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CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
ASHER’S POV
I don’t know if it was a deliberate act, but Astrid didn’t open her door last night when I went to apologize. I knocked for a whole lot of minutes, but she didn’t respond. I was left with no choice but to leave with a very heavy heart. I didn’t even sleep in the bedroom Freya and I share, not even in my own bedroom, but in one of the guest rooms.
I really did want to talk to her. The thought of her going to bed with a heavy heart irked me a great deal and I didn’t like it, but there was nothing I could do
When I returned to my bedroom this morning, Freya tried bringing up an issue, but I did my best to avoid her. I played deaf and dumb the entire time and that annoyed her, but I cared less..
I don’t like her and I really don’t care if she is having a hard time here.
On the contrary, she is the one giving everyone a hard time here.
I glance at my wrist watch for a brief second and the time reads eight am. Rowan and Astrid must be out training by now. This is the perfect time for me to go and talk to her.
I know she is mad at me and that is all the more reason why I should go talk with her. For the sake of my sanity as well.
As I arrive at the field, from a distance, I can see Astrid and Rowan training hard.
If there’s one thing I’m thankful for, it is the fact that I have such an awesome brother as Rowan.
I swear he would’ve made a way better Alpha than me.
Maybe one day when everything is alright, Astrid and will go back to the human world while he stays here and rules.
He is the most determined young man I know. He knows how to set his priorities, his expectations and live up to them. I admire him alot and he has no idea how much I look up to him in this pack.
If something goes wrong, he is the first person I’m gonna turn to and his advice is what I will take.
And last but not the least, I love him to bits!
“Look who is here!” He announces loudly as I approach them. The other females want to bow to me but I signal them to ride on with their training and they do just that.
I stop before Astrid and Rowan and I can see the expression on Astrid’s face change, but she bows her head down in respect.
“Good morning Alpha Asher” She greets calmly and the sound of her voice causes blood to sing in my veins. A wave of excitement explodes within me and before I can realize myself, I gently hold her hand and pull her out of the crowd.
I take her to the same dressing room we had fought in yesterday and she doesn’t try to resist or set herself free from my hold.
In the room, I gently let go of her hand against my will.
If it were left to me, I would hold her hand in mine for the rest of the day. I love the way her soft, delicate wrists feel wrapped in my big palms. Her entire body emits this very magical warmth that always sets me on the edge.
I don’t know what is wrong. I don’t want to say obsessed with her because that will sound so wrong on many terms, but I do know that I am very attracted to her.
I do know that what I feel for her is love.
I do know that I need her in my life!
“Astrid” I call calmly, quietly and she gently raises her head up. Our eyes lock into each other’s and the beauty and charm that radiates from hers almost knocks me off my balance.
All the hair on my body stands erect and my heart starts hammering in my chest. The breath coming out from my nostrils are as hot as steam and I can feel my head actually itching.
Yes, she does these things to me. I don’t know why, but as the days go by, the feelings only get stronger and I can hardly help it.
What is going on with me?
“Yes, Alpha Asher”
“We had a bit of a misunderstanding yesterday. I was mean and unreasonable, I said things I was supposed to say, I used a harsh tone on you and I had no right to. I made you cry and that broke my heart. I just want to say…” I take two steps forward, without breaking out eye contact and take her hands in mine. “I just want to tell you that I’m sorry. I’m sorry for being an insensitive jerkto you yesterday. I had no right to act that way towards you” I apologize from the depth of my heart and she just stands there, looking at me like I have lost my mind.
The expression on her face is totally blank and it’s hard to tell if she is going to accept the apology or not
“Alpha Asher” she finally says “You really didn’t have to apologize. I was the one who wronged you. I raised my voice at you and that was wrong, you are an Alpha and I had no right to do so to you. I’m sorry.” She explains and I stay glued to the spot.
What the hell is she even talking about?
Anyway, I wouldn’t want us to play the “No it’s not your fault, it’s my fault” game here, so I’m just going to let things be. The most important thing is that I have apologized to her and she seems cool, so that’s it.
“I understand why you did that, Astrid. Now, let’s let bygones be bygones.”
“Yeah, let bygones be bygones” She smiles and her prominent dimples don’t go unnoticed. Awkward silence fills the entire room and I just take that to one to look at her. I look down at her long slim legs, they are so perfect. The moon goddess did take her time when creating her.
I can see her playing with her fingers and I can tell that she is shy from the way her eyes are glued to the floor. I smile and inch closer to her, completely closing the gap between us.
I gently stretch my hand forward and touch her beautiful black hair. She looks up at me and our eyes lock again but this time around, I don’t have time to drown myself in them. I want to admire her hair. I raise a chunk of it with my fingers and gently put it behind her ear so I can see more of her beautiful face.
“Alpha Asher, I have to get back to practice” She reminds me and I smile.
“I know. Just a second more. I want to see more of you before leaving”
“Hmm?” She asks, slightly poking her head forward, definitely confused by my response. I ignore her perplexed state and bring my lips closer to her forehead and plant a soft kiss on it and then on her hair that smells like strawberries.
When I release her, I can see her face has turned beetroot.
She’s blushing.
I just made her blush!
“Alpha, what was that for?”
“I don’t know. I just…” A crazy idea pops into my mind and I smile evilly. “Come with me” I lead the way out of the room to the training ground, where I meet Rowan training the other females.
“Alpha Asher, what’s going on?” Astrid asks when I take off my overall and throw to the ground.
I notice that the entire entire field has gone silent, which is odd because it was very loud just a while ago. When I turn around, I see pairs of eyes, filled with curiosity, staring at me like I have gone crazy, including Rowan’s.
I just ignore them and ride on with what I’m doing.
“I would like to see if you have been taking your training seriously, let’s go for a run, maybe have a gentle duel in the woods. How does that sound?”
“Scary!” She swallows dryly. “That sounds scary, I don’t think I’m ready for that yet”
“Yes you are, I know you are. An Alpha is always ready for anything.” I turn around and hop in the air and as I land on the ground, I land on my paws, my clothes shred completely into pieces and everyone awes at the sight of my big grey wolf, Kane.
I take proud steps towards Astrid and nudge my mane on her legs, urging her to do the same.
She takes a step backward and flies in the air and as she touches the ground, she does so with all four paws and the sight of her White Alpha wolf blows my mind away.
Kane lets out a loud howl as he strides towards her.
She has got such a beautiful wolf and I Kane can’t wait to touch her fur. But we are going to do that somewhere more private. Kane takes on his heels into the woods and Astrid does the same.
As we both run in the woods, I mindlink Rowan to get us some clothes we can change into when we get back because we just destroyed the ones we had on.
When I get to the stream, I stop by it and Astrid does the same. I turn to look at her. I swear I love what I’m seeing. Her all-white fur is glowing. Her wolf is mighty, not as mine though, but it is mighty and looks intimidating.
She is one badass Alpha wolf.
I take slow, calculated steps towards her and she stays still on the spot. When I’m close, I take her off guard by flying on her body in an attempt to attack and bite her muzzle and her defense since reflexes amazes me. Raising both forelimbs up in a quick leap, she gets a hold of my mane and flings me to the other side of the woods. I land on both hooves and maintain a rigid posture. Astrid’s wolf starts snarling and baring her teeth as she takes dangerous steps towards me. I don’t bulge. I stand still and wait for her to get close and when she does, she starts making a circular motion, while still snarling and wiggling her furry tail.
Her eyes have turned blood red, but that only makes her cuter.
I make another attack at her and this time I manage to take her off guard. She fights me off with all her might, but she doesn’t have enough energy to push me off her. When I see that she is having a hard time, I release her neck, but she uses that as an opportunity to flip me to the grown below her and pin my neck to the ground with her forelimb.
She lets out a mischievous howl and I purr in defeat.
Smart ass!
Cheater!
We both spend half of the day in the woods, making attacks at each other, playing silly games and overall, I’m impressed by all that she has learned so far.
She is extremely fast and can very well defend herself against anyone.
Rowan did a good job training her and I’m proud of him.
When Astrid and I have our kids, he will be their personal coach.