I don’t give myself time to second guess it.
If I do, I’ll turn around before I even make it up the steps, crawl back into the safety of not knowing, and pretend that last night didn’t happen. That the eyes in the dark weren’t real, that the growl didn’t settle into my bones the way it did.
That the man who stepped out of nowhere and took control of a situation he refused to explain isn’t at the center of it all.
But I can’t do that. Not anymore.
The building in front of me doesn’t look like what I expected. For something that carries as much weight in this town as Asher King seems to, I thought it would feel…bigger somehow. More imposing.
Instead, the structure sits tucked just beyond the edge of town, partially hidden by the trees. It’s dark, wood exterior blends into the mountain l
