ASHER'S POV
Sometimes, when everything feels like it’s crashing down around me, I think back to those nights.
The nights Lila and I found something real in the chaos.
It wasn’t just about the physical part, though that was intense enough. It was about feeling connected to someone in a way I hadn’t before.
Her skin against mine, her breath catching when I kissed her, the way her eyes searched mine like she was trying to find a safe place in the storm.
I remember how quiet the world became when we were together. No training drills, no Shadow Council threats, no Kade’s sharp eyes watching our every move.
Just us, wrapped in something fragile but fierce.
That memory keeps me going. When the days are long and brutal, when I see the fear in her eyes, when Kade tries to push her down—I h
