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 POVMy phone buzzed and I picked it up to look at the notification. It was a message from 'Dick Head’ which I apparently used to save Sebastian’s contact. In my defense, I was been lenient with him, names like; demon, and beast... described him best. "Not again, asshole." I sighed for the umpteenth time. "What does the asshole want this time around?”Now that Asher and I were having an understanding, I would be an ass to spoil this good thing we have going. After the interrupted family fun time, Asher only began to open up and acted normal, recently. To be honest, I loved every moment of it, and I wasn't about to put an end to it. There was another part of me that was curious to know what he had up his sleeves this time around. I was kinda desperate to know the state of things with my father, if he was truly dying, and needed my presence. If only I had his number, I could have called myself. I guess there was always a part of someone that was troubleshooting. “I should ju