Chapter 5 Mate's meeting

“How dare you question me, Beta?” he said superiorly, reminding Harry of his place. Harry's face showed he had numerous things to say, but even if he faced a young werewolf, he remembered that night clearly, and the memories made him step back. He took a deep breath, then nodded.

Asher turned his back to him and left him without a word. He felt Harry's gaze on him till he was visible to him. Asher hated to meet him, but he knew he dared not to touch him. Even if they hated each other, Asher was an Alpha, and Harry was a Beta.

Asher was near his father’s room when he smelled the bittersweet scent he had tried to forget for so long. He closed his eyes in disbelief, standing at his father’s door, as he knew the scent’s owner was in the room, too.

Asher clenched his fist first. He couldn’t believe he couldn’t avoid listening to the drama. He lowered his head, taking a few deep breaths to strengthen himself mentally. After knocking loudly, he opened the door to see his father in pain and the she-wolf, who ruined his whole life, who was ashamed and fooled him.

“Asher, welcome home.” Lucy stood up when she saw him and kindly greeted him. She was a gorgeous woman. Her slender figure looked strong but still made men want to protect her. Even though she was thin, the Moon Goddess gave her the shape that made the opposite sex want to inseminate her madly. Her long blonde hair, brown eyes, and beautiful face made these feelings more intense for each male.

Asher only glanced at her, and he walked to his father.

“I just gave him some painkillers you prescribed…”

“Get out!” She heard Asher’s command in her head. Her eyes widened, and her face showed pain mixed with regret. She lowered her head and left without a word. So many years had passed, and she expected their bond to be strong enough, so she thought Asher would forgive her, but she was wrong.

After Lucy left the room, Asher tried to focus on his father. But it was hard. Seeing and feeling Lucy near him opened his scars, and he couldn’t get rid of the picture in his head of his beloved, beautiful mate’s scared face when he found her in a room, naked, under another pack member.

Asher, after beating the other so badly it died in prison, rejected Lucy once more, officially, but she never accepted his rejection. She was always around him when he visited his father, begging his forgiveness, but Asher stubbornly ignored her. He felt like after what he saw, he wouldn’t be able to touch her anymore, not even if he would feel an unbearable lust. He thought he would instead take an Omega as his Luna, who would be willing to satisfy him instead of touching this filthy woman.

As the years passed, Asher happily realised his rejection worked for him, even if it wasn’t accepted.

When he found out Lucy was his mate and accepted her, he couldn’t think of any other she-wolf. He only longed for her. That was the mate bond, he thought. Therefore, he couldn’t understand how Lucy could be with someone else. She would have let no one else touch her if she had felt the same way about him.

Therefore, he didn’t believe Lucy at all. Asher felt that their mate bond eased, and finally, he didn’t require her closeness. He missed her even less. He wasn’t in love with her anymore, and he had no desire for her body, either. In his eyes, she was nothing more than a slut he foolishly loved once. It was just the emptiness that tortured him, but in the end, he got used to that as well.

After Lucy left, he stepped closer to his father, who looked at him sadly. He believed Lucy but didn’t let his son know about that. He pretended he understood his son, but he often tried to convince him to consider forgiving his mate.

“How do you feel?” He asked his father.

“Better, son. I think the painkiller took effect.”

Asher took the oxygen mask and covered his father’s mouth and nose with it.

“Breath.” He said.

The father obeyed his son. He closed his eyes, and soon, he breathed steadily. Asher gave him some medications that were for humans, but they also seemed helpful for them. He stayed with his father until he fell asleep. Usually, they talked a lot when he came to see him, but this time, his father was so weak that he didn’t want to make him suffer more.

After about an hour, he decided to leave. He took his belongings, looked at his father one last time, and then walked to the door. He wasn’t surprised to smell the familiar scent, so he knew what to expect.

As soon as he stepped out of the room, a familiar pair of eyes stared at him. Lucy leaned against the wall and looked at him pitifully. He just wanted to walk on, but she stepped on him and hugged him from behind. Asher got free from her embrace immediately.

“Do not touch me.” He whispered with anger.

“Asher, please. We are mates. I need you. We should be together. Please don’t leave. Just give us a chance to talk, at least.”

“I don’t care about your lies, and I am over you. We have nothing to talk about.”

“Asher, how could I make you believe me? I felt so ashamed. How could I tell my mate someone had forced me to…? How could I….” She covered her mouth like she couldn’t talk anymore while her eyes became wet.

“Bullshit!” Asher shouted at her. “You are just a whore like to be fuked!”

Lucy held her chest like Asher’s words made her feel physical pain.

“Don’t say that.” She gasped. “I was the victim. How come my mate doesn’t understand that? Asher, I am dying without you. I need you so much.” She cried.

“Shut up, you liar bich"!”

“Asher, you must feel horrible without me. You are still my mate.”

“I rejected you.”

“And I didn’t accept it. Our mate bond is still alive. We belong together. Just give us a chance. Please. I can’t take this any longer.” She begged.