Ash POVI sit upright, I had a strange dream but now that I am awake I can't remember it. I rub my eyes and stop mid-rub as I realize I am not in my room. I am not in Kay or Caspian's room either.The room is unfamiliar but the decor is. The bed is almost as big as Caspian, it is probably the same size but I am in no mental state to know for sure.I can remember how I got here and I am not even sure of the last thing I remember. I don't get a chance to dwell on it as I grab my head.I can feel an ache gnawing at the back of my head. It isn't unbearable but it's not forgettable either. It is constant and annoying.I need to get to my room and hopefully ask around for aspirin or something for the headache. I am about to slide out of bed when the door opens and Claire walks in."You are awake!" Claire says with a bright smile and rushes to me. "Claire," I say softly.She sits on the bed staring directly at my face. "How do you feel?" "I don't know," this is a genuine response. "But my
Caspian POVI sigh loudly as I lean against the wall. I have been standing outside Claire's room ever since I heard she had woken up. Claire still refuses to let me in and I don't even blame her nor do I have any energy to get angry.I am very worried though, worried that Ashton won't let me see her and probably wants nothing to do with me after what I did. I'm not surprised Claire knows about Ashton being my mate, Damon has never really been able to keep anything from her. I knew as soon as I told him that she was going to find out immediately.I look at the door again. Claire has been in there for a while but she isn't coming back out. I wonder what news she would bring with her when she eventually did. I don't think it will be very good but all I can do is wait.I am beyond miserable and I really wish I didn't go off like that. I run my hands through my hair, it will break me if she doesn't want to see me.Ash POV"Caspian wants to see you, if you want I can send him away," Clair
Ash POVI nod slowly and sniffle. I rub my injured arm in an attempt to warm my soul up. I am a little cold but not physically cold."I am really sorry for scaring you, it really wasn't my intention. I…" he sighed loudly. "I lost it for a minute. It was a little too much to take." He sounds exasperated.I look up at Caspian to see a sad look on his face. He looks away as our eyes meet. He pinches the bridge of his nose and I can see the torn look in his eyes."Do you have feelings for Kay?" "What?""Ah…" He looks away from me, appearing sheepish. The tears in my eyes dry up and I am genuinely curious"I know it is no business of mine," he says and scratches the back of his head. "I just want to know." His shoulders fall. "I am sure you already know that he likes you.""I do like Kay," I say and I see Caspian's soul leave his body. "But not like that, like a friend."I palm my face, this is a mess because I keep running away. When I said I wouldn't again but I don't think I am ready t
I get out of bed. I don't even wait for Claire to come back. She already said I can leave and I don't want to worry her so much.I make my way to my room. I feel freer now that the sling is gone but the rest of my body feels heavy and I wonder if it's because my heart is heavy.I get to my room and quickly close the door behind me. I rest on it just as a long knock rings out. The unexpected sound sends my heart racing.Who could it be? Is it Caspian? I didn't think he would come to see me so soon not that I don't want him to but with the way he sounded. I shake myself away from my thoughts, there is really only one way to find out who is behind the door and that is by opening it.I slowly turn around, a little hesitant. I can feel my heart in my throat, I can comprehend why I am so anxious. I grab the knob and turn. The door opens and I come face-to-face with Kay. “Oh hey,” I say while my eyes scan over his shoulders. Why do I feel a sense of relief that it is just him?He squints h
Ash POVThe door suddenly opens and an angry Claire stomps into my room. "Claire," I say sitting up immediately."Why didn't you tell me before leaving the room?""I am so sorry," I immediately apologize, I don't know how to handle angry Claire. "You said I could leave after eating and I didn't want to bother you further."She sits on my bed. "Don't look so scared. I was just worried. I am not actually angry. How do you feel?""Better thanks to you," I say.She smiled sheepishly, "I am glad I could be of help and if you need someone to talk to. Don't hesitate to talk to me.""Thank you," I say. I am quite grateful."Would you like Damien to bring you dinner to the room? You might not want to join us for dinner due to the circumstances. I can tell him to bring it here, I am sure he wouldn't mind."I am sure there is water in my eyes as I look at her with Bright eyes, "I will really appreciate that.""I will leave you to yourself, let me know if you need anything."I nod and she rises f
Ash POVI stretch out my left arm as I get out of bed. It feels stiff but nothing serious. I know it will feel better if I stretch it out. I get out of bed and head to the shower.I didn't get a lot of sleep last night but I can't be stuck in bed now that my bandage and sling were taken off, I should be resourceful around here.I tie my hair up, I don't want it in my eyes and frankly, it's annoying me altogether. I have to join them for breakfast. I am not exactly sick, I should stop acting like I am. Making everyone have to cater to me. If I continue like this, they will definitely tire of me. Still, I can't help but feel it will be a little awkward.I shove the thought into the recess of my mind and make my way out of the room. I get to the kitchen and I see Damien by the stove.He turns around, "Ashton," he says when his gaze lands on me. "You're here early."I smile at him, "I woke up early. Do you need help?" I ask as I walk up to him.""No," he says and turns away from him. "Pl
Ash POV"So," Claire suddenly says. "I can see the huge smile on her face."Your birthdays are coming up in less than two weeks, we are definitely throwing a party." Claire announces."No, you don't have to go that far," I say waving my hands. "Huh? You're turning eighteen aren't you?" She asks.I nod."Of course. Your eighteenth birthday is very important. Besides, you might find you mate," Claire says while wiggling her brows and everyone freezes.It goes so silent I can hear the sound of a pin drop.I bring my head down, "I already did and he rejected me." I say with a sad smile."Claire," Damon scolds."I am so sorry, I didn't know. Still," she says without missing a beat. "There is absolutely no way there won't be a party for your eighteenth, not if I have any day about it."I try to give a genuine smile, "Thank you." I don't want it to be awkward because of me."You can thank me after the party because I am sure it is going to be a a blast.""My birthday is the next day, you do
Ash POV"Ooh, if I knew this is all it would take for me to get a hug like this I would have stayed away for longer." She squeezes my ass as she speaks."Bennie," I chuckle and pull away from her.She lets me go and glares at Kay. "A hello wouldn't kill you." She says."You barged into my room without knocking, you barbarian. What if I wasn't dressed for company?" He asks."With Ashton in your room? I think not. Anyway, I am not here to see you. I had some free time and I decided to check in." "Thanks, Bennie." I smile at her. She tucks her double colored hair behind both her ears as s he stands by the door. "Don't mention."She walks further into the room and we sit on his bed. "I would prefer it if you didn't make yourself comfortable on my bed.""Shush, you're loud," Bennie says. She turns to me, "You were absent from the field training, Ashton. I figured it was because of your injury but I see the sling and bandages are gone."My eyes dart in Kay's direction but he immediately
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