"Get your hands off her!" Jasmine yelled, her voice coming out as a shock to us all. The moment she yelled, I could feel Josh struggling with himself to break free from the paralysis, but it was hopeless. She kicked away Simon's hands, breaking his grip on Lenora, who was still stunned and unable to understand what was happening or why Simon was supporting Anselm.

Jasmine's kick was strong and had left Simon struggling to recover from the pain it caused him, but on regaining his ...