My Alpha Mate's Christmas Gift novel Chapter 97

　　Asher stepped out of the house at this point and walked slowly to Roxanne's location.

　　“Eh? Isn’t it to break the Mate bond that exists between Asher and I?” Roxanne asked.

　　“Ah?!” John looked confused.

　　“You know, as the previous Alpha and father of Asher, he told me you could cancel our ‘engagement’.” Roxanne emphasised.

　　Asher made a guilty look, refusing to look anywhere near Roxanne as he moved his face away from her sight.

　　It took a while for John to understand what Roxanne meant by her words, and when he finally did he wouldn’t help himself.

　　“Buahahahahahaha!!!” He burst out laughing.

　　Roxanne was taken aback by the old man's laughter, but kept quiet while he enjoyed himself.

　　“Oh, Asher… I didn’t know you had it in you to make jokes like this. Still, haven't you gone too far on this one?” John retorted.

　　“What are you talking about?” Roxanne asked with confusion.

　　“Oh, don’t you get it? He lied to you, most likely so you could come here.” John continued to laugh.

　　“T-Then, that means…” Roxanne said, glancing at Asher, who only looked away.

　　“Yep, he lied to you!” John revealed.

　　“I don’t have any power like that. Besides, as a former Alpha, I have no real authority within the pack. As you can see, I’m living way out here… I'm sorry, I can’t help you, young lady… Though I can understand why you need it” He laughed even more.

　　“Asher, what he said… Is it true?” She questioned.

　　“Yes, he is right. I lied to you, but it was the only way I could…” Asher said, returning her gaze as he tried to explain.

　　Roxanne's palm landed on Asher's cheek. For the second time, she had used her hand to assault his face. The only difference between this time and the last, was that while the previous time was due to her anger when he grabbed her mother, this time she did it because she was hurt… Severely hurt.

　　The aching in her heart wouldn’t stop and she could feel the pain of betrayal, as though something forced her chest. She would normally never have such a feeling, but she wondered why she was reacting this way. Then she stopped wondering, she knew why.

　　She couldn’t deny it after all. She was already developing feelings for Asher, the pain she felt now was evidence of that fact.

　　“Asher, you piece of shit!” Roxanne frowned.

　　“I want to go back… Now!”

　　“Hold on, just calm down and listen to me…” Asher tried to explain.

　　Roxanne was not in the mood for that though.

　　“If you don’t take me now, I’ll be going on my own. It’s your choice!” Roxanne said.

　　She turned away from both John and Asher and walked away from the house, retracing her steps back.

　　“I hope you’re happy… I shouldn’t have come to you” Asher muttered, glaring at John.

　　“Hey, I never told you to lie to her. I just said to bring her here. Besides, let’s hope you won’t eat back those words.” John smiled.

　　“Tch”

　　“Come back here tomorrow, I’ll tell you what you want to know. In the meantime… You should really go after her. She’s your mate, isn’t she?” John said.

　　He didn’t want to ask, but his father had a point. He quickly left his father’s presence and ran after Roxanne.

　　As John watched Asher go, he smiled.

　　“Look at him go, heh… Good luck with this one, Asher”