Ashina smiled happily while holding hands with Gael. Gael was done with his training already and had insisted that she come with him to his room, Ashina had wanted to refuse but when she saw the pitiful look on his face, she had no other choice than to go with him. "Be careful,'' she warned when he jumped up suddenly, almost stumbling on a big piece of stone. "I am okay, mother," Gael said happily, twirling around for Ashina to see that he wasn't hurt at all. Ashina heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that he was okay. "You got me scared for a second you know," she said to Gael who pouted his lips while muttering sorry. She patted his hair fondly making him giggle excitedly. "Gael," Ashina heard a voice close to her and she turned around to see Gael's Nanny standing before her. The last encounter she had with her made her frown slightly, she hated the lady's nerve, it was annoying to her and she wanted her to know that. "You are Gael Nanny, aren't you?" Gael's Nanny took a clos
"You are so dirty-minded," Ashina whispers to Hrolf, jabbing her elbow at Hrolf's stomach again. "You don't have to be scared, I am just like this for you and no one else" Hrolf replied to her. Ashina pulled away from his arms before glaring at him angrily. "You look so cute when you are pouting your lips like that," Hrolf complimented her looks. Ashina rolled her eyes at him before staring straight at the documents which were scattered all over the floor. "You did this?" She asked him, angrily. Hrolf pouted his lips, behaving like a little child that was being scolded by his mother. "Ashina,'' Hrolf called out gently, he wasn't used to being shouted at, he was the Alpha of the pack and everyone obeyed him but being with Ashina made him look like a puppy."Do not worry about it," Ashina said to him, she inhaled sharply before walking out. "You should know that it wasn't intentional, I was missing you and it was getting me angry," Hrolf tried to explain.He wondered how he turned
Ashina ran as fast as she could toward wherever her legs carried her, she was such a fool, so stupid she was to think that Hrolf would fall in love with her for who she was, she had thought this was love and was ready to let everything go, just to start anew but the moment she had turned her back, he had gone back to flirting with Cassie who she thought he had no interest in.She shut her eyes in pain trying as hard as she could not let the tears go down but it seemed that they were persistent because they flowed down her cheek voluntarily. She ran out of the pack toward the bush where she knew no one would be able to find her, where she knew she would be able to cry without restraint.Her heart mourned for the love that she had but was now lost, she placed a hand on her chest rubbing slightly on it, but no matter how hard she tried, it didn't reduce the nibbling she felt in her chest."Ashina, Ashina," Gasper called out her name, looking stunned. He was surprised when she had fled aw
"Hrolf," Cassie called out to him, gripping his robe. She couldn't see why he didn't want her anymore. Fine, she had left him but still how was she going to map out her plans if he didn't fall in love with her? And fast at that? She would have to think of a plan b if the first one didn't work out and it seemed that it wasn't going to work out either. She had asked for the strongest potion and she had been handed this but still, it hasn't given her the result that she wanted. She gnashed on her teeth furiously. "Get your hands off me," Hrolf said to her angrily, pulling her hands away from his robe, his eyes blazing with fury at her.Cassie frowned while rubbing on her arm gently. She glared at Hrolf wondering what had prompted this sudden change in his behavior. "I do not want to see you here when I am back," Hrolf ordered, glaring at Cassie still. "Selina helps you if I do not see Ashina, you will hate everything around you" Hrolf grabbed her neck angrily. Cassie gasped around t
Hrolf could feel his heart freeze when Ashina walked past him with a blank look on her face. His chest beat fast against his ribcage and he wished he could deal with Cassie for what she had caused. He was going to do that but for now, he had to fight for his love, he couldn't allow Ashina to go just like that. "Ashina" he called out loud, walking as fast as he could to meet up with her. Erik stood up abruptly, staring at his Alpha with a dumbfounded look on his face, Hrolf seemed not to take notice of the strange look that he was being given as all of his attention was on Ashina who didn't care about him at that moment."Alpha" Erik called out to him, trailing behind Hrolf, trying as hard as he could so that the maids wouldn't look down on him.Hrolf frowned when he heard footsteps behind him, he turned swiftly and squinted his eyes when he saw Erik trailing after him. He didn't want to lose Ashina, he needed her to listen to what he had to say and he knew that if she didn't, there
Hrolf stood gazing at the door, Ashina had walked away just like that leaving him all alone in the room, deep in thought. He was trying to think of how to make her listen to him, he didn't have the heart to hold her back, especially after he had seen how much she disdained him in her eyes.He clenched his fist as he thought of how he was going to punish Cassie for what she had caused. He couldn't still think of what had happened that had made him place a hand on her wrist. He would have said it was voodoo but he wasn't one to believe in such things."Urrrghhh," he grunted out in anger. Nothing seemed to be going right for him at the moment. Everything seemed to be going haywire and he didn't know what else to do.He needed to find a solution to all these if not his lover was going to leave. He stood still staring through the open sky at the window which seemed to be moaning with him. His heart gnawed in pain as he thought of what else he was going to do. He was going to make things
Erik exhaled and inhaled sharply before deciding to tap on Hrolf's door. He couldn't understand what had prompted this and although he didn't want to be seen as the harbinger of bad news, he knew that he had no other choice than to make sure that Hrolf get this at least to prepare himself properly for what was to come. " Alpha Hrolf," he called out gently, as he tapped on the door. He knew that Hrolf was inside because he had heard shuffling sounds coming from within so he knew he would be answered soon. "Alpha Hrolf" he called again when he didn't receive a response. His heart hitched as he thought of what must have happened. "Nooo, that cannot be," he said, reassuringly to himself. Hrolf wasn't going to be that petty to harm himself because of a woman, was he? He wondered. Erik couldn't stay still anymore and he pushed the door quickly almost stumbling on the floor but he was quick to steady himself. "Alpha," Erik called out, biting on his lips. Hrolf stood there in his glory,
"Ashina, open up," Hrolf said out loud, banging on the door. "We have to talk about this, you cannot just do this, you know that you are behaving irrationally and you shouldn't," he said, trying to make her see reasons with him.He stood there, frustrated staring straight at the door. He puffed his lips as he ran a hand through his hair, he was getting frustrated. Ashina was making things complicated for him even when she wasn't supposed to do that and it was beginning to get him annoyed."Ashina, open up so that we can trash this out," he pleaded.Ashina stood close to her window staring up at the sky, a full moon was going to appear soon and it was making her giggle excitedly. She hissed angrily when Hrolf's voice came through again, pissing her off. "Don't you think that you are belittling yourself? You are bigger than this," she said to him angrily.Hrolf exhaled sharply, before walking away, he was wise enough to know when he wasn't needed and he wasn't going to force things at
"Helena" Ashina screamed out loud with a hand placed on her chest when she tripped on the floor. "Shush" Gael carried her up, patting her gently on the back, Ashina let out a sigh of relief when she saw Gael patting her gently. "Mother, she is fine, you do not have to worry about her" he said to her with a smile on his face.Ashina nodded at him before walking forward with her bulging stomach, a hand around her waist.Hrolf had been so scared when she had given birth to Helena so he had told her that he didn't want any more children and that Gael and Helena were enough but somehow, he had ended up getting her pregnant. She could remember the reaction he had when he found out what he had done and had apologized profusely for making her go through pain again but Ashina had dissuaded him, letting him know that it was fine."Mother," Helena called out to her with misty eyes, while stretching both of her hands out but Gael held her firmly. "You wouldn't want to hurt Mother now, would y
Hrolf stood with sweaty palms and his heart beating fast when he gazed at himself in the mirror. It looked just like a dream which he didn't want to wake up from.The door was pushed open slightly and Gravon walked in, staring at Hrolf, he placed a hand over his mouth, a smile on his face "You look..." his gaze wandered over Hrolf as he tried to find the right word to say. "You look handsome" he finally managed to say, while walking toward Hrolf. " Thank you" Hrolf patted both of his hands together trying to think properly. This was a lot but knowing that Ashina was the one who he would be walking down the aisle with was worth it.Letting out a sigh from his lips, he turned around, meeting Gravon's gaze. "Is everything ready?" He asked again, making Gravon roll his eyes at him. "All preparations have been made, Alphas from different packs are seated already, you aren't having cold feet, are you?" Gravon asked, wanting to be sure because Hrolf was acting in such an awkward way tha
The cheering of the crowd as Cassie and Erik was brought in, pierced through Hrolf's chest as he tried to think, faced with a lot of uncertainty and the fact that he had to mete out judgment on them. Clutching the arm of his chair tightly, he turned his head around to see Ashina gazing straight at Erik, with a blank look on her face."Are you okay?" He asked her, her face was pale and recently, she had been under a lot of pressure with merging her pack with his. Smiling back at him Ashina nodded at him, showing him that she was okay.She placed a hand over her mouth, trying as hard as she could not to gag. "Are you sure you are okay?" Hrolf asked again, with concern on his face. He was ready to pass out judgment next time if she wasn't okay. "I am fine" Ashina repeated, her voice firm and strong, she flipped her head to the side where Cassie was glaring at her but she couldn't care less."The people await your judgment" Hrolf let out a sigh as he stood up from the chair that he w
"You got to be joking" Hrolf said to Gravon who gazed at him. If there was something he loved doing, it was ruffling his emotions and he loved that look on his face that showed that he was tense."She is okay, but.." he pulled Hrolf with him to the side. Taking a look at the old man at intervals. "Do you think handing her over to the old man is the right thing?" He wanted to know. " Gravon" Hrolf placed a hand on his shoulder, " Someone has to put her down, she has to pay for all of the numerous things that she had done and I do not want to be the one who will do that for her,"Gravon nodded agreeing with what he had just said but still," Wouldn't you be affected? We grew up together and besides, she is Gael's mother,"" I have made my decision and I am not going back on my word," Hrolf said firmly, not wanting to repeat himself anymore. Letting out a sigh, Gravon pondered on what was happening. If this was what he thought was best, he was going to go along with it. "Take him al
Although it had taken a lot of convincing, Ashina knew that she would have gone with Hrolf even if he hadn't done so much, with how much she missed Gael and how she wanted to be by his side, she would have gone with him.With one hand wrapped around her waist, he kissed her gently on the cheek before yanking on the reins of the horse to move. Picking up the chase and running through the thick forest, Xeva, Hrolf's horse drove like lightning through the thick bushes.Ashina had talked to her pack members and the elders, letting them know that she would be back soon, after settling whatever it was that she had to do at the white moon pack. And at almost dusk, Gravon's men, who he had placed at the boundary of both packs, waved earnestly, cheering him happily. Hrolf flashed a smile at them before donning a blank look as Xeva ran toward the pack house and at every pace it took, Ashina's heart beat faster than the last. Knowing that she was coming back here evoked nostalgic feelings in
Hrolf caressed Ashina's hair gently which was sprawled out, her chest heaved up and down, showing that she was fast asleep.Stroking her hair gently, he let out a sigh of relief, he was sure that they were back to how they were before and he was ready to do right by her. Exhaling sharply, he stood up gently, placing Ashina on the bed before standing upright. He had intended to saunter toward the window when he felt a hand wrapped around his wrist. Turning back, he flashed Ashina a smile."Where are you going?" Ashina asked, trying to sit upright, when she finally did, she ran her gaze at Hrolf who was naked, making her gulp in her spittle. Although they had gone on and on, she still found herself wanting him. Again."I guess I didn't do a nice job there" Hrolf's gaze darkened as he walked back toward the bed, taking in Ashina's appearance as he walked closer. Her hair cascaded down giving her ample coverage over her perfect boobs, licking his lips, he thought of how they had fitte
Ashina pulled open the door to her room gently before stepping in, running a finger on the chain lying by the side of the bed, she shut her eyes, before flicking them open, it had happened in the blink of an eye. From being recaptured to being chained to her bed and Hrolf barging into the pack to rescue her, finding out he had been in cahoot with Zeeb from the onset and then Zeeb's death. She would have argued blindly with anyone who had said Erik was betraying Hrolf because she knew that he wasn't like that but this has taught her a lesson. To vouch for who she knew very well. She had been betrayed also even when all she had done was being kind and she could understand the turmoil Hrolf was in, he was trying to be strong, losing both Cassie and Erik at the same time but he had no other choice.Standing up she sauntered across the room, toward the window, it was dusk already, and now, she had gotten back her pack. She was the rightful heir of the Sussex pack and now it was in her h
Erik grunted lowly when he was forced to stand up, with his head pressed against the wall, Ashina had walked away, intending to address her pack. She felt relieved at the fact that the pack had been handed over to her and this time, she was going to do whatever it takes just to make sure that nothing happens to her people. Hrolf stood by the side watching with admiration at how vocal she was with letting everyone know about her intention, she wasn't avoiding any questions that were being thrown at her and he was glad to see her do that. Ashina could feel a heated gaze behind her and she knew who it was, there was just a man who was capable of stripping her naked with just his gaze. Hrolf. And this time, she was going to make sure that he didn't have it the easy way. She was going to make him plead for a long time before accepting his apology even when it didn't look genuine. The cheers of the pack members caused a smile on her face as she glanced at them, knowing that she was thi
Waves of emotions swept through Hrolf who was contemplating what he had just heard, although he knew that Cassie had done a lot and angered a lot of people still, he was trying to think of a better punishment. "What do you intend to do to you?" He asked although he knew what it was. Ashina glared at him. "He wasn't seriously thinking of saving her now, was he?" She wondered, she hoped that he wasn't going to do that. If he wanted her, he had to show that he wanted her in his life and the first thing was to hand Cassie over. "That isn't yours to find out, Alpha Hrolf, I have heard of your splendid deed and I must tell you that I am mesmerized by your deeds, unlike my son here" he gestured at Zeeb. " Although I wasn't any better than him, days alone in that dungeon taught me a lot of things and when I found out that Ramon was dead" he shut his eyes as though he was honoring his dead son's image before flicking them open. " It shattered my life, Ramon was the apple of my eye, my hei