Jasmine had always danced to the tune of Voren's mother. For as long as he could remember, she'd followed every instruction without question, defending the woman whenever necessary and standing by her side no matter how unreasonable things got.
Because of that loyalty, Voren often found it hard to be too harsh with her. After all, Jasmine had saved his mother's life, and that was a debt he couldn't easily forget.
Still, there were limits. The moment anything involved Seraphine, everything changed.
She was the only woman he'd ever truly loved, and he wasn't about to let anyone create problems or distractions in their relationship. Not anymore. He'd already lost too much time, and he refused to lose any more.
That's why he'd fully expected Jasmine to keep causing trouble. Instead, what he saw left him momentarily stunned.
His eyebrows rose as he watched her hauling several shopping bags and a big pile of new clothes toward her room with the help of a few maids.
