Jasper’s POV
I had never told Scarlett or anyone about that conversations I had with Charles, where he had mentioned her name casually, almost like he was introducing me to the idea of her. He had said something like, “You know, Jasper, you’d really like her.” But it wasn’t just that. It was the way he spoke about her, like he already knew her, like Scarlett was already a part of our world.
I’d brushed it off back then. I didn’t think much of it, not until Cassie started asking me about her. I had dismissed her, of course. I wasn’t stupid. I knew what she was doing. She had always been possessive. But then, something shifted. That shift came in the form of a conversation I overheard one night, when Cassie and I were having drinks. She mentioned Scarlett again. “Is there something going o
