Asher's POV
'We won... we were outnumbered, outmatched, but we won.' I smiled faintly, blood drying on my skin, the battlefield littered with the groans of the wounded. Though it pained me that Christopher had gotten away, I knew deep down... the war was over.
I took a step forward, facing the remnants of Christopher's pack. Their faces were torn between fear and confusion, the pain of betrayal by their Alpha heavy in their eyes.
"Your Alpha, the one you placed your faith in, has run away. He left you to die on the battlefield," I said, voice loud and firm, echoing across the clearing. "There's no honour in dying for a coward. If you wish to live, if you wish to belong to a future, lay down your weapons and stand with me. I will protect you. I will lead you. From now on, I will be your
