Leila’s POV:
Ash is quiet after I say that, a kind of silence that hints at the thousands of thoughts passing through his head. Thoughts I could have accessed, have read without his knowledge, but I wouldn’t. Not when I’d already given a speech on trust. Considering that my actions would be a violation of that promise.
I catch his laugh before anything else. “You okay?” Something about the way he says it makes me think that he knows at least some of what was going through my head before he spoke. But he’s tactful enough not to say anything more - possibly hinting that he knows I’ll tell him when I can. Just like when he dropped the issue of the crescent necklace when I asked. “Are you sure you’re okay?”
“I’m fine,” I replied softly, looking up into his eyes where I’d ended up with my h
