Ashley POV

"You're engaged?"

As if I had punched the air out of him, his eyes shot open in shock. I had never seen his face turn so pale so quickly. I just blinked my eyes and suddenly, his face was as white as the wall behind him.

"And of all the men in this world," he continued, his voice trembling, "you're engaged to my brother?"

Spontaneously, I took a step forward, an excuse that made sense and sounded honest, or maybe even the truth itself eager to escape my lips. "Jay..."

I had just started when his face hardened into stone and he broke away from my gaze, which...