Asher's POV I have never thought that our first time together would be so amazing. Though Devlin didn't move around so much, I appreciated that she let me take control and the fact that I couldn't see her expression was a downer but at the same time it made me wonder how she looked like when she moaned out my name. I couldn't get the sound of her screaming my name out of my head, I had found myself in a sort of trance, unable to ven think of other things. The only thing I could see was how her lips quivered, how she held the sheets of the bed and how her eyes looked like when they rolled over to the back of her head. I liked how I could see the pleasure she was feeling through her eyes and her lips, I could feel the intensity in her fingers as she ran them through my back scratching me as I moved in and out of her. It was mesmerizing and I enjoyed it a lot and I knew she loved it too. After all was done, she had slept off probably tired, it was her first time and I saw it in the

Lyra's POV After walking out of Devlin, I didn't want to go back home. I honestly couldn't put up with my mother and I had no desire to see her. I knew if I were to return home that I was going to end up thinking about Asher and the weird conversation we both had. It was evident that he didn't like me and to say that it hurts was an understatement, I was in pain and I was almost being torn apart. He had not officially rejected me but I could see it in his eyes that if it so happened that I became his mate, he was going to surely reject me. I was ready for such but I was only being delusional because Asher's mate was Devlin and that would not change. Probably the reason why he waa my mate was because the universe hated me and wished me nothing but pain. I was in pain, with my mom, with Devlin and with Asher. All areas of my life were nothing but pain. I could tell that though Macy understood my and where I was coming from she was still very much disgusted, she must be asking herse

Asher's POV. I hadn't expected that coming into this store I would come face to face with Lyra again, especially after seeing her just minutes ago and fighting about what had happened between us. She had said so many things to me, making me feel that maybe I was also at fault for everything that happened between us that night. It seemed far-fetched that she smelled like Devlin but there was no way that I would have no clue about how Devlin smelled like. J couldn't stop thinking about how similar they smelled like, there was not even a little disparity between their smells. They both smelled the same way and it was understandable that Lyra would not believe my words. She thought everyone was like her, she thought we were all as dirty and disgusting as she was. Seeing her again, I was utterly disgusted, everything about her was giving me a headache and I hated that she was walking the face of the earth just like me. It would've been more bearable if she was millions of miles away

Lyra's POV As those words left Asher, I was dumbfounded, I had wanted to beg him, to plead with him for forgiveness but he said those words and moreso in the presence of so many people. It didn't take long for then to open their mouths and start laughing at me, they laughed for a long time while I stood there as the object of their entertainment. I was dejected, I had resigned to understand thatbthis was yhe life Asher wanted me to live for the rest of my life. This was what I had become just because of one mistake. My kife had never been roses and daffodils, but it was never so painful, it didnt hurt kike it was hurting me right now. I wanted to die, I wantes to end everything because I was embarrassed, heartbroken and regretful. Asher had every reason to hate me, Asher could run his dager through me and I would understand that it was all my fault bexause really, it was. My kife was a shit show and it was nobody's fault but mine. I wanted to wail, to cry, to scream and beg Ash

Lyra's POVAsher knelt down on one knee in front of me, I had no idea what he was planning to do but I was honestly expecting the worst.He leaned into me slowly, his smell was affecting my senses making me feel very drowsy like I had not been crying a few minutes ago. He brought his lips dangerously close to my skin and I was forced to remember how soft they felt and how amazing they were against my own lips.I heard him swallow.It seems as much as I was affected, he was too and I liked it so much. I liked it so much that I had momentarily forgotten about what was going on, about what he was planning to do to me."I have seen how your mother treats you," he whispered into my ear.I was totally lost in how his breath caressed my skin that I wasn't even paying attention to what he was saying. I was feeling shivers all around my body and I knew it wasn't the appropriate reaction to such a threat but I couldn't help it, my body desired him and I could not help it."What are you thinki