Jasmine’s POV For a second there, I felt like I didn’t hear what he said. So I looked at him, expecting him to tell me that this was some kind of a joke. But clearly he wasn’t joking. "I don’t want this, but the council does," he said, his voice flat. I sat down on the edge of the bed and looked at him speechless. I couldn't believe the words that had just come out of my mate's mouth. "Okay, it’s fine if your council wants your father to be buried like a hero, but expecting me to be there, that's low," I said, my voice rising as the shock quickly turned into anger. "Because I understand that they can’t seem to grasp how much of a monster their former Alpha was. And I won’t help them try to make themselves feel better but to expect me to be there is crazy work. Because that is never

