Bullied By My Alpha Stepbrother novel Chapter 54

Chapter 55

Jasmine

A part of me was very skeptical when Hardin had said that he was going into the woods to get herbs for my mother because with the way he and his aunt, Lisa hated us so much, I would have thought that he would be happy with the turn out of events.

Lisa had also not been in the house since this morning and I wondered what she would think if she came in and saw that my mother was sick.

Hardin's face had been the complete opposite of happy after he walked in and saw my mother. Like he had seen this kind of thing before. And when he confirmed it and I went to ask the pack doctor about it after Hardin left to get the herbs, the doctor had been vague and tight lipped about the issue and it made me wary because who was sick with the exact same illness like my mother that Hardin knew?

Could it perhaps have been his mother? And if that were true, were both illnesses connected? If I asked Hardin about it, would he tell me?

I didn't realize that I had dozed off on the chair that I had placed outside the room until someone tapped me and when I opened my eyes, it was the doctor and he had a relieved look on his face.

Quickly jumping up, I raised my eyebrows in question.

"How is she?"

"Hardin has brought the herbs and I've given her some of it. Thankfully, it worked and her fever has broken. We can only hope that the bumps keep reducing until they vanish."

I didn't wait for him to say the rest before I entered the room and saw that she was sleeping.

"And Hardin?" I asked the doctor when he carried his bag, about to leave.

"He has gone for a meeting." He answered before he left.

I had forgotten that Hardin was interim Alpha now. And what was even puzzling was that for all of his excesses and less than palatable attitude, he was actually doing very well in filling his father's shoes in his absence. It made me wonder just how good he could be if his personality was more pleasant and he didn't behave like the entire world was always against him.

Sending him a thank you message, I sat on the couch beside my mother and would have continued to sit there until she could move about herself and when then, I wouldn't still leave her side.

My plan to stay at her side was botched however the next morning when my mother begged me to go and reminded me that I had a test that I was supposed to take that afternoon at school.

I had tried to convince her that my test was not as important as her health and as compromise, she had invited one of her friends to stay with her for the day, pending when I got back from school.

That had made me feel mildly better about leaving her at home.

"Earth to Jasmine." A voice said and when I looked up, I realized that I had gotten carried away with thoughts as I waited for Nadia to pack her stuff from her locker so we could go home for the day.

"Did you say something?" I asked and she studied my expression and shook her head, linking her hand through mine as we walked out of the school.

I hadn't seen Hardin in school today either and I knew that it was because he was busy with pack work.

I couldn't imagine being under all of that pressure at my own age. Only yesterday that I thought my mother was dying and I was seconds away from losing my mind. I couldn't imagine how Hardin was still walking around after losing his mum.

"Are you okay? Was your test good? And you didn't reply your messages last night so I was worried. What's going on with you, best friend?" Nadia said, drawing my attention and I realized that I had been distraught yesterday, I had forgotten to tell Nadia about my mum.

And so I did and after talking to her about it, I felt better, especially when she told me about how she had felt the last time her mother had fallen sick. It made me feel like I wasn't crazy for feeling that type of way.

"Take care of what?"

"Everything that is on your mind." He answered and I was lost because I wasn't sure what he was talking about. I had not told him about my mum because I didn't want to talk about it. Did he think there was something else on my mind?

"Where are you right now?" He asked and even though I was confused about why he was asking, I decided to answer.

"My bedroom."

"On your bed? Because that's where I am, on my bed, thinking about you. And I'm hard as fuck already. Wanna see?"

"Lorenzo, can you just stop, I'm really not in..."

"Tell me if you're wearing panties or not, Jasmine." He ordered, his voice filled with authority as he cut me off, like he was not used to being rejected. As someone that wanted to understand what was even going on, I was becoming increasingly upset that he was even trying shit like this when I had just told him that I had stuff on my mind.

"Trust me, Jas. I just want to make you feel good." He added but I was already upset.

"Lorenzo, I don't think I'm interested in what you're offering but thanks." I answered and hung up immediately before he could reply, turning off my phone immediately and throwing it on the bed beside me.

Frustrated that I wasn't still able to sleep after that uncomfortable call, I stepped out into the balcony of my room to enjoy the silence, darkness and peace. And that was when I saw Lisa, Hardin's aunt standing in the dark with another cloaked figure and even though they looked to be in a conversation, I could not hear what was being said and I could not help the feeling of worry that settled in my gut because I was certain that whatever she was doing right now, it was nothing good.

This was not the first time that I had seen her with this person at a very odd hour of the day and I hoped that sooner, rather than later, I would find out what she was planning.