Counterback of the Despised Luna by Diana West

Chapter 220 Another Confession

Rosaline’s POV:

I jolted awake, my heart pounding.

The first thing that came into view was Jasper’s familiar, handsome face, drawing nearer to mine.

“Jasper, what are you doing?” I gasped, quickly pulling back, a wave of panic rushing through me.

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Jasper blinked, his expression snapping from dazed to embarrassed. He quickly straightened himself in the seat. “Rosaline, we’re here.”

I glanced out the window, then nodded in quiet acknowledgment. “Thanks for the ride.”

I got out of the car and headed toward home. As I took my first few steps, I heard his voice, deep and quiet, calling after me.

“Rosaline…”

I paused, turning slowly. “What do you need?”

Jasper approached, stopping right in front of me. He looked at me with a seriousness I hadn’t seen before. “Rosaline, will you give me a chance? Will you go out with me?”

Go out with him?

The words hit me like a cold gust of wind. Didn’t I already make it clear to him?

Hadn’t I told him there was nothing between us?

I thought he’d moved on.

But it was clear now–he hadn’t.

searching for the right words

talk about

I know,” he said, his voice thick with urgency. “But Caden doesn’t deserve you. He hurt you, and still, you

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finding my shoulders

you. Let me protect you. I can promise you, I’ll be a thousand times better

tighten. “Jasper, please don’t do this,” I

would be the one to love you, to give you happiness. But that’s

was gone. But now— now that he’s found her, we can see he treats her like a queen. Rosaline, stop fooling yourself. Caden is

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Chapter 220 Another Confession

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hit me harder than I expected, sinking deep into my chest. I couldn’t even bring myself to respond right away. The weight of his words, of

change in my expression, Jasper frowned. “I know I shouldn’t

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then don’t,” I interrupted him, exhaustion slipping into my tone. I lifted my eyes to meet his. “You have to get this into your

asked quietly,

motionless, my mind racing as I shook my head. “It has nothing

lost in

my apartment. I pulled my keys from my bag, the metal cold against my fingers,

to shut it behind me, a shadow flickered across

closing, and a figure stepped into the threshold, blocking my

“Who’s there?” I demanded, my

out a low grunt,

That voice…

the window, his

a chilling intensity, dressed in a perfectly tailored black suit that seemed to blend

line and contour

dark and unreadable, narrowed as they locked

Caden?!