CHAPTER 420: KIRE’S INSTINCTS

Jasmine stood at the edge of the garden, her arms gently cradling her belly as she stared at the distant mountains.

Lily was speaking beside her, something about embroidery or dress fabrics, Nia wasn’t sure. But Jasmine wasn’t listening either.

Her face was pale, eyes unfocused, the same expression she’d had all morning. Like something was tugging on her soul from far, far away.

"Jasmine!" Nanny Nia called out, trying to keep her voice even.

Both women turned. Jasmine blinked rapidly and walked toward her, but Lily stayed still, arms crossed like a sculpture.

"I’ve made your tea," Nanny Nia said, not giving Lily a second glance. "You need to take it now. How are you feeling?"

"Much better." Jasmine nodded. "What had happened? We had heard some shootings but Lily had insisted we stay here for safety."

"Oh that." Nanny Nia shrugged her shoulders. "Just the Lycan boys having their duals and screaming like little children. It was good that Lily made you stay put."

And then Nanny Nia turned to Lily. "Thank you."

Lily smiled. "Please it was nothing. I barely did anything."

"Come dear." Nanny Nia offered nodding to the gazebo. "Come and have your tea."

Jasmine nodded and obediently followed her back toward the gazebo, but Nia could feel the tension crackling behind them. Lily’s gaze followed, sharp and unreadable.

Once inside, Jasmine sat at the small breakfast table in the parlor, hands trembling slightly as she accepted the cup.

"Thank you." Jasmine said.

Just as Jasmine was about to put the cup of tea to her lips, none other than Kire came running in.

The large fury wolf that had still refused to merge back with Erik, came galloping with his tongue dangling out in excitement.

"Kire." Jasmine said excitedly.

As she gently put the cup back on the tray, Kire lunged on her almost knocking her off her feet.

"Bad wolf." Nanny Nia reprimanded.

But Kire didn’t care. He was simply licking Jasmine all over her face while she rubbed his body.

"Forgive him Nanny Nia." Jasmine laughed as she rubbed his fur while he panted. "He hasn’t seen me in a long time hence why he is so excited."

"I’ve missed you too my love." Jasmine laughed as she played with his ears.

He licked her face.

Nanny Nia wasn’t quite fond of pets and Kire wasn’t even a pet.

Jasmine played with him for a while before he went to attack Nanny Nia in play.

"Stop.... Stop..." Nanny Nia complained as as he tried to jump on her too. "Stop it I say."

"Bad wolf. Bad wolf." She said but it seemed her rebuking only made him want to play with her even more.

Jasmine laughed and then Kire turned back to look at her excited.

Jasmine picked up her tea and put the rim of the cup to her lips and was about to take a sip again when Kire from nowhere lunged at her and knocked it off her hand.

The beautiful tea cup fell to the and shattered into a thousand pieces while its contents spilled to the floor.

"Kire...." Jasmine said in a soft tone that indicated she wasn’t happy with him.

But Kire instead growled at the broken cup on the floor.

"Why is he behaving that way?" Lily asked perplexed.

And it was as if it was only in that moment Kire had heard her voice and even noticed that she was among them.

He growled at her and began to how at her.

He growled angrily as if he was about to rip her into pieces.

Lily honestly looked terrified.

"Kire stop that!" Jasmine warned him.

But Kire wasn’t listening to anyone.

He growled as he slowly went towards Lily.

Lily gathered her feet from the floor to her chair as he slowly progressed.

Jasmine came off her chair and tried to grab him.

But he kept on struggling viciously as he growled, his saliva dangling from his mouth like he was a mad wolf.

He howled and growled so loudly that everyone was confused.

"Jasmine keep him away from me!" Lily wept in fear.

"Kire! Stop that!" Jasmine said as she pulled him away.

But Kire was being adamant and insisted on still framing nearer and nearer to Lily.

Jasmine pulled him and Nanny Nia tried to hold Jasmine too, but they were no match for Kire’s wolf.

He was only a few inches of a terrified Lily and was about to attack when a figure came into the gazebo.

"KIRE!"

And the wolf froze almost instantly.

Of course it was none other than Erik.

Erik walked up to them and gave Kire a very hard and heavy slap.

Kire howled in pain and whimpered.

And then Erik grabbed him by his fur.

"I’m so sorry about this." Erik apologized.

Lily looked like she was about to run mad.

She was sweating all over, her dress was wrinkled and a mess because of how much she had gathered it to prevent Kire from attacking her.

"I am so sorry." Erik apologized.

"I am so sorry." Jasmine said. "He doesn’t usually act this way. He is most sweet and playful. I don’t know what happened."

"Can you just get him out of here?" A still panicked Lily asked.

"Of course." Erik said.

And he grabbed Kire’s golden paw and dragged him out of the gazebo while the massive wolf whimpered and howled unhappily.

It was only them Lily gently put her feet to the ground and tucked her hair behind her ears.

Her hands were visibly shaking.

"Lily again I am so sorry." Jasmine apologized.

"I need a minute." Lily said and then hurried out of the gazebo leaving Nanny Nia and Jasmine confused.

"What just happened?" A confused Jasmine asked as she gently set a hand to her tummy.

"Maybe his separation from his master is beginning to affect him." Nanny Hia stated as she gathered the tray and then signaled for a maid. "You there come in and clean this up."

Jasmine sighed. "He was growling at only Lily nor you or me."

"Yes. He was." Nanny Nia said and silently added to herself that he was growling at tea too.