Asher’s POV She looked at him then, really looked. For the first time since they’d met that evening, her eyes softened, just a fraction. “End it,” she echoed, almost like she was testing the words on her tongue. “Do you really think that’s possible?”“Yes,” he answered without hesitation. “And not just for you, for Kael too.”That got her. He saw it. The smallest flicker in her expression, vulnerability, maybe hope. Her arms dropped slowly to her sides as her breath caught in her throat.“No child should grow up like that,” Asher added gently. “Always looking over their shoulder. Always afraid.”Laurel blinked quickly, like she was trying to hold something in. “He’s… smart,” she whispered. “Too smart for his age. He shouldn’t know the things he knows. Shouldn’t be the one reminding me to double lock doors, to keep moving. That’s not the life I wanted for him.”“And it doesn’t have to be anymore,” Asher said. “Callaghan can help make sure of that. But only if you let him in.”A long s
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