AISLYN

We step out of the main hall at the same time to see the reason for the commotion.

It's a tall, heavily built, and breathtakingly handsome man.

He seems to be in a heated argument with one of the guards outside.

Once he notices our presence, his gaze goes from Elliot to Ashlyn, before landing on me.

He locks eyes with me, refusing to turn his gaze elsewhere.

With how intensely he's looking at me, I can't stop the heat from rising from my neck up to my cheeks.

There is a look of ...