Chapter 45

~Jasmine~ I tried to shrug it off, to mask the surprise that threatened to blow off my cover and play it cool. This was the moment Logan would scrutinize me, dissecting my every expression, trying to read between the lines and search for any ounce of truth. Where he’d gotten this information shouldn’t be a bother to me. I needed to stand firm, to prove that I was not pregnant. “Logan, I know the depths of your manipulative nature,” I stated, my voice laced with a mixture of disbelief and accusation. “Is this another one of your twisted ploys to reel me back into your life? To fabricate a pregnancy, to claim I’m carrying your child? Absolutely not.” Logan blinked rapidly, his face a mask of feigned uncertainty. “Jasmine, stop pretending like you don’t know what I’m talking about. I can see right through your cunning games. Once bitten, twice shy. A harsh, sarcastic laugh escaped my lips as I shook my head in disbelief. “Newsflash, Logan: even if, by some impossible twist of fate, I were