“Why did you come back?” The words slipped out somewhere between nerves and anticipation. I had an inkling, but I wanted to hear him say it. I needed to know that if we opened Pandora’s box, we would brave the consequences together. Asher paused, his breath soft against my parted thighs. The moonlight carved valleys and shadows across his face, but when he looked up, I saw the answer before he said it. “I came back for you.” Simple. Honest. Raw.
