Kayla
I watched as he got into the carriage again with Robin beside him and the coachman drove off.
Sigh! It was about to be a very long night.
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It was past noon the next day and I was becoming anxious. My face was laced with worry, and I felt a pang in my heart.
Asher was supposed to be home already. Even the servants and the warriors said that he usually comes back before noon.
What then was wrong? Could it be that he was attacked by rogues on his back?
Dammit! I was losing my mind with the scary thoughts that kept popping up in my head. I should have gone with him, that way I wouldn’t have been this tense. I looked at the sky and sent a silent prayer to the moon goddess, “Please let him be safe”
My mind had been too clouded and my thoughts too muddled to think clearly.
Sigh! I needed something to keep me busy, something that would temporarily take my mind off him.
Just as I was about to reach for the door handle, there was a loud bang on the door. My heart fluttered, I pulled the door open thinking it was Asher but I was disappointed and the person standing in front of me was the last person I wanted to see at the moment. Shock and confusion were apparent on my face. Why was she here, when she knew that Asher was not in the castle?
She narrowed her eyes at me and there was a distinct twinkle in her eyes as if she was trying to goad me. Elena was looking around with an amused smile as she asked “It looks like Asher didn’t tell you of his plan”
“Tell me what? What plan are you talking about?” I asked her with a pointed look.
” Asher had decided to share you with another. That’s why he isn’t home yet. He wanted everything to be done before coming back.” She cackled like a hyena.
My eyes went wide with terror and a chill ran down my spine at those words. My heartbeat had grown so loud and erratic that everything that she said next got drowned in the noise that echoed in my ears.
No, Asher could not possibly do such a thing. Not after the way he had kissed me yesterday and also with that look on his face.
Something didn’t seem right, Elena could be a desperate psycho but this move of hers was beyond me, and the earlier I put an end to this nonsense, the better for everyone.
I spat at her and said venomously “Get out of my chamber, you lying bitch, Asher would never do such a thing.”
” Not so fast, girl. I am sick and tired of the way you think highly of yourself.” She snarled. “Hades, she’s all yours, you can have her in whatever position you want.”
My eyes widened as a tall, muscular man with a goatee and a scary-looking face entered the chamber. He looked at me with a sleazy grin and his eyes were fixated on my cleavage.
I would have slapped him but I had no idea who he was. Hence, despite my boiling temper, I tried acting with caution.
” Who are you and what are you doing in my chamber?” I asked as I looked from Hades to Elena.
” Oh, your voice is also as sweet as your pretty little face. My name is Hades and I am here to warm you up.” He gloated, his chest puffing out pridefully as his eyes dipped again to my breasts and he licked his dry lips suggestively.
“If you dare speak one word against me or take a step towards me, I will claw your ribs out” I was reeling due to the rage boiling inside me but instead of my threats to scare him away rather it looked like it only turned him on.
Thus he looked at me with that same sneer and took a step forward,
” Quite strong are you? Let me see your strength?”
The moment he said that his hand was around me and he pulled me toward him, making me collide hard with him. He threw me on his shoulder as I tried hard to get away but he maintained a firm grip on me. His hand stayed clamped on my waist and the other gripped both my knees together, not allowing me to kick him and free myself. The only free part of my body was my upper body so I screamed and began clawing at his back. I raked my nails through the fabric of his clothes that finally ripped apart and I dug my nails into his skin, as deep as I could.
“What do you think you are doing? Do you think Asher will let you live?”
I tried to scream at him to make him stop and put me down but he was having none of it. Instead, he brought his nose near my ass and took a long whiff, making me give a disgusting shudder.
I couldn’t waste time being scared or crying. So, I clawed hard at his back to attempt to free myself. He gave a hiss and his grip on my thigh tightened. I fought a sickening feeling in my stomach when his sleazy hands slapped my thigh.
” Damn, you bitch. The sooner you obey me, the easier I will go on your pretty little ass.”
He snarled as he threw me onto the bed with his body on top of mine. He took my chin in his hand, his foul breath fanning my face. Before I could free myself from his body, a loud menacing growl tore through the chamber in a seismic strain and shook the walls like an earthquake.
My eyes immediately snapped to the source of the sound and they fell on Asher at the door, his eyes glowing a darker shade of crimson red and deadlier with a striking rage. He was vibrating with so much rage. His aura was dark and murderous. His face was contorted in fury as his gaze traveled to Hades.