The sound won me the attention of the gossips. They sharply turned in my direction, while I made sure to avoid her gaze. Soon, they darted away from the table, and my eyes followed them to the DJ's desk. I cleared my throat over and over. Was that the reason Adeline was in the hospital? Was that t
ASHER Sophia took my hand, and I encircled my fingers around hers. I couldn't feel her skin through the fabric of her gloves, yet the heat that emanated from her body threatened to suck me in. She was burning hot - metaphorically. Heavens! She was beautiful. Even as everyone else made way for us a
"Why should I not, Asher? I don't know what you want." "I just want the chance to spend time with you." "Why?" She spat out again. She held my gaze in an intense stare. The anticipation that glittered in her golden brown orbs unnerved me. "What do you want from me, Asher? You're going to have to
SOPHIA "Fuck you!" I spat out, and turned away from him as fast as I could in order to keep whatever remained of my dignity. There was no way I could let him catch me shedding tears. He had seen that more times than he could count. I was not going to put my pride on the line to soothe his senseless
My jaw dropped and I forced the ball of saliva that rushed to my throat back to the pit of my stomach. "Emily, it's not like that. We…" "No, no. You do not need to explain anything. I would be annoyed if you took me for a fool. I have been married for twenty four years. My children are almost as o
"When our kingdom was plagued by a mysterious infection, to which even my father was a victim, we were desperate for answers. It was then that Sophia, a brilliant doctor and my childhood friend…" I almost coughed out everything I had taken into my stomach. Childhood friend? The nerve of the basta
ASHER Never, not in all my thirty years on Earth had I been hit by a woman. At that moment, the world around me stopped. I was both shocked, confused, and angry. However, when I looked up to see the pain in her eyes, all those emotions dwindled and set the pace for one thing and one thing only; gui
I squeezed her hand gently and she paused to catch her breath. "I should hate you enough to want you dead, but I do not. Instead, I care about you. And that is why I do my best to avoid you, because I cannot bear another heartbreak, Asher. I just can't. I don't have it in me to suffer as much as I