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CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
ASHER’S POV
I told you guys Freya was going to go tell her father about Astrid’s presence in this pack right?
Now her father has summoned me and I know exactly what he wants to ask me to do, but I’m not going to do it. I’m not going to send Astrid back to that pack so she can become his sex slave. Even the Moon goddess will be disappointed in me if I let that happen.
I’m ready for anything Adolph has to throw at me. I won’t be his puppet. I have every right to stop him from doing what he intends to do and I won’t fail to do so. If he wants a war, he should bring it on, but I’m not going to hand Astrid over to him.
And for that flippant daughter if his, by the time I’m done with her, she will be sorry.
“When your jaw flickers continuously, it means you are seriously pissed off. Who’s the culprit?” Arya asks.
“The famous Freya”
“Not surprising at all. What did she do this time around?” She asks again and I walk over to the wine bar when I pour myself a glass of brandy and sip a bit. I close my eyes and let the brandy sink into my stomach and as it does, the painful lump that had accumulated in my throat as soon as I heard what Freya had said to her father, dissolves.
“You didn’t call us in here to leave on suspense, did you?” Rowan asks slightly annoyed and look at him fiercely.
“I have been summoned to the Black Wood Pack”
“Why?” They both as unanimously.
“Freya told her father about Astrid’s stay here, now he wants to see me”
“She has got such a fat mouth!”
“How the hell did she even know Astrid was here?”
“That still remains a mystery to me, but I don’t care. I’m not sending Astrid back there”
“Of course you won’t! He can do his worst!” Arya fires and I smile.
She’s such a fierce girl and love her.
“So, what are you gonna tell him” That’s Rowan.
“To do his worst. I’m not handing Astrid over to him”
“Are you sure you will be safe over there alone?”
“I won’t be going alone. Besides, he’s only an Alpha by name, not by blood. If we both get into a dual, I will mess him up. He wouldn’t even dare to start a fight with me”
“Still I want to come with you” Rowan insists.
“No, I need you both to stay here and make sure Astrid is alright. She needs our protection” I suggest and Arya cocks her head to side and gives me a suspicious look which I chose to ignore.
I very well know what’s running on her mind.
Evil little witch!
“I’m still curious to know why you are so concerned about Astrid.” She bursts out.
“Isn’t it obvious? She badly needs our help. That tyrant killed her parents and took over her father’s pack as Alpha, he then went ahead to enslave her for the better part of her life and now he wants to turn her into his sex slave. Isn’t that enough reason for me to want to protect her Arya”
“Well, it is… but…”
“No buts! And stop asking silly questions” I cut her off and I start walking out of the office.
“I think he’s catching feelings for her” I overhear her telling Rowan.
“I heard that”
“It was meant for you to hear”
“Where are you off to?”
“The Black Wood Pack. I need to talk with that dimwit of a man. You two make sure Astrid doesn’t try to run away again” I instruct as I finally exit the office.
So many things on my mind right now, but I know I have to start sorting them it by telling Adolph to back off.
Yes, he has to back off.
As I walk into Adolph’s Castle, I reminisce about the first time I was here, that was also the first time Astrid and I met. She bumped into me and fell to the ground.
The surprised look in her yes when I stretched hand about to help her get up took me off guard. Her eyes were so blue(they still are) and her palms were soft as soft as that of a newborn, despite the fact that she must have being doing a lot of chore. She had this very powerful aura floating around her and even before I knew she was the Alpha of that pack, I had felt that she was no ordinary werewolf.
I have never been attracted to anyone the way I’m attracted to Astrid.
Even in the human world, many girls threw themselves at me because I was so hot and extremely smart. Rich too, but never did I feel any spark with them. With Astrid, it’s different. Just her voice alone takes me to the moon and back when ever I hear it and the few times our body have made contact always made my body heat up like an oven.
She entices me.
She makes want to be a better person and I would die before I let any harm come her way.
I feel this very strong connection with her and I wonder if she feels it too.
If she does, then that will make very happy.
“Well well well!” Adolph’s hoarse voice sings as I walk into his living room. He is seated on that hideous throne of his and I roll my eyes in annoyance when he smiles at me.
His brown, irregular teeth make me want to puke. His breath always sticks of alcohol and I wonder if he ever does anything useful with his time like brush his teeth.
Such a waste of space on this earth!
“You have arrived”
“Yes I have”
“Make yourself comfortable” He offers and I nod and make sure to take the seat furthest from the throne he is sitting on. The last thing I want to inhale for the next hour is his stinking breath. I might pass out.
“I’m guessing Freya passed my message to you”
“Yes, she did”
“Good, so did you come with her?” He asks giving me an intense look and I look at him with a faked surprised expression plastered on my face.
“Come with who?” I ask feigning a surprised look.
“Astrid of course”
“Oh… yeah. Astrid” I stop talking and look at him. The anxious look in his eyes irks me to the brim. I feel like ripping his balls off this minute.
Such a pervert!
He’s anxious to see Astrid because he knows what he wants to do with her, but I’m here to burst his bubble and I’m m not sorry about it!
“So… is she here?” He asks yet again.
“No, I did not come with her”
“What?” He asks in anger as he jerks up from his throne and casts a murderous look in my direction.
I am not the least frightened.
“What do you mean by that?”
“It means Astrid is still my pack and she is there to stay.”
“How dare you!” He snares in anger, his wide nostrils floating like drapes that have been swung by a powerful breeze. He balls his fists by his side as takes swift steps with his short legs over to me. I calmly rise up from my chair and when I stand up straight, I look at him down like he’s some dwarf.
A short fat dwarf.
“Got a problem with that?” I ask daringly.
“You are teasing my patience, young man!” He warns.
“And you disgust me, old man. You want Astrid to come over here so you can turn her to your sex slave, don’t you? Don’t you have any shame?”
“Is that what the slave told you?”
“Isn’t it true?”
“You have totally lost it if you believe that story”
“I believe the story, but I haven’t lost my mind. You are the one who has if you think that I will let Astrid come back here”
“You are staring a fire you won’t be able to put out Boy! You have no idea what I’m capable of doing”
“I am very much informed of your capabilities, your reputation as a whole and I’m not scared of it”
“I am Alpha Adolph and I get rid of anyone who defies my others, regardless of who they are”
“There’s only one Alpha in standing in this living room old man, and that Alpha is no one else, but me! You are nothing but a treacherous beta who stole power from his Alpha by means I do not care to know about. You are an imposter and you don’t stand a chance against me” I challenge and I can see him fuming in anger.
He wants to pounce on me right now and tear me apart but he knows better but to try to do that, because that will be the end of him.
“Asher!” He calls and I can he is trying very hard to tame his anger and calm down.
“My daughter made me promise that I won’t take any rash decisions. She loves you and I’m ready to forgive you and let propulsive behavior of yours go unpunished. Just hand over Astrid to me”
“Never!”
“Do you have any idea who I am?”
“Yes, I very well know who you are and you make me sick. If you think you are the only one who can throw threats, you are wrong. I have your daughter in my pack and it will take just mind link for me to get Alpha siblings to finish her off. So if you love your precious daughter and wants her to live the happy life she wants, then you will drop this issue of me sending Astrid back here”
“You’ve lost it, you have totally lost you mind. What makes you think you can blackmail me?”
“I already did. If you want your daughter to stay alive and happy, you will forget about Astrid, if not, I will kill your daughter and still keep Astrid. I will be ready for any war to wage against me.” I threaten I can see his Adam’s apple rise and fall as he swallows dryly.
I hit him at the right spot.
“You are going to regret this” He finally spits out after a long moment of silence.
“You are not going to regret making this decision” I say with a smile as I majestically walk out of the living room.
I know this doesn’t end here. I’m going to stay alert for any potential attacks from him. The most important thing is that Astrid is going to have a peaceful life in my pack.
Now that it’s settled, it was about time I start thinking of ways to kick Freya out of my life.
There is no way I’m marrying her.