Ashton:
"I saw… I saw him, Arden. On the way home, he was standing beneath a pole light at a crosswalk. I thought I was crazy. I thought I was seeing things like my mother 'cause why would he be? Why would he be beneath a stop sign?" words spewed from me. Despite how embarrassed I was about them, I couldn't help but confess my concerns.
"Which crosswalk?" his demeanor changed again; he was calm, cool… quiet. This version of the man I love so dearly is dangerous.
"The one by thirty-second street," I grumbled, wiping my mouth clean.
He grabbed his robe from behind the door, removed the towel, and put it on me. He picked me up so quickly my head spun round, making the urge to puke heavy on my empty stomach.
"You're about to learn something about me, Ashton. I need you to promise me t
