Chapter 539: JOURNEY FAREWELL
Once Jasmine was inside the carriage she reluctantly looked away from the window.
She was going to miss them all.
Loren, Marro, Richard, Erik and even Kire.
Kire had been so reluctant to let her go she thought he would be in pain.
Of course he couldn’t go with Jasmine because the more he stayed away, the weaker it made Erik.
So it was out of question.
Marro on the other hand was extremely unhappy.
But she knew that the little boy was safe here.
Xaden would never let anything happen.
She knew that it wasn’t forever but she had a sick feeling inside her tummy that told her that it was going to.
That she was never going to return to this pack.
What made her sick to her stomach was the worry that she had abandoned her daughter.
That she wasn’t going to visit her daughter’s grave everyday as she did.
Every morning she went to out fresh flowers, she would find fresh Jasmines on the grave.
Was it Xaden?
She doubted.
Perhaps Fiona.
That gave her peace knowing that someone would always remember her child.
She slowly pulled her face away from the window and Nanny Nia gently massaged her shoulders.
She closed her eyes accepting the older woman’s blessing.
It was only then that Jasmine noticed who she was seated facing.
Anna.
Anna had a screwed up face so nasty that Jasmine was worried her face would look that way for life.
"I hate being here with you." Anna pointed out nastily.
Xaden along with the rest of the men were on horses, while there were carriages to carry the boxes of load.
Lily was meant to have come but eventually it had been canceled.
So it was just her, Nannh Nia and terrible Anna.
"So do I." Jasmine replied calmly.
Jasmine had no idea where that had come from.
Anna dropped her mouth shocked at Jasmine’s response.
Jasmine never ever responded to Anna.
"Ugh. You have a mouth now don’t you?" Anna hissed. "I blame my brother for insisting that we go together. But it’s fine either ways. At least I get to look at you before you’re beheaded by the Queen."
"Oh shut up." Nanny Nia responded. "You don’t know anything."
"Your lies Anna. I’ve had it." Jasmine replied gently. "Yes you managed to win this time. You succeeded in helping ruin my relationship with Xaden. I don’t want him anymore."
"It’s Alpha Xaden you Harlot." Anna hissed rolling her eyes.
Jasmine was going to ignore.
She rubbed her fingers on the lace of her dress and then turned away.
It was eating her up so much and so she decided to confront it head on.
"You know what Anna?" Jamsine rose a brow. "I understand you hating me because my father kidnapped you. Stole you as a child. I get that. But you have had it good your entire life. You got everything you always wanted."
Jasmine scoffed in disbelief. "Do you even realize that if my own father didn’t switch us, then you would be the one in my place? Let me make it clearer. You would have been married to your own brother."
Anna’s face went red and looked away seemingly try her best to ignore Jasmine.
But Jasmine had had enough.
She had had enough of everyone and everything.
She was sick and tired of them all pushing her around.
Of being prodded and manipulated.
Her innocence and will to be good being stolen from her.
She was done.
She had finally had the epiphany that she had been waiting for her entire life.
"I took that. I scrubbed floors. Served you. You never worked a day in your life. You had the life I was supposed to have. My own father raised yoy as his own even when he knew you weren’t his. Even after how dreadful you were to me, the goddess still blessed you! It was revealed that Xaden was your brother and he welcomed you in open arms."
Anna adjusted in her seat uncomfortably.
"You never got to pay for any of the evil deeds you committed. I suffered. I faced it all. Yet you came after me. You hate me so much that you even took away my child! How evil can you be? Your own flesh and blood."
"Your bastard is not my bloodline!" Anna spat in disgust.
"Lie to yourself all you want. You know it’s the truth." Jasmine said.
Nanny Nia gently touched her arm. "You’re still healing you shouldn’t let her get to you."
"Oh no Nanny Nia." Jasmine said her voice breaking. "It’s time for me to fight my own battles. I’ve been too much of a fool for too long."
And then Nanny Nia let her be.
Jasmine faced Anna with such rigor. "My child was your flesh and blood. Yet you lied. Spun tales of an affair with a man I have never met. You have blood on your hands. Your own blood. And I don’t blame you."
Jasmine shook her head.
She truly didn’t.
"I blame your brother. I will never forgive you for what you’ve done to me." Jasmine said. "Harm me, attack me, but my child? You crossed a line Anna. You made the biggest mistake of your life."
"And so I ask." Jasmine continue. "What is it about me, that makes you hate me so much to do such evil. To commit such atrocities.
Anna said nothing.
Her arms were folded as she pretended to not hear what Jasmine had to say.
Jasmine nodded.
"Fine. Keep it to yourself. But Jessica. Because that’s who you are. You would never hurt me again. Not as Jessica, most definitely not as Anna."
And with that Jasmine leaned back in her chair.
There was something light about her finishing her speech.
Something about her drawing the line she had been so scared to.
And now it was all then.
She felt Nanny Nia’s hands squeeze hers in approval.
Anna snorted nastily and kept on looking through the window.
"When you get to the castle I am certain you would love it." Nanny Nia assured Jasmine.
But Jasmine couldn’t shake the feeling of perhaps, Anna being right.
Was she going to be punished?
What was she being called for?
And who was the Queen’s new granddaughter?