Alpha Asher by Jane

Chapter 208

Chapter 208 

The trip home was filled with silence.

It wasn’t the comfortable kind that faded

into the background and made your

eyelids grow heavy as the purr of the car’s engine droned on and on.

This one was full of tension and unspoken words that were so loud they needn’t be spoken at all.

 

Zeke, Clara, and Mason hitched a ride with Asher and I since Tessa was currently tied up and unconscious in the back of the work van Breyona drove. Giovanni and Tristan had no choice but to sit back there as well considering they were the only windows blacked out from the rising sun.

It would’ve been safer to wait until dark to move, but we didn’t have the time to

waste.

There was no telling if Ember would come back for her twin with more witches, and now that the location of the safe haven was compromised, we needed every spare warrior available to protect the territory.

It did help that Deacon, Dina, and Spence stayed behind, but there was still the risk

of the witches attacking during the day.

Since my nerves were too frayed to sleep, I spent the entire drive home thinking of ways to magically protect the safe haven Asher and I created.

Undoubtedly, Cordelia would be able to help. She could use her protection magic to cast an alarm – like spell, one that would alert us if any witches crossed the boundary, but it would do nothing to give us a heads up

I’d been able to turn a Vampire into a

Werewolf and a Werewolf into a shadow creature, so I couldn’t help but toy with the idea of somehow creating a protective shield over the land. It was a solid plan, but I’d have to be extremely specific on who would be allowed through. 2

By the time we made it to the pack’s boundary lines, I had a stronger idea of what I wanted to do.

shield was exactly what the safe haven needed.

into one of the reinforced holding cells, I ran my plan

middle-aged witch had been in the middle of

been hesitant over how much energy it would

this planet that could take away a witch’s power, but this poisonous root would make it harder for Tessa to have access to it. The only stipulation was that

remained when I made my way down to the prison cells. The overhead lights were

turned your head and ignored the row of glass boxes with cots inside, you could almost fool yourself into thinking this was some ordinary human

are you doing here?” I

his arms crossed over his chest as he leaned against the wall.

who sat in one of the metal chairs looking just as distraught as

the same

I’ll say what I said before. What’s it fucking matter? Her twin nearly melted my head off and everyone’s on my ass for wanting to know where I can find

snapped with a

a look in

that was scarily calm.

stare for a few tension-filled seconds

let me know if she says anything useful.” He muttered, quickly

hallway up until he reached the door that would lead to the

at the spot. Brandon had occupied when

everything alright?” I asked, placing a hand on his arm

and lips softened when he turned to look down

He’s always on edge, but this is worse than usual. I’ll see if I can find anything out. Let’s hope I get to him before he finds the liquor.” He grunted, tossing me a look that

through Asher’s whiskey collection.

Asher and Brandon gone, I had nothing left to do but fixate on Zeke’s forlorn stare and the

on.

her cell, her back to the

blood on her forehead, peeling where it reached the corner of her down-turned

she said

surprisingly unhelpful.” Zeke said sarcastically, his chin in his hand. “You know, I’d never been in a rush to find my mate. It wasn’t

clenched painfully at the bleakness in his voice. It was terrifying to think that the selfless man who dropped everything to help Asher and I wouldn’t get the future he deserved. Even with all the power I held at my fingertips, I had no clue what to do to

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