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Axel descended the stairs and was greeted by a familiar silhouette waiting for him. He halted, his eyes widening in disbelief, blinking repeatedly. The dark, wavy hair, the slender frame–it couldn’t be. With hesitant steps, his heart raced, and he approached cautiously.
“Jasmine,” Axel whispered, his voice tinged with shock as he confronted the unexpected sight.
She turned to meet his gaze, and his lips parted, unable to comprehend the reality before him.
“Jasmine?” He repeated, his voice h oa rse, dropping the items in his hands in astonishment.
A smile graced her lips, tears welling in her eyes as she rushed towards him.
“It was Bella. It’s all Bella. She was there that night, she killed those men and tried to take Nathan’s wife as well. Nathan’s wife died because of me,” she cried out, her anguish pouring forth trying to warn him.
Axel enveloped her in his embrace, still grappling with the surreal notion of her being alive.
“I thought I lost you forever. I’m so sorry. I’m sorry I left that night, Jasmine. I’m sorry for what you had to endure,” he whispered, holding her close, his heart heavy with
remorse.
“How?” he murmured, pulling away slightly to study her features. His eyes roaming all over her.
“I received your note. It was your handwriting and everything. I didn’t want to believe it. Then that man claimed he had disposed of you. I truly thought you were gone,” he admitted softly, brushing her hair from her face.
“But it’s really you,” he whispered, disbelief etched across his features.
“Axel, wait. Just wait,” she implored, squeezing his hands and cupping his face.
“You asked if I recognized that woman the other time. And I did. She was there that night, she rammed into our car, driving it off a cliff. She killed people. You have to get her right now. That’s why she tried to kill me…” she said anxiously.
“It’s okay, it’s fine now. I got rid of them,” he told her gently and firmly.
“Wait, you did?” she questioned.
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“We already caught her. She was working with someone who was trying to hurt Ethan’s kids.”
“Derrick,” Axel spat.
“Axel, wait. He saved me,” she explained to him.
“You don’t understand, Jasmine,” he told her, brushing it off. It was personal; the man was practically behind all of the misfortunes that had befallen them recently.
was drowning. I couldn’t breathe, I lost consciousness. When I woke up, that man was there, covered in scars, and
The feeling of relief and happiness was overwhelming. Jasmine wasn’t gone; she really was here, in
told him, her face
to, but
“The end?” he repeated.
probably take Ethan with him,” she
Hazel’s voice broke through the phone
to be wheeled in for surgery right now. I don’t know where Liam is or Ethan.” She took I’m a
hadn’t seen
she’ll be wheeled in an hour’s time,” Hazel said,
she whispered, her voice cracking. Her two kids, Daisy and Liam,
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was I supposed to know?” Ethan struggled to stand upright, his eyes beginning
trembling as he tried to process the
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she know and I didn’t?” he asked, his chest
his mind reeling from the bombshell. “It had to be a
growing up, but she never liked hanging out with her twin brothers’
be!” he exclaimed. “How was she so sure? How did
and that she could scent you. She was going
were so oblivious,” Derrick
their mates from adolescence. When they were eighteen, the two could then be officially
realize you ruined not just mine but Hazel’s as well, right?” Ethan yelled, his voice cracking
Derrick replied calmly, almost soberly, acknowledging
really didn’t know. She
with the unfairness of it all. Hazel had ended up
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really had no right, Derrick! No reason!” Ethan shouted, his eyes turning a bright color
kid! Where is Liam?” Ethan demanded, his grip tightening on Derrick’s
by Ethan’s resilience. Ethan should have been incapacitated by
to his feet and now Ethan was standing to his full height his hand was shaking gripping Derrick’s collar. His chest heaving heavily fumes exiting from his nostrils. Rick was on Edge raging madly, Ethan’s eyes turned a light shade of yellow. He was
is Liam?” He
a gush of fresh wind. Just
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wasn’t reacting the way he had imagined. he should have been
connection without rick, after that day darlene died, rick has become almost quiet, he felt an ache in his chest that day, everything had become confusing. then bella came in and even
overwhelming urge to grab derrick and squeeze the
scent was near, he was going to find him. he would take care of derrick much later. shoving the pain and inconvenience aside, he turned to move
what danger the child is in and you leaving might just endanger him.” Derrick drawled his calm voice reaching Ethan and making him stop
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