JASMINE

My heart stopped. I took a moment to digest what Axel said. Did he mean that Carson was mated to Ashley, hence the weird behavior? That had to be it.

I caught my breath and raised my eyes to him. I placed my hand on my chest and did a slow movement up and down. In a bid to steady my heartbeat.

"You mean Carson is married to Ashley? All of that was because of their mate bond? That's what you are..."

"Ashley is mated to Carson, Brody..." he hesitated, "and I"

So I heard right the first ...