Maya hastily held Ashton’s hand and muttered some words that even she could not understand. All of a sudden, the two were covered in some kind of veil. Although they were standing right in the middle of the study room, Kelly and his men didn’t see them, in fact, they even passed right through them as if they had become one with air.
Ashton looked at Maya with sparkling eyes. It seemed like he understood what was going on and smiled brightly.
Seems like his uncle Eliphas’s dream has come true. He had wished that Maya could turn out to be a magician or simply a witch.
Maya looked at the smiling Ashton and seemed to have understood what was going on. Although she did not know how she did it, she knew that it was magic. But as for how she did it, she will have to think about it later. Eliphas had also given her a lot of books about witches and magic. He seemed to have anticipated for this day to come by.
Now that Kelly and his men couldn’t see them, it was best for them to hide. They could listen to them and determine what their plan was.
They looked at how Kelly walked around the room touching every piece of furniture in the room with an excited expression.
He went from the coffee table to the sofa at the far end of the room. The sofa was made of animal skin and it was simply too cozy to lie on.
Maya loved to sleep there every time she came to visit Robert.
Theo had even said that no one has ever been allowed to sit on it or get near that sofa because it was the only memory Ashton had of his parents.
He could wipe the chair clean personally each morning before starting any form of work. He could also sometimes sleep there when he was tired or not too busy.
The seat for visitors was on the right hand of the office when one entered. It was also of fine wool but not as exquisite as the one Ashton kept as a memento.
One day after Ashton had brought Maya back to the pack, she had entered the office with Theo and casually sat on that chair. Theo had wanted to warn her but by the time he reacted, Maya had already sat down and she casually played with the fur on it. His heart had skipped a bit and the look of panic had flashed past his eyes when he looked at Ashton.
At that time he hadn’t been sure if Ashton really loved Maya or if he was just attracted to her for a bit. He had expected his alpha to flare up and chase Maya out of the study room or even forbid her from ever going near that chair but none of that had happened.
In fact, what had happened had left him so dumbfounded that his mouth remained wide open for a few minutes.
After Maya sat down, she had been bowed because she could not understand what Ashton and his beta Theo were talking about.
So, her eyelids had become heavy and she had finally nodded off. To Theo’s surprise, not only had Ashton not been unhappy, but he had even taken the thin blanket from his cabinet and covered Maya with it after adjusting her position on the chair so that she could sleep comfortably.
He even asked Theo to lower his voice when he spoke but the moment he had seen Maya frown like she was being disturbed by something he had immediately ordered him to leave.
After Theo had told her all that Maya had felt so embarrassed that she had not gone to the study room for a good number of days and when she went, she would sit on the other sofa.
Ashton had noticed and that had led to Theo earning himself a very dangerous look from his alpha.
Ashton had then told Maya that she could sit on the chair whenever she wanted. She did not have to be polite to him.
Seeing that Kelly was touching the sofa and even shaking it, Maya saw red. She felt that the delicate chair will be destroyed in his hand and she wanted to so badly go over and slap the hell out of him.
Ashton noticed her emotions and gave her hand a squeeze calming Maya down.
After Kelly touched the sofa, he sat on it with a contented smile.
“Hah, brother I wish you were here. Look, I’m casually sitting on the chair that you haven’t allowed anyone to put their butt on for years. I never knew that it was of fine skin and very comfy.
Ha ha ha ha brother Ashton you have no idea what I have planned for you once you are back. But worry since you are my brother I won’t chase you out of the pack as long as you are obedient and serve me well.” Kelly continued in his self-scripted speech.
“I have already taken everything that you care about from you and there is nothing you can do about it. Who told you to be useless and abandon your pack because of a woman? It never crossed my mind that my cold-blooded and ruthless brother will one day be a slave to a woman.
Sigh, I’m very disappointed in you brother. First, you disappointed me when you did not mark me as your beta and now you have disappointed me because of a woman. But don’t blame it on me. I’m only doing what is good for the pack. You don’t fit to be a leader anymore.” Kelly said.
His face was filled with greed as he looked at everything in the room.
It had been a long time since he last entered this study room. He appreciated how his brother knew how to enjoy life and did a mental note that once he was alpha, he will learn from his brother.
Kelly continued to walk around the room touching and admiring everything. How he wished he could be crowned alpha right away.
He went from the sofa to the huge working table. It was hard and made of fine wood. He sat on the chair and tried to be as domineering as Ashton but it was simply too laughable.
Maya almost laughed out loud seeing him act like a clown but she held herself back. She didn’t know if they can hear them.
“Very soon all these will be mine. I have gotten rid of everyone in the villa and after my grandfather appoints me as the new alpha I will move in immediately. I want to take every that belongs to him no matter how small. Even if I don’t like he can’t have it.” Kelly said to his subordinates.
“So make the necessary preparations and start moving my things over as soon as possible. That old man won’t be able to hold on for long.”
“Yes alpha.” The subordinates lowered their head and said submissively.
Kelly was pleased when they called him alpha. He could not help but lick his dry lips contentedly.
“Alpha what are we going to do about the safe?” One of the men asked.
When Maya and Ashton heard the men address Kelly as alpha, they were shocked especially Maya. Ashton had already seen the note thus he was not very shocked. He only found the act disgusting and of utter disgrace.
He already knew that it was Kelly who had betrayed him but seeing it with his own eyes made Ashton’s heart burn with anger.
When he heard Kelly say that he had murdered everyone in the villa, Ashton wanted to rush up and give him a good beating but he knew that it was not yet time to show himself.
He did not know what tramp card Kelly had and the person backing him up from behind the scenes.
He could only swallow his anger and continued to watch.