Evelyn’s POV
I didn’t want to let Sid see my vulnerable side, but the moment Asher showed up with his enticing scent around me, I broke completely.
“Why…are you only here now?!” I sobbed, clutching at his shirt. “You said you’d be here… Do you have any idea what I’ve been through? You don’t know… you have no idea…”
Losing my shares to Helena and her allies was the least of it. Tonight, I’d come face-to-face with death. I couldn’t even think about how many people might have died because of me. The thought alone was unbearable.
Asher pulled me into a firm embrace, holding my trembling body, his voice was soft like honey, “I know…I’m so sorry. I’m here now. You don’t have to worry about anything anymore.”
Tears kept spilling, but I felt my nerves begin to ease. The moment he showed up, t
