Asher’s pov
Dereck, Elio, and Rhodes were meant to return with that little b***h. They were hauling her to the Black Woods after tying her up with a rope they discovered inside the castle. As I wanted to clean up and get the army ready for battle, I had rushed ahead of them. How in the world did they end up dead in the woods? Did a wild animal attack them? But that woman—where in the hell was she?
“Wait? All three men are dead? Is there a dead female nearby? A red-head?” I asked them, finding it hard to digest what they told me.
“No, Alpha. Just the three of them lay dead. They were murdered. Elio’s neck is slit open, while the other two have their necks broken.”
It took me a few moments to process the information. She couldn’t have taken them down all by herself. Even though she was
