CHAPTER 551: THREE IN A BEDROOM

As Jasmine was led down the hallway she came and met an older my woman who was around the age of her fifties.

Jasmine had met her before.

"Hildegard!" Nanny Nia said elated and both women into each other’s arms.

"It’s so good to see you." Hildegard said looking her all over. "What an honest surprise."

"I do say so myself." Hildegard said beaming.

"Jasmine this is Hildegard. She is the Queen’s best friend and her oldest serving hand maiden." Nanny Nia said introducing.

"Yes we’ve met." Jasmine said pleasantly. "It’s good to see you again."

"And it’s good to see you too dear." Hildegard beamed.

Anna scoffed in disgust and rolled her eyes.

"I don’t have time or care about all these servant introductions. It’s late and I want to go to my bedroom." Anna said rudely.

"Shush. You won’t speak to like that." Nanny Nia warned.

"I would speak however I wish to." Anna said in rage. "After all, Jasmine is still the bastard of a monster."

Jasmine wasn’t pleased to hear those words.

"You’re provoking me!" Nanny Nia warned.

"Just leave her she isn’t worth it." Jasmine insisted.

Even though she wished that she could give Anna the slap herself.

"Where the hell is my bedroom?" Anna spat.

Hildegard motioned to some servants who were standing at the far edge of the wall to come.

They came with their eyes downcast.

"Do take this she wolf to her bedroom. See to it that she is given all she needs." Hildegard said.

"Yes my lady." The servants greeted.

"It’s lady Anna!" Anna warned at Hildegard and then glared at the girls. "Start leading the way!"

The girls went off and Anna stomped her feet as she marched after them.

"You lazy girls better don’t make me get there before you." Anna said in the distance to her servants who were running right behind her.

Jasmine shook her head.

"What a monstrous and dreadful girl." Hildegard said in horror.

"I’ve been this close to strangling her." Hildegard said. "And the worst part? He brother doesn’t see it."

"She is the one who is Xaden’s sister isn’t she?" Hildegard asked.

"Yes. Unfortunately." Nanny Nia said with a reluctant smile.

"Looks like her mother. Sounds and acts nothing like her." Hildegard remarked.

"Forget that horrid monster." Nanny Nia said. "Take us to our bedroom."

"Ahhh.." Hildegard said. "I’m afraid that I have bad news. Due to the ceremony coming up, most rooms have been taken up. Jasmine an Anna were placed in the same room."

Jasmine felt her stomach drop almost instantly.

She knew better than anyone that Anna would rather die than sleep in the same room with Jasmine.

"Anna would never agree." Jasmine shook her head.

"I would never let you sleep with that monster. Especially after what she did to you." Nanny Nia answered. "Over my wolf’s dead body."

"Anna would never agree." Jasmine said openly.

And Jasmine had assumed that she would have had the freedom to stay away from Anna.

She didn’t think she could stand being in an enclosed environment with her.

Especially after what had happened.

"I said I would never agree to that." Nanny Nia insisted.

"It wouldn’t hurt to try would it?" Hildegard said.

"Why don’t I stay with the servants? There are servants quarters aren’t there?" Jasmine asked.

"The Queen would never allow you to sleep in a servant’s quarters. She has been waiting for your return you do know?" Hildegard asked. "Especially after you took care of her when she was ill. How you look after her. And after she heard what has happened to you...."

Hildegard trailed off.

Then she cleared her throat and said.

"The Queen just wanted you around. You’re the main reason she sent for your pack even though Xaden has arranged a meeting with her." Hildegard informed .

That meeting again.

She felt a twist in her tummy when she remembered how he had requested to speak to the Queen alone.

Probably to tell her that she was evil.

"Why don’t we go to the bedroom and see for ourselves first yes?" Hildegard asked.

Nanny Nia seemed very skeptical but eventually she gave up.

"Alright."

And true enough it was a capital NO from Anna.

"The goddess reject such a thing!" Anna gasped in disgust and horror. "Jasmine sleep in my bedroom."

"It’s actually not yours." Hildegard said as she held her hands together. "This was a room the Queen had single handedly picked for Jasmine."

Anna shot dagger looks at Jasmine. "No."

"I’ll sleep on the floor if you’re okay with that Anna." Jasmine said.

She was too tired and just wanted to rest.

"Don’t you get?!" Anna snapped. "Even if you beg twenty million wolf years I won’t. Over my mother’s dead body."

"If there is anyone who needs to be doing the begging. I believe it should be you." Hildegard pointed out.

Anna’s face went a bright red.

"No! I’m not doing such a thing." Anna said her cheeks puffy. "This is my bedroom and she is a nobody. It is I who is Xaden’s sister. She is just his slut."

Nanny Nia marched to slap Anna but Anna was too quick to race and hide behind the bed.

Anna growled, her wolf snapping as she hid.

"Just let it be." Jasmine said. "I’ll stay elsewhere."

"No you’re not doing that." Nanny Nia kicked against.

"It’s fine trust me." Jasmine assured. "And what about you? Where are you going to stay?"

"I’m not important." Nanny Nia said selflessly.

"I was hoping you would sleep in mine Nanny Nia." Hildegard offered. "You can too Jasmine if you won’t mind it. It’s quite small."

"I wouldn’t mean to be of any inconvenience." Jasmine said hastily.

"Oh don’t bother about that." She assured her. "We’ll fit right in. And by tomorrow we would have this thing sorted out."

"That won’t be happening." Came a sale and husky masculine voice.

Jasmine froze immediately.

She knew who it was.

"She will stay in mine." Xaden announced.

~~~~~~

The Alpha’s Unwanted Bride

The back of Jasmine’s hair stood in alert.

She was frozen and couldn’t bring herself to turn back and see him.

She could tell her wasn’t so far off from her.

Anna’s face was white.

Everyone made eye contact, even Anna.

All four women.

And there was a heavy and pregnant silence in the room.

And then it occurred to Jasmine what he had said.

He wanted her to stay in his own bedroom.

With him.

Just the two of them?

Alone.

Jasmine’s heart was now pounding.

"Xaden!" She said in surprise. "I didn’t see you come in."

Hildegard looked at Nanny Nia.

The room became very quiet.

"Yes. I just finished discussing with the Queen." He said.

Anna gave a tight smile.

"I was just talking about how inconvenient it would be for Jasmine to have my bedroom." Anna said. "I mean since she just lost the baby and she would be alone."

Jasmine felt a kick her tummy at the mention of the baby.

Anna had purposely done that.

Jasmine knew.

"But that’s now I heard it from you." Xaden pointed out.

There was a chill atmosphere in the room.

Everywhere went silent.

Anna began to stutter. "Oh no.... I didn’t mean it anyway. I just.... Uhmmm.... Errr... you know how she is always with Nanny Nia. I had hoped that maybe she would find herself in a much better place. Just the two of them together."

"If you really wanted to help her why didn’t you offer to leave?" Xaden asked.

Anna’s face went pale again.

As though she had seen a ghost.

"I just.... I don’t know. Jasmine always said she didn’t like things like this." Anna said.

"Anna she just lost her child." Xaden scolded.

"I know that." Anna said. "That’s more reason why I had hoped she would just get some space on her own. Moreover, I didn’t think she would want me around especially after what happened."

"It’s okay I don’t need it." Jasmine said.

"She said she doesn’t need it." Anna stated.

"I heard that the Queen assigned this room to her." Xaden said.

"She is the daughter of the man who killed our parents." Anna burst out finally exposing how she felt. "It’s exhausting. It’s all about her. I am your sister. She is a nobody. Despite everything I’ve been through. She still manages to be the only one you care about."

"Anna ENOUGH!" Xaden barked.

And Anna froze unable to say a word.

"We’ll deal with this later. I don’t want to hear anything!" He Warned.

Anna squeezed her face seemingly upset.

And then soon she burst out into tears.

"I’ll handle you later." He said without looking at her.

Then he turned to Nanny Nia. "She will stay in my bedroom."

And with that he left all the women in a state of confusion.

There was an eerie silence.

Jasmine still wasn’t sure what happened.

"At least he put someone in her place." Nanny Nia said aloud.