Ashina pushed herself away from Hrolf's arm and landed on the ground. "Ouch," she cried out in pain. "Are you okay?" Erik and Hrolf asked simultaneously. Hrolf turned to look at Erik who averted his gaze and walked away. He handed a hand over to Ashina who shook her head. "Thank you but I will get up myself," she said.Hrolf frowned and stood upright. "Okay then, I will be going for the meeting now, when you are ready, push yourself up and walk quickly also," he said to her before walking away. Ashina who was in pain gnashed her teeth, she regretted pushing him away. She tried as hard as she could to stand up and sighed in relief when she finally did. "I am here,'' she said to Hrolf who was talking in a low tone to Erik and she wondered what it was they was talking about. "Hmmph," she shrugged her shoulders while waiting for further instructions. "Pick up the parchment on top of the table and walk behind me," Hrolf said to her. Ashina moved toward the table, picked up the pa
The door creaked as she tried her best to open it silently without attracting anyone. She couldn't afford to be found out. Not now, it wouldn't help at all. She inhaled sharply before walking hurriedly on the pathway while turning at intervals to see if she was being followed by anyone. "There is no one there I am tired already" she heard one of the guards complain. She bit her lips nervously while thinking of what to do. She didn't want anyone to see her, she couldn't risk it. "Moon goddess, please distract them," she chanted in her mind as she ran behind a pillar.She watched as the guard walked forward, throwing glances at the surrounding before walking away. "I told you there is no one there," the other said, their voice fading as they walked away. She heaved a sigh of relief when she walked out of behind the pillar running toward the bush. The leaves rustled as the gentle breeze blew on them. She walked on the lonely path which was usually forsaken and rarely had people co
Her heart was beating hard against her rib cage as she walked toward the room of the guards. Cassie could remember how foolish the guard was in giving her the location of his room. She could remember vividly how she had warned him not to hand any note to her which would lead to further evidence against her but still, he did. He had told her how he had waited for her for hours on the path just to hand over this to her. She was infuriated when she took a glance at the note and to top it all, he had an annoying smile on his face. Cassie would never forget how she had managed to keep her calm so he wouldn't get her angry. "I will surely come and meet you," she had told him before watching him walk away. Immediately he walked away. She had squeezed the parchment containing the letter and threw it on the ground but on second thought she picked it up. She didn't want a stranger to see it and use it against her. She picked up a stone and threw it at the door of the guard while hoping th
Ashina laid on her bed with her eyes wide open. She turned on her side to face the wall for the umpteenth time."Uggggh," she screamed out in frustration. She couldn't sleep no matter how she tried to. She just couldn't.Hrolf had made her go through his private library searching for the methodology of Uranus and when she finally did, he had made her seat still and read out the part about Lycan for her. She had watched Hrolf's stiff face when she was reading out the part about Lycans to him and he had ordered her to go away afterward. She bit into her lips while thinking of what Gasper had told her. She was ready to give Gasper whatever he wanted. She was ready to go with him to his pack and she wanted to inform him of that but what about Gael? She thought. She had become so attached to him that her heart ached at the thought of going with Gasper to his pack but she knew it had to be done. She felt safe with Gasper and knew that he would give her whatever she wanted.She trusts tha
Ashina ran as fast as she could toward her room. She couldn't risk Gasper catching up with her, she needed to think at this point. She couldn't believe Gasper has been using her all this while. She places a hand on the door with tears streaming down her face. "Ahhhh," she screamed in pain, biting on her tongue. She was broken, Gasper had shattered her heart, to think that she was willing to leave the life she had now to go with him to his pack. "You are such a fool" she mocked herself when she recalled that Gasper had asked her to be his luna. "Ashina, please open up," Gasper whispered at the door. Ashina crouched down resting back against the door while crying. She was hurt. Gasper had shattered her heart into tiny pieces and there was no way she could recover from it. He made her look like she meant the world to him when she barely meant anything to him. "Ashina, please open up," Gasper's voice came through again. He bit into his lips nervously, how was he going to explain
Ashina held her chest trying to stop the pain she was feeling but she couldn't. It kept hurting. " I am sorry mother, I am sorry Hrolf," she wept with tears coming down her cheek. She couldn't describe the man she was feeling. It was overwhelming to her and she was finding it hard to breathe. " I am sorry," she kept crying with snot running down her face."I can't breathe," she uttered softly, patting her chest gently. How could Orwella hurt her like this? She had been a sister to her all these while and this was how she repaid her? "Ahhhhhh," she screamed in pain, clutching her gown while pulling on her blond hair. Her knees felt weak and she couldn't get up no matter how hard she tried to."What is happening to me?" She wondered. Her heart burned in such a way that she never knew was possible. "Ahhh," she groaned in pain, forgetting the hurt she was going through a while ago."Alpha Hrolf," she whispered as she felt her heart go cold. She could feel it. The goosebumps on her b
"Ashina,'' Hrolf screamed out loud in anguish when he saw her lying on the ground. He ran toward her and scooped her up in his arm before placing her on his body. Her body was cold and he concurred that she must have been in this position for a long time. He gnashed his teeth as he blamed himself, how stupid of him not to notice that she had been gone for so long. He placed her gently on the bed, feeling her ice-cold body."Ahhhhhhhh" he screamed in frustration as different though coursed through his head but he knew that they wouldn't happen. "You have to come back to life Ashina, I can't lose you, no Gael can't lose you," he said. " Alpha'' the guard stood close by with his head bowed to the ground. "How did you not notice this? Huh?' Hrolf asked with his fist aiming at the guard's face. He glared at the hand that had stopped him and frowned when he saw who it was. "Gasper, how dare you?" Hrolf asked "He isn't eligible to enter your room, do not forget that," Gasper said to
"The venamus of the west?" Hrolf asked again, he wanted to make sure he had heard what they had said well. He had heard of the poison and its effect and how it was very harmful to the body. How did this happen? He wondered as he paced up and down the room. "She is trying so hard to fight the poison, I have done my best already, it depends on her willpower," she said to Hrolf. Hrolf gnashed on his teeth, furiously while thinking of who must have done this. If there was something he knew, it was the fact that everyone in the pack respected him and wouldn't dare to hurt anyone dear to him. They wouldn't be that stupid."I will be taking my leave now," the female pack doctor said to Hrolf. " Wait'' Hrolf ordered. He walked toward Ashina and touched her skin. It was still ice cold. "Don't you have any other remedy that you can give?" Hrolf asked the pack doctor. "Warm water, a maid should clean her body with warm water Alpha Hrolf, it will help in stabilizing her temperature," she sa
"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