Alpha Asher by Jane

Read Alpha Asher by Jane Doe Chapter 192

Asher grew still in his seat, chiseled from stone as he stared at Clara with a blank expression on his face. “How do you know this?”

“They probably promised him power in exchange for his help, and like the dumbass he is, he accepted.” Zeke muttered under his breath. “They were probably going to k**l him off once they got what they wanted.”

“Yeah. Me.” I swallowed, glancing at him. “They would’ve used my magic, I’m sure of it.”

“When you two were fighting, he had a witch using magic on you. I sent Mason off to find her, but he didn’t have any luck. Chances are she was being protected and whoever was doing the protecting pulled her out the minute you won, which shouldn’t have happened, by the way.” Clara replied to Asher’s question, leaning back in her chair.

I swallowed the knot of unease in my stomach at the thought of Asher losing. “What do you mean it shouldn’t have happened?”

Clara looked me straight in the eyes and said, “Your mate should be d**d, but he isn’t and I don’t know why.”

“What-” Zeke sputtered, his eyes going wide. “What do you mean he should be d**d? I’ve seen Alpha Bran fight dozens of times, there’s no way he should’ve been able to beat him. There isn’t a single Alpha that can one up Asher. H**l, even I only stand a couple minutes against him before I tap out.”

“The magic that witch was working should’ve weakened him until he couldn’t fight anymore. At that point, I assume Alpha Bran would’ve y’know…ended things.” Clara winced, her eyes flickering to where I sat.

I felt a rumbling in my chest and realized I’d been growling. Both Maya and I hated the thought of that a*****e using magic against an Alpha he challenged himself. Not only was it disrespectful, but cheating like that was grounds for an immediate disqualification. Also commonly referred to as an e*******n.

Clara held up her hands in an act of surrender, “Look, if I had the power, I would’ve stopped the b***h. If Mason had gotten his claws on her, I would’ve zapped her into next week. That being said, the witches magic didn’t work on Asher. If it had, he’d be d**d.”

“No one’s blaming you. Alpha Bran was known for being a coward. I think it’s just a bit shocking he stooped as low as working with the witches.” Mason said quietly, his words directed to Clara.

paying more attention to Mason rather than what Clara had said, I would’ve noticed the way his tone softened when he

the question out loud, not

surprised at that

he looked so d**n shell-shocked?” He chuckled. “I thought it was because Asher had just put

part, but that wasn’t why he looked like his eyes were gonna pop out of his head. No, someone used magic on your mate and that’s what kept him safe from Alpha Bran’s witchy ally.” Clara nodded, her tone confident. Clearly, she’d thought

Oh.

eyes were on me. Even Mason had stopped mid-sentence to tilt his head and peer at

intuition ain’t that great, but if I didn’t know any better, you look like you just figured something out.” She said pointedly, tapping one of her manicured

sorta did a protection spell on you.” I cringed

didn’t know any better, I swore he looked almost…

a protection spell on

how everyone was feeling, but there was one face I purposefully skipped over. Clara

shards of amber. “When

I think.” I cleared my throat.

spell?” She asked, her voice oozing

began, but Tristan’s brittle

baby blues piercing as they stared me down. His lips were flattened into a thin line, that amplified the harshness of his jaw and cheekbones. “Boy talk, pillow fights, and sappy romance movies, right? You just conveniently

only a small hint of sass. “Does it really matter? What’s done is done, and Asher’s well and alive because of it. As far as I’m concerned, it’s

tell you what would’ve happened…” Clara muttered, her eyes

had the feeling my response was the answer he was looking for. He huffed, “I should’ve figured she’d offer her help. She’s just as much trouble as you are, she’s just better at hiding

could hide it if I wanted to.” I

his lips twitching as he fought a smirk. “I don’t believe you in the slightest. Tell me, what

time, I knew they’d only try to stop me. Going behind their backs was a necessary measure considering it had saved Asher’s life in