“I’m going to confront him face to face,”I’m not exactly sure what is going through Cato’s head nor do I care because his sloppiness doesn’t just affect him, it affects my Kingdom as well and that’s not okay with me. Starting a war with no hard proof only speculations from what others had been saying. I still don’t think Amir would go about a war this way if he had made threats on the merger; he's the type that would have said so himself and not put it off on others. I mean Amir wouldn’t have given away his plans he would have blindsided us first, but I can’t seem to get Cato to understand.“With no proof we have no grounds that what was said was true or not. I think we need to have a sit down and talk with Amir about the accusations he’s being accused of,”“Jasmine. I’m the King you're just a princess I overrule you so what I say goes ... .got it?”I clench my jaw so hard it feels like my molars will snap at any given second…or Cato’s neck either way something is breaking.Preferab
Chapter 14It’s been a week and I haven’t heard from Dimitrius. I've tried texting and calling but of course he lets them go to voicemail and he reads my texts but doesn’t reply so I’ve decided to just let him cool off for a while. My dad finally got home today. He and Uncle Bane have been gone so I haven’t had the chance to talk to my dad about the whole Cato situation. Whether my father likes it or not, I'm not going to marry Cato. If my father refuses to listen to me he will have to drag me down the aisle kicking and screaming the whole way to the altar. I let out a shaky breath and opened the door to my fathers office. He’s sitting at the desk with an exhausted expression on his face. His black hair was slicked back all but one stubborn strand that’s falling over his left eye. My mama had shown me pictures of him when he was younger. Sofia and Winter look so much like him. I'm an outcast. Both my parents have Cole black hair but somehow I got Auburn hair. “Can I help you with
Chapter 15 I cried for a while after Dimitrius hung up on me. Carol called me for dinner shortly after that and I must say that I’ve never felt more out of place as I do now. Everyone is conversing and I’m looking around at them wondering if this is what they will be like if I die. Would they be this happy? Would they be sad? Who will take over the kingdom? Will I ever get the chance of being Queen and having my portrait hang beside my fathers?“Jasmine I forgot to ask how your appointment with doctor Jacob's went?” My father asks. My mom dropped her fork and it clattered on the plate and the room fell silent.I glance over at him trying to think of something that he will believe.“Good. I’d rather not discuss details if you don’t mind dad,” He nods and continues talking to Winter about how she needs to learn to control her Lycan. My mother on the hand doesn’t give up that easily.“You will tell us the details now,” I can see concerns etched on her features. But I’m not ready to tel
Chapter 16When your child, your parents never really tell you about the bad things in life. The dangers of attacks are never spoken in front of you. The only thing me and my sisters have ever heard was good. People would stop us on our walks through the kingdom and they would tell us how lucky we were to have such wonderful parents and great role models. All that was true. My parents are the best and do such good things for their people. As I got into my teenage years my father started explaining a little at times on how the kingdom was run and things to do and what not to do. It wasn’t until recently when my dad gave this assignment to the rogue king that I learned more about the dangers of running a kingdom. Even then I didn’t fully understand just how dangerous things could get…..until now.“One job,” my dad runs his fingers who’s salt and pepper hair frustratingly. “One fucking job. You two were to talk to Amir and settle the accusations that he was accused of. Instead you two
Chapter 17You know that awful sickening feel you get when you eat a corn dog and then get on the Ferris wheel? That’s the feeling I have right now only minus the Ferris wheel and the corn dog. I’m currently in the meeting room of the Mortaga’s where Tyson insisted on having the meeting about my position to the throne. Along with Tyson and my dad sits uncle Bane Ginger and Cato. My mother and Annabella and Mia are all present. With everyone including both my sisters Sofia and Winter so my guts telling me this isn’t going to be good news.“I’ve come to a decision,” My father Dominic says. It’s funny how when he speaks he has everyone’s full attention. Except mine that is. All I can think about is wanting to be Queen so badly and make my mark on the kingdom take us places we’ve never gone before. And the feeling I have is that’s never going to happen. My father is going to take that chance. Even if he doesn’t take my chance, my heart is getting weaker with each passing minute. I’ve alr
A Kingdom Of Roses And Iron.Prologue.At the end of the altar stands the groom, the man I’m meant to marry beside the groom stood my mate.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Today Is my twentieth birthday. My mom took care of the DJ and the invitations with the help from Ginger. I only asked my parents for one favor and that one favor meant so much to me because if they were invited maybe he’d come and finally step out from the shadows. I asked them to invite the Mortaga's. They were shocked that I wanted them at the party after signing the merger agreement only a day before. My great great grandfather Victor Caputo signed a blood oath to merge the neighboring Kingdom with his own, for the merger to happen one daughter must marry the other son once married the kingdoms would become one. Victor was a vile man and would sentence twenty strikes for those who disobeyed him.“Let me help you with your hair,” Ginger says, grabbing the curling iron.Ginger is my rock! She stands by me when I’
My heart pounded erratically in my chest as I tried to wiggle myself free. At this moment I felt so hopeless. The goddess only knows what’s going to happen to me and it’s all my fault for coming thinking he would show up. No one knows where I am, not even Ginger. Why did I even think he would show? He refuses to leave the shadows even for me.I’m the future Queen maybe this gown needs a reminder of just who I am“Get off me do you have any idea who I am!,” I tried reasoning but he only smirked.“I don’t give a fuck who you are. You're unmated..”The stranger paused, darting his fat tongue out to lick his small thin lips. “For now,” He smiled mischievously. I managed to free my hand and I slapped him hard across his cheek. My mother was right, I should have never come here. I’m useless with no way to protect myself from perverts like this. At least my mother Caliana has her amulet that has an ancient power passed down to her from her mother, it was the least she could give my mother a
Jasmine Age fourteen.“So what was so important that you had to talk to me?” Cato asked.I looked over at Ginger sitting beside me at the umbrella table. Winter and Sofia were racing in the pool. Cato sat across from us with the water dripping from his blonde hair, his brown eyes fixed on Ginger's breast.What a damn perv“I will only agree to this marriage on one condition,” I told him.His almost nonexistent eyebrow raises.“Okay, I’ll bite. What’s the condition?” Ginger gives me a reassuring nod and I take a deep breath.“This marriage will only be on paper. You will not be allowed to kiss me, touch me, and most definitely no sex,” I tell him and take a sip of my lemonade.The corner of his mouth raises.“And why would I agree to that? The point of the marriage is that our Lycan genes will make a powerful baby,” He raises his eyebrow up and down as his brown eyes roam my body. Gross!I chuckled because he doesn't know yet that I don’t have the gene Winter does.“I don’t have the