Alpha Asher By Jane Doe

Read Alpha Asher by Jane Doe Chapter 192

Asher grew still in his seat, chiseled from stone as he stared at Clara with a blank expression on his face. “How do you know this?”

“They probably promised him power in exchange for his help, and like the dumbass he is, he accepted.” Zeke muttered under his breath. “They were probably going to k**l him off once they got what they wanted.”

“Yeah. Me.” I swallowed, glancing at him. “They would’ve used my magic, I’m sure of it.”

“When you two were fighting, he had a witch using magic on you. I sent Mason off to find her, but he didn’t have any luck. Chances are she was being protected and whoever was doing the protecting pulled her out the minute you won, which shouldn’t have happened, by the way.” Clara replied to Asher’s question, leaning back in her chair.

I swallowed the knot of unease in my stomach at the thought of Asher losing. “What do you mean it shouldn’t have happened?”

Clara looked me straight in the eyes and said, “Your mate should be d**d, but he isn’t and I don’t know why.”

“What-” Zeke sputtered, his eyes going wide. “What do you mean he should be d**d? I’ve seen Alpha Bran fight dozens of times, there’s no way he should’ve been able to beat him. There isn’t a single Alpha that can one up Asher. H**l, even I only stand a couple minutes against him before I tap out.”

“The magic that witch was working should’ve weakened him until he couldn’t fight anymore. At that point, I assume Alpha Bran would’ve y’know…ended things.” Clara winced, her eyes flickering to where I sat.

I felt a rumbling in my chest and realized I’d been growling. Both Maya and I hated the thought of that a*****e using magic against an Alpha he challenged himself. Not only was it disrespectful, but cheating like that was grounds for an immediate disqualification. Also commonly referred to as an e*******n.

Clara held up her hands in an act of surrender, “Look, if I had the power, I would’ve stopped the b***h. If Mason had gotten his claws on her, I would’ve zapped her into next week. That being said, the witches magic didn’t work on Asher. If it had, he’d be d**d.”

“No one’s blaming you. Alpha Bran was known for being a coward. I think it’s just a bit shocking he stooped as low as working with the witches.” Mason said quietly, his words directed to Clara.

If I’d been paying more attention to Mason rather than what Clara had said, I would’ve noticed the way his tone softened when he spoke to her and how there was an obvious lack of hostility in his voice that hadn’t been there before.

work on Asher?” I blurted the question out loud, not expecting any sort of

Bran seemed surprised at that

why he looked so d**n shell-shocked?” He chuckled. “I thought it was because Asher

your mate and that’s what kept him safe from Alpha Bran’s witchy ally.” Clara nodded, her tone confident. Clearly, she’d thought this through and after analyzing each and every alternative, the only answer she could come up with is that someone else had protected

Oh.

tilt his head and peer at me curiously. Clara shifted

know any better, you look like you just figured something out.” She said pointedly, tapping one of her manicured nails on the

I cringed at the sound of my own voice, and waited

didn’t know any better, I swore he looked almost…

protection spell on me?”

lip as I fought the urge to look away. A quick glance around the room told me how everyone was feeling, but there was one face I purposefully skipped over. Clara looked at me like she couldn’t tell if I were

skewering me with shards of amber. “When

day he left, I think.” I cleared my throat. “Maybe the

you did the spell?” She asked, her voice oozing with

but Tristan’s brittle laughter

said, his incredulous expression making me want to laugh and apologize all at once. It was the most expression I’d ever seen him display. His eyebrows were lifted and baby blues piercing as they stared me down. His lips were flattened into a thin line, that amplified the harshness of his jaw and cheekbones. “Boy talk, pillow fights, and sappy romance movies, right? You just conveniently left out the witchcraft part. Was it Holly’s idea

well and alive because of it. As far as I’m concerned, it’s a

you what would’ve happened…”

somehow I had the feeling my response was the answer he was looking for. He huffed, “I should’ve figured she’d offer her help. She’s just as much trouble as you

I wanted to.” I

don’t believe you in the slightest. Tell

Rowena knew about the protection spell. At the time, I knew they’d only try to stop me.