Asher's POV"What do you mean by that?" I asked him.He only shrugged, "I knew you wouldn't believe me, no one will"."You're making it quite hard to believe you, especially when you're talking in riddles".He laughed. It's funny how he could still find things funny despite the fact that Lyra, the woman who he claims to love, had been kidnapped by some psycho.Is it that he feels that Tristan would hurt her and that's why he's not freaking out?"I'm not speaking in riddles, Asher. I'm serious when I say he's here"."What do you mean?" I asked again, this time a bit louder than the previous, successfully earning some glances from the people around.Especially Catherina."Let's walk" he said as he started to usher me away, I'm guessing to a more secluded area.Just like I thought we arrived at the hallway and there was nobody around, just the two of us."So what do you mean?"Though it was seemingly just the two of us, it didn't feel to him like we were alone. He kept looking around, ke
Asher's POVFuck.I didn't know what to say to that. Should I tell him I'm sorry? Should I act like it wasn't a big dream when in actual fact that it is?I was speechless and something in me was pushing me to say something to him. I couldn't just nod my head after learning of such, I couldn't just pretend like it didn't happen when in fact, it did.I didn't want to say the wrong thing either and nor did I wish to stay silent.I didn't want to be sympathetic, he has probably heard a lot of that from people around and i didnt want to be nonchalant either. I wanted him to know that I appreciated this trust he had in me to be able to come out plainly and say that."Was it very bad?"He raised an eyebrow at me as if surprised that I asked that question.Well, I even surprised myself. I only hope that he isn't surprised negatively because that was surely not my intention.He chuckled slightly, "he didn't show signs until it became malignant." He took in a deep breath as if he was reluctant
Lyra's POVI stayed rooted to the ground, looking at him while my head contemplated what he could probably mean by those words he had said. I couldn't fathom anything that was happening, all I heard and all that repeated in my head were his exact words:Philip was with me only because he needed me.I wasn't a fool, I knew for certain that Tristan could not be trusted but when thinking about what he had said, there was a possibility that he had been telling the truth.I have done a lot of things to Philip that shouldn't be forgiven, but he forgave them all. He treated me so special, he acted so amazingly, forgiving me despite all the terrible things I did.I had thought that maybe it was because he loved me, but it just could be that he actually needed me for something. It could be that he had something to gain and that was the reason for his affection, that was the reason why he treated me so nicely, not because I deserved it, but because he had something to gain. He wanted to achieve
Devlin's POVHer eyes were boring into mine as if she was searching for answers, for anything that could give her an explanation for everything I've done. In her eyes, I could see how she still refused to own up to her own flaws, how she was still very blind to her shortcomings, all she saw was me, my darkness, our differences.But all I saw was the both of us.I saw us both for who we really are.Two fucked up people that actually couldn't be any more alike."What I had needed was a mother," I shook my head slowly, with enough display of disappointment for her to see, "now I don't need anything from you".She shook her head and grabbed my arm, "there must be something you want, why are you doing this? Why are you after my destruction?"I glanced at her fingers around my arm, I could feel how hard she was grabbing me and I could predict the result after such interaction.Her fingers suddenly loosened and then she stepped back. With a deep breath in and a heavy one out, she said with a
Asher's POV"So this is the whole layout of the silver moon pack in addition to the blood river pack," I pointed to the map that was placed on the table in front of us.Philip was scrutinizing it with his fingers rubbing his chin."It covers everywhere within a hundred miles radius, which is everything regarding the silver moon pack and half of the blood river pack".Philip nodded his head, "but you do know that we could've done this with a phone, right?"I looked at the map before looking at him then I shook my head, "it's different. You can touch this and see what you need in one glance, with a phone, you have to keep sliding".He nodded his head. I can't say if he had done that in agreement with what I was saying or if he had done that for the sake of it. To get me to shut up.And looking at how he had the ghost of a smile on his lips, I realized that it was surely the latter.I smacked him on the head.He laughed, "what you're saying makes sense, okay!" He said with his hands up.
Lyra's POVI laid down on the floor where I had been defiled by the man in whose custody I had found myself. I could not move, I could not think, I was sue that breathing if not a natural thing for a human, I would've completely forgotten how to do it.I heard his footsteps as he went around looking for his shirt that he had tossed away during the whole ordeal. I felt a numbness around my wrist, it was where he had held me down with so much strength that blood was unable to flow through them.He stopped walking in front of me, went down as he squatted, his hands found my jaw and he brought it up so my eyes could see him.He had a quizzical look on his face that disgusted me."Why are you acting like you didn't want it? And even if you didn't want it, you can't tell me that you hated it. Wasnt that the best you've ever had?" He asked me."Are you gonna tell me that Asher performs better than I do?"I couldn't even move, I couldn't maintain the eye contact he so desperately wanted me to
Asher's POVI looked over the expression on her face. She was undoubtedly worried, her eyes were focused on mine as she waited for my answer.As a response, I shook my head and moved away from her, "he's not what you think he is, he abandoned everything just for this cause, he is different".Catherina frowned, "you put so much faith on a man that you know nothing about. A man that calls Tristan a brother and you expect me to trust him with the life of my daughter?""Catherina," I said and placed a hand on her shoulder, "your worry is understandable, but trust me, you don't have anything to worry about. Philip is different".Catherina narrowed her eyes, "Asher, are you sure familiarity is not blurring your eyes and clouding your judgment?"I nodded my head. I looked back to where Philip was standing and he had his eyes planted on the map as if trying to spot Tristan there.His demeanor didn't seem like one that had an ulterior motive, he wasn't even properly dressed for the occasion an
Lyra's POVI couldn't tell exactly how many days had passed since the ordeal. So many meals came in, so many suns passed the sky, so many moons but I was unable to process anything.I stayed on the cold floor for days, my life was flashing before my eyes, I was wishing for the days where I was totally oblivious of the pain that was coursing through me. I desperately wanted to be brought back to the time when my life isn't as complicated as it is right now.Some time ago, the exact time was unknown, but a girl had come to get me cleaned up, which made me believe that Tristan was on his way to see me.I knew it surely wouldn't bode well for me because Tristan was after my happiness and everything that had to do with me.He wanted me to be clean enough so that he could come see me. He didn't want to touch someone so dirty, so disgusting.Suddenly the gates opened and just like I thought, he stood there and this time, he even came prepared.He was shirtless, wearing only a pair of sweatpa