When Sasha felt her body jostled away from the warmth of her bed, her brows pinched together. Like a
disturbed cat, she huffed in frustration.
Quickly, a pair of arms pulled her into a warm embrace.
âShh,â a manâs warm yet baritone voice murmured beside her ear.
His deep voice lulled Sasha back to her sleep as she snuggled into the manâs arm. Wrapped in his warm
embrace, Sasha did not stir until morning arrived.
The next morning, Sasha was awoken by her phoneâs ringtone. When she cracked her eyes open, she
realized that the sky outside was already bright.
Who on earth is calling me so early?
As Sasha was still feeling groggy, she wasnât aware of her surroundings. She reached out to pick up her
phone and answered the call. âHello? Who is this?â
âSasha, something terrible happened. Stephen was taken from his home last night. Until now, there are
still no clues regarding his whereabouts. Devin is going mad with worry!â
The moment the call was connected, a womanâs panicked voice blasted through the phone.
Her rapid rambling left Sasha feeling confused.
Is this Sabrina? What happened?
Sasha readjusted her phone to hear Sabrina better. âDo you mind repeating it? I donât get it. Stephen
was kidnapped? Who kidnapped him?â she asked quizzically.
âJonathan, of course!â Sabrina snapped angrily.
Sabrinaâs curt reply left Sasha even more puzzled.
Jonathanâs the one whoâs behind this kidnapping? But, whatâs wrong with him taking away his own son?
Does she have too much time on her hands? Why is she getting so worked up over such a small matter?
Sasha felt a rush of irritation. âSab, theyâre father and son. Isnât it normal for them to go out together? Let
me give you a piece of advice; itâd be best if you avoid meddling in their family affairs if you want to
establish a close relationship with them.â
âThat is utter b*llshit!â Sabrina cursed the moment she heard Sashaâs reply.
âSasha, donât you get it? Iâm not talking about their family affairs! Jonathan found out Stephen was
involved in Sebastianâs accident. After he realized Stephenâs involvement, Jonathan got so angry that he
kidnapped Stephen!â
Sasha was so stunned that she couldnât muster a response.
Did I mishear Sabrina? Stephen was involved in Sebastianâs persecution? But, why would he harm
Sebastian? Arenât they related? Is it because the Jadesons couldnât accept Sebastian?
Sasha couldnât believe her ears.
âWhere did you get this information from?â Sasha asked after a long moment of pause.
âKira told me about it. When Stephen was taken away last night, Jasmine came to the Woods Residence
begging for help. Seeing that, Kira called me and asked me to look for you. She hoped that you could
calm Jonathanâs fury and help Stephen get away with a lighter punishment.â
Sabrina did not beat around the bush and relayed the information to Sasha in detail.
Since she got it from the Woods Residence, the incident must be real.
Yet, Stephen had hurt Sebastian. Why does Sabrina think that Iâll help him? Did she forget who I am?
All of a sudden, realization dawned upon Sasha. In the midst of her shock, she did not delve into the
details. Promptly, Sasha felt a surge of blazing anger flicker alight.
âSab, this is your brother weâre talking about. Why are you helping the person who hurt your brother?â
âI-â Upon hearing Sashaâs cold words, Sabrina fell silent.
In truth, she did not want to help Stephen. But when she heard that Devin was worried out of his mind,
she gave in to Kiraâs words and decided to call Sasha.
âItâs n-not what you think. I just wanted you to ask around about the current situation. I only called you
because Kira said that Devin didnât leave the Oceanic Estate ever since he got there.â Sabrinaâs face
turned pale as she tried to explain her thoughts.
Although Sabrina did not want to side with her brotherâs perpetrator, she was concerned about Devinâs
wellbeing. Hence, she called Sasha for help.
In the end, Sasha heaved out a heavy sigh and agreed to Sabrinaâs request. After all, Devin was
innocent.
After Sasha hung up the call, she set her phone aside and prepared to get out of bed.
Just as she moved, she bumped into someone. Furthermore, the close proximity made her realize that
she was sharing a bed with the person. Oh my God!
Sashaâs eyes widened as she whirled around to look at the other side of the bed.
âYouâre finally done with your call?â The man rasped in a cold tone as they locked gazes. His dark eyes
resembled a stormy sky.
White noise buzzed in Sashaâs ears as she gave the man a dumbfounded look.
How could this be? When did I crawl into his bed? Whatâs worse was that I shared a bed with him for the
entire night?