Finding Her True Alpha
Chapter 145: A magical interruption

Mason

I spent the afternoon with Gabby, ordering her everything that she pointed at. I probably shouldn’t have, but I couldn’t help it. She has been through so much. I know what Ashlyn meant by Gabby being hers; she felt like mine as well. We may not share b***d, but she was my daughter.

Gabby made our family feel complete. She hasn’t asked me to call me dad yet, but hopefully she’ll feel more comfortable soon. I love hearing her call Ashlyn mom, and I love seeing them together, with James. Gabby loves James so much already, always trying to help us take care of him. And she loves to play with him.

It was almost bedtime and Ashlyn was putting Gabby to bed while got some work done. Laying in bed, I was going through emails while I waited for my mates to come join me in bed. I wasn’t getting much done since I was thinking about how Ashlyn was feeling earlier. I understand how she was feeling, even if it stung. It hasn’t even been a year since their relationship ended.

And as soon as she’s gone, that’s when he changes. I can see why she thinks she wasn’t enough for him. But she is more than enough for Derek and I, she is too good for us. I see her with our babies and I’m just so thankful that she is my mate and the mother to our kids.

She really is an alpha and a Luna all in one. She I strong, protective, but caring and motherly. Ashlyn always tried to make sure that everyone was safe before her. We may think that she is restless, but that’s just who she is. And she definitely keeps us on our toes.

Derek came out of the shower, wrapped in a towel, while I thought about our mate and how my life had changed. I was so lost in thought that l jumped when Derek laid his head on my chest, making him chuckle.

“What the hell are you thinking about?” He asked me. I moved my arm to wrap around his shoulders, while he rested an arm over my bare stomach.

“Just about why Ashlyn was so upset earlier.” I sighed as he traced my abs with his fingertips.

“Does it bother you she still has feelings for him?” He asked me.

“No, it bothers me that she feels like she wasn’t good enough for him.” I told him.

“She’s clearly too good for any of us.” He said, and I chuckled.

“That’s what I was just thinking. She’s the alpha and Luna of our pack. We might think she’s restless, but she’s just doing what she feels is right to keep her pack safe.” I told him and he nodded against my chest.

“How the hell did we get so lucky?” He mumbled, and I chuckled.

“I know, right? As much as that woman drives me crazy, I wouldn’t have it any other way.” I told him and he looked up at me.

“Not just with her. I got lucky with you too, Mason.” He said, leaning up, crushing his l!ps to mine. We were deep into tasting each other when I heard our bedroom door open and close. I pulled away from Derek to see Ashlyn staring at us.

“Don’t let me stop you.” She said, playing with her l!ps. Through the bond, I could feel how turned on she was.

“You can always join us.” Derek purred at her. And she str!pped off her clothes. Watching her str!p made me painfully hard, already hard from Derek.

“Don’t you owe Mason something?” Derek smirked at her.

“You want to help?” She m0aned at him, pulling back the blanket. Derek was na*ked beside me, his c0ck digging into my th!gh.

She climbed up my body from the bottom of the bed, n!pping my shaft through my boxes. My hand found the back of her head as I bucked my h!ps into her face.

Ashlyn looked up at me through her eyelashes, smirking. Jesus, this woman is se*xy. Derek n!pped at my h!p while Ashlyn slid down my boxers, my c0ck springing free. She maintained eye control as she l!cked the pre-cvm off the tip, causing me to gr0an.

“F**k, baby.” I gr0aned, throwing my head back into the pillows. I could feel Derek svcking on my h!p. My other hand found the back of his hand and I realized how much I loved his touch on my body.

Ashlyn started bobbing her head, my c0ck hitting the back of her throat as she deep-throated me. She found a good rhythm and I was so close. Her mouth left my c0ck, I missed her touch, when Derek’s mouth wrapped around my tip.

Gr0aning, Ashlyn svcked one of my balls into her mouth. I felt like I was about to cvm as Derek bobbed his head and Ashlyn svcked harder, digging her nails into my h!ps. Gr0aning as each ribbon of my cvm hit the back of Derek’s throat as my org*asm ripped through me, goosebumps covering my body.

Derek removed his mouth and Ashlyn replaced it with hers as she made sure I was clean before she k!ssed her way up my body. She was straddling me by the time she reached her mark, k!ssing and n!pping my skin. I was instantly hard again as she rolled her h!ps down, coating my c0ck in her we*tness that seeped from her pvssy.

Derek moved up, k!ssing up Ashlyn’s arm. She was m0aning as my tip rubbed against her cl!t. She moved her hands to my shoulders, grinding hard against me.

Her hand moved over my mark and a purple light engulfed her body. I watched as the purple of her eyes dulled until she collapsed on my chest. I looked at Derek, and he looked just as panicked as I felt. What the hell happened?

“Baby?” I yelled, rolling her off of me. I pushed my ear into her chest and her heart was still beating.

“Babygirl?” Derek was trying to wake her.

“What the hell happened?” I yelled out.

“l don’t know, but I think we need Sage,” he said, rushing into the closet. He came out and threw me a pair of sweatpants as I covered Ashlyn with the blanket.

“Brandon, I need Sage. Something happened to Ashlyn.” I mindlinked him.

“Room?” He asked.

“Yes.” I told him while I pulled on my sweatpants.

Sage burst through the door moments later, with Brandon on her heels.

“What the hell happened?” Sage yelled, rushing to Ashlyn’s side.

“I don’t know. She was on top of me and when her palm touched my mark, a purple light engulfed her. And then she collapsed.” I rushed out. Sage touched Ashlyn’s hand and her eyes turned white. My stomach was in knots as we waited for Sage to tell us what was going on. Sage finally shook her head, coming out of whatever she was doing.

“She placed the protection spell on you. I’m not sure how she did it, but as soon as her magic touched the mark, it’s like the mark absorbed the spell,” Sage explained.

“Is she going to be okay?” Derek rushed out, and I wanted to know as well.

“She’s exhausted. But she will be okay.” Sage said, and I blew out a breath. Just then Ashlyn let out a gr0an, moving her hand up to her face.

“Sweetie, how are you feeling?” Sage asked, leaning closer to her. Derek and I both sat down on the other side of the bed.

“Like a truck hit me.” She gr0aned and Sage giggled.

“Ashlyn, you used too much magic. And now you need to rest.” She told her, and Ashlyn opened her eyes.

They were now a dull purple instead of the bright purple they were before.

“I don’t understand. I wasn’t trying to.” Ashlyn told Sage.

“I’m not sure, but now Derek and Mason have a protection spell on them.” She said, and Ashlyn chuckled.

“That’s a plus,” Ashlyn said, before she rushed out of bed and into the bathroom to empty her stomach. She was na*ked, and I noticed Brandon was now looking at the ceiling. Sage followed her in to the bathroom and now I was even more worried about what she had put her body through.

Finally, Sage and Ashlyn came out of the bathroom.

Now wrapped in a robe, Sage helped her over to the bed to lie down.

“Baby?”

“I’m okay, Mason. Just tired.” She mumbled, lying down.

“She will be okay. That was normal.” Sage said, covering Ashlyn with the blanket. Looking at Ashlyn, I already knew that she was asleep.

“Let her rest and she will be better in the morning. It will probably take her magic a few days to recharge, but she will be okay.” Sage said before she and Brandon left our room.

“That was intense.” Derek said, as we both climbed into bed beside her.

“Yeah,” I breathed out, snuggling into her.

“Mason, are you okay with earlier?” Derek mumbled, cuddled into Ashlyn’s back.

“Yeah, Derek. But hopefully, next time, we don’t almost kill our mate.” I told him and he chuckled.

“That’s a little over dramatic.” He chuckled.

“l saw her eye color dull. She scared the hell out of me,” I told him, and he grabbed my hand that was resting on her h!p.

“She clearly wanted you protected. Maybe it’s because she was so relaxed that the magic just flowed out of her?” Derek said.

“I don’t know but I’m glad its done and hopefully her magic will be back by the time we leave for the Fae Kingdom. Ashlyn will never miss Aurora’s birthday party.” I told him.

“We will be there, and so will some of the others. She will be okay, as long as one of us is with her at all times,” Derek said, and I hope that he was right. I was now feeling anxious about leaving the safety of the castle.

Here I knew she was protected, with her spell that she placed over the castle grounds. I know she has Freya, but it still makes me nervous.

“She scared the hell out of me too, Mason. Even if her magic ruined the moment.” Derek chuckled.

“The magic has the worst timing.” I chuckled while moving the stray hairs off of Ashlyn’s face. She was now sound asleep and I thought nothing would wake her.

“Mason, she will be okay, and we can always finish what we started tomorrow,” Derek said. I looked over to see that he was watching me over Ashlyn’s body.

“Yeah, but now l won’t be able to sleep.” I told him.

“If you need, go get some work done. I’ll stay with her.” he said, but I shook my head.

“I know she’s okay, but there’s no way I can leave her.” I told him.

“Everything will be better in the morning, Mason. Just try to get some sleep.”