Gianna’s POV

I waited until past midnight when the house went dead silent. The kind of silence where you could comfortably hear the footsteps of anyone moving and even your own heartbeat. It was really quiet.

I'd spent the whole day monitoring Asher. As much as I hadn't reclaimed him as mine, I had to realize that time was not on my side, and he could get married to that thing anytime, especially now that they knew my intentions.

I saw him moving through the halls like a ghost of himself, and all I could see was a starved, aged man. He now looked older than he used to, compared...