"Antoine, get back!" Ashton yelled the minute he spotted me. Lunging forward, he let a snarl escape him as he planned to attack. In one swift movement, Antoine stepped in front of me, holding his arms up to stop Ashton. Ashton's eyes were growing wide as he skidded to a halt and looked at his bro
"You did that because of us?" I demanded, surging forward, claws extended. "All the deaths and injuries just for your selfish wish!" I knew it wasn't the brightest of ideas to attack a lycan king, but damnit I was pissed. Instead of choosing a different route to get to my mother and me, he decided
I sat at the table, staring around. My mother sat beside King Nigel looking like the perfect wife as he played the part of the doting husband. The whole scene was weird, especially when you threw in Brailyn, who was smiling from ear to ear due to my discomfort. "After we finish eating, I have somet
Once finished with our conversation, King Nigel allowed me to go back to the dining room. I was relieved to find that Brailyn was gone and only my mother remained. I had yet to have the opportunity to discuss what was going on with her and found this to be the perfect chance. Mustering up my courag
"What?" I rasped, trying to wrap my head around Asher's words. "How can you even say something like that? You don't even know me!" "I've known you since you were a child." Asher pointed out. Reeling I was once again reminded of the fact that my whole life was a lie. When I was angry, I could igno
The next day I was woken up much too early by someone banging on my door. Growling, I rolled out of bed and made my way over, ready to rip whoever it was to shreds. "What do you want?" I hissed, yanking the door open and finding myself standing face-to-face with King Nigel. "Why the hell are you he
For the rest of the morning, I watched King Nigel run his troops through drills. Even though I knew that I shouldn't be impressed with the enemy, I couldn't stop myself from appreciating their fluid and in sync movements. Afterwards, King Nigel allowed me to stick around to 'reacquaint' myself wit
"FUCK!" Rushing forward, I grabbed Antoine and Asher and began to force them into the closet. "Asher, you can mask your scent, right?" If he couldn't, we were really fucked. I wasn't sure who was out there, but I knew that they wouldn't be willing to pretend they didn't see the two men. "Yeah, I c
Ouch…"Anyway," Chloe continued, looking into the distance once again. "I’ve been observing you all morning and you’ve been acting strangely. If you don’t get it together, they’re going to grow suspicious. ""I..." I began, but stopped as Chloe got up and wiped dirt from her pants."That was all I w
[Asher’s POV]A gasp escaped me as my eyes flew open. What was… lifting a hand, I touched my forehead to find it covered in sweat. Sitting up, I watched as a black comforter fell down my body, revealing perfectly smooth skin."My scars..." I murmured as my memories of everything that happened up to
[Asher’s POV]"Asher!"Antoine’s voice drifted through the roar of the power I was slowly drawing in as Selene struggled to break free. From the sound of his tone, I knew that he already had an idea of what I was about to do and wanted to stop me."Stay back!" I called, turning to meet his terrified
[Asher’s POV]Jumping up, I kept Leah close to me as I drew on my power once again. The duo would pay dearly for what they had done. And then, once I was done with them, I would go and join Leah."Asher!" Antoine called as footsteps began to make their way towards me. "You need to calm down.""Calm
[Leah’s POV]"Stop it!" I shrieked, shoving Selene aside. "You’re hurting him!"Behind me, I could hear the yells of my comrades, but I wasn’t about to stop now. Sucking in a breath, I lifted my fingers and began to wipe the blood from Asher’s injuries."Why did you let her do this?" I murmured, fee
[Leah’s POV]I kept my gaze fixed on Asher as I continued to touch Ian. Despite the indifference that remained in his features, I could see the jealousy burning in his eyes. Good. This meant that even when the darkness had taken over, he still felt the bond between us. That meant there was a chance
[Leah’s POV]"Mallard has been around for a very long time." Craig began, growing serious. "I know that sounds impossible, but some claim he may even be immortal."Immortal…Shivering, I tried to picture being unable to die. After losing those closest to me, I found it hard to imagine carrying on. I
[Leah’s POV]"You’re Asher." I insisted. There was no way that I could mistake the sensations I was feeling from where we touched."Who?" The man asked in confusion."Leah," Ian murmured, giving my body a slight tug. "That isn’t Asher."Frowning, I continued to take in the man. The eyes that met min
[Leah’s POV]I held my breath as Craig led us into a dark hallway with a long stairwell leading down beneath the earth. Once we reached the bottom, the sound of laughter drifted towards us, filling the deafening silence that was becoming unbearable."In here." Craig announced, beginning to knock an