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.

mouth with the acrid taste of bile, was that most of them weren’t even whole.

from torsos and heads clawed from the

pieces of deer, elk, foxes, even a couple of bears. Fucking bears.

shards of broken bones. Among the mix was the femur bone

my eyes struggled to grasp what I saw. The information simply wasn’t registering,

from the taste, it had come from more

from my face, its milky eyes burning into me. Its stare felt accusatory, like it knew what I had done

the jagged piece of its

hit my peripheral and I dared to look down.

was covered in blood. My neck, all

instinct. ‘Fuck, Asher. You need to answer

without stepping over

I shouted-screamed down the bond were smothered by a wall of pure

staring at my blood-covered face in the pool of my

the truth, and there was nothing I could do but accept it and let it smother

killed these animals. I’d slaughtered them, and then, to make matters even worse, I’d

words weren’t even getting across. I knew if

mind and cried out to them,

I need you.’

hands over my mouth to hold back

my Goddess-oh my goddess, where are you?’ My best-friends voice echoed in my mind, silencing my panic long enough

What happened? How did this happen? I-I was with Asher, we

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

It’s- it’s going to be okay. It’s all going to be okay.’ She chanted, but the edge in her voice gave me the feeling she was trying to convince us

wasn’t here to

I whispered, shutting my

Her paws slammed into the ground, kicking up tendrils of shadow that evaporated into

darted around the ring of slaughtered animals.

remember. Goddess, why can’t I remember?” My

yanked me forward into

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