Chapter 23Jasper’s heart sinks as he scrolls past a blur of words to get to the photo halfway down the page. Taken with the full moon in just the right position behind them to show Jasper clear as day, kissing someone too dark to be recognizable. But definitely a silhouette of a man, Ryan.
As though all his blood is draining from his body, Jasper goes cold and pale. Fear runs through him, forcing his breath to hitch and his chest to tighten. A pang of violation hits him next, sending panic through every thought. He’d barely gotten comfortable about coming out to his best friend, let alone the entire world. People were already sharing their opinions, good and bad. All completely irrelevant and unwarranted in the comments below the article.
“Jasper.” Ryan walks out of his room, straight ov
