Ch. 38 Last Night

Asher

“What the fuck are you doing?” Aspen attacks me the second Mason pulls Elena aside. “You’re my brother, my twin, and I’ll always support you but this is our mate, our entire future at stake. You better explain this shit to me right now!”

“I know it sucks but you also know I’m right. We need to be here for dad’s trial and there’s still a killer on the loose. Our time is better spent here, finding the fucker and making Elena safe!” I try the same line but he isn’t buying it.

“No! That’s the bullshit you plan to distract yourself with so you don’t spend all your time thinking about how fucked up it is that you let our mate walk away for no damn good reason! We can’t keep her safe if we’re not with her and you fucking know it!” Aspen always has this uncanny ability to see right through me and he doesn’t hesitate to call me on it.

All I can do is shake my head and sigh. He’s not going to let it go, leaving me no choice but to shatter his happy little bubble. But it was bound