Chapter 44
Asher’s POV
out anyway, I just wanted
It was all so unexpected and I couldn’t understand why her finding out made me feel this miserable. She was going to find o it to be on my own terms and in my own timing. That was the only way to guarantee that everything goes as planned
Should I have kept it from her pack 100? Could that have been the solution?
I’ve come too far to get my plans ruined.
What if she refuses to bear me a child so she can stay longer here and enjoy the luxury of being the King’s woman! Those were the initial thoughts that made me think of hiding them from her. And then probably just break the news to her when she was very close to her due date. I wasn’t ready to be committed to anyone, not yet. I’m too busy handling the responsibilities on me, being the best version of what my father could ever be. I wars too busy trying to prove to him that I could do better on my own.
A repeat of the words she had said came flooding back to my mind. Despite how cold and negligent I tried to act, a little part of me felt sore.
The thought of her preferring death over being with me
That was what I wanted, wasn’t it
Play cool in public for events sake, and then frustrate the hell out of her that she doesn’t have a choice but to leave once I propose it
But why do I feel like I
I shot myself in the chest?
The mate bond just wouldn’t stop fucking with me…
I just can’t wait for this phase of my life to be over, it’s ruining me in a billion different ways I can’t seem to understand. I can’t wait to go back to the times when I felt absolutely nothing for anyone, not even the slightest string of care.
After losing Rose, my first love, my first mate, the woman of my teen, I became the most vulnerable Lycan that ever lived. It all happened when I was eighteen, after a little scandalous relationship with Becca. I found out that the only werewolf girl in our school at that time was my mate. We never spoke to each other before, until her eighteenth birthday.
I turned eighteen before her, and so I found our she was mine before she did. But after she got her wolf (on her birthday) I could no longer resist the urge to make her mine. We hooked up, and since then, I grew so obsessed with her and I literally became the most possessive and protective
But suddenly, Rose went missing, and for days, she was nowhere to be found. I became so worried, most especially because Darryl kept telling me that something wasn’t right with our mate, just like he is doing now. A few days later, news reached us that Rose was attacked by the Rogues on her way back to her pack. I couldn’t bear it. I literally fell into depression and tried to kill myself time and time again.
And that, that was when I vowed never to fall in love again, it’s way too risky, most especially when there is the mate bond to complicate everything.
Back in my office, I tried to focus on the stack of documents before me, but Darryl’ˇiny wolf, was restless, pacing in my mind. He urged me to return to Gemini, his uneqse growing with each passing morment.
I clenched my fists, attempting to ignore the persistent tugging. But memories of the past flooded back–the last time I dismissed Darryl’s instiners, tragedy struck. Not just Rose, Gemini almost lost her life once. I couldn’t risk repeating history.
And to think of the fact that she chose death over living with me
With every ounce of speed in me, I pushed back my chair, and hurried to Gemini’s room, hoping to stop her in time before she did anything
As I entered, my heart skipped a beat. She lay unconscious on the floor, her breathing shallow, Without hesitation, I carried her up and gently placed her on the bed. Worry radiated over my very being as 1 called for the royal doctor, my voice betraying my worry.
Minutes felt like hours before Dr Nathan arrived, his expression serious as he began examining her. Unable to stand the suffocating tension. I stepped into the hallway, running a hand through my hair as I tried to catch my breath.
My mother who seemed to have been lurking around for a while, approached me, her eyes feigning concent
“What’s going on, Asher?” dhe inquired, her tone a mix of curiosity and impatience. “Is she pregnant yet?”
“Tregnant!” I repeated
“You look so surprised. She stated, studying my expression. “Could it be possible that you two haven’t done it yer
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I stiffened, irritation flaring. “Don’t ask me silly questions,” I snapped, turning away from her probing gaze.
Returning to the room, I overheard Dr Nathan advising Gemini, “You need to avoid stress and any strenuous activities, including sexual intercourse, for now, I already informed King Asher of this at the hospital, so you shouldn’t worry about him making any moves on you, not until you are fully recovered”
“Trust me, he wouldn’t make a move even
en if I was okay..” Gemini muttered, a feeling of hurt weighing heavily on her words.
Guilt washed over me. And I couldn’t stop myself from thinking if I had taken this way too
far.
Dr Nathan finally stepped out, wearing a mixed expression. I didn’t even know what to think.
“Everything is alright, right?” I spoke as if ordering everything to actually be alright.
be peeking
“Your Majesty,” he began, “Can we go somewhere else?” He asked, looking back at Gemini who seemed 10
Once we got to my office, he shut the door and went straight to the point. “I’m afraid there’s more to Gemini’s condition than we initially thought.”
A knot tightened in my stomach. “What do you mean?” I demanded. “Isn’t i
n’t it just insect poison!”
He sighed, shaking his head. “No, it’s not. The toxins in her system are more complex. Given her symptoms and the resilience of her condition, suspect she has been exposed to wolfsbane, and it seems to be spreading gradually, causing weakness of organs which might eventually lead to Heath
His words sent a chill down my spine. Alan had earlier mentioned wolfshane, and I had smelt it in her room the other day. But when she returned, no one seemed to notice wolfsbane on her, rather another man’s scent filled her, clouding our minds and complicating the whole situation even
more.
“We still need to
confirm the possibilities with the help of a thorough scan” Dr Nathan continued, “Let’s just hope for the best.”
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