(Author’s POV).“Ashley, you are here” Philip took steps towards her and wanted to give her a kiss on her cheeks, just like old times. But, to his disappointment, she pushed him back with her hand on his chest.“What are you doing, Philip? I’m not here for you. Where is my father?” Ashley said firmly and swallowed her saliva while pushing back any feelings she had left for him. He was her past and what Philip had done to her five years ago was unforgivable.Nodding in defeat, Philip gestured for her to enter another room where her father was. But before he let her in, he turned around and faced her, “Ashley, I was under a spell. Helen’s spell. It was just like yesterday that Alister and Paulina managed to clear my head”Seeing Ashley froze with her eyes locked in his, Philip raised his hand and tucked a strand of her hair behind her ears, “It may have been five years that kept us apart, but it felt as if it was just yesterday that we were planning for our wedding and our future toget
(Author’s POV).“Stop this! We are not here to fight. Ashley is here to help dad. Please, back off” Aaron spoke and gestured for the rest of his family to take steps back for his sister to start her ways to heal his father. “Please, the longer we delay, the harder it would be to pull dad back to life”Ashley smiled weakly to her brother who she thought had grown up to be a wise man. She wondered what had happened to her baby brother who loved to cry on her shoulders when he got hurt.Seeing her father looking pale and weak on the bed, Ashley felt sad. He was a strong man who was feared by many for his dominant traits. No one would dare to question his decisions as he would firmly ensure it was the best options. But that night, he was looking quite the opposite.Seated on the bed next to him, Ashley placed one hand on her father’s hands. Her right hand was placed on his forehead. Closing her eyes, she whispered a spell that took her where she thought her father was.“Spirits of the Wi
(Nikolai’s POV).I drove my car with Ivan by my side. We were heading to a site where our shipments were said to be raided by a group of Rogue Wolves. Fortunately, my Beta Ivan had trained our guards well and we managed to defeat those scumbags for trying to steal my precious property.I spoke with Ivan in our native Xevia language as what he preferred. I was getting rusty with it the longer I stayed in Averna. “Did we secure the object?”Ivan scoffed and nodded, “Of course. They raided the wrong ship container. Hold on, did you hear that?”I shook my head not knowing what noise he heard in the car. “How many were there? I need to make it quick. Need to pick up Ashley from whatever danger she had walked into”“Danger? She is a Witch. I’m sure she could handle herself. She is much stronger than she looks” Ivan chuckled and asked me with his cheeky face, “Have you two.. made love.. make babies? You marked her yet? Better be quick. You not getting younger. At your age, I already have tw
(Ashley’s POV).I blinked my eyes opened with a blurry vision of the Hospital seen. I was back in the room where my father was still lying on the bed. My left hand was still holding his hands with my other hand on his forehead. “Dad?” I whispered calling him weakly.“Ashley, you are awake” my mother came to me and embraced my weak body with tears seen wetting her cheeks, “I was so worried. I thought I was going to lose both of you. I can’t bare that”“Mom, I’m fine. Is Dad awake?” I slowly sat up and wiped those tears on my mother’s cheeks gently. She shook her head and looked sad at my father who was still unconscious.I was still angry at her but she was still my mother. The anger would soon subside and I knew no matter how much I hated my parents, I still also love them very much.I just wished they could understand me better. I was different and they knew that. But, they had lost hope in me and that was when things got a little crazy between my parents and I.If only they could t
(Ashley’s POV).“What are you doing here? This is not a place for your kind to enter” Philip said in anger and stood blocking my way towards Nikolai. They were looking at each other and I knew any time now someone would land his fist to the other man’s face.“Nikolai, I can explain” I looked at Nikolai’s face with his eyes turning shades of yellow and I know soon it would be reddish as a sign he was going to turn to his Wolf side.It was a Hospital, I could not let that happen, especially when my parents were in the next room.Nikolai offered his hand for me to take. He did not have to say it but I knew he wanted me to choose. I wanted to go to him as I wanted so much for tonight to end. It was exhausting and I was already missing my son. I was tired.“Ashley, don’t. Your family needs you. I need you. Why are you wasting your time with his kind? He is beneath us” Philip’s words made me look at him. I could not believe he said such things.I knew Philip hated Werewolves. They were ind
(Nikolai’s POV).“As you can see she already made her choice. She would not go to an animal like you. A killer. Your hands are full of blood killing innocent lives out there for a war you and your father had started” Philip said with a wicked smile which he thought he was winning.“Shut the f*ck up! Do not mention my father, you weak Human” I said with gritted teeth and took a deep breath to calm my anger.I was not convinced that Ashley rejected me. She was just confused and I did not want to force her to choose me in such a situation. No doubt I was heart broken but I knew she still loves me.She just needed time and I would give her that.“Just go, Nikolai. Clearly, my grand daughter has made her choice” the Queen said calmly with her victory smile. I hated her. If it was not for Ashley, I would very much like to bite her neck off.“Fine. But, it does not mean I would give up on you, Ashley. I promised I would wait for you to accept me and I would do that even if I have to wait fo
(Ashley’s POV).I was under a lot of stress. A lot was going on my life that night. I did not even realise I had said those words out loud. I then took a glance at his very handsome face and frowned. He had no right to be jealous of Philip’s kiss on my lips. He had the same with Pamela!“Philip kissed me” I repeated my words which made him turn his body to the side to face me with a growl. “But, I did not kiss him back like.. like how you had shared a kiss with Pamela at my award celebration dinner or whenever you allowed her to kiss you in your live interviews. So, don’t you dare judge me”“What?” he asked and frowned at me as if I was speaking in a foreign language. I was speaking with him in the language of Averna which I knew quite well he was fluent in it.I thought I was the only one who was bad at acting.“Don’t pretend you don’t know what I was talking about. I know about your relationship with Pamela and it is just not as what you said.. nothing. I don’t know what you want f
(Nikolai’s POV).Her trembling lips felt warm and soft. I parted her soft cherry tasting lips gently and slipped my tongue in search for hers. Our tongues tangled and were in a little war of fighting for dominance.She moaned sweetly being out of breath and I love hearing her sweet voice in between our kisses. Pulling her waist closer to my body, I deepened my kiss while wrapping my arm to hold her body closer to mine. “Ashley, my sweet Ashley”For a moment, we were battling for dominance again and I could feel her pulling my shirt with one hand and her other hand placed gently on my cheeks. Her fingers moved to my hair and slipped to the back of my head.She wanted me, I could feel her wanting me as bad as I wanted her. Her scent was alluring and I could not get enough of her. I wanted more than just kissing her. I wanted all of her.“Nikolai” she whispered in between her soft moans as I moved to kiss her face and down to her neck. Such soft skin she had and I could feel her heart b