Alpha Asher by Jane

Read Alpha Asher by Jane Doe Chapter 198

After personally apologizing and promising Kendrick a plate of grandma’s lavender cookies, we headed back into the living room and continued with the game.

Whether it was the blood, wine, or scaring the s**t out of Kendrick, Holly had finally loosened up and no longer fiddled with her fingers or picked at the hem of her pj’s. She chose Breyona next, who quickly picked ‘truth,’ and proceeded to ask her about her relationship with Giovanni. There was a light blush staining my half-sister’s cheeks as she asked about the ins and outs of their relationship.

Breyona, who answered Holly’s question gracefully, set her sights on Clara.

“Clara, truth or dare?”

The curly-haired witch set her glass of wine down and quickly l****d the residue off her lips before smirking.

“I’ll go with truth. I know you been chomping at the bit to ask me about my thing with Mason, so I’m giving you the chance for one question.”

My eager best-friend gasped, clasping her hands together while contorting her face into a look of careful contemplation. From the years of studying Breyona’s dramatic facial expressions, I could tell she was trying to figure out a way to get the most information possible.

“How would you describe your relationship with Mason?” She asked, a self-satisfied tilt to her lips.

Clara sat back on her haunches and took another sip of wine, putting as much consideration into her answer as Breyona had put into her question.

“Well, we’re not dating but I think we’re on our way to it. He’s been through a lot, but I’m sure you both already know all about that. I’ve been through my fair share of s**t that makes it hard to get close to people, but I like Mason. I’ve never been with a guy that’s sweet like him.” She confessed, pursing her lips. Through her tanned skin, I could see the clear heat of a blush staining her cheeks but decided not to comment on it.

There were plenty more questions I had, but I kept those at bay. She and Mason would talk about things when they were ready. Before moving on with the game, Breyona let her know that she had our full support, which seemed to relieve some of the tension in Clara’s shoulders.

As the game progressed, each of us taking turns and bouncing back and forth between silly dares and heavy truths, I found myself being asked ‘truth or dare’ by Cassidy.

She had eyeliner smeared down half her face and ruby-red lipstick on her jawline from where Clara had dared her to do a full face of make-up in a minute, making it impossible to take her seriously.

“Dare. Do your worst.” I smirked, tapping my nails on the side of my glass.

A devious grin overtook the soft curves of her face, and I knew Cassidy wouldn’t disappoint.

since that little power display of yours. What you said about your magic not having any limits, it got me thinking.” She murmured, leaning in close to the four of us. “Can

make them your slave?” Clara said, her face twisting into a grimace. “That

meant, I wondered if you could put a thought into someone’s head, or an idea of sorts. Like, if I had to choose between a piece of chocolate cake or a salad, could you nudge me towards

to influence a person’s mind didn’t sit to well in my stomach, but I had to admit I was curious about

their will, per say. More like planting a thought

stared at the two of them. “I’m not sure. Is that

“Well, it’s a bit more

more comfortable if we let the guys know first, though. Just to make sure everyone’s on board. We don’t have to tell them who the target is or what idea

seemed to agree, so I sent Asher a quick message over mind-link and got a reply back seconds later. The guys were still in the lounge drinking, and from the mental image Asher sent me, half of them were bordering on tipsy. Asher himself

mess with his hair again unless you’re going to give him a beard to match.” Asher grunted. “And yes, he made me

easy, like with my magic alone a tether had been created between me and that person. Down that tether, I sent the thought and phrased it more as a suggestion than anything else. I

settled over my shoulders and tugged at my eyelids, working with the alcohol to make them heavy, Cassidy turned on some music. She began swaying her hips to the beat, letting her long blonde locks out of the clip they were twisted up in. Breyona was quick to follow, leaping

She snorted her question at me, her raised eyebrow giving

her pull me to my feet. Grinning like a cat, she bowed and held

chin, she asked. “May I have

widening her cheesy

you never call

turns twirling one another, our hands clasped and limbs weightless, I noticed Clara teaching Holly how to dance. Her cheeks were bright red, turning deeper by the second when

that.” She

Holly, “Did I ever tell you the first time I met Tristan was in

surprise erasing some of her shyness.

close attention to how her blush began to spread, crawling down her neck in a sea of

would admit anything. There was this protective side of Tristan that I admired, but it seemed to change in regard to my half-sister. When it came to keeping me safe, he was acting out of respect and an undying duty to his Queen. With Holly, it was different. I wasn’t going to pry, but it didn’t hurt to let her know I

came rushing back when Zeke popped into the living room, a brownie in his hand and his foot already tapping along to the beat. I was the first to notice when he started shaking and rolling his hips, his eyes closed as he began singing along to

Alpha dance

the hall, the face of my

crumpling, his eyebrows vanishing into his hair as he watched his closest friend dance to

pushing past the guys to join

arm shot out to point at