Asher
“What the fuck is this?”
I stared at the wedding card for far too long, reading it over and over again to ensure that my eyes were not playing tricks on me.
Kayla Wright… Her name was written on the card in bold and flowy letters.
I could feel the chill that ran down my spine at the words on the wedding card. Suddenly, the fear and pain that had suffocated my chest these past few days intensified. I felt my wolf howl in my head, also feeling my fear, rage, and sadness.
A thousand emotions exploded within me. A cold shiver that had nothing to do with the chilly air wafting through one of the gaps in the windows crept up my spine. I felt my throat burn and my muscles ache but more than that my heart seemed to be on fire. It was as if my brain and my body were at war with each other. And I was the one who was losing the battle.
Robin raised an eyebrow and adjusted his wristband.”I told you not to overreact. I heard the council is remarrying Kayla to the man she was initially supposed to get married to before they got her married to you.” He said quite bluntly and it hurt me. In a split second, everything I had buried deep in my heart came bubbling outside like a volcano.
Immediately the wedding card dropped from my hand and I grabbed Robin by his collar before I could stop myself from reacting to his words. I felt so enraged that I did not know what was right or wrong anymore. The only thing I knew was that I had to release my pent-up frustration.
“What the hell are you saying to me, Robin.” I roared, with my voice crippled with sadness and agony as I stared angrily at him.
His brows rose in confusion. ” I’m not the one you should direct your anger to. It’s the council that is remarrying Kayla and not me.”
It took me a moment for my head to clear and I realized what I was doing. I quickly let go of him and took a step back. His words hurt but they were the bitter truth. I was directing my anger to the wrong person.
I realized how badly I wished this news was only a nightmare that I could wake up from. I kept stalking the floors, vibrating with intense rage and pain. How on earth could this be happening to me?
What was the council thinking? Getting Kayla married to someone else. I was not angry. I was incensed.
Murderous.
I was seething in rage, gritted my teeth, and held my head like it was about to explode, and before I could stop myself I punched hard into the wall making a huge hole and blood started dripping from my fist. Still, that didn’t make the pain and rage I felt go away.
“Asher!” Dami screamed, her eyes shone with tears, and I saw her lower lip tremble.
“No! I would never allow it?” I screamed out
I would never allow that wedding to happen. Kayla belonged to me, and me alone. It was time for the world to know it as well.
“Kayla is about to be married off to someone else and you still don’t think it is time to get back what was rightfully yours. Is it that you enjoy basking in misery and denying yourself happiness? Is it till she carries someone else’s pup that you would pull out from whatever barrier holding you from saving the one your heart truly desires?” Dami asked, her round amber eyes holding mine.
She took only a few steps closer to the table, now separating us. My deep amber regarded her for a long second.
“When are you finally going to admit that you love her? How long would you keep hurting yourself and also hurting Kayla? Are you going to be a weakling and allow the council to get your wife married to someone else?” She placed a hand on the table. Her amber eyes now held tears, and she shut her eyes closed. “Answer me, brother.”
I shook my head and let out a defeated sigh as Dami’s voice echoed in my head, and her words dived through my chest. While I was in dilemma, a hand rested on my shoulder. I looked behind to see my younger brother, Robin looking at me with the same worried lines etched on his face.
“Go get her brother. Even a blind man could see that you are breaking apart without her by your side.” He said, in a low voice.
I placed my hand on his shoulder and squeezed it, “I guess it’s time to pick the best warriors and deploy them all over the council.”
I said and Robin’s eyes looked at me in confusion a bit. “What do you mean brother? Are we preparing for a war?”
I gave him a small smile. “I am going to get my woman back and if any motherfucker stands in the way then I won’t hesitate to slit their throat without any atom of remorse. Kayla is mine and mine alone.”
I said and gently let go of him. Robin nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, and hastily added, “I won’t leave you alone in this, we would fight together and bring back our Luna.”
I gave him a small smile and walked towards Dami. I reached for her hand and gently took it in mine. “You have always wanted me to see the light and bliss in my life that I always wanted to squash. Thank you, sister, for standing with me through this difficult moment.”
She looked at me with a tense face, the corners of her eyes crinkling as her pearly whites flashed a smile at me a second later.
“I am always going to be there for you”
I squeezed her hand once before letting go. “Glad to know. Now, we need to plan on how to invade the council and get Luna back to where she rightfully belongs.”