Chapter 64

Arabella's POV

I want to believe him, but something in his tone makes me doubt it. He’s not fully here. His mind is somewhere else, probably on Williams. I can see it in the way his fists keep clenching and unclenching at his sides. He’s angry, though he’s trying to hide it from me. But it was too obvious.

“ I am still scared Asher” I admitted.

He stops walking, turning to face me, and for a moment, I see the frustration flash in his eyes. Not at me, but at everything else. “You don't have to be.”

His words should have reassured me, but he

didn't, maybe it was because of how he said it.

“ You look angry,” I said, finally mustering the courage to ask. “ Is it because of…Williams.”

He doesn’t answer immediately, but he mutters a curse under his breath.

“Maybe a bit, I just can't get my mind off what he did, after long hours of prepping for this, he just has to show off and act petty.”

“Asher,” I say gently, stepping closer to him. “We’ll get through this. Don't let him get to you. Yo