Jasmine's POV“What's the actual surprise?”Asher stripped off his apron and hung it on a string of hooks before he turned to face me. "All of this... And them too.” He demonstrated elaborately. “Seriously, stop beating about.” I sighed. "Since when did Rylee and Liam randomly stopping by become a surprise?” He looked at me, more confused than ever. “Are you and Liam gossiping behind my back? What's new?” I demanded. He could see my uneasiness about the stunt he was pulling. "Are you and Liam fighting? You are not happy about this whole setup.” “That's because you went behind me to talk to Liam about me...”"Oh, common babe." He closed the gap between us. "Stop being paranoid, you know I would never disrespect you like that.”He cupped my chin, tilted it upward, and kissed me. "So?" I didn't buy his sweet talk. "I noticed you've been worked up lately, so I just wanted our friend around, you know, a great way to have fun and get past this phase, I pouted and blinked like a bun
Rylee’s POVWhat in the actual heck did I just hear?! _‘He's back... Mr. Carter...Mr. Carter is the father of my kids.’_ Jasmine's revelation resounded in my head like a siren. How? Oh, my world. All these years, Liam and I thought Asher was the actual father of Emily, Ethan, and Ezra... And here she was spewing hot coal? It was a lot to take in. The wet dish slipped off my hands, crashed to the ground, and broke into tiny pieces. “What's happened?!” I heard Liam’s voice as he and Asher rushed towards us. They were scared I had hurt myself, especially Liam. I faked a smile, totally inappropriate for the situation, and tried to act normal, which wasn’t one of my strengths. Once I was in shock, I went pale and acted rigid and stupid. “Babe, you have to be more careful.” Liam got me first while Asher trailed behind. I just watched, limp body, scattered brains... Totally numb. “Are you hurt?” I heard Asher ask Jasmine even though she was not the one surrounded by sharp broken piec
Jasmine's POVOh, no! I gasped. It was like my whole world came tumbling, and flushed down the drain I bore with my bare hands... It felt so surreal, like a wild dream I desperately wished to wake up from. How long has he been standing there? How much did he hear? Limp, I stood up, trembling to my bones. Now wasn't the time to get steady before acting, but rather act spontaneously before it got to a full-blown mess. Dragging my weak feet along, I approached him slowly but steadily. He scoffed, looked from Rylee to me, and rushed out of the dining area with a few steps backward. Now, he was out of sight completely. With my legs unable to carry my weight, I fell on my knees, still in denial. Crap! My breathing spiked. I fought the sob about to erupt from me... I was panting furiously. "Calm down, please,” Rylee spoke up for the first time. Calm down? I scoffed. Of course, it was a walk in the Park for her, it wasn’t her problem and I didn't expect her to understand, much more sy
*Asher's POV* _...He's back... Mr. Carter..._ _... I don't get it..._ _...Mr. Carter is the father of my kids..._ No matter how much I tried to block it out, I just couldn't. Their words haunted me like a plague, Jasmine’s reception especially. How long has it been? How long has Sebastian... I sighed, unable to say the loser’s name. When I heard them the first time, I listened closer to clear my doubts, until Rylee crashed the dish and Liam jumped out of the blue to her rescue. He almost blew my cover. I guessed they weren't aware of my suspicion, so they continued with their gossip after they left our company. It all made sense now, those days she acted paranoid, the sleepless nights, the careless surgery... “Crap!” I cussed at the empty hallway. Once I got into the room, I switched up on Liam. He was shocked at my sudden change in attitude and tried to squeeze a response from me but it was effortless. Unable to get the right response, he walked out furiously to get the
Jasmine's POVI woke up after a long night and just remained immobile on the bed. If it were possible, I just wanted to be in bed and not move a limb. It never felt the same. After Asher found out about Sebastian being in the same workspace as me, and in the most embarrassing way, nothing felt the same. I wouldn't blame him if I were in his shoes, I would probably think I was a form of rebound or a get-back weapon. On the day of the incident, which was two days ago to be exact, it took hours before Asher finally opened the door, but not his heart. I tried talking to him and explaining things, and he just spaced out... I knew he needed time, but I wasn't capable of giving him such. I was devastated too. Though we slept in the same bed, but it seemed like we were worlds apart. We exchanged pleasantries and talked but that was as far as it went. ‘Relax, Jas.” My wolf cheers me up. 'It's just two days after you both had a decent conversation.’'And the kids would be back tomorrow, wh
Asher's POV"Alright, Emily, hope down with Penny, we're right at the vet,” Jasmine instructs Emily. I pulled up at the lot in front of the Vet’s office. "Yes, mummy, I'm just trying to get the collar around her neck,” Emily responds sweetly. After Rylee brought the kids over, and Penny too, Emily had a series of amnesia because Penny suffered a terrible stomach ache. This was supposedly the second visit, and Jasmine gossiped that Emily cried when Penny got her first dose of injection. We tried not to laugh at our little mummy. "Common, sweetie, let mummy help you.” Jasmine offered, as she stretched over and got the new collar with a bow, around Penny's neck. “All done, let's go.” “Thanks, mummy.” Emily smiled. "You're welcome, sweetie.” She got down. "You gonna stay behind and watch the boys, yeah?”I looked at the back seat, where Ethan and Ezra were sleeping like logs. They fought on our way to the vet, I bet they were exhausted now. "Sure." I nodded in agreement. I watche
Jasmine's POVToday was the first day of resumption after I got served twice. I didn't look forward to a pleasant day at work, not when all of my clients would go to Dr. Liam, and I would only watch and assist. Liam would never put me in such a tight corner, against Brady's instruction, he would leave me to attend to them myself, but it didn't matter when it changed nothing. And it would never reflect in my paycheck, so why stress? Asher insisted on driving me to work, but I persuaded him to do the school run instead and relax since his job allowed him to work from home. "Hey, Jasmine.” Liam beamed when I got into the office. “Hello, good morning.” “Morning, dear.” He checked me out. "My dear friend is glowing.” I giggled and went to my desk and got comfortable. "Thanks for having the kids for the weekend.” “It's nothing.” He brushed it off as he went through some files on his desk. "And I'm sorry I couldn't come with Rylee to drop the kids. I was a bit tied up with work.”"Tr
Sebastian’s POVThere was a silver lining in everything; good or bad or ugly, Dripped, dripped...I watched as the lacerated muscles of my arm dropped my blood; thick and red, and soaked the torn sleeve of my white shirt, walking its way down my hand. I go over to my desk and gently, I level in my seat, thinking of the best step to take. With closed eyes and a clenched fist, I summoned a spell for healing. I felt the magic come alive as the area where it kissed my broken skin burned. "Argh." I groaned in pain. But that was the best it could do, appear like a twinkle and die off. To be honest, it wasn’t helping even though I could feel my spell come to life. Again, I tried healing my wound internally, and when I summoned the magic with enthusiasm, it died down just as it came alive for the umpteenth time. I looked at my arm, not giving up, I closed my eyes to repeat the mantra. Over and over again, I clenched my fist and tested my healing affinity, desperate for a change. Being