ASHER All things considered, this is pretty mild. It’s not like I was expecting this conversation to go well. I’m just surprised she’d lasted so long before hurling her coffee at my face. Hell, I’d hurl my coffee at my face too. I can’t believe I’m trying to break up with her right now, especially after all the effort I had put into getting her to agree to date me. She must think I’m a certified dirt bag, even worse than her ex. It’s better she hates me and be alive than for her to like me and die at some point in the not so distant future. Hazel is the kind of girl that’s going to go on to make history in the supernatural world. There’s no way I’m going to ruin that just because I want her. Speaking of Hazel, she’s clenching and unclenching her fists, like she’s trying to mentall

