Chapter 29

Xavier

“Jasmine?” I say, calling her by her rightful name. She was still staring at me in shock.

Nikolai stood frozen beside me. It’s a face that wants to deny yet I don’t think he can lie to Jasmine about it anymore.

“I suppose you no longer have the right to keep her here.” I say, now that the truth is out in the open.

“Hope,” he says, looking at her with pleading eyes.

He basically kidnapped her, fed her lies, made her stay with a make believe family, yet how can he look so miserable right at this moment?

“She’s a girl, who has a family, who’s probably waiting for her to return.” I tell Nikolai. If he has any conscience at all, he will let Jasmine go.

“You don’t know what you’re talking about!” Nikolai yells at me angrily. Yet he has the nerve to be the one who’s angry.

“Do you think Jasmine’s going