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2024-10-29 19:42:56Her lips were soft and plum. She kissed me hard and I wanted to make her mine. “Asher” she moaned.
“You’re mine” I whispered against her lips.
“Always” she whispered back.
A fierce knock on my door woke me up. Sweat covered my forehead. It was her! Why am I dreaming of her? The door banged again. I frowned in anger. “What?” I shouted. I was so worked up I didn’t realize I had spent the night sleeping on the couch.
“Alpha! Derek and his companions have approached our borders” It was Gray.
Immediately, I got up and rubbed my face. He’s here!
“How many vampires?” I asked as I rushed out. Gray walked with me, matching my speed.
“Twelve”
I was expecting him to come but not so soon. What’s he going to do? Why would he bring only twelve vampires with him? He would be foolish to attack. My warriors are stronger. One bite to their neck and they are gone. No, he’s here to talk. He wants to negotiate. He’s here to make a deal. And I think I know what it is.
“Cole, bring them towards the tents. We’ll talk there. Keep them away as far as possible” I mind-linked him.
“Yes Alpha”
Gray and I reached to the tents. Five of my warriors stood behind me and Gray beside me. Gray was the King Omega and Cole was the King Beta.
A strange sickly smell filled the atmosphere. They were here. His smile never left his face showing his canines.
“Old friend!” he greeted.
“We were never friends” I smiled as calmly.
“Now, now let’s not be grumpy. You’re breaking my heart. Do you know how much we had to kill to get here?”
My eyes went dark but I managed a smile.
He smirked satisfied by my reaction, “I’m kidding.”
“Why are you here Derek?” I asked and then my gaze went past to his twelve vampires. “Obviously you didn’t come to fight”
“You are indeed right Asher”
I blinked. Trying to hide the irritation off my face due to his taking my name, I asked him, “Let’s hear it then. What is that you want? Or to be more precise, what is it that your King wants?”
The cocky smile disappeared from his face and was replaced by a sharp look.
“Oh Derek,” I chuckled, “You actually thought I don’t know you’re working for your King now? You should know always know the person you’re getting into bed with, friend”
He tried to hide his anger. “I am not your friend” and then without a second thought he said, “My King wants peace with your kind”
“Forgive me but that’s something hard to believe when coming out from the mouth of a reckless bloodthirsty vampire who killed thousands of my kind.” I answered sitting down on the chair. He remained standing.
“Don’t be the good guy here. It’s not like your kind didn’t try to destroy us completely. My ‘movement’ was just to balance things out”
“Cut to the chase, Derek.” He was getting on my nerves now.
He nodded, smiling. “I want us to make a deal. A promise…” he watched my eye carefully and I nodded at him to continue.
“I come here with a marriage proposal sent by King Monroe” he said and I smiled at myself for being right.
Cole looked at Derek as if he muttered gibberish. “What?” Cole spat in disbelief. “Have you lost your mind, vampire?”
“It’s alright Cole. Let him finish” I urged him to continue.
“Princess Lisa Monroe, daughter of Vampire King Luther Monroe, has agreed to be your bride. She is the only daughter of The King and he wants you to consider this proposal. It will be an act of an alliance and truce between us. No more wars or bloodshed. No more dominance over each other. Just friendship and happily ever after” he grinned, finishing what he said.
“Hmm” I hummed and acted as if I was thinking it through. “Yeah, no if that’s the only reason why you came here then you wasted my time and you’re wasting your time Derek. You would seriously think that I would even consider this offer. Hell, this isn’t even an offer. Its complete bullshit! I think you agree with me, don’t you? So why don’t you just put this…act aside”
His eyes twitched in anger. I got him.
“Besides, why are you playing the messenger for The King and Queen? I thought you played solo, took no orders from others and shit. Damn, I guess I was wrong”
I smiled proudly at his aggravated face. “You’re making a mistake Asher. This was a good and fair deal. Rejecting it means declaring war and making us permanent enemies.” He gritted his teeth.
“I know. But I would rather you be my enemies than my friends” I said grimly.
“You are going to regret this” with this he turned around and left. Noises like flash of the wind was heard and they were gone in a blink of an eye. .
I need to find my mate.
Help me, please, Moon Goddess.
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Cold wind greeted my face as I ran in the white forest. It was freezing but I was only dressed in a white long frock, my hair hung loose over my shoulders. I wasn’t cold though, I was all warmed up. I knew that warmth. That emotion! Oh I knew it all too well. I was in heat. Turning around, my eyes searched the area hoping to find him but he was nowhere. With a rapid heartbeat I pressed my back against a tree and took slow breaths to relieve myself from my tortuous pain. I closed my eyes to think of something, anything that would get my mind off him. “Trying to hide from me?” his voice caught me off guard, my eyes sapped open. He was standing in front of me, amazement dancing no his face. “It’s funny how you think it would work, especially, when you’re aroused,” he whispered in my ear. “Don’t tease me Asher,” I whined, “You always do, it’s…it’s embarrassing,” He chuckled and apologized, “I just like to see you blush,” He started kissing me, his hands roaming over my body.
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Asher’s POV:Shutting the bedroom door, I stood outside for a minute to calm my crazy heartbeat. It’s funny how the mate bond can make you act. We were in the middle of a crisis, attacked by the Vampires, Aurelia was almost abducted by Derek, lots of my people were killed, brutally, we just got to know that Sabine has wolfsbane running in her blood, Jacob almost died. It’s a disaster!But I’m here. Standing outside my own room, battling my desires, my lust and my wolf so that I don’t take my mates honor when she’s in a drugged state.She is in her senses, Asher. Axel argued and I rolled my eyes.Stop being selfish Axel, she has been drugged. She may be in her senses but her body is reacting because of the substance that’s in her body. I’ll mate with her when she tells me, when she’s ready…and not given some sex drug. Pushing myself away I walked a
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“Kill him!”“What? NO!” I tried to push past him but he grabbed my waist and pressed himself against me making me gasp. What the fuck? I almost moaned?!?!“Don’t worry, darling, while they dispose of him, I’ll give you the honor of feeling pure bliss,” he smiled.From behind him, I saw Jarvis making a run at him but before he could take even a leap, he was caught by three vampires, one landed on him gripping his neck into a fierce grip; one stood in front of him, hands on her hips as the third one bit his arm. Jarvis let out a howl, he was in pain. He was in so much pain and I didn’t realize I was shedding tears. “Please stop,” I begged Derek, I begged him like the weak pathetic and helpless human I am.“Shh,” he grabbed my face, cupping my cheeks and cooed as if I were a baby, “Don’t look at him, focus on me,”“Why are you doing this?” I mat
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