Asher's POV
I 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
Asher's POVTristan knew very well what he was playing at. I was sure he had no idea of the kind of relationship that existed between Lyra and I but I wasn't a fool to realize that he did know something. He was well aware that between Lyra and I wasn't just platonic affections but rather something deeper.Him suddenly asking that question, he had a plan to make both Philip and Devlin uncomfortable. And even though these two people did know a thing or two about Lyra and I, their discomfort would still be inevitable. Knowing doesn't change how they would feel. No, it had no effect, it was different from embracing and it was even worse now that they thought Tristan had an idea of it.It was shameful really, the people they were with were playing around with someone else, fooling around so wantonly that everyone who knew them could figure out about their infidelity. They brought the two people involved so much shame and disgrace.I wasn't proud of that, but I was equally not proud of the
Asher's POVJust like Devlin and Lyra, I was also very confused by Tristan's words, I wanted to say something, tp ask him what he meant by those words but then i remembered that Devlin was currently leaning against me and if she heard my words, if she realized I was asking a question for Lyra's sake, she might be rash.Devlin was unpredictable, she could get angry at the slightest thing or she might let it pass. I wasn't in the mood to find out if she would've let this one pass, I didn't want to risk it.Lyra spoke up for herself, "and you are also yet to see what I have for you".Tristan chuckled, "is that supposed to be a threat?" However, he didn't grant her enough time to answer, "have you forgotten that you called off your marriage to Philip, you have no power now and soon, you will be sent to the dungeon".Lyra shrugged "I don't need Philip innorder to pose a threat". She fired back."Interesting," Devlin whispered to me, "I wonder who will concede first"."You're a child compar
Lyra's POV Those words Tristan said made me a bit confused, my heart skipped a beat unable to piece together the puzzle that was Tristan's words. My brain wouldn't even understand what he waa trying to say, what he meant by those words. I shifted slightly, enough that he nor anybody would notice that I was a bit nervous by what he just said. However, I was unable to quickly school my voice when I chuckled nervously and asked him; I asked Tristan a question, asking him what he meant by what he said. My heart was racing wondering what Philip must've said that gave him the idea that such a thing was happening. However, I found impossible that Philip had said something, anything entirely, to him and expected that Tristan's words were born about of assumptions. However, the reply he gave me made me realize that I was only fooling myself. My heart skipped a beat. I suddenly felt a rush of guilt. I didn't realize that somehow what I had said had resulted in that. I had told him I was go
Lyra's POVI never expected that Devlin would find out about Asher and I. It honestly cane as a shock to me, normally I would think that maybe Asher told her out of guilt but given the fact that he had sent her away with the words he didn't love her, I couldn't help but believe that there had been something else that gave her the information she was using right now. It would not be a surprise if se put in security cameras, other than the lust we both felt for each other, there wasn't any other secret we were keeping from Devlin and even if she did find out that Asher and I had had sex in the past, she surely wasn't that dumb to not have realized that that was a probability given the fact that we were mates, there was nothing that could prevent us from doing such a thing. I didn't know what to think as I looked at the both of them, Devlin was still leaning against Asher and her lips held a sky smile like she knew that her words had caused a great storm within me, that there had been s
Lyra's POVMy heart skipped a beat. Somehow I had been expecting that he would ask me such a question. My accusation was baseless and I was demanding that he believed me. Even if he did love me which I very much doubt, he cannot just blindly believe me like that. Maybe he would act like he does and then ask me later but at the moment, we did not have the luxury for later and as such, just like he does, I also demand for his honesty. I demand that he give me the benefit of the doubt. I was not going to lie to him, I was saying all that I wanted to say to him straight from assumptions, from the raw deductions that I had made earlier. I had no intention whatsoever to change what I wanted to say. All these came from my heart, I wasn't going to spice it up with lies just so that it would make him hate her more. I was aiming at him in the most honest way possible.Since he had asked me such a question, I was elated, it means that he was going to give me listening ears. He would entertain th
Lyra's POVMy heart no doubt skipped a beat when I heard those words. Her voice was calmer, she was talking in an octave that I had never heard from her mouth before. She seemed to be in so much control of her emotions. Her fists were released and her breathing had become surprisingly even. Maybe these changes happened when I was lost in thought looking at Asher. Now Devlin was something I could not recognize.She shrugged, the corner of her mouth tugging down a little, from her slow movements I could tell she was still angry but she was trying her hardest not to let that anger take hold of her. She was trying to be the master of her emotions. She was fucking with my plan."So what if I did steak the scent?" She asked, "what will you do? What can you do, Lyra?"I shook my head. This wasn't how it was supposed to go, she was supposed to have an outburst and admit to her cruelty, she was supposed to tell him all that she had done and why she did what she did, she was not supposed to c
Lyra's POVI frowned as our eyes met, his light cheeks turned red slightly. That was enough proof to show that he really had been listening. I should be angry but something in me was not. I somehow had become burnt out due to the conversation I had just come out of. I was incapable of harboring any form of emotion that was draining and anger was that emotion to be certain. I didn't know what to say to him, parts of me were disappointed in me. He didn't give us the privacy we required and he was the one that bolted out the door immediately I stepped foot into the room. "Why have you been listening? Is it because you don't believe us or you were just curious to know what would happen?" Philip shrugged, "a little bit of both".I sighed exasperatedly but with no fire in my bones. "That's what I thought".He peered behind me but I didn't need to turn around to know that behind me was a closed door, "so what happened? He refused you?"I nodded my head, "I told you, I know Asher pretty dam