Pain was all Ash could feel as he watched Sapphire talking to Azrael. Azrael summoned him there and forced him to watch their conversation, although he didn’t know why.

Although he couldn’t hear what they were talking about, Ash knew that Sapphire was angry at Azrael.

“Fuck,” he muttered under his breath, wincing as a headache pounded behind his eyes.

He hadn’t realized how much he had drunk last night, and now the hangover was taking its toll.

Ash had sworn to cut back on drinking, ...