Logan's voice was cold and biting as he spoke. "You're despicable."

He grabbed Ashton by the collar, his anger radiating off him in waves.

I flinched at the sudden aggression and started to move toward them, but Ashton's calm voice stopped me in my tracks.

"Is your idea of despicable that I'm treating Elaine with the care you never bothered to show her, Mr. Mercer?" Ashton asked, his tone steady and unshaken.

Logan's eyes narrowed, ...