Chapter 49
ROOK
The elevator doors closed behind Asha, and it felt as if they’d slammed on my chest.
She’d walked out of here like she was done with me.
My Wildfire. My heart. My fucking oxygen.
Christ, I’d been a pigheaded bastard. Again. I’d let my scars open up and bleed all over the one person I’d sworn I’d never hurt.
And the look in Asha’s eyes before she’d left… Others had looked at me with fear, loathing, and disgust. I’d earned it all. But I’d never felt it carve me up like that.
I’d told myself I would protect her at all costs, but somewhere along the way, I’d forgotten that keeping her safe meant more than keeping her breathing. It meant keeping her trust, and I’d destroyed that.
But if she thought I’d let her go, she was wrong.
She could hate me. Ignore me. Lock every door between us.
I’d tear them off the hinges.
Because I wouldn’t lose Asha. Not now. Not ever.