Alpha Asher By Jane Doe

Chapter 213

Chapter 213

I floated suspended in this blissful darkness for what felt like hours. Nothing could touch me here.

Not the weight of exhaustion pulling me down or the agony squeezing at my muscles and bones.

It was a reprieve, but one thing about reprieves is that they never last too long.

At first, it started in small flashes. An explosion of light here and there, a flicker of pain, a whisper of voices just outside my minds reach.

Eventually, those flashes became longer and more drawn out.

The light became blinding, tinted with colors and shapes that moved. Voices took form, names flashing in my memory as I began to recognize them.

Each time I gathered the strength to open my eyes, it was sucked away by some

intangible force. With each sensation that returned, my least favorite was my dry throat.

I couldn’t seem to keep my eyes open for long enough to drink anything, but what I wanted most was some damn blood. A few times I swore I saw the outline of

Asher’s face, always hovering over me, silently protecting me from any and everything.

When I gathered the strength to keep my eyes open for more than a few seconds, the first thing I latched onto was a feminine voice.

It’s high pitch and friendly tone struck my memory at its core and dredged up a familiar name.

Cassidy.

Asher’s voice was thrown into the mix, tight with unease that twisted my empty stomach into knots.

It rumbled miserably, as if it knew I dared to think about it.

“What’s going on?” I asked, but my mouth was so dry it came out as a crusty groan.

Asher was at my side before I could blink, moving so fast it startled me, but I was too weak to react.

His hands roamed my arms, shoulders, and finally, my face.

Each caress of his calloused hands was unbearably soft, bringing on such gentle sparks that my eyelids fluttered, and the darkness reached out with loving hands to suck me back in.

Thankfully, he pulled away before I could pass out again and promptly shoved something small and skinny into my mouth.

Without knowing what it was my throat worked to pull. When the taste of blood hit my tongue, rich and tangy, all thought was lost. I kept going until the winded.

straw sputtered and ran dry, but I wasn’t nearly full.

“What’s going on?” I asked again.

This time my words weren’t garbled nonsense. Cassidy hovered nearby; her shoulders lax with relief.

“What do you remember last?” Asher asked, clasping our hands together.

My heart began to flutter when he pressed my hand to his lips and waited for my response.

A dull ache spread across my forehead as I followed the dwindling breadcrumbs in my memory that led me back to what happened before the darkness held me in it’s grasp.

“Um, I remember going to the safe haven and meeting Tristan’s mother.

I sort of remember using magic to protect the land, but that’s where things get hazy.” I admitted.

“You did, you protected everyone. There’s now a force field over the entire safe haven, but you didn’t stop there.

You fixed all of the damage the witches had done. Every house, every car, the sidewalk …even the streets look brand new.” He exhaled, shoulders stiff and rigid.

There was amazement in his voice, but his expression was pinched.

Those eyes of his I adored so much were shuttered with worry.

“That doesn’t explain why I’m now lying -in bed back at home.”

I pointed out, lazily looking around our bedroom. “Wait a second. I passed out, didn’t I?”

Asher lifted his head, nodding slowly.

You did. You’ve been out of it for four days now.”

My heart just about seized in my chest.

“Four days?!”

and Rowena stop

do anything to wake you up, but Rowena was certain you passed out from

alleviate his grimace. When the crease in between his eyebrows smoothed out, I mustered

everyone is safe, but something else is going on,

remembering the feverish way they spoke to one another before

his lips, but it was Cassidy

worried about his brother,

said lightly, an understanding smile curling at her glossed

from the amount of sunlight streaming through the window and the perfectly creased workout clothes she had on, I assumed

on the floor, the chord of her headphones hanging out

for a leadership position, then pulls this stunt.

in four days?” I frowned, my eyes darting between the two of

shook her head, her blonde

see if I wanted to go to some

gotten back from fighting the witches and

and wanting to

him I wasn’t interested.” She snorted, then placed her hand

off on a bender. Hell, you remember when he

at Asher, her lips tilting in a smirk that made me wonder exactly what Brandon had done all

as amused but managed a slight

I remember.”

off on a weeklong sex- induced bender with this chick and didn’t think to tell any of us

flashing me the same amused

sound like something Brandon would do.”

though to check in and let mom know he wasn’t dead in

my eyebrows inching closer together

a heathen at the best of times, but if there was one thing he cared about

hasn’t called this

sent a text.” Asher

on her hips and shook her head at

could see

tone when she

huge deal of stress lately,

know that sooner or later, he

the week, and then we can

Asher grunted, pinching the bridge of his

phantom throb of his headache rippled across the bond and made my eyebrows

it over her shoulder, waving

out or I’ll be

hard and lost his phone in the toilet again.” She snorted, shaking her head like she was

you’re

I’ll let Chris

she left, but our eyes were

second the front door

was being lifted onto Asher’s lap, enveloped by his warmth and

breath once I was settled against his chest, snaking his arms around my waist, and holding me

my hair and inhaled sharply, I didn’t

this?”

at him through my lashes. ” Are you talking about your

“My brother.”

lost in thought. “I think you should follow your gut. A big

led you wrong yet. So, what’s

long

me that something

his eyes swirling

on his forehead returned, I placed my fingers against it hoping it would disappear. When it

you feel it?” He asked, staring off into the

instead tried to open myself to whatever it was

breeze wafting in through the balcony

the outdoors, of the forest and soil. To anyone else,

was unbridled sunlight streaming through the windows, beautiful if not for

you held your breath for too long and your lungs began

squirming until Asher loosened his hold enough for

of the warriors

pack and Zeke’s are both on lock down. The

grow, and fear quickly followed in its

was going to sit here and stew in it. Not

my growing determination that forced me onto my feet, then it was the fact that my

my hips, hovering in case I toppled

and get some damn answers. Are you in?” I asked him, holding out

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