Who shot Asher?
Kate’s pov “So tell me what happened while I was in a damn coma?” Asher asked. “They looked for your killer and , -“ Asher stopped me, “no, what happened with you and everyone?” I smiled, it was nice seeing Asher show some interest in my life. “I was dating this girl Dani. I broke it off. It was getting to hard to spend time with her and I don’t think she liked having a chaperone all the time.” I said. “Chaperone?” Asher asked confused. “Mom was really worried someone would try to hurt me us. So dad assigned security to me and Sierra. And to you, there is someone posted outside this room right now.” I was so happy Asher was awake and he was being so nice. It’s not like he wasn’t nice before, but we didn’t talk that much. He was busy with his friends and girlfriends. He also changed after Beta Riker died, he was angry a lot of the time. But this felt like my old brother again. He was easier to talk to this way, I didn’t have to think about my words so much. Or maybe I was just
Asher’s pov After a day in the hospital, I got Logan back. The doctor saw it as a good sign and told me I could go home, but still take it easy. I think they were forgetting I was a werewolf and I could heal, but one day of lounging at home wouldn’t be so bad. My mom had set up the living room with snacks. There were blankets and pillows on the couch, making it look really comfortable. A day off from school, watching tv and stuffing my face? Why the hell not. “Ashie, Sierra is coming over in a bit. But you have to heal okay? So no leaving the packhouse.” Mom said. I nodded, “yes, nurse. I will stay put.” Mom looked tired and her belly was really huge now. “Mom, why don’t you join me? You look like you could use a day at home too.” It seemed to surprise my mom, but she sat down next to me gladly. “I won’t take it as an insult that you just said I looked tired.” I smiled and rubbed her back, “you still look good mom. But it must have been very stressful.” Mom started to laugh,
Leia’s pov “Asher woke up. He’s fine. He asked about you.” I just got a text from Kate and Asher was fine. Asher fucking asked about me? After he woke up? That’s really nice. I stared ahead, thinking of what to reply, thinking about what I would do if I ran into Asher. Would I give him a hug? The thought gave me a weird feeling in my stomach. I was over my crush, wasn't I? I was busy typing a reply, when Mark stopped me. “You know Leia, it’s really rude when you’re staring at your phone while I’m here.” Mark said annoyed, ripping the phone from my hands. “It’s Asher, he woke up. Leia just send me a text.” Mark faked a smile. “That’s great. Why didn’t you tell me?” “I only just found out. I was just sending a text back.” I replied with a friendly tone. “You don’t need to get so defensive Leia. I just asked. Why is it, that the mention of his name always does something to you?!” “I wasn’t defensive. I just told you I only found out. I wanted to write something back before tellin
Asher’s pov “Why are you toying with her emotions like that? I thought you decided not to pursue her.” Logan said. I wasn’t pursuing her. I was just being nice. “You’re touching her leg! You’re breathing in her scent. Either you go all in and steal her from that asshole, or you stop. You can’t play with someone like Leia.” Logan growled. For some reason he was really protective of her. Hell, I was really protective of her. I grew up with her. I didn’t want to have anyone hurt her and that included me. But I needed to touch her, needed to be close to her for some weird ass reason. I loved the effect I had on her and I wished that fucker was here to see how Leia acted around me. If he said one word to her, I would beat Mark up until he couldn’t walk for a week. Leia was still beautiful, nothing could change that. But this, this wasn’t her. She was this quirky nerd with weird hair and that suited her. Quirky nerds could be sexy too, I mean just look at her. I’d rather see Leia with
Kate’s pov I loved Asher’s idea of getting everyone together. I saw the rest of our old group often, but not all together. But Leia didn’t seem to like the idea. “Why weren’t you excited for everyone to meet up?” I asked her when we were up in my room. Leia sighed, “I’d fucking love to see everyone. But I don’t want to overwhelm Mark.” “Are you sure that’s the only reason?” I asked. Leia laughed, “like you don’t have an ulterior motive? You just fucking want to see Sierra. What about the pact?” I pushed her softly, “I tried the pact okay? I dated Dani. But Sierra kept coming to the hospital and she looked so good and smelled so good. And I know. I know I shouldn’t. “ Leia looked down, “I kind of saw Asher flirt with Sierra. But then she left. Do you think there is something there?” I didn’t. Sierra and Asher were just friends, although the thought did hurt. “What about you, did the pact work? Are you over your crush?” I asked Leia. “Fuck. I thought I fucking was. Am I a bad p
Asher’s pov So Leia talked about me with Kate? I must have had an effect on her. I know Kate was trying to tell me more, but the only thing I heard was that Leia used to like me. Used to? Or maybe still a little? I had to see her and Mark together, to see what I was up against. Or no, to see what kind of douche he was and how I would beat his ass. I was just doing this to protect Leia. “You know I can read your mind right? Who are you kidding. You like her and you want her. You’re just getting rid of the competition.” Logan said. “So?” “So nothing. He sounds like an idiot and I love beating up idiots. So I’m in. With the part of getting rid off Mark, not with trying to get Leia into bed. I still think she deserves better than that.” Logan said. I agreed. Leia does deserve better than just being a fling. But why was it so hard to forget about her. I felt like if I had one kiss or something more, I might be able to forget about her. See that there were no sparks or whatever and jus
Sierra’s pov I was excited to see everyone and I knew my brother Roman was too. I think he was secretly even more excited, to be hanging out with older kids, that usually didn’t sit with him at school. I didn’t ignore him, he’s my brother. But he had his friends and I had mine. Roman and Rain came to the packhouse together, because they were playing soccer outside this morning. So I went by myself. I greeted Asher and then Kate, who looked really pretty. She always does look pretty, but she seemed to have made more of an effort today. While Asher was in a coma, I went by often. I felt bad for our fight and I wanted to make sure he was okay. I knew Asher was going through stuff and I would hate to have our friendship end because of some stupid mistake. Asher didn’t like me that way and I was thankful for it. It meant I didn’t have to chose between my dream and my mate. That I could still have my best friend with me through it all. Being a Beta wasn’t just something I wanted to do fo
Leia’s pov “Why did I have to meet these people? You should really choose better friends. Those teenage boys seemed fine, but they’re like fourteen and you are too old to hang out with them. Kate barely talked to me, well, she barely talks at all and Sierra was focused on everyone else but me. But then Asher, wow. I can’t believe he’s going to be the next Alpha. What a horrible person.” Mark said on our drive back. “We all grew up together and you know how Kate is. I told you, she gets very in her head around people and then she just shuts down. We all missed Asher and wanted to get together and they thought it was a perfect opportunity to meet you. And Asher is just Asher, he’ll grown on you, -“ Mark sighed, “I’m starting to see the reason why Kate barely talks. She probably can’t get a word in.” I looked down. “I’m only kidding, babe. Can’t you take a joke?” I wish today had gone better. Fuck, I wish I didn’t bring Mark honestly. I could have been able to talk with everyone and