Asher’s POVI should have gone after her. — I thought, facepalming myself as I glared at the wall in anger. It had been over three hours since Aurora left with Jake, yet I have been unable to accept the reality of things. I barely held back to save myself from creating a scene which might ruin my chances of gaining her trust again. Right now, the room felt small and with each passing second, it grew smaller. My study which was once a space of solace and strategy, now seemed like a cage. I couldn't sit still, I couldn’t think. My mind replayed Aurora’s face when she left. There was anger in her gaze, shock, fear, and something else I couldn’t quite name.Betrayal, maybe. That anonymous delivery had done more than delivering a threat. Instead, it had driven another wedge between us, a wedge I wasn’t sure I could remove.The sound of approaching footsteps made my senses heighten and immediately, I turned sharply as the door creaked open.“Talen,” I called, sounding relieved. With
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