Alpha Asher and Lola novel Chapter 121

Read Alpha Asher by Jane Doe Chapter 121 – “When you called me saying you needed my help with ‘magic stuff,’ this wasn’t what I had in mind.” Breyona frowned; her eyebrows gnashed together. She had a gentler version of Asher’s expression, who stood a few feet to her left, so still he looked carved from stone. Her eyes flitted down to the dark bra and underwear combo I wore; the one Asher had picked out just a few weeks ago. “…I really need to start training again. I never realized how many calories shifting burned.”

“I hear you and Giovanni train pretty hard already.” I replied smoothly, my lips twitching as I resisted the urge to laugh.

She flicked her chestnut hair over her shoulder and scoffed, “Tristan’s an a*****e.”

Rowena flitted into the room, a blur of auburn hair and pale skin. Like a hummingbird, she was light on her feet. She rummaged through trunks, glass bottles clinking and papers scratching against one another as she pulled out everything she was looking for.

Cordelia’s soft humming trickled in from the living room. Before slipping into the den to remove my clothes, I had watched amazed as she waved a hand and sent all the glass shards littering the floor and furniture tumbling towards one neat spot.

“We’re ready for you now.” Rowena paused for a moment, her arms full of thick pillar candles and couple small journal-type books. She sounded a bit breathless, but only paused for a moment before flitting out of the den.

Breyona glanced between Asher and me. Perhaps she recognized the look on his face from spending so much time with Giovanni, “I’m going to wait for you guys out there.”

“You don’t have to do this.” Asher’s voice held no blame, only understanding and the frustration that whatever this was -it wasn’t going to be pleasant for me. ” No one will blame you.”

They both knew why I called them here. I had told them everything Rowena told me, including the part where they would have to hold me down.

“I know, but I have no choice. I can feel the power locked inside of me more and more. I have no clue what it is or what to do with it, but I want to learn. I need to learn.” I told him, leaning into his touch because I knew that no matter how much he worried for me, he wouldn’t stop me from doing this.

This was a side of myself I needed to learn about. One just as powerful as the other two, if not more. I owed it to the people I vowed to protect, both vampire and werewolf. Sometimes I wondered how Asher did it, if the weight placed on his shoulders no longer felt heavy because of how long he had carried it.

I could feel the rapid thud of his heart against my hand and leaned into the kiss he placed against my forehead. His rough voice washed over me, “Don’t spread yourself too thin, Lola. There’s nothing wrong with doing some things for yourself.”

Cordelia and Rowena had outdone themselves. In just fifteen minutes they cleared the living room of all debris and brought a small twin mattress down from one of the bedrooms. It sat in the middle of the room, surrounded by two rings of pillared candles. Blackout c******s were drawn across the windows, so that the small flames were our only light source. As I looked closer at the pillared candles, I noticed symbols carved into the white wax.

“Alright, I’ve done my part. This room is as protected as it can be with such short notice.” Came Cordelia’s voice from across the room.

Her greying hair was woven into a thick braid that hung over her shoulder, and her eyes were sympathetic as they looked my way. She held a tiny amber bottle in her hands and pressed her thumb against the opening until a little droplet stuck to her finger. Rowena stood at her side, a white candle and a small leatherbound book in her hands.

“I’m reworking a reveal spell from my family’s grimoire. I hated it as a child, swore I’d never use it. It’s meant to uncover secrets, but with a few tweaks it should uncover the mark from the binding spell.” Surprise flashed across Cordelia’s face, but she recovered a split second later. “The juniper oil is to protect and purify, and the frankincense to cleanse and reveal. I’ve anointed this candle with the same oils, as it’s what will tie you to the spell.” Rowena explained as Cordelia stepped forwards.

I could smell the oils on her finger as she brought it to my forehead and traced a pattern along my skin.

“I’ve set protection wards around this room. No one will be able to enter or leave while she’s preforming the spell.” Cordelia said softly, stepping back to admire her handywork.