Alpha Asher by Jane

Chapter 176

Chapter 176

“You must be awful stupid coinin’ around these parts, girl—even with a Vampire at your side.” A loud voice snapped.

A woman came into view, emerging from where she blended in with the forest line. Her skin was as dark as the bark that covered each tree, but that was where the similarities ended. She swayed her round hips gracefully as she approached the bike, her full lips curled back in a fearless sneer. She stopped five feet away, standing on the dual yellow lines that split the road in two. The leather jacket she wore glittered under the moon, mirroring the light in her dark eyes.

For a single fleeting moment, I wondered if they were oblivious to who we were. The miniscule dash of hope fizzled out when the woman spoke a second time.

“And don’t expect me to call you Queen, you ain’t no friend of me or mines.”

Though I didn’t dare take my eyes off the Vampire, I could see in my peripherals that she wasn’t the only one venturing from the forest to stand in the road. In all, I counted four others. Two to our left and two to the right.

We were surrounded.

The humanoid shape at the far end of the road came closer, their features growing sharper with each heavy footstep they took. When I managed to make out two pale-blue eyes, a wide mouth, and a set of messy hair, I found myself stunned into silence.

“Go on, now. Take the helmets off so we can have ourselves a civilized conversation, yeah? You can shut off the bike too, won’t be needing that anytime soon.”

The homeless man that had been sitting outside of the gas station came to a stop beside the woman. He brought the can of beer in his hand to his lips and took a long drink.

the way.” He said, ignoring

I could tell by the way he clenched his jaw that he had no intention on listening to them. I tapped his shoulder pointedly, once again wishing Vampire’s had the

ignition. The silence was deafening, but it was the eerie sense of foreboding that thickened the air and raised the

the hell kind of business you got in these parts?” The woman

I could still see the gleam dancing

be done with

hadn’t chosen to belch afterwards. The sound echoed across the pavement, sending the rancid scent of stale beer and sour breath in every direction. The woman at his

man shrugged indifferently. “Sorry, doll

beer won’t save ya,’

freshly plucked rose. I slid off the back end of the bike, feeling

the

if you think killing me is a smart idea, but what do I know? It’s not like I’m the Luna of the largest pack in the world. Oh, and laying off the beers might help too.” I replied, skewering him with my stare for a couple long seconds before turning my attention to Dina, the female Vampire. “

male opened his mouth to respond but was silenced when Dina raised her hand. On either side of us, the Vampire’s stirred and shifted restlessly. Clearly, Dina had some sort of sway here, but

your little ass out of here before

was laced with fire. Something about her reminded me of a dragon, huffing smoke into the air as a warning before it burned the forest to ash. Unlike the drunken Vampire at her

am— which they do. There’s a reason you didn’t join the rest of your lair and help the witches when they sought you out, which is a good thing considering they infiltrated my pack. It’s comforting to know Bridgette wasn’t lying, though she could’ve saved me some time by warning me about Frank Gallagher

that I

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