Ashlyn was in the middle of her drive toward her business shop but on the way, she recalled that she does not have any work for the day. She maneuvered the car on a roundabout corner that was heading to the city proper. She drove her car back to their small village and decided to have some hot breakfast coffee and ate her to-go breakfast that her mate handed to her earlier. Just by thinking of her mate, there was a rush of heat over her veins that made her irritated again. She groaned as she parked her car in front of one of the cafes in their village that was near the entrance.
“Just thinking about her sad face, I wanted to rip somebody or something.” Ashlyn gritted her teeth before slamming her hand over the stirring wheel again. Good thing, it was not smashed into pieces then she grabbed the paper bag and went to the cafe.
After a couple of staying in a daze at the cafe’s parking lot, Ashlyn went on her drive back home to send her mother’s order. As soon as she got back to their house, she was totally expressionless and did not utter any words when her mother welcomed her with a smile. She just passed her and went upstairs but she skipped the last step which made her stumbled. “Fuck.” Ashlyn grumpily reacted as she clicked her tongue while easing the pain over her knee. “Are you alright there, honey?” her mother worried and asked but that was not because of her daughter’s usual clumsiness but what was making her in a daze. “Yeah, I am fine. I’ll be in my room.” Ashlyn answered and went straight to her bedroom without waiting for any reply from her mother.
Ashlyn was totally irritated as soon as she got a private mind-link with her uncle who’s been keeping an eye on everyone around the park while doing what he loves - flowers. Anyway, as Ashlyn get up from her bed, she went straight downstairs but something made her slip before her last step made it onto the ground. She was already expecting a hard bump over her butt but nothing pained her. Yet, she felt very strong arms holding her. “You okay?” Vladimir asked which made Ashlyn look at him but it was a wrong move for her. “DAMMIT! SHE WAS TOO CLOSE AGAIN!” Ashlyn screamed inside her thoughts and as her heart rate increased again, she pushed Vladimir before grabbing his collar to flip him harshly. But with Vladimir’s vampire reflexes, he managed to steady his foot on th
Ashlyn smiled since she felt calmed even around Vladimir’s irritating scent that sometimes could make her sneeze whenever she was not in her temperament mood. She smiled and nodded before she went back to her story. “Well, things went smoothly even though I lost two mates already. I was even surprised that I did not turn rogue or maybe I’m just blessed. From time to time, I trained alone with my wolf without the knowledge of everyone in the pack. I know how to cloak things about myself and even controlled my temper. I am not like my father around his temper and I never cared what others were throwing at me. I’m just being me until I graduated from college and started working when my father decided to get in the middle of my neutral life. I love my life already but he has to come to change it.” Ashlyn smiles slowly disappearing as hit something sensitive for her to talk to.
But while she was on her track, she already could smell some drunk bastards that her uncle reported to her earlier. She wanted to snap their bones but that was not the time for it and she just head to the resto-bar. When she got there, it was already filled with customers and it surprised her. Their local resto-bar hasn’t been in its best profit before until her mate came into their pack. She found herself smirking then as she asked for a VIP booth which was not far from the mini-stage. As she settled alone in her booth, everyone started clapping when a lady suddenly came to the stage. “Oh, so you’re a singer here…” Ashlyn smirked as she was feeling proud over having a gifted mate. Ashlyn eyed her mate from head to toe since Vladimir was wearing a simple white tribal off-shoulder shi
Ashlyn went for another walk that was turning into a frustrating run in the woods, as she decided to break some streams that creeping out to her veins. She saw totally irritated over her mate which made her break some logs into pieces which she never did before. “That’s…Argh! Whatever!” Ashlyn groaned as she felt of wanting to rip somebody or something. She kept breaking any broken logs in the woods and she doesn’t know where they landed whenever she throw them away from her path until she felt exhausted. Good thing it was within their private property. “But why does it have to be her?” Ashlyn panted as she looked around where she went havoc all of the sudden. She just blow some streams that were building within her. “Why she’s the only one who can disturb my feelings like this? So irritating
Ashlyn could hear the conversation that her mate and mother were talking as they were just walking back inside the house. She was on the staircase by that time and when she sensed them inside, she went on proceeding to head into her bedroom. But she was still listening to them. ‘Oh please, Vlad, you two looked good together…’ ‘On which part, Luna?’ ‘For catching her temper and violent behavior.’ ‘As if I had a choice…’ When Ashlyn heard that she really wanted to strangle her mate’s neck and threw Vladimir into the deepest pit. But technically, she could not do that since she had a very disturbing feeling blossoming already from within. She could not escape
After a week ever since Vladimir came into the pack, nothing seems to change around the pack aside from they were all getting along with their vampire visitor. But to Ashlyn, it was another story since she was either losing her temper or even going on crossing fists with him which the pack was amused on watching. They were totally even but there was something that started to change more in Ashlyn and like what was happening the moment when Ashlyn saw Vladimir smiling at somebody. “MOVE!” Ashlyn was totally pissed off and she doesn’t know what was causing it. She knew that it was Vladimir but there was something else that she could not put a name on. Not yet, at least. “Hey, even though you’re the soon-to-be alpha you shouldn’t be doing that to our visitor.” the woman and the mate of Ashlyn’s beta name Ina.
“WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? WE’RE NOT EVEN TOGETHER FOR YOU TO SAY THAT!” Ashlyn shouted as she pointed out about them not being a couple. But immediately regret when she saw the pain in Vladimir’s eyes again. She hates to see them and when she was about to break free from his grip, Vladimir speaks. “Kim, I don’t care how many times you hurt me with your words or your actions…but please, don’t run away from what you truly feel and what makes you happy.” Vladimir was very sincere and even smiled at her which Ashlyn wanted to punch his guts for masking what he really felt. But she felt how sincere he was and it softened her. “I am not…running away…it’s just that…it hurts…” Ashlyn stuttered and her tears began to fall once again and it was in front of her mate. “I know…I see that you’re jealous. I h
It’s been 10 years already and everything was moving smoothly around the pack. Some old folks were now the ones whose being the pain in the ass from having stubborn sides while the teenagers were now growing up stronger than before. They have indeed qualified already as the protector of the pack but the Alpha and Luna’s family has another thing to deal with. ‘VLADIMIR YU-MILANO, OFFICE NOW!’ “Yikes, the alpha is mad.” Ruen teased Vladimir who was playing his nine-year-old daughter. “What did you do this time, Uncle Vlad?” Frans innocently asked Vladimir. “I didn’t do anything…gosh, why it always my pretty-handsome face always in the alpha’s hot seat?” Vladimir playfully ruffled her hair before stopping playing with her.
Even after a week of the wedding day and their intimate night, nothing much changed around the pack except that, Ashlyn’s strictness around the training was now being balanced by Vladimir. It made them breathe freely and enjoyed the training more but Vladimir couldn’t stay much longer than two months. He went back on his traveling. Along those travels that he took, he was doing business transactions and some were vacations with her family or the second honeymoon with Ashlyn. It was their routine until two years has already passed and Vladimir was forced to stay due to the news of Ashlyn’s pregnancy. He decided to be there at all costs even though he shouldn’t exceed the two months of stay in one place. Just by exceeding just for a week or more, Vladimir’s strength started to wear off which caused him to collapse or suddenly lose his balance. But i
Just right after their weird proposal, Ashlyn and Vladimir went on preparing for their upcoming wedding after a month of preparation until it was time. Everything was fully prepared and all set the only thing remaining was the entrance of the bride. It was the usual marriage ceremony, with witnesses gathered around, a priest or a pastor, nice flowers at the aisle as well as at the altar, and lovely music in the background. It was beautiful and magical until the music of A Thousand Years of Christina Perri came on playing, and the bride came in. Ashlyn was so beautiful and Vladimir couldn’t take his eyes off her.“What have you done to me, Kim…I love you so much.” Vladimir thought which he didn’t realize that Ashlyn would hear and made her cry.Ashlyn wanted to run into his arms but she didn’t not
“ASHLYN KIM YU!” Jace was shouting as he bragged inside the office where Ruen chuckled after handing Ashlyn some paper works. Wishing her good luck then leave them alone in the office. “What?” Ashlyn flatly asked while checking the reports regarding their borders and some neighboring packs’ issues with them as well the updates regarding the prosperity of their own pack. “You’ve sent five teenagers already to the clinic again and they were severely hurt this time. Their parents were already complaining about how you train their kids.” Jace frustratedly reminded his daughter about the intense training that the teenagers were facing with her. “It's not that bad, Dad. there’s no silver has been used in their training which soon they will encounter in their training.” Ashlyn answered with no emotion i
Ever since Ashlyn woke up from her slumber, she was still the same even though her scent was already shifted a little since she was marked by Vladimir. But they were still not fully mated and there were times her mind drifted into that thought which Vladimir jolted whenever it caught his attention. He’s a vampire who can read his beloved mate openly. “Kim, can you lessen the heat running wildly inside your mind lately?” Vladimir lowly whispered as he gathered their dirty dishes and placed them on the sink since they were having breakfast. Ashlyn blushed upon realizing what Vladimir was referring to and he earned a slap over his arm. Then she dashed out of the kitchen and he chuckled before going on helping around the kitchen. But at the same moment, Ashlyn calmed herself down and when she glanced over at her mate in the kit
Celestial Ceres began smirking as she taunting glanced over Vladimir before dashing off ahead of him. She was being in her playful nature and went on chuckling.“Yes, actually both clans asked me to check things around here. One, Alpha King was being wary about Tosh's case that’s why he sent me to snoop around about that status here. Second, my grandparents asked me to check on you since you came back to the pack that you’d helped once before you became a nomad. Not to mention you have some questions for me, so yeah, I’ve been killing three issues with one stone. Great, right?” Ceres chuckled as she began playing around which Vladimir has to run after her. He was still carefully carrying Ashlyn and not letting anything disturb her rest.“So, you’re going to make reports about your assigned tasks here befor
Ashlyn's body finally gave up as soon as she granted the wish of their target and especially saving her mate, Vladimir. Seeing the sudden collapse of his beloved Ashlyn, Vladimir’s fallen state was being taken care of and slowly retracted back into a sleep state. But he started to cry even though his blood prince's side was still activated. “I’m sorry, Kim.” Vladimir cried as he pulled Ashlyn into his arms very delicately. “It’s my fault…I’m sorry.” He kept apologizing as he even started racking his body while holding Ashlyn dearly into his arms - protectively. “I’m so for being late.” He went on as his tears can’t be held anymore. He kept crying and it was the first time he cried like that after he had lost his entire family. “I’m so sorry, Kim.” He p
As that conversation happened, something began to unblock from within Ashlyn as she could not take it anymore. She has to complete the last wish that Tosh asked of her and especially, she could not take how deep her mate would fall into his madness if she won’t do anything to save him. She was willing to risk it because Vladimir was not just a mate but her lover. She loves Vladimir more than she loved her previous mates that she lost. “Break the chains. Break the bones. Break free from fear in the heart. Vladimir needs me now. Argh!” Ashlyn gritted her teeth as she chanted that to herself as she tried to break free from the chains that were binding her to her spot. She was using the remaining strength that she had left within her just to save her mate and to grant a wish before death takes him. Ashlyn slowly was breaking free fro
Don't wanna let you down But I am hell bound Though this is all for you Don't wanna hide the truth Ashlyn was dealing with loneliness and the sorrowful mood of Tosh when she suddenly heard Vlaidmir’s singing voice. She knew for sure that he was falling deeper into his fallen side which only fueled the blood prince residing within him. ‘I hope you can hear that part ringing in my head, Kim.’ “I do hear them…you’re near me…” Ashlyn muttered through her thoughts when she heard them clearly. Yet, as her tear suddenly fell down from