Ashton (Ash)
“ Somebody looks expensive tonight,” I heard Cohen say from across the room.
Laughing, I said, “You the one to talk to?” He looked like a gentleman in his suit and bottom-up shirt. This guy spends most of his time in jeans and a T-shirt. Looking at him, I can't tell if he was my best friend by how well he cleaned up.
Fixing his tie, “Tonight I'm looking for the love of my life,” he said with a wink.If anyone else hears him talking like that, they’ll think he is a big player when, in turn, he is just a big romantic softie man, except when he is not fighting.
“It's a restaurant opening, not a" find your mate night,” I remind him; we are opening our third restaurant tonight “The Bolden'' It is a big thing for us because the pack depends on our business to go well, even though everyone has their own little thing going on for them. Those businesses are for the pack, so when we have to make a good impression on the opening with so many other pack members coming, it's nerve-wracking not for me but for them because some of them are enemies, and I don't want to fight in the restaurants.
“I said the love of my life, not a mate” Cohen bought me out of my head.
“what's the difference between that?” I ask him because I don't see the difference, but knowing him, he will have some corny explanation for what makes the difference.
“ Are you two coming?” my brother peeked inside the office to tell us everyone was waiting for us.
With one last look in the mirror together, we followed my brother outside, where the car was waiting for us with Harley waiting for us since he was the designated driver for the night, not that I was going to be drunk; they don't like it when I drive, act like I'm going to kill them when I'm behind the wheels, they even call my driving is the type for a getaway job.
“ What took you guys so long?” Harley asks while he drives the car out of the gate, we are the only ones left, and I've been getting texts from my parents asking when we are getting there; I'm assuming everything is going well so far.
I was lost in my thought that I didn't realize that my wolf Ghost was excited; that was something new “What's going on?” I asked him, but as usual, I got nothing; leaving it alone, I watched as we drove to the restaurant. It was thirty minutes later that we pulled up in the parking lot. I was shocked to see that many cars were already there.
“ Looks like we have a full house?” my brother said once we were out of the car.
“ Yeah, we know what that means,” Harley reminds us; we don’t know who we might meet tonight; together, we walk inside doing our greetings since we were very late; I decide to stay clear of my parents cause I don't want to hear my mom goes “ son how many times do I have to tell you, being late is not a good for business” even now I could feel her eyes on, but I didn't look back.
Throwing back my shot, I walk out through the back door, only to be met by the incredible smell. It's like fresh coconut; moving towards the smell, I met the most beautiful person I have ever met. “It’s our mate; don’t mess this up,” Ghost says in my head, now I realize why he was so excited the whole night.
“Oh, hi, I didn't think anybody would be out here,” her sweet voice said, and I almost felt right here and there and asked her to marry me.
Clearing my throat, I say, “Uhm, it's fine; I just came for some fresh air,”
“I don't blame you; I didn't know there would be so many people here tonight,” she says.
I couldn't agree with her more because I didn't expect so many of them to show up; curiosity got the best of everyone since this is our first restaurant in town, so it would only be fair for everyone to come and check it out.
“ Me neither; looks like the whole town shows up,” I told her; I watched her closely because she didn't give off the vibes of a regular wolf; she’s most likely an alpha from which pack I don't know. “ Which pack are you from?”
“ why? Though we were having a nice conversation,” she said with a smile; while she came to stand in front of me, with her standing toe to toe, I could see the deep brown of her eyes and plum lips that were begging me to kiss them.
“ Nothing wrong with a nice conversation,” I took a step towards her, “ but I want to know where my mate comes from, don’t you think?”
“ You say I’m your mate,” she asks with a hint of a smile. “We are two strangers who happened to bump into each other.”
Smiling, I say, “We're about to change that, ain't we?” I ask her since she wants to play; I don't mind playing along one bit; I do know that tonight we ended up together.
“ you so full of yourself if you think I'm going just to agree to be your mate” Raising my eyebrows at her, she continued, “I'm not as easy as you might think; you want me as your mate. You are going to work for it,” she said, before turning to walk back inside but someone else came out.
“ MATE!! Who’s your mate ?” the old man asked her with a bit of fear and excitement.
“ Daad, come on, you are embarrassing me,” she whispered, but her dad wasn't listening because his eyes focused on me. Since I enjoyed the drama too much, I approached them and shook his hand. I knew he was the Alpha of the Vargas pack.
“ Alpha Ashton! Oh, you, my daughter’s mate, “ he asked, and before I could say anything, I heard, “ MATE!!! Who’s mate?” It was my mother, and I knew this would not be over anytime soon.
Walking up to me, my mate whispers, “That's all your fault; now look at it” She points to where my mom and her dad are chatting.
“ It would've happened if you weren't running away from me.” I reminded her, rolling her eyes at me; she left me standing there and went to get her dad to walk inside. If she thought that was the end of the little chaos outside, she was wrong because once we got inside, my parents announced that I had found my mate in the Vargas pack. It's none other than the Alpha daughter Lilia, the future Alpha. From across the room, I could feel her eyes shouting dagger at me, and if she could kill just by staring at me, I believe I would've been six feet under.
Right after the introduction, she walks out, and I knew if I didn't go after her and get her number, I wouldn't get a chance to do so; catching her by the elbow, I say, “Leaving so soon?”
“ After what just happened, I couldn't leave fast enough,” smiling at her. “What do you want with that cheesy smile on your face?”
“I mean, we are mates; after all, we….” Stopping me, she said, “You don't have to remind me of that, dont forget im going to be Alpha next month, and im not leaving my pack; you want to talk, come over” She got in her car and drove off, leaving me to stare at her tail light.
With my hands in my pockets, I smile, thinking this will be fun, and I can't wait to get to know her.
Hermoine A knock on my door woke me up I knew today was Saturday so there shouldn't be a reason why someone was knocking on my door this early morning, pushing myself off the bed and walks towards the door when I open it, it was my dad standing there “ oh, hi dad, what's going on?” “Nothing breakfast is ready,” he told me. “ oh okay, I'm coming down in a minute,” I told him while I looked for my shoes, I thought he would leave but he was still in the room “Is everything okay?” “ Is everything okay?” I ask him. “ ah yes I wanted to know how’s everything going with school?” he asked, which was weird because he never really asked me about the school, it's not that he doesn't care I learned at a very young age that showing affection is very hard for my dad and he has his own way of showing that he cared for you. So, he asked me about school seemed awkward, getting up from the floor “Well everything is going good, I'
ASHTON A good night's sleep is all I need to go and deal with the bastard that’s waiting for me in the cell, with the hot water running down my back my thoughts went back to the dream that I had, it wasn't as bad as the last one except I still can't see the woman face but from little that I saw, I can tell that she has a nice figure. Shaking my head I try to think about something else because I'm not in the right mind to be thinking about anyone else but finding out what happened to my Lillia. Quickly getting out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around my waist I went into the closet and grabbed a simple blue t-shirt with a pair of black jeans, putting on my easy sneakers I made my way downstairs to the kitchen to get some breakfast, with all that was going on it slip my mind that the pack members haven't seen me for awhile, so it was a shock to find them standing there waiting for me.Clearing my thro
HERMOINE Waving goodbye to Jamilla I got in my car with the radio low in the background, I was still thinking about the dream that I was having when Jamilla woke me up it was a pretty dream with no face sexy man, what I would do to go back there just to see where all the abs where going lead me I bet it would a handsome face with nice cheekbones. The ringing of my phone pulls me out of the daydream, seeing that it was Dad calling “Hi Dad I'm on my way home,” “Okay sweetie I was just checking up, “ he said. Uhuh? I had to check the caller Id just to make sure it was my father calling because that's the same person I grew up with, clearing my throat “Uhm sure Dad, I'm alright, I'll be there in a few” I told him before hanging up. That was weird. I was telling myself while still staring straight ahead that I didn't even notice the car that was coming until it was on me and I was thrown back against the seat and landed on the steering wheels. I was half awake when I saw a man pull ope
UNKNOWNIt was eight in the night when I got the call from Hermoine’s father. At first, I thought something happened to her but I didn't expect him to be asking me about her whereabouts when she left my house at nine am this morning. Quickly getting out of my bed I hung up the phone and called hers but there was no response, putting on my clothes. I got in my car and drove the same route that she would’ve to take on her way home. But I didn't see anything out of place, I got out of the car and start looking around at first it look like the road had been clean, way too clean, looking around I saw shiny things on the floor, walking towards it I pick it up only to find that it was Hermoine’s phone. My heart drops because I knew she wouldn't leave her phone on out here.Pulling my phone out I called my mom “Mom we have a problem”“ You need to come back tonight,” my mother said before hanging up.Weird but I got in my
ASHTON“Are you ready for this?” Arlo asked me once he got in the car next to me, he wasn't looking as cheerful as I was looking because none of us wanted to go to this dinner party since it was for a good cause that's the only reason I why I’m not in the basement trying to figure out how the hell they killed my only suspect. “ As ready as I could be, you ?” I ask him, he more likely wishes he could sit home and play his video game instead of getting dressed up and going have dinner with a bunch of old stuck-up people.“ Nope, why did I have to? , you going” he was complaining.“Because you are part of the family after all” Harley reminds turning his head “Aren't you in charge of the orphanage?” Right, I forgot that he is in charge of that, since we had opened an orphanage for the kids that lost their parents through a rogue attack or just being abandoned after being born we give them in the house to stay
HERMOINE After the woman said what she said, I couldn't sleep or eat anything that they bought us in the cell, all I want is for the woman to come back and tell me what the hell she means by i “You look just like your mother” could it be possible that this woman knows my mother and if she does can I trust her to help me?. How I wish Jamilla was here with me, oh God Jamilla, my father they must be going crazy looking for me, hope they call the cops now that I'm thinking about it, even if they do I don't even know if they will find me. “We have to get out of here,” the girl who was in the cell with me said. “What's your name? I'm Hermoine” I find myself asking her, even though there’s a good chance we might get killed in the next few days. “it's Dione, do you think she really is going to kill us?” she asks. From the look on that woman's face, I can tell that she was going through with it and she will en
UNKNOWN I feel like my morning was moving in slow motion and there was nothing I could do. In twenty-four hours all I got was bad news, how could this be? Everything was fine, who in the hell is looking for trouble right now, especially with Hermoine and her mother? “ Ahh!” I scream before grabbing a bottle of water and drinking the whole thing in one shot. After the meeting my parents told me to back home and they will stay behind and find any information that they could get, since they work in the main house and they were close to Ms. Vera they could ask her question about what happened to Ms.Henley our headmasters. It's not a coincidence that they both had been taken within a few days of each other, that's something I can't trust. The ringing of my phone pulled me back from my thoughts, taking it out of my pocket. I saw that it was Hermoine’s father. I haven't called him to see how he was doing. Uh, wh
ASHTONRunning within the woods with the members is one way for us to bond and my wolf Ghost loves it when the wind is blowing against his fury, his favorite thing is to run after the smaller animals playing with them before he kills them. So it wasn't a surprise when he took off leaving the others behind, what came as a surprise is the fact that he ran after the two women and stood on top of the red-haired girl making her scream like the devil. He was enjoying her petting his head and the only reason he would have let her do that is if he suspected that she was our mate, I wouldn't think we would get a second chance mate not when I don't even know who killed our first mate. I got him under control long enough for us to get the girls back to the house and find out what they were doing in the woods.“ Did you put them in the room?” I ask Cohen soon as he walks into the office.“ Yeah, the dark hair one is still out an