I woke up to the sensation of being crushed. I wriggled, pushing my shoulder backward. Ashton shifted his weight off of me slightly. He was spooning me from behind, breathing deeply into the back of my hair. His heavy arm was draped over me, pinning my arms to my chest, he was holding my hand tightly, our fingers interlaced, and his leg was slung casually over mine.This is the fifth time in a roll Ashton is doing this. I just don’t get why he can’t stay on his own side of the bed without turning around to my side. I turn around to the window, and by the look at the weather, I know it’s six o’clock which means it’s time to make the great Alpha his great coffee. I take his hand off my body but before I could make a move he draped it back on me."You don’t have to do that. We can be together, we can have a life together." He whimpers in his sleep.I should have known that this is coming. Whenever Ashton rolls to my side of the bed, it’s always because he’s having one of his worst nightm

~ MAYA’S POVMy breath seized the moment Ashton climbed on me, and the second he kissed me, I was bewildered by his actions not that he hasn’t kissed me before but the way he kissed me was sensational. A certain strange feeling rushed through me and I somehow like it.Ashton stayed quiet for some time, just staring at me. His dark piercing eyes were locked in mine and I was beginning to feel quite uncomfortable with our current position. My body was reacting strangely to it and I don’t know why. "You want to?" He asked gazing down at my chest and then at my eyesI don’t know what he’s talking about but I nodded anyways. I somehow feel good about whatever he’s saying. Ashton smirks before crushing his lips on mine. He kissed me hungrily, I felt a burn on my body when his large hands touched my face, our tongues fought for dominance but eventually, he won. When his large hands held my neck choking me while kissing, that turned me on. I was a moaning mess and he hasn't even touched me.

~MAYA’S POV"What!" I screeched. "I’m not gonna repeat myself." He said with a stern expression. I stared at him as silence encircled us for what felt like a minute. My eyes were dead set on his, trying to make sure he said what I thought he said. My mouth grew dry when he didn't flinch or laugh, not like he ever would.I gulped down the lump that formed in my throat as I licked my dry lips watching his eyes tracing my actions before he looked back up at me, and pulled away, folding his arms and watching me."I don’t have all day." He said.Is he for real right now? Does he want me to do it? Of course, he does. "You don’t have all day for what?" I asked in disbelief gracing my words and my face.He scoffed. "You just want to get me angry than am already am, don’t you? But you know what, I will just repeat myself, I asked you to fuck-""No! Don’t say it, you don’t have to complete the sentence." I said not wanting to hear him out "You can tell me to do anything, but that- that I won

~ ASHTON’S POVI feel like running deep into the forest until my lungs burn out from being deprived of oxygen. But will that burn down the pain in my heart? Will that make me feel better?I don’t think so.My wolf, Blake, is furious and I am not any less angry. I am fed up with everything, if I could just disappear from existence everything would have been fine. I would have been fine. I always try to put to blame on others, to make myself feel better but as much as I do that, I know very well that it’s my fault. I am the cause of everything. Talking about my mate always gets me angry and it hurts me to an extent that I can’t control my emotions any longer. It weakens me and gets the tears out of me. I sometimes lose my anger, temper, emotions, and every single feeling that comes along. I might sound silly or maybe stupid but this is who I am. I’m that darkness that can’t be seen in the light. I turn my gaze to Maya the moment she walked into the room. The look on her face was enou

"There is something about you that makes you different." He said standing up. He walked towards me and stood a few feet away from me.My mouth sealed as Nausea filled me up. He knows and now he’s gonna eat me alive. My palms began sweating as I looked down unsure of what to say. I want to deny the fact that I’m a human but I think it’s unnecessary because he somehow sees through me and he has already made up his mind. He won’t believe anything I tell him.He cocks his head, studying me "Who are you, Maya?" He asked "I don’t understand." I am glad I sound normal and not like the scary cat I feel on the inside. "You’re a human but different." He said and I feel my heart skip a beat.My stomach drops and I break out in a cold sweat. I gulped down the lump that formed in my throat and the uneasy grip of control I have slipped."I have a question for you Maya." He said I swallowed the lump in my throat as I prepare myself mentally for whatever hardball question he has for me. What other