LOGIN~Jasmine~I stood up and went over to my best friend, grabbed her arm, and dragged her toward the long marble dining table. “You wont even believe what happened today, Diana sent me a threatening text”... I started explaining but her attention was on something else. She inhaled the scent around me and froze. Her nose wrinkled, her head tilted as she caught the scent clinging to my skin, dark and possessively masculine.“No way!” Freya’s voice went from a whisper to a scream in a heartbeat “You’re marked already!” She lunged forward, her eyes wide with a mix of horror and fascination as she stared at the angry red mark on my neck. “I thought you were skeptical about being mated to three at the same time! How could you let them mark you? Jas, you can't even smell them yet! This is a huge decision. Did Nala finally confirm it?”My heart skipped. I shoved my palm over her mouth, the heat from her frantic breathing warm against my skin. “Shhh!” I hissed, my eyes darting around th
~Jasmine~“Yes, you heard me right, Kalean,” I said, my voice trembling but sharp. “She’s my step-sister. And we are not exactly on good terms.”Kalean didn't move. He sat on the edge of the bed, the towel barely clinging to his hips, his dark eyes still wide with shock as he understood the gravity of the whole situation.That word sister felt like a sharp piece of glass under my tongue, bringing awful memories of Diana when she had whispered in my ear that I was nothing but a defect.“I didn't know, little mate,” Kalean argued, he spread his hand in gesture “But that’s before. It’s in the past. It’s not now!”“The past?” I let out a fake laugh. “She just threatened me through a text, Kalean!”I reached for my handbag, my fingers fumbling until I found my phone. I unlocked it, the screen glowed bright in the room, I flipped it over to the message that had ruined my afternoon. Then shoved it toward his face.He took the phone, his large hand made the device look like a toy, I watche
~Jasmine~When he leaned down, I tried to wriggle out of his grasp, but he didn't budge. He was a mountain of muscle and heat, and I was just a girl trying to remember why I was supposed to hate him.His lips crashed against mine, not with the gentle tap of a question, but with the force of a command. I kept my mouth tightly shut, a silent protest against the way he was making my skin sing with desire, he nipped at my lower lip, a sharp spark of pain made me gasp, In that split second of surprise, he surged forward, his tongue swirling in to claim the space I’d tried to guard.The anger that had been fueling my walk to this penthouse started to flicker like a candle on a windy night. My hands, which had been balled into fists against his, slowly began to unfurl. I stopped wriggling, and he let go of my them. My fingers betrayed me, dragging across the damp ink on his shoulders, tracing the curves of tattoos I couldn't see but could feel in the dark. The friction between us felt
~Jasmine~"Kalean?" "I’m asking you. Are you fucking Diana?"The air in the room felt heavy as tension filled the atmosphere, I knew Caspian and Lucien were behind me watching, curious to know what was going to happen, but as Kalean still kept mute I heard muffled scuffle of footsteps, It was Lucien dragging Caspian away, their whispers dying out as they retreated toward the living area, the bedroom door clicked shut with a finality then came the soft thud of the latch.Now it was just me. Me and the man who looked like he had been carved out of shadow and cold ice, a very dangerous dark handsome looking man with very broad muscled shoulders and arms in nothing but a towel.Kalean didn't move at first. He stood by the bed, the white towel low on his hips, dampness clinging to the dark, intricate ink that spiraled down his shoulders. I stared at him, my vision blurring with a mix of fury, fear and something else, something dark and sinful like desire.He also didn't answer immediate
~Jasmine~The softness that Caspian had poured into my soul only minutes ago turned cold, it turned into acid. I felt it burning through my chest, eating away at the tiny, fragile hope I had allowed myself to feel.I grabbed my handbag, the strap digging into my shoulder right next to where the mark was still throbbing. My chair scraped against the floor with a screech that made several students jump, but I didn't care. "Jasmine!"Caspian reached for my arm, his fingers spread wide, but I shoved his hand away. "Don't," I bit out. "Don't you dare."I didn't wait for a response. I turned and marched out of the cafe, the bells above the door chiming a cheerful tune that felt like a mockery. The cool air of the hallway hit my face, but it didn't do anything to dampen the rage I was feeling in my blood."Wait! Jasmine, please!"I stopped just outside the entrance, spinning around so fast my hair whipped across my eyes. Caspian was there, his face no longer playful. The golden bo
~Jasmine~“You had a date with me and you’re here with Lucien? Ouch. I’m hurt, little mate,” a voice smirked.I was just reaching for my phone then, when Caspian appeared in the cafe. His honey-colored eyes were bright, and he had that signature lopsided grin that made my heart do a clumsy somersault.“Come here,” he murmured. Before I could say a word, he reached down and pulled me up from my sitting position. He wrapped his arms around me, pulling me so close that I could feel the heat radiating from his chest through my thin pink dress. I should have been annoyed. I should have been tired of being handled like a doll by these brothers. But as his arms closed around me, I felt my bones turn to liquid.I melted into him. I couldn't help it. He tucked his face into the crook of my neck, right next to the pulsing mark Kalean had left. He took a long, deep breath, drinking in my scent. Then, softly, so softly I almost missed it he pressed a warm, lingering peck directly onto the br







