Alpha Asher by Jane

Chapter 226

A snarl tore through my chest and if it weren’t for Asher’s hand on my lower back, his warmth pouring into my icy skin, I would’ve dug my fingers into her eye sockets.

Instead of having the wits to be afraid, Rowena laughed.

“No, you’re right. She’s too close to all of this. It would be much too obvious. Mm, perhaps it’s someone in the background, someone you never would’ve noticed lurking about. What about that half- breed sister of yours, Holly? She and I did spend quite a lot of time together.” She teased, flashing blood-stained teeth when Tristan let out a snarl of his own.

There wasn’t a chance in hell I’d actually believe her, not with how enthusiastically she’s pointing fingers. She could cry witch all she wanted, but I trusted the people closest to me, my half-sister included.

Rowena began to laugh harder, and the sound of it gradually shifted from confident and poised, to a cackle that bordered on unhinged.

“Oh, there’s so many possibilities, but let’s not limit the suspects to only women. My sister in crime is powerful enough to take on the form of either gender, though not for too long.”

Asher’s hand tensed along my back, as did the rest of his body. It was my turn to reign him in, even though the sickly song in my veins told me to do the opposite.

He towered over her and snarled, “Her name. Tell us her fucking name.”

Rowena yawned, making a show of opening her mouth and fluttering her eyes like we were the ones boring her.

“No, I don’t think I will.” She mused. ”

Ask me something else. You’re oozing testosterone and it’s making me sleepy.”

“Why Sean? Why him of all people?”

At first, I didn’t recognize the voice that spoke. I didn’t feel the words as they left my lips, but that was most likely because

they were encased in layers of ice- dropping the temperature of the room by a few degrees.

coming out as

Goosebumps prickled along her bare arms, filling

first choices, do you? Please, who even are they? Where is the poetry in that? No, darling. If it wasn’t for your mate’s commendable willpower,

closer to Asher, all but curling into

I were your first choices?”

her voice pitched low.

wasn’t me controlling them, but Breyona. The shadow creeping behind

loved. Quickly, her expression soured, and blood-crusted lips twisted into a sneer. Her eyes, which now looked like sewage rather than fragmented emeralds, latched onto my face. “You had to go and ruin that by turning Breyona here into some shadow monster. Freya wasn’t happy about that, not one bit. She’s nothing if not inventive, though. Now she’s quite keen on the idea of having a guard dog that’s a mixture of werewolf and

bitch.” Breyona snarled, eyes flashing

a laugh, “You won’t have a choice in the matter. Besides, I think you’ll be quite flattered

Breyona began to shake, her entire form rippling as pure shadow seemed to seep from

Breyona, urging her with my eyes

“That’s right. Go

cell door swinging open and Giovanni stepping inside. She reacted to his touch immediately, her eyes fading back to their normal color and

are the other witches hiding out at? You

a smirk. The smug light in her eyes was enough proof to tell us she knew

one in particular that’s very skilled. She can make you see anything, believe you’re somewhere a thousand miles away when really, you’re standing in your own back yard.” A slow, sinister smile creeped across her face. “Look all you want,

from imploding

off her flesh,

were still more questions flooding my mind, and I needed to see if she’d

me, I want you to tell me about it.” I

hand to warn him off of

your magic quickly thanks to Breyona’s wonderful, but very much dead, parents.” Rowena smirked, staring at the window that led into the observation room as though she knew Breyona was right there, pressed against the glass and hanging onto her every word. “I had to do something

I’ll happily let Lola tear into you. I’m not sure what she was doing back there, but

My heart skipped a beat, the darkness in my veins bubbling excitedly, it’s sickening song picking

Lola. How do we break it?” Asher inquired

more than sure I’d have to pry the truth from her brain after I cracked her