Chapter 59 : Asher, Don't

Asher's POV My father shifted back to human. Damn him. I let go of his fragile skin. This was far from over. I raised a paw and rose up on my hind legs. "Son!" he shouted. He threw his arms over his face. Were those tears? 'Yeah, cry me a river. That doesn't change what you've done.' "Please, Asher, don't kill me," he begged. He crawled on his hands and knees like a beggar toward me. Well, that ruined my plan. I dropped down onto all fours and shifted back. "You weren't… You weren't really going to k-kill me, were you?" he asked, crawling closer. My dad looked at me, tears streaking his face, skin ashen, lips quivering. He actually looked scared. "Don't take another step!" I snapped. He kept crawling closer. I jumped on him and pinned him down again. "Ahh," he wailed, covering his face again. Oh, please. I rolled my eyes. "I said, don't take another step!" I hissed right in his face. He shuddered and turned his head away. "Why are you trying t