Chapter 21 Devil's Deal

• Asher's POV
• The city lights stretched out beneath us, a sprawling sea of flickering bulbs illuminating the skyline from our penthouse. I leaned back into the plush leather couch, drink in hand, and took in the familiar sight of my brothers. After the chaos of the past few days with Willow, this quiet moment felt long overdue. Aiden lounged across from me, his focus split between his phone and his drink, while Axel, the schemer of the group, was looking pensive, the gears in his mind clearly turning.
• We were back here, together, but the issues waiting for us back home loomed larger than ever. And it was Axel who finally brought it up, the problem that none of us could dodge forever: the arranged marriage pact with the girls in our pack. The sheer thought of it grated on me. No matter how much I might try to push it aside, the obligation hung over me like an unwanted shadow.