Asher's POV "Jasmine, you don't look okay,” Sebastian spoke up. I scoffed, this dude certainly had attention deficit disorder. After we shunned him, this was the first time he was speaking up, so we all know he was still alive. Crap. That was the best word to describe what he just said, and I was happy both Jasmine and I ignored him like he never spoke. There was nothing that literally bruised one's ego as silence and ignoring. “Is there something you would love me to do?” He kept at it like he didn't know we just paid him deaf ears... Jasmine, actually. “Can you stop it?” I was already irritated by his persistent behavior. It was all too annoying, jeez! “Pardon me?” Sebastian scoffed. He sounded ready for a fight. “You should quit this act already, it looks ugly on you.” I sighed afterward. "Who the fuck are you to tell me what to do?" He fired back. There was no backing out, if there was anyone walking out with his head bowed in shame, it would have to be him. For all I ca
Jasmine's POV In split seconds, my anxiety is replaced with bliss. I was close to home and I knew it. More than ever, the urge to be in my father's arms and be his baby girl one more time, grew stronger. This was beyond feeling nostalgic, this was sulking... for lack of a better word. I was only a few seconds to my breakthrough but I was already too impatient to see it through. I wanted to feel him here and now, and if I didn't in the next second, I could have broken down, that was how homesick I was. If I could be this fragile, what was I expecting of Emily, my little baby? This feeling somehow triggered the mother hen side of me. I knew Emily and her brothers did well putting up with their aunt and uncle, Rylee and Liam, but I couldn't help but wonder if they missed me as much as I missed my father. “Damn, I miss you papa.” I suppressed a sob, so I wouldn't want to attract Asher or Sebastian’s pity. I was tired of being seen as a big baby. For a long, I so much longed to handle t
Jasmine’s POV “Please, stay... Don't leave your parent anymore. We promise to protect you.” The speed at which he spoke, made his words melt on each other like ice cream. I kept mute and was thrown off balance for a second. To be frank, this was a huge promise and a costly one too. But then, I didn't want to make him feel sad, not when I just arrived and he was just touching me and sniffing me after ages. For the sake of his happiness, I will agree and explain this to him much later. “I promise,” I mumbled, hoping Asher was ignorant of what just happened. It wasn't even up to an hour since we got here, and it was already feeling like hell on earth. I couldn't help but wonder what other promises he would want to make me swear to. It was odd that the man I wished to sniff and cuddle, was now a plaque I wanted to run away from so badly. If I stayed any longer, I would be forced to choose between him and Asher, with all of his ridiculous promises, and they both meant the world to me.
Sebastian’s POV “Fuck!” Jasmine yelped.Like a scared toddler, she flinched away and somehow went to stand behind Asher, it was not so obvious, but she did take a move to safety, and Asher was not joking, as his gaze burned furiously, eager to jump on me at any slightest opportunity. "Nah, it's not a good idea,” I whispered to myself, applying restraint. Initially, I wanted to take advance and walk up to Jasmine, but the venomous and stern warning from her pissed off lover made me stop midway, suddenly having a rethink of everything. “Don’t you dare!” Asher groaned, it was not so low, but loud enough to my hearing. “asshole.” I sighed and stepped aside a bit, but I didn't give any sign that I was about to back down. Matter of fact, I just started picking a fight with him, and he better has the energy to match it. I took a swift glimpse at Jasmine, and I could have sworn I saw her steal a glance at me and immediately our eyes met, she glanced away like she was never staring at me.
Jasmine's POV “What?” I scoffed when I looked at Asher. It was almost an hour since the drama in front of the lack house. I had decided to move on and act like it wasn't a bother, better out, like it never occurred. I would certainly love to figure out what happened between Sebastian and myself, just to be at peace, but just not now. Asher on the other hand was not having it, after he crowned and I restrained him from punching Sebastian in the face, he wasn't okay since then. But the truth was that the odds were so high, this was Sebastian’s freaking pack, and Asher stood a chance of being thrown off and maltreated. I didn't try to pacify him, because I didn't want to indulge his emotions, it only screamed Sebastian, and I desperately wanted to forget every damn thing about that moron. "Babe, what is it?" I asked again when he didn't respond to me after I waited for a while. “Nothing, I am just tired.” He sighed softly and merely collapsed on the bed. Nothing? It was certainly
Jasmine's POV “Babe?” Asher called out to me. Quite startled, I jolted into consciousness, almost knocking off the trolley of sweat and hard work of the loveliest mother in the world. “What's keeping you?” He was half yelling. For the last time, I took a quick glance at the note, trying to be stable and make sense of what Sebastian said... Was it a threat or just been funky? Looking down at the paper with all of my interest, I mumbled the words to my hearing alone. ‘Sir Carter decided to throw you a party, you should get ready, your welcome party begins in three hours... Be assured to see more of me.’Shit! I sighed, not making any iota of sense to what the moron penned on paper. Defeated, I tore the paper into tiny irreconcilable shreds, haphazardly squeezed it, and threw it into the waste bin by the side of the door. “Babe, do you need me to come over? I can't help you out...” This time, his voice grew stronger. I was certain he had climbed out of bed and was approaching me.
Jasmine's POV Oh, no! No, no, no!Asher stopped on the spot, and I froze momentarily. He looked from his arm to my hand and up to my face, confused as to what was going on. Matter of fact, I was weird, from level zero straight to a hundred in a split second. My hand slipped down his arm and fell right beside me. That was a wrong move, a freaking wrong move and I knew it, but what could be done when the bean was already spilled? And especially for one like Asher who would drill you until he got the response he wanted, it was obvious I had messed up. "Think... Freaking think!" I groaned in my head. It was a shame that every second of my life, I needed a lie to keep moving, and that was because I always messed up... Or I wasn't just the smart one. "What's happening tonight?” He spoke up for the first time after my vague revelation. In times like this, my wolf would decide to bail out on me, not wanting to offend her mate so much. How convenient. Well, to be honest, I got myself in t
Jasmine's POV ‘I hope you love your dress? I picked this specifically because you love purple... And I bet I got the size right, so you know, I still remember your slender waist and delicate hips... a little but broader now, and for the boobs, I can't wait to see them tonight- Your first love, Sebastian.’The sultry note stared at me, one that ought to be an abomination. Sebastian was definitely after my soul, and trying to save myself while doing all I could to keep Asher ignorant, meant me choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea, I may never make it out alive. And it was obvious that I was drowning already. “fuck!” I groaned under my breath. What in moon’s name was I going to do? In all of my escape plans, none gave the option of taking off the dress, because it would cause Asher more suspicion and I may never be able to wriggle myself out of that mess successfully. Haphazardly, I wrapped my suddenly shaky palm around the tag, note actually, and tugged on it, trying to