JASMINE
My heart clenches and I look away from his eyes, feeling hurt. He gets to be with his mate but I don’t get to be with mine? I want to refuse, question him, but doing so would negate the answer I already gave to him.
“You’re funny saying you forbid it like it’s something I would ever consider,” my heart clenches even more as I try to buttress my answer. “If Alec was the last man on earth, I’d be committed to celibacy for the rest of my life.”
“If you say so,” Andre replies in a wry tone, his disbelief of me unhidden, “I know how strongly you felt for him but you must let it go now. You’re my wife and he’s your brother-in-law. I don’t need to tell you how scandalous—”
“No matter who I end up with, it would be scandalous,” I say coldly, feeling a wave of bitterness growing in my g
