Chapter 61

Chapter 61:

A dazed look crossed Jasper’s face, making me regret raising my voice at him.

It would only spike his suspicion, and he wouldn’t let me rest until he got answers to his annoying questions. Allowing Jasper to get a glimpse of the reason for my anxiousness was the last thing on my mind.

“The reason for your restlessness is because of that girl, right?” he asked, while I flashed him a look of disapproval.

How dare he call her that girl? Aurora wasn’t just any kind of girl.

A sarcastic chuckle formed on Jasper’s face as he slowly nodded his head. “That’s right,” he affirmed. His eyes didn’t leave mine for a second. “I think you should tell me the truth.”

“Not until you tell me what’s going on between you and that girl,” he said stubbornly, folding his arms and fixing his eyes on me.

Stop calling her that girl! I screamed in my mind. Telling him that would only confirm his suspicion. I wasn’t in the mood to be taunted by him.

“Nothing,” I gritted through my teeth before looking away.

“Do I look like a fucking fool to you?”

“What the fuck do you want, Jasper? I already told you there’s nothing between me and Aurora. I was just worried that Ric isn’t here yet, which is quite unusual,” I explained, hoping it would be enough to convince him, but he responded with a scoff.

“Since when do you care about Ric so much that you’ve paced around your room like a hundred times, soaked your shirt with sweat, and downed whiskey?” His scoff grew louder, sending irritation through my gut.

Fuck!

How could I let myself get so overwhelmed by my feelings? Now he’ll never let me rest until he gets what he wants.

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“Since when did you start spying on me?” I replied, feigning anger as I hardened my expression.

“Come on, don’t you dare change the subject.”

“Don’t you dare force words on me! I’m still your King,” I warned, using my Alpha tone.

“You know that doesn’t work when we’re together,” he sneered before bursting into laughter.

The closeness I shared with Jasper was second to none. Of all people, I only tolerated his excessive behaviors… but to a certain extent. He was more than my best friend, my brother… he was my confidant. I comfortably shared my moments with him, both the happy ones and the bitter ones. He was the only one I could cry to without being judged or mocked.

Despite knowing my strengths and weaknesses, he respected me greatly and kept his boundaries. His questions and taunts only happened in private. He was one of the people who gave me a reason to live after I lost the source of my happiness. I didn’t know what I would do without him.

I bit the inner wall of my mouth to keep from laughing along with his contagious laughter.

“Let it out, Damon. Stop trying so hard,” he giggled, tapping me on the shoulder.

He was the only one permitted to call me by my name sometimes.

“Leave me alone, Jasper. Just go and do your job,” I waved dismissively.

“I will. I just want you to know that my eyes are on you. From the day she bumped into you and you helped her, until now. Of all things, why would you even choose her instead of something more reasonable?” he asked, pinning his curious eyes on my bored ones.

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