I don't know how it happened, but I found myself bringing Ashton home with me. Maybe I was unnerved or maybe I was more lonely than I thought, but after we finished making sure Haidan and Serenity were both okay, I asked him to stay the night.When we arrived, the entire house was dark. It seemed that Leah wasn't staying up late this evening to play games and in a way I was thankful for that."You okay?" Ashton asked, coming up behind me and wrapping his arms around my waist."Yeah."Realizing that I had been standing in place, I began to move.Something about the darkness of my home this particular evening was depressing. Flipping on a switch, I allowed warm light to fill the area in hopes of brightening the mood.

Rushing over, I knelt down beside Antoine and helped him get his upper body off the floor just as another large boulder came crashing through the wall."Fuck," I hissed, covering Antoine with my body. "What the hell did you think you were doing exactly?""Trying to help." Antoine snapped in annoyance."What help are you on the ground like that?" I asked, pulling him up and helping him back to the bed. "You can’t feel your legs because they’ve temporarily paralyzed you." I sighed.Images of TJ giving Antoine a shot before heading out popped into my head, sending waves of annoyance through me. What

I woke up to the feeling of warmth seeping into my skin. It was all too familiar, and I decided to bask in it a bit more before allowing him to know I woke up."Nice try." Ashton chuckled, realizing immediately that I was faking. "You can open those eyes already."Feeling annoyance rush through me, I did just as Ashton commanded. "Happy?" I asked, meeting his gaze. "You completely ruined the moment, you know?""And if this was any other occasion, I would apologize." He laughed, pulling his hand free of mine and bringing it to my cheek. "However, the twins have been extremely worried about you."

"Ashton," I murmured, keeping my eyes fixed on the demon's that were leading the way for the massive cloud that was darkening the land. "What is that?""Shit," Ashton hissed in response. "How can this be stopped?" He growled, tightening his hold on Andrew. "TELL ME!""The death of the one with the same blood as the revived!" Andrew cackled with joy.The one revived was King Nigel, that meant the only way to kill him was to kill Brailyn or Haidan."Are you willing to sacrifice your Alpha for the greater cause?"Snapping out of my daze, I looked at Andrew, whose red eyes were watching me."There is another with his blood." I pointed out. "Not just Haidan."

[Leah's POV] I sat alone watching the 'adults' discuss what their next move would he. Since I wasn't legal age yet, they refused to allow me to be involved. However, I wasn't going to sit around and do nothing."Asher," I murmured to the sullen man sitting beside me.I wasn't sure how it had happened, but he had taken the role of guardian for me since we had to go into hiding.It wasn't like I didn't enjoy his company, but I wanted him to see me as more than just a child."What is it, kitten?" He asked, turning his gray gaze to meet mine.Dammit, he was fine. Even with half his face covered by a mask, he still left me astounded."Don't call me