I was momentarily dumbstruck. Who was he referring to?

“What?”

Without saying anymore, he lowered his head and kissed me deeply. It was as though he wanted to swallow me alive.

He was being moody.

I noticed it when we were at the hotel. But, why?

I thought he was tired from work. But now, he didn’t seem to be tired at all.

In the bathroom’s permeating heat, his raging desire was full-on.

“Ashton!” I said, but he had already lifted me up in his arms.

He stopped his movements altogether. He stared at me with his dark eyes, and he was breathing heavily.

I was obviously bewildered.

“Are you angry?” I asked cautiously.

He looked at me with narrow eyes, but his gaze was soft and gentle as always.

“You don’t want to do it?” he asked hoarsely. His voice sounded restrained.

shook my head. “I want it. But let’s not do

wrapped his arms around me. With a

me in his arms, he headed straight to the bedroom and gently

time for me to sleep with him, but this time it

night, I couldn’t fall asleep. My heart ached as I lay next

was past midnight when I was woken up to the sound of Ashton groaning in pain. I sat up

a frown on his

having

him

tightly around

momentarily startled, then I reached out my hand

he hugged me as I wiped the sweat from his forehead. I asked,

a deep, shaky breath. “There’s nothing but darkness. You’re all

learned that I was not the only one who was drowning in pain. For the past four years, I had Summer, who helped mend my broken heart. But he was suffering in the dark all

to him, I huddled into his arms. “I won’t go anywhere as long as

the only one who was lonely. Ashton and I were like two puppets that had sunk

It was as though you never existed in my life. Sometimes I wondered if I made you up and you were just an imaginary character because I was too lonely. The villa in J City always felt empty whenever I went there. I would then go to the cemetery to visit

ached as I took his hand in mine, interlocking our fingers together. “I’m

me how to thrive in the world of business and taught me how to face my

fell from my eyes. “I was too

life the way

love him the way I

a miscarriage to deceive him and left him, he wouldn’t be in

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