"Alpha," she greeted, stepping into his office.Her gaze fell on Rose. She had her shoulders hunched, and her legs were pressed together. Within her hand was a mug of hot chocolate, having the steam rise.She slowly raised her head to look at Ashlyn. When their eyes met, she presented Ashlyn with a shy smile. In response, Ashlyn bowed her head slightly."From today, I need you to guard Rose," he ordered. "It's an honor. But, Alpha, wouldn't it be better to choose someone else? I am usually away or busy. I might not be able to pay attention to her," she brought up."Rose feels comfortable around you," he said, "and requested this herself."Ashlyn's eyes darted to Rose. Hints of surprise was present in them. She only met up with the girl few times, and they hardly held a conversation together.She softly said, "I won't cause any trouble. I will obediently be by your side. Can I, Ashlyn?"When she stared at Ashlyn with those round hazel eyes, pleadingly, there was no way Ashlyn would be
Following the direction shriek came from, Ashlyn increased her pace. Her paws threaded through the place, finding the location.When she arrived, her eyes shifted over to Elaine. The girl was trembling in fear, leaning against the trunk of the tree. In front of her was a group of rogue, cornering her.The one in the center held on to a little girl around five. The claws were dangerously close to the child's throat, waiting to tear it off.Ashlyn stood in front of Elaine protectively. Her presence was dark and brooding, delivering fear into the heart of an ordinary werewolf at a glance.Her golden eyes narrowed with the hint of murderous intent, and the blood covering her fur made her more menacing. Opening her mouth, she revealed her fangs before letting out a warning growl. A large shadow was left her by being.The small girl that was frozen due to fear became her primary concern. Strangely enough, it seemed that the feral rogues were observing both of them instead of taking immedia
Inside the basement, as the werewolves unable to defend themselves waited, anxiety and fear was thick in the air.In order to calm down the children, Leah gathered them. She leaned against the wall, seated down, and there was a bunch of young kids in front of her.Intending to distract them from the current turmoil, she resorted to telling them stories, interesting and funny ones. It did some work in their mind off, and many looked forward to her carrying on the story.Leah herself had the fears in her chest, especially for her dear friend, Ashlyn, but pressing them down, believing wholeheartedly she would be fine, she tried to uplift the mood in the basement."And then, the lion came. It cried out loudly. The rabbits were scared, trembling they started to search for a way out. However, the—"Before she was able to carry on further, a scream broke out in the basement. Their attention immediately went in their direction. Leah's eyes widened in horror.One of the women transformed into
When her friend worked on her injury, sewing up where the wound is deep and bandaging it later on, Ashlyn mind-linked the pack members to attain the information.Then that familiar scent overwhelmed her senses, getting her to raise her head. Her helplessly concerned self already inquired about his condition early, and she was glad upon learning he had barely any harm.Seeing him right now made the statement more true. Amongst the bleak and gloomy scene, he stood out due to his neat appearance. Not even a hair of his was out of place as he maintained his usual composure.His eyes met with hers, almost drawing her into trance before her self-control made her hold herself back. He walked over to her.He then scrutinized her from top to bottom before commenting, "It has been hard on you, Ashlyn."A smile formed on his face.Instead of feeling the friendly intent that smile conveyed, Ashlyn took it as being mocked and retorted, "Small wounds. Leah is making a scene out of it. Seeing you fi
She reminded herself mentally to get a grip on herself. She was supposed to hate him and be disgusted by him, not get her heart swayed by his pace. Then, it hit her.What he just say?"For how long?" she slowly asked, finding herself in confusion. She couldn't recall the incident she let it slip."From the day of the ball," he generously answered, "it was cute how you ran and tried to hide. But I had enough of this chasing game."So, he played her around like a fool the the entire time.Absorbing the fact got the corner of her lips to twitch, feeling the rage inside her rise. While she was panicking, he must have had a good laugh in the sidelines.She got her to attain her composure. Pushing him away from her, she fiercely glared at him and, in a determined tone, stated, "Now that you know, there is no need to drag it for any longer."He arched his eyebrows at it."I will get started. I, Ashlyn Rogers, reject—"Before she was able to continue to say rest of the words, her lips were c
The comforting presence almost lulled her to sleep, giving herself in his embrace, when the reality came to her. Since her strength couldn't measure up to his, she opened her mouth, digging her fangs into his arm.She hoped the pain from it would get him to let go of her. But that didn't even make him flinch even when the blood flowed out of it. When, against her instincts, she was about to tear off his flesh, he reacted by pushing her down on the couch swiftly. As she laid on the cushion, he positioned himself to be on top of her.He grabbed her hands and pressed his leg down on hers, trying to reduce her thrashing around. Ignoring the sparks ignited, she glowered at him."I am already mad enough," he said, "yet you keep challenging me.""Fucking let go of me, bastard," she stated, "I have to get to work. I have no time to waste on this nonsense."He smiled at her before extending his hand to the table, and in a matter of seconds, she felt a needle piercing through her skin. Her ey
"Oh, do you? What if I withhold that from you? What are you going to do?" There was a challenging glint in his eyes.This bastard!"The Alpha wouldn't approve of it," she said through her gritted teeth.Amusement was present in his tone while he raised one of his eyebrows and questioned, "Are you going to complain to him that I am forcefully keeping you locked up?"If Ashlyn could, she would have given him a good beating. It felt absolutely unfair and embarrassing to her how he knew her so well. Due to many reasons involved, she couldn't tell her brother about it."I am the Commander," she vocalized.He thoughtfully nodded his head and voiced out, "Right. I can't keep you back from your work, and at the same time, I will be anxious the moment you are let out from my sight. Shouldn't we reach a middle ground?"She frowned, pretty sure she wouldn't like the idea. "And that is?" With that, he got up from the bed. Ashlyn sat, and her eyes followed him when he reached out for a box on th
Once she did that, the little girl laughed heartily, and Ashlyn stood up straight. Claire then stepped forward."I heard from Elijah," Claire started. A friendly smile played on her face.Claire was Elijah's mother, making her the mate of former Beta. Growing up, she had been close with Claire due to her friendship with Elijah. But when that friendship came to an end, so did the relationship between Claire and her became weak. Nevertheless, this did nothing to change the respect she had towards the woman.She slowly said, "I apologize."Claire shook her head and voiced out, "You must have had your reasons, dear, but please try to accept my son. I know he has a lot of faults and hurt you. However, isn't it time to put the past back? He has been wanting to meet his mate for the longest time."Ashlyn knew that rather Elijah, it was his parents who wanted to see him settle down for the longest once he found his partner for life. That's why, withholding this information from them made her