Asa POV:

Asa stepped over the threshold of their home, finally feeling like he could breathe.

The midday sun burned brightly outside, warming everything it touched.

However, once in the home, the curtains drawn, it felt frigid again.

Asa remembered that he’d fallen ill, that a doctor came.

The doctor never officially told Asa what caused him to get sick, but Asa knew just as the doctor did.

He rejected ...