The boss glowered. “That cocky asshole.” That seemed to indicate an affirmative. “He’s bluffing, then,” Chase said. “He’s only trying to stop the article to keep himself from being implicated. I bet he has no legs to stand on. If the rest of the Academy administration knew who he really was…”
I watched Asher, fear gripping my heart. How much had he heard me say? Did he hear me say I loved him? How would he react now? Would he be repulsed? His face was carefully neutral. He continued walking toward us and sat down in his seat beside mine. “Asher, I…” I knew I probably should have ta
I worried my hands together and waited as patiently as I could. After a time, a key jiggled in the door lock. It opened. “Cynthia? Are you alright?” Asher asked as he crossed the threshold. His eyes were wild with worry, but when he saw me, he seemed to calm. “What happened?” I asked. He sides
I ended the call with my mom after discussing possible dates for me to visit. With the danger of Joseph on the loose and threatening me, I wasn’t sure if I should run to warn them of the danger or spend my time away from them. “I’ll support you however I can,” Asher said. “I’m torn,” I said, a
I looked at him, surprised. “You would want to?” He glanced at me. “Cyn, you are my mate.” He made everything sound so simple. You are my mate. Of course I want to meet your family. Like anything was ever that easy, especially with us. If only it could be, though. Maybe someday. Knowing Ashe
“I… uh…” It should have been as easy to lie about my pregnancy as it had been to lie about my projection ability. But, they were my parents. Deep down, I wanted them to love my child as much as I did, even if they had never given me any indication that they would. My mother’s expression grew ste
The next few days, Aimee, Nicole, and I had our study sessions in Asher’s room rather than the library. With the looming threat of Joseph around every corner, we thought it best to limit any contact I had with the outside world. For the most part, this seemed to be working. There had been no more
Fear tremored through me, starting within my heart and quickly spreading outwards to the tips of my fingers. Asher collected me into his arms, but that didn’t stop my trembling. It was too severe this time. The fear too real. Joseph was everywhere. He would stop at nothing to hurt me, however he