69.

ASHER'S POV

"Fuck!" I exclaimed kicking the door after Elysia left and slammed it on my face after the argument. It was so hard to contain my anger for her and her stubbornness.

Why was she finding it difficult to understand that I was concerned about her safety and that was why I was insistent on sending her away?

Leaving behind the food she had kept on the table, I equally stormed out of the room without bothering to take my phone. I was too angry to eat it or even pay attention to anything.

After I left the room, I decided to go to the training ground to clear my head. I met Nikolai there.

Without saying a word to each other, we got into a long spar section, challenging each other's strength and agility.

Nikolai had always been a good fighter, right from when we were kids, he had always been the only one in the pack who was able to challenge me just like he was doing now.

His being my Beta all these years had made it easier for me to head the pack because I could trust him to take