“Alpha Andrew, please talk some sense into Asher. I didn’t do anything wrong. Everything that I did, was because of how much I love you, Asher. That was the only reason why. You know me, you have known me my whole life. Asher is too emotional about Jade and isn’t making a good decision. Please help me, Alpha Andrew,” Ashley cried out to my father.
“Ashley, you made your own sentence when you plotted against your Luna. You knew she was your Luna and still caused problems for both her and Asher. You committed treason against this pack and with what you did, you deserve more than what you are getting. I think you should be tortured for all the problems that you have caused them. I am not pleased with you trying to play innocent in this Ashley. You have been trying to get a higher rank mate for years now, and you doing that exact thing is what caused the original problem to begin with Ashley. You were flirting with her brothers and trying to get a date with Tyler. You don’t love Asher, you never have, you just want the position” Alpha Andrew tells Ashley.
Ashley pales and backs up from the cell bars. She thought she could talk or flirt her way out of it, but she realized that she wouldn’t be able to do it.
Asher carefully takes the knife dipped in wolfsbane from his father and enters the cell. He walks quickly over to Ashley and stabs her in the heart. It was still a mercy killing. The wolfsbane will work quickly and keep her from trying to heal up. She passes quickly, and it was more than she deserved for all the trouble that she has caused and the pack laws she broke trying to kill the Luna.
I go up to my room to take a shower and get fresh clothes on, even though I wanted to hit the road right now to go see Jade. I didn’t want to show up dirty, especially if I had blood on my clothes. I pack a bag for two days in case she allows me to stay at Dark Moon until Sunday with my brother and sister, and I head out to my car.
Jade’s Perspective
I was so excited about seeing the guys. Dixon told me that they would be back in about 10 minutes. I will be glad to see everyone and make sure that they are ok. I know Tyler said that they were all ok, but until I see them, I still worry. I hope Asher is really ok too. I love him so much, and I know that they said he was ok, but I need to see him and make sure for myself that he is ok. We all gathered for dinner at the table, but Tyler said that they wanted to go grab showers real quick before we ate, so we were all sitting around the table talking as we waited for them to come down, but they were taking like 20 minutes to get ready. I heard the doorbell sound and we all looked at each other, wondering who was at the door. I heard Tyler coming down the stairs calling out that he would go to the door. I heard Tate coming down the stairs behind him, so I guess they knew who it was because they came down together as soon as the doorbell rang. Obviously, whoever it is, is supposed to be here, as they couldn’t even come onto the property without authorization to be here. I am talking to Bree when she looks over and grins and motions her head towards the door, so I turn around and see Tyler and Tate coming back into the room, with Asher walking in behind them. I cannot stop the smile that spreads across my face, and I make a small sound in my throat before I get up and run over to him. I have missed him so much. I have had time to speak to both my mom, Joy and Luna Monica, who both assured me that any man can say something that was right in their head but comes out wrong to us. They also mentioned that I should give Asher a chance, as he does love me and wants to be with me. I am glad to do that as I want the same thing, but I am not just going to jump into his arms without first being positive that he has changed, for good. I have fallen for things before, and I am not so willing to do that again. He is going to have to wait for me to be ready to accept this mate bond with him, and he needs to show me that I matter enough to him to stay on the straight and narrow. I have already decided that I want to wait until we both graduate from school; High School for me, and Alpha Training for him.
I was so excited to see him though and I quickly checked him for injuries. I can’t believe that no one was hurt by doing this. I gave him a hug and then a kiss, which lasted longer than I intended. I was just going to make it a quick kiss, but once our lips met, that was it for me, until I heard a throat clear and my brother Tate says “Um, Asher is not on the menu for dinner tonight, Jade”, making me blush furiously. I bring him to the table, and he sits on the other side of me for dinner.
Asher’s Perspective
Jade is happy to see me. I am happy about it too, as she jumps up and comes over to me. She hugs me and gives me a kiss, voluntarily on her own which makes me super happy, until Tate teases her, and she is embarrassed. We are able to talk at dinner and I feel good about how well the conversation is going. Jade seems like she IS going to give me a chance to show her how much I love her. I know my mom and her mom have had a hand in this, thank the Goddess for both of them for whatever they said to her to give me another shot. I asked Jade if it would be ok for me to stay here as well until Sunday, with everyone else and she was happy about it and us being able to talk. I am both excited and worried about the conversation, I hope she is really going to be giving me a chance and that it’s not going to be an “it’s not you, it’s me” conversation. I have had them, but it was always me on the sending side, not the receiving side, and I feel guilty for how I was to them now. I would have stayed up longer, but we had all had a long day and I was tired.
The next day I hung out with the guys playing football and some new to me game, with frisbees, while the girls swam and then warmed up by laying out in the lounge chairs. I see Calvin occasionally glancing over at Jade and I know he is still frustrated by what he has given up and will be missing out on, and I try to stamp down my anger at him even glancing her way.
“Calvin, I don’t think I properly thanked you for saving Jade from Eric. I did appreciate it and am glad she was warned so she could protect herself when he came for her. If she didn’t have that kind of heads-up, he could have been successful in taking her. So, thank you, I appreciate you putting your neck out to keep her safe, and I am sorry I doubted you” I tell him.
Calvin nods and said “I understand Asher. I did want her, but I couldn’t safely have her, and it really hurt me having to reject her. Just take care of her and treat her well, she deserves it. She is special and I know that any man would love to be in your shoes. I can tell how much she loves you, and I know that she will accept you eventually”.
Tate comes up and grins at us as he puts an arm around each of us and says, “Is this where you two hug it out?” and then walks off laughing.
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