Ash POVMy eyes fly open and I wince. The first thing I feel is excruciating pain in my arm. I instinctively reach for my arm as a scream escapes my lips."Ashton," I hear Caspian's voice as he grabs me and pulls me to him. "Shh," he says and kisses the top of my head."It hurts," I cry, tears streaming down my eyes."I know," he says and gently rocks me. "Louis gave me some painkillers, as soon as you eat you can take them."I remember Louis is the doctor. My memory is blurry, I remember some things and then I don't. I can also vaguely remember hearing Caspian yelling in the room when I was under.I stop crying but tears are still running down my face. My arm hurts like crazy. I can't remember anything being this painful.Caspian wipes my face, "I will go bring your food so you can't take the drugs.""Can't I take it now?" I ask."No," he says stiffly. "Not before you eat. Doctor's orders.""I don't think I can eat anything," I say and sniffle. "You have to, I'll bring you some cere
Ash POVI spend most of the day bedridden. Even though I can move, Caspian refused to let me leave. Kay is one of the first to see me."I wanted to come earlier but Caspian wouldn't let me in, he said you were sleeping." He mumbles."I was," I reply."How do you feel?" He asks."Much better," I reply and rub my arm. "It hurt like a bitch last night but the pain is pretty bearable now.""That's good," he says. "Everyone is asking for you. They want to know if you are fine."I smile, it is nice to be asked after. I nod, "I am." "Vi canceled the training for today so we are all going to pay you a visit."My eyes widen in horror. "Ah, that's so nice of them."Kay frowns, "You don't look too excited about the idea," he says."I am," I reply. "I am just overwhelmed. I am not used to the attention.""Hmm, if you say so."A knock draws our attention to the door and Kay opens it to reveal Vi standing at the entrance."Head beta!" He yells, he is just as shocked as I am. She glares at him and
Ash POV"It is fine," I say suddenly with a stiff smile. "She is right.""No, she is not. You don't have to take what she said. She is just being a little bitch!" Bennie says, turning to look at me."Bennie!" Flavia yells."It is fine, really. You don't have to fight because of me. Thank you for coming to see me."The argument is starting to drive me nuts. I want to be alone now but it will be bad manners to chase them after they came all this way."It really is no problem and of course, we would come to see you," Kate says with a soft smile.Flavia scoffs and starts to walk around the room, touching things and opening the wardrobe."Flavia," Kate cries. "It is bad manners.""I am just curious, okay. It is not like I'll ever get a chance to come in here.""Just sit down," Kay says while walking towards her. He places his hand on her shoulder and pushes her down to the nearest chair."Aw!" She cries."Don't stand up," he orders.She rolls her eyes at him but doesn't move from the chair
Ash POVI glare at him, "Please, I am not that clumsy. Besides, it's just one of my arms that's hurt.""I am glad," he says, his expression sad."I don't know what I would have done if something worse had happened to you." He says and walks closer to me.I look down, "I am sure it won't be all that bad. I am technically still a stranger to you.""Is that what you think?" He says sternly and shoves his face in my view. I gasp, "Not really," I say. "But it is just a little hard to accept this. It doesn't mean I am less grateful though.""I see," he says and moves backward but not before I see his gaze stray to my lips."Give me your arm," he orders and I just so he has access to it."Why won't you turn?" He asks as he undoes the old bandage."I freeze and I see him slowly see him raise his eyes to look at me. I immediately look away. "I already told you," I say."Do you not trust me, Ashton?" He asks, his eyes looking hurt as they stare at me.No, that's not it. I am not keeping it awa
Ash POVI look up at him and he covers my lips with his. He breaks the kiss immediately and rests his forehead against mine. “Sorry, I shouldn’t have sprung that on you.”I blink rapidly, I can’t say anything, all I can think about is how warm his lips felt and I am still a little dazed that Caspian just kissed me, I almost cannot believe it. It is a little difficult for my thoughts to process this.I close my eyes tightly, it is all I can do to keep my heart from leaping out of my chest. I cannot keep track of my thoughts or feelings. My face suddenly feels very warm and I know if I am not as confused as I am, I would be fleeing from here.“Ashton,” he calls with a husky voice and rubs my lower lip with his thumb. Our foreheads are still joined and frankly, it is the only thing stopping me from collapsing and covering my face with my hands.“Are you angry?” He asks. I shake my head. Anger isn't what I feel, maybe everything else. “Did you hate it?" He asks, I can hear his worry. "
Caspian POVI grab her hand tighter as I pull her out of the house. As much as I hate the fact that she is here, I prefer to have her where she is close to me.I can't believe the bastard came all the way to my pack's territory. Just how far is he willing to chase? He is like a hound dog with a smell, I have to get rid of him.I can smell Ashton's fear, I can feel her hand shake as I hold it and I wish I pummeled the bastard face in. My free hand makes a fist and I try to hold myself back."What are you doing here?" I call out loudly, my voice echoes back to me.He tries to walk past Vi but she doesn't let him. I immediately notice he is not alone, his usual goons are with him."Will you call off your bitch…"The word is barely out of his mouth when Vi punches his guts. I wince as I see him cough air and splutter out of his lips.His goon rushes forward to try to attack Vi but he raises his hand. Not that I am worried, Damien and the rest of the fighters are already rushing toward her
Caspian POV"I can't make you stay, can I?" She asks softly. Her voice breaks a little."No," I say softly as I walk with her into my house."Get ready," I say to Damon and Damien. "Be downstairs in twenty minutes," I start to walk up the stairs. "We will leave then."They both nod but neither says anything. It is a little bothersome, I feel like it will be easier to handle their reaction than their silence.Ashton clings to my clothes, I can hear her sobbing. She is hiding her face from me, I just hold her closer."You are going to the wrong room," she says."I don't think so," I say and push the door open. I quickly make my way to the bed and I carefully place her on the bed."Do you really have to go?" She asks as she wipes her face. I nod, staring hard at her face. I think her crying face is pretty cute. This is the second time she will be crying on my behalf for some reason I find this provocative."I don't want you to go," she wipes her face some more. "I don't even know why I
Ashton POVI hear a soft knock, "Come in." I say without looking at the door. I don't really care for who is behind it."Ash, you look so down," Kay says as he walks into the room.I quickly wipe my face, I am sure I look like shit. I shrug. "I'll be fine.""Want to play video games?" He offers.I glare at him. "I can't tell if you're joking or you're making fun of me."He smirks, "You finally looked at him.""Shut up," I say and turn away.He chuckles and sits on the edge of the bed. "I guess, it is safe to assume Tyler is someone you're affiliated with." He touches his chin with a puzzled look on his face."He did say Crimson Moon Pack though and if I recall properly yours is Grand Crescent. Odd." He slowly looks at me.I sigh, I know he is expecting one kind of explanation and even though I don't really want to talk about it. Kay doesn't like being kept in the dark and as I have found out, he keeps what he hears to himself."I could never be affiliated with someone like that. He is
Ash POVIt has been more than three days since the birthday party. It went off without a hitch. I had so much fun I can barely remember the incidents except that Caspian refused to let me out of his sight. He said I was too beautiful to be left on my own, according to him someone might kidnap me. Even though there was no chance of that happening, I did like the fact that he was all over me. It did get annoying at some point but he didn't stop me from having a good time.However, even though I had a swell time a couple of days ago, I am in bed with the sheets to my neck and a fever band on my head. I fell sick. It's a full moon today and the patrol is compulsory but Caspian is missing out on it to stay with me. I feel awful, he is the alpha of the pack but I am keeping him away like this."You know you don't have to stay with me. It's just a little fever, I will be fine on my own." I say as he changes the fever band on my forehead.He glares at me, "The fact that you think I would le
Ash POVIt's my birthday, I am actually more excited than I thought I would be but it wouldn't have been possible for me not to be excited not with the enthusiasm Claire has shown as the birthday party planner."You don't have to go this far Claire, I can handle this," I say as she forces me to take a seat in front of my dresser."Absolutely not. It is your birthday, there is no way I am gonna let you dress up by yourself.""But…""No buts," Bennie says and holds up two different earrings. "Which do you think will match perfectly, Claire?""Huh? Aren't you supposed to ask me?" I yell out."Nah, I am pretty sure the designer is the one who decides.""It's my day, don't I get to decide anything?""Of course not. Leave everything else to us. It's your day," Bennie says, wiggling her brows. "You're not required to do anything. Let the adults handle this.""Wait, what do you mean adults? You're just a couple of months older than me." I glare at her."Still older," she smirks.I glare harde
Ash POVI move my head even faster and he grabs my hair to pull me off him. I don’t understand what this means and I hold, not letting him pull me off.“I am gonna…” he blurts out and I feel him spurt against the back of my throat. I swallow before I realize what is happening.“Did you just swallow?” Caspian asks as he pulls back my head with horror in his eyes.I smile up at him, nodding. “Why? Spit it out.”“I can’t,” I reply. It wasn’t exactly my intention to swallow. I can taste it at the back of my throat and it tastes gnarly.“Why did you swallow it?”I stick out my tongue, “It tastes weird.”“Don’t say that,” Caspian says with an embarssed expression and I burst out laughing.He grabs my cheeks and pinches them a little too hard, stopping my laughter immediately. “Ow,” cry, “That hurts.”“Serves you right.”I try to kiss him and he shrinks back in fear. “Nooo, I don’t want to taste it.”“I swallowed it,” I glare at him.“You didn’t have to,” he says and looks away.I raise a
Ash POVI am kneeling on the bed with my legs across Caspian. He is sitting on the bed with his back against the bed’s headboard. He is hard as a rock underneath me and I feel him press against my sensitive parts. I can swear I feel him grow some more and it takes me everything not to squirm against him. His hands slowly make their way up the back of my shirt, I try to keep still as his warm hands caress me. They slowly move from the back to the front until cups my breast with his hands. I break the kiss and lean on his shoulder as I try to catch my breath. His hands on my chest don't slow down and all I can do is hold on to him as the waves of pleasure carry me away. I am supposed to be in charge, why am I the one panting against him while he is in perfect state? Without thinking I softly bite the side of his neck and Caspian groans against me. I bite harder and he curses. I suck on his neck and he squeezes tighter on my breasts.His fingers pinches the tip and I gasp, I throw my
Ash POV"Wait for me," he whispers directly into my right ear. I feel his breath on my ear and the side of my neck, it sends shivers down my spine.I nod obediently and he pulls away from me. I watch him while rooted beside the door. He doesn't turn around and I keep watching him until the bathroom door closes.I put my hand to my chest, it is beating so hard I am sure he heard it before he left me. I groan and climb to the side of the bed.I slip between the sheets and pull the cover sheets all the way to my face. My face reddens as I think of what will happen when he comes out. I cover my face with my palm and close my eyes."Oh no," I mumble. I can't quell my excitement.I sleep on my side with the sheets pulled all the way to my head. It's a little hard to breathe underneath it but it hides my face.After what feels like forever, I hear the bathroom door open and fight the urge to peek out of the sheet. I hear Caspian bustling around in the room and then I hear his footsteps appro
Ash POVI don’t know who is more surprised by the kiss but Caspian recovers quickly as he presses me against him and kisses me hard.I pull away from him gasping for air. "We should go inside," I say with my head down."Indeed," he says with amusement and kisses the top of my head.He removes his hand from my waist and grabs my hand. He pulls to the door and holds it open until we both go through the door.I immediately smell cooking but Caspian doesn't let me go and just pulls me through the living room and to the stairs. We stop in front of his room and he still holds me tightly."Caspian," I say gently as he opens his door."Yes," he responds but doesn't make any attempt to look at me."Let me go to my room and clean up. I will join you in a moment." I say as gently as I can even though I am fighting the urge to smack the back of his head."No," he says without any explanation.I open my mouth to protest and he pulls me into the room and shuts the door. He closes the gap between us
Ash POV"Just be happy with the person you like and stop being so stiff and let someone love you." She says with a bright smile."I can let someone love me, stop saying weird things." I glare at her."Oh really, I can tell you're the one with the issues in the relationship because Alpha sounds like he wants to keep you all to himself. I mean anyone with an eye can see that.""He just has a protective streak," I say with a pout."Protective my ass. Do you see him lifting me in my arms? Why do you think I thought something was going on between you two?" She smirks knowingly.I sigh, I want to tell her my fears but I will have to tell her more than I want to and I don't think I am ready for that."I do think it's a good thing," she says when I don't say anything. She looks to the corner of the room and screams out. "Holy smokes! Look at the time. Vi is gonna have our heads.""Oh my goodness," I say, following her gaze. "It's past five. What's Kay doing?"I rush out of bed and yo the war
Ash POV"Claire!" I cry. "I can't breathe.""Oh my God. I am so sorry." She says and immediately lets go of me.I lean forward and go into a fit of cough which subside quickly, thankfully. I take a deep breath and lean back on the couch."It is fine," I smile faintly at her.She still looks worried and she leans on to check my face. "Are you okay?" She asks.I nod, "Yes, I am.""Sorry about that," she chuckled awkwardly. "I just wanted you to know how sorry I am.""I get it and thank you for apologizing.""It's no problem." She said and gave me a hug before standing to her feet. "Let me know if you need anything."I nod and she waves and skips away. I sit on the couch for a couple minutes and I remember that I did not reply to Bennie.I quickly shoot her a reply apologizing without giving out any details. I don't want to explain on the phone if I am going to explain in person.As soon as I am done replying, I head upstairs. As much as I want to check on Kay I know it is better to give
Ash POVI hear the sound of the microwave go off as I start to send out a reply. As I stand on my feet I hear the sound of someone coming into the kitchen. I turn around to see Claire and I instinctively freeze as the memory of the conversation I had with Caspian pops in my head. For a millisecond, I am stunned and at a loss for words. "Ashton," Claire says and walks into the kitchen.The sound of her voice snaps me out of the trance and I manage to smile as I say her name. "Claire, good morning.""Rough night, huh?" She says with a soft smile."Not really," I say and turn away from her. "I was just lazy." I stop in front of the microwave and pull out my meal. Boy, does it smell heavenly.I blow a mind kiss to Damien and make my way back to the table. I see Claire is also seated and my stomach knots up but I immediately ignore it and go to sit opposite from her.I dig into my meal but she doesn't say anything, just sits watching me eat. I frown but I don't comment, I just pick up my