Alpha Asher by Jane

Chapter 72

Read Alpha Asher [by Jane Doe] Chapter 72 – The shadows slithered from sight, maneuvering through the tall grass unseen. Alpha Asher’s wide eyes met my own as he too could see them slithering. I was thankful he couldn’t hear their seductive whispers, begging me to call on them again.

‘Mason…’ Maya gasped, cringing against the icy torrent invading my body.

The shadows slithered across the small space that separated us from the Vampire’s. I watched as they gathered, most of the Vampires were completely oblivious.

The one standing beside Adrienne was not. His seafoam eyes widened at the sight, his eyes snapping up to meet my own.

‘He can see them…’ Maya murmured; her tone fearful. ‘Why can’t everyone else see them?’

I couldn’t form the words to answer Maya, rooted in place as the shadows glided forward.

Adrienne was oblivious, her golden eyes narrowed at Mason, her arm tucked tightly around her Vampire mate.

They pooled around her feet, lapping against her stiletto boots like murky water. The shadows gathered at her feet, rising as more added to their numbers.

I held my breath until my lungs burned, silently pleading for a way out of this bargain.

‘Unbreakable…you must pay the price, Princess’

The shadows cooed, their silky voices falling on my ears in hushed waves. Neither side had made a move yet, as Alpha Asher and the Vampire watched the gathering shadows in h****r.

The other Vampire’s twitched anxiously, waiting for their leader to call them forward. My friends shot Alpha Asher and I uneasy looks, also wondering why we hadn’t taken action.

The shadows rose high, much higher than my short stature. Just when they reached Adrienne’s height, the whisps of shadow seemed to solidify and take form.

The dark form of a man stood in front of Adrienne, just inches away, and still she was oblivious.

I su*ked in a ragged breath as the shadow’s arm raised, slicing across the air in one smooth motion.

Silence echoed across the dark forest, as if the bugs and animals were all holding their breaths. There was no mistaking the feeling of unease that had settled across us all. Even if they couldn’t see the shadows, they could feel that something felt…wrong.

A thin, jagged line of scarlet beaded against Adrienne’s neck, bright in contrast to her espresso skin. She hadn’t even realized what happened yet.

Her golden eyes widened, her hands lip at her sides. At first the blood trickled down, slow and thick as it made its descent down her slender neck.

Her hands snapped up to her neck, her hands grasping wildly at the gaping wound in her throat. Her blood began to spurt in long waves, watering the grass and staining the earth.

The shadows broke apart, falling to the ground once more. They slithered over the fallen blood, devouring each drop that fell to the earth.

Mason lurched forward; his hands extended as if he were going to help his d***g mate.

‘There’s nothing you can do’, I wanted to tell him. ‘I k****d her, Mason. I k****d your mate.’

Mason stopped d**d in his tracks as a chorus of hisses erupted from the Vampires, warning him to back off.

As if things couldn’t get any worse, her Vampire mate unleashed a snarl of pure fury.

Adrienne fell to the ground, beautiful and still as she lay in the grass. Her golden eyes were focused on me, as though she were taunting me.

‘I know what you did, stupid wolf.’

I could hear her exotic voice in my head, her words like a whip against my b**e skin.

I made the mistake of looking into Mason’s eyes, drowning in the sorrow and confusion that filled his gaze. His eyes never once left Adrienne,

The Vampires rushed forward, their leader barreling into Alpha Asher. Carter and Wade met the Vampire’s with equal gusto. Mason and Breyona leapt into action, but the four of them couldn’t seem to wipe the h****r and confusion from their eyes.

I had been so absorbed with the h****r of what I had done that I didn’t notice the two Vampire’s charging my way. With a snarl of absolute malice, Sean knocked the two Vampire’s to the ground.

in his human form, shifting his hand into claws as he tore the

at a

and Mason’s horrorstruck face in mind, I called

more important matters. I took the backseat while Maya charged at one of the

even though he couldn’t go out in

forget the emotions that crossed his eyes. Innocent surprise filled his gaze, followed by sheer denial.

to the ground without hesitation and

heart from the Vampire leader’s chest.

we do?’ Breyona spoke through the mind-link, her

Asher’s voice was strong and acted as a beacon to get me through

I shifted into our human forms. We slipped on some clothes we had kept in the trunk, just in case of

for the next ten minutes, each of us dragging a Vampire corpse into the woods. I could hear my heart shatter as Mason picked up his deceased mate, her long

from the Vampire’s. Mason stared on at the fire, watching as it licked

whisper, each word left his lips slowly as

say? There was nothing that could undo what I had done. I had blindly made a deal with the shadows, not

fault.’ Maya murmured, the crackling fire drowning out her sorrowful voice. ‘She chose the Vampire’s over Mason.

right, it didn’t excuse what

voice a painful

the words, his eyes hardening. I had never seen him look so furious before, as though he were seconds away from lunging at

“I–it was, but Mason-“

k**l her?” Mason snarled, taking a step towards me as his eyes flashed murderously.

I. His back was turned to me, but I could feel the

scream. Couldn’t he see? I didn’t deserve his protection. Mason

way. I couldn’t let him walk away thinking I wanted to k**l his

in the depths of Mason’s eyes, something that gave me the

eyes were dark and his voice thick with repressed emotion. I hadn’t told Alpha Asher the deal I made; I hadn’t told him the price

had been crying Alpha Asher raised his hand as though he were going to wipe my tears away.

and ice from my veins. I deserved to feel everything for what I had done. I didn’t deserve

her hazel eyes locked on my face. I

to hotwire a car?” Carter broke the thick silence, a frown etched onto his

grunted, her eyes flickering to the patch of forest Mason had

her.” Alpha Asher murmured, his intense gaze heating my cold

her heel and headed back to the main road, leaving me to follow closely behind. Once I had finally caught up to her, we walked down the dark road in silence. I could feel the whirlwind of emotions that swarmed within

to smack

mercy. “I understand

I choked out, my voice little more than a painful rasp. “I didn’t know–I didn’t

in her tracks, her hands resting on her hips. Breyona’s emotionless mask had shifted into one of irritation and anger. Her hazel eyes narrowed at me, sending a shard of regret burrowing into my stomach. “You were willing to give your d**n life without thinking

furiously,

don’t you get it? You can’t be a d**n martyr and throw your life away without thinking of the rest of us. How would your

what to

ignoring the tears that escaped my weary eyes. “I k****d

Adrienne hadn’t been k****d by the shadows, what would have happened to her?” Breyona grimaced, as if the words burned her throat during their exit. “During the fight,

was asking, and I knew the answer. Adrienne would have died, or escaped to run back to the Vampire’s. While it nearly

Mason is hurting, but she wasn’t going to change sides.

I murmured; my

from the ground said this was where you park if you were going to take a bus. The bus stop sat at the corner,

was no movement, no slithery voice that

thirty bumper stickers. The back window had one of those stick figure families. A stick figure Mom and

transport and we need something inconspicuous.” Breyona grunted, catching my gaze as I

cold metal of the mini-van in

I found myself asking, thankful for a distraction from

year ago.” Breyona shrugged. The engine roared to life and Breyona shot me a half-hearted grin, “They taught me a

wrecked SUV.

the side of the house, keeping out of view from the road. Breyona pulled into the gravel driveway and hopped out of

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