Hannah sat on the sofa while Ashton sat on the edge of the bed facing her. He waited for her to calm down because she looked shaken.

"Alden Harrison was my ex-husband, but our marriage ended badly. I don't want to discuss it, and that's all you need to know," Hannah confessed.

Ashton nodded slowly. "Okay."

"How did you know that Alden was my ex-husband?"

Ashton realized he had made a mistake by looking into Hannah's personal past. There was no point in lying now.

"I looked up your background online, although I didn't find any significant evidence," Ashton admitted honestly. "Just the names Alden and Hannah Harrison. It was...