Chapter 14: GIDEON

"Look at me, baby." I pushed her hair back from her face so I could look into her eyes. Her beautiful eyes that were now red from too much crying.

"You want to tell me what happened, sweetheart?"

She shook her head and buried her face in the pillow. There was no need to push. I'm sure my guys had a recording of what had gone on in there. I just wanted her to talk.

"Okay, we'll talk about it tomorrow when you're ready." I took some time to formulate my next words in my head. This was it the point of no return, and I knew that no matter what, she was staying with me. I just hope she wanted that too, it would be fucked to start our new life together on a bad note, but there's no way I would ever let her go near him again.

"Do you know what's going to happen next, Ashley?"

She turned over and looked at me, her eyes puffy and red, she looked like a lost little girl, and I could kick my ass for putting her in this position, for not following my gut the one time it counted the most. I wa