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.

exactly what the safe haven needed. Vampires without ill-intentions would be able to pass through and seek shelter, along

into one

the middle of smudging the house, singing

Sage through every corner of each room. She’d been hesitant over how much energy it

she called Hemlock. There wasn’t a drug or herb on this planet that could take away a witch’s power, but this poisonous root would make it harder for Tessa to have access

made my way down to the prison cells. The overhead lights

with cots inside, you could almost fool yourself into thinking this was some

are you doing here?” I asked

arms crossed over his chest as he leaned against the wall. The scowl on his face was identical to

metal chairs looking just as

the

fucking matter? Her twin nearly melted my

with a surprising amount

a look in

that was scarily calm.

stare for a few tension-filled seconds before

know if she says anything useful.”

echoed down the hallway up until he reached the door that would lead to the winding staircase that brought you to

occupied when he

a hand

of his jaw and lips softened when he

I get to him before he finds the liquor.” He grunted, tossing me a look that told me

through Asher’s whiskey collection.

I had nothing left to do but fixate on Zeke’s forlorn stare and the witch it was

on.

the cot in her cell, her back to the wall and her feet stretched

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

she said anything?” I

rush to find my mate. It wasn’t until I saw you and Asher together that I started feeling like there was something missing. It’s… hard to

everything to help Asher and I

you spoken to

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