Chapter 294
Both women went silent.
“The past has happened and I hate so say this but we are all victims of Bale and his plots.” Xaden said after a deep sigh. “He is gone and that is all that matters now.”
Anna who was seemingly angry that her brother who has just rescued her has snapped at her all because of Jasmine.
She stormed to a seat and sat down annoyed.
Then Xaden turned to Jasmine. “When you are done eating we need to discuss something’s in private.”
“Are you finally going to kill me?” Jasmine asked her head filled with curiosity.
Erik choked on his food while Xaden laughed at her.
Jasmine looked at both men confused.
Anna was equally as confused.
“I don’t understand. What is funny?” She asked them.
“The fact that you think I am going to kill you.” He said wiping a tear.
Then he put on a very straight and no nonsense face. “But Your father was a monster. And he treated everyone around him horribly. Not even you were an exception. I believe that is enough.”
Jasmine turned and made eye contact with Anna who was now glaring at her with hatred.
Then he turned to Anna.
“I understand that this all seems like a rushed up work. Too much and everything is happening at once. But I assure you that this is for the best. By the time we return home, everything will be much better.”
Anna was choking through her own face, but she tried her best to maintain calm.
“I just don’t want anything to Disrupt our new found
Peace. After everything.” She said.
“And I can not begin to understand how you feel.” He said. “You are my sister and I will take responsibility of you and protect you in the best way possible.”
She nodded her head and then when they had resumed eating, she cleared her throat.
“Since Jasmine you are not terminating her life.” Anna said coldly. “When will she be leaving us? Or Better still she will remain here and serve as a servant.”
All this Anna said staring right down at Jasmine without even the least bit shaking.
Xaden looked at Jasmine and then turned back to Anna.
“Jasmine will be leaving this pack.” Xaden said.
Jasmine’s felt a heavy weight drop at the bottom of her stomach.
What had she been thinking? That he would take her with him? After everything? What a fool she was.
Anna smiled triumphantly.
“She will be leaving with us.” He said.
Anna looked at him. “What?!
“What?” Jasmine equally said in shock.
“But you said she will be leaving!” Anna cried.
“Yes, but with us.” Xaden finished. “She will resume her work as a servant and specially under me.”
Jasmine felt her heart race at his words.
What did he mean by that?
Anna twisted her face. “She had been horrible to me all my life I have been here. Is it fair that I hate the trauma of having lived with people who kidnapped me and still have their daughter around me? She will murder me when she has the slightest opportunity.”
“She will do no such thing.” Xaden said. “You have my word.”
“why can she not remain here?” She asked. “Why must she go with us?”
“I want to keep an eye on her.” He said looked at Jasmine eye ball to eye ball.
Jasmine suspected what he meant by that.
He had told her, the last time that they had been together that even though he hated her, he was never going to let her go.
Anna was so furious that all she could do was eat her food and say nothing.
Jasmine knew that once again she had created a new enemy for life.
“We will leave tonight.” He announced. “I do not wish to be here any longer.”
Jasmine went on eating in silence.
And then when she was certain she had had enough she slowly stood up from her seat.
“If I could excuse myself my lord.” Jasmine said.
“I really hope she does not eat with us when she comes along.” Anna said in a disgruntled voice.
Xaden was not the one who replied Anna, but Jasmine.
“Do not worry. I desire to be far away from you as possible.” Jasmine said.
And Anna’s face went white in shock.
Jasmine had never ever for once talked back at her.
She could barely believe it.
Erik suppressed a chuckle and then Jasmine turned to Xaden.
“May I go?” She asked him.
He looked at her and then Jasmine was fully aware that he was looking up at her cleavage.
She wanted to throw her hands on her chest and cover her breasts from his view.
But if she did that, it would alert everyone on what he was staring at.
So she simply swallowed hard and stood her ground.
“No.” He said softly. And then he extended his hand to her. “Come here.”
She choked and it seemed that her ability to move had been taken away from her.
“Come jasmine.” He said adding her name.
The way he called her name was almost like a compulsion, like it woke something in her.
She found herself walking up to him.
She was fully aware that everyone on the table had their eyes on her.
He took her hand and then as he stood he pulled her close to him and she was terrified of what he wanted to do until he brought her ears to his lips.
“Did you dress the way you did for me or for my men.” He said.
She gasped at his words and involuntarily stepped back but he pulled her back.
“Did you?” He asked and then she knew he was looking at her bust again.
“My lord.” She said breathless and her face becoming hot and flustered. “There are people here.”
“Is it until I pull out your breasts with my teeth and suck hard in your nipples that you would understand what I just asked?” He questioned.
Her face flushed red in shame.
And then he reached out his hand to her bosom.
In front of everyone else.