CHAPTER 31 Clearing up doubts… Nova Ever since the Row Constructions incident, I've been avoiding Asher as much as possible. It's been a struggle to acclimate him with the nice persona that he presents and the one he might be. Burying my head in paperwork, I tried to distract myself from the thought that what I feared most might be true. I've taken to closing last at the office, partially because I wanted to be so drained that I didn't have the time for anything else than shower and head to bed. I rubbed my eyes with the back of my hand, exhaustion tugging at my core. Resisting the urge to yawn, I flipped over to another section of the file, intent on concluding this before I went home. A knock on my door some minutes later poked holes into the decision. I looked up, only to see

