Leila’s POV:
Ash watches me carefully when I say that and for a second I’m tempted to take it back. To be strong and just accept that what he says is true. But I can’t. I can’t because of my past. Because of the person, the pack’s abuse turned me into someone who doesn’t trust anyone. No one. His eyes are the only part of him that betrays how much my question hurts but I can’t find it in me to take it back. No matter how much a small part of me wished I could. “Can I?”
He then gives me a wry smile that sends the butterflies inside me fluttering around madly. “I’d like you to be able to, but I know I have to earn that from you. I can’t expect you to do so overnight.” Running a hand through his dark hair his golden eyes shine with a wealth of emotions that I can’t name. I keep looking to s
