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Chapter 10: Jealousy

Ashley was furious. She just found out that the Alpha pack had gone after Derek and forced him to kill Boyd.

No wonder they had given her a certain degree of freedom these past weeks! She had thought they wanted to give her room to grief. After all, they had all just lost Ennis. But no, they were trying to distract her as they went behind her back!

She stormed into the apartment where the pack was. She found the twins making dinner and Kali sitting on the couch reading a magazine. Deucalion was nowhere in sight but she could sense movement in the upper floor which she was guessing was the Alpha wolf.

"Deucalion!" Ashley roared and headed upstairs. The other werewolves knew better to interfere. The several months they spent with her taught them that Ashley had a very nasty temper. It was best to stir clear of her during those moments of outburst.

Ashley burst into the room and found Deucalion sitting on the edge of his bed as if expecting her.

"What did you do?!" Ashley questioned the man fearlessly. Though it had been Kali and the boys who took action, Ashley knew they would not make a move without Deucalion's approval.

Over the past months she spent with them, she got to know a lot about the pack and the members themselves. She knew Deucalion had the final say over every matter. It had been his decision to chase after Ashley and force her to be their emissary.

The first couple of months had been hard on her. She had been locked up without any way of escape. Fortunately, the pack members had treated her kindly but she had been desperate to win her freedom. As the months dragged on, they started to give her more and more freedom. When the chance to escape presented herself, she went for it only to be dragged back to the group and locked up. In the end, after a couple more failed attempts, she had resigned herself to her fate. She would not be able to escape unless Deucalion released her.

During that time, she got closer to the other members. Ennis and Kali saw and treated her like a younger sister. The twins found a new friend in her. Ashley herself started to see them as family despite the circumstances that made it so. In their own way, they grew to love and care for Ashley. That's why it hurt all the more when they came back to Beacon Hills. Her new family was going against her old one.

"What did you do?!" Ashley repeated her question to the silent Alpha.

"What needed to be done." Deucalion answered calmly but there was a finality to his voice. One that indicated he would not allow his decisions to be questioned.

Ashley's rage turned to sadness. How could this man change so much? Where had the man who had vision for peace go?

"What happened to you?" She asked Deucalion sadly.

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After the incident with Jennifer, Ashley had to resign herself to watching Derek from a distance. And now more than ever, she needed to watch over and protect him.

She watched as Derek revealed himself to Jennifer after being absent for a while. She watched as Jennifer jumped into his arms and the couple shared a passionate embrace.

Ashley still did not like the English teacher. Others would say it was jealousy, but she could not shake off a nagging feeling of suspicion for the woman.

She heard a twig snap behind her and within seconds felt a presence beside her.

"Look who we have here?" Peter whispered jokingly into her ear. "Stalker much?"

Of course, it was Peter. News about her being back in town must have spread.

Ashley pushed him away and continued to watch Derek and Jennifer.

Peter watched her with a mix of affection and hurt. Peter always had mixed feelings of envy, anger and familial affection towards Derek because of this. As for Ashley, he loved and hated the girl. Loved her because of who she was. Hated her because she would never be his.

It's always been this way. I've always been watching you as you watched him. He thought to himself. That's why I had always wanted to crush him. Maybe then you will turn to look at me too.

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A/N: I will be going on hiatus for a bit to finish up the rest of the chapters. Hope you will all continue reading once I post again 😊