Chapter 12

Raven's POV 

The moment Asher stood up from bed this morning, I was awake, feeling the loss of his warmth. 

Something was up and I could tell from the way he tensed up suddenly beside me.

I quickly showered, putting on one of Asher’s shirts and shorts. I went in search of my mate.

I had no idea where he could be and the house was so huge I didn't know where to start from. Asher is yet to give me the tour he promised.

“Good morning miss Raven” a voice said from behind me, startling me

“Holy shit!” placing a hand on my chest, i turned around to see who it was.

“Sorry Miss Raven, didn’t mean to scare you”. A woman who looked to be in her early fifties dressed in a chef outfit gently apologized, bowing her head. She must be the cook.

“Oh no, it’s fine, I guess I'm not used to such a big house and I assumed no one was here,” I say , smiling at her.

“Do you want anything? Breakfast will be served in a bit” she said

“No, I don’t need anything, but could you point me in the direction of the Alpha”

She tensed up immediately before stammering out “I…I don’t think you should see him right now, he’s with someone and it’s not looking good”. 

I knew something wasn’t right but I didn’t want to put the lovely woman in a difficult position, so I gently asked her again, speaking softly

“I understand you don’t want the Alpha getting angry at you, you don’t have to tell me precisely where he is, just point me in the direction and I’ll find him myself”

Staring up at me, she finally pointed in the direction close to the stairway.

“Thank you,” I said , smiling at her. But before i could leave, she placed her hand on mine, stopping me in my tracks

“Be careful miss” she said with genuine concern in my eyes, this made me even more curious to know who it was with Asher.

“Hmm, I will”. I say, patting her hand

I walked in the direction she pointed at, I could smell the faint scent of my mate, the smell of honey and cinnamon grew stronger as I drew closer.

Following the scent, I could hear raised voices coming down the hall from the office and feel the anger radiating from Asher. 

The slamming of a door had me ducking behind a pillar. A woman so regal and beautiful stomped out, looking so angry. Black mascara smeared her face from her tears.

She suddenly stopped and whipped her head towards my direction clearly sensing my presence.

 With the look of hate she strolled towards me. I stood still as she neared me.

I could look at her more. She was taller than me at least by a few inches, had a model physique, long black hair reaching her lower back.

 Still beautiful even with the scowl she had on her face.

So much anger being directed towards me, she stopped in front of me, i had to look up to see her

“You, you think Asher is yours now right? You this excuse of a wolf. He is mine, he can never be yours” she snarled at me, venom in her eyes, before turning aways, leaving me staring at her retreating form in shock.

“You can come in now Raven, I know you are there”. The voice of Asher brought me out of my shock, but how did he know I was here? Guess it’s this mate thing.

I walked into his office and saw the mess around, it looked like a tornado took place here, the mess was chaotic. 

Why would someone do this? Was it the woman I met earlier? Who is she to Asher?

Those questions I kept asking myself but couldn't say out loud, just stared at the mess created.