Ash POVAnd that is how I ended up here. I say to myself as I stand under the tree. I could have used my injury as an excuse. I shouldn't be here. However, when Kay showed up at my doorstep, I couldn't say anything about it and ended up following him but now that I am here, I slightly regret it."Ashton, you are awfully quiet," Bennie says. "No, she is not." Kay scolds. "You are just extra loud.""Shut up, geek!" She says."What the heck? I am not a geek." He scolds. "Really?" She mocks."Where is everybody else?" I ask, trying to divert the conversation."Kate is held up in the health clinic so she will be running a little late," Douglas says.I frown as my eyes widen, "Is something wrong?" Bennie shakes her head. "It happens sometimes. Don't worry about it.""What about Flavia?" I say.Bennie scoffs, "She is probably just taking her time on purpose.""Oh," I see."Ah, there she is now," Kelvin says.I turn around to see Flavia walking toward us. I squint my eyes, she is still f
Ash POVThankfully even though my brain is panicking as I am falling to the ground my body is actually calm and I put out my hands in front of me to break my fall.Big mistake as I used both hands. I wince as pain travels from my wrist to my injured shoulders.I curse and roll, grabbing my arm. This bitch. I thought she would only antagonize me with words. I didn't think she would ever do it physically.She stops at my fall and rushes to me. "Are you okay?" She asks as she stretches out her hand to help me.I smack it away without hesitation. I am tired of people shitting down on me. Conall did that, and Tyler too. I have had enough."Don't touch me!" I yell at her and she shrinks backward. "What is wrong with you? I am just trying to help."She actually looks bewildered. The nerve of this girl. I am so angry. Is she really going to pretend that she didn't just kick me?"What happened?" I hear Vi's voice as he walks closer.I move to a sitting position, still holding my arm. It hurts
Ash POV"Did Flavia really kick you?" Vi suddenly asks. She is staring hard at me as she asks the question.I am a little stunned by the question. I actually think she believes me but because there isn't any evidence she doesn't want to come out wrong but I guess I was wrong. I simply blink and nod. I don't know what else to say to her question. Why would I lie? But yeah, I guess it is the same situation with Flavia. "Why would she lie?"Vi squints her eyes at me. "You better not be lying." I can hear the distrust in her voice and it rubs me off the wrong way.I want to say I am not lying but I know that won't make any difference. I suddenly feel dejected and my arm starts to hurt even more. I squeeze slightly but that only worsens the pain.Of course, she won't trust me. I am just a new member of the pack and I do have a motive for wanting to get Flavia in trouble. However, I am nothing like that and wouldn't ever do anything so mischievous but she doesn't know this and I can even
Ash POV"It might just be a sprain or a hairline fracture but either ways none are any reason to worry about. It doesn't feel like broken bones which is a relief."He must have seen the look of relief on my face because he immediately says, "However, you're not out of the woods yet.""What does that mean?" I ask subtly."Well, it could be sprain buy since there isn't much swelling I can't say for sure."Much? I frown, I look at my again. It doesn't look swollen to me."Also, I have to take an x-ray to rule out the fact of it being an hairline fracture. Unfortunately, the X-ray is out of commission and since nobody has used it in a couple months, I got lazy about replacing it."Doctor Louis looks away from me as he speaks. He actually looks a little embarrassed.'However, I will give you proper treatment for both scenarios and then once the X-ray is working again, I will check to see sure there isn't any kind of fracture."I nod vigorously I listen to his words. He is still holding my
Ash POV"Oh my God, Doctor Louis put you on a sling. Did you break your bone or something? Was the fall really that bad?""No, I didn't break my arm. He just wrapped it like this so I wouldn't move it so much." I say as I try to quell her worries."Does it hurt?" She pokes it a little."Really?" Kay suddenly says. "What do you think?""Shut up, Kay. I know it hurts, I just want to know how badly it hurts." I smile faintly at her, "It doesn't hurt as much as last time. He gave me some drugs to take, I just need to eat first.""Sit here," Bennie immediately said while leading me to the kitchen chair. "I will make something.""No, you don't!" Kay scolds. "We both know you can't cook.""I wasn't going to!" She yells back him. "Besides, it's the thought that counts but you just ruin it for."She glares at him and I chuckle. I do know she can't cook too. "Don't fight." I say. "I am fine with leftovers. I will just warm up whatever's in the refrigerator.""You?" Bennie asks, horrified. "No,
Ash POV"I can't believe she kicked you!" Claire says with an angry look. "How dare she! I already scolded her but we can't do anything until Caspian returns.""She said, she didn't kick me." I say and bend my head."But she did, didn't she?" Claire said, peering at her face. I nod."Well then let's see how long she is willing to keep lying. I never really liked her." Claire said with contempt on her face. "I can't believe she would kick you. Who does that?"I smile softly, it is nice to have someone go frantic on my behalf."Why aren't you guys saying anything?" Claire asks."Vi had forbidden us from taking sides," Bennie says with a sigh."According her, they are both innocent and guilty until proven otherwise." Kay says with a scrunched up face. "Still, I can't imagine why she would do that.""Do you know where he went to?" I ask, I don't exactly like the glum subject.She shakes her head. "No, I don't but even Damien went with his which is pretty unusual but according to Vi, they
Caspian POVBusiness outside the pack are pretty annoying because they tend to be time consuming and a little impudent. Running into humans is especially tiring but it is something I prefer to handle situations with them myself.When will you be back? Vi suddenly says in my head.I frown at the interruption, Vi isn't one to reach out except something is wrong. Besides, she knows exactly where I am and how long this usually takes.A while. Give or take, about two and a half hours but if it's important I can make it back in half that time.It's important but it's not urgent.What does that even mean?It means you can take your time.I hate when she gets like this.Tell me what's happening.I will tell you when you get here. Take your time.I'd rather not. I will be home in under two hours.Whatever.I feel the telepathic connection disconnect. I frown, wondering what this is about. I am slightly ticked off, if it isn't as important as she said, she could have just waited for me to come
Caspian POVI frown, this is the first time I am hearing of this. "How badly does she pick on her?" "Bad enough but it has only been with her words. I don't see her going this far…" She must have seen my expression because she immediately adds. "And I don't see Ashton lying. I am hoping this is one big misunderstanding.""Why didn't you stop her from picking on Ashton?" I ask, darkly."Huh? She is not a child. If she can't stand up for herself why should I butt in. She's getting bullied by a kid her age, she should be able to do something about it herself.""She's new here." I say sternly."Doesn't mean a thing. She gets special privileges, there is no doubt about it. She should be able to handle something as simple as this."I pull the door a little too hard and walk out. I am annoyed that she didn't tell me but I can imagine how the situation is for her. Knowing Ashton, she already feels weird that she is being treated differently. She would hate if I should speak to Flavia on her
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