Night of Destiny (Anastasia and Elliot) novel Chapter 2443

I am looking forward to your wedding, Willow. Stay sweet with Jasper.” “What about Cole? No more news about him?” Willow asked.

Shirley looked out the window, dejected. Then, she nodded. “I miss him, but we don’t have that much freedom. You know how it is with the rules chaining us down and such.”

“Don’t look so down, Shirley. You’re young. You’re not in any hurry” consoled Willow.

Shirley thought Winona had made a good point. She didn’t even have a job. She couldn’t afford to stumble into any relationship at the moment. Even though her father was a successful man, his achievements were not hers. Besides, she couldn’t live under her father’s wing forever. So, she needed to strive for a path of glory that was just hers and hers alone.

The ladies finished their meal and went shopping. Shirley took Willow back to Willow’s place in the evening. “Come inside, Shirley!”

Shirley smiled. “No. You should spend more quality time with your darling Jasper. See you.” She drove off without a backward glance.

Willow sent her off with a smile. The door behind her swung open, making her jump. Before she could exclaim in surprise, Jasper stepped out. She blinked at him, surprised.

“How’d you know that I was home?”

Jasper said quietly, “I took a guess.”

Willow didn’t believe him at all. She then remembered she was wearing the necklace he had given her. He could track her location at all times through this nifty little thing. She couldn’t deny that it made her feel safe.

It’d been a few hours since their brief separation, yet Willow missed him terribly. So, she held his arm. “Let’s go. I bought you some clothes.”

Jasper noticed a dozen bags of clothes strewn across the ground. He quietly picked them up without any prompting as he wrapped an arm around Willow. Then, they went inside hand-in-hand.