Moonlight In Chains (Trinity and Asher) novel Chapter 9

I stood there staring at Asher with his intense green eyes fixed straight into mine. His body was pressing me against the tree, with all the same sparks and familiar feelings that I get whenever I’m

him. I can’t stand being this close to him knowing that he hates me. But I know I did this to myself. It’s what I deserve.

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But looking at Asher, I could tell that he was feeling the exact same way as me. His eyes were going from green to black and then back again. He was fighting with his wolf. At the same time Lily was howling in my head, wanting to push forward.

She would be able to as well if she wasn’t so weak.

His body was radiating heat all around me, causing a shiver up my spine while my breath hitched in my throat and my heart started pounding a little harder and faster.

I tried to take a couple of deep controlled breaths, but that didn’t seem to work. Not while I was in the same space as Asher.

He kept his eyes fixed on me as he lowered his head slightly where I felt him smell my hair and start to lower his head towards the crook of my neck.

I was desperate to tell him to stop because it was driving me crazy. We had to stop. But my body wasn’t letting me, and my heart wasn’t either.

It was reacting to every touch and every scent that was wafting from Asher.

“Why are you doing this?” I asked, barely above a whisper.

“We’re still mates, remember. So that means you still belong to me. I can do whatever I want.” He

growled lowly right next to my ear.

“Please?” I whimpered.

“Please what? What do you want?” He asked, pulling his head back and I looked at him. Staring him

in the eyes.

I couldn’t answer that question. I couldn’t tell him that I wanted him only to tell him tomorrow that I

can’t be with him. To tell him that he needs to find someone else. I still felt the same way.

It’s this f*****g matebond.

“Tell me Trinny. What do you want?” Asher asked again.

“Don’t do this.” I said, practically pleading now. I was begging with my eyes, but I couldn’t words. “I’m not good enough for you.” I added.

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But he stayed where he was, still staring into my eyes.

“Why do you keep saying that?” He asked, almost like he was trying to figure out what I was trying to say. I couldn’t tell him the reason. He’d never look at me the same again and I couldn’t live with

that.

“Because it’s the truth.” I said.

“I think that’s my choice to make. It’s my choice who stands by my side. Who I take as a mate and

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Luna.” He said.

“I’m not strong enough to be a Luna.” I said. But he again stood there staring into my eyes. Like he was trying to figure out why I didn’t think I was good enough.

He knew that I was hiding something.

If he wanted to use his Alpha aura on me and find out the truth, then I would be screwed. I could only hope that he wouldn’t use his Alpha aura on his so–called ‘mate‘“.

“Why do

you even care about me? Why do you want me as a mate? I’m no one.” I said. But that just

caused him to let out a growl.

“Don’t ever say that again.” He said, his eyes going black again. “I never said that I wanted another Luna. I waited for you. I wanted for six years for you. I let you have your childhood before your turned 18 and found out that you were my mate. I waited for six f*****g years, only for you to tell me that we couldn’t be together. Do you have any idea what that did to me?” He asked.

I could see the pain twisting in his eyes. His stance was all steel and commanding, but the faint hitch in his breathing gave him away. The moonlight caught the tight set of his jaw, the way his lips pressed together as if holding back words he’d never allow himself to say.

I had never thought of it like that. He turned 18 a long time before I did. He would have realized

who I was as soon as he saw me.

He never said anything. He never let on.

But that makes so much sense now.

After he turned 18 he would always want to hang around with me and the twins when I was at the packhouse. If we would have movie nights or something like that. He was always there.

I always thought it was strange that he wasn’t out getting himself a life once he turned 18. But instead he hung around with us 12 year

olds.

He never did anything inappropriate with me. He just always wanted to be there while I was there. He was always involved when we would play board games and always wanted to be on my team.

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We used to kick the twins‘ asses. They were really good times.

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I hurt him so much more than I ever could have imagined when I told him that we couldn’t be together. But back then, things were so different.

I didn’t know that my life was going to end up like this.

Back then I wasn’t getting beaten every night by my family. I had a normal life and they actually

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acted like they loved me.

I didn’t know what to say to Asher after that revelation.

I felt a tear start to fall down the side of my cheek where Asher gently wiped it away from my face

and he kept his hand there as he slowly moved my hair behind my ear.

He started moving closer towards me, to kiss me.

My breath caught in my throat, feeling completely confused right now.

“Asher.” Spencer yelled, snapping me back to reality.

I started quickly looking around to see if I could see where Spencer was. I couldn’t let him see me

with Asher.

I couldn’t let Spencer know that there is anything going on between us.

“What’s wrong?” Asher asked, noticing how tense I was suddenly getting.

“I have to go. Please, don’t tell Spencer. Don’t tell him anything about us.” I asked.

“Why not?” He asked.

“Just trust me. Don’t tell him. Please?” I asked, wriggling away from Asher and I was finally freed

from between his body and the tree.

I looked back at Asher one more time before I took off into the dark forest in front of me and I

quickly stepped behind a large tree that would hide my body.

“Asher. There you are. What are you doing out here?” Spencer asked.

“Just getting some fresh air.” Asher said.

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