Chapter 211
Chapter 211: Ashley’s Magic
“Cassie, I never got to say how lovely it is to see you again. It''s been years and you still look exactly
the same as you did in high school." The taunting jab Ashley had thrown my way, I suppose, was to
upset me. However, this woman was far stupider than she looked if she thought that was going to work.
Ashley, with her perfectly styled blond hair and glittering gold dress, had sauntered her way towards
Finn, Ss, and me after our little stare down in the room. Pollux and Carlos had beenughing and
discussing god knows what when she left their side. Something I was grateful for considering what was
about to unfold.
“I suppose you could say that looks are everything after all. As for you though…" I let myment
slowly slide off and linger as I nced at her from head to toe, taking in her appearance. “It''s clear age
didn''t choose to settle well with you… you know they make anti-wrinkle creams to hide that kind of
stuff."
Touching the corner of my eyes, I let her register that I was talking about the crow''s feet she had
sported. Perhaps if she stopped giving people dirty looks all the time, she would have aged better and
people would have liked her more.
Silence filled the room at myment, though. I had just insulted Alpha Carlos'' supposed mate in front
of a room full of people, some who weren''t paying attention, but some who were. I absolutely gave zero
f***s about what she had to say on that matter, and I could see with her mouth open and her eyes wide
with shock, she had not expected me to speak to her that way.
“Excuse me, I am a guest of your brothers." She gasped, feigning shock and disgust over what I said
as she ced her hand upon her chest like the poor, pitiful little victim she was.
“Your point?" I question with a smirk on my lips as Ss tensed beside me.
“What is the meaning of this?" Alpha Carlos bellowed as he stormed next to his supposed mate. My
brother and Trixie, not far beyond. “Did you just disrespect my mate?"
“No, I gave her a piece of advice. The same that she gave to me."
“You little b***h!" he snapped as he took a step forward only for Ss to let out a low growl that stopped
the man in his tracks. His eyes looked past me to Ss, who I knew would tear the Alpha apart without
a second thought.
ncing to Trixie, I gestured towards the door. There weren''t words that needed to pass between us
for her to understand I was telling her to leave the room with her child. My mother followed Trixie as
she, too, left quite quickly.
My fathers remained to ensure my brother and I didn''t end up killing each other. Not that I''d ever let
myself lose control again like I had before. Their eyes remained on us as they sipped upon their
whiskey sses and seemed to be having internal conversations within their mind link.
“I''m sorry. Did I not speak clearly? Your mate decided she was going to insult the fact I look so young,
considering how much time has gone by since she had seen mest. So, I simply repaid the favor by
exining to her that while yes, I may be young and beautiful because time works differently, where I
come from, it didn''t do her well."
The snickering snort from Sam and one of my fathers caused Pollux''s face to turn red with anger. He
was not pleased with the fact I had verbally insulted a woman he thought so highly of, but only because
she was using her magic to affect him.
“Cassie, that''s enough," Pollux snapped. “I''ve had enough of you, and enough of this bullshit. You will
not insult my guests."
His deadly remark wasced with venom and made me internallyugh. There was no way in hell I was
intimidated by him, but I found it cute he thought I was. “You know, brother. You''re right. I shouldn''t
insult your guests. However, there are some truths I think that you and alpha Carlos would love to hear.
Some things that might be enlightening."
“This is ridiculous," Ashley quickly piped up, looking to her fake mate for a resolution to all of this.
“There doesn''t need to be arguing, Carlos. Perhaps we should just go. I can''t me Cassie for acting
the way she is. She''s always been jealous of me. Even in high school, she was always jealous of me."
Laughter erupted from my throat as she lied to Carlos about me being jealous of her. I had never been
jealous of her. In fact, she was jealous of me. I had more attention than she did, and the only attention
she got was because she was with my brother.
“I''m sorry. I think you have me confused with someone else. I had no reason to be jealous of you in
high school, Ashley. I am the princess of this pack. You were only popr by association, or did you
forget that little bit?"
Again, Ashley''s eyes slid to mine, and I saw the burning fire of hatred within them as her lip curled into
a sneer. She was trying to control herself, trying to keep her magic at bay, but she was failing
miserably. And the angrier she got, the angrier Carlos and my brother got.
Which was exactly what I needed to know… how deep was their connection.
Stop toying with them, girl. Handle the problem and get rid of the witch.
Anna''s voice echoed through my mind, clearly annoyed I was enjoying this instead of taking care of
business. Could she really me me though? Ashley had always been a nightmare and for the first
time in a long time, I was enjoying toying with this woman as I watched her squirm.
“Very well," I muttered to myself, knowing that Anna was right. I needed to take care of business and
quickly before the coven leader got here to stop what I was about to do.
“What was that? What did you say?" my brother snapped his teeth bared as he and Carlos looked
ready to rip me apart.
“Brother, I think it''d be wise that you calm yourself, and that goes for you as well, Alpha Carlos," I said
very clearly, letting my eyes slide between the two men. “As you can see, if you look around this room,
we are not the only ones here. In fact, we are far from being alone, and the force behind the men in this
room aren''t going to let you do anything."
Alpha Carlos and my brother slowly looked around, realizing that what I was saying was true. The two
of them were the only people in the room who were overreacting. “What is going on? Somebody better
start talking because this is my pack and I am the Alpha—"
“Whoa, whoa, whoa with the power trip, Brother. We know you''re the Alpha. Just like we know Alpha
Carlos is an Alpha. The problem is, the woman in between the two of you is not the woman you think
she is. In fact, she''s a witch, and the only reason that she feelspelled to be here is because you
denied her the throne and title of Luna, brother, and Alpha Carlos was the next best choice."
The angry roar that came from both my brother and Alpha Carlos over what I said was expected, from
me at least. However, the two men that stood behind me were ready to rip them both apart if they even
laid a finger on me. Call them overprotective bodyguards if you want, but I did feel safer with them
around.
Although, I had a feeling that they would both punish meter, and if the testosterone floating off of
them kept swirling around me like the wind on a warm summer breeze, well, let''s just say I''d probably
be naked before we even got back to the cottage.
Not that s*x should be on my mind at a time like this.
“How dare you throw that insult at my mate, you little b***h!" Alpha Carlos roared, but only before Finn
had him pinned against a nearby wall, held up by the grip he had on the man''s throat. Finn may have
been Fae, but he was far stronger than most probably realized.
“Alpha Carlos, I''d be careful what you say about my woman. She is here for a reason, to help you. And
though you may feel that you are far more superior than she is, I want to remind you that you''re not.
You''re in the presence of something far more powerful than your world has ever seen, and if you
disrespect her again, I will not hesitate to kill you."
Something about Finn asserting his dominance was rather sexy. It made me want to y out this little
scene after all this was done. The sight of his muscles flexing beneath the suit he was wearing while he
dominated this man was a huge turn on.
“You know, you do look rather sexy standing there with him against the wall. Maybe this is something
we should tryter…"
Thement was meant to be internal, but when Ss snorted in amusement, I realized I had actually
vocalized where everyone could hear me.
“Behave, mydy, there is plenty of time for thatter," Finn replied, ncing over his shoulder with a
smirk on the corner of his lips before returning his eyes to Carlos, who struggled before him.
“Cassie, call off Finn or so help me God, I will make your life miserable."
Pollux had threatened me before, and though I had dismissed it, something about his threat right now
pissed me off. His eyes were cold and the distant look in them let me know this wasn''t really him
speaking, but instead, it was Ashley.
“Enough of this, Ashley," I finally said, turning my gaze to her, “release them both and I won''t kill you."
Silence fell over the room as all eyes turned toward her. A smile littered her lips before she slowly
began to p her hands together as if intrigued by everything that was going on. “Bravo, Cassie. How
did you know that it was me?"
“Seriously?" I scoffed, rolling my eyes. “You''re sloppy, and the magic you use leaves traces
everywhere. Now do as I said, because we don''t have much time before your keeperse to take
you away."
The smile on her face slowly fell as she narrowed her eyes. “What are you talking about?"
“You will see… don''t make me ask you again."
“I think you will find that you''re far out of the loop over these past few years, Cassie," she replied,
taking steps toward me. Ss tensed at my side again, but cing my hand on his arm, I calmed him
before taking a step forward to meet her toe to toe.
“Is that so? Why would you think that?"
Raising a brow, she smirked as I felt her power slowly start to build. “I''m not the girl you knew back in
high school, Cassie. I''m far more dangerous, and you''re no match for me."
No match, huh? Internally, I was buzzing with excitement.
“Is that so?"
“Yep," she said, letting her cherry red lips pop as she spoke. “I could kill you and everyone here. Just
with a snap of my fingers."
Enough of the games, Cassie. Take care of her. They are almost here.
Anna''s words caused me to hesitate for a moment, and sure enough, I could sense the approaching
vehicles. Though, I suspected Hale knew because out of the corner of my eye, I watched him slowly
retreat towards the door, which thankfully Ashley seemed oblivious to.
“Alright then." I sighed, speaking to Anna but watching as Ashley seemed to think that I was talking to
her. “Let''s put that to a test."
Snapping my fingers, the power within me surged as I watched Ashley''s eyes widen with the realization
she had seriously misjudged who I was and what I was going to do to her. The sound of her heart
racing as the panic swelled within her body was a joyous sensation, and doing as Anna had said
before, I weed the darkness, letting it slowly take over me.
Down to her knees, Ashley dropped as if a force was holding her down in ce while I slowly began to
walk around her. “You thought that you were in charge here, but I think you will find that it is me who is
in charge."
The moment I stood in front of her, I reached out touching her forehead as her head shot back, her
eyes staring up at the ceiling with nothing but whites lingering within her eyes. The feeling of her
connection to my brother and Alpha Carlosid there within the white void, a tether that I sought to
break.
As I reached into her mind, I snapped the connection she had built. The sound of two bodies hitting the
floor echoed in my ears, but I didn''t bother to look at them. Instead, I watched as Ashley''s eyes
returned to normal, and she stared at me with fear. “What are you?"
“What am I?" I chuckled. “I''m a goddess, Ashley. One that will remember what you did to my family
when it is your turn to be judged."
The sound of the wooden doors opening behind me let me know that the coven was here to take
Ashley, and slowly I turned looking into the eyes of two men and a woman who looked shocked to see
the sight before them. “Wee, I believe she belongs to you?"
“You''re... you''re…" the blue-eyed gray-haired man stuttered while staring at me. “You''re not human."
Raising a brow to Hale, who seemed to find what the man was saying amusing, I sighed. “Well, I
suppose that determines your definition of human. None of us are human."
“And the man there… he isn''t like the rest of them…" the red-haired witch replied softly, staring at Ss
with lust and intrigue. Something I found odd, and ncing at Ss, I watched him roll his eyes before
the touch of Finn at my side made me smile while I leaned into him.
“Apologies for theck of introduction," I smiled. “My name is Cassie, and these two are Ss and
Finn."
“She means I''m Fae and this brooding hulk of a man is a dragon," Finn chirped up, hisment
causing Ss to groan with irritation.
“Are we done here?" Ss finally started, causing the three neers to quicklye out of their
stupor. “Take the woman and go. The bond she had with the two Alpha''s has been broken, and she is
yours to do with as you please. I would suggest killing her though because if she bes a problem
again, I wille back and kill her and anyone that stands in my way."
And there goes the brooding dragon once again.
“Such the people pleaser, aren''t you, Ss?" I replied mockingly with a smile as I watched the two men
pass me, snatching Ashley by the arms and slowly dragging her out. I hadn''t got to have the fun I
wanted with her, because honestly torturing her sounded more pleasing.
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But I was pretty proud of myself that I handled the situation a lot better than I would have before.
Maybe listening to the voice inside my head was a good thing, as long as I didn''t tell anyone. Last thing
I needed was for people to think I was crazy.