She grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. Her piercing dark eyes fell on him. The displeasure was clearly written in them."Fucking get to the point," she stated. She growled."I like you. No, actually, I love you."Those dark eyes of hers widened in disbelief, processing his words. Her lips parted and grip on him loosened."Are you fucking with me again?" Ashlyn harshly questioned.When she came here to confront him, the idea of him confessing to her never appeared in her mind. She couldn't recall the last time she thought of him bearing anything close to romantic feelings towards her.Elijah's lips curled up mockingly."Are you planning to deny it just like how you did it with our mate bond?""I am not playing your twisted games. Are you blaming me for all this? Listen to me—"Ashlyn was about to explode when the man placed his hand on her cheek, taking her aback. She paused."I don't want to fight."Ashlyn slapped his hands away from her and stared at him in unadulterated ridicule
Before she was able to get an answer from him, both of them heard loud screams. The chaotic sounds mixed with the cries for help alarmed both of them.This could only imply one thing.The pack was under attack.Their eyes met next, and Ashlyn was about to transform when Elijah's words fell.Gloominess was present in his tone."Don't let yourself get hurt or else I am not sure about what I might do."The danger was clear as day. She knew how bad Elijah can get. Because the time was critical, she gave him no snarky response and rushed off from there.Although she wanted to give his words no importance, those terror inducing words of his was imprinted at the back of head, reverberating in her mind.Anyways, she wasn't a masochist who enjoyed the pain although she did get out of control at times.Large number of rogue werewolves invaded into the pack territory. Horror spread through the pack land, and the warrior werewolves were trying their best to get the situation under control.Ashlyn
Ashlyn was greeted with never-ending darkness when she came to her senses. The tight bindings around her wrist prevented her from setting them free. She seemed to be seated on a wooden chair, her body tied against it. Her mouth was covered as well.Slight panic settled in her chest for a second before she took in a deep breath and tried to gather her thoughts. She began to think about all that happened before she lost consciousness.The pack happened to be attacked, and her being drugged left her vulnerable.The amount of times she got drugged during this period of time is definitely more than the number of times in the rest of her life totalled.She tried to mind-link her pack members, but that remained futile. Unable to do anything, she struggled against the bindings, hoping that would be loosening it. The weakness in her body wasn't helping it.During this time, her thoughts drifted off to Elijah. Was he worried about her?Could it be that he was crying?Although that sounded absu
Creases formed between both of his eyebrows when he saw the message displayed on his phone's screen, asking him to choose between Ashlyn and Elaine. Seeing the change in his expression, Samuel leaned over from the shotgun seat in the car to read."Now, that's indeed exciting. What are you-"Before he was able to carry on with his words, Elijah dialed Elaine's number and made a call. This made Samuel's eyes widen, and he laughed."Not even a moment of hesitancy."Elijah shot him a glare at his commentary, letting him know that they weren't appreciated.When Elaine received the call, Elijah cut right to the chase and said, "I am going to text you a location. Turn up there. Make sure to be careful."He hung up the call next before Elaine was able to ask anything.This made Samuel hiss."Truly heartless. That poor girl probably has all of her trust in you, and now, you are going to hand her over to the enemy. That betrayal is going to sting-"Before he was able to get out more words, he
Looking at the gloomy expression on Elijah's face, dread settled in Elaine's chest. She tightly held on to the seat belt, not having a positive feeling about the situation."Where are we going?" she asked, not being as unsuspecting as before. Elijah now gave her no sense of security."Keep quiet," he coldly stated.Those golden eyes of his didn't hide the turbulent emotions inside him. As his hands tightly held on to the steering wheel, veins popped out.Elaine's heart beat rapidly in her chest.She questioned, "are you going to hurt me?"Elijah remained silent.Before Elaine could question him further out of growing anxiety inside her, she noticed two large trucks following them. Elijah did so as well, and his brows were furrowed.Bullets of cold sweat gathered on her forehead."Hold on tight."With that, he sped up the car. However, the trucks behind him accelerated as well. The left side of the car was hit by a truck, and the attack pushed Elaine forward, the seatbelt securing her
"I am not getting off. I am coming with you."Ashlyn folded her hands over her chest and stared at him with determination."Don't be ridiculous. You're injured all over, and you look like you will be collapsing any second now. At most what you will be is a burden," he coldly said.Where was the Elijah from earlier?That's what she wanted to ask him.But she didn't have the courage for it."I don't need you to save myself. I never did. Even if I die, that's on me. That has nothing to do with you," she spat.He tightly gripped on the steering wheel and stared at her fiercely."What do you mean it has nothing to do with me? Can you care a little more about yourself? I don't know why you have to act so recklessly. Also you don't even like Elaine. I don't know why you have to strain yourself for her. Just fucking value yourself more!" He raised his voice, getting all riled up.Ashlyn fell silent, not knowing how exactly to reply.It's not that she wasn't afraid of death. She merely took he
Only when Elijah placed her on the bed and left the room did it click to her where she was. It seemed that she had fallen asleep on the table earlier, and there were rooms being rented above the restaurant.Thinking about how she acted around him had her cheeks flushing red.Was she a child?What was wrong with her?She ran her hand through her hair and gripped on to a bunch tightly, mentally scolding herself. But when she heard the sound of the door opening, she fixed herself and stared at the man coldly, hoping he wouldn't be able to sense how embarrassed she was.But it always felt as though he could guess her exact emotions in the wrong situations.He bought over sandwiches and a glass of orange juice. Her mind easily moved on from the earlier moment, and she eyed the food greedily."Eat up," he said, placing the food down on the bed.She wasn't reserved, and within less than five minutes, she finished the sandwiches. Drinking down the glass of orange juice, she finally felt satis
Standing in the corridor with Samuel, Ashlyn had her head lowered. Samuel placed his hand on her shoulder, and with concern lacing his voice, he asked, "Are you alright?""I am fine. Getting into an argument with him is nothing new. You didn't need to rescue me," she bitterly stated."How can I not have my friend's back, especially after how you were about to cry back then?"This made her glare at him."I don't cry," she sternly said."Right. I apologize. I misunderstood. So, what happened between both of you? What has you so agitated?"Ashlyn was so lost about the situation, and the only one she could confide to at this moment was Samuel. Although she found it hard to rely on others, at this moment, she wasn't able to hold herself back. Also, Samuel always understood her well and gave her pretty good advices at times despite being annoying."He says he loves me and is acting all nice. What makes him think that everything will be fine between us again?" Ashlyn stated."Does it make yo