Lyra's POVEyes still on her as I watched her leave first, I decided to turn around and then my body collided with someone else's; hard and wet were the only words I could use to describe him."I'm sorry," his hands grabbed my shoulders as he helped to sturdy my footing that had been made disrupted upon the skin contact.I wriggled away from his grip and then stood on my ground, shaking my shoulders and nodding my head. "thank you".He looked around. It was a small tunnel that the prisoners took when they were having a fight like this before.I was three when Luna abolished such practices. She found it rather barbaric and very inhumane watching the prisoners try to kill themselves while they fought for freedom."Why were you here with Devlin?" He suddenly asked.He pushed a wet strand of hair out of his face before bringing his eyes back to me, with his eyebrows lifted, he waited for my answer to arrive.However, I did not want to answer, I had no reason to explain myself to him. I wa
Lyra's POVThe crowd gasps and the sound overwhelmed my entire being.I looked around. Everyone's faces were turned towards the direction where Luna and Tristan stood.I didn't know how to feel or even how to act, it was as if my chest was constricted and I looked around again, but this time for another reason.Philip was not here.I turned to Asher who was standing behind me, "where is Philip?"He looked at me before shaking his head, "I don't know where he is," he said.I didn't know what to do but I was sure standing there and listening to the person I had believed was actually wrong.And not just that, she had also been rejected by someone.But focusing on that was detrimental to my health and so I just focused on trying to find Philip because it was the only calming thing I could think to do.I turned around, wanting to walk away when I heard:"Did you hear her, Lyra?" Tristan yelled, loud enough for everyone to hear. In addition to the silence, it was kind of deafening."Tristan
Devlin's POVMy whole body shook violently when I heard those words from Tristan. The whole place was so quiet and it was the same thing within the tunnels.I had remained here after my conversation with Lyra. I took her advice, trying to regulate the emotions I was feeling, trying to believe that there was another reason why my mother had been acting the very unusual way she was acting.I had thought I was the bad person for suspecting her.My own mother, I had thought she was an actual murderer, thought that she had killed people in cold blood just because of some land.However, after listening to her confession, I realized I had been correct about her, I wanted to laugh.And I did.I laughed so hard that my voice echoed all around me like a wet blanket, bringing more harm to my heart than good.Fuck!I wonder how Lyra was feeling, how heartbroken she must've been when she heard my mother was the monster I thought she was.Lyra must've been devastated.And I was right.And Lyra had
Devlin's POVI didn't want to break down any further than I already was. I didn't want to cry anymore. And it seems like Tristan himself had had enough.He let go of Catherina, and at the same time, his men took Lyra away despite her screaming and fighting.Tristan knew better, as he took his steps away, he had the gun facing Catherina knowing that, the second he looked away from her, she was gonna attack him.Tristan was gone the same way he came. It was after a while that the men who had held Asher back actually let go of him. But Lyra was gone and so was Tristan and no matter what he did, he couldn't catch up to them.I looked around at the people. Some were looking back at me and some were staring at Catherina.With her shoulder high and her head the same, Catherina walked away from the arena.And I followed right after her.I followed her as she walked back to the mansion, the door was bolted by a very huge rod and it took three guards who were walking behind her that actually go
Devlin's POV"I need you to take me to the balcony".Asher and Philip turned to my direction, they had furrowed eyebrows as they stared at me."You're right, Philip. This is more pressing and if we do not address the mob now. This may turn into something else"."So what are you going to do?" Asher asked."I'm going to address them""Do you think that they'll listen to you?" He asked, "they know you're a slave, do you think they'll listen to the words of a slave?"I had no idea if he was doing that to taunt me, to make sure I was hurt because if he was, then he was succeeding because I was broken."I need to try," I said, "I can't just sit still and watch this happen, it's going to be so detrimental if this isn't addressed and they may get more violent. Or do you expect us to just ignore the very angry mob and focus all our attention on finding Lyra who may not even be in danger seeing as Tristan is so fucking obsessed with her?""Ohh," Asher said, "you're jealous. You hate her so fuck
Devlin's POV"What?"Philip and I probably had the same expression on our faces."What do you mean by that, mom?" I asked as I made my way over. To stand before her, to her face. Waiting for her to say those words again tomy face."I said, you should go meet your real mother"."You're my mother!""Didn't you hear Tristan? I am not the one who birthed you. I am not your mother"She was so cold and so calm as she said those words. She was unleashing so much hurt on me but she remained calm. She remained poised.Those years that we spent together, the laughs we shared, the days I thought we were happy were just nothing to her. They meant nothing to her.It was so easy for her to give me away. It was so easy for her to decide that I was not her daughter. It was so easy for her to not want to fight for me."You are my mother!" I yelled. Tears were filling my eyes and I could not see clearly what her expression was but I didn't need to see because I knew that she was calm and she was normal
Devlin's POVI shook my head, shaking away the indecent thoughts that were filling them.I chuckled.Something in me was refusing to believe his words. Something in me was seeing that he was not in any way being honest with me and he might even be trying to seduce me.But what does he stand to gain if he seduces me?I had nothing to offer him, I was a slave, no title. No money, no fame. Nothing.So he cannot be that he was after me purposely or was it that he had a thing for slaves?"Why are you being so nice to me? I vividly recall that you never liked me, so why are you being like this?"He smiled, "can't I be this way?"I shook my head, "you definitely cannot. It evokes questions within me. I have so many questions to ask you".He folded his arms, "then ask, I'll answer".I couldn't believe what he was saying, I chuckled, "you're for real?"He nodded his head, "I'm being serious, you can ask me any question you want to. I'll listen to you and answer you honestly"."Why are you bein
Devlin's POVWith my hands in his and my heart thumping against my chest. Philip leads me to the door. He looked over his shoulder at me before he knocked.I am reminded once again that between us, a romance of any sort can never take place.His eyes swam in my own for a few seconds, deep green eyes staring at me as if wanting to bestow on me the confidence that was implanted in them.I shook my head.I was receiving anything but confidence.My eyes quickly found the walls of the house. They were made of wood, the windows were rather small and they were the only things that were made of glass I could see.The weeds from the lawn had somehow overgrown into the terrace of the house which makes me wonder why the hell she didn't trim the damn thing.I was already getting quite into browsing, just looking around and putting aside the fact that Philip was still holding my hand when the door opened.Beatrice stood there.Eyes looking like they had never been shut for days. Her body was painf
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