Chapter 12Jasmine's POV"Maybe I should not have come to school," Was the first thing I thought to myself when I stepped inside the hallway.But I was so desperate to prove to myself, to Hardin and the entire school that they did not break me, especially after what had happened in the hallway yesterday, and then when he had abandoned me in the closet, crying my eyes out.I had gone straight home immediately, afraid that I would be harassed some more or worse, have to explain to Nadia why I looked like I had cried my eyeballs out and was worried that I would not be able to keep it a secret.My mother had come up to visit me when I had refused to come down, worried that I would not be able to eat if Hardin was sitting at that table and stomach the smirk on his face for making me cum even though it was without my consent and made me absolutely disgusted by myself.I hated him so much for making me unable to tell my mother the truth like I had always done growing up, because I was worrie

Chapter 14Jasmine's POV"Jazz, hi, good morning, you really need to check your messages. Something big has happened." Nadia said over the phone and I froze in front of the entrance into the school hallway, my throat closing up as panic suddenly hit me.What was happening?Had something else been spread about me in less than twenty four hours?Did I need to turn back and head home?"Jazz, are you there?" I heard her say, and even though the phone was on my ear, her words seemed so far away.Was I having a panic attack?"Jazz, where are you? Are you still there? Jazz!" Nadia screamed into the phone, her voice sounding panicked and I inhaled deeply and tried to look around my surroundings."I'm in front of the entrance" I managed to murmur and I found a tree to lean against, sitting on the ground as I counted backwards, trying to relax.Nadia appeared in front of me a few minutes later and her eyes widened as she knelt in front of me."What happened? You look so pale." Reaching inside h

Chapter 16Jasmine's POVWhen I came down for breakfast, I was not surprised that Hardin wasn't there, but it made me even more curious about what happened last night.What had he and his father argued about to make him look so distressed and upset? And why had he come to my bedroom and stayed like that?For someone who was very scared of what he was capable of, I was ashamed of how quickly I had slept off while I sat on the ground beside him, watching as he sat still, not even sure if he was awake because his head was on his knees.But I had fallen asleep as I kept watch and had woken up on my bed, draped in my bed covers.It was something anyone would expect Hardin to do. Abandon me on the floor? That was what I expected from him. But this was new and unlike him. Just like how he had not been the one responsible for that rumor and had taken it upon himself to clear my name.He was confusing me and I didn't know what he was up to."Take this to school and give to Hardin." My mother s

Chapter 18Jasmine's POVLooking away from my phone after I read the message, I saw that Hardin's glare was on me, his expression tortured as if he was expecting me to defend myself or argue with his horrid accusations.He looked like he had been expecting a verbal response from me after he had all but called me and my mother names and informed us that he had reported to his aunt.Well, I guessed he really hated us that much and before today, I knew that I would have responded immediately, but now that I felt some sort of empathy towards what he might be going through and the changes that he had no choice but to accept immediately, my desire to argue with him had waned considerably.My phone buzzed again and when I saw that it was my mother, I picked it up and answered, still keeping my eyes trained on Hardin's whose face had hardened.I knew that with his supernatural hearing, he would hear everything that the other person on the other end of thephone was saying with premium ease an

Chapter 20Jasmine's POV"Oh come on, what are you saying? So you're really not going to attend Brent and Ash's birthday party tonight? They literally gave you a card." Nadia yelled and I had to remove my phone from my ears so that she would not make me go deaf. Switching the call to video, I dropped it on my bed."And I received flowers and gifts from unknown people today. So what?" I asked my best friend as I slumped on my bed beside my phone, my eyes on the door as if I was waiting for Hardin to barge in.He hadn't done anything since that night where he had left to argue with his father and had returned to sit beside my bed. I was beginning to wonder why instead of celebrating, I was worried about the fact that he had not threatened me in a while or tried to touch me.Did he have any new pranks up his sleeve and was just waiting for the right time or had the arrival of his aunt made him take a break from tormenting me?After that disaster of a dinner where Lisa had all but reveale