Battle Scars

Chapter 3

                                  Asher's POV
"W-what's your name?"

"Asher."

"I-I'm Alyx."

"I know. You're the reason, I'm here."

"I-I am?"

"Yeah. Okay. I'm gonna try to run now. Hold on tight."

She wrapped her arms around my neck.

"Keep your head down."

She put her head down and I started running. I found Cal.

"Is this her?"

"Yeah. Get the rest of the girls. Is everything clear right now? I kinda don't have hands."

I felt Alyx shaking.

"You're okay. You're almost free."

"I-I wanna cry more!"

"Okay. Hold it in. You can cry in the van. So is everything clear, Cal? No one's in the way?"

"I can spot you if you want."

"Okay."

We started running.

"W-where are we going?"

"My territory."

"I-I don't care...I'll be a rouge. Please just take me to your house."

"Got it."

We found the door, I snuck in from. We ran out of the house. Alyx started to relax.

"Almost there. Almost there."

We ran to a van and jumped in.

"Get on the floor."

We laid down on the floor. She covered her mouth and started crying. I just started holding her.

"It's okay."

"I-I can't be here anymore!"

"Shhhh. It's okay. We're gonna take you to the hospital, just to make sure everything is okay. Then, we're gonna have a road trip okay?"

We brought her to the hospital and I stayed with her the whole time. It was nothing major. Just some cuts and bruises and a concussion. They kept her in the hospital until that went away. When she was discharged, we made the long drive home.

"Alright. This is it."

We got out of the car and she started wandering around the front of the house.

"Just to warn you, my daughter gets excited when I get home. She's also just hyper in general."

"Y-you have a daughter?"

"Yep. Pixella."

I unlocked the front door and we walked in.

"Pix?! I'm home!"

I heard little footsteps.

"Daddy!"

She ran up to me and jumped into my arms.

"Hi!"

"Hey bug! Were you good for your aunt?"

"Mhm!"

She looked at Alyx.

"Hi!"

"Shhh. Not too loud. This is Alyx."

"Oooo! You're really pretty!"

"T-thank you."

"Oh! Oh! Is she...your mate."

"Mhm."

Pixella started clapping.

"Yay! Daddy has another mate!"

I put her down.

"I had my sister set up a room for you."

"Is it close to you?"

"I think."

I woke up in the middle of the night and went to check on her. She was sitting up on her bed.

"You okay?"

"Yeah. I just forgot what being in my own room felt like."

I walked into her room and shut the door.

"Why was the first thing you asked me was, if I was an Alpha?"

"My parents taught me that...alphas are meant to protect people not just make rules and enforce them."

"Eh. Depends on who the alpha is. Some do that. Some don't. The alpha you were with, clearly was the devil."

"I-is he dead?"

"I-I'm not sure. I wish...I knew."