Asher: The emergency meeting I'd set up with the Alphas in my region was still in session when one of my warriors barged into the room, disoriented and breathing heavily as if he'd just run a marathon and seen the devil himself along the way. “My king,” he gasped, bowing in reverence. “What’s going on?” I asked, my face stoic as I regarded him. “My King, you need to come with me right now,” he urged quickly, his head still bowed. “It’s Ms. Aphrodite,” he added. At the mention of my mate’s name, I rose from my seat at the head of the table, the speed knocking the swivel chair back against the wall. “What happened? Is she hurt?” I demanded, my brain conjuring different and a dozen possible scenarios of how she could be in danger. “More like she is hurting someone,” he responded, his e