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Asher's POV “Alpha, you have a visitor”. Connor says as he enters my office.“Who is it?” I ask, not looking up.“Alpha Nicholas” he says. This had me pause and look up at him. Why is he here? I wonder.Just a few days ago I announced my mating ceremony at the council meeting.So what could he be here for? Well, since he's here, I might as well use the opportunity to ask all the questions I have for him.It's a good thing Raven is out with Liam, something about seeing Jessie, John's daughter.It seems she had developed a bond with the little girl, they've become so close these past few days.“Send him in,” I tell Connor. I sent a quick message to my betas.“Nicholas here”“What! Why?” Derek asks“Connor just informed me and I sent him to call him in”“What could he possibly want?” Asked Dale“Maybe it's in regards the mating ceremony” Derek says“Probably, just be on alert. I don't trust him” I tell them“Noted Asher” Dale answers“On my way to your office now.” Derek says. I don't r
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Raven's POV It's two days to the mating ceremony, I can't help but be nervous about it. Asher's out for a business meeting with Derek and Dale.I'm here sitting in the garden and wondering how everything is all going to go. The last time a ceremony was held for me was my 18th birthday, the night I was meant to shift but I didn't and that night didn't end well.What if something happens again? What if it all goes wrong during the mating ceremony?All these questions I keep asking myself. My wolf growls silently within, her way of saying she's always with me.Sometimes I feel like I can hear her speak to me, like I can hear her voice in my head, like she's protecting me.After a while, I get up and go to the kitchen to get something to snack on.Matilda clearing some dishes away and humming that same song I heard from her before.“Morning Matilda” I say as I enter the kitchen so I don't startle her again.“Morning Raven, did you sleep well?” She asks, turning to me.“I didn't, was res
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Raven's POV Today's the day of the mating ceremony. The day me and Asher will be bound together, the day we finally become one.The day I become the Luna of the Shadow pack. Nerves wrack my body, I can't seem to shake it off.Anticipation of how today's gonna be like and how it will go. I take a deep breath and count 1,2,3 then breathe out again, an attempt to calm.my nerves.I will myself to be brave and strong for today. I will walk out with my head held high, I say to myself.I've nothing to be scared of, nothing to hide either. Everyone knows I'm a latent wolf, so it's not a new thing.I just won't be able to run in my wolf form with my mate after the mating ceremony. My wolf has been oddly quiet today.That's a new thing, she hasn't said anything, though I can feel her presence but it's like she is preparing for something but her quietness is freaking me out.I try to prod her and see if I can get her attention but she ignores all my attempts.A knock on the door brings back my
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Asher's POV Pacing up and down in the hall, anticipation and anxiousness about tonight.My wolf doesn't even help me out, he just wants to claim his mate. If it's up to him we couldn't be doing all this ceremony.He only wants to claim her here In Front of everyone and send them on their way or better still take her away from their prying eyes and claim her somewhere quiet.As the head of the council, there are some duties and responsibilities required of me. Eloping with my mate is definitely not one of them.“Stop pacing like an old man, it's wearing me out” Dale says, leaning against the bar. Derek's not here to say words that can calm me down, he's out welcoming the guests, so I'm left with Dale and he's not helping.“Shut it Dale, not now” I say pointing at him “You're behaving like an old man right now. Calm down, your beautiful Nate will be down any moment from now” he says, as he downs his drink.It's too early to be drinking heavily and he knows, but I guess he's also tryi
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Raven's POV To say I'm not nervous has to be an understatement. I'm so nervous right now and the silence of my wolf doesn't help to calm my nerves. Asher keeps trying to calm me down every now and then, but I can't seem to shake away the anxiety. Meeting my brother Bryon today helped calm me down a little. Not surprised at my mother’s dismissal but my father shocked me the most.His sudden appraisal of me is sketchy, he’s only doing all that to save face and be in Asher’s good book. I caught sight of Isla earlier, staring daggers at me from one corner of the hall.Now standing in the clearing ready to say our vows and complete the mating ceremony.Asher takes my hand as we stand together in the middle, surrounded by all our guests and under the full moon.“Ready?” he says, taking my hands in hisTaking a deep breath I look up at him, giving him a small smile. “I’m ready. Let's do this”Two representatives from both sides are expected to stand as witnesses. Derek and Dale both stand
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Asher’s POVWhen I heard her scream out in pain, I was so scared. Now that we’re mated I could feel her pain and they were so gripping. My wolf howled out, clearly feeling our mates' pain.This couldn’t be as a result of the mate bond, something else was going on. I held her in my arms trying to get through to her but she couldn't answer.She was shivering in pain, folding herself up, trying hard to breathe through the pain.Tears fell from her eyes, I couldn't bear to see her in pain but there was nothing I could do. I didn’t know what to do or how to help her.I looked up at Derek and Dale for help but they only stared back at me lost.A voice suddenly says “Oh my God! She’s shifting”. This brings my attention back to Raven, I could see her change begin, shocked at what i’m witnessing right now, I slowly back away, giving her space to shift.Her father also moves back, shocked at what he’s seeing too. The entire clearing goes quiet, all witnessing something we could never have expec
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Raven’s POVI slip in and out of consciousness. I was half conscious when Asher carried me to the bathroom and cleaned me up, before laying me down on the bed, draping the covers over me.A lot happened today and I'm not ready to dwell on it now. My wolf is at peace, I can feel her sigh in contentment. Our bond has strengthened. The newly formed bond between I and Asher also pulses within me. I could faintly feel his emotions. I sense a feeling of confusion and happiness too. Probably confused about everything that happened today and happy about the mate bonds.I smile at that, before finally giving in to the unconsciousness threatening to consume me. When I wake up tomorrow, we’ll visit today’s event, but for now I just want to rest, sleep and forget about everything for now.So I do just that and later when Asher comes to bed, I snuggle up to him, taking in his scent and finally falling asleep in his arms.Waking up the next morning to the smell of bacon and eggs. My stomach gru
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Asher's POV Strolling into the office hand-in-hand with Raven to hear what my betas had to say that is so important they had to disturb me from the quality time I was spending with my mate.My wolf growls, clearly disappointed and pissed off. He's so cranky that we couldn't spend enough time with our mate.Raven's hand in mind drawing small circles on my palm seems to calm him down a bit.She looks up at me with a smile on her face and I smile back at her. She's the light in my darkness. My beautiful mate.“I'm sure it has to be very important for Derek to want to inform you immediately” she says through our mindlink.I just nod my head in agreement as we enter the office.Derek and Dale were already waiting as we walked into the office. “Alpha” Derek says, greeting me as I make my way to my seat.“Alpha” Dale says, tipping his drink at me from where he stood leaning on the window frame, with his legs crossed.I pull Raven down on my lap as I sit. “What's going on?” I ask, staring at
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Asher's POV I take a seat opposite Alpha Jackson and Edward. Derek leans against the wall with his arms folded.Dale stands by my side, Liam and Connor are seated close to Alpha Jackson and Edward, staying by their sides.“Welcome to my pack.” I sat, once seated. “How may I be of help to you?” I ask, crossing my legs.“Alpha Asher, the one people call the Cruel Alpha. Hmm, nice to finally place a face to the name.” Edward says, smirking.I snort, “Seems you've heard a lot about me then.” I say, leaning forward with my elbows on my knees.“But you see, I don't know you nor have I heard anything about you.So why don't you do us the honors and introduce yourself.” I say with a forced smile.“Oh yes, I'm sorry. I should have led with an introduction.” He said, placing a hand over his chest.“My bad. My name is Edward Pierce, I'm what people will call a pirate. I come from the sea, but I'm also a merchant.”“A merchant?” Derek asks, raising a brow at him. Edward faces him, a smile on his
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Asher's POV It's a week now since Raven left home. I've not been myself, I've been flying into a fit of rage and fuet every now and then.Threatening my enforcers and even attacking my best friends, my betas too.I don't know what to do anymore, my wolf is losing control and I'm finding it very difficult to keep control of it.I'm on the verge of insanity right now. I need Raven, I need my mate back into my arms.I need to smell her sweet scent of vanilla and roses to help calm me down.I huff out a breath, sifting my hands through my hair, I look at my reflection in the glass of my office.I look like a mad man. My hair is way overgrown, my beards look so tacky, they need to be shaved off.My eyes are close to bloodshot now. I close my eyes briefly, breathing in slowly.I need to control myself, my pack is falling apart, everything isn't going the way they should.Fear permeates my pack members, they're all scared and afraid of me now, and who can blame them? With the way I look, I'
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Raven's POV Whoever said life was easy, lied. It's hard as fuck and sucks too, and the crazy thing is, nobody has the mind or gut to admit to it.Everyone, I mean everyone likes to live in their little delusion. Everyone has a secret to keep and a story that needs to be told.Hurt is everywhere, for both humans and shifters, we both practically drown in its essence.Yet we all pretend like it doesn't exist or matter and we are fine, when deep down we decide ourselves.But everything within us screams in agony and outrage. Our soul pleads that we should be honest and true to ourselves at least once in our lives.It begs for us to tell one person and the very second that we do that, everything becomes better.But the moment that one person we became vulnerable to shatters everything we struggle to admit.Then the world becomes nothing but emptiness and darkness.For a moment, life isn't as hard as it seems, we only make It so.“Jesus Raven!” Maya calls from the doorway, making me star
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Asher's POV I watch Raven slowly leave from the corner of my eyes. Tears escape from the corner if my eyes and I wipe them away.Ever since the death of my parents, I've never shed a tear for anything or anyone until now, until Raven.Raven ripped out my heart, broke our mate bond just like that. She didn't even think twice before doing it, before ripping us into shreds.My wolf howls in pain, pain unlike anything I've ever felt before.The pain was so blinding and heart wrenching, I thought I would lose it. But she just walked out the door, leaving me all alone here.Derek and Dale helped me to meet. “Asher,” Derek starts, but I cut him off by holding up my hand.I don't say a word neither do I want to hear anything from them. I walk up to my roon, into our bedroom.Raven's scent still lingers in the room. She didn't even bother to take any of her belongings with her.She really wanted to escape this place,vecape me. I huff out a sad chuckle.Am I such a bad person that Raven need
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Raven's POV Asher looked up at me dumbfounded with hurt in his eyes.“Okay, I think we all need to calm down now. Raven please calm down. You're hurting right now and we all know it.Let's not say hurtful things now, things we'll regret later.” Dale says, trying to douse the tension.“No, I'm calm now, calmer than I've ever been before.” I say, wiping away my rears furiously.“It's all Asher's fault. If he had only believed me when I told him Bryon was innocent.If he had trusted me enough and let my brother go, he wouldn't be dead now. My brother would still be alive by now, here with me.” I yell.I keep pacing back and forth the room, raking my fingers through my hair. Asher walks up to me slowly but I back away from him. “I can't, I can't right now. I can't do this anymore, Asher.”“What're you saying Raven? What do you mean by "you can't do this anymore?” He asks, breathing heavily.I shake my head, slowly drawing farther away from him.“It hurts too much. Everytime I see you,
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Raven's POV Dead, dead, dead, those words keep ringing in my ears. My mouth hangs open and eyes widen in shock.I can feel the color drain out of my face. Asher tushes over to my side, trying to tell me something, I can't hear him but I see his mouth moving.It seemed like air was being sucked out of me. I struggle to breathe at the moment.“Raven, Raven, Raven!” Asher snaps and yells in my face. I turn to look at him.“That's it,” He says. “Just look at me and breathe with me. In…out, okay, just like that.” I follow his steps, breathing in and out until enough air gets into my lungs and I can finally breathe well.“Very good, you're doing well.” He commends with a sad smile.My brother, Bryon, is dead. “No, not Bryon. Bryon isn't dead. He's still waiting for me.” I say, hysterical.I try to get out of bed but as soon as my legs touch the ground, I stagger on my feet. A wave of dizziness hits me at once, causing me to sit back down on the bed. Asher and Dale move towards me at once
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Asher's POV Arianna and King have been attending to Raven since we got back home.She looked so pale now, marks and bruises covered all her body. I could see the mark of a footprint on her stomach and rib cage.Those motherfuckers, I should have dragged out their death, made them suffer more before killing them for hurting my mate like this.I keep pacing back and forth in the room. Raven is deadly still and it scares me.“Alpha, I would need you to excuse us. Your pacing back and forth is distracting.” Arianna tells me.“I'm sorry, I'm just anxious and worried. She…she's not moving.” I muttered.“She'll be fine, we are doing our job but we can't keep getting distracted by you packing around, back and forth.” She gives me a stern look.I n9d my head, raising my hands in the air. *I'll excuse you, but I'll be right outside the door if you need me.“Thank you” she says, gesturing to the door for me to leave.I leave the room with Arianna slamming the door behind me. Damn! I can't even
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Asher's POVFrom the movement Raven told me it was a trap set by Axton and Torren, I became cautious.I knew Axton had taken her but I didn't know he had someone with him too.Torren Shade, Raven's ex. Lucian had him investigated on our way and sent all his details to me.He was the lying and cheating ex who betrayed Raven. My guess is that he wants Raven to pay for leaving him.The bastard's not going to beg for mercy when I'm done with him. Raven's hurt, I can feel it.Axton, that motherfucker, I should have made sure he died in the building.“What's the plan now?” Dale asked as we neared the location on the tracker.“We go all in but be very cautious. It's a trap meant to lure me in and kill me and I'm sure it won't be easy.”“Then we stay alert and move as one.” Derek says, cocking his gun and checking the bullets.Luckily we still had some silver bullets we took from Alpha Nicholas guards during the last attack.“Okay, let's bring this motherfucker down once and for all.” Dale gr
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Raven's POV Oh no, Asher's close, I can feel it. I struggle against the binds. “Let me go, let me go.” I shout.“Gag that bitch.” Axton commands “No, no, you can't.” I muttered. Torren comes over, placing a piece of cloth in my mouth, sealing my lips.I shout but it sounds muffled. “They are here, take her away and don't forget—” a look passes between them.Don't forget what? What are they planning to do to me?Torren loses the rope binding my legs, pulling me to my feet with my hair. I grunt out.“Move bitch.” He growled out, pulling me with him. I try to steel my feet, hoping to see Asher but Torren doesn't let me, he keeps dragging me away.I see Axton lay out some weapons before I'm finally pulled away from his view.We move deeper into the forest and stop at one point.The night air crackled with tension, fear of the unknown. Torren rips out the clothing from my mouth with force, causing me to wince in pain.I swallowed the knot in my throat, looking all around us in fear. T
