~Elena~ The atmosphere in the car was a lot hotter than being under the sun, even in the presence of the blasting air conditioning unit. When Asher joined, it got even hotter, especially when I took a glance at his face. As usual, he bore a stoic expression but I could see all of his emotions beneath it and I needed no soothsayer to tell me I was in for the unimaginable. "Take us home," he informed the driver who started the car at once. The quietness that came after made me sweaty and I dropped my jaw a thousand times, intending to explain myself, and failing every time I tried. Maybe if I explained to him what truly happened, he would believe me. "What happened was- He turned his face away, and I swallowed back the words. But his ears were still available and he di

