The car phone rang and he leaned over to answer it, already knowing who it was. “Yes Father, we have her, and we’re on our way back. We’ll be there in about ten minutes. I’ve already had her luggage sent back to our house so you can tell her mother to relax.”
Jasmine hissed and glared at him. “You had no right. Tell your father I’ll be leaving as soon as I see my mother,” she snapped and reached over, grabbing her purse. She pulled out her phone. “As a matter of fact, I might as well make my reservation now.”
Before she could use her phone, Logan reached over her and yanked it out of her hand. “I don’t think so. You’re not going anywhere,” he rolled his window down while staring at her, and tossed it out.
“You mother-fucker!” she screeched and threw her purse at his head, but missed as it too almost went out the window. “You had no damn right! That phone cost me close to a grand, you…” she stopped yelling, and squeaked when Logan dragged her over both of their laps, stomach down.
“What the hell are you doing? Let me up!” She kicked and even bit Logan’s thigh, making him growl. He brought his hand down on her ass.
“One, there will be no swearing. Two, if you ever throw anything at us again, we’ll put you back over our knee and spank your cute ass.” To prove his point, he smacked her three more times while she cried and squirmed in their laps.
“Three, we have every right to touch you, spank you, and stop you from doing stupid things, Jasmine. You are ours,” Logan smacked her two more quick swats before lifting her and turning her to face them.
She sat on his lap with tears running down her cheeks, staring at Logan, then at R.D., before shaking her head. “No”…she stopped what she was about to say.
R.D. leaned over her, inches from her face. “Yes, there is no doubt. We knew it before you ran out of the room when your mother was being brought over to our world. Your mother knows and so does our father. We’re not letting you go, Jasmine. If you need time to deal with this, fine, but you’ll do it at our house where we can make sure you are safe,” he said as they pulled up into the driveway.
He reached over and grabbed a napkin from the bar, wetting it, before turning to their stunned mate. Cleaning her face, R.D. tapped her nose. “You’ll get used to us. Just follow the rules, Baby.”
Chapter Two
Jasmine didn’t say a word as she got out of the limo, her nails digging into her palms as she stared up at the sprawling ranch that had been her home for the past 20 years. Logan and R.D.’s words played over and over again in her mind, but what they said couldn’t be true. Her dream men were really hers? Had it all been a lie? They couldn’t stand being with her, so how could she be theirs? Not to mention the fact that they had shown up out of the blue and announced that they were her stepbrothers and her mates? Nope, she was not going down that road. It was too weird and brought up too many bad memories she had buried or hidden deep inside her.
The front door opened and Cole, her stepfather, walked out onto the porch, his dark blue eyes focused on her as he moved down the steps towards her. Never taking his eyes off of her, Cole stopped in front of her. “Thank you for finding her. We were so worried.” He reached up to touch her face and she stepped back.
“I’m here to see my mother and then I’ll be gone, out of your hair. No matter what your sons say, I won’t stay in a place where there are lies. Excuse me while I find my mother and see what she wants.” She moved to step around Cole, but he placed his hand on her arm, stopping her.
“There have never been any lies, baby girl. We might have kept things from you, but we have never lied and you know this. Your mother has just gone through a major transformation, and a painful one at that, and any stress on her will only slow the healing process.” Cole stated.
“Then you should have allowed me to leave, because right now…” she shook her head and looked towards the door to see her mother standing there. “She should have told me,” Jasmine whispered and tears rolled down her cheeks, her legs felt like lead as she slowly moved toward the house.
Her mother’s dark hair was pulled back into a ponytail and Jasmine could see she had been crying too. “Mother, what can I do for you? As you can see, I’m fine.”
“Please, can’t we talk? Let me explain what happened,” her mother begged, taking her hand into hers squeezing it.
“I don’t see how that’s going to help.” She raised her arm. “All of this has been a lie. I’ve live here for what? Twenty years, and not once was I told Cole had children. Not once was I informed about his species, then you go and change yourself without even considering me and how I would feel.” She shook her head and glanced back at her.
“We made a pact when we got away from Him, but maybe it’s better that you didn’t keep up your end of that pact, because neither did I.” Jasmine stepped into the house at once knowing she shouldn’t have opened her mouth. She headed to the living room, but not before hearing the hiss of Cole’s anger and her mother’s gasp.
“What do you mean you didn’t keep your word?” her mother asked following her with Cole at her side. “Has your father contacted you?” Kathrine asked as Jasmine sat down in her favorite rocker recliner, tucking her feet under her
