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    Chapter 11 Asher


    The night of our former Alpha’s party was here, and the pack was in good spirits. I was wishing I


    could be any ce but surrounded by so many cheerful pack members, but I was putting on my


    happy face, and being the ever gracious host.


    “You have done a good job bro!” Caleb called over to me, as he walked across the dancefloor set


    up on the training field, his hand holding that of his heavily pregnant mate, and our pack Luna,


    Eden.


    “Thanks.” I nodded at him.


    “Asher, you look fed up, love.” Eden walked across to me, resting her head of long, dark braids


    upon my shoulders.


    “Just tired Eden, not sleeping too good.” I exined. “And hoping tonight goes okay.”


    “You worry too much, you know that once everyone has a few drinks down them, they won’t care


    how much nning went into the party.” Eden says with a light-hearted giggle, and I can’t help but


    smile at her words, because I know she is right. Once the drinks begin to flow, then the majority of


    the pack will be having far too much fun to even care about the details.


    “So long as Uncle Isaak enjoys himself, then I am happy.” I told her, giving her a hug.


    “He wasn’t expecting a party, so his face was a picture. You saw that. We made his day. And if he


    keeps drinking he won’t remember a blo ody thing anyway!” Caleb says with a grin.


    We had the whole of our pack here, plus many of his friends from neighboring packs too. As an


    Alpha, my Uncle had been much respected and gained many allies, who, inter years, had


    be friends too. Most of whom were delighted toe and join him at his birthday celebrations


    tonight. And seeing my Uncle walking around catching up with them all now shows we have made


    the right decision.


    I grab myself a drink and linger at the edge of the party. I can see my Uncle chatting to some


    friends, and the sheer joy upon his face tells me he is happy, which means, all the has sle and hard


    work was worth it. The family he is speaking to I can’t say I recognize. So I can only assume they


    are from off pack. But, I can see my Uncle chatting to a man and his family. As I look, one of the


    women, who I could only assume is the daughter of the man my Uncle is speaking to, looks up to


    meet my gaze. Big brown eyes, almost like a deer caught in headlights, bless her. Looking like she


    would rather be anywhere than here right now…


    Hell, I have to say I know that feeling only too well. As much effort as I may have


    put into organizing this party for my Uncle, I do not want to be here. I smile politely, but she quickly


    looks away, so I assume I may have made her feel ufortable. Not my concern, not like I know


    who she is.


    I returned my gaze to the others enjoying the party, and could see the drinks were flowing freely and


    there were many of our pack members that looked like they had already had too much to drink. I


    have a feeling the clean-up duties tomorrow are not going to be fun. I think I best to avoid those…


    “Are you okay Asher?” Eden’s voice interrupted my train of thoughts, which had been excuses I


    could use for getting out of the clean-up.


    I smile at our pack Luna. Her heavily pregnant bump seemed to be making her look heavily out of


    proportion now, and she was beginning to look ufortable. “I am fine.” I replied. My set and


    standard reply. Easier than going into anything deeper than that. I am sure she did not need a


    detailed analysis of my feelings. “Are you? You like tired, chick.”


    She rests her hand on her belly and gently strokes it. “This little swine in here. Saps all my energy. I


    can tell he is Caleb’s pup. He doesn’t know how to lie still. Just like his big brother was!”


    I chuckle. I remember her foreverining during her first pregnancy that their son, Matty, was


    forever kicking ten bells of sh it out of her insides. Seems this little one was doing the same. A


    standard part of pregnancy I would assume… I can’t say, as I never got to go through that with I.


    She had gone before we experienced that…


    “Make sure you use it to your advantage. Get Caleb running around after you.” I tell her with at


    smile, and she begins tough.


    “He tries, but then he gets under my feet and gets on my nerves!” she rolls her eyes, and Iugh. It


    swear there is no pleasing her!


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    “You think everyone is enjoying the party?” I asked Eden’s opinion, and she looked at me with a


    shake of her head.


    “You really need to ask that?” she asks me, resting her hand upon my arm. “You know they are.


    Listen…” she tilts her head to the side as if to listen, her chocty brown skin catching the glimmer


    of the fairy lights we were standing underneath. “You hear all theughter? The happy chatter? That


    is enough to tell you people are having a great time.”


    I listened like she said and had to say she could be right, and found myself nodding in agreement. “I


    guess so.”


    “There is no guessing about it, Ash. I know you may not want to be here, but everyone else does,


    and they are enjoying it. You did good, like we knew you would. Why do you


    would. Why do you think we asked you to help organize it?” Eden rests her head against my arm.


    “Because you guys like to find me things to do to keep me busy, I am sure I am too fussed about


    being here.” I admit.


    of it. And no, I can’t sav


    Eden looks up at me, her big blue eyes gazing at me, full of concern, before she shrugs. “Well, I


    guess you have shown up. You have had a drink, so you don’t have to stay too much longer. Your


    Uncle can’tin too much.” She grins. “Besides, I think he was on the tequ before, so a few


    more of them, and he won’t even notice you aren’t here. He won’t notice anyone is here. He could


    be in an empty room, and he would still be chatting away like the room was full.” She says with a


    mischievous grin, and Iugh, because she is right, my Uncle was terrible once he has had too


    many tequs…..


    “Asher!” I heard a voice calling my name, and I turned to see where it wasing from, and as I


    thought, it was my Uncle. Strange, considering the conversation I was just having….


    “Vou were


    were cavino?” I muttered to Eden who grinned before wandering away though


    it was more of a waddle now, to her mate.


    “Asher, there you are boy…” my Uncle, our former pack Alpha Isaak, came walking over to me,


    though from where I was standing it did look like he was already struggling to walk in a straight line.


    I wonder if Eden and my estimations had been right, and he had already had a few too tequs…


    many


    “Asher!” he yelled again, though why he felt the need to shout I have no clue. “I have someone I


    need you to speak to.”


    Great… So much for a quick escape…