CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
ASHER’S POV
The moment I saw Freya leave this pack for the Black Wood Pack, I knew I was going to get summoned by her father before the day comes to an end.
She must have told her father all about Arya and Rowan’s threats, including the fact that everyone is being nice to Astrid.
She is such a cry baby.
I know she has made some very absurd plans with her father as he is going to try to force me to comply with those plans by threatening me and my entire pack, but I’m not scared of him.
Gone are those days when he used to oppress my subjects.
I’m going to make him understand that I am not my father and he can’t toss me around anyhow he pleases. My pack is the largest and strongest pack in the world.
I know the army I have and I know what they are capable of doing. Whatever charm he used on my father will not work on me.
My Beta and I alight from the car and immediately, all the guards standing around bow their heads down and greet almost in unison. I take a few moments to straighten up my overall and then scan the surroundings, and then the guards. I can bet my life that these guys are not happy serving a stranger. They hate Alpha Adolph for what he is doing, but they can’t go against him because of how powerful he claims to be. I’m. going to put an end to this bullshit.
I know I will.
I follow the guard that leads the way into the castle and as we walk in, I can only think of the first day I saw Astrid. She looked so pale and malnourished and it totally broke my heart when I saw how scared she was when she bumped into me.
I swear he is the worst and I will take him down with no mercy.
When we all get into the living room, I see him sitting on his hideous throne, as usual and I can tell from afar that he doesn’t look too good, health wise.
What the hell could be wrong with the big bad wolf?
“You came!” He announces with his hoarse voice and I nod my head and stand still on my spot.
I have no intension of going anywhere close to him. This man breathes wickedness and the last thing I want is to get contaminated.
“As any good son-in-law should” I reply and if he doesn’t notice the sarcasm that’s drooling from that statement, then he is an idiot.
“Good, good” He says smiling.
Idiot!
“So, why did you summond me here on such short notice?” I ask while still standing and he rises from his throne and takes a few steps closer to us.
“Won’t you at least settle down and have a few refreshments, this is your father-in-law’s house after all, you should feel at home”
Well, yeah. Technically, this is my father-in-law’s house, but that father-in-law isn’t him, but the late Alpha Tarlishi whom he killed.
This house rightfully belongs to Alpha Tarlishi and I intend to marry his daughter, Astrid. So yeah, he is right, this is my father-in-law’s house.
I smile and gently shake my head as I stand still on the spot.
“No, thank you. I would like us to have this talk so I can be on my way home. I still have a lot of work to get back to”
“Oh, I see. Well, if you insist then, let’s quickly dive into business” He slumps on a nearby couch and looks up at me. “My daughter, Freya has reported a few things to me about you, your siblings and that slave Astrid and to tell you what? I’m not very pleased. Would you mind explaining to me what exactly is going on over there?”
“The only thing going on at my pack, is your daughter, who is giving everyone a hard time”
“A hard time, as in?”
“She asks my siblings to serve her, despite knowing that they are not supposed to do that. She bullies my servants whenever they come to serve her and she won’t let Astrid live in peace. She is a torn in everyone’s flesh!” I spit angrily and his expression darkens. He sits upright on the couch and leans forward, probably trying to assimilate all what I just told him.
Well, he shouldn’t be surprised, I’m sure he knows very well that his daughter is a spoiled brat!
“I highly doubt that. My daughter is such a sweet and innocent soul. She will never do any of those things you just said”
“Well, maybe you don’t know your daughter all too well!”
“Even if she did do those things, that still doesn’t give anyone the right disrespect or humiliate her. She is a princess and your Luna to be. She is royalty on every level and she has to be respected!” He scolds in fury and I just stand there and look at him like he has lost his damn mind.
I want to tell him.
I badly want to tell him that his daughter is no princess, because he is no king.
That she is not my future Luna because one of these days, I’m going to send her packing from my castle.
That she is no royalty!
I want to tell him everything I think about his daughter, especially the fact that she is my worst nightmare, but I won’t!
For the sake of peace.
There will be a time for that, but not now.
I clear my throat to get rid of the bulge that has formed there due to the anger that I keep suppressing and shove both hands in my trouser pockets. I look at Kane who seems to be holding back a great deal of anger as well.
Anyone who just listened to all that crap would be mad.
I turn back to face the tyrant again and he still has his poker face on and I feel like ramming it into a wall.
I swear I will be the one to kill this man.
“If that’s all you called me here to say, then I best be ok my way. Like I said earlier, I have a lot of unfinished business to attend to at my pack.”
“That’s not the only reason why I called you here, Asher”
“I will be very grateful if you will just go straight to the point” I spit out impatiently.
This atmosphere reeks of vice and I just want to get out of here before I get infected.
“I have been waiting for you to announce the day you and my daughter will get married, but nothing has been announced till now. I am growing impatient, so I have decided to take matters into my own hands. You two will get married on the night of the next full moon, which is next Friday.”
The moment those words hit my ears, a surge of anger stirs up within me and I grit my teeth as I cast him a deadly glance. My fingers ball into a fist and I close my eyes and try to suppress the anger that’s about to explode.
This man is sick.
I swear he is.
What makes him think he can control my life like this?
This is unacceptable. Totally unacceptable!
“Not happening!” I deny flatly and he looks at me with a frown on his face.
“In case I didn’t make myself clear, you have no say in this. You will do as I day!”
“And I say I won’t! I’m the one getting married to your daughter and you will not tell me what to do or when I should do that. I am not going to marry Freya on the night of the full moon and I don’t care what you are going to do about that”
“I will destroy…”
“Save it!” I roar with my Alpha voice, cutting him off in the rudest manner. Right now my eyes have changed to blood red and Kane is ready to take over me anytime I order him to. I need to make this man understand that he doesn’t have my life in his palms.
I need to make him know who is boss!
“I am not my father and you will not oppress me the way you did him. You will not tell me how to live my life, so if you know what’s good for you, stay in your lane, else I’ll mess you up real bad!” I threaten, making sure I look very menacing and when I’m done, I turn to my beta and signal him to follow me outside.
I swear on my life that I saw that man tremble on his feet when I spoke back there.
He is nothing but a scared chicken and going to take him down!
Once we get outside, Kane and I hop into the black G-wagon we came with and he drives us away.
I can’t wait to arrive home and tell my siblings all about this.