The room was filled with silence and tension. Yet he still had that smug smile on his face. I wanted to rip it off his face with my claws. Rip him to shreds. “Lucian, I guess you’re wondering why I called a meeting with you?” He looked at me waiting for me to ask him, but I kept quiet and just glared at him. My gut was telling me it had something to do with Scarlet. “Just get to the point, Asher”. He giggled mischievously. Then he came to a holt and the room was quiet again. His demonic face was stern and unhinged. “Seems like patience isn’t one of your strong points…” “Not with you”. I chipped him in. “Lucian” “Seems like respect isn’t one of your strengths”. I chipped him in again. He glared at me. A glare so vicious it could make anyone tremble under his gaze.

But a little pip squeak like his didn’t give me any chills. He was like a pebble in my shoe. An absolute annoyance, but one I could sort out in a way I see fit. “Alpha” he said in a strained voice, as if the word was burning his through and fighting to stay within him. A smile crept up my face. I couldn’t imagine how that word could destroy his ego. I mean he lost his alpha position before he even got a taste of it. But his ego was far too big and needed to be brought down a couple of notches. “I believe you know that I have lost any right to the position of alpha at lunar” he continued. “Yes I have heard that through the grapevine” “Well the night you came to fetch me to reject Scarlet you said that my position would be secured.” I knew exactly where he was going with this.

“I said I wouldn’t rip that power from your clutches. If your father decides you aren’t fit for the role, that’s no one else’s fault but yours.” His fist tightened and slammed onto the table, showing his anger at my choice of words. His wolf started fronting, “Asher, I suggest you get a hold of yourself” He glared at me once again. “Are you going to help me or not?” He said through gritted teeth. “No Asher, I won’t be helping you. Your father knows what’s best for his pack's future and I agree with his choices. I don’t see you fit to take the role of Alpha”. He suddenly jumped up from his chair and lunged at me with his claws and canines.

I dodged his attempt at an attack and pinned him to the wall by his neck. “Asher, you rejected your mate and have no rank. Be careful taking on a challenge with an alpha who accepted his mate.” He slashed his claw across my face. I was taken aback by his lousy attempt, but had to applaud his guts. He seemed to have more now than last time. I thought I would first have some fun before I put this mutt in his place. After dodging his every move and not even attempting to strike back, I eventually got bored of his failed attempts and grabbed him by the neck again. This time round, I had him pinned on my back. In one swift move, I could break his neck and throw him across the room.

“You can’t kill me”, He pleaded in my right ear. “My parents might’ve taken my alpha position but they haven’t cut me off fully or disowned me. If you kill me you will cause war, he said, and i continued lifting him up slightly. I giggled at his lousy attempt at stopping me. “I don’t fear war Asher.” Just as I pulled him by his neck. “But is scarlet ready?” His words stopped me midway. He was right. She would never be ready, but more so now. “We both know how she likes to run away” I didn’t have to see him to know he had that smug look again. I let him go. As much as I knew, I should’ve finished him off before he came back to bite me in the a*s. “Get out of my face before I change my mind” he giggled. “Thank you for making the choice for me. I'm going to love playing this game” he said in a sinister tone.

Scarlett:

As me and Layla entered the shop, which was filled with a white and soft décor. Paired with lavishly dressed dolls, “This is the place” Layla whispered. She grabbed hold of my hand, led me to the dressing room and threw me in along with a bunch of clothes she grabbed on the way. “Try it all on”, she said as she closed the curtain. I got dressed in the first outfit, which was a beautiful pale beige dress with a draped neck line. The dress fell just half way down my calf with a mermaid silhouette that was so elegant and beautiful. When I stepped out of the dressing room, Layla clapped “That one's going home with us.” She said. I then went back to the dressing room feeling a wave of confidence hit me.

I grabbed the nude dress with chiffon wrapping all around it. The dress gave a naked feel but covered everything due to its lining. It hugged every bit of my body and showed off assets I didn’t even know I had. I stepped out of the dressing room once again and Layla smirked at the sight of the dress. “That’s definitely one that’s going to be kept for date night.” She said, looking me up and down. “When Lucian catches a glimpse of you in that dress he won’t be taking you anywhere but to the bedroom.” I giggled at her. “So then this one’s a definite keeper” I winked at her. She giggled “I like the new you Scarlet”. We tried a couple of clothes and some of them were a definite yes, whilst others were far from it.

While I was trying on a very elegant and classic gown which would obviously be for my marking ceremony, I heard a voice I recognized all too well. In the dressing room next to mine. “Yeah this morning was absolutely magical”, she said, swooning over memories that I could only think were sex. I looked over the top of the dressing room divider to make sure my ears weren't incorrect. I saw Saige biting her lip and twirling her hair with her index finger. “Oh yes, we should definitely do it again sometime”, She said, closing her eyes and swaying her hips. “Don’t worry about Asher . He's not nearly as good as you are. You worship my body” I scoffed at her being so callous. She stole my first mate from me and yet here she is screwing around with another man after already being marked. I guess she was just after the power, but since Asher lost his claim to alpha, she’s on the hunt for another. “Oh Lucian, your making me horny.”