Jasmine fingered the seams of her dress AA she sat on her bed and looked out through her window.
She had tried breaking it, but the windows were heavily fortified.
Even if she ever did succeed, she would have to be able to break through the iron bars.
There was no escape from the room.
She heard a knock at the door and that alerted her.
She assumed it was the maid so she mumbled a "come in."
The door creaked open.
Jasmine looked up from the window, to find Alpha Hunter standing just inside.
She became tensed and suddenly cautious of the fact that they shared the same space.
She hadn’t seen him since the day he had told her he had wanted her from the beginning.
Luckily enough, he had let her be.
Until now that is.
His towering frame filled the threshold, his cloak billowing slightly from the breeze.
He didn’t speak immediately.
Instead, he looked at her like she was a puzzle he’d solved too late.
"May I sit?" he asked, his voice strangely soft.
She frowned.
Did she even have a choice?
"And if I don’t want you to?" She found herself asking.
He gave a cocky boyish grin that would make a young girl scream.
But not her.
"Then I would respect your wish and wouldn’t." He responded.
Jasmine didn’t answer with words.
She simply gave a small, cautious nod. Her fingers clutched the edge of her shawl tightly.
Hunter moved slowly, lowering himself into the chair across from her with the quiet grace of a man who knew he was feared.
"I’ve decided to let you go," he said plainly.
Jasmine blinked once. Then again.
"Wh... w... what?" Her voice croaked.
"I’m sending you back to the crescent pack." He said clearly.
"You’re lying," she said, voice hoarse. "You’re playing tricks."
"I’m not."
Silence.
She laughed—dry and empty. "You expect me to believe that? After locking me up... almost killing Xaden, killing his men, terrorizing everyone and now all of a sudden you’re just letting me go?"
He didn’t flinch. "I said what I said."
"Why?" she asked.
Hunter looked away for a long moment before answering. "I think it’s safer that you don’t know."
Jasmine’s brows furrowed. "What does that mean?"
"It means that I’m going against someone’s wishes and letting you go." He said. "I told you I wanted you. Jasmine the only reason I attacked Xaden and his men was because of you."
Jasmine blinked confused.
"What do you mean by that?" She said further confused.
He sighed heavily. "I was told to get you. I was going to use Xaden as leverage for you to come. I didn’t know you would come here yourself."
Jasmine’s eyes widened in shock.
"Who told you to get me?" She asked.
"I owe a debt." He stated matter of fact. "And I had to pay it in you. They asked for you."
"Who asked for me? Who is this person? What are you even saying? Who would want me? I’m a... a nobody." She wailed in confusion.
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