Chapter 16

Chapter 16
Kaeleigh’s POV

I felt a rush through my body as Asher laid next to me on the bed. He trailed his fingertips lightly along my body as he watched my face. I could feel the energy of the spell chase his touch around like a magnetic force. I struggled to keep my breathing even as his touch got firmer. His hand landed on my hip, and I winced at the pain from his claws. He frowned and looked down at my hip. He moved the waistband of my pants down and hissed. 

“Oh sweetheart,” he said, leaning down to my hip. “I am so sorry.” he gently kissed my hip, and I shivered as his tongue darted over the injury and soothing the pain. He grinned at my reaction and moved up the bed, not breaking eye contact, stopping at places to kiss my body lightly. Even through my top, I could feel the energy trying to break through to him. 

When he was level with me, he kissed lightly along my jawline and up to the corner of my mouth. Then he closed in on my lips and the kisses became heavier and more urgent. I responded in kind, letting his tongue in to explore my mouth. His hand roamed my body again. And again the energy started trailing round me everywhere he touched me. 

I pulled Asher to me closer and kissed him harder, and the sparks felt stronger. I ran my hands down his hard torso to his pants and slipped my hand inside, wrapping it around his shaft. Asher groaned into my mouth and gyrated through my hand. He pulled my top up, exposing my breasts, and palmed them. I could feel my body getting excited and the feel of him hard and ready in my hand sent excitement through me. 

I could feel my panties becoming damp and Asher grinned against the kiss, indicating he could smell my excitement. He pulled away from me suddenly and I watched as he pulled his shirt over his head, revealing his perfect toned body. He leaned over me again, and pushed his knee between my legs, pushing them apart and ran his hands up my outer thighs until they rested on the waistband of my joggers and he yanked them down, bringing an involuntary squeal from my lips. He climbed back up my body while teasing one hand around my panties. I shook my head and pulled his hand away. 

“I want my fun first,” I said as I pushed myself to a sitting position and he quirked his eyebrow.

“Anything you want, my queen.” The tone of his voice pulled at something low down in me.

“Lay down on your back,” he complied with a seductive grin and laid there with his hands behind his head. 

From my seated position at the head of the bed, I could see down the line of his torso to where it disappeared into his pants. I shifted positions to my knees and ran my hands down his body and hooking them into his pants and pushing them down. Asher lifted his hips so his pants slid down and his hard dick sprang free. I turned and looked at him and saw he was watching me intently as I mimicked what he had done in reverse. I kissed down his body, pausing briefly on his hip before I reached his pelvis. I wrapped my hand around the base again, smiling as he groaned in response and ran my tongue up his shaft before putting the very tip of his head into my mouth. He groaned again and pushed up with his hips slightly and I felt his hand caress my ass. I pushed against his hand while bringing his full head into my mouth. Asher groaned louder this time and squeezed my ass.

“Yes, my queen,” he panted as I continued to bring more of him into my mouth, and back out again, before repeating the action, pushing him further each time. Asher’s hand slipped between my legs and he rubbed against my panties with his thumb and I gasped as his fingers slipped into the side of my panties and found my clit. I built speed on his cock and he matched with his thumb, both of us panting against the building tension.

“Oh goddess Kaeleigh,” he panted, and I cried out around his cock as he slipped a finger through my folds and into my entrance and pushed his hips up, pushing himself deeper into my mouth. I could tell he was getting close when I heard a cry. I froze instantly and Asher panted, pushing himself deeper again.

“Goddess, don’t stop,” he pleaded.

The cry happened again, only muffled, and I realised it was coming from the sofa across the room. I was brought crashing down from the lust high when I realised where the crying was coming from. 

I instantly jumped up, pulling myself away from Asher and ran across the room.

“Kaeleigh, what the…” Asher called, and tugged his pants up and followed me across the room. I got to the front of the sofa where Dayna was laid, where I had left her asleep. She looked up at me, the pain shining in her eyes. It was starting again. I looked up at Asher. 

“Get me some towels and the bucket quickly,” he hesitated, looking at Dayna, but then ran into the bathroom. Dayna tried to sit up, and I stopped her. 

“It’s ok, lie down,” I said, but she pushed up again.

“I- I should go,” she stammered.

“No, you aren’t going anywhere,” I said and Asher came out of the bathroom and handed me the things. I saw him glare down at Dayna, and she looked at him in fear. I frowned at him. I get it, we were interrupted, but the poor girl was in pain. Although it seemed to have stopped now. I leaned over to rub the sweat that had formed on Dayna’s head, fully aware that Asher was watching as I bent over her. Dayna winced and whimpered against some more pain, her eyes flashing to Asher again. 

I looked between them both as a horrid thought entered my head again. I leaned over Dayna again, only this time I kissed her forehead as I watched Asher. His eyes lit up, and he groaned quietly as he watched us and I saw his hand move down his pants to his still hard member. 

Dayna cried out in pain again, and I shot away from her in horror. Suddenly, it all became horrifyingly clear. I stood up and glared at Asher, and he looked at me in surprise. I glanced at Dayna and she looked between us both in fear.

“You fucking bastard!” I hissed at him, and he looked shocked. 

“Kaeleigh,” he moved towards me, “what’s wrong?” I moved away.

“It’s you!” I spat at him. “You are what’s hurting her.” Asher stopped and looked at Dayna before looking back at me. His expression shifted as he realised I had figured it out.

“Kaeleigh, please,” he pleaded, taking a step towards “You don’t understand.”

“I don’t understand?” I asked “What’s not to understand? Dayna is your mate.” I turned to Dayna.

“It’s true, isn’t it?” and Dayna started crying.

“Kaeleigh, please, I’m so sorry,” she cried, and Asher sent her a murderous look. I moved between them, standing in front of Dayna, blocking her from Asher’s view.

“Don’t you dare look at her like that,” I spat at him. “You have been using her this whole time, haven’t you? Using the mate bond to-” I stopped as last night flashes into my head. 

I remembered Asher burning up and in pain. I turned and looked at Dayna, who was crying, and felt sick. I turned to him again; the anger boiling in me, and felt my eyes as they flashed gold. Ana snarled in my mind.

“You knew!” I snarled, “You knew what he was doing to her.” Asher backed away, the look of worry on his face.

“You knew what he was doing to her, and not only did you not stop him, but you used me to seek relief from the pain that you have been causing her every night.” 

My head was spinning, and I felt sick that every time Dayna was in pain Asher was having sex, and then coming and sleeping in my bed. And every time Asher and I were intimate, we were hurting my friend. Tears streamed down my face as I realised that while my friend was getting brutalised last night, I was also causing her pain. 

I knew we could feel things through the mate bond, but now I saw the effect that sexual contact caused someone on the other end of the bond. A fresh wave of horror hit me. Every time I had been with Asher, we had caused Dayna pain. Does that mean that I had also caused Chase pain? I felt like throwing up at the thought that I had repeatedly caused him such agony. Asher made to move to me. 

“Kaeleigh, it’s complicated-” he tried to appease me.

“Get out!” I said, not wanting to hear his excuses for how he made me complicit in the abuse of my friend and the torture of my mate. Asher went to say something, but I beat him to it.

“You are no King,” I hissed at him. “You are not a leader, or an Alpha. You are not even a man.” Asher’s face twisted in anger.

“Listen here, you little bitch,” he snarled, advancing on me. “You need to get one thing-”

“GET OUT!” I screamed, and he stopped and looked at me, shocked. I knew he had just felt the Alpha power that had his own Beta trapped in my command earlier today, and I could tell that he wasn’t expecting this. 

The door burst open, breaking the tension, and Asher seemed to break out of his shock. We both look at the door, and both Adam and Cade are standing at the entrance. Adam looked angry, and Cade looked concerned.

Asher glared at me one last time before he turned and stormed out of the room, past the guys. Cade looked after him before following him, and Adam walked into the room. The anger melted from his face as he saw the tears and upset on mine.

“Kaeleigh, what happened?” I shook my head and turned to Dayna, and she looked at me in fear.

“I’m sorry,” she whimpered. “I will leave.” She thought I was blaming her. When I was the one that had repeatedly hurt her.

“Dayna, stop,” I said and walked over to her while she was pulling herself off the sofa. She stopped and looked afraid. I went and sat on the sofa next to her. 

“I am so sorry, I didn’t know,” I said, fresh tears welling up. “But I promise I will do whatever it takes to protect you from this.” Dayna started to cry and reached out to hug me, and I pulled her into a hug tight as she broke down in tears. I glanced up at Adam as I sat there with Dayna sobbing on my lap. He grabbed the blanket and put it over her. 

“I got something to do,” he muttered and stormed out of the room before I could respond.