Asher's POV
As I made my way over to the dungeon, I contemplated what I was going to say to her. Yes, I do realize that what I had done to her monitors who had been nothing but inhumane and even walking to her made it a whole lot worse. I was inconsistent with her and unpredictable. I had done things I was not proud of and if I could turn back the hands of time, I would.
I would choose her. From when I first saw her as a slave, to when she constantly stood in my peripheral vision, I would've chosen her. She had done nothing wrong but love me, she had chosen me before I even knew she existed.
I didn't feel this way just for reciprocal sake, just because I felt grateful. Since Devlin really stoke her scent and led me astray to believe that she was my mate, k couldn't really blame myself for that. It was impossible to do. I had had no idea how Lyra smelt like, if I had realized it then maybe proper investigations would have
Lyra's POVAsher stood there looking at me, I knew there were a lot of questions running through his mind, he was probably focused on the reason why would suddenly want to cut off anything that had to do with him.Though I also was really angry and wanted this conversation to end, I also wanted to hear what he had to say. He sounded so convincing like he was actually telling the truth that this was beyond him. I knew I couldn't believe him but I was still curious about what he bad to sat. I wanted to hear the story, I wanted to see exactly how desperate he was to have me in his bed. J never thought that Asher would be so sexually attracted to me. And honestly, I didn't know how to feel about that.This was because he was seeing only my body and ignoring the rest of me that was actually intriguing, the rest of me that was funny and lively, the rest of me that was abstract, the rest of me that was available to be experienced, the rest of me that made up the whole design.It was also qui
Asher's POVI froze from those words he had just said.I had never thought a day would come where I would see Tristan say such a thing about Lyra. They hated each other, it was a fact known to everyone who knew the two of them and for him to suddenly say that, it could mean that underneath that anger he had towards Lyra, there was some sort of feelings?I didn't want to assume, it could be that he was only trying to pull my legs and so I chuckled, "that's not true, just like you said, you cannot stand Lyra ''.He nodded his head, "she can be very annoying and all shades of stupid, but I do like it when she argues with me. She doesn't look at me as if I'm the alpha of a pack, she doesn't seem fazed about a lot of things most people concern themselves with and it feels really weird".I nodded my head, "do not confuse weird for feelings, it feels good to see something different, doesn't mean you should put a ring on it."He laughed, "I do not think she would make a bad partner, she surel
Lyra's POVThe question made my heart beat faster. Maybe it was better to go back to Philip. He loved me and I cares about him. He didn't bother to demand that I love him as much as I loved Asher. He was content with what I was offering, I was giving him half of me and he wasn't questioning it. He was the perfect man for me.Asher had made it clear that he and I would never be together, he had told me that he didn't love me, and expressed his desires for Devlin. There was no two way about it. For me to stand here still begging for his love was just stupid . It was better for everyone and for myself if I just go back to Philip.I would have preferred to stay in the dungeon but that was me being selfish. J was going to have a baby soon, when my water broke, and I'm here in the dungeon, I believe that Tristan would not be too amazed to decide to send me to a hospital. He would rather have me deliver the baby here, where I may very well lose the child.And then what happens after the chil
Asher's POVI shook my head."That's not true, there's no way that her daughter isn't hers. How did you find out?"Tristan shrugged, "I have sources, Asher. I don't have the strongest pack just for show"."Prove it," I said, "prove that her daughter isn't her daughter".He shook his head like he was tired, his hands finding comfort on his waist, "you want me to prove a lot of things Asher, why don't you make a decision. What exactly do you want me to prove?""What?""You wanted me to prove that the Luna of the silver moon pack, had destroyed my pack because she is a fucking evil person and now you want me to prove that her daughter isn't her daughter? Make a decision, Asher. What do you really want?"He could have just effortlessly made the decision to tell me the two things I was inquiring about, however, Tristan would never just be so easy. He wanted to stress me, he wanted me to work for that answer. I had no clue what he was standing to gain from inflicting such on me but even if
Asher's POVI frowned at his words. Minutes ago he was hell bent on killing Luna and now he suddenly knew what he wanted. I had no idea what was going on through his mind but I was well aware that it obviously couldn't be anything good. There was no way that Tristan had good intentions, probably he was off to do something that was almost as bad as murder or maybe even worse than that."What do you mean?" I asked him, "what do you want?"He shook his head, "the only thing i'm granting you davide is the proof that the Luna of the silver moon pack is a vile woman and other than that, you do not possess the luxury".I nodded my head, somehow, I planned to find out myself. Tristan would obviously refuse to tell me all that I needed to know and so I vowed that in any way possible, I was going to find out about all that I needed to know. I really want to know if he had been telling the truth, that Devlin wasn't the real heir, I wanted to know if he had any idea who the real heir was. And kno
Asher's POVWhether or not I wanted to stay, she didn't want me to stay. She wanted nothing more to do with me and I so I was inclined to do what she wanted.I walked out of the dungeon and made my way to Philip. However I didn't know what to say nor how to say it. Tristan's desire for revenge may not be as unreasonable as we thought. I didn't know how to tell him we could've been wrong that he was actually right to feel this way.I didn't know how to tell him that he had betrayed his best friend for nothing.It was my fault. I was the one that recruited him without any hard proof to support my claim, and because he was in love with Lyra, he agreed to the rubbish I was saying that I had said to him."Fuck!" I said."Fuck!""Fuck it!"I grabbed hair and kicked at the earth like it was what had propelled me to have done something so unreasonable.I didn't know why I was acting this way. I felt conflicted.There was the possibility that Tristan was saying the truth and that would mean th
Asher's POVI saw the confusion in his frown, he was looking at me like I was speaking Japanese and, like I was some sort of weirdo.No one could blame me, I couldn't understand why he wasn't getting angry. He was weird, normally, he was supposed to be angry, he was supposed to blame me and scream and yell that I was being stupid, that i ruined his life, I ruined the friendship he had with Tristan just because of some sort of words from a woman who would soon turn out to be a victim of Tristan's, of course she would want to save herself. Of course she had been lying.But he wasn't saying those things.He looked like he understood me, like he understood me, he understood that I had been led astray as well. He understood that as long as there was any form of hope to save the silver moon pack from Tristan's wrath, I was gonna take it.He looked at me like he trusted me blindly."Why am I like what?" He asked."Nice," I demonstrated by gesturing to his person, "you blindly trust me, a man
Lyra's POVI had no clue if it was how his voice sounded or how his eyes looked when he came into the light, but there was something very compelling in his features when his eyes met mine. He was looking at me like he was trying to convince me that his words were true and that he wasn't in any way playing with me."As you are mine".It kept replaying over and over again in m head kike a melody stuck in my brain. Coming from him, it could be regarded as the sweetest melody. However, I was now deaf.I was too familiar with the lifestyle of this man, I was so familiar with the way he talked and how he moved that I can no longer trust that his words were true. This could be another tactic of his to want to use me. I had no idea what he wished to use me for, how I am benefiting him but he kept on making it very obvious that he really wants me in his bed.Of course, I'm only useful for sex and nothing more.I shook my head.I cannot allow him to deceive me any further, one time was a mistak
Tessa's PovIt's been a month ever since what happened. Kura returned to the silver moon pack and from what the news said the economy of he place wss taking a turn for the better. Things were finally looking up for them.I wss still yet to be given a nate and so was Michelle, there wasn't anything better to do than to just continue with our relationshipsMatt as expected became the leader of the pack for a while till Keagan was old enough to return. We all wanted hom as the leader. Philip had seen something in hom, the something he saw in all of us. Other than the fact he was born an alpha, he probably had zeal, he had the strength of a leader.Michelle had gone to meet Lyra, sje had a particular liking doe the kids and loved that about her. There were news of lyra and Asher's relationship probably leading to marriage and I was happy for Gomez finally throwback going to be married to their mates and they were happy.We were all happy for them.The rest of the betas had gotten themselv
Asher's POV"No!!" Tesaa screamed.Emily smiled victoriously asbshe saw the small cottage engulf in flames, she had a satisfies smile on her lips and shebste the projectile weapon on the ground next tonher feetz unknown to her, she setbthe remote control as well."Thwn that's jt, they both are dead."The flames were intense bring everything in the cottage turning it all to crisp, inwas sure that Tessa ws on the verge of jumping intonthe flames asbshe grww sloser yknthe cliff onnher knees and so I quickly hekd her down. Inwraoed my hands around her and then whispered into her ears."You csn kill her now".Tesaa froze. She disnt react to what insaid by looking at me, but rather she just slithered outnof my hold and then rose tonher feeshe tuened to where Emily stood lookingbatbthe flames, haooy that she had brought suxh destruction.Tesaa smirked, "you must be proud"Emily clapped, "you cannot even begin to fathom how excited I am.about thism this is truly a miracle. Thjs js something j
Asher's POVI shuddered slightly at what she said and instantly just started the car. I drove the car and sped of so that I would be driving right behind Emily she was moving so fast out of town out of everywhere and towards the docks. She was going to take a boat sowmehre and there were a large number of boats available for use.She immediately stopped her car and then jumped into one of the baots there.I saw this from the windscreens and madensure that I caught up with her. Tessa was as impatient as I was because she didn't even wait foe.me tonstoo the car before she was already running out and running towards a free motorboat bjust like the one that Emily had taken.I quickly pulled over and huried to where Tessa was getting the boat into the water, I quickly koined her and mived to first start the motor engine. Then it roared to life, I looked behind me andnsaw Tessa's approving glance. We started driving l, as fast as we could so nthat we could be right behind Emily.Emily dorve
Asher's POV"What do you mean by that?" I asked her and i moved forward."Oh," she chuckled, "you didn't realize? I think the person who poisoned you was Steven."I shook my head as I began to feel by body vibrate with the sense of being betrayed. Incident know I'd trusting Devlin's words were the right thing to do but at the moment, it made sense.He was the one that the assasin hadbeen warning me about. He was the person that was close to me thst wanted me dead. I didnt know why hebwas behaving kike that. Why he had posioned me and started tk act like the ruler.I didn't know what j should be thinking about ir even feeling but I felt frustrated. I felt broken."It cannot be" I said to myself.Devlin laughed, "stop lying to yourself, you already knew abiut jt."Somehow, when I thought back, it really was the truth, he had in so many ways done a lot of things. Hehad been the one whonkeot pestering me to go out and get drunk and how can I have possibly slipped away from him and he just
Asher's POVAfter the confession last night, I didn't even know how I ended up on.my.bed, I didn't know how I even slept but as I stared at myself in the mirror, with dark circles under my eyes and a certain fatigue in my.bearing, I believed that I might not have had any sleep last night.I brushed my teeth, and then proceeded to take my bath before I went downstairs to keep searching for anything that woukd kead ne to Philip.But ko matter how I'd love to go over the issue with Philip, s that i can work my way around finding him, i just couldn't even think for a minute. I couldn't understand what was happening nor why it has to be.like this.If Lyra's babies were really mine, did Philip know? Did he decide to be their father regardless? Lyra hsd saud she thought I hated her and all, so was the reason she hid the children from me because sbe thought I was going to deny them? That it was not going you accept and love them?I couldn't helo but winder jow broken she must've bee to even c
Asher's POVI ran my hand over my face and steooed forward to where shebwaa standing, maybe it was the distance that made me hear incorrectly what shebhad just said.Maybe i had been imagining things that she just said that Philip wasnt home.Because if he wasn't here, then where was he?"Lyra, I am not joking"She frowned, "I'm not joking either. I suddenly got tired and then I left the party after searching around for the both of you. What would make you think I'm lying?"She suddenly went quiet and her whose focused somewhere else, "what are you saying?" She asked, "Philip isn't with you?"I shook my head, "he isn't, and if you say he's not here then I have no fucking clue where he is". I said exasperatedly."Thus was what Fiona had saud, she told me that there was nothing i could do to stop their fucked up plan from going into action". I said shaking my head and recalling every bit of my conversation with Fiona. "If I had known, I would've left instantly"."Left?" Lyra's eyes chan
Asher's POVI grabbed a drink off from the tray of drinks a waiter wss passing around. The spaces between people kept getting more narrow and weaving through them became a huge hassle.I downed the alcohol in a go and then kept the glass on a nearest table before finding a way to swim through the sea of people, so that I could use the bathroom.I didn't even know where the bathroom was located.I looked around some more. Everybody wore masks and I was sure even the celebrant had her own mask. I suspected this because everywhere I've looked, I haven't seen her face. Akk I could see were different colors, shiny or dull and just eyes.I wasn't particularly looking for her fir I had nothing to say to her, anybody that could lead me to the bathroom right now was going to do me a huge favour."Asher?"I immediately turned around and saw a woman standing behind me.She wore a silver dress embedded with stones that glistened under the light. Her hair was shirt and brown and so were her eyes.
Philip's POVThe party was all I thought it would be, soft music playing, people talking amongst themselves rather than dancing. Only a few people were on the dancefloor doing nothing really amazing.As we walked further into the place, a waiter holding a tray approached us holding a tray of masks and then presented it to us.Asher picked one and then Lyra did before i settled for mine.I looked at the two of them first and saw the design of their mask, Lyra's own had feathers, jt was blue with shiny stones and quite beautiful to look at.Asher picked something more manly, it was plain black and had nothing quite noticeable. He just tied it around hisbface and instantly he blended with the group. So djd Lyra.I did the same."Well," Asher said, "be careful". Again he was here with his advice. Something inwas not against.I gave Lyra a kiss on her cheek and then decided to go around the olace. We all knew what we wrre doing. We all knew our plans and showing affections or soending the
Asher's POVThe visit to Emily's place had been a waste of time. I had found out absolutely nothing about Tristan. The women kept talking about the upcoming party and the theme they were using and everything else that was no business of mine. Fiona even went as far as to show me all that she had prepared.And when I walked out of there, a headache was already spotting.I had no intention of ever paying a visit to a female friend just because. There was nonjoy from such an activity but only stress.When I returned to Philip's place, I was praying and hoping that hebhad sorted out whatever he needed to sort out with Lyra. I hadkeft thwn with a strangeness in the air. They were aost having a fill out fight iverghe fact that Philip had feelings. Over the fact that he was feeling guilty over betraying his friend.I understood jownhe felt, but unfortunately, Lyra was not even about to hear it. Hwr opinion of Tristan had never been the best but after what he did to her, she was not about to