"Seriously?"
I turned my gaze to Ashton as he spoke. From the hint of glee in his voice, I knew that he couldn’t possibly be thinking of anything good.
"Within reason." Ian added, catching onto Ashton’s train of thought.
"Bring it in, idiot." I sighed, drawing Ashton’s attention to me. "We can think of a way for him to repay us at a later date."
"With that, I should leave." Ian announced, beginning to walk backwards. "I simply came to see if the poisoned woman took her medicine."
"I’m not a child
"Ashton… fuck… ASHTON!"My body trembled and my core pulsated as a powerful orgasm overtook me from Ashton’s tongue dancing along my clit."FUCK!" I growled, clutching the sheets beneath me as wave after wave of pleasure coursed through me. "THAT’S IT!"Never in my life had a man made me feel so damn good. I wasn’t sure if it was due to the mate bond or just his level of skill, but he was driving me mad."Damn you’re soaking." Ashton chuckled, lifting his head from my ass and licking his lips. "See."
I woke the next morning to the sound of voices echoing down the hall outside my door. Ashton, who was still in bed beside me, remained fast asleep.Sighing, I grabbed his shoulder and began to shake him gently. A low groan escaped his lips before his arms snaked around my waist and pulled me closer."Five more minutes." He grumbled, burying his face against my shoulder. "I’m still tired.""I think something’s going on out there." I pointed out while attempting to free myself from his grip. "Time to get up.""Better be fucking important." Ashton growled, beginning to sit up.
"Andrew," I breathed, attempting to pull my hand free of Ashton’s. "What are you doing here?""I came to check on your siblings since you went out of town again." Andrew said slowly, his gaze shifting to mine and Ashton’s entwined hands.I could feel guilt flooding through me as his face fell and his hurt-filled gaze met mine."Mind telling me what this is?" He asked, nodding towards us."It’s..." I began trying to figure out how exactly to word it. "You see...""We’re together." Ashton said, ste
I turned and looked at Ashton, who was still hanging around. He raised his brow as his gaze met mine, and a slow smile began to creep across his lips."What?" I asked, feeling a thrill rush through me from the sight. "Why are you looking at me like that?""More like, why were you looking at me like that?" Ashton countered."Like what?" I asked in confusion as Chloe turned her gaze from me and to Ashton."Hey," she said, walking over and motioning for him to come down to her height.I watched in confusion as he obeyed an
The twins had already gone to bed by the time Ashton and I made our way downstairs. Leah, who was the only one awake, was already engrossed in a game on the PC."It appears that I have you all to myself."Ashton smirked, taking in the scene.I opened my mouth to respond, but stopped when my stomach rumbled."I should make food." I mumbled, flushing. "You hungry?""For something." Ashton responded while his eyes raked over my body.Rolling my eyes, I turned and made my way to the kitchen. All the while, I was very aware o
I stared ahead at the large bonfire blazing in front of me. Blue and green smoke wafted from it, filling the sky, and I could just make out the remaining bodies of the centaurs within.Asher, Antoine, and Ashton hovered close to it, talking animatedly while I sat alone. My mind was a mess after the centaurs came too close to my home. I knew that this meant there would be more, and by this point, I was beginning to wonder if getting my siblings out of the house and into the packhouse was a safe bet.With the way things were going these days, I didn’t know when something would happen, and I needed them far away from the fighting. Even if Leah wanted to learn and the twins were some strange hybrid, I just couldn’t put them in danger.
I rushed forward as fear clutched at me. How could a child just bolt like that and not even be scared? She was going to get even more lost, or worse.With hide behinds and centaurs roaming around this area, it was extremely dangerous and they would easily make a meal of a small child."Thia!" Ashton called from close behind me. "Wait for me!""Pick up the pace!" I hissed, not bothering to look behind me. "We can’t let her get lost!"I could just make out the child’s scent as I raced blindly forward. She wasn’t too far, and if I just kept going, I would be able to catch up. O
When we got back to the packgrounds, Haidan and Antoine were waiting. Their faces held anticipation and fear as they eyed Brailyn."Did you kill her?" Antoine asked, stepping forward first."No. Quit being an idiot. " Ashton snapped. "She is just knocked out.""And who is this?" Antoine continued when he spotted Maria, who was still crying in Ashton's arms."Her daughter." Ashton sighed."So she is your kid?" Antoine asked, eyeing Maria.
[Leah's POV]I looked around the table at all the smiling faces who were here to celebrate my 21st birthday. Even though I insisted that I didn't want to celebrate because I needed to study for Ian's herbal medicine quiz the next day, Thia insisted. After all, according to her, that was the day that I became a true adult."Auntie Leah," Serenity murmured, fixing her large blue gaze on mine. "Why do you look so unhappy?"For only five, she most certainly was perceptive. However, how could I possibly say that I wasn't happy because the one person I hoped to see here wasn't present?"I'm okay." I murmured, jostling her dark wavy hair that was the exact color of Haidan's. "I'm just tired.""You're lying, auntie." My nephew, Devlin, huffed."Leave your poor auntie alone." Thia snapped, shooting a glare towards her son. "Today is to celebrate, not to interrogate.""But...""No buts, young man." Ashton warned, making his way to the table from the kitchen.As he took his seat beside Thia, I s
[Thia's POV]I stood on the stage, staring out into the crowd of familiar faces and strangers. Today was the day of my ceremony to become luna of Ashton's pack, and I still found myself unable to believe that this was happening. After recovering from Lord Santos' attack and saving the world as we knew it, you would think that I would be happy to be going through something like this. However, it was nerve-wracking and my heart was hammering in my chest.Sweeping my eyes across the crowd of onlookers, I found my siblings standing in the center, smiling. The twins were thrilled that their older sister was being made a 'queen' and Leah was happy to be getting more involved with pack life.Letting out a breath, I looked at Ashton as he made his way towards me. A brilliant smile played on his lips and his eyes were ablaze with delight as he reached out and took my hands for all to see."Don't be nervous. Otherwise you'll stress out Devlin. " Ashton murmured, leaning in close to my ear.As
[Ashton's POV]My heart pounded in my chest as we raced towards the portal that would take us back to our world. For some reason, I had a bad feeling that something was happening there and didn't want Thia to be put in any more danger.When we arrived at the portal, Haidan and Antoine were the first to go through, followed by Asher, leaving only Thia and I."Go!" I called as Thia eyed it. "I'll be right behind you.""But…""What a cute scene."Shit, shifting my gaze from Thia, I looked to where a large man with glowing red eyes and long black hair was making his way towards us."You," Thia growled, seeming to recognize him. "Seems you discovered my escape quicker than I thought.""Go!" I called, grabbing Thia and jumping through the portal.Light swirled around us as wind tore at our skin before we tumbled onto the ground of our hideout in the inbetween."Why did you do that?" Thia hissed, quickly getting to her feet."What's wrong?" Haidan asked Antoine, drawing our attention."Brail
[Thia's POV]I watched with wide eyes as Andrew and Ashton rolled around on the ground. I was having a hard time believing what was directly in front of me and couldn't help but wonder if it was a dream.'Get out of here, Haidan and Antoine are waiting by the window.' Ashton huffed as I remained in place.'I'm not leaving you.'How could he possibly expect me to just up and leave while he was fighting a powerful vampire?Looking around, I tried to find something that could be used as a weapon. When I spotted a torch sitting against the wall, I began to move.I weaved in and out of the bodies that were locked in battle until I reached what I was after. I could only hope it wouldn't be too hard to dislodge without my lycan strength. Reaching up, I wrapped my hands around the smooth wood and began to pull. After a few tugs, it began to move, and then, with a loud crack, it snapped, giving me the perfect edge to do what I had in mind.Turning, I quickly ran back to where I left Andrew an
[Leah's POV]"Have you heard anything yet?" I snapped, stopping in the middle of the room I was currently waiting in with Ian and Dion."Not yet." Dion huffed in annoyance. "Are you going to ask that same question every five minutes?"It had already been almost a day since Asher and the others left to seek the help of the necromancers to help Thia. Initially, I tried to go with them, but the irritating kitsune brothers held me back."I wouldn't have to bother you if you hadn't trapped me." I growled, shooting a glare at Dion. "Blame yourself.""You would have been no help to them." Ian sighed, fixing me with his stoic gaze. "Their mission is dangerous and you aren't even trained to fight."I bit back my response to Ian's dig. Even though I wanted to argue, I knew that he was right. I didn't know the first thing about self-defense after being protected by Thia up until now. Even though I knew, that didn't stop me from wanting to help."Anyway, please take a seat." Ian continued. "You'r
[Ashton's POV]I looked around at the hellish scene in front of me, trying to determine which direction we should go. "We need to wait for the collector." Asher announced as if reading my thoughts."Collector? What the hell is that? " I asked, narrowing my gaze."The one that takes the damned to the demon lord." Asher responded matter-of-factly.Nodding, I turned to the tengu that remained on the ground shaking. It looked like even in death, his soul was still affected by the poison we dosed him."How long do you think til that collector arrives?"Now that we made it into the underworld, I had no interest in wasting time. I didn't know how Thia was and couldn't relax until I saw her."Any minute now.""Over there!" Haidan announced, pointing towards the horizon.Turning, I fixed my gaze on where she pointed and found two cloaked men making their way towards us with a rolling cage."Are we actually going to let them put us in that?" I asked Asher. "How the hell are we supposed to get
I peered around the corner of the building we were currently hiding behind. According to those damn necromancers, our target should be leaving the bar around this time.As much as I hated doing someone's dirty work, I reminded myself that this was for Thia and that I needed to get it done as quickly as possible."If you remain so tense, we will be sensed." Antoine snapped from behind me. "I get you're terrible at being patient, but if we fuck this up, we won't be able to rescue Thia.""I know," I growled, pulling in my aura that I didn't realize was trickling out.Letting out a huff of frustration, I turned away from Antoine and fixed my gaze on the same door we had been watching for the past hour.So far, only overly drunk kitsunes and mages had exited, not the guy we needed to kidnap.Finally, after what felt like eternity, the door opened and out stepped our man.Keeping my gaze ahead, I watched as he looked around while pulling out a cigarette. When he was sure he was alone, he li
[Thia’s POV]I stood in front of a large mirror, taking myself as Martha stood behind me looking smug. She had spent the last hour doing my hair and makeup, and now all that was left was to get dressed.Peering over, I noticed the blood red sequin gown hanging on the wall, as well as the corset perched on a chair beside it."I don’t think that is a good idea." I murmured, pointing to the corset. "It isn’t safe for a pregnant woman, correct?"For a moment, Martha remained quiet, considering my words.
[Ashton's POV]"Don't be such a hostile wolf." The man chuckled, holding his arms out innocently. "See, I am but an old geezer with no motives.""Sorry, Fred." Asher sighed. "He is a little on edge since losing his mate.""Is she the one you need our help locating?" Fred asked, furrowing his thick brows. "Could you tell me what it was she did to offend the lord of the underworld?""It wasn't her." I growled. "Watch your damn mouth!""Ashton!" Haidan hissed, shooting me a look of disapproval.