Asher POV"What injuries did Ian sustain from the fight?" Alex asks me, but I'm not really listening as I sit outside in the waiting room as my mate undergoes potentially life saving surgery.Why did she have to be so stupid? Why did she think that she could take on Ian herself? He's an alpha and she's a gamma. She's an exceptional fighter, yes, but she made a huge mistake. One that may very well cost her her life. "Asher?" I hear my brother again and this time I look at him."Yes?" I'm exhausted. We have been in the hospital for eighteen hours, twelve of which have been for Signe's multiple surgeries. She lost so much blood that her body wasn't healing itself and it seems as though Ian might have laced his bite with wolfsbane, which means he has somehow built up an immunity to it."What injuries did Ian sustain from the fight?" Alex asks again, ever patient. He knows my mind is elsewhere and he is trying to distract me from it. Something I very much appreciate about my little brothe
Asher POVIt has been three days and Signe still hasn't woken up. The doctor says her body is likely working on healing itself and hopefully her wolf as well, as they fear her wolf may not have survived the surgeries and sacrificed herself to save her human half. 'Aerona is still there. I can sense her.' Thor assures me. I hope he isn't just imagining their bond because he so desperately doesn't want to lose her.In the days since the battle we have not seen or heard anything from Alpha Ian. Likely he was home and licking his own wounds clean. Doctor's had also confirmed my suspicions about wolfsbane in Signe's bite marks that had been inflicted by Ian. Meaning he had come up with a way to make himself immune to a high dose of the poison, or had found an opportunity to pour it into the wounds.With Signe still asleep, I had yet to figure out exactly how things went down during their fight. I needed some of those details to verify or negate my suspicions. Either way, I had my team loo
Signe POVI look over when I hear his voice and see Asher sitting beside me. I'm in the hospital and I am alive? How is that even possible? I thought for sure that I would be dead.'Aerona, are you there?' I search for her in my mind, but I am unable to find her. 'AERONA!' I yell to her frantically now. 'I need you! Where are you? Please! Just tell me you're okay.' Tears begin sliding down my cheeks and I sift through my mind for any trace of my beloved friend. I can't help as the sobs begin racking my body,A strong pair of arms wrap around me and pulls me in tight for an embrace. Without my wolf strength, he is squeezing me too tight and I begin to feel my air being cut off."Asher." I barely get out."I'm so sorry, Signe. I should have been there for you and kept you by my side like I said I would. This wouldn't have happened if I had just followed through with my own plan."He releases me and I suck in a big breath, causing me to cough and sputter for several embarrassing seconds
Signe POVI look over at Asher, hopeful, but the look on his face instantly sends despair careening through me. "Asher, I can't feel her. I can't sense her. I need to know. Please!" I beg him to tell me. I hope and pray to the Moon Goddess with every fiber of my being that I have not lost my best friend. My very essence of myself.I rip the covers off of myself. If he isn't going to tell me, then fuck him. I'll go and find the doctor and I don't give a damn about any of this shit connected to me. Without my wolf, I am nothing. I start ripping cords off of me and Asher grabs my hands stopping me from doing anything else."Let go of me!" I yell at him. I'm desperate to get information on Aerona. I need to know what they know and not be kept in the dark."Please Asher! Please!" I beg him and break into sobs. "Shhhh. Calm down, Signe. I was getting to it. I just have so much information to give you." He gets up and pulls me into his embrace again, stroking my hair in an attempt to sooth
Signe POVSeveral days had passed since I woke up and I was finally able to move around pain free on my own. My warriors came to check on me as frequently as possible and even my dad and Alpha Lance had come to check on my well-being. It felt good to get up on my own and move around the pack house. Breakfast would start in thirty minutes, and I had no intentions of being late. However, I did want to explore the pack house and get more familiar with it while I had the opportunity.I imagine I will return to full duty shortly and be back out on patrols for the pack. Also assisting Alpha Asher wherever I possibly could. I can't say that the thoughts don't excite me. Despite what happened, that is where I belong and where I wish to be. I hear footsteps walking up behind me. Even without my enhanced wolf hearing, whoever it was, wasn't trying to be all that sneaky."Good morning Siggy baby." Alex says cheerfully.I laugh at him and that awful nickname he gave me."Good morning Alex. I am
**Trigger warning. Some brief descriptions of sex without consent.**Ian POVI had made my way battered and bruised to the the rear lines and then called for my troops to retreat. I was tempted to keep them fighting and further distract Asher and his pack, but I had sacrificed enough wolves for one day.That's all they were to me anyways. A means to an end. A way for me to get what is owed to me. What I have earned. They were expendable. I could care less whether they live or die, but I need to not waste too many in my efforts to feel out Asher and his Blood Moon pack.The attack from the girl had been unexcpected at first. I relished in the fact that she had thought she got the upper hand on me. She entered into my domain ill-prepared and I took full advantage of it.She fought well for a she-wolf. If she makes it through this war, I will take her prisoner and force her to serve me one way or another. Be it on the battlefield or in bed. I like them fiesty and I truly enjoy breaking t
Signe POVIt's been two weeks since the battle and we haven't heard anything from Alpha Ian or Midnight since. Makes me nervous about what's in store for us with all of this silence from the enemy. 'It's the calm before the storm, Signe.' Aerona chimes in.'I can't agree more.' Aerona returned to me a couple of days ago and I was so happy I couldn't stop the tears of joy from pouring down my face when I heard her voice and felt her presence. Not that I had really even wanted to.'Oh you shush about that. You couldn't get rid of me that easily and you know it.' I smile at her response, because I know she's right. She is strong, which makes both of us strong. We have been pouring over all of the information from my dad about when he and mom found me as a pup. I don't remember much about the parents I had been with before them, since I was so young, but I remembered bits and pieces. Aerona was working hard to try and figure out where we came from as well. She told me that she had alw
Signe POVIt seriously must be something about this office that gets him going, because I swear I am beginning to see a pattern here. "What's the matter, Signe? Cat got your tongue?" He smirks at me.I lean forward and bring my face closer to his own. "Not at all. Why don't you tell me what you'd like to do about it... Alpha." And I smirk back at him. Challenging him. Teasing him back.His grip loosens on my chin and his hand falls away as he sits back down in his chair. "Believe me when I say, I'd lilke nothing more than to see to your punishment." The way his voice gets gruff when he says this makes me melt. "However, now is not the time or place for that. We have important matters to discuss."Just like that I'm deflated. The unspoken promise in his eyes from just a moment ago, now replaced by a look of pity. "What matters would those be?" I try to hide the disappointment in my voice."I think you know what I am talking about, Signe. What we have both been researching and trying t