Chapter 45

Jasper Hartford’s POV

Lizzy’s head was still resting on my chest when I woke up the next morning. She was snoring softly and her legs were tangled in with mine. Our bond felt so much stronger now that we had marked each other and I couldn’t be happier. I wanted nothing more than to close my eyes and fall back to sleep for a few more hours in her embrace.

“Jasper? Are you in there?” My father shouted through the door. Lizzy was starting to stir by my side, I stroked her hair to sooth her and keep her beside me.

“I’m here.” I replied.

“Good. I need to talk to you in my office, we have so much that we need to discuss.” His words were followed by the sound of his footsteps walking away from our room.

Garnet growled in my mind. After claiming Lizzy and her wolf as his, he wanted to spend the whole day exploring our connection. He really didn’t like the idea of us being stuck in a meeting with my father, talking about war.

‘We can keep him waiting for a little while.’ Garnet suggested.