Ashton's P.O.V I groaned and stretched my arms tiredly before rolling over to envelop my mate in my arms. My arms outstretched and yet all I had felt beside me was emptiness. My eyes opened to see the bed next to me was completely bare. I sat upward, rubbing my forehead as I attempted to awaken from the foggy state that surrounded me. Maybe she was in the bathroom? I stood on the wooden floor feeling the chilled material against my bare feet. I looked around for my sweatpants as I waited for Poppy to emerge from the bathroom. I ran my fingers through my hair after pulling on my pants, thinking about the date we had the night before. I smirked to myself while thinking about how happy Poppy had been the night before, and how good the food was the previous night. I looked at my phone, no

