Chapter 60
Ashton’s POV
“I promise, you’re gonna enjoy riding the bike, alpha,” Dane says when he comes into my office as I am about to retire from work for the day.
I glare at him and scoff. Dane sure as hell knows how much I hate riding on bikes.
The thing nearly caused me amnesia years ago but I thankfully survived it.
“Dane, don’t pretend you don’t how much I despise bikes. Have you forgotten what happened years ago?” I ask him, stuffing the paperwork into my portfolio.
I remember that night vividly, when we embarked on a race in the pack, wanting to test our capacity.
I
Dane grumbles, inching close to my side. From the office window, I can tell it’s already dusk and I have Cronus’s birthday party to attend.
“I know but you pulled through. That shows just how strong you’re, alpha.”
A thought comes to my mind and I pause what I’m doing and give Dane a clear once–over.
“What exactly do you want to do with my car, young man?”
Dane’s eyes go saucer–wide, knowing I’ve gotten an inkling of what he’s doing.
Dane can’t just barge into my office and offer me to use his bike without wanting something in exchange.
Caught red–handed, he awkwardly scratches the back of his head.
Look, alpha. I’ll be going back to the camp briefly…” He trails off and I nod my head, encouraging him to
ontinue.
Go on…“I tell him, waiting expectantly.
epouts then. “Figured a new brothel miles away from here, alpha…”
d’in
malready shaking my head in obvious disapproval as Dane rattles.
tumors have it that beautiful chicks–omegas are there, alpha. I can’t go back to the camp without a good
gasm. You know the women there are off limits.”
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I nearly laugh at the scrunched look on his face. “Your fists can always come in handy, “I tell him, meaning
“Yet, it can never be compared to the real deal, alpha. I want some good fuck”
Not to He, the way he’s saying that entices my cock to life and I’m forced to remember the night I had her Josie.
I
I shake my head inwardly. Looking at Dane, I know I need to get rid of this man, or else he’ll influence my hard-
on mare
Dipping my hand in my drawer, I bring out the car key and hand it to him..
“Better treat that car like a baby,” I order.
A smile ghosts over Dane’s face as he salutes me. Then. “Aye, aye, alpha.” He chirps and I laugh lightly.
From my periphery, I watch him leave, happily. His bike’s key stares back at me on the table.
Thank goddess, I’m not wearing a suit, if not it’ll be awkward driving a bike while in a suit.
I grab the keys and pad my way outside the hallway and to the curb where Dane had parked the bike.
I can see the rest of my workers interested in the party taking their leave from the hospital.
Clasping the helmet on my head, I straddle the bike and bring the engine alive. The bike roars and kicks off down the buzzing road.
Midway through the ride, I find myself enjoying it, welcoming the bliss with open arms.
In record time, I arrive at the pub–Mars Pub, the neon sign reads, and I kill the bike’s engine, removing the.
helmet.
Flexing my corded arms quickly, I started for the entrance.
Immediately I’m inside, the lights go off and I feel the trembling hands clutching mine in the overwhelming
darkness.
Following that contact is the shrilly, frightened voice muttering in a frantic manner.
“Please…please…please… the voice is so hoarse I can barely hear the person. Only my hearing abilities helped in hearing the voice a bit. “Don’t leave me, please.”
The person says. The shaking of the person’s body informs me how scared they’re.
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On autopilot, I tighten my grip on the person’s hand as my lycan rears its head. My numbed senses don’t let me perceive the person’s scents.
However, as I feel the texture of the hand, I know right then and there…
It’s a woman.
Out of instinct, I growl. “I won’t leave you. I’ll never leave you. Not at all.”
The woman whimpers as I flush her into my arms. My lycan takes a predatory swirl and before I can stop it, I’m already filling the person’s scent with mine, showing my willingness to protect her.
Josie’s POV.
My mind is jumbled, my body is panicking as I hold onto the man. I can’t think, I can’t scent him. I don’t
know him.
All that I can smell is my fear. All I can feel is the shots of tremors.
By the sky, this hasn’t happened to me before. But here I am…suffering from a panic attack as my mind bombards me with images of the dungeon.
The way the guards dragged me away.
“I didn’t do it.” The words come out of my mouth in shrilly whispers.
I heard the stranger I was holding onto promise not to leave me and flush me into his arms.
With force, I remember how the man I called father clasped the Silver collar on my neck.
It’s scary. Goosebumps take sudden residence on my body.
The summoning howls….
The members of the pack…
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The guillotine………
The death sentence…
Funcharacteristically break into sobs in the stranger’s arms as he soothes me, telling me he’s here.
Is he?
The fear I felt, the panic, all ebbed when I felt the man fingering my hair.
I
I hold him tight, refusing to let go. Then warmth starts to flow inside me again.
My senses
which flew from me in the moment of panic– return. I sigh in contentment and still hold the man. Every flex of his fingers into my hair makes me feel the ripple of his muscles.
I bury my face into his neck, savoring the moment of peace…
The echo of voices slowly becomes clear.
Behind my closed eyelids, I feel the overhead lights come back with force and I slam my eyes open.
I make a move, wanting to disentangle myself from the man’s arms.
Just as I do that, my face comes a hairsbreadth away from his and our eyes clash..
Titanium gray eyes bury into mine.
The instant my brain processes the familiarity of the eyes, I spring into action.
“Josie, easy.” Ashton’s voice rains into my ears. “You…” He stutters, looking as shocked as I am.
It was him?
Oh, goddess! I cry inwardly as humiliation drenches me.
My heart thumps with a brute force and my lungs grow too tight to allow in some sir.
We both stand there, reeling in the awkwardness of what happened seconds ago.
“……“I try it speak but it’s difficult.
What have done? What was thinking burying my body into Ashton’s?
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The low murmur coming from behind me saves me from a long explanation I can’t give
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turn to watch as well as Ashton and to my shocked horror everyone in the pub is staring at Ashton and N
Murmurs break out as they take us in. Ashton then me.
Oh goddess, what have I done? I scream to myself, feeling shame. Total shame.
The feeling heightens when my eyes land on Sandra’s, sitting just beside one of Cronus’s friends
Others‘ gaze holds hints of curiosity and awe but Sandra’s way too dark, screaming hatred.
“Ahem!” Ashton clears his throat and shoulder passes me to walk in their midst.
“The power outage was a crazy one.” He says and Cronus chimes in.
“Man, the shit made me nearly pee on my pants.”
The joke eases the tense atmosphere and everyone laughs. I take that moment to slink back into my seat
Cronus makes a space for Ashton to sit.
Swallow, knowing he can see me directly from here.
Cronus manages to keep everyone engaged with his clattering. Just like before, we all laugh uncontrollably as h tells us about his first awkward experience as a doctor.
I feel calm that period, enjoying the company of others and pushing thoughts about how Ashton’s arms held m protectively minutes ago.
An hour passes and Cronus informs us the servers will bring in the cake. With a flick of his fingers, the serving comes in with the four–step cake and other pastries and drinks.
Ashton takes the lead, saying something about how prissy and exuberant Cronus is.
We all clap for the birthday guy as he blushes.
Then after we sing a birthday song for him and he cuts the cake.
We clap for him,
cheering him. Ms. Thom and Sandra serve the cake around.
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I can’t help noticing how Sandra is swimming around Ashton.
Immediately after she finishes serving the cake, she takes a seat beside Ashton, trying to engage him in a discussion.
“Ms. Rose, you want more?” Ms. Thorn’s voice snaps me from my sulking mood,
I turn to the woman and see her holding up a drink.
“Yeah, I don’t mind,” I say and she hands me the bottle.
I finish the drink in two gulps and request for another.
“Are you aware this has alcohol?” One of the junior doctors‘ words echoes in my ear.
Turning, I smile at him and nod. “Yeah, but I don’t mind letting loose for one night, ya know?”
“Of course, of course.” He mutters, jolting his head where his attention is needed.
I take more bottles, drinking as everyone’s doing the same.
Oh, this is such a bliss…I think to myself, staring at the pretty bottle sitting between my fingers.
It helps me to ditch all the angry stares Sandra throws my way.
Who cares what she does? Clearly not me. I laugh in my head and I hear my wolf scoff.
I could feel those gray eyes burning tracks on my body but I didn’t mind.
“Time for a little fun activity!” Cronus hollers and we all clap. “Where are our best singers!?” He asks.
Sandra raises her hands along with others too.
Then head to the stage. Sandra goes in first, taking charge of the microphone.
They put on music by Doja Cat as Sandra had chosen.
“Um…everyone…I just wanna say this music is dedicated to someone close to my
Saying that she pins her eyes‘ in Ashton’s direction.
My wolf puckers up quickly, she shakes her body and sighs in irritation.
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“I hate her. She’s lusting after our matel
Me too, I hate her a bunch. I mutter, biting my lower lips in anger.
“Her voice isn’t that good.” I don’t know when the words slip from my lips and I quickly slam my hands over my mouth.
“What did you say, Ms. Rose?” Ms. Thorn asks, tilting close to me.
“Oh, nothing.” I offer, smiling cheekily.
Ms. Thorn focuses back on the singers and I find out at that moment that…Sandra has stopped singing.
The others go in too, singing as we all cheer them.
Cronus takes the stage after, singing in a tenor voice.
“I’ll go next.”
Chills break out on my skin when Ashton’s voice carries through the air and into my ears.
“Wow….” Everyone claps, watching as Ashton’s body dominates the stage.
He looks over at us but his eyes homes in on me as he clasps the microphone.
“This…song is for a special someone.” He says, throwing gazes my way.
And the minute the first lyric leaves his lips I remember the song.
My favorite lone–time song back the Old Pack.
The one I always sing when I’m under the pine tree.
As Ashton begins singing the song tears sting my eyes and my heart rumbles, in want, desire, need.
I always sing that because
I crave him. Because I crave my stepbrother. My crush.
But how did he know that? How did he find out about it?
I’m always alone whenever I sing them..
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Does that
t meals. Ashton has been keeping tabs on me from way back.
Thinking that, i look in his eyes and my heart quiver as I recognize the look in his eyes.
He knew all about it, all about me……..
TRUC
