CHAPTER TWENTY ONEASHER'S POVMy head turned towards the direction Elysia went and my eyes followed her till she was out of sight. Why was she so aggressive towards me? And why did she flare up when I asked after her arm?I turned back to look at Nikolai who was standing in front of me and staring at me, I could see a hint of disappointment in his eyes and I had no idea why he was looking at me like that."What happened to her arm?" I asked him.Nikolai sighed and leaned on the wall, his two hands in his pocket."She fell off one of the shelves in your library, presumably while cleaning it for you, and broke her arm."My eyes widened at the discovery, she fell off the shelf while cleaning? How come I was just finding out about it now?His jaw was tightened as he spoke, and the way he made it seem like it was my fault caused my conscience to prick on me a bit and I knew he did that on purpose.It was indeed my fault, I should not have given her such task at that hour.I swallowed hard
It was good to see that I could now get up from my bed without wincing from the pain caused by my broken arm. It had been over a week since the incident and my hand was fully healed. That also meant that I was going to start doing chores once again but I didn't mind, I had been used to doing chores all my life.But the unbearable part of it was having to deal with not just Alana now, but a combination of her and another entity bearing her personality, in the person of mitchelle. Sometimes I can't help but wonder if they were related in any way to be able to dish out such cruelty and rudeness in an almost equal proportion.Having to deal with both of them during the past few days had been frustrating.The Alpha on the other hand had been nowhere in sight within the last few days, he had been so busy that I had not gotten the opportunity to see him.The harsh knock on my door brought me back to reality once again and caused me to almost jump out of my skin. I scurried out of bed, my fee
ELYSIA'S POV:I was sitting on my bed and watching the clock tick slowly and then it was night.The Alpha's offer still lingered in my mind and I could not help but think about it.Even though at the moment I exactly had no idea what to do, I was certain as hell that there was no way I would let him win, going to his room would only mean that he won.I sat still on my bed with my arms folded while I watched the clock tick into the night.My hands held onto the sheets on my bed while my fingers dug into my bed.As bad as I really wanted him, I had already made up my mind that I was not going to the alpha, he can go ahead and fuck himself.I was about to get into bed and pull the covers over myself when I suddenly heard a sharp knock on my door. I was forced to throw the sheets off and sat up immediately on my bed.There was only one person who possessed the strength and the guts to knock on my door like that, I knew it was the Alpha.The thought of him standing outside my room and knoc
ELYSIA'S POV:I was sitting on my bed and watching the clock tick slowly and then it was night.The Alpha's offer still lingered in my mind and I could not help but think about it.Even though at the moment I exactly had no idea what to do, I was certain as hell that there was no way I would let him win, going to his room would only mean that he won.I sat still on my bed with my arms folded while I watched the clock tick into the night.My hands held onto the sheets on my bed while my fingers dug into my bed.As bad as I really wanted him, I had already made up my mind that I was not going to the alpha, he can go ahead and fuck himself.I was about to get into bed and pull the covers over myself when I suddenly heard a sharp knock on my door. I was forced to throw the sheets off and sat up immediately on my bed.There was only one person who possessed the strength and the guts to knock on my door like that, I knew it was the Alpha.The thought of him standing outside my room and knoc
ELYSIA'S POV:It was cold by the time I woke up the next morning, and I was alone in bed. The cold I felt despite being covered with the sheets gave me a feeling of emptiness, especially since I found myself all alone in Asher's bed that morning.While I was still trying to gather myself and think about last night's event, the bathroom door opened and the Alpha walked into the room all dressed up, his hair looked ruffled and he brushed it backwards with his fingers.He cast me a simple glance and looked away."You are awake." He said coldly simply watching the space in front of him like it was the most interesting thing in the world, like what we just had meant absolutely nothing to him.I scoffed inwardly like it wasn’t like I expected it to mean anything in the first place.He fumbled in his wardrobe for a while and eventually pulled out a piece of clothing then turned back to me."I will call you again when I have a need for you, but for now you can get out." He said and walked out
ASHER'S POV:I returned to my room that night feeling a bit exhausted from the day's work. I thought a cold shower would do much to relieve the stress of the day while I await Elysia's arrival.Would she even show up?There was definitely no way she wouldn't, after all the pleasure I gave her the previous night, she certainly would come back for more.A smirk played on my lips as I stepped into the washroom to take a shower.Last night's event started to play on my mind once again, and I suddenly started feeling myself getting hard at the thoughts of her.By the time I was done in the shower, I went back to my room and lay on the bed awaiting Elysia's arrival. My eyes focused on the ticking clock hanging on the wall.My heart beat erratically as with each tick sound the clock made, I felt the excitement of the anticipation of her arrival.Soon, I was starting to get impatient since she seemed to be nowhere in sight as time went by.Thirty minutesOne hourAnother hour passed and she w
ELYSIA'S POV:At first, I thought the knock must have been from imagination, I was done with all my chores for the day and I thought it would be nice to just stay back in my room and spend the rest of the day there. It could even help me avoid Alana and Mitchelle, and all of their troubles.But the banging on my door at the moment seemed to be a distraction to my plans of relaxation.The banging became clearer, erasing all doubts that the knock actually came from my door.I stood up and dragged my feet to the door, the Alpha at it again.I pushed the door open to come face to face with some guards who had stern faces.My eyes widened at the sight of them and I felt my heart constrict in my chest."The Alpha has called for you." The one who had the sternest face and the deepest voice amongst them spoke up. He possessed the kind of face that would make you quiver in front of him. If half of the guards in the palace had his kind of looks, there would not be any issues of rogue attacks in
Asher’s POV:I easily snapped the rogue's head out of his neck without much ado and smashed the other one's head on the wall. There were splashes of blood everywhere, and I could feel blood dripping from my claws.We were managing to keep the rogues away, though they seemed to be much in number.I was breathing hard as I watched the rogues scattered all over the premises. Soon, a guard ran up to me panting hard."Some rogues have managed to break into the palace, they gained entrance into the main building." He explained.I felt a constriction in my chest at his words, and for some reason, Elysia first crossed my mind."Where is everyone?" I asked, panting hard."They have all been sent to the safe room." The guard answered.Including Elysia? I wanted to ask but I managed to stop myself on time. If everyone was in the safe room, it only meant that Elysia was with them as well. Plus, I didn't want to be too further.My heart felt a bit at peace, knowing that there was no way the rogues