Lyra's POV
Fear gripped my heart and I flinched visibly. His words were sinking into me and I didn't know how to react. Though I had lived a very hard life, I still did not want to die, I just didn't want to feel everything that life was forcing me to feel. I didn't want to imagine certain things and even if Asher was really searching for me, it could be for another reason, to have a certainty that I was dead.
And according to yhis guards words, if the blue eyed man found out that I had a pack, Asher would have yhe certainty he was looking for. I would surely be dead. The man with bkue eyes did really seem scary, he showed to his followers and even to me how scary he could be, he whipped me in front of his guests and was obviously keeping peter back for entertainment purposes. He wasn't someone that one coukd understand with a simple mind, no. People like these needs extra brain cells in order to understand them. They needed on
Lyra's POVIt was quite unexpected. There were a number of things I was shocked by and the first was that the blue eyed man was called Tristan and this woman with long beautiful legs actually was attracted to him. She had even given him a big kiss to signify the depth of her affection for him and his response was also something I never saw coming.Like he was made of wood, like he had no such attraction to her, he pushed her away off of his body like she was a disgusting creature and it really got to me because she looked to be a very beautiful woman who Tristan could not afford to lose. With kegs like that and skin glowing like that, it was unquestionable that she would be beautiful and her voice also carries a warmth and a melody in them. But it seemed like Tristan was immune to her charms, it made me really angry. This woman could get any man she wanted and it just so happened that Tristan was the man she wanted but he was busy behaving like he was the catch here when he was only a
Lyra's POVMany weeks after the incident with Ellen, I had not been graced by her beauty nor punished by her animosity, but rather I was kept in the cell, waking up and sleeping. Days will pass and I don't receive food and it was so for most of us locked up in the cell. Life was very unlivable and truthfully annoying. We didn't get to take our bath, we didn't get to eat consistently and if we thought of talking amongst ourselves, we were warned against it. We were either yelled at or punched. Lucky for me, it was the former.Peter and I spent a few hours talking and getting to know each other a bit well, he has no mate yet and his family was an average one like mine. His family was a bit like mine except the part where his parents loved him and he had siblings. They were not wealthy, but they owned a small farm and grew their own food. Peter talked about how they were heaven, he had only good things to say about his parents. He had a little sister, I think about nine years old and
Asher's POVGetting married to Devlin wasn't what I expected it to be. I had been looking forward to it my whole life but instead, I was met with unfavorable events and especially now that there had been a series of rogue attacks. I suddenly had no time for my new wife and I wasn't even making any efforts to give her time. I wasn't as obsessed as I used to be with her and it made me quite uncomfortable, more than I should be because Lyra's words kept creeping into my head.Lyra had called them mates and it may be that she was right. But anytime these thoughts went towards that arena, I always tried to disrupt it. I was stopping myself from thinking of anything that could jeopardize my marriage. The marriage that I should be enjoying but I was too focused on trying to get justice for Lyra. I wanted to know what happened to her. Which was utterly insane because this was the same woman I claimed to hate, the woman who disgusted me.I should be happy about her going missing, I should be h
Lyra's POVWhen my eyes met his own. It felt kike a dream, surreal. I had initially thought that every tie I had with my family, with my kife from the past, had been washed away. I was here, and I was a new person. I had come to accept that there was no changing this life for me, and it was what I was stuck with. There was no breaking out of it, no way of going through it, and it had become the life I was forced to live.Suddenly seeing Asher, I was shocked, and a part of me hoped that with his sudden presence, things would change for the better for me. I was sure that maybe the goddess did not forsake me. I looked at him and smiled happily. It all felt perfect. I was happy.I suddenly felt the unmistakable attraction I had towards him, I felt the abnormal pull kike that of a magnet to an iron, and I wanted to surrender to it. I wanted to feel his skin against mine, to have his fingers caress my skin. I wanted to hold him like he was the air I was breathing.It was as if I needed him,
Lyra's POVMy clothes were disheveled. The buttons on my shirt were undone, and my skirt was tucked to my knees. Asher, lying beside me, was sleeping so soundly, but my eyes were on his body. He was not wearing any shirt, and I started to freak out.I wanted to scream, tell, and call for justice, but I knew none of that existed in Tristan's house. Asher had raped me during the night and had been too tired to have felt it. He had taken advantage of me when I was unconscious kike he was a creep. He was a disgusting person, and it was indeed a shame that I was mated to such a person. I hated him.I hated that he had no regard for me. I hated that he saw me as nothing less but an object he could use and misuse. He was having fun with me, which made him happy. That got him off, and he was a sick ma for that."Asher!" I yelled out despite trying to keep it to myself, and I had been trying to school myself. I didn't want to let my emotions control me, but it was too late.I was angry, and I
Asher's POVI never believed that Lyra could've done what I asked her to. She was so submissive to me despite claiming to hate me and all that. She lived her life trying to make sure I was happy about everything she was doing.Whether she wanted to or not, she was compelled to obey me. All her life, she had been placed in positions where she had no say. If I wanted her to kick my shoes, Lyra would do just that because she wanted to please me.It was not that she was a people pleaser; it was just that she was mated to me. She was born a servant, and as life would have it, she would always remain servile.A knock came on the door; a part of me thought it would be Lyra, but another part was more rational. I knew Lyra wouldn't just come back and knock and try to patch things up between us.There was nothing to patch. She ruined my life, and I was bound to do the same to her.The same.When I opened the door, I saw a man standing on either side. He was Tristan's beta. I could remember his
Lyra's POVTristan looked at me, smiling like the devil himself. I was somewhat relaxed about what he had promised me, already seeing myself with freedom, walking on the face of the earth, having no one to answer to but myself.I was happy, and I believed I could accomplish what Tristan wanted me to. I only needed to tell him what Asher was doing, what he was thinking about, and what he planned on doing. It wasn't anything extra, and Tristan obviously wasn't out there to get Asher. He didn't wish for anything wrong for him.Tristan then tilted his head to the side to talk to the guard behind him."Take her back to the dungeon and make sure she's well fed" his eyes darted to mine, "she has become essential. Nothing bad should happen to her".My heart skipped a beat. I was excited over what I was hearing, but I couldn't let it show. I didn't want Tristan to see I was happy because he started demanding me.A part of me was starting to feel weird about this offer, but I didn't think much
Lyra's POVI saw the look in his eyes, though the sound of his laughter was ringing in my head but I knew that he was in no way happy. He didn't find anything funny. It was a cynical, psychotic laughter and it provoked goosebumps on my skin.During these months, I could tell that Tristan wasn't one that could be messed with. I pitied Asher if he were to find out that Asher was married to the silver moon pack.Though I had no idea who would win in a one on one battle, but I did know that Asher was insanely outnumbered and he could be slaughtered here and nothing coukd be done about it.His pack would not avenge him because if he died now, his stepmother woukd get Kaden to become the alpha and she wouldn't bother herself to lead her people to avenge him. No, she would say he was the one that played with fire and got burnt.We were both alone in a strange place but Asher woukd rather eat grass than get paired with me.Tristan suddenly started walking towards me. He had a muscular body bu
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