ASHER'S POVThe constriction in my heart got loosened a bit because I found her after so much frantic search, and that she was also alive. But the knot was still there because I couldn't wake her up.After much frantic effort trying to wake her up, I took her into my arms and rushed her to the room and placed her on the bed. No matter how hard I tried, no matter how much CPR I tried to administer, she would not wake up.With shaky hands, I reached out for my phone and called up the doctor. My heart thudded hard against my chest like it was about to burst out of my ribcage, I was sure that the doctor could hear it through the phone.The doctor showed up in less than five minutes after the call, rushing because I told him it was an emergency.The first thing he did when he got there was to check Elysia's temperature by placing the back of his palm on her neck, then he tried to feel her pulse before he placed his stereoscope on her chest."What happened to her?" He turned to me and asked
ELYSIA'S POVWhen Asher left in a hurry after the phone call, I could not stop the incessant pounding of my heart at the thought that something might have gone wrong once again in the pack.I would have run after him, but I didn't have the courage to do that seeing that he was already too mad at me so I stayed back huddled on the bed.With every minute I spent alone at home knowing that Asher was out there taking care of a possible disaster that must have broken out in the pack, the more restless I got. My body itched to go out there and find out what was actually going on, but I was too scared to leave the house because I didn't want to annoy Asher any further.After pacing around the room for hours and rejecting all the food that was brought to my room by the maids, I would even occasionally go to the window to look through it but everything looked calm on the outside. I got into bed and snuggled under the sheets.I could not get my mind off what Serafina had said in the dream. She
ELYSIA'S POVI seemed to not be the only one who couldn't get an atom of sleep that night because Asher equally lay awake on the bed.We spent the entire night awake and cuddled up in each other's arms even though we didn't say a word to each other.We stayed up that way till the first rooster cried.Following after the break of dawn was the incessant pounding of my fragile heart, I tried as much as I could to push the irrational fear that something bad was going to happen away but it wouldn't go away.The thought that it was the blood moon that day and Serafina was going to attack anytime soon, in fact the entire thought that a war was approaching wore the hell out of me, and I couldn't help but wish that it was not like that.When we got out of bed, Asher made me promise to stay safe during the war before we left the room.While Asher went out to go and start making plans for the war with the warriors, I stayed back inside the house with the maids making food to be taken to the bunk
ELYSIAIt came as an unexpected shock and it was so swift that I didn't realize it until I was inside the bunker.My little effort to stop myself from being pushed inside and the door from getting closed behind me was baseless.A handful of maids and guards were inside the bunker together with the children and women that were kept hidden there."No!" I exclaimed. There was no way I was going to stay back here.I pushed myself away from the wall which I had been forcefully pushed upon and made for the door which was tightly shut. I tried to fight my way out, but the guards and maids there held me back."I'm sorry, but you are not allowed to leave." One of the guards said, giving me an apologetic look."Why?" I yelled amidst gritted teeth. "I don't want to be in here."I tried to push away but the door was too firm for me to push."The Alpha has ordered us to keep you safe, we were part of the plot to get you locked in here and make sure you don't go out there."I knew Asher had good in
ELYSIA'S POVI swallowed the lump in my throat and my eyes immediately flew wide open.At first, I thought she was trying to pull my legs, especially with the mischievous smile she had on her face."You want me to show you?" She teased.Even though I thought she might be pulling my legs, I also couldn't risk missing out on the chance to actually get to leave the bunker without being noticed and stopped by the guards and maids."How did you know there is another way out?" I asked and leaned into her."Well, maybe when playing hide-and-seek games with some friends, I would normally sneak out through the back." She said coyly.My eyes were wide open as I listened to her."Then show me this back exit," I whispered.I looked to make sure no one else was looking before I went with her till she led me to the extreme of the bunker.At the extreme of the cave, I noticed a small opening. And I only noticed it because I was looking and had it in mind.Then I understood why not so many people kne
ASHERThe anxiety was getting the better part of me, but I knew that there was no way I would let myself sway. The safety of my pack was fully in my hands and I knew this was the only chance I had to save it.I stepped into the battlefield trying to push my fears behind me, at this time I was immediately swarmed by several werewolves whom I was certain were rogues, working under Serafina's powers.They were werewolves who didn't possess any special powers, so it was easy for me to fight them off, not unscathed though I did come out with some significant claw wounds which would eventually heal in no time.I tried to follow the source of the power, which I was certain was emanating from Serafina. I was sure it would eventually lead me to her.At the same time, while I tried to trace the power, I could not help but wonder what game Serafina was playing with me because it was obvious she wanted me to meet her at a particular spot.I didn't have time to think about it because my anger supe
ASHER'S POVIt happened at the speed of lightning, all I could remember was that I was talking to Finnegan. It was really working and he was starting to soften, but before I could realize what was going on, Serafina who was originally hiding behind the tree crept out.I was going to warm Finnegan, but it was too late because Serafina was too fast.She immediately hit him with her powers before I could send a word of warning and began sucking out his life force."Serafina? Stop." I ordered even though I knew my command held no water.She scoffed and didn't stopBefore my eyes, I saw Finnegan slowly turning into dust and it pained that I could do nothing to save him.Even when I tried, it was a waste of effort.Before I could aim my sword at Serafina and fight her to let go of him, she directed some of her magic at me and rendered me immobile."Serafina!" I shouted amidst gritted teeth.The veins in my neck and forehead all popped up out of anger, the anger of seeing Serafina show so mu
ELYSIA'S POV"Asher?"It had all felt like a very bad dream seeing everything crumbling down in front of my eyes.Now, seeing Asher being taken down to the ground was the worst of it all.I couldn't hold myself back, and before I could realize the harm I could be exposing myself to, I ran out of hiding and rushed towards Asher.Serafina turned to me the moment I ran out of hiding since my scream could have served as a source of distraction for her so she stopped her onslaught on Asher.From the way she looked at me so casually, I knew she didn't recognize me and I thought that could serve as an edge. But I didn't have any plans of fighting Serafina, at least not yet. All my thoughts and concerns were directed at Asher who was writhing in pain on the ground.She let out a loud laugh when she saw me running to Asher."Even your master and his right-hand man could not defeat me, what could possibly make you think that a lowly servant girl like you can do anything about it? I will win eve
ELYSIA'S POVBoth I and Asher were over the moon that night after we returned home with our set of twins.We were welcomed home by all the excited pack members and and the servants in the palace when we returned home with our children.They must have been waiting outside the palace as soon as they heard about my delivery.Neither I nor Asher could get any sleep that night because we were too excited. Even the food we were served for rejected because we could not eat it.Instead, we both sat awake watching the faces of the two children."Miraculous isn't it?" Asher asked me as we sat over the babies' cot watching the sleep."We expected just one child, but the goddess ended up giving us two." He told me.I had a bright smile on my face because I had other things in mind.It was difficult for he to believe the drastic turn around in my life within the past year. I remembered that I had come here as I breeder, but here I was, as the Luna and with a set of twins for the Alpha.I began to
ELYSIAI let out a soft gasp and took in a deep breath when I felt the sharp pain in my stomach for the second time that day. Apart from the cramp in my stomach, it was more difficult trying to keep a straight face and pretending to be fine even when I felt that much pain. I tried to ignore the pain, hoping that it would go away soon. After all that wasn't the first time and the doctor had told me several times that the pain was normal.It was already nine months into my pregnancy but I was not yet close to the delivery date the doctor had given me.I was helping out at work in the pack. I had been doing that ever since because Asher had refused to assign another beta after what happened with Nikolai so I had been doing most of the beta work.And I must confess that it had been an interesting one for me all this while since it gave me a sense of belonging and I no longer felt left out.Soon, Asher came in with dinner for me. My eyes lit up the moment I saw him."You look stressed." He
ELYSIA'S POVThe tension which was starting to rise in me since I woke up and found myself in shackles under Nikolai quickly began to clear as soon as my eyes met with Asher's. I sucked in a breath and tried not to let the relief show on my face and instead, keep distracting Nikolai so that Asher could get all the time to do whatever he had to do."Why are you doing this, Nikolai? I thought you and Asher were friends, he trusted you with his life and you chose to do this to him."I was actually really surprised that Nikolai was doing this, despite all the trust Asher had in him."Why am I doing this?" Nikolai scoffed."It's because I'm pained, you moron." He fired at me."I hate the fact that Asher has always been the one to get all the good things. He is the Alpha while I was just his side dog who followed him around like a faithful servant." He fumed."And among all, he is cruel and wicked, while I clean up his messes. Do you know how tiring it is having to be the one to clean up th
ASHER'S POVWhen I got back from the errand I had to run, I went straight into the room to find Elysia. All through my drive back home, my mind had been on Elysia, I could not just wait for the evening so that we would go back to our pack and enjoy the peace which we had missed for the past few months.There was a smile on my face when I pushed the door open because I had gotten Elysia one of her favourite snacks and I was anticipating the look on her face when I handed it over to her.The smile on my face immediately faded when I pushed the door open and noticed that Elysia was not in the room, and from the look of things, it looked like she had been gone for a long.I got a little apprehensive but didn't think much of it. I brushed it off because I had left her under the care of Nikolai. If anything had gone wrong, he would have called immediately to inform me.I thought they had probably gone out for a walk and would be back soon, so I decided to take that chance and pack up our st
ELYSIA'S POVI woke up after a while to see Asher hovering over me and looking into my face.He had a knot on his forehead which immediately began to fade as soon as he noticed that I was awake. He let out a deep breath and leaned in to hug me.I was lying on the bed while Asher was sitting down and hovering over me. I had no idea for how long we had been like that."Thank God you are awake." He whispered to me."For how long have I been asleep?" I asked him and sat up on the bed."For as long as possible," he teased and felt my temperature with the back of his palm. "We are leaving this evening, and I just want to be sure that I have everything right."I nodded, it was about time we went back home after all."What happened at the meeting? How did it end?" I asked him because I could not remember anything that had happened after I made to storm out of the meeting.He explained to me everything that happened after the goddess took over my body the previous day and how she had warned th
ELYSIA'S POVThe Alphas insisted that I should showcase my powers in front of them in order for them to determine if I would remain as Luna or not.A scoff escaped my lips as I watched him spit out the words with so much authority like they were in their rights.I was infuriated with the audacity of the Alphas to make such a request of me. I considered it a direct insult to both I and Asher.Who gave them the right to make such a request of me? Did they think I was some sort of show dog or something that they could push around the way they liked and use for their entertainment?My jaw tightened and my fists clenched with every single word that left the lips of the Alpha who was addressing us.I burst out when I couldn't take it anymore because they were trying to treat me like a show dog instead of a Luna."What exactly do you take me for?" I lashed out at them. "A puppet? That you can order around the way you like? "Stay away from me, all of you and stop trying to control me." I bark
ASHER'S POVI woke up before Elysia the next morning and I lay beside her till she woke up.She stretched herself and her eyes fluttered open to see me leaning over her and looking at her with a smile on my face.She looked around the room in confusion at first, and it took a while before I realized that she was confused as to where she was. It was equally soothing to note that despite her confusion, Elysia was calm seeing my face there.She blinked rapidly for a while and sat up before she finally recalled where we were."For how long have you been awake?" She asked me."I woke up not long ago," I told her even while knowing that I actually didn't get much sleep because I was worried that the Alphas were going to try something while we were asleep."The meeting is scheduled to be held later today," I told her. "After that, we would go back home where it's peaceful, okay," I assured her.She snuggled closer to me and I put my arms around her protectively and rubbed her back. I heard h
ASHER'S POVWe got ready and packed up that night, and the next morning, we set off for the place where the meeting was to be held.We went with two cars because we needed to take along with us the other people who were in the field the other day and some of my men.I kept having a hitch in my breath all through the morning even while we packed up the things we would be needing for the duration of the meeting into the car."Are you ready?" Elysia turned to me once we were done and I swallowed hard."Yes,"I did not seem to be able to get my heart to be at peace all through the drive there because I was worried. I could not just shake off the feelings that something was going to go wrong.I felt the strong urge to suddenly turn the car around and return to my pack, but I knew I could not do that because whether I liked it or not, I would eventually have to answer to the call of the other Alphas and I realized that the earlier I did that, the better for both I and Elysia.I knew Elysia
ELYSIA'S POVAt first, it felt like I was floating in a cluster of clouds since I could no longer feel my body touching the ground, instead, I felt strong arms around me and holding me closely to a soft body.My eyes fluttered open to see Asher carrying me securely in his arms.I blinked my eyes open and looked into his face."Asher," I mumbled.He looked a little bit upset and didn't even spare me even the slightest smile."What were you doing falling asleep in the nursery where you could have gone to bed?" He asked me crossly.I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck and hugged him."I was trying to put it in order since you were out with Nikolai, you didn't come back on time so I thought I should do something to pass the time," I said, pouting."But, you shouldn't have fallen asleep there, you know sleeping like that on the ground could be dangerous for our child." He said and used one of his hands to push the room door open.I had considered that earlier, but I didn't realize whe