Chapter 52
Ashton’s POV
The evening had settled over the house when I finally left Moana’s room. I moved quietly ensuring the halls were empty and the coast was clear.
As I reached my room, my phone buzzed sharply in my pocket. I pulled it out, it was Miguel.
“Sir,” he said immediately. “We’ve got updates. Mrs. Miles… she’s dead.”
My heart skipped a beat. “What?” I asked, my voice was low.
Miguel’s tone remained steady, but the words hit me like ice. “She’s dead. And all the men who attacked Moana, they’re all gone. Every one we captured and kept at the warehouse, they all… they bit their tongues and died.”
My eyes widened in shock. My stomach twisted. I stared at the floor as the words sank in. They killed themselves? How? Why? How was this even possible? My mind raced, trying to
