Asher's POV
When I opened the door, I saw Lyra standing on the other side. If I had realized she was the one there, I wouldn't have bothered to try to make it flaccid. I would've brought it out for her to see what she was doing to me.
Her eyes expressed the fact that she was contemplating everything. She looked hesitant, it was as if she wanted to run away but at the same time, she wanted to see what the day would bring.
And I wanted to indulge in her curiosity.
"Philip hears nothing about this," she said.
It was a stab at my heart knowing she cares so.much about what Philip thought. It made me feel a sort of pain imagining that she actually gave two fucks about him. Maybe she even loved him.
However, I didn't want to be thinking about such things at a time like this, so I smiled, "I promise, no one is finding out about anything" I told her.
Lyra's POVI looked away from his eyes. I was feeling a lot, there wasn't an appropriate reaction to what he just said. I couldn't come up with the right words or even think of the proper action."I was with Asher," I answered honestly.He simply nodded his head, I could see it from the corner of my eyes how he bit his inner cheek. "Did you only tell him about what I asked you to?""Asher was the mate i told you about" I blurted out then looked at him.I could see vivid traces of shock, confusion and what was more prominent was hurt. His eyes melted, I could see them start to turn glossy and his lips shook slightly. I knew Philip loved me but I had no idea that his love ran so deep."Philip"."I knew you were keeping something from me," he said, "I'm sorry I didn't show you parts of me that you can trust".I shook my head, "you didn't do anything wrong"."I did!" He yelled, "if I didn't then you could have trusted me enough yo tell me"."Well, I told you that I was pregnant" "Oh bul
Lyra's POVI looked away from him wondering if his opinion about me woukd chnage upon learning the truth. I have come tonreakize that pretending to ve Devlin was a very disjoesnt thing to do. No matter jow I thought to rebrand it, there wasn't any other explanation, i was dishonest. I had been improper and this baby was as a result of a lie. I could have said something to Asher, I could've told him that I wasn't Devlin but i didnt and instead, I took what he was offering.It was a shameful and disgraceful thing to do and honestly, Asher had been right by plaguing and traumatizing me wuth yhw truth. And even now, few monutes ago I almost did fall for him. If he hadn't said those things, if he hadnt acted that way, i still would've jumped in bed wuth him kmowing fully well that Devlin was still in his life and Philip was in mine. I am a self centered person. Thw only thing that mattered to me was my own oleasure my feeking, I did not respect what other people feel, what they think, the
Lyra's POVHe had said those words so casually but something within me spiked with curiosity, with wonder as I debated whether or not that was the case. It could explain a lot because if Devlin was really his mate, why then would she feel somewhat threatened about my presence. It was a never before seen situation where a mate cheated on the other, they had eyes for only one another. Especially if they accepted each other.Then there was no point in Devlin being so insecure. Asher was her mate and she was Asher's mate, it didn't matter who loved Asher, who was shooting heart eyes at him, who was dreaming about him, all that mattered was that they were each other's mates and that was the most important thing.And for the other part, if she really wasn't his mate, then for her to be able to deceive him that she was his mate by stealing the scent, then she would know exactly who the mate was."Philip, do you have any idea about what you just said?" My head was blowing with excitement at t
Lyra's POVI didn't know what to say or how to even start saying it. He was looking at me so softly like he totally meant what he was saying. However, my resistance to believe him was certainly from the trauma that Asher had caused. I don't ever think I could bring up the talk about us being mates and also there was a possibility that this wasn't the case.That Devlin hadn't stolen my scent, that Asher wasn't deceived, that this was just one big misunderstanding and in actuality, Asher and Devlin were mates. Then was it just for me to shed tears, to walk and feel like the world was against me that was why I was mated to Asher? Why then was I pushed onto this path?"Stop thinking too much about it" Philip suddenly said, bringing me to the present. He slightly held my chin and there was a soft smile on his face.I wondered how he could still manage to smile considering that I was planning to leave him the minute Asher acknowledged me as his mate. "Asher will listen to you, he had been
Asher's POVThough I had said those words to her, I had told her that I was sorry but It wasn't what I wanted to say to her. I wanted to tell her that I have realized that she's the one for me. I wanted to tell her that my life would be incomplete without her but I felt like I was not permitted to have those feelings. I have done so many hurtful things to her and I never stopped doing those things to her. I had been a very horrible person to her from day one and just words weren't going to change that fact.There was also the deal I made with Devlin, I had to respect and if Lyra does believe that I have grown to have these feelings for her, then she would request that we be joined together. Lyra had not had a chance to love me the way she wanted. She had thought that she was quite unfortunate, being mated to someone who didn't feel the same for her, and so she never got to really enjoy the feeling of being w
Asher's POVI walked behind her as she made her way inside. I knew what she was talking about but surely I didn't want to admit it. I didn't want to accept what she was offering even though I was well aware that it was for the betterment of my pack. She had nothing to lose if she was to suddenly open her mouth and tell both of our packs about what happened between us, about how in our marriage I was simping over another woman. And I knew that she was well aware that there had been some sexual interaction between Lyra and I. It was somewhat a good thing that she didn't have any idea that Lyra had just walked out of my room after we had been about to have further sexual interaction."Why didn't you call me to come get you?" I asked her, trying to deflect.She shook her head then fell on the bed, "I didn't feel like, I actually wanted to catch you in the act". She lifted her head, "and I did".I furrowed my eyebrows at her wondering what the hell she was talking about, she showed up minu
Asher's POVI shook my head at her. Her words were crumbling the walls of trust I had built regarding Philip. It had never crossed my mind that he would not go against Tristan, I never thought of the possibility that this was just a game to him, that in fact he was standing by Tristan's side.I had seen the way he looked at me like he was searching for something to hold on to, something stable that he could hold against Tristan when the time came. If Tristan is really going after packs just to conquer them so that he could rule, then I knew that Philip surely didn't want that to happen to his pack.If Tristan does finally conquer all the packs, would he leave Philip's own just because it's his friend's? There was no way in hell that that would happen. Tristan wasn't that generous. He would believe that Philip would lead an insurrection against him, and with that in mind, he would obviously eliminate him as
Asher's POVDevlin chuckled, "surprise, surprise, I'm back. Did you miss me?"Philip slightly shook his head, "you should've asked me that question when we met each other earlier"."You really did see her before, why then did you look surprised to see her?" I asked."I just didn't expect that you would be spending time with her"."Considering the fact that you prefer tk spend your time with someone else ''."Fucking drop it, would you?" I yelled at her.She rolled her eyes before she focused them on Philip, "Asher told me that you know about us?"Philip nodded his head, "we should be cautious about the things we say"."I think he should be cautious about the people he says those things to".Phi