CHAPTER 541: THE STOP

"STOP! STOP THE DAMN CARRIAGE!" Nanny Nia stuck her head out of the carriage and screamed at the driver.

She banged at the body of the Carriage.

The Carriage came to an abrupt halt immediately.

Jasmine quickly held the side of the chair she was sitting on.

Anna wasn’t so lucky.

She was facing us and back the seat of the driver, so when it came to an abrupt halt it flung her straight to where Nanny Nia was supposed to have been seating.

"Owwww." She cried in pain.

Nanny Nia ducked her head back inside the carriage and found Jasmine holding unto the chair, while Anna had been flung so terribly.

Anna was weeping.

"Thank the goddess you didn’t land on me." Nannh Nia complained as she scowled at Anna. "If you had I would have pushed you right back against your seat."

She looked up , her face a bright red as she glared at each one of them.

"How dare you!" Anna yelled as the spoilt brat she was. "I fell because of you and you’re telling me you would have pushed med away."

"You know I don’t like you." Nanny Nia said. "If you think that after everything you’ve done I’ll help you, you must be out of your mind."

Anna screwed her face as Nanny Nia walked over her trampled on the floor of the carriage and came down.

Then she looked at Jasmine. "Aren’t you going to help me up?!"

Jasmine looked at Anna.

Old Jasmine would have helped her up. This was a new Jasmine.

But Anna had crossed the line.

She was the reason why she had lost her child and she was evil.

Jasmine got up from her seat and came down from the carriage.

Anna stared in shock and Jasmine was pleased to know that, Anna’s face had remained the same way when she had said a loud NO before slamming the door shut.

Jasmine felt so happy to do that.

It felt good to her bones.

She smiled to herself and turned to face Nanny Nia who was now explaining why she had stopped the traveling party.

"I don’t care." Nanny Nia said to the omegas escorting them. "I only care about her."

Jasmine felt the pain in her side again but it was much better.

It was genuinely a relief to be standing.

Sitting in that chair for hours had been detrimental to her.

And yet she didn’t want to put Nanny Nia in trouble.

Jasmine walked up to Nanny Nia and gently touched her shoulder.

"I’m fine now." Jasmine said.

Xaden was nowhere in sight and she wanted into remain that way.

If only she could cajole Nanny Nia to let it go and for them to return back to the carriage.

But Nanny Nia wasn’t budging.

"Jasmine let me handle this." Nanny Nia urged and turned back to lecture the young wolves how wrong they were.

"Do you realize we are women? Traveling this long without stopping is unethical." Nanny Nia complained.

"Hey we’re all wolves aren’t we?" One said and they all laughed.

Jasmine felt a chill in her tummy.

They were.

She wasn’t.

"Did you lose a child a few weeks ago?" Nanny Nia snapped at them.

Their laughed seized and then their smiling faces came crashing down.

"I thought as much." She said and went on with their lecture.

Jasmine felt the pitiful glances on her.

Pity mixed with hate.

They hated her for everything she represented.

A traitor’s daughter and a failed assassin.

She didn’t want this much attention to herself and Nanny Nia was causing more harm than good.

She walked back to Nanny Nia and touched her shoulder, trying to pull her back.

"Please I think we should just let this go." Jasmine pleaded.

"We’re not letting this go." Nanny Nia argued.

"We’re going to be arriving at the castle soon." Jasmine said even though she didn’t know how long it would take."

"And keep you in pain?" A horrified Nanny Nia asked, I don’t think so.

"The more we spend time talking about this on the road," a beta said. "The longer it’s going to take us to get there. So if anyone is dealing with any sort of pain then I advise you hold it till we arrive."

At that very moment, Jasmine worst fears came to reality.

A dark musky aura started to infiltrate the energy.

She knew that scent.

It was Xaden.

She swallowed heavily.

He appeared towering over everyone.

"What’s going on?" He asked.

Jasmine turned her face away refusing to make any eye contact with him.

"My lord." Nanny Nia said rushing up to meet him. "I’m so sorry for the interruption. But this is a matter of life and death."

At that very moment, Anna stumbled out of the carriage.

She had a bump on her forehead.

"Xaden they left me in there." She squealed.

But he ignored her and faced Nanny Nia.

That pleased Jasmine and as if knowing better, Anna shut up.

"Jasmine isn’t doing quite well. She just had a terrible experience. And she isn’t like us wolves." Nanny Nia explained.

As soon as she explained, she felt Xaden’s eyes on her.

"She still isn’t done healing. She is very much in pain. Sitting one place for hours it’s dangerous for her." Nanny Nia said. "So I was hoping we rest a bit."

Jasmine felt his piercing gaze on her.

She very stubbornly refused to acknowledge him.

She wanted nothing to do with him.

She expected him to instantly reject it, but she was surprised when she heard him ask Nanny Nia.

"How long will it take for her to regain her strength?" Xaden’s dark voice boomed.

"A nap." Nanny Nia offered.

The entire space was quiet for a while and then soon Xaden said.

"It’s getting dark soon. We make camp here."

That shocked Jasmine, but that didn’t mean she had any intentions of forgiving him for what he had done.

He was still and forever the same