Throttled Lauren Asher Novels & Stories

*** Lauren's phone rang while she was sleeping in the room. A restricted number. She connected it. "Hello?". It was Madeline Carter. "Hi Lauren, you haven't opened I*******m since seven hours now. I sent something interesting". She disconnected the line. Lauren immediately opened her I*******m chats with Madeline Carter. It was Caleb Monroe in bed with a strange woman. Lauren trembled in shock. The restricted number came in again. Lauren reluctantly connected it. "I have another news for you Lauren Lancaster. Are you aware that your best friend Amy whom you thought had been practicing law in Los Angeles have been in Beverly Hills for three years, secretly meeting Ethan Whitmore?".

Letting it rot in silence. But instead, his thumb moved. Asher: Come over. Before I change my mind. He hit send. No hesitation. No plan. And when the read receipt appeared immediately, followed by three dancing dots, his chest tightened, because now he had to mean it. Luca: Now? Asher: Yes. Before your handlers realize you’re missing. Luca: I don’t have handlers. Asher: Please. Your wedding planner has a kill switch. The dots disappeared. No reply.

He laughs. “Maybe she’ll even die of it.” He whispers back, and I smack him on the chest. That is nothing to hope for, let alone say out loud. But I get where he is coming from. Lauren waves from the front row, where Elijah’s parents, the former Beta’s and Gamma’s and his grandparents are seated. I assume they are that, from the important way they are caring themselves. Thalia pales when she sees the women walking with Dale and Ashton, turning her gaze to me to stare daggers. I roll my eyes in her direction, making sure she sees me. I don’t care what she thinks, or who she has been here - she is the FORMER Luna and I will make sure to remind her as much if she tries anything tonight!

Probably some guy gave her a fake number in the bar. "I know what it is. But who are you?" She again asks me anxiously. "I am secretary of the President of the Damison Group. My name is Ethan Stone." I reply to her irritatingly, as she is wasting my time. I need to go home and take a lavender bath with my rubber ducks.

Nothing would stop me now. As I left their room, I took one last glance at their peaceful faces. "Goodnight, my loves," I whispered. "I promise you, everything will be alright." The flickering nightlight cast long shadows across the floor, and I felt a chill run down my spine. I could feel the darkness that lived inside me stir with excitement. And a voice whispered in my head, “The world will soon know our name, Luna Wicken, and they will learn to fear it.”

, he'd rather die, it was also too late to discard it, he couldn't burn it with magic either afraid someone might notice it. "I'LL DO IT MRS LAUREN," Liam yelled like a child as he quickly got up on his feet and ran towards asher. "Bring it out, don't be shy," he said with a grin taking his hands into asher's pocket to pull out the paper, to stop him from pulling out asher placed his hands on his wrist. "He won't let me pull it out Mrs Lauren," he groaned like a child, a mischievous smirk coming to play between his lips when she responded

she snapped suddenly, her composure cracking as her teeth clenched hard. Her eyes flashed with anger as she turned sharply to Ashley. “What are you doing?! Quick! Think of something!” Ashley nodded quickly, startled by the sudden outburst. “Got it!” she said, already turning on her heels and hurrying away, almost running back toward her desk. Lauren remained where she stood. Her breathing had become uneven now, her chest rising and falling faster than before. Everything felt like it was slipping, and she hated that feeling more than anything. “When your schemes backfire on you, does it hurt?”

It was…prepared. “Nolan,” he said, extending a hand briefly. “Mr. Storm’s assistant.” Laurel didn’t shake the hand right away. Her fingers twitched at her side, but she kept them clenched, her eyes fixed on the man next to her. She knew the name, Asher Storm. She didn’t need an introduction. His name had been seared into her memory the moment everything fell apart. Storm Capitals. The funds. The scandal. His name was the name at the top of every contract, the signature on the last document she had handled before everything went to hell.

Wala nang lakas si Thalia na magluto, kaya nag-order na lang siya ng takeout. Asher, as usual, had to work overtime and had sent her a message beforehand. His company was still in its expansion phase at bahagi ng trabaho ang overtime. Matagal nang nasanay si Thalia sa ganitong klaseng routine, pero hindi siya masyadong naaapektuhan. After a while, Asher finally arrived, his suit now a little wrinkled from hours of work. He stood at the door for a moment, taking in the silence that filled the house.

Asher said, causing Thorne to nod. “Now let’s move” Asher said as he swiped his card over the card reader and the door opened up allowing then to go through, two mske voices were coming from a distance causing Asher and Thorne to stop in their tracks, “hold on” Asher whispered to Thorne, as they waited for the men to come closer. When they were a foot from them, Thorne took one out with the stun gun and when the other one was about to turn and attack Asher put him in a choke hold, knocking him unconscious.