Well, we've made it! Turns out Asher was right about his own pack house and its grandeur and beauty. I wonder what a new day will bring?
Asher POVI heard the second round of cars pull up and I could feel it in my gut that she had arrived. I shifted my focus from my Gamma to the window where I could see the hood of one of the cars. I didn't know which car of the two I heard pull up she was in, but I knew for sure that she was here. "Alpha?" Gamma Josh said."Yes, sorry, Josh. The last of our visitors have just arrived and I am afraid I missed the last part of what you just said." I said turning my head back to him."Would you like to go and greet the last of our guests, Asher?" Alex asked me."Actually," I said now looking to Alex. "I think you should be their welcoming party. Josh and I need to wrap up this conversation before it gets too late.""But don't you think you should greet your ma-""I think you are more than capable of greeting our guests, Alex. Now stop pushing me and do as you're told before I make you do it." I growled and glared at my brother for almost revealing that my mate had arrived. I had no inte
Signe POVI stay out on the landing and turn once again to the paintings when Asher departed. It was obvious to me that he didn't care to stick around and chat. Or maybe he was tired from all of the goings on of the day.I can still smell him, his scent lingering even minutes after he had left. I continue to walk down the hall, studying the different names and people in the paintings. It was intriguing to me to look at the previous rulers and families of this pack. I can see the resemblance between Asher and his family. I pause when I hear footsteps coming up the stairs behind me. I was already surprised by Asher and I did not want to be surprised again by someone else. I turn and look behind me to find a beautiful woman standing at the top of the stairs staring at me quizzically. She looks familiar and I glance quickly back to the painting I had just approached a few moments ago.She was the woman in this painting. I quickly glance down at the names until I find her. She's older now
Signe POVI heard a knock on my door. Soft, yet urgent.I got up from the comfort of my bed and something fell off of the bed. I look down to see my file folder last night. Whoops. I must have fallen asleep while I was researching. I bend over and pick up the folder and place it on the nightstand then pad over to the front door."Who is it?" I ask sleepily. If I had to guess, I'd say it can't be later than four in the morning."Open the door, Signe." I heard him say. That's when I realized I could smell him and his forest scent.Asher. Asher was on the other side of my door at this ungodly hour. I quickly looked down at my pajamas. Not my worst set, but definitely nothing all that sexy either. Thank goddess I had put my hair into braids. I turn the handle and open the door slowly to reveal Asher. He steps inside and pushes past me without a word and I close the door behind him. "Is there something I can help you with Alpha Asher?"He looks me dead in my eyes and I can't peel my own
I turn over and grab my phone and hit snooze on my alarm. Had that whole thing just been a dream?'Yes it was and it was a spicy one. I'm not complaining.' Aerona said saucily.'It felt so real. I swear I can still feel his touch.' I touch my lips where I could still feel the lingering sensation of his lips pressing against my so passionately and dominately.I wish it had been real and not only a dream. I hadn't realized how badly I wanted my mate until this moment. I kept trying to convince myself that I would be okay with him deciding he didn't want me. Now I knew I had to do whatever was necessary to have him accept me and complete our mating.'Atta girl! She's baaaaack!' Aerona says in a sing-song voice.I can't help but laugh at her. She was right though. My confidence in myself had gone severely downhill since meeting Asher and it was time for all of that to stop. I needed to show him the she-wolf I truly am. I lay there thinking about the dream and unable to get over how very
Asher POVI walk into the room and my eyes instantly find her. She is beautiful, there's no doubt about that. I can't seem to keep myself from looking for her every time I step into a room. I watch her as her eyes scan my body appreciatively which makes Thor hum with delight.'Do you see the way her eyes are admiring us?' He asks me hungrily.'I do, but we have more important matters to take care of, Thor.'I walk into the dining room and over to the food table and begin dishing myself my breakfast. I make myself a hearty breakfast burrito. After my morning of training I am hungry and I don't plan on joining the fighting this morning during training. I want to stand and assess the fights, making my own notes of her and her warriors.I glance over at Signe and her warriors still sitting at the table clueless as to what is going on this morning after breakfast is over. I grab a large glass of orange juice and head to my usual table where my brother and mother are already sitting."Good
Signe POVAfter Asher left I got up and went over to get food. He wasn't wrong, I needed to eat. It was the fact that he had whispered in my ear the way he did that has me completely thrown off. After I finish eating I get up to leave the dining room and each of my warriors stands with me. I head over to where Alex is sitting alone at a table."Good morning again, Alex." I say with a smile."How can I be of service, Signe?" Alex replies and takes a swig of his orange juice."I was hoping you wouldn't mind showing us where the training grounds are. I don't want to be late and I'd like to stretch and limber up before our...training begins."Alex smirks at me and just shakes his head. "I don't mind at all." Alex gets up from his seat and comes to stand next to me. "You ready to go Siggy baby?"It was cute when he called me that earlier this morning, but to call me that in front of my warriors felt a bit degrading."I'm sorry Beta Alex. I think I missed that last part." I challenge him a
Signe POV'Of course he would choose us first. He's most intimidated by what he doesn't know.' Aerona states as she paces back and forth in my mind.'Well, then no time like the present to make sure that he has no choice but to know who we are through and through.' I spit out. I'm upset that he threw me into the ring first. I wanted to watch my warriors fight first so that I myself could fully asses their abilities against his warriors before I had the chance to fight."Gladly." I smirk back at Asher hiding my own anger and his smile disappears from his face. If he thought he was going to intimidate me or put me in my place, he had another thing coming. "Who would you like to fight first?" Asher questions me and gestures to the group furthest to my left.So I had been right. That was the platinum level fighter group. I wanted so badly to say that I wanted to face off against one of their she-wolves so I could give them an opportunity to show off their own skills, but I also didn't
Signe POV The platinum ranked fighter steps into the circle and he smiles at me. It’s a cocky smile. One that tells me that he thinks he’s got this in the bag. “Are you ready little wolf?” Yep…he’s cocky alright. “Ready when you are sugar plum.” I give him an innocent smile that he doesn’t return. I’ve upset him with my little pet name. Little does he know, I’m about to completely wipe the floor with him and being upset will be the least of his concerns. I start to size him up. He’s probably about six foot one or two. I’d say about 225 pounds and muscles as big around as my head. He’s pacing back and forth waiting for the signal for our fight to begin. I watch how he walks hoping to gain some insight to any persistent injuries or favoring of one side of his body or the other. I see none. Ok. So I guess I was going to have to use my speed and agility to the best of my ability for this fight. I look over to Asher who looks like he has moved past his anger. Damn. I’ll have
Signe POV Asher smirked back at me. "Is that right?" "Mmmhmm." I let my gaze wander up and down his body in clear admiration. "As good as you look in those clothes, I am sure you look better without them." "Well then. Can't have you just wondering what I look like naked. I suppose it's time to let you make the determination for yourself on how I look best." Asher winks at me and I feel my heart skip a beat. Our back and forth taunting and the constant teasing from him just made me want him more and more. "By all means." I wave my hand out in a gesture letting him know to please continue. Asher takes his clothes off slowly and seductively. Which, I won't lie, I wasn't aware that was something that men could really do. I watch as he strips off his final piece of clothing and he stands there in all of his glory staring at me while I stare back at him. I knew he had a good body, but I didn't realize it was this nice underneath his clothes. His pecks are well defined and his
Signe POVThe sensation of his teeth biting my neck is almost enough to send me straight over the edge and he hasn't even bit hard enough to actually mark me yet. A low laugh comes from Asher as he pulls away from me. He tongue runs up my neck to my chin and he places a little nibble before peppering kisses across my jaw over to my ear. "What's the matter?" He says in between kisses. "Cat got your tongue?"Each time his lips contact my skin it sends a jolt of electricity coursing throughout my entire body. "Mmmm." Is all I can manage to get out as he continues to ravish me. I should be embarrassed by my lack of speaking ability, but it's clearly not my fault I've lost all of my speaking capabilities in this moment. "Remember that punishment I mentioned earlier?" He whispers into my ear. I nod my head and try not to appear too eager to find out just what my punishment will be."Good." He gives me a little sideways grin that makes my heart skip a fraction of a beat. "You're going to
Signe POVHe wants me. It's so hard to believe and I can barely grasp it, but it's true. The way he is looking at me now tells me so much in comparison to how he was looking at me earlier today."I said..." He leans forward and runs his tongue along my jawline and to the base of my ear and Aerona starts to purr in response. "Who do you belong to?" He whispers to me again."YOU." My response is instant and without hesitation. His mouth is on mine before I can say or do anything more. Asher bites my lower lip bringing it into his mouth while sucking and nibbling on it. I can't stifle the moan that escapes from my mouth. He pulls away from me and pushes me backwards. I land on the bed with a soft plump as I sink into the comforter laid on top of the mattress.I can't help, as I stare at this alpha wolf, but to feel an ache and a need for him deep within me. The way he is looking back at me is filled with warmth and affection and I've never felt so complete from a look before in all of
Asher POVI can't get enough of her. Her taste. Her smell. The way she feels beneath my hands as I run my them over her body and find a place to hold on to. Her ass. It's like it was made for my hand. Round and firm and the perfect place to grab on to and pull her into me.She squeals when I pull her forward and the sound sends a electric shock through me. I want this she-wolf. More than she will ever know and even more than I can understand. No matter how hard I have tried to fight it these past couple of weeks, I can't stay away from her.When she began the words for her rejection, my heart surged with devastation. I couldn't allow for her to reject me. Not when I want nothing more than to be with her in every way possible and never let go.She wraps her arms around my neck, pulling herself even further into me and deepening our kiss. Still, we aren't close enough. I grab her hair and pull her face even more into mine as I am ravenous. However, she begins to fight against me and pull
Signe POVI sit down on the bed and face the door watching to see if Asher has decided to follow me yet. After a minute or so I glance at the clock on the nightstand. Four twenty-two. I will give him untill four thirty before I start packing my stuff to leave. Then I will find him and reject him and walk out of that door and his life for forever. 'We really shouldn't do this. Rejecting our mate will do us more harm than good. Maybe it's best if we just create some space between us. You know what they say. Distance makes the heart grow fonder.'She has a point. I don't want to reject him. Not truly. But the way he made me feel earlier in front of Ian. I have never felt more unwanted in my entire life. 'Honestly Aerona, I don't want to do it, but I feel he made it pretty clear where his thoughts lie on the topic before we came here and all this afternoon did was confirm what he has already told us. I thought that I could change his mind. That we could change his mind, but I don't thin
Signe POVThe car ride back to the pack house is a quiet one, giving me plenty more time to think about what had happened with Asher and Ian. Mainly Ian.He called me Siggy. Only one person has referred to me that way since my arrival. As much as I don't want it to be true, I need to confront Alex about this. I don't want to believe that Alex would do that to Asher. But why else would Ian refer to me as Siggy, when he knows that my name is Signe.We park in front of the pack house and Asher gets out of the car without a word. I open my door before his warrior has the opportunity to do so and move around the car quickly to catch up with Asher."Alpha?" I say quietly, hoping he won't hear me or that he will ignore me and keep walking. I'm losing my resolve for my earlier plans now that my anger is beginning to subside due to my concern about Alex.He stops and turns to face me. "Yes?"There it is again. That emotionless face. The one that reflects how I was feeling not long ago when we
Signe POVWhy is it that either of these assholes thinks they have any say in my life. It doesn't matter that they're Alpha's. Neither of them is my Alpha. "Seriously enough!" I'm fuming. Actually, I am more than fuming. I feel like a bomb ready to explode at any moment and I know that Aerona is ready to shift the moment I say go.I look at Ian who is still smiling at me. Does he ever stop smiling? He's completely insufferable.I take a step toward Ian in my anger. "You! I won't be coming with you. Period. End of story. So get any crazy ass thoughts that it might happen out of your mind, because it's not." I huff at him.He stands there. Smile never wavering. In fact, it's only gotten bigger and now I can humor in his eyes. Does he really think this is funny? I can't look at him anymore or I might just lose all the control I am so desperately holding on to.I turn to Asher. "Alpha Asher," I'm back to formalities now. "Please know that I am grateful to you for saving my life that day,
Asher POVIan appears giddy with the information he just revealed. As if he knows he has just opened a can of worms. But how would he know?“That’s interesting I guess. I’ve never met anybody with eyes like mine.” She feigns disinterest and I can’t help but smile internally. She’s smart and knows not to give anything away to Ian, but he’s still smiling at her as if he knows something she doesn’t. Not only that, but the way he is raking his eyes up and down her body, yet again, causes me release a growl deep in my chest. I don’t like the way he is looking at her. Not one bit. If he doesn’t learn to quit eyeballing my mate-‘He doesn’t know she’s your mate, you idiot.’ Thor growls at me. “You’re not even the least bit curious to know about her?” He’s trying to bait her now. “How her family never loved her and left her to die after trying to drown her in a river.”Signe makes a pained noise, but plays it off like her leg got a cramp. I continue watching her, but she never turns to loo
Signe POVAsher and I sit in the car in silence on our way out to the border and I have about a million and one thoughts running through my head so fast, I can't seem to hold a single thought down. Did he want to challenge me for taking his ear?Did he want to finish the job he started?Did he want to demand that Asher have me killed for attacking him?Too many thoughts, both rational and irrational going through my head and as I feel the car begin to slow down as we near the border I can't keep my heart from racing."Signe, you need to calm down. Your heart is pounding a mile a minute. Get ahold of yourself and we will figure out what it is that he wants and then send him on his way." He's trying to reassure me, but the irritation I can hear lacing his tone does anything but.I nod my head and focus on breathing. Aerona reaches out and I feel a sense of calm wash over me.'Thank you.' I say to her as she continues pacing back and forth in my head, still remaining more calm than I had