Alpha Asher by Jane

Chapter 237

Chapter 237

“You’re wondering how we’ve managed to stay on your lands this entire time without anyone noticing.” Ember spoke softly, Angelica’s hand clutched in her own as she led the child in between houses to where the backyard was.

Tall picket fences divided the properties, each one the same uniform shape, height, and color. With the moon as our guide,

Ember led us to the back of the property, right where the forest met the neatly trimmed grass.

“She’s not the only one wondering that.” Brandon muttered sourly, casting a glare in

Ember’s direction. “This entire time I thought you brought me to some witchy village.”

“Freya told me to bring you to her, and this just so happened to be where she was.”

Ember fired back.

Angelica giggled, watching the two of them with curious eyes that shimmered brightly even in the dark. My only option was to intervene before they could descend into a full-blown argument. We’d be here all night if that was the case.

“How have you been able to stay here for so long without anyone noticing? Someone should’ve been able to pick up mine and Brandon’s scents.” I said, wondering why even now I failed to pick anything up.

Right as we reached the forest line, Ember tugged Angelica to a stop. The little girl whipped around, a knowing grin on her face.

“You don’t have to cloak the house anymore, Angelica. If we’re going to play, you’ll need all your strength, yeah?” Ember said, lowering herself to the girl’s height.

Angelica tapped her chin in thought for a moment before nodding, a look of agreement on her cherub face. 2

“Okay.” She giggled.

The air around Angelica began to shimmer, like it had been embedded with shards of diamond. It grazed the bare skin of my arms, sending little electrical pulses of magic through my flesh. Angelica waved her hands, a self-satisfied smile on her face when the space surrounding the house and fence began to ripple and change.

grew across the wood like wisps of moss. A quiet grinding sound filled the air as some began to crack and splinter. The baby blue paneling of the

in the neighborhood. Weeds sprouted in heavy clusters, growing higher and higher until they practically reached our

only her head of golden hair visible through the

giggled and clapped her hands, I

said, somewhat amazed. There was one thing bothering me, though. “What happened to this place? It’s practically falling apart. None of the

a stain on you. I’m sure you already know this, but it’s like a poison. It doesn’t matter where you are, that poison seeps

low and ominous. She peeled her eyes away from the house, and as she did so, they glowed like two warm coals. She spoke in a whisper that Angelica failed to hear, “…let’s get going before Freya comes back. She won’t hesitate to kill us all once she finds out I let you and Brandon

my strength was slowly on the mend, I had just enough to reach out to Asher. The connection between us wasn’t at its strongest, but it

but I’m here. I’m alive and safe…for the most part. All of that aside there’s something I need you to do

bond with a speed that made my skull rattle. I could practically feel his eyes turn my way,

wrong direction. Holding the connection was sapping the little strength I had. Asher, sensing the drop in my energy, quickly replied. ‘Where

Don’t tell them I’m

those words out before losing my grip on the link between us. Asher’s voice faded into nothingness, it’s absence a reminder that I hadn’t been able to mention Ember and

Holly’s betrayal to myself, as stupid as it was, had been completely intentional. It could easily cost me my life, but despite what she had done, I didn’t want any

I told Brandon, who replied with a curt

seconds of my life burning someone you love to a crisp. Got it?” Ember hissed under her breath, her

it.” I replied,

and Brandon were either going to flourish together or destroy the world. There would be no

forest, the muddy earth squelching beneath our feet. The whisper of cold air against my skin was a pleasant reminder that I was no longer locked in a basement, counting down the seconds until

still counting seconds, but this way I felt like I was doing

game. I need you to hide the four of us, and

of Brandon’s shirt, using him to keep her balance over the rocky terrain. Whenever she hit a patch of mud and slid, she’d grab onto Brandon, nearly taking him down with her. The shrill notes of

didn’t let it show. With her free hand, she made a series of gestures, waving it through the darkness like she was trying to catch a butterfly. Just

at her, my stomach turning as a dark thought popped into my head.

would she? I mean, she’s just a child.

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