Asher's POVI shook my head at how totally hysterical Steven was sounding. There was nothing wrong with two women becoming friends.Although his problem could be that they were two deranged women who should be locked up in a psychiatric hospital. They each had their problems. They both had issues they needed to work on.However, that wasn't the issue, from what I know, from what I've heard, they haven't really done anything that was wrong. They never did anything that broke the laws of both settlements.They could do as they liked as long as they weren't hurting people."There's nothing wrong with two women bonding."Steven shook his head, "Devlin is a crazed psycho, and Emily had relations with Tristan, there's no way it's safe for anyone concerned that they are together."I laughed; he was right. However, there was proof to back up his statement.I turned away from him having no desire whatsoever to continue the conversation. I wanted to prepare myself for what's to come. I knew the
Asher's POVA foreboding feeling covered my senses. I stared at the person again, now with more scrutiny. He had a baseball hat on his head and a nose mask on his face, hiding his features away from me. He was tall, as tall as I am, or maybe shorter by a few inches.He was looking at me, still. Bow even stood there just looking at me.It felt as if time had passed when, in fact, it hasn't. I was simply overtaken by the sheer fear that toiled in my heart.The smell, the smell was what was familiar to me, but as I looked at him, the physique, the aura, everything felt like Tristan's. But then I recalled how Lyra had stabbed him with a fork, almost ripping his throat apart. No matter how great Tristan was, he surely couldn't have survived that, especially with no help whatsoever."Asher."I raised my head and saw Steven looking at me strangely. He seemed sort of scared, and he had his hand placed on my shoulder."You zoned out. Are you okay?" He asked with worry and concern spewing from
Asher's POV"Well, I'll make the reservations and then get back to you," I turned back to Emily and saw her looking at me with an eyebrow raised in impatience. Without thinking or even knowing what she said, I nodded my head, ignoring the fact that I did not hear a single thing she said nor did I know what I was getting myself into.I looked around, specifically back to the bodyguard. He had taken his eyes away from me, his gaze now on Emily. He wasn't squinting anymore; rather, he seemed unreadable.There was something familiar about him. I didn't know what it was; I couldn't say exactly what that thing is, but he just felt familiar."Anyway," Steven's hand landed on my shoulder, "we have plans, so we're gonna get going.""Plans?" Devlin asked, staring between Steven and me, and I reacted perfectly to the confusion she was feeling.I didn't remember agreeing to anything Steven had proposed, but he was going around claiming we had plans.Nonetheless, I was grateful for the fact that h
Asher's POVI looked around some more, trying to convince myself that it was not from my head. The voice was so distinct and clear, as if it appeared right next to my ears. I couldn't shake off the feeling that came with that voice, nor could I even shake off the fingers that suddenly gripped my wrist and pulled me away from the crowd.I was walking, being dragged away by a certain figure as if I weighed nothing. It could be the alcohol getting to me, but I was suddenly drowsy; I couldn't fight that person off. I couldn't do anything.My limbs felt like marshmallow, my senses obviously evaded me, and it felt like I was stripped naked.Surely this wasn't just alcohol. The least alcohol could've done was make me tipsy or, at most, drowsy, but this was too profound. This was too much of an effect.I didn't know when, but I suddenly lost all power in me, and my body felt like it weighed nothing. In other words, it was almost as if I was flying until my back collided with something very ha
Asher's PovThe sun shining on my skin, wrapping me in warmth that I haven't felt for a while, mixed with the rare peace that enveloped me.There was something just very different about this particular sleep. I felt utterly relieved, I felt like all my troubles had been extinguished, and what was left was just peace. Was just happiness.The warmth of the sun added to the bliss I was feeling. However, it was making me too aware of my surroundings. It was making me drift from the state of unconsciousness to one that I wasn't really excited to be a part of.And as I started to feel myself come to, I began to recall memories.I jerked up from the bed.Heaving."Are you okay?"Steven was sitting right in front of me; he looked worried and scared at the same time, as if something utterly terrible had happened. His eyes kept moving around my body as if searching for some sort of discomfort or any injuries.I looked around, and I was laying down on my bed, in my room. The bed was situated rig
Philip's POVLately, it has been very quiet since Hana came in. After what she told us regarding Emily, everything had become somewhat at a standstill. The only issues we were having were the monthly distribution of food for the citizens from the farm owned by the ruler. There was also deciding on the color to paint the babies' new rooms and then the argument on what to name them.Lyra had her eyes set on naming them subtly after Asher; she thought that if ever she were to leave this world, they could easily trace their origin to him through their names.I thought her reasons were garbage.First of all, she made it crystal clear that she wasn't going to lie to them by telling them that I was their real father, and honestly, I wasn't against that. I wanted them to come to love me as me and not as their father.However, I was sure that her real reason she wanted to name them after Asher was undoubtedly that his name was somewhat very pleasing to the ears. Even I cannot deny that.Nevert
Philip's POV.Instantly, I was overtaken by a fear that coursed through my consciousness and interrupted my line of thought. My hands shook, and my legs lost the power in them. I quickly craned my neck to look over my shoulder and be sure that Lyra had in no way heard what Asher had just said.But as I looked back and met nobody there, I recalled that Lyra had walked out of the room to search for sticks so we could draw lots. Somehow, the fear of having to explain or even lie to her about what was going on totally evaporated from me.I didn't have to lie to her. I couldn't even lie to her if I wanted to. We had made a deal, we had set an understanding that there were never going to be secrets between the two of us, and so far, so good; that had been the order of the day.And now this?Was I supposed to tell her that the man that she killed, the man that was her greatest fear come to life, was still alive and well?The man that trapped her in a room and raped her day after day was aliv
Lyra's POV:Everything was not perfect, but it was close to it. Our main problems were the other packs and the initial issue with Hana and Emily, but for a while, everything seemed to have calmed down.Though I had not in any way received any direct heat from what was going on in the pack, I was mostly in the room, feeding the babies or taking general care of myself, both physically and psychologically. I only got the gist of what was happening from Philip. Ever since we made the rule not to keep things from each other, he had become very verbose. He tells me about everything that happens and even about how he thinks Tessa and Michelle may be interested in each other. He was a big fan of their love story that he cooked up in his head.However, I haven't been totally honest with him. Although he would assume that nothing was happening with me because that was what I made him believe, ever since I went into labor, there were dreams I have been getting. Although it wasn't really consiste
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