Winning Her Heart back (Emelie and William)

Chapter 834 Deep and True

Elias let out a dry chuckle. "Do I need to have some hidden agenda to marry you? Couldn't it be just because I like you?"

Ashley stared at him, her expression blank.

"You like me?" she asked.

"Why wouldn't I?" Elias shot back, his eyes wild with defiance.

He continued, "What? You think you're not attractive enough? Don't have a good body? That you couldn't catch a man's eye? Or do you think I'm so desperate to marry you because I had nowhere else to go?

"What about Will and Jayden? Did you think they all just vanished off the face of the earth? That they couldn't give me a place to crash for a few days? You think I came all the way to your place just to cling to you?"

Ashley's mind spun at his sudden barrage of words. "What are you trying to say?"

Elias stepped closer, closing the distance between them.

He was tall, and the narrow bathroom only amplified his presence. He cast a shadow over Ashley, forcing her to focus on nothing but him.

that I've been into you since I was a teen. I wanted you. Wanted to kiss you, to have you in bed with me. Does that make it

bit down on her

16 the first time I saw you. You'd just gotten into college, and my parents invited you

your hair pinned up on

dropped to a low, intense murmur, and his gaze darkened. "That night, it was

remember any of it since it had happened

his hands. "The doctors said that even though you were in a coma, you could still sense things around you. For three

tried to look away, but

I cheated on you? Every time I went out or came home, I told you everything about what I did. You

as ice. "No matter what you say, I don't feel anything for you anymore.

what you mean by 'don't feel anything'. Are you talking about not feeling that spark, or are you saying there's no physical attraction?" Elias asked,

that's pretty normal. Even though I love you like

We've been together for a long time. If

Ashley remained silent.

attraction, we haven't tried

Ashley didn't respond.