Chapter 16
Around three-thirty in the morning, Miles' phone rang. He glanced at the screen, and his expression shifted to something between irritation and resignation.
"It's my mother," he said, standing and moving toward the hallway for privacy.
Aspen watched him go with narrowed eyes. Catherine Archer had never particularly liked her, had made it clear that she thought Miles had moved on from Ravyn far too quickly. The older woman's approval would be crucial for the wedding planning, which meant Aspen needed to find a way to win her over.
But that was a problem for another day.
Miles returned about ten minutes later, his expression dark and troubled. He moved back to his seat beside Aspen but seemed distracted, his mind clearly on whatever his mother had told him.
"What did she wan
