°° Somewhere in the city °°Asher is seated at his hotel room back in the city, shirtless. Only his dark ripped jean hanging around his waist when he got a call from one of his informant and he picked up at the first ring."Any new updates?" Alpha Asher asked the caller."I’m sorry Alpha but the guy trailing Bradley lost him and right now, he seem to have disappeared." His jaw only clenched tightly at those words. This is the second time Bradley is escaping and it’s to feel too common to be random. Someone must be ticking him off or he won’t be a step ahead each time."Aside from you and the rest, who else knew we were after his tracks?" Asher asked coldly, trying to keep his anger under control.“Just us, no one else” "Well, that might be the truth but Bradley escaping again is already fishy. You have a mole in your mist, so fucking fish him out or I will have your heads. Am I clear?” He asked darkly, his fingers clenching the device in his grasp tightly."Yes Alpha, I assure you I
°°Later that night °°Beth sat all alone in her room on her bed. Baby Sam was sleeping peacefully in his Cot. She had just finished breastfeeding him and lures him into sleep with sweet lullabies.She was in deep thoughts about the things that happened earlier that day like her wound drying up by itself without any treatment.She has been disturbed greatly. She asked herself so many questions but there was no one to give answers to them.Baby Sam made some noises and she rushed to his cot and saw him sucking his lips. She realized he wasn't deep in his sleep yet and had to pet him some more.She caressed his back gently for some minutes and went back to her bed after making sure he was sleeping peacefully.Her thought drifted to Asher for a moment and wondered if he was okay and wishes for him to be back already. Her cravings for him was getting worst by the day as she pulled a pillow with his scent into her chest tightly. A mental picture of the last moment they had shared together
"It's okay, you would be fine. I think you need to get treated immediately" Alex suggested and turned to Izzy."Please get the pack's doctor for me Izzy" Alex told her and Izzy did as she was told. Alex got more worried and wondered about the cause of her sudden sickness, there were no signs or symptoms which was really strange.He needs to ensure her safety and well-being. He promised to keep her safe and he can’t let anything happen to her Doctor Eva walked in with her tools while Izzy followed behind closely. Izzy rushed to baby's Sam cot and carried him. She began rubbing his back slowly and he stopped crying."What's wrong with her?" Eva asked as she hurried over to her side."I don't know, she has a high temperature but her body is shaking all over" Alex replied.Doctor Eva faced Beth and began asking some more questions."When did she start feeling this way?"Just some minutes ago," Izzy replied in a low tone."Minutes ago? It's weird. Please can you both excuse us?" Doctor
Asher took out his phone from his pocket and was shocked to see numerous missed calls from Alex, his beta. The phone was on silent. He had gone out to meet with brother, jax as promised but as usual, he failed him yet again.Asher waited for hours but he never showed up nor call to inform him the reason why he was canceling. Due to all the problems, his mind was just preoccupied with ways on to carry on and get Bradley's head. On his way back to the hotel, he forgot to check his phone or even call Alex to ask him about the wellbeing of the pack, Elizabeth and his son.Seeing all the missed calls lined up in his phone, he became disturbed and worried. For Alex to have called him repeatedly indicates something was wrong. He began to worry and immediately returned his call.Alex picked at first ring."Hello Alpha," Asher could hear how urgent his voice sounded. He calmed myself and spoke up."Alex, what is the problem? Did something happened?" He asked hoping to get a positive answer
°° At night °° (Beth's room)Beth was unable to sleep and felt disturbed. She tried to sleep but it seems sleep was far away from her. She's decided to watch her baby sleep instead as she sat quietly by his cot.She knew her inability to sleep is due to the weird changes in her body, couple with the fact that her mind was really unsettled. She is scared of Alex's reaction if she tells him which is why she has reason kept it all to herself."What if am not human?" That's the one question she has been asking herself all day with absolutely no one to answer. “What if I’m like one of them or even worst, something nastier then them” She let out a frustrated grunt that sounded more like a growl in her own ear.“Did I just growl?,” She wondered out loud, her eyes still wide with shock.She was still wondering what had made that sound when she heard noises at the window side. She jumped back on her feet, looking around carefully. "Who is there?" She called out but there was no reply.She h
Beth continued to bite her lips, silently contemplating whether she should say the truth or not.It’s obvious she can't continue to keep all these to herself, maybe it’s time she speak up and told the truth."I think I killed him." Beth said quietly and Alex eyes widened slightly."How do you mean?" Alex asked getting more confused.“I don’t know but I think those claws wound were my nails. I scratched him with it last night when he tried to take my son”, Beth explained calmly, looking down at the floor.“Okay, Beth. Maybe you scratch him with your nails but those marks found on him are claws not nails”“It was me”“you are not a werewolf , you are a fucking human, Elizabeth. how in God's name were you able to do that?"I don't even know how it happened Alex. But I’m telling you that it was me. I have been noticing this weird changes in my body but I kept it to myself. I was scared of your reactions and when he attacked that night, I felt this urge within me that wasn’t there before a
Alex was lost in his own admiration for her, so much so that he didn’t realize Beth was now staring at him too.He cleared his throat abruptly before getting back on his feet, “I have to leave now. I need to attend to something, enjoy the rest of your day in the garden."Alex excused himself to save the situation at hand before he will do the unimaginable. As the day passes, Alex and Beth got closer. Alex helps her watch over her baby anytime he is free, both have also grown very comfortable with each other.Beth was almost asleep later that night when she heard a knock at her door."Who is it?" "It's me, Alex." She wondered what he could possibly wants at that time, it fucking late already. "Alex, is that you?" She asked again just to be sure."Yes, it's me. Please open up," Alex urged.Beth unlocked the door and Alex came into view, he noticed she was dressed for bed already and wondered if he had disturb her sleep“Seem I came at the wrong time?" Alex asked as Beth fell back o
Beth was still sprawled on the floor in her wolfish form. Her legs still feels like jelly underneath her.“Come on, Beth. Get up” She could hear Alex voice in her head urging her to stand up and she did but wobbled back on the floor at her very first attempt.“Imagine those limps and paw to be your feet and try again”After a few tries, she was able to stand on her paw, her left claws shuffling on the ground impatiently.In that transformed state, she could see in colors and hear sounds from miles away even without trying. She could feel the pull of mother nature aligning her with everything else.Alex couldn’t help but chuckle when she let out a faint howl into the atmosphere.With teeth snapping, she advanced towards Alex who had become cautious at this point. Beth was still yet to master her transformation and anything can happen which is why he had carefully held out her son right where her wolf could see him.Even in her wolf form, Beth had recognized her son and refrained herse
It has been a month since the shooting incident with Bradley Lincoln. How everyone survived that day was a miracle. A miracle that got Asher’s men arriving on time and saving them both before they were ridden with silver bullet from his gun.For a moment, Elizabeth thought they were really going to die as she saw her life flashed before her very eyes but after all the shot were fired out and she was still safely wrapped in Asher's embrace, she knew she was still breathing and alive so she cried.She cried so hard, firstly because the man she thought was her father even though he had showed her too many times that he wasn’t had killed her mother and was going to kill her too. Nothing could be more messed up than that.As she stood beside his unconscious body that night and coughing out blood, she saw no remorse in the eyes of the dying man still. Even his last words still echo in her head."I will never forgive…" he couldn't complete his statement as he died on the spot and choking on
Beth opened her eyes slowly and groaned. A sudden migraine starting to hit her. She tried to make use of her hands but she was unable to move them. She opened her eyes fully and noticed she was now in a much darker room.She tried to wriggled her hands again but it seemed something was holding it back, prompting her to glance back at the new set of chains holding her to two pillars.“Damn that monster” She snarled under her breath in utter realization. It was none other than Bradley’s doing.She was about to yell for him when she noticed she was not the only one in the room as she could hear pain whimper coming from the corner."Is anyone here?" Beth asked but as usual, her echo replied to her instead but it didn’t stop her as she was certain she wasn’t alone.From the cracked walls, she could see another being had also been chained beside her and from all indication, it was a male being.His head was hanging low and she was unable to get a glimpse of his face but something tells he
“What did he ever did to you? Just what! You fucking killed his pregnant mate and you stand here to talk about the pain he ever caused you? Are you ducks insane?” Elizabeth couldn’t help but yelled at him." You're the real monster and I hate to think that at some point in my life I ever called you father!" Beth yelled angrily and Bradley let out a chuckle.“You are no daughter of mine, Elizabeth. And what I did to that monster was nothing compared to what his uncle did to me” Her eyes narrowed at his out burst.*What are you talking about?”The older man took a few steps closer, his eyes now fixed at the one seated before him but he made no attempt to touch her, instead he came to a pause before her, his head slightly tilted to the side to stare at the fading scar around her neck.“You got marked already?”She gave a shrug, “Asher is my mate so yes, we were going to make it official before you showed up and ruin it all so I’m warning you to take me back before its too late”"You’re
Elizabeth's eyelids parted ways rather slowly before she let out a yawn and tried to turn or stretch but she noticed she found difficulty in doing that. Her hands and feet were bind together in an uncomfortable way, restricting her from doing so.With her eyes darting around in panic, she noticed she was no longer in the ceremonial room but someplace strange and unfamiliar. The room itself small and completely dim. Only a ray of light was filtering in through the glass window."Where the hell am I? Where is Asher and every other person?" Beth asked herself as she tried pulling herself into a sitting position on the wooden bed she was placed on."What happened to me?" Beth asked confusingly and just then, memories from the previous night start to floor back into her mind and she let out a gasp.The last thing she could remember was kicking Asher out of her room before the ceremony only to be confronted by his presence again, at least that was what she thought when she heard shuffling
“He took her. He fucking took her from me”"What is the problem? Did anything happen to Beth?" Alex asked as he watched Asher squeezed the piece of paper between his palm."Oh my God! I knew it. I knew something terrible has happened" Izzy let out in panic as she continued to gasp with tears in her eyes. Alex quickly gathered her into his arms before she could crumble to the floor.“Asher will get her back so put yourself together, Izzy. We will get her back” Alex assured her and she nodded even though she was still far from putting herself together."where were you when Beth was taken away? I thought I asked you to stay by her side at all times?" "I’m sorry Alpha but I didn’t mean to leave her even for a second but she wanted me to make sure the baby was fine and I just left” Izzy said as her tears began trickling down her cheeks."Where is my Son?" Asher suddenly asked as he turned to face them, his dark eyes even darker as he stared at both his Beta and Izzy."What?” She croaked o
Asher moved closer but Beth stepped backwards then paused, her lips twisting slightly."What's the matter? Is everything okay with you?" Asher asked softly, studying Beth closely as he continued to advance towards her."Don't tell me you broke in through the window?" "Yes I did, I missed you badly and decided to come and check on you." Asher said and Beth released a breath she never knew she had been holding in."You're so unbelievable Asher, I got scared and thought it was some intruder." Beth said.Asher filled up the space between them and pulled her into his arms with a sigh escaping his own mouth."Even if it was the intruder, I will come to your rescue.?" Asher said with a chuckle before pulling away slightly to stare at Beth's cute face."I am okay, just missing you and Sam. Have you seen him?" "Yeah, Izzy is really taking good care of him." "I am relieved seeing you. I can't still come to believe that we are finally getting married." Beth said smiling widely and Asher kiss
"Just give me the chance to see her and ask for forgiveness, I have really wronged her and I would be at ease if she forgives me." "Okay, you can see her. Alex will go with you," he said with a nod and Alex obeyed immediately. "She must have decided to change as Beth guessed." Asher thought as he watched them leave his sight. Alex had a grime look in his eyes as he took her to Beth's room and left so they could have space to talk freely. Kara knocked softly on the door,"Who is it?" "It's me Kara" She replied hesitantly and there was total silence after that before she heard footsteps heading towards the door and she took a step back and waited.Beth opened the door slowly and was surprised to see Kara with a few of her bags. "Can I come in?" Kara asked politely and Beth couldn't help but narrowed her eyes further at her .At the back of her mind, she wondered why Kara of all people is being polite to her? "Sure… sure you can," Beth stuttered and Kara walked in."I know you're
°°later that Night °°Beth lay in between Asher’s arm, her face buried into his side as he wrapped a protective arm around her small frame, holding her to his large body."So what happened next?" Beth asked, enjoying the story Asher was telling her about his late wife, Macy.Asher let out a sigh, not sure if he wanted to continue telling her about his late wife but somehow talking about everything that had happened had somehow gotten them close."Macy didn’t deserve to die the way she did. She was the sweetest and most selfless I have never met and your father took that from me." Asher said and Beth sighed before peering into his face."Why haven't you gotten him all these while? Is he really that invisible?" Beth asked curiously."Your father is a wise and cunning man, he can't keep running away from me forever. I will surely get to his hideout one day." Asher said and exhaled."Let's stop talking about him, I get sick hearing about matters related to him. Let us talk about us and ou
“You can do anything you put your mind into, Elizabeth. Just remember everything I have told you and you are a step to winning” Asher said and offered her his hand and she took hold of it. Without much as a warning, she pulled him back down and Asher landed on the floor beside her.Asher let out a chuckle at the unexpected reaction.“I guess you were paying attention”“You bet I was. Now let spar once more” Beth suggested, getting back on her feet and Asher did same while she quickly got into position.°° Day of the fight °°The arena of the fight was already crowded when she walked in with Izzy by her side, her eyes met with Asher's and the latter nodded positively. "I didn’t think you would come but since you are already here, I have an offer for you so it's better to grab this opportunity now before it's too late. Withdraw from the fight right now and I will give you a chance to become Asher's mistress." Kara whispered behind Beth and the latter smiled.“How about you take that sa