What a silly question. Who in their right mind would tolerate being lied to?

I stared at Ashton, suspicion prickling at the back of my mind. "Why do you ask? Are you planning to lie to me?"

"No," he said slowly, though his tone made me question whether he truly meant it.

I narrowed my eyes. "Ashton, I don’t tolerate lies."

He swallowed hard. "Got it."

Satisfied that I had made my stance clear, I felt a bit better. ...