They had a few days off, and Ashly spent all of it locked in her room. She didn't care that she was sulking, and she didn't care that spending days in bed was not something she would normally do. It had been days since she'd seen anyone when she heard a room key slide in her door, and it opened. She sat up, still completely wrapped up in her blankets, as Alex walked into her bedroom. Why can't you simply leave me alone? Ashly groaned, falling back onto the bed. "I miss you," Alex mumbled as he crawled into the bed next to Ashly. "Alex, why are you doing this?" Ashly asked in a low whisper. "I don't know," Alex answered in a voice just as quiet. Ashly rolled over, so she was facing Alex. "You know that you're hurting me." Alex nodded. "I see it in your eyes every time." Ashly closed her eyes and shook her head. "When do you keep coming back? What's the point of all this? You want a good fuck with me? You know I'll keep my mouth shut because I'm fucking in love with you, so I'm th
The next day, Alex is calling everyone, but no one answers his call. Ashly is with Rose, and they plan to meet Monika and Adom. Alex already gave her permission to tell everyone about their plan. After talking to Ashl and telling her everything, Alex feels happy, like he has achieved everything in his life. And then he got a call from a weird number. "Hello?" "Is this Alex Branson?" "Uh, yeah, who's this?" "I'm on the hospital staff. You're listed as Miss. Jasmine emergency contact." Alex dropped everything in his hand. "Oh, my God. Is she...what happened?" "You should come to the hospital. This is something you want to hear in person." Alex grabbed his keys and ran, breaking about seven traffic laws to get there. He ran into the door and immediately stormed up to the front desk. "Where is she? Where's Jasmine?! Where the fuck is she?" A doctor cleared his throat. "Mr. Branson, come with me. I'm sure you want this private." "She's fine, right? She's going to be fine? Someone
It's rushed and hot. It's silent and heavy. It's lust and pain. It's what Alex needs and what Ashly craves. It's never enough, though. It will never be enough. Ashly liked to believe that she was strong and resilient. She once was, when her head was full of all her wildest dreams and highest hopes. But watching the rise and fall of the chest of the Alpha sleeping next to her, she doesn't know what to believe anymore. All she's come to know is the ache deep in her bones and heart. Alex cancelled their ceremony and ordered her to come back. She was confused, and when she saw Rose and Seth's faces, she got more confused. Alex fucked her without saying anything, and she enjoyed it, but she felt like something bad was going to happen. The clock next to her blinks at 2:45 a.m. She allows herself a minute before gently running her hands through Alex's hair to wake him. It takes six minutes for Alex to finally open his eyes and stare at the ceiling, letting out a quiet sigh. "I want you to
Flashback:- "So she is going to die within six months." Alex asks with wide eyes. "Yes," the doctor nodded. "And then what? Is there any way to cure her?" Jace asks. "No, she has been taking some harmful substances for four months. I just want you guys to give her all the happiness you can because she doesn't have any chance for survival." "What can we do for her doctor? I can do everything to make her happy." Alex asks with determination. "I don't know, Mr. Branson. Just give her what she desires." "She wants you, Alex; she always wants you to love her to make her your Luna, your mate." Jace said while looking towards Alex. "Because you are enough for her. I know you have a mate, Alex, but maybe you and your mate can adjust sometime. "I already canceled my wedding, Jace, and I don't even tell anyone why. I love Ashly now, and I don't want to hurt her." "Yeah, sure, don't you used to love my cousin too? What happened, Alex? She is dying, and you can't even give her six month
Flashback continue:- "I will announce our relationship in front of everyone. Effective immediately. You're worth more than whatever I have, Jasmine." "Okay. So, say we stay together. Then what? I've got to decide whether we stay closeted or not." "Pros and cons of each?" "I want to be out of the closet. I do. But then I have to deal with your pack members. It's all over. Everything. That means everyone will know that you cheated on your mate, and I am your lover, Alex. We'll both have to deal with it. But I don't want to be back in the closet." "Okay," Alex said, clearing his throat. "So then what if I kick Ashly out of her Luna position?" "Then everything has to change. You can live with me, and people will think Ashly was the one who came between us, not you. I can do that. I will make sure Ashly is treated as an omega, nothing else, and believe me, Jasmine, no one can help her, not even her own pack." "It's easy as it seems, Alex, and Ashly, I don't hate her; it's not her fau
Present Time:- "I'm breaking my bond with you." Ashly stared at Alex and blinked. She was not shocked, but still. ''You're- what?" "I'm breaking my bond with you." Alex shrugged carelessly. "You just aren't worth it anymore." Ashly blinked rapidly as her words caught in her throat. "I'm- not?" Alex laughed harshly. "Did you ever honestly think you were?" He raised an eyebrow when Ashly remained silent. "Oh, how cute! You did. Well, Ashly, babe, I can assure you that you're not. You never have been. I don't know how you ever thought you were worth a single thing, but you're not." "But- I-" Ashly shook her head. "I don't understand; you told me you were doing this only for six months; you told me you loved me, I thought." "You thought." Alex laughed cruelly. "Yes, you thought. You were wrong. You were just a toy in my hands, Ashly." "Oh," Ashly whispered. "Oh." She looked up at the Alpha, who was looking like he was enjoying this. "You never meant a thing to me, Ashly. Sorry, bu
Alex made the climb to his room, not wanting to face an empty bed. However, when he reached the top of the steps, he caught a certain woman leaning down to place a note on the ground in front of his door. Alex stopped in his tracks, holding his breath. Ashly knocked on the door of the room and hurried to make her departure before Alex could open the door. Of course, the moment she turned around, she noticed Alex standing on the steps. Ashly visibly tensed at the sight of him, which made him cringe. "What are you doing here, Ashly?" Alex asked, giving no hint to all the hopes buzzing around in her head. "After you... left, I knew that this would be it, you know, that we'd be... um. Done, I guess, but I talked to Mom and Monika, and they told me that if I really think that there's any chance that we could fix this, I should keep fighting for you, and I figured that there's nothing left to lose here, but I still wasn't sure I could face you, so I wrote a note just in case, and I thought
Adom was calm on the outside, but inside he was furious, and the flames of rage only grew into an inferno the next day. Ashly woke to find herself at the Shadow Pack and not in her bead in the Moonlight Pack, and she remembered all that had happened. But she didn't cry; this time she was angry. She pulled her shoes on in a hurry and stormed outside, even as Monika begged her not to go. "You can't go out right now; you're too distracted. You need to calm down first. Ashly, Adom could use you right now; you should stay with him." Ashly pulled herself from her sister's stand and swung the small bag over her shoulder before strapping on her thigh holster. Her voice was hard, as if she were nothing but stone, and nothing could hurt her. "I need to do my job, Moni. "Alex left me to be an omega, so I need to be prepared for what might happen." Despite her stone face, her voice wavered on the Alpha name, and Monika watched her with concern. Adom walked in just as Ashly started tapping at a