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.

Alpha Asher fought in his human form, shifting his hand into claws as he tore the heart from one of the Vampire’s. Carter, Wade and Sean

was fighting more than one Vampire at a time, giving

Mason’s horrorstruck face

she wanted to stretch her legs and take her time basking in the moonlight, there were more important

blonde hair was a couple shades darker than Tristan’s, sun kissed even though he couldn’t go out in the sun. My teeth sunk into his throat like butter, as he hadn’t seen me coming. Shock filled

his gaze, followed by sheer denial. He couldn’t fathom that this was the end of his life, that all of those years of learning and growing culminated

to the ground without hesitation

he tore the heart from the Vampire leader’s chest. His body hit the ground with a wet

spoke through the mind-link,

woods, and b**n the bodies.’ Alpha Asher’s voice was strong and acted as a beacon to get

on some clothes we had kept in the trunk, just in case

I could hear my heart shatter as Mason picked up his deceased mate,

radiated from the Vampire’s. Mason stared on

a whisper, each word left his lips slowly as though the sound brought him

was nothing that could undo what I had done.

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

didn’t excuse what I

opened, my voice a painful croak in

as though he were seconds

“I–it was, but Mason-“

to k**l her?” Mason snarled, taking a step towards me as his eyes flashed murderously. All traces of his lopsided smile and

Mason and I. His back was turned to me, but I could feel the protectiveness radiating

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

voice shattered, a sob trembling through my body. Mason began to turn his back on me, his eyes vacant and cold. I couldn’t let things end this way. I couldn’t let him walk away thinking I wanted to k**l his mate. “I made a deal. Asher–Asher was going to d*e. They said

Mason’s eyes, something that gave me

him a minute.” Alpha Asher murmured, turning to face me. His eyes were dark and his voice thick with repressed emotion. I hadn’t told Alpha Asher

his hand as though he were going to wipe my

I deserved to feel everything for what I

mask, her hazel eyes locked on my face. I wanted to say

thick silence, a frown etched onto his carefree face. “Cause

find us a car.” Breyona grunted, her eyes flickering to the patch of forest Mason had

with her.” Alpha Asher murmured, his intense

turned on 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

I wanted to throw something, to smack

Breyona used her voice like a whip, lashing against my chilled skin without mercy. “I understand why

choked out, my voice little more than a

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

shook my head furiously, tears pricking the backs of

him d*e.” Breyona snapped, running a hand through her short hair. “But 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 Grandma

words flitted through my mind, and yet I couldn’t figure out what to say. Tears formed in Breyona’s narrowed eyes, her slim figure shaking with

it through?” I chuckled, ignoring the tears that escaped my

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, what would

the answer. Adrienne would have died, or escaped to run back to the Vampire’s. While it nearly made my heart seize in my chest, there wasn’t a happy ending for Adrienne

“And I know how much Mason is hurting, but she wasn’t going to change sides. Does that make

know.” I murmured; my voice rough with

up the road we found a small parking lot littered with different cars. A small sign sticking from the ground said this was where you park if you were going to take a

shadow in sight. There was no movement, no slithery voice that cooed in my ear. Everything was still, even the

deep brown mini-van, set with at least thirty bumper stickers. The back window had one of those stick figure families. A stick figure Mom and

need something inconspicuous.” Breyona grunted, catching

mini-van in silence, watching as Breyona

did you learn to hotwire a car?” I found myself asking, thankful for a distraction from

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

to the abandoned house, maneuvering around the back end of the wrecked SUV. Smoke was no longer billowing from the hood and thankfully the car

Mason stood around the side of the house, keeping out of view from

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