was try and be cordial to the emerging winner. It was a game to me, and I hated to come second place, or worse still, the loser. ‘Rule one; gain access to their castle, rule two; invade their territory, and rule three; be the king of their castle and burn their legacy down.’Certainly, I was on rule two. I came here to make them feel uncomfortable as the very essence of the word, especially Jasmine, and now that I've got what I wanted, it was best to walk away without a fight. “You should have allowed me to handle that idiot!..”Asher’s incessant rantings continued as I walked out on them to their surprise. It wasn't
Emily's POV“Emily!” My mum called to me at the top of her lungs. I yelped away from the stranger to see my mum, approaching Mr. Carter and me in a very furious state. The last time I saw my mum this angry was... Now? This was why I was so scared, because even when I disobeyed her by giving Penny milk, she wasn't this angry looking. “Mum?” I mumbled a response, shaky to my pants, and unsure of what she was going to do to me next, or even Mr. Carter. Beads of sweat broke out from every pore, almost soaking my dress as a result. And as my mum got closer, I went rigid on the spot, thinking about the next best action... First, I could run for my safety or secondly, I could just wait it out. “What are you doing Emily?” She looked at me, still obviously angry. “I... I helped... His...” I stuttered, more scared than I imagined. My mum wasn't the type to be spontaneous, hence it was possible to guess her next action, but right now, even guessing she would eat me alive is a nice try. “S
Sebastian’s POV“You will come begging, Jasmine!” I yelled into the empty space of my living room. In return, it echoed. Nothing seemed to go right after Talia. It was like she came into my life, robbed me of my peace, and sneaked out with it. I was bored and devastated and lonely. Better put, I was depressed. “I will be here waiting!” I poured a generous amount of tequila into a glass I was holding and gulped half the content at a go. "Argh!" I groaned, containing the bitterness and the strong taste of the alcohol. It was nothing compared to the pain I felt when I knew I traded my only true love for a slimy piece of shit. And I felt more pained when eight years later, she had a lover and three beautiful kids, and I had a sad story. A perfect rekindle. "You'd be mine, soon.” I smiled a knowing smile. Can't of my sad reality, I had just three days to the deadline, and I was yet to convince her or buy her over fully. The meeting at her place didn't go as much as expected, and if
Sebastian’s POVAs expected the news of my suspension had spread like wildfire in autumn. Bad news as this, blew without catalyst, and it was so pathetic. What made it worse was that I was the newest member of the board of directors, after Jasmine’s fall from grace, which meant literally all of the workers here knew me. I was tagged 'Dr. Ross's replacement.’After the last-minute revelation from Kylie, I was prompted to go the extra mile and get Jasmine over. I needed the CCTV footage to absolutely convince her. Knowing Jasmine, she wasn't one to believe mere words over evidence, especially since the one giving her such an update was her arch-enemy. “Jeez.” I giggled. Jasmine was just a handful lately, and I loved the emotional fight she always put up, even though I wished it was easier to woo her over. With her acting like a Wonder Woman, it only gave me the opportunity to be with her one more day. I began pacing about in front of my compound, hovering around my black Ford, unsure
Sebastian's POV“Fuck!” Jasper yelped and took a few steps backward. Mr...”"Don't speak," I whispered an order to his hearing. The stillness of my voice made it as clear as the wind blowing over a still ocean that I wasn't messing around. And he would comply if he valued his life at the very least. “Can you at least put that away?” He gasped. It was obvious he was totally terrified like he would pee on his pants in about a matter of seconds. Werewolves and silver were like predator and prey, and it was obvious who the predator was. Even though it was just a piece of metal, I was also terrified, because, one wrong action, and I would be dead and gone up in ashes. “Jasper...” I tried to exert self-control I had barely an hour left, and his stupid ass was cutting into my time. “...Retrieve the damn footage and hand it over.” I gave a clear instruction. "Do not make me repeat myself. " I passed a stern warning. With my last words hitting him hard, he sat on his seat to begin workin
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