AVALON
My heart surged through my throat, racing uncontrollably. I didn’t mean to lie to him. “f*****g answer me...” I had never seen Merrick this angered and that because I had done something to get him so. But now, I could see this new side of him that scared me to bits.
Closer he moved and in seconds he was in my face, breathing the air I was puffing out from fear. “Do you love him?” Those words came out of nowhere, and they hit me hard in the gut. I felt as though I had been punched by him.
What? Why would he even...
“No....” And this was the truth. Maybe I felt something for Asher. But I was a hundred percent sure that it was hate and not the opposite. And even if there was something else, it was just the determination to find answers, that was all. “...of course not.” I added jus
