Page 113 of A Luna's Dynasty
Asher watched her quickly skid off to the shower before he left the room. He would talk to Grayson and get an idea of how far and long this trip would be. He would have to make pack arrangements for the time he would be away, too. At least he had some time to get everything sorted out.
Lita ran down the stairs after the shower, with Asher right behind her, grabbing her by the wrist. “Slow down.” He chuckled.
Caden and Grayson were standing in the kitchen as the two walked in.
“Caspian is resting now. I stayed with him until he fell asleep, and Kristen is sitting with him now. He’s doing good. In a couple of days, he’ll be as good as new.” Caden updated Lita so that she didn’t worry about him.
“Aww, I wanted to see him. I guess I can wait until he wakes up. I can’t wait to yell at him. He was almost killed because he charged into that mess—”
“He saved you, Lita. If he hadn’t shown up, you would have been captured before I could get to you.” Asher couldn’t help the pain in his chest when he remembered how she looked with wounds all over her body. She couldn’t have fought much longer. “I know he won’t kill you, but the idea of even allowing you to get hurt—” Asher snorted as his anger rose.
Grayson’s eyes narrowed, and he looked back at Lita. “When he couldn’t get to your mom, he decided to try next with you. You know, he wouldn’t be interested in you if you were pregnant.” He smirked and eyed the two in front of him. Asher seemed on board with this idea, too. “He only wants you because you haven’t given birth yet.”
“Right, so he wouldn’t want me, but he would want my daughter to fulfill the same purpose. I don’t know how long his lifespan is, but it needs to be cut short. We need to find him and kill him. I don’t want my descendants to always have to watch their backs. I’m strong, and I have strong allies. If there’s a good time to kill him, it’s now.”
“I’m all for killing him.” Asher grinned and shrugged, looking at Grayson and Caden.
“So, we’ll kill him after we visit my mother, or on the way if the opportunity presents itself.” Lita smiled. “So, how do we get to Elysia, and how long will it take?” She looked at Grayson expectantly, as did everyone else. They all quietly waited for his response.
Chapter 66
Afew weeks later….
Caspian made a full recovery after the attack. Things had been pretty quiet, except for the planning for the trip they wouldmake the following week. They’d made a lot of preparations to make this trip as smooth as possible. Grayson had told them they could only travel part of the way in their vehicles and would have to hike the rest of the way on foot. Asher was planning to leave Garrett in charge of the pack as the acting alpha. But before they embarked on this little adventure, Asher had something up his sleeve. He’d involved Caspian in his plan, and he was able to have his mind blocked from his mate link. With their soulmate link, he needed help so that he could surprise Lita.
Asher had a small bag in his hand as he walked out of the pack house. Grayson, Caspian, Kristen, Garrett, and Caden were outside with Lita and were all in on the fun. Asher walked up to where they were all standing and pulled Lita back into his chest. She leaned her head back to look up at him, and he lightly brushed his lips against her forehead.
“Want to go for a drive?” Asher asked, and her eyes widened in excitement.
“Really?! Can we? I mean, can we really? You aren’t teasing? And—wait a minute … why can’t I read your thoughts?” Lita watched his grin widen and caught Caspian’s smile out of the corner of her eye.
“No reading my mind today. It’s a block Caspian cooked up special.” Asher grinned and looked over at Caspian.
“Yeah, I had to try to figure out a way to block your mate link that was separate from the mindlinking. A little bit of trial and error, but I figured it out,” Caspian said proudly of his accomplishment.
Asher was happy he was able to keep today a surprise from her. He could see how excited she was, and it made him melt. It was a shame that, because of everything, he hadn’t been able to do fun things with her more often. Not anymore. He’d decided that, even after their trip to Elysia, they would just have to becautious. They had a life to live, and he had a mate to spoil. “Alright, everyone, let’s load up.”
Moments later, they were humming along in their vehicles. Kristen, Garrett, and Caden took one car, while Grayson, who had insisted on driving his ‘baby’, drove his other truck, with Asher, Lita, and Caspian riding with him. Lita and Asher sat in the back seat, while Caspian rode shotgun with Grayson. It was a fun ride, full of laughter and teasing. Grayson and Asher teased Caspian about his gold dust and how, with his attractant, he still couldn’t find a mate. Caspian shot back, reminding them that one stern word from Lita would have them crumbling like overbaked cookies. These people were Lita’s family, and she was happier at that moment than she ever thought possible.
The longer they were on the road, the more excited Lita became. She had no clue where they were going, so she would glance out the window in anticipation. They finally arrived in a nearby city, where there were sizable buildings that shadowed over their vehicles as they drove through. She leaned up to peer out the front window, trying to catch a glimpse of their destination. The truck pulled around the bend into a big open lot, and that’s when Lita saw it. There was an amusement park in the distance, and they were driving right toward it. Lita turned to look at Asher, who was grinning back at her. Her eyes were dancing with excitement. This was better than anything she could have imagined. It was pure fun, and exactly what she needed. She had been to the carnival a few times with Drew before, but she hadn’t had much time for fun lately. Not between studying to become a healer and then her new venture as a mate and a fairy princess.
“This is going to be so much fun!” Lita squealed as she bounced back into Asher’s side.
Asher reached up and held her ponytail in his hands, tugging it slightly. “This is the perfect leash.” He beamed. A small orange glow ignited in Lita’s hand as she turned her head to look at him.
“Still want to try to leash me?”
“We can save the fire play for later.” He winked at her, watching her cheeks stain red.
He chuckled and wrapped his arm tightly around her. He wanted to plan something fun for her where she could let loose and just be herself. Who doesn’t like the chance to feel like a kid again? Today, she wasn’t a princess or a luna… she could be just Lita.
Lita screamed, as the roller coaster descended from the slow, agonizing climb. Her body was pressed tightly into Asher’s while it tossed them around the track. The two were laughing as they exited, though Caspian and Garrett looked less than amused.
“Don’t tell me you’re afraid of heights,” Grayson teased as he looked back at the two of them.
“It’s not the heights … it’s the falling,” Caspian said with a grimace.
“I’m not afraid of heights, but man did that make my stomach flip.” Garrett held his stomach, looking a bit green.
