IVY POV " Come on Freya. We need to get the hell out of here." I say grabbing her hand and we walked to the door and I turned the handle and peeked out into the hall. There was no one to be seen, so we walked into the hallway and I knew that we were still on the second floor. I could smell smoke. And a lot of it. So I went to the side window and I could see fires in the woods that I know Asher set as a distraction to get through the boarder and I smiled at that. But then I looked down and I saw Asher leading his pack of thousands onto the field around the house and they were met with just as many warriors and they all collided with a massive thud and a lot of snarling and fighting. Freya gripped my hand tighter at the noise. She was scared so I turned away from the window and we started walking down the hallway again, being really careful about being quiet. When we came to the staircase I poked my head around first and I didn't see anyone there so we slowly walked down the stai

IVY POV Arriving back on our territory I felt a huge weight being lifted off of my shoulders. I was finally home and it felt like I had been gone for so much longer than just two weeks. But I was finally home. Walking through the woods as my wolf with Asher right by my side, I decided to take it slow heading towards the packhouse and let it all sink in before I was bombarded with everyone waiting for me. Asher rubbed his nuzzle against my neck getting my attention. ' You know, we don't have to go right to the packhouse.' Asher says through the link. ' What do you mean?' I asked. ' We can send the warriors ahead and see how much of this forest we can destroy before getting back?' He asked. ' Typical man. Always thinking with your dick.' I say. ' Of course.' He admitted. ' We have the rest of our lives. I want to get back before Freya arrives. Otherwise she'll be terrified.' I say. ' Alright. But don't plan on getting much sleep tonight.' He chuckles. ' Hey. I was g

When I woke up the following morning I looked at the clock and realized it was 9am. I never expected to sleep in that late. I guess I was more exhausted than I thought. Asher was still lying next to me and I rolled over and he was awake just watching me sleep. " You know. That could be considered creepy." I joked. " I know. But you look so peaceful." He says. " I was. It was a good sleep." I say. " I could tell. You were out like a light." He says. " Oh crap. I have to check on Freya." I say about to get up. But Asher pulled me back down to the bed. " I just did. She's awake and dressed and Spencer took her downstairs to get some breakfast. She's taken care of." Asher says. " I don't want her to think that I'm ignoring her." I say. " She doesn't think that. I explained to her that you were still asleep. That you were exhausted. She's 12. She's not stupid. She knows what happened to you and that you were kidnapped." He says. " Okay then. Are you sure that she's alri

" She's only 12 years old. You are a f**king creep." I say. " Like I said, I won't do anything. Not until she's of age." He says. " That's 6 years. Can you really be around her for 6 years knowing that she's your mate and not do anything. The pull will be too strong if you are around her every day. We both know that. You'll last a year or two at the most. And you are not having sex with my sister when she is 13 or 14." I demanded. " I know. I've been thinking about this a lot too. Ever since I met her. I know what I have to do." He says. " And what's that?" I asked. " I'm leaving. I've already decided. It is going to kill me being away but I know that it's the best decision. Everyone will think so." He says. " Well, I sure as hell do." I yelled. " What's going on in here?" Asher asked coming inside the kitchen. " Do you want to tell him or me?" I asked. " Tell me what?" Asher asked. " Freya is my mate. I know it, she obviously doesn't." Beau says taking a step back

I was getting really paranoid after that conversation with Asher. I didn't know what to do. And I was a little afraid to go anywhere alone. So he made sure that someone had eyes on me at all times. And he obviously chose people that he trusted without a question of doubt. But he didn't make it obvious. He made sure that they had eyes on me but they were actually escorting me anywhere. They were following me from a distance so that it wasn't so obvious. I had to continue my Luna duties and I had a meeting with a group of ladies to hear what issues that they had around the pack which took us almost an entire state. Some of them travelled hours to be here so we had food and drinks set up in the conference room and we all sat around the table talking about all the issues that they had in their little communities. They all told me of things that were happening and I was writing everything down that I thought needed attention, especially around security. Now more than ever, I was worrie