Alpha Asher By Jane Doe

Chapter 9

The others were quick to respond as one of our own had been found.

I couldn’t peel my eyes away from Katie’s glassy stare, even when Mason’s gentle hand turned me from her body.

We had shifted into human form after alerting the others, pulling on a t-shirt and a pair of sweatpants that were stashed in the forest.

“Don’t look at her, Lola.” Mason murmured, his typical care-free expression was absent from his face.

“Could a wolf have done this?” Maya mused in my head.

I shook my head in response, “It’s possible. It takes incredible skill to cover your scent like that.”

I could feel my heart hammering in my chest, and the cool night time breeze felt sharp against my skin.

As awful as it sounds, I had grown used to blocking things from my mind. While Katie’s glassy stare would surely haunt my dreams, I pushed the image from my conscious mind.

Alpha Asher and his men had taken a total of six minutes to arrive in the clearing.

Asher looked delectable in his loose fitting shorts, his bare chest absorbing the moon light and taking on a porcelain glow. As much as my mind wanted to linger on Asher and find some semblance of peace, there was business to attend to.

 

“He brought a lot of men with him.” Maya pointed out that interesting fact.

I frowned, “Kind of strange, isn’t it?”

There had to be at least fifteen men that followed Asher into the clearing. Far too many men for what looked like a simple rogue attack.

A man I hadn’t met before approached Mason and I while Asher looked over Katie’s lifeless body.

The unnamed man was nearly as intimidating as Asher himself, but he lacked the powerful aura that Asher seemed to constantly exude.

“Beta Drake.” Mason murmured, nodding his head in an act of respect.

Beta Drake was the man mentioned when I first arrived at the pack boarders. No wonder Sean was in such a sour mood when I finally arrived home. Asher had no need for another Beta when he had one of his own. Sean had essentially been stripped of his title, a title my family had held for years.

Beta Drake had the same extremely large build all of Asher’s men had, as if giant blood ran in their family. A long scar ran down the side of his neck, disappearing under the t-shirt he wore. His hair was a strange shade of ash blonde and reached down to his ears.

“Tell me tonight’s events leading up to the discovery of the she-wolf.” Beta Drake spoke in a very informal tone, “Do not leave anything out.”

Mason glanced at me, and with reluctance I began to speak.

I kept my hammering heart under control, determined to keep my wandering eyes away from Katie’s body. The last thing I needed was to lose what tight grip I had on my emotions.

Much to my surprise, my voice came out calm and steady. The turmoil I was feeling inside didn’t rear it’s ugly head.

Mason chimed in here and there, confirming my account of tonight’s events.

Asher hadn’t approached the two of us, nor spared us a glance as we left from the clearing.

Mason, kind as always, walked me home in silence.

“First night of patrol and this happens.” Mason shook his head, a frown forming on his pale lips.

I scoffed, but the action was filled with exhaustion. “Not a very good sign, is it?”

Mason shook his head, “Not at all.”

“There were too many of Asher’s men there tonight for it to be a simple rogue attack.” I pursed my lips, the gears in my mind turning.

“You think so?” Mason’s head tilted slightly as my words sunk in.

I shrugged, “Fifteen men seems like an awful lot. Rogue attacks happen sometimes, but tonight seemed different.”

“I think we both need some sleep. Try not to think about it too much.” Mason frowned as we stood on the stairs to my house, “I’ll see you for training tomorrow, right?”

I rolled my eyes, gaining some of my sarcastic humor back. “Like Alpha Asher would let me miss training.”

took effort to maintain. “Good, I’ll hunt you down myself if you don’t

Mason off

having a hushed conversation between themselves.

don’t wanna be

care, to inquire what they were talking about, the

snapped to the door as I walked in, and Dad lifted himself to his

patrol.” Dad frowned, his gruff voice

girl was found dead. Looks like a

you out running patrol anymore, or anywhere

but I also knew his

Dad.” I frowned, plopping down on the

Sean.” Dad growled, running a hand

that. He can’t let half the people in

listen to me on this.” Dad

I stood from the couch, “I will not run again. I’m back now, and I

faded, leaving behind something else. A sense of power and authority filled

but if he could feel the strange waves

moments the strange sensation subsided leaving me feeling drained and

sounded

I grumbled, my limbs feeling heavy.

his jaw clenched

up the stairs, “I have training

effortless, and I made sure to set

eyes were burned into my head, along with the

It was one detail that stood out, it reminded me this wasn’t reality. A set of blazing red eyes stared at

the chilling dreams of Katie hindered my sleep,

pair of workout shorts. Slipping my long hair into a pony tail and my shoes on my feet, I jogged

stood in the kitchen flipping something in a pan. The sticky sweet smell

time for once, I see.” Grandma turned and

at my Grandma and grabbed a water from the fridge, “Very funny, but yes I’ll be on time

Asher would show up to torment you

mused, “Certainly

scolded her, pushing my strange attraction to

turned my attention to the steaming pancakes she had set on a plate, ignoring

plate of pancakes she

and sat down, a cup of

frowned, “He just needs some

didn’t want

not upset with you, dear.” Grandma gave me a kind

that himself?” I raised my

your Dad is much

how you know, Grandma. You’ve always been

can agree with.”

to the pack house with

for. Death lingered in the air,

didn’t keep this from

imagine how

hair shifting. “Alpha Asher isn’t

that’s a good thing.”

at the pack house along with the other trainee’s. Breyona and I threw

shorty?” Mason snickered, leaning down

him, my fists raised. “Bring it on. You still can’t take

you I’ll get at least one good hit

I poked my tongue out, jabbing

and I knew without

and they darkened as they

closely to Mason, our arms grazing each other as Mason looked down at me with an amused expression

lowly in my ear and I fought

I giggled, keeping

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