Alpha Asher by Jane

Chapter 216

Chapter 216

I woke to the tang of blood in my mouth. and the stinging pain of something sharp prodding me in the ass.

“Agh.” I hissed in pain.

Turning onto my side, which wasn’t any better, I felt around blindly for the perpetrator. My fingers froze when I registered the gritty substance covering the floor-the ground, I mean.

It was dirt, scraggly and moist as it became compacted under my nails. Just about every muscle in my body ached like I’d ran a marathon. I tried to push past that pain, stretching out my senses until my eyes decided too corporate. 1

Cold lapped at my bare skin, grazing places that should’ve been covered by clothing but most definitely weren’t. If I had to guess, I might’ve assumed I was outside somewhere but that couldn’t be possible.

Other than the heavy pants of my breathing, there was nothing but silence. If I were outside, I should’ve been able to hear crickets chirping and leaves crunching beneath the feet of the smaller forest dwellers. There was none of that, not even the whoosh of wind passing through treetops.

My fingers trailed over something long and hard, and I grunted as I finally found the object that had been jabbing me.

“What the hell? Is that a twig?” I grunted, smacking my lips as I struggled to speak.

The tang of blood coating my tongue felt… off. There was something abnormal about it, but I couldn’t pinpoint it at the moment. 2

It was a stick in my hand, I was sure of it.

The surface was rough like bark, but damp as though the early morning mist had already passed through.

Finally, I was able to crack my eyes open. The only source of light was the silver marble hovering in the sky, making it easy to adjust to my surroundings. My eyes latched onto the stick in my hand, only it wasn’t a stick.

I gasped, flinging the jagged femur bone into a patch of brush.

Bits of bloody flesh clung to my fingertips, picking up dirt as I scrambled onto all fours and whipped my head around.

No, this can’t be what she saw. 1

They were everywhere, scattered in a perfect ring around where I’d woken up. Animals, dead animals. Their blood watered the earth, soaking it in a sea of crimson so severe that even the starving soil failed to soak it all up.

and filled my mouth with the acrid taste of bile, was that most of

to shreds, limbs ripped from torsos and heads clawed from the

deer, elk, foxes, even a couple of

were the milky white shards

right in front of me, my eyes struggled to grasp what I saw. The information simply wasn’t registering, smothered by shock and the realization that the blood in my mouth wasn’t human

animal blood, and from the taste,

into me. Its stare felt accusatory, like it knew what I had

jagged piece of its spinal column that protruded from its

until a flash of red hit my peripheral

covered in blood. My neck, all the way

on instinct. ‘Fuck, Asher. You need to answer me, you need to answer me now.’

I scrambled, but there was nowhere to go without

The words I shouted-screamed down the bond were smothered by a wall of pure agony, of horror so strong that my body chose to revolt and spew every vile thing I’d eaten onto the forest floor.

blood-covered face

truth, and there was nothing

I’d slaughtered them, and then,

begged and pleaded, Asher wasn’t answering. My words weren’t even getting across. I knew if I didn’t do something soon, I’d be so inconsolable that I’d no longer be

crossed my mind and cried out to them, praying

I need

I clasped my hands over my mouth

you?’ My best-friends voice echoed in

I don’t know where I am. What happened? How did this happen? I-I was with Asher, we were together. How did I end up out

need to let me through to you. Okay, Lola? I’ll be able

okay.’ She chanted, but the edge in her voice gave me the feeling she was trying to convince us

wasn’t here

whispered, shutting my eyes, and succumbing to the maelstrom

of shadow that evaporated into thin air. The sound of flesh tearing in two was abrupt and made me flinch,

whispered; her eyes wide as they darted

don’t fucking know. I can’t remember. Goddess, why can’t I remember?”

me forward into her arms.

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