Chapter 32Jasmine's POVHardin's lips sealed over mine and my eyes widened in surprise at how soft and gentle he kissed me, his hand cupping the back of my head as he pulled me closer to him. And I did not realize that my phone had slipped from my grasp until his hand caught it. And when he released me, we stared at each other."I'm giving you a chance to walk away now, Jasmine. Do it now." He breathed, stretching out his hand to give me my phone and I was surprised because again, this was unlike Hardin Morales.What was going on with him?And why did his offer to let me go now make me want to stay?Why did his words do nothing but make me want to stay?Throwing my phone on the couch behind him, I took a step forward, my eyes locked on his and when he got the message, he released a harsh breath."Jasmine, you had better get out now or...""Or what?" I dared to ask, watching as his eyes widened in surprise."Do you really want to be fucked by someone that doesn't know how to fuck?" He

JasmineLisa's behavior that I had noticed some nights ago still troubled me. I always knew she was not someone to trust, no doubt. But everyday it got worse. Now, the new one that she had suddenly learnt was to keep herself in isolation, and act like the person treated wrongly at every opportunity.Initially, I felt that she was just fighting for Hardin, considering that it was the excuse she had used to stay in the house for long, but everyday was taking her farther away from what she claimed to be.Even Hardin had become wary of Lisa as he shunned her at every occasion that she tried playing the emotional blackmail part.Earlier today, I rushed to look for mom not long after I woke up, as I remembered that I had to talk to her about not doing anything big for me on my birthday. She always tried to go out of her way to make me feel good on my birthday which was now having the opposite effect on me. And it was not yet my birthday already, but the maids were already talking about it,

Chapter 36Jasmine“How are you doing this morning, Jasmine?” That was the first thing Lisa said to me as I ran downstairs, heading to the kitchen to help mum prepare breakfast.The smile on her lips , clearly fake, made me to almost want to puke.“I had a good night. Thank you” I simply said, then left immediately.I did not have the time for any fake care and attention she wanted to show, and ever since the incident where I almost got killed back at the forest, I became a little bit weary of her.Well, I did not have concrete proof that it was related to Lisa, and I still could not boldly say that the attack was aimed as me, as much as I forced myself to believe that lie.I was certain it was aimed at me.I had no enemies that I could think of asides from Lisa, and maybe Hardin, I doubt Hardin hated me as much as wanting to kill me. Or was it some other enemy that I had unknowingly made?“Mum,” I greeted with a smile immediately I got into the kitchen, and hugged her for some minute

Chapter 38Jasmine's POVSomething had changed with Hardin since that fight with Lorenzo and I knew it.I could feel it in the way he looked at me that night when I came out of his father's office after telling him about what had happened because they had called from the school about the incident, a situation that I wanted to avoid. It was exactly the way he used to in the beginning, when my mother and I first moved here.No, it was worse. I noticed it the next day when the principal had called all three of us to his office and the disciplinary committee had asked to hear our sides of the story and Hardin hadn't said one word, only asking what his punishment would be. Lorenzo had gotten one week suspension, with three days out of that week in school, to be served working at different places according to the discretion of the school. Hardin's was worse. And by worse, I meant infinitely worse. And it was not the fact that he was going to be at home for one week. It was that for that

Jasmine As I stood in the crowded party, surrounded by people and music, my thoughts were far from the festivities. I couldn't help but feel an overwhelming sense of fear and anxiety every time Hardin was nearby. Every touch, every word, made me cringe with revulsion. And the way he had mouthed the words that I was next made me want to puke. “Come with me Jasmine, let’s go over to the balcony,” Nadia mentioned, but I simply shook my head with a forced smile, while her eyes searched mine worriedly.“You are sure you don’t want to go?”“Yes,” I voiced out, then Nadia gave me a warm hug before leaving to join the rest of the crowd.My mind was consumed with doubts and questions about what I did feel for Hardin. I had accepted the fact that whatever I shared with Hardin was mainly because I had no choice, and I definitely had no romantic feelings for him. But still, the thought of him being with other girls made my blood boil with anger. How dare he violate me whenever I was with Loren