When There Is Nothing Left But Love (Ashton And Scarlett)

She was obsessed with Buddhism. The moment she was saved, she erected a Buddha statue in her room and started worshipping it. Tessa sat cross legged before the statue and put her hands together as she muttered the mantras under her breath.

“What do you want to talk about?” she said.

I looked at her and answered, “Do you really believe he’ll bless you?”

She looked at me from the corner of her eye and replied sternly, “I wouldn’t be talking to you now if he doesn’t.”

Well, that was one woman far gone in religion. I paused for a moment. “They said you live in A City. Laurel’s going to open up a shop there once we get back. Want to join us?”

“No,” she refused firmly.

I nodded. “I didn’t mean it, you know. I didn’t want to hurt you guys. I really didn’t. I never expected Dante to hurt you like that. I—”

“Enough!” she interrupted me and threw me a dirty look. “Do you really think you’re that noble, Stovall? You keep looking down at us from a pedestal. Has anyone ever told you you’re one heck of a hypocrite?”

at her,

saint. You come from a privileged background, men fawn over you, and people would help you out

her, having no retort

more than they do, don’t you? That’s why you kept quiet when Dante chose me. Because you’d feel less

a point. Humans would tend to be sentimental, and even though I knew some part of

save them, yes, but I didn’t do my best either. I just went with the flow and didn’t do everything I could. even though I

say to that?” She

got up and left without saying anything. Not many

…

with golden

the security was lax thanks to Armond, but it wouldn’t be so easy the other way around. Fortunately, Nora and the girls called their families and asked them to send the necessary documents

the only number I memorized was Ashton’s. That proved to be a headache for Armond,

Armond sent his men to take our flight tickets. At the same time,

Nora held my hands. “You can’t imagine