Raven's POV “So tell me everything that happened while we were away. Were you able to settle things? What did Asher say to you?” Maya asked as soon as we got to the kitchen.“Sshhh, Maya. Keep your voice down.” I cautioned her. She had no idea that as wolf shifters that we are, our hearing is impeccable.I've no doubt Asher and the rest will be trying to listen in on our conversation.“Sorry, sorry. I just want to know how far.” She says, whispering. “Come with me.” I pull her deeper into the kitchen and put on the gas, this should block out voices a little for now.“So?” She asked, when I don't speak immediately. I take a deep breath and face her.“I have not made any amends with him.” I told her.“What! Why?” She screeches.“Keep it down, Maya.” I hissed at her.“Sorry, but why?”“It's a lot more complicated than that. I can't just up and forget everything because he's here.” I explained to her.“But, Dale told me they had found the person responsible for your brother's death and
Raven's POV The rest of dinner went well with Maya and Dale entertaining us and cracking silly jokes.Asher's eyes remained on me throughout the dinner and Derek's gaze moved between us.I'm sure he could sense the tension between us. After dinner, we said our goodbyes with Asher promising to keep in touch and Dale advising Maya to limit her walks.“Oh my God, what a day!” Maya yawns, closing the door behind them as they take their leave.“Thank you Maya, for being there for me today and making such a wonderful dinner for us.”“Oh come in, Raven. Come, let's sit.” She pulls me towards the sitting room, where we take our seat on the couch.“There's nothing to thank me for. What are friends for? And surprisingly, I also enjoyed their company. Dale is all flirty and playful, but I sense a predator within those gentle eyes of his. And Derek, he seems so cold on the surface, but I studied him well and he's not like that.He's very cautious, calculative and observant. He's smart, but d
Asher's POV The atmosphere in the room suddenly changed, becoming chilled.I can feel the spike in her heartbeat, the way she swallowed nervously at being in the same space as I.“You haven't answered my question. What are you doing here in my bookshop?” She asked again.I move closer to her, closing the distance between us, so we are only an inch apart I trace my fingers down her face. “I came to see you Raven, I've missed you “ I whispered slowly to her.“You saw me just yesterday. What do you mean you miss me?” She asked, frowning.“I know,but even if I don't see you for just a minute, I'll still miss you.” She takes a deep breath, closing her eyes.“You can't just show up at my workplace unannounced just like that.” She whispered, yelling at me.“Why are you whispering? No one can hear us from here and there, no one out front in the first place.” I said to her.Her eyebrows knit together, “You need to leave now, Asher. You're disturbing me here.”“I can't leave now, Raven. I'm h
Raven's POV True to his words, Asher waited till I was done at work then he drove me back home. The drive back home was quiet, we just stole glances at each other, didn't say a word till we got to the house.Maya's car was parked already when we got home. Having already texted her that Asher has agreed to having dinner with us tonight.I'm pretty sure that is why she is home so early. Shaking my head, I get down from the far.Asher sees me off to the entrance of the door. “Thanks for today.” I say, giving him a small smile.“See you later tonight for dinner.” I say, turning to get inside the house.“Wait.” He pulls my hand and I turn to face him.“What is it?” I asked when he didn't say anything on time.He pulls me to him and hugs me tightly. “I know you're yet to fully forgive me. But, I'm happy you're ready to give me another chance and I'm going to make the best use of it and prove myself to you again.” He whispered into my ear.I smile into his shoulders, nodding my head.“Oka
Asher's POV “Really?” Dale shots up from the couch. “What got you so excited all of a sudden?’ Derek asked, coming down the stairs.“Asher here just informed me that we will be having dinner at Raven's place again today.” He beans with excitement.“And you're excited, because?” Derek asked in a bored tone.I roll my eyes at them, placing my keys on the shelf close to the door and taking off my shoes. “Why won't I be excited? We get to see Raven and Maya again and also enjoy Maya's dishes.We don't have to order our dinner. It's a win-win situation here.” He explained.“Hmm, whatever.” Derek goes to the bar and pours himself a drink.“I heard you went over to Raven's workplace, is that true?” He asked.I huff out a long breath. “Yeah, I went to see her and I dropped her off at home after work too.”“Hmm, nice. At least you're making progress with her.” He says, downing his whiskey.“You know, you should take it easy on the alcohol. We're having dinner at Raven's place tonight, you d
Raven's POV I was so excited and nervous to see Asher again. Immediately I heard the knock on the door, I ran upstairs to my room, telling Maya I needed to freshen up, I'll be back soon.But in reality, I just needed the space, I couldn't face Asher just yet. After giving myself a lot of pep talk, I finally decided to go downstairs before anyone starts looking for me.But before that, I decided to put on a little makeup and look good.I wore a black, halter neck dress, nothing too elegant, just simple and sexy and tied my hair up in a bun.I applied some mascara and lip gloss to my lips before heading downstairs.Asher was already seated at the table with Derek and Dale. Maya was setting the dishes on the table.“Look, there she is.” Maya announced my presence but my eyes remained on Asher.His gaze trailing my steps as I descended the stairs, the heated look in his eyes made me blush ten shades or red.A whooping sound comes from Dale. “Wow, you look so beautiful, Raven. It's like
Asher's POV The shower's running in the bathroom, Raven must have started taking her bath.I pick up my shirt and put it on, I told Raven I'll be gone before she comes out.“I'm leaving now,” I yell, but no response. I don't think she heard me. I make my way down the stairs, to the door “Well, good morning.” Maya's voice halt me in my steps.I turned around, she stood at the entrance of the kitchen with a cup of coffee in her hand.“Good morning, Maya.” I say, giving her a huge smile.“Are you doing the walk of shame out or…” she tolrs her head to the side.“What? No way. I'm just leaving. I didn't think you'd be awake by this time so I didn't want to disturb.” I told her “Hmm, okay. And Raven?_ she asked, taking a sip from her cup.“She's having her bath now.”“Okay.”“Yeah, thanks for dinner last night, we appreciate it “ I said.“Oh, youre welcome. Haopy to always be your host.” She smiles and I nod.“I'll take my leave now.” I say, pointing in the direction of the door.“Right,
Raven's POV Today's appointment with the doctor was by 10:00 am and by 9:30 am I'm still waiting for Asher to show up.Yesterday, he asked where they could shift and go for a run because his wolf is getting antsy and I gave directions to where they could go, away from prying eyes.I've not heard from him since then. He promised to be here by 9:00 am but it's 9:30 am and he's still not here.“Asher still hasn't arrived?” Maya asked, coming down the stairs.“Not yet.” I say, staring at the window for any trace of his car.“Don't worry, he'll be here soon, he's probably just running late, maybe he slept in.” She says, pouring herself a cup of coffee.She chuckles when she sees me stretching my neck at the window. “You really are so eager to see him, uhn?” She says, sipping her coffee.I turn to face her. “What do you mean? Asher has never been late before. He's usually a little too early or right on time, never late. That's why I'm a little worried.” I explained to her.“Okay, but you
Raven's POV Two years later “Bryon, don't do that, come here. You need to take your bath now.” I chuckled as Matilda chased Bryon round the house.At two, he was a force to reckon with, always full of mischief and trouble.He was really a handful, thanks to his godfathers and godmother who kept spoiling him and teaching him all the mischievous things he does, most especially Dale.Asher walked in with Dale behind him.“Da.” Bryon screamed, running towards him. Asher bent down and scooped him up.“Hey my little Alpha. How are you doing?” He asked and Bryon blew bubbles on his face and giggled.“Your boy is really a handful.” Matilda said to Asher, putting her hands on her waist.“Is that true? Have you been giving Matilda a tough time now, hmm?” He asked Bryon who just pouted back.Bryon turns to Derek. “Der.” He says, pointing at Matilda. He's reporting her to him. Derek just laughed, stroking his hair.“Play, play, play.” He chants, trying to wiggle down from Asher's arms.“Okay, o
Raven's POV “Bryon, you named him Bryon?” Maya asked, her eyes wide open in shock.“Yes, we did. It was actually Asher who brought it up.He said we should name him Bryon and I agreed.”“Wow! That's so thoughtful of him. I mean, Bryon was your little brother who Isla killed and he was the only member of your family that truly loved and cared about you.Asher did a good thing naming your son after him.” Maya said with a smile on her face.“Yeah, I wasn't expecting him to name our son after my brother but he did it for me and I'm so happy.For every time I look into my son's eyes, I'll always remember my little brother.” I said with a sad smile.Maya turned to my sleeping son in the cradle. “Hello little Bryon. You're so cute.” She says, rubbing his chubby cheeks.I smiled at them. “Dale's going to blow a fuse when he learns of the baby's name.” Maya said, happy with the decision made.I burst out laughing. “He will get over it, after all I'm already making him and Derek his godfathers
Asher's POV Another contraction came and Raven dug her fingers into my arm.“Okay, Raven, time to push again.” Arianna declared.Raven pushed. “You're doing a great job, Raven.” Maya said, from the side, encouraging her.Derek and Dale were just outside the room. It was just me, Maya, Matilda, Arianna and king here with Raven.Maya is bent on her other side, wiping away the sweat from entering her eyes and encouraging her.Raven kept pushing. Drained, she sagged against my chest. “I don't think I can do this anymore, I just can't.Nothing's happening, I'm tired.” She complained, breathing heavily.I kissed her temple. “Come on, baby. Don't give up now, you're doing it, darling and I'm so proud of you.” I said, smoothing her hair away from her face.“I know you're tired, but you're doing a great job. I'm here, draw strength from me.” I said, before turning to face Arianna.I scowled at her. “Why is it taking so long? She's in so much pain. What's going on?” Arianna gave me a look of
Raven's POV “Hmm, hmm, you're glowing. I'm guessing you enjoyed your wedding night?” Maya asked, making her way to the sitting room where I laid down reading a book.I blushed at her words, closing the book in my hands.“What are you talking about, Maya?” I asked, feigning ignorance.“Uh-huh, don't be coy with me iw. You know exactly what I'm talking about.Everyone saw you two leave the party early yesterday. What was it for, hmm?” She asked, sitting on the floor with her legs folded under her butt.“I was just tired last night and asked Asher to take me back to the house, that's all.” I said. It was the truth but not entirely the truth.Maya narrowed her eyes on me. I chuckled.“Fine. When we got back to the house, I got something to eat because I didn't realize I was starving at the party.Then, Asher told me he had a surprise for me later on.”“And what was the surprise?” She asked with a smirk playing on her lips.“He prepared a romantic night for us. He gave me a baby girl's tr
Asher's POV After dinner, we sat dn in the sitting room, relaxing and watching a movie.Raven had her legs in my lap as I helped massaged her feet gently.“Hmmm, that feels so good. You are so good at this, Asher.” She said, closing her eyes to enjoy the feeling.“Of course, I'm good at anything I set my eyes and hands to do. That's why I'm the best.” I said with a smug look.“Yeah, yeah, you're the best, we know it. No need to sound so smug about it.” She said, rolling her eyes at me.I gestured to her orange juice by her side, she still hadn't finished it yet.“Finish your juice, at least for now.” I said.“But I'm stuffed already, I don't want to.” She whined.I cocked my brow at her and inclined my head, an expression that screamed you have to.With a huff, she picked up the glass and downed the entire juice like it was a shot of tequila.“There. I'm done. Happy now?” She asked.“I was happy already, but now I'm contented.” I said, kissing her, taking my time to gorge myself on h
Asher’s POVI stopped dead in my tracks taking in the sight of Raven.She stood there in the white sleeved dress, flowing down to her ankle.She stood there looking like a Greek goddess, with those little gold trimmings accentuating the design of the dress.Her white creamy skin tanned to match with her blond hair and gave her skin a healthy glow.She had her hair bunched up in some kind of elegant updo that looked tousled with a few strands falling down the sides.She was breathtakingly beautiful and even my wolf growled in appreciation.She stared at me with that heated look in her eyes that made me want to claim her right here.If not for the audience we have, I would have had her bent over and fucked her thoroughly.I crossed to her with a smile on my face, sliding my arm around her.“You are sensationally beautiful, your beauty shines in the dark and radiates all around us. Sorry, I'm a bit late.” I whispered into her ear.She looked up at me with a smile on her face. “Thank you.
Raven's POV “It’s your big day tomorrow, how do you feel?” Maya asked. We were both sitting in the garden, admiring the view.The house has been buzzing with activities, with different people coming and going in preparation for tomorrow. I've got to face a lot of people tomorrow.I sighed heavily. “I can’t wait for it to come and go. A part of me is dreading tomorrow. I've got to face a lot of people tomorrow.”“Of course you will. You are now the Luna, you will always have to face people, you need to start getting used to that, okay? And I know tomorrow will be fun and epic. With all the preparations I've seen in place, Asher really went all out to make tomorrow a special day for you.It shows how much he loves you.” Maya says, smiling at me.“I know that. I’ll just have to suck it up and deal with it like a big girl.” I said with a smile.“That’s the spirit, you can do this, I believe in you.” she said, admiring the beautiful flowers all around us.“So, have you seen your dress ye
Asher's POV “How's all the preparation going? Hope everything is coming out good? Don't forget if you need my help, don't hesitate to ask me.” Alpha Giovanni said over the phone.“Thanks so much Alpha Giovanni. I'm all good, everything is going well and if I need your help with anything I won't hesitate to ask you, I promise.” I said to him.“That's good then. And Luna? How is she faring? Hope the stress isn't too much for her given her condition?” He asked.“She's fine, she's doing okay. Yes, she's a bit stressed with all the preparations but she's strong, she can handle it.”“That's wonderful. My regards to her.”“I will surely send your regards to her.”“Alright, Alpha. Have a nice day..I just called to check up on you, that's all.”“Thank you so much, Alpha Giovanni, I really appreciate it. My regards to your family too. Bye.” I said, cutting the call.Dale pokes his head inside my office just as I ended the call.I cocked a brow at him in question. “Why are you peeping like a p
Raven's POV Today is the day Maya's coming here. Derek and Dale had gone to pick her up from the airport.I'm so excited and glad that my best friend will be here soon. “I can practically feel your excitement, Raven.” Asher spoke to me through our mind link.“Of course I'm excited, I can't help it, sorry.” “It's okay, baby. I understand, no need to apologize.” He assured me in a soothing tone.“How's my baby boy doing today? I didn't get to talk to him this morning before I left.” He asked and I smiled.“He's doing fine, at least he has made his presence known to me today so many times with the force of his kicks. I wonder where he gets so much strength from. I mean he's just a little kid, and it hurts a lot.” I said, wincing again as he kicked me.“Sorry, baby. It proves that our boy will be very strong and capable just like his mother.”“Me? Nope. I'm not that strong. He takes after you in strength. You're the one who's strong.” “Fine then. It's my fault there. Don't worry I'll