Ivy
“Ivy…Ivy…” the soft female voice woke me up, and I gazed up to find beautiful green eyes peering down at me. I felt so sick, completely disoriented and there was that dull pain in my chest.
“Ivy? Are you alright?” the voice repeated. “What the hell happened?” I blinked hard before my eyes adjusted to the brightness and the female face that peered back at me. I realized it was Luna Rose’s.
“Luna Rose…” I mumbled.
“Goddess, you are freezing,” she grimaced, and then I felt something warm around my shoulders. “Ivy, what happened? Where is Asher?” I blinked at the mention of his name.
Asher.
“Don’t come anywhere near me ever again.”
“I will take whatever punishment you all deem fit for me,” I whispered.“What you did is treason, Ivyanka. And the punishment is…death,” Logan said.“Then death it is…” I nodded.“But she has confessed and that changes everything,” Rose spoke up. “And we should be thankful to her that, regardless of what is at stake for her, she chose to tell us the truth. This could cost her everything…”“Yeah,” Cora nodded. “I agree that what Ivy did is wrong and it really hurts because we thought of her as family from the start. But I don’t know…what would we all have done if we were in her place? The pain of losing your family, I know that. And had I been in her place, I would have tried everything I could to save my father. And she is an Alpha. It’s her job to protect her pack members.” I blinked, not really expecting them to say that. Rose gave my hand a squeeze, offering a small smile.“Yes, but she could have told us earlier?” Logan grumbl
IvyI was draped in the most magical dress one can imagine. It was a silver gown, scattered in silver sequins that seemed like someone had dusted it with fairy dust. My hair was left open and Cora had added a stunning, small tiara at the top. However, despite all the shimmering, my blue eyes seemed dull as the day outside, my face gaunt like a ghost.“You look beautiful. This dress is an ode to your wolf,” Rose smiled brightly, even though it was evident that she was worried about Asher just as I was.“Yeah,” Cora agreed, squeezing my bare shoulders. “The perfect Luna.”“Asher?” I whispered, turning around. Cora’s smile faded and she shook her head.“Nothing yet,
Song: Coping (Rosie Darling)“He will come back,” Cora added softly. “Don’t worry. Mingle with the guests a bit, you should get acquainted with everyone. Remember, these people are our allies and, in the long run, we will definitely need them.”“Will you come with me?” I asked, because I didn’t have the strength to fake smiles at the moment.“Of course,” she nodded and held out her hand to me. For the next hour or so, I put on my best fake smile I could manage and greeted the guests or at least tried to greet the guests with the same poise Rose and Cora had.“Can I get a drink?” I grumbled at the bartender, my mouth dry as hay.“Ivyanka,” I turned around and blinked at one of the most gorgeous women I have ever seen. She had beautiful dusky skin, shiny golden hair and a face and physique you only see in those fashion magazines. I don’t think I have met her before.“Yeah, that would be me,” I nodded.“I am Cat
AsherThe cold water soothed an invisible burn I couldn’t escape. My whole body felt like it was on fire, a dull ache spreading from my chest. I thought if I distanced myself from her, I might gain some perspective and forgive the betrayal. So, I ran deep into the mountains, as far as I could go.I killed a fair amount of wildlife there until Eli hunted me down and dragged me back. I don’t know how he found me but I injured him quite a bit before I had to give up and return. But not before I drowned myself in alcohol. Yet, the moment I saw her in that silver gown, the pain hit like wildfire. The first woman I ever loved was here to destroy my family and my pack. How do I forget and forgive that?She claims that she fell in love with me. If she hadn’t, would she have told me the truth? Or would she have just blatantly sold out my love and my pack to some bloodthirsty creep? Even now, how can I trust her? How do I know she’s not lying again? Trust doesn’t come easy to me, and with Ivy, i
Ivy“Once all this is over with….you’ll accept my rejection and leave. For good,” His voice was as cold as winter knocking at the door. And this was the same man whose eyes had lit up with a warmth no fire can compare to when he confessed his love for me. I could see the hurt in his eyes, the pain from my betrayal.“Asher…” Cora started but he held up his hand and shook his head.“This is between us,” Asher said firmly, his eyes still locked on mine. I gazed into his eyes and I knew this was his way of making me feel the hurt he felt. I knew he still loved me so if me promising to leave brings him some kind of relief then be it.“I promise,” I said. “Once this is done a
“A vampire-werewolf hybrid?” Logan grimaced. “Oh for fucks sake…”“But how can that be?” Noah frowned. “To be a hybrid, one parent needs to be from another species and Roman was definitely an alpha wolf. And if I am not wrong, his mate, Charlotte, was the daughter of Alpha Louise of the Red Mountain pack. They both were werewolves then how can Killian be a vampire-werewolf hybrid?”“I agree with him,” Logan nodded. “Noah took his history lessons very seriously.”“We don't know what happened in the last thirty-four years though,” Asher said. “Mating of two different entities is just one way of becoming a hybrid. There could be other ways as well,”“I guess that’s what we need to do first,” Rose muttered. “Fill in the blank spaces because right now we have simply no clue exactly what Killian is up to, or how big is his pack. How big and powerful is his army?And for goddess sake if he is a hybrid.” Logan swore under his breath and at this point, I could actu
Asher“What the fuck happened?” I demanded, storming into the meeting room. Reed was there along with two of our messengers, Hunter and Kyle. These two were specifically trained to be spies for GrayCrest and were experts at extracting information.“There have been two more vampire attacks,” Kyle said. “At BlueHounds and at WillowCreek, both within the last two days.”“Wait, but they are both GrayCrest’s subsidiary packs,” Logan hissed. “How come Jordan didn’t tell us?”“Jordan was at the wedding,” Noah remarked. “He seemed fine.” Alpha Jordan was the Alpha of Bl
AsherThe tattoo parlor was as usual humming with customers and regular whirring of machines with some old ass rock songs playing in the background. Ruby stood by the corner, grimacing at a female customer making a fuss.“Ruby!” I called. She turned around and rolled her eyes at me.“Bloody sissies. If you can’t handle pain, why get a tattoo?” she grumbled, stalking to her office. I followed after her, shutting the door behind me. She lit a cigarette and then flopped down on her desk.“Yes, it’s nice to see you too,” I said, taking a seat.“Oh cut the crap, we are both beyond these formalities boy,” she