Alpha Asher and Lola novel Chapter 7

Read Alpha Asher [by Jane Doe] Chapter 7 – I walked down the street, wondering if the smirk I had was permanently etched onto my face. At least Alpha Asher now knew that I acted this way all of the time.

Even with a new Alpha in charge, things in this small town remained the same. Only a handful of people had actually changed. Unfortunately, none of the a******s had changed.

I wandered around aimlessly, missing the taste of mocha coffee on my tongue.

“Did we really have to dump the coffee on him?” I grumbled.

Maya rolled her eyes, “What else did you expect us to do?”

“I don’t know.” I sighed, “Throat punch him?”

Maya’s ears perked up, “sh*t, I wish I would’ve thought about that. Can we go back?”

I snickered at her, “Maybe next time. I’m sure this won’t be the last time he says some stupid sh*t.”

“Promise?” Maya sounded hopeful.

I headed back home, feeling as though my day had been completely uneventful. When I walked in the door I was greeted by the smell of my grandma’s cooking. Plates of sweets were scattered all along the counter, and she was just pulling a pan of brownies out to cool.

“Oooh.” I cooed, reaching to pick up one of her cookies when she smacked my hand away.

“Not for you, miss!” My grandma scolded me, “Their for the other families in this pack that lost someone in the fight.”

I sighed, the cookies really did look amazing.

My grandma’s stern look softened and she handed me a cookie.

“Now go outside and help your dad with the garden.” She pushed me towards the back door and I groaned.

“Don’t sass me. You have your cookie, now go!” She shooed me away.

I stuffed the cookie into my mouth and groaned at the chocolate-y goodness.

I could see my dad on his knees digging up some of the d**d flowers. Mom always had a huge garden, something she had picked up from grandma.

“I see the dictator has ordered you to work too.” My dad grumbled with a smile on his face.

“Yes sir.” I smirked, getting down to help him.

“Did she pay you with sweets too?” My dad chuckled.

I laughed at him, “Yup, she gave me a cookie.”

“Really? I got two cookies and a brownie.” My Dad smirked while my mouth opened in shock.

“Grandma that’s not fair.” I yelled towards the back door.

Her head popped out and looked between the two of us, “What isn’t fair?”

“You gave him more than me!” I gave her a pout, “Equal wages for equal work!” I protested.

She smirked at me, “Your dad was out here since you left this morning.” And with that she popped her head back inside.

“You want to sneak some when she isn’t looking?” My Dad proposed earning a sly smile from me.

I snickered, “You know she’s gonna catch us right?”

“Not if we run fast enough.” My dad shrugged, but a smile played at his lips. “I’m still fast for an old man.”

“Neither one of us is gonna be fast if we keep eating her sweets.” I cackled, ripping up another d**d plant.

Dad frowned, “You’re most certainly right.”

We made small talk as we pulled the d**d plants from my mom’s garden. We pulled the small saplings out of their containers and planted them with the soil my grandma bought. Hours had passed and we were finally finished. I looked at the now lively garden and smiled.

“Mom would like this.” I smiled at Dad, pointing to the gardenia’s scattered about.

My dad chuckled, “She’d be surprised to see us working in the garden.”

“She’d probably freak out and say we were doing it wrong.” We both laughed until tears burned our eyes.

Mom was hard to get along with, but that didn’t change the place she held in my heart.

Grandma called us inside and handed us each a sandwich, bag of chips and a soda. After munching on our food, I headed back outside.

An errant thought crossed my mind and I remembered the swimming hole Tyler and I used to go to. We never told anyone else about it, keeping it between ourselves. It was one of the most magical things I had ever seen. It was nestled deep in the woods, far off any path. The best thing about the swimming hole was that the patrol teams never got close enough to find it.

Impulsively, I turned around and headed in the direction of the woods. I crossed countless houses and a few shops until the buildings became much scarcer. I crossed the street and walked through a playground for children. I peeked around to make sure no one was looking, and slipped into the woods.

It was almost a thirty minute hike through the woods until I could hear the running water.

My face broke out into a smile when I looked at the swimming hole. It looked even better than it had. The water was crystal clear. The waterfall at the top was roaring as it splashed into the ponds surface.

Tyler and I had spent countless summers sneaking off to the swimming hole.

When I looked at this place, all of the memories that accompanied it popped into my head. I was surprised at how happy I felt. It had taken me almost six months to fully move on from Tyler, but I was completely at ease now that I had.

“Well are you just gonna stand here and stare at it?” Maya teased me.

I giggled and stripped down to my bra and underwear, setting my clothes against one of the many trees.

I climbed up to the top of the waterfall and jumped in with an excited squeal. The cool water felt amazing on my heated skin. This was definitely the best way to cool off after gardening for hours.

I swam under the waterfall and giggled as it rushed over my head, making pieces of my hair cling to my face.

I took deep breaths of the humid air around me. The smell was always once of my favorite parts of the hidden swimming hole. It smelled like clean water and damp earth.

I swam over to one of the large rocks protruding from the water and pulled myself up onto it. The rock was the perfect size and shape to lay out on. The water lapped at my knees, submerging my feet in their cool depths.

My mind wandered back to when Tyler and I would come here. We’d have some pretty heavy make-out sessions here and occasionally I would let him roam his hands over my body. We never made it further than that, thankfully.

I let my mind wander, and was surprised when Alpha Asher made his way into my thoughts. While the man irritated me to no end, it was fun making him angry. I thought about the way he looked this morning, how his anger made him even s*xier.