Chapter 16 Chapter17 Asher's POV There was something looming in the darkness, staring at us. I snapped my eyes open and looked for it. Yet before I found anything, Violet's sharp scream brought my attention back. "Violet!" I immediately went to check on her. She was lying on the ground, unconscious. I checked her entire body and didn't find any injuries. She probably passed out because I marked her. SORMES I felt guilty. I didn't plan on marking her today. In my original plan, the first time we had sex should be somewhere intimate and romantic. I would dig my fang into her neck when she reached orgasm and felt her body shivering with pleasure underneath me. But now that was all ruined. We were both lying on the cold, damp forest floor, our clothes scattered everywhere. I wasn't even myself the whole time. I had let my animal instinct control me. I lowered my head to her neck and sniffed her neck. Now with the mark, I could finally recognize her scent, which was without doubt the most wonderful thing in the world. No wonder she could wake me up from my madness. Only she had that kind of power. My wolf purred and begged me to linger on a bit longer. I was tempted to cave in. Maybe I should just stay here in this dark forest with her naked and kept having sex. My cock was getting hard again as I inhaled her scent. It was a fucking addiction. But I managed to resist the temptation this time. She passed out already. I needed to take her to the hospital and made sure everything was alright. I shifted into my wolf and carried her on my back, dashing back to Elena's. Mia was still asleep. After making sure that the kid was alright, I found some decent clothes for Violet and took her straight to the hospital. A doctor took her in. This must have been like what, the third or fourth time she visited the hospital ever since she came back? I really ought to take better care of her. I stayed in the waiting room while the doctor checked Violet. Then the door to the next ward opened up, and Kylie walked out. "You are back!" her face lit up instantly, "Are you here to check on me?" She was thrilled to see me, obviously. But I still decided to tell her the truth, "No. I was here for Violet." Her face changed abruptly, "What is wrong with her again? Is she pretending to be sick again?" I frowned glaring at her. She took a few steps closer toward me, wrinkling her nose, and then her eyes widened. "You marked her!!" she shrieked, her face twisting with anger and disbelief. "How could you!" "Violet is my mate. Of course I am going to mark her. And she will become my Luna one day. You should get used to it," I said in a slightly irritated tone. Kylie was starting to get on my nerves. Neither me nor Violet owed her anything. But she seemed to hold both of us accountable. This had to stop. "Get used to it? NEVER! Because I am your Luna!" she cried, her angry voice echoing in the hallway. "I gave you the best 7 years of my life! and then you just tossed me away like trash for that Violet. This isn't fair!" "I didn't ask for this, Kylie. Your parents pushed our marriage to happen. There weren't any real sparkles between us even at the beginning." She shook her head, sobbing, "Not that isn't true.Everyone knows that we are a perfect couple. I love you." "We kept up the perfect appearance in front of the pack members. But that was it. Stop lying to yourself Kylie. You should have sensed that our marriage wasn't working even before Violet came back to town." "That was because you never really cared about me! You are always so cold, so distant and aloof. If you bothered to know me a bit better, you would discover that I was way more lovable than my sister." I was starting to get sick of circling on the same top with her. So I broke out the harsh truth to her: "I only married you to keep you from killing yourself. I tried to love you, but I failed. Nothing happened between us in the past. And nothing will." She opened her mouth to scream at me again, but I cut her off just in time: "If you raise your voice again, I will have people remove you forcefully. Remember that I am still your Alpha." She covered her mouth and trembled in tears. I stood up and went to check on Violet. But she followed behind me. "Violet lied to you. She betrayed you! Are you really going to choose a liar with no sense of loyalty as your lover and wife? You deserve better!" I halted abruptly in my tracks and shot a glare at her, "I don't mind that. And this will be the last time you foul mouth her. Or I swear to the Moon Goddess that I will have you punished for it." She froze on her stop. Her cheeks flushed. There was a mixed emotion of sorrow and rage in her eyes. "I will never forgive you." She gritted in a venomous tone. "You and Violet. I won't let you live happily ever after while I am in hell. Don't even dream about it." Her threat meant nothing to me. After this talk, I was officially done with her. I wished her all the best and I hoped she could find her destined one as well. But my responsibility for her ended today. I walked away from her without hesitation. She kept crying behind me. But I didn't even look back. Violet was still sleeping in her ward. I closed the door behind me and carefully made my way to the bed side gazing down at her. She was so beautiful. I trailed her portrait with my fingers. This was the woman I was going to care for the rest of my life. Then suddenly she became restless in her sleep. Her eyes rolling, her body twitching, and there was sweat on her forehead. At first I thought I had woke her up with my touch. But then I realized that it was a bad dream. "Hey babe." I got onto bed and held her close to me, "Wake up." She jerked awake, still uneasy. I tightened my arms around her, "It's OK. It's me. You had a bad dream." She breathed out slowly and relaxed in my arms. I could tell she was still pretty tensed. "What is it?" I asked. She didn't get scared easily. So it must be bad. "What I saw in the woods.it had your eyes!" she gulped, "Did you feel it, Asher?" I nodded. I sensed something looming in the darkness, watching "It has my eyes? Are you sure?" "Yes. Dark reddish eyes. Like when you lost control earlier." I frowned. What is it?