August 2005 Fawcett, Canada, Ashton POV I haven’t been myself at all! I haven’t gone back to Scotland since I tried o get on their pack lands, and Cal won’t take my calls at all. The only thing I haven’t done is call Alpha Morgan directly, because how do I explain that? ‘Uh, yeah, I want to talk to your Beta, or daughter?’, ‘the reason? Can’t tell you’… yeah that would work, not. I’m close to doing it though, If I haven’t heard anything by the end of the month I am calling, I don’t care. I haven’t even been able to get into her head through my dreams! The only think I know is that she is still alive, but I haven’t been able to feel anything else, the emotional bond is so void of any emotion that it’s like she doesn’t exist! I have been debating on whether to go to the meeting this year or not, it's supposed to be in three weeks, at the end of the month. I can’t even begin to count the number of meetings Austin, Grant, and I have had about this. It’s at the Kanahā Pack on the Island
Alaina POV I try to move, to roll over, but there’s something holding me. No, not something... someONE! I take a deep breath in, and I smell it. The unmistakable combination of Old Spice and his shampoo. I have never smelled anyone else with the same shampoo. It's been 2 years and that smell brings me right back to that trip. IT’S BEEN TWO YEARS! What is he doing here?... Where is here? 'Tyche, where are we?' Silence. But this isn’t the normal silence, this is almost as if Ty doesn’t exist. I can still kinda feel her but even that is so faint. I know that we have been at extreme odds over the last two years, she wanted me to get our mate bond back with Ashton and I just wanted Fin, so she stopped talking to me, and withdrew completely about 8 months ago. Around the time I found out that, not only did he find his fated mate and was sleeping with her too, but that he had been sleeping with my best friend, Lochlynn, since before I turned 18. The last 8 months have been h3
I tried to get that out as quietly as possible, but I realized that I failed miserably when I heard a chuckle coming from the bed I just left. “I am so glad that my misery brings you some enjoyment!” At that he lost it. I have to admit, his laugh is contagious, I couldn’t help but laugh along with him. I can make out that he's moving around, then the bedside lamp comes on. “Hurry up, I want a few more hours of sleep, and I sleep better with you.” I just nod, rush into the bathroom and hurry back to bed so I can get back into his warm arms. Running back, and jumping in, like a kid who’s afraid the monsters under the bed will eat my feet, I wind up partially across Ash’s lap. I feel like everything is right and nothing can go wrong when I am wrapped up in his arms. This time, though, I am unable to get to sleep. I lay, relishing in the feeling, and sensation, of being in his arms. Fin and I cuddled, but it never felt like this. I felt safe and warm, but so
Ashton POV I don’t know what’s happened to her over the last two years, but Jay and I are ready to tear someone limb from limb! I went to go put in our room service orders, for the next three days, and when I came back, I thought she had gone back to sleep. Then she let it all out. It shattered my heart. She made me promise not to leave her. Why would she think that I would leave her? What the h3ll could have happened for her to be so upset? This goes beyond what Callum told me. Does he not want to tell me, or does he not know? *Grant?* *Ash? Do you need something?* *I need you to talk to Callum, there’s more to what’s going on with Alaina than what he told me. I need to know if he knows more, and is not telling me, or if what he’s already shared is all he knows.* *Yeah, I can do that. She’s in particularly rough shape then, eh?* *You wouldn’t believe me if I told you.* *I am so sorry man.*
*Hey guys, Alaina is going to need things. Like pretty much everything, clothes, jewelry, make-up... do you think Sommer and Nat would be willing to head down to Edmonton and go shopping? No spending limit on Alaina’s things and they can spend $3,000 each on themselves as a bribe?* *If I know my mate, and I hope I do, Som won't need the bribe but will happily take it.* I can hear the laughter in his voice, and I hear Grant laughing through the link as well. He’s right, they would probably do it without the bribe, but they will be doing me a HUGE favour and it will be my thank you. *Nat says they are grabbing their purses and headed out.* *Wait, before they go. We will be coming home in 3 days; they have until noon on Sunday to have everything sorted. BUT they can buy whatever they want. If they think Alaina would prefer different bedroom furniture get it!* *Som just screeched through the link. Shat that hurts more than when she
Alaina POV “I’m sorry, I didn’t think when I ordered, I really don’t know what you like to eat, so I hope I got something you might like.” I slowly crawl across to the end of the bed, looking at Ash skeptically. Logically I know he isn’t Fin, I know that he wouldn’t treat me the same, but a part of me is wondering if he is going to start making the same comments once I start eating. Without answering him I walk to the tray and lift the first silver dome. There’s bacon, eggs benedict, some of those big chunky hashbrowns, sausages, and toast. The other silver dome has... I don’t know what they are... “Those are crepes, it’s kinda like a really thin pancake that’s rolled up with fruit and stuff inside. These ones have chocolate, whipped cream, and a bunch of different kinds of berries.” “Those sound interesting... do you mind if I have the eggs though?” The crepes look really good, but I can see strawberries and I really don’t like strawberries
Ashton POV I left her sitting on the bed, that has to be the hardest thing I have done since I didn’t know how she was doing in April, but I had to! One of the warriors linked me, that they were able to get a couple bathing suits for Alaina to try on, while I was trying to regain my composure. “Alpha!” “Hey Brett, how has your day been going?” I don’t think I could wipe the smile off my face if I tried, today has been the best day of my life, so far! “Good, Alpha, thank you. Here are the items you asked for.” I take the bag from Brett and start to rummage through it. “Sam went, he wasn’t sure what style, or colour, or size, the Luna might want, or need, so he grabbed one of everything.” I raised an eyebrow at Brett and tilted my head a little. “He got one of everything?” “Yes Alpha, and a pair of trunks should be in there, as well, for you.” I chuckle a little and turn to go back into the roo
Alaina POV Today has been close to perfect. Ashton has been so attentive, it feels like he’s walking around on eggshells though, like he’s afraid of upsetting me. He made me decide what bathing suit I wanted to wear, he made me decide what we were going to do, part of me is waiting for him to turn out to be like Fin. When I was sitting on him, he suddenly grabbed my hips and made me sit still. I didn’t even realize I was squirming, but when he looked me in the eyes, I could see he was fighting with Janus to stay in control. Fin probably would have taken that advantage. He was always so mad that I wouldn’t do that with him, kept telling me I ‘owed him’ for him loving me. I’m realizing more and more that what he was doing was NOT love! On the drive to Ashton’s territory, he gives me a bit of a tour. I guess the ground is really good for crops, he told me how the yellow fields are canola, and the light brown are typically wheat, the tall green things are corn, but he did tell me that th