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?!”

had Cordelia and Rowena

Rowena was

his hand, hoping to alleviate his grimace. When the crease in between his eyebrows smoothed out, I mustered up a

safe, but something else

feverish way they spoke to one another before I managed to wake up

but it

worried about his brother, even though there’s no

an understanding smile

streaming through the window and the perfectly creased workout clothes she had on, I assumed

the chord of her headphones

leadership position, then pulls this stunt. It doesn’t

Brandon in four days?” I frowned, my

head, her blonde

by to see if I

fighting the

and wanting to get drunk, but

I wasn’t interested.” She snorted, then placed her hand on Asher’s

your brother. This isn’t the first time he’s gone off on a bender. Hell, you remember when

that made me wonder exactly what Brandon had

as amused but

remember.” He

this chick and didn’t think to tell any of us

the same amused look she’d

like something Brandon

to check in

eyebrows inching closer together and

there was one thing he cared about

this

even sent a text.”

on her hips

his life if he could see the two

giggled, softening her tone when

“Look, I know you’ve been under a huge deal of

you know that sooner or later, he always

the rest of the week, and then we

Asher grunted, pinching the bridge of his

throb of his headache rippled across the bond and made my

slung it over her

out or I’ll be late

and lost his phone in the toilet again.” She snorted,

you’re

a bore without you, but I’ll let Chris

as she

front

Asher’s lap, enveloped

settled against his chest, snaking his arms around

his nose in my hair and inhaled sharply,

you think about this?” Asher murmured against

peered up at him through my lashes. ” Are you talking

“My brother.”

follow your gut. A big part of being

wrong yet.

few long

me that something

gold began to fill his eyes swirling like they were suspended in

placed my fingers against it hoping it would disappear.

feel it?” He asked, staring off into the distance, eyes

instead tried to

breeze wafting in through the balcony doors was warm, almost

of the forest and soil. To anyone else, it would’ve been

unbridled sunlight streaming through the windows, beautiful if not for the tightness in

when you held your breath for too long and your lungs began

until Asher loosened his hold enough for

the

are both on lock down. The only ones going in or out are

to grow, and fear quickly followed in its

was no way I was going to sit here and stew in it. Not

feet,

kept his hands on my hips,

to go and get some

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