Asher|| I ran past a slave as I made my way to Phoenix's chamber. As I passed, a familiar scent assailed my nose but I had no time to access it. The smell was just like the rotten black sand but my mate's life was at stake and she needed me. How could I have been so stupid? I should never have left her alone. As I raced through the labyrinthine corridors of Blood Ice Castle, my mind went to the deadly look the Alpha of Greenwood accessed Phoenix with. I knew that Marshall still held a grudge against me for undermining his authority back at Greenwood territory when he started the outrageous execution against Phoenix. I hoped that I was not too late. If that bastard dared lay a finger on her he should be ready for a world of pain and torment to rain down on him and his whole pack. I wo