“I’m sorry darling, I failed you.” Maya lowered her head guilty. If not for her spell, they would not have landed in this dammed place and Ashton would not have been able to witness his defeat.
He would not have been able to see his brother betray him right in front of his eyes. Although he already knew everything, it was a different thing when he had to experience it firsthand.
If she had known that she could perform magic and cast spells, she would have learned all kinds of tricks so that they would not be in their current predicament.
“What are you sorry about honey? How have you failed me?” Ashton asked as he motioned Maya to go over with his hand.
Maya walked over and immediately threw herself in his arms. She hugged him as she recounted what had happened since Ashton fell unconscious and how they found themselves here. It was then did Ashton know where they were.
But he was surprised as to why Andrew did not let him be taken to his room. This was like their family. Before Ashton moved out to stay on his own, he had lived in this villa as long as he could remember.
“Silly!” Ashton said as he pinched her chin lovingly after hearing her recount the events that had transpired. “How is that even your fault? How could you blame yourself when you have just saved my life again?” Ashton said, hugging Maya affectionately like she was his most precious doll.
“Did you hear them just now?” Maya asked.
“Yeah, I just heard them. But honey none of this is your fault. I am pretty sure you did not want this to happen, but perhaps there is a reason why it happened the way it did.” Ashton consoled.
Although he was feeling hurt for being betrayed by his own pack and even by his grandfather, he was not about to let that define who he was. He knew the extent of his abilities and if someone thought that by taking over his title and his hard-earned efforts over the years would make him break down, they have really wasted their efforts.
Since Kelly thought that the pack was his weakness and that he could not bear to let go, then he will let him have it. As long as he still had breath in him, he will find a new pack and will still be the alpha.
To him, the only thing that he could not bear to lose was the little woman in his arms. For her, he would not hesitate to fight with the whole pack even with his last breath.
“Are you feeling alright?” Maya asked after seeing that Ashton had been quiet for some time now.
“I am okay honey. I am just surprised at how stupid some people could be.”
“Why do you say so?” Maya asked. She knew that although Ashton acted like he did not care, the pack held a special meaning to him and he could not just let go. She knew that deep down; he must be hurting after all his own people had plotted against him behind his back and they had even taken everything he held dear in his heart for themselves.
“I always remember my father’s last words to me to this day,” Ashton stated.
“What did your father tell you?” Maya asked with interest. Ashton had never openly talked about his parents and Maya did not always inquire about it because she felt that it was Ashton’s privacy. Whether he wanted to tell her or not was his own choice.
“After grandfather found out that my parents had kept you alive, he immediately ordered them to be exiled. I was young at that moment and there was nothing I could do to save my parents. I watched as they were dragged away by my grandfather’s men but I couldn’t do a thing.”
“But my father told me that I was born an alpha and no matter what I will always be an alpha. He said that I was the perfect gift the moon goddess had blessed them with.” Ashton said.
“He said that people will try to take everything from me and even turn everyone against me and anyone who ever believed in me will look down on me. But one thing that people will never be able to take away from me even if they broke me is the power within me. I was born to be an alpha and that will never change whether I have a pack or not.”
“Your father was very right,” Maya said. “You are one of the greatest leaders and one of the most powerful alphas the world has ever had. From the very first time I saw you, I knew that you were meant for greatness. You were born to achieve great things that will leave every man hitting their head in frustration.”
“You are at the top of your game and no matter what people do or say, you will always be the best.”
“Honey, are you by any chance professing your love for me?” Ashton asked with a teasing smile. He was so touched that he felt like crying. But those tears instead turned into happy smiles. He could not comprehend how happy he felt. When his father told him those words in the past, he did not feel as emotional as he does right now. He was glad that he found himself a Luna who believes in him.
Although he had been feeling slightly hurt, that was now gone as he thought about how he had a lovely queen by his side. He was now glad that he followed his own heart and decided to find the cure for his mate. As long she was by his side and he could see that smile, he felt that all was worth it even if he did not have a pack anymore.
“I think this might very good for us.” Ashton suddenly changed the topic.
“Why?”
“I am not an alpha anymore. I don’t have to worry about the pack or about the enemies attacking my pack nor do I have to feel responsible for anyone. We can start life over just like normal people. We could even go to the city and live just like anybody else. A simple and normal life just like humans.” Ashton said.
“There is no way that is happening.” Maya immediately refused his suggestion.
“Don’t you think that it is a good idea? Just the two of us. We can start a small business and be just like normal couples, have children and accompany each other until old age.”
“Babe, you can stop your fantasies right now. First, you are born to be the alpha, there is no way I am letting you give up on that dream. Second, we are not normal people and we won’t start to pretend that we are one. What if one day I wolfed out and then scared the people of the city out of their minds, won’t I be skinned alive by them.”
“You were meant for greatness and that is what I am going to help you achieve. Your father believed in you to make the world a better place and so do I. we are going to build our own empire, but not in the city, but right here in our world where we belong.”
“Honey, I find myself loving you more and more,” Ashton said. He hugged Maya by the neck and delivered a hot kiss on her warm and extremely soft lips that he loved so much.
Maya felt her mind floating in the sea of passion as her body heat up. She felt herself losing all senses in their wild kiss.
Ashton kissed her over and over again before he unwillingly let go.