Chapter 15

Asher's POV...

The sun shines so bright and beautiful in the sky. What a lovely morning it is. I could feel the bliss of the air and hear the birds singing. I slept so late the previous night and woke up so late the next day that I didn't get up from my bed until the sun visited me. I wake up so tired and stretch my body from the long sleep. I opened the window immediately after I woke up and I could sense that the sun was rising for a while.

I quickly got out of the room and went out to see what I had missed for the day.

"Smith, Smith, Smith!" I shouted my bodyguard's name as I was coming outside the room but got no response. I became so surprised and wondered where he might be during that time of the day.

Immediately I got out, I called one of my maids to ask about his whereabouts. "I think I saw him at the training center earlier," the maid responded.

I walked directly to the training center and I was glad to see him. I met him working out with his sword. I stayed watching him for a moment until he noticed my presence.

"Good morning, Alpha," Smith greeted me as he sighted me.

"Morning, you look so healthy today…" I responded, looking at his sword-fighting moves.

Smith stopped practicing his sword for the moment he noticed my presence. "Don't you mind me practicing with you, Alpha, bet this would make your morning as I'll put you to your knees," Smith said jokingly.

I picked up my sword and moved closer to him. "Are you really ready for the challenge?" I asked jokingly.

"Yes, you're no more my match," Smith responded.

"Hmmm," I took a deep breath as my thoughts led me to the past event, the young age when I first met Smith. Smith was my one and only friend, so dearest to me. He is from a noble family and he was such a courageous and admirable person, which caught my attention.

I first met him at the market square when I was a teenager, such an arrogant and disrespectful one. I saw him holding an apple, and I found the apple so attractive.

"I got this one," I said excitedly to him, grabbing his hand. Smith looked at me so angrily, that he removed my hand from his and responded, "That's unbelievable, but I got it first."

I felt so annoyed by his response and I couldn't help but slap his face. I slapped his face angrily and started quarreling with him. "Do you know who I am? How rude are you to shout at me?" I shouted angrily at him and pushed him down.

Smith stood up immediately with anger and became so frustrated. He moved closer to me and started hitting me on the ground. "Let me go, you idiot," I shouted angrily at him.

A few minutes later, the alpha arrived and stopped us from fighting. "What happened?" The alpha asked.

I became so thoughtful about the alpha's question and remained silent, knowing that I was the one at fault. I couldn't withstand the alpha's look, knowing that he'd warned me several times against bullying. I looked so sorry and apologized to him.

"It's my fault, alpha," I said amicably to him.

"No, not your fault. I shouldn't have hit you back," Smith responded.

I and Smith apologized to each other, and the issue was resolved. Since then, I chose Smith as my best friend, and we always did everything together.

I and Smith went to the same training school and we had the same master's. Smith never defeated me in reality unless with a trick. I chose him as my bodyguard, and he proved himself to be my best friend.

I felt a bit lost in thought, and my thoughts were diverted hearing a hit on my sword.

"Your sword fighting skill is improving these days compared to when I first met you," I said jokingly to him.

"You had better not relent, or else I'll make you touch your toes," Smith replied, hitting his sword with mine. Our swords kept crashing into each other.

"Don't hope too much. I mean, your sword fighting skill is improving, but not ten times compared to mine," I said amusingly and dribbled beside him. I kicked his leg muscle and made him fall to his knees.

"Accept your defeat," I shouted, pointing my sword at him. Smith raised his hand, folding his arms and pretending to surrender. He tricked me by spitting sand at my face. I stepped a step backward from him, and he stood up immediately. He moved closer to me and hit his sword hard on my sword. My sword fell down, and I bent down to pick it up. Before I could move closer to the sword to pick it up, Smith came closer and put his sword at my throat.

"Accept your defeat, Alpha," said Smith.

I raised my hand immediately and became fully submissive. I gave him my arm, and he lifted me up with his.

Smith and I dropped our swords, and we both ended the training. As I was about to turn my back to leave the training center, I saw a girl staring at me. I was so surprised and wondered how the girl was able to enter the training center.

"Pa pa pa… That's totally amazing," the girl clapped, looking at me excitedly.

I became really surprised and wondered who the girl was and what her mission was. I called Smith immediately to catch his attention. I moved closer to the girl to question her.

"Who are you, and why are you here?" I asked.

The girl looked at me suspiciously and didn't stop staring at me, which made me feel uncomfortable.

"Who are you?" I asked again, shouting at her. Immediately I shouted, and the girl returned her attention and responded.

"I'm obsessed with your beauty. That sounds so weird, right?" said the stranger, staring at me.

I felt more surprised about the girl and couldn't stop wondering how she entered my chamber. Smith moved closer to her and asked, "Who are you, madam? Please identify yourself."

The girl kept silent and just focused on me instead of replying to Smith's question. I felt very uncomfortable and wondered why she was not speaking. I moved closer to her angrily and started searching her body. Maybe I could find a clue that will identify who she is.

"Wow, your hand is softer than your beautiful face," said the girl excitedly. I became so annoyed but I tried to control my temper. I said no word and focused on my search. I kept searching for her until I got tired and turned back to her. Then she said seductively, "Are you by any chance looking for this?" and raised up a tag.

I turned back and moved closer to collect the tag from her, but instead, she replaced the tag from her right hand with her left hand, and I ended up catching nothing. After more attempts of catching the tag, I became so frustrated and I couldn't help but kick her in her leg. I kicked and grabbed her hand from falling. She held my hand so tightly, and we went back to standing. Immediately, she hugged me accidentally using the chance of falling, and I couldn't withstand it, so I pushed her to the ground.

"Take her away, please. I don't want to see her again!" I ordered.

Smith dragged her out of my chamber, and I went back to my room, so confused and wondered where the girl would have come from and what her intention might be.