Chapter 72–Ashton’s POV
The house was unusually silent. I had been waiting all night, restless, my mind a storm of worry and frustration. Moana hasn’t spoken to me in days. She hadn’t answered my calls, my messages, not even a glance. I had tried everything to talk to her but she always snubbed me. Text after text, calls that went unanswered, even showing up at places I knew she would be but she had vanished into thin air, leaving me alone with my panic.
And now… she was home.
I watched her from the staircase, She didn’t notice me at first, just moved quietly down the stairs. I had to know why she was avoiding me.
I stepped forward to her, letting my presence be known. “Moana,” I called, keeping my voice calm, though every nerve in my body was screaming.
She was startled, then turned
