Lyra's POVI was shocked, my eyes kept darting all around the room wondering what he wanted to try on me. It sounded so casual but my thoughts were going over and under. It was quite uneasy for me. I was scared and worried for no reason.He focused on something on his phone, probably thinking that I was already on my way to have my bath, but instead I was standing there like a sort of statue just staring at him, wondering what it could be that he wanted to try. My thougjts were shamefulz I kept looking over so many things in my head, the ones I've reas about, the ones I've heard and the ones I've seen and they were all inclining towards something sexual.I couldn't be blamed for thinking this way. He had brought me to a hotel for whatever reason and we were alone and he wanted to trg something on me. My eues then suddenly fell on the beds, they were two beds and they were made for just one person to occupy, vividly in a rectangular shape.If he wanted to try something sexual with me,
Lyra's POV.I couldn't move my eyes away frim him. It coukd be because he was right in my face but I doubted that. Philip had a way of enticing me, making himself the focus of my attention. I couldn't tell if he was doing it on purpose of if ut was oureky coincidental, but surely there was something about him that was intriguing.I gave it a hard thought and settled on the ides that it was because he was focused on me. He had said he woukd marry me, take care of me and this is despite knowing that I was pregnant for someone else. Philip was differnt from people ive seen before and he was provoking differnt feelings for me that i could hardly decipher. I was new to these kind of things and i wasnt really thw adventurous type but Philip's attutude towards me was making me embark on a journey."Why?" I had to ask.I couldn't help the questions bubbling in my heart. He was too kind to me for someone who had no benefits from beinh kind. I believed that though he was a good person, he would
Asher's POV.Lyra had left with Philip few days ago, I had no idea where they went to and Tristan waa on the same boat with me. Well, he wasn't as disturbed as I was, instead he was happy about the time they were spending together.From the oitfit and the makeup, I'd have taken it that they were going out on a date to get to know each other but a date that lasyed for more than two days is a bit od a stretch. They weren't back and it's been more than a couple of days. I wondered what they were wearing, where they were sleeping and if they were washing their teeth.It wasn't something I shoukd bother myself with, but i couldn't help it. Sure, Philip was quite weakthy and he can provide Lyra with new clothes to wear duting these days she has been soending with him and they coukd also get toothbrushes and a place yo have their bath. But then, where were they sleeping? There were hotels, i knew that much and they coukd get a room or two but my problem was how many rooms were they getting.
Asher's POVI had has enough of thinkinh of Lyra. I was feeking myself start tonget agitated and irritated just iver her and indidnt want that. I didnt want to guve her so much powers over my emotions and it was so laughable because it seemed like she already had that power.I woukd sit still and she woukd waft into my head and my mood qoukd bexaome aullen over some od the things that I think about her.I was tired of everything.It was time for sinner so I decided to go to the dining room, at the very keast, Tristan's talk of war or politics woukd get my.mind off Lyra and Philip and so i went there with that in mind.Yhe sun was setting and the lights that beautified the mansion had been turned on. From where I was standing, it looked very divine and It was very picturesque. I somehow wondered if Lyra woukd think yhe same. If she oassed by these ground and think about how beautifual yhe view was.But i doubted it because she soent most of her time here in the dungeon and it was only
Lyra's POVIt was the night before thw wedding. There were many thjngs to.be out in place but Everytime I remember that Philip ia thw one attending to those demands, I get a certain type of joy in my heart. He was an understandung man that was helping me every step of thw way.He had been helping me tiqth the oimoles and though they were not all ckeares yet becauee jt wasnt obviously magic, but there were some very obvious changes. I was happy with the result, proud of what everything was turning out to be.I walked outside for some fresh air. Thw air in my room seemed corrupted by the smek of clothes and festivity. I bad becer though I woukd xome to a time in my kife that I would be gettung marries like this. To a man I barely knew and certainly sks not love. J was onky comfortable and happy with him and i was marryinh him.Luckily for me, he must've gotten the idea that those feelings are non-existent dor me and he never pushed me. Mayve he realized that he was also getting to know
Lyra's POVDevlin looked at me like I was crazy. What I had said had been just speculation, just a spur of the moment words and it was never something i had thought about before.Devlin's face turned ugly when she heard those words like they had shocked her like electricity and i also felt the same, i had also been shocked by what i had said but it didnt mean that i was going to back down. I stood my ground, never let my expression gave away the fact that I was so unsure and scared about what would happen next. I know Devlin to be a very irrational woman and I feared what her next move would be."Are you crazy?! She yelled. "Are you insane?"Before i could understand what was going on, try to find words that will calm the situation down, i felt a hand land on my cheek heavily and the force pushed me to the ground.I was shocked. I laid on the grass grabbing my cheek, tears streaming from my eyes."What is wrong with you?!" I heard a voice say.I looked up, hoping it was Asher, praying
Asher's POVThose words from Lyra had been a bit overstretched. I had heard of such things happening but it couldn't be that Devlin would've pulled up such a move. The pieces werent adding up because there was no way that Devlin would've been abke to know the smell to steal becauee what if Lyra wasn't acrually my mate.And I have known Devlin all my life and i know for a fact that she had only met Lyra when she started working as a slave and not anywhere else. Lyra had not been particularly interesting until she was taken by the rogues, there had been nothing quite fascinating about her. Yes, ger ugliness had been somethinh worth noticing but if course, it had not been a concern of Devlin's.Those were the things I used to figure out that Lyra's words had veen farfetched, she wanted so desperately to be known as my mate. It should be a pleasure to be wanted so recklessly by a woman but somehow, I just found it too extreme. It was like she was obsessed with the idea of being my mate. E
Lyra's POVWhen my eyes met his, I quickly backed away. I knew he would come looking for me, I had heard something he surely did not want anyone to find out and I had heard it loud and clear. Devlin was planning an attack on Tristan's pack and from what I heard, it seemed to be sooner than I thought.I heard Asher's footsteps approaching and I quickly sneaked away. I had spent quite a number of days in this dungeon and I was confident in my ability to hide away or to escape at will. I quickly tiptoed out through the side door where I knew for certain that Asher had no clue existed. It was the door that that guard had brought me in when he had tried to rape me. I couldn't believe that somehow, I was thinking that it had been a good thing. Maybe somehow it was because ita coming in handy now.I walked through the door and was met with darkness. It was a small room and from what I deduced from being in the poorly illuminated room was that the door I walked in through was the only way in