Ashen's pov
Rylan just had to f**k it up. I was sure as hell I was not expecting him to be back so soon, it wasn't even up to my calculated days, and he returned with everything that I made him go in search for.
I lay awake staring at Elara's body. She had guilt written all over her face the moment Rylan started to talk about his journey and what he went through. I knew he had f****d up any opportunity to be with her again, but I did not care. I was prepared, and I did this in a minute. The potion I had made him drink to help him sleep better was a sleeping potion. Now he was back, there was no way I had any more time with Elara. If this was the last time I was going to have her, then I wasn't letting Rylan stop me from enjoying it.
I crawled over to where she slept, even with the fact
