It felt like another riddle waiting to be unraveled, but honestly? The less I knew, the safer we both were.

Ashton kissed my forehead. "Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere—my little monster needs me."

Little monster?! Okay, that's too cute. I grabbed my phone and quickly changed my chat app username to match.

Caleb caught on in no time. [Who are you planning to attack now?] he messaged.

I smirked, thinking, 'Monsters don’t attack—they ...