Harris’s gaze flicked to Ashton holding my hand, and he raised an eyebrow, his smirk growing. “So, it’s because of this, huh? Ash’s loyal, you know that, right?”

In the middle of what felt like a dangerous showdown, Harris was somehow calm enough to be all chatty, like we were at some dinner party instead of standing in chaos.

“Ash,” he continued, his tone mocking, “you thought breaking up with this girl and parading around with someone else would fool me? You ...