Crossing the Border (Rania) novel Chapter 221

Chapter 221

Chapter 221

Gerald’s smile widened when he saw the look on Jasmine’s expression. “Do you think I am a liar? Why should I? What benefit I will get when I already taste your body. I have drawn pleasure from your body countless times and now your belly is swollen with my baby, what else the benefit I can get from lying to you?”

Jasmine pressed her lips tightly. She tried to find the answer for it, but she couldn’t find any come back word.

She was stuck to defend herself, as her mind started to be plagued by questions. What Gerald said was true. He didn’t need to lie to her to get what he wanted. He could get everything and there would be nothing Jasmine could do to stop him.

“Now you can see that I don’t lie to you, right? Sweety. I am a jerk, but I am not a liar. I always tell you the truth.”

Gerald inched closer towards Jasmine, and her mind was too preoccupied to avoid his touch in time. He grabbed her hand and pulled her against him.

“Ah!” Jasmine’s mind raced when Gerald’s hand was already on her breast, she stepped on his feet so hard, until his grip on her loosened and she used that opportunity to run away.

Jasmine rushed into her bedroom and closed the door, she cursed because the door had no lock. Therefore, she stood there for a long moment, holding the door, because she was afraid Gerald might barge in.

But thankfully, he didn’t do that.

Once the adrenaline left her system, Jasmine slumped down on the floor and hugged herself. She still could feel Gerald’s hand on her. This was really a disgusting feeling, she couldn’t stand it.

But now, there was nothing she could do, but to hug herself. She felt disgusted with herself.

Jasmine tried not to think what Gerald had told her, telling herself that he had an ulterior motives for telling her all of that, but then when she stood up and walked towards the bed, where Killian was still sleeping, she couldn’t help, but doubted her own judgement.

Was Gerald right? Did Gerald tell her the truth? Killian could stop it, but he was willing to give herself up, for

what?

Why he agreed to the outrageous request?

A mate would be crazy upon hearing such demand, but apparently it didn’t happen with Killian. He was more than willing to let her be bedded by that old man.

And now, when it was already in her mind, Jasmine couldn’t help, but think of the way Killian tried to persuade her to accept it.

It was very subtle, he faked it by saying that was for the sake of the pack, and when she was hesitated, Killian would tell her about why they needed Gerald’s help, but at the same breathe, he would also tell her that it was fine to reject it.

Jasmine shook her head, she felt like her heart was going to explode with the possibility that what Gerald said

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might be true.

“You will not betray me like that, right?” Jasmine knelt down next to Killian. She held his hand, but he didn’t even stir in his sleep.

It seemed, all the hardship that he had to endure and the lost of his mother had finally taken a toll on him.

“I trust you, please. He told me a lie again.” Jasmine brought Killian’s hand to her lips and kissed his knuckles.

But suddenly, Killian mumbled in his sleep. He squeezed Jasmine’s hand lightly.

“What do you say?” Jasmine tried to listen to what Killian said, but he spoke very softly in his sleep, so Jasmine stood up and brought her ear closer to his lips.

Jasmine then heard it…

Killian was saying one word softly. A name.

“Rania…”

***

Rania woke up with a heavy heart, she cried herself to sleep, but even so, she still felt the sadness, as her swirled with sorrow.

Last night, she dreamed about the white wolf again, but like usual, she forgot completely. Especially when she had something else in her mind.

[What if I can’t get pregnant again? The king needs an heir.] Rania wrote down her fear.

Karin had explained to her in an extent that she couldn’t carry the baby to full term, and there was no way for her to give birth to a child without killing her and the baby.

“There is a way to have a child, Rania. You can adopt.”

Rania shook her head, she looked at Karin with grievances. [You knot that’s not possible. The child will not come from Maximus’s bloodline.]

It had been less than two years since she entered the palace, but lately Rania had been learning about the kingdom deeper, since she was the queen now, therefore, she knew how important it was for Maximus to have his own child.

Because of his rampant years ago by killing all the royal bloodline, it made him the last of the royal blood.

If the elders knew about it, they would start a gossip about how this was a karma for Maximus for the sin that he committed.

And then, the storm of protest for Maximus to have another woman as the queen to give birth to his child would start.

It would be another battle that Maximus had to fight, and that was the last thing Rania wanted.

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But then, to give Maximus up… she didn’t think her heart could take it.

“I know, let’s figure this out when the king is here, okay?”

[Let’s wait until he is here.] Rania glanced at a glass of black liquid that Karin brought for her. That was an abortion portion.

“No, Rania. If we wait for the king to come, you will put yourself in more danger. Maximus knew that he wouldn’t be able to have a child, and he chose to stay with you. He doesn’t want to lose you, Rania. You keep

him sane.”