Asher’s POV
In the beginning, I cherished her. She’d protected me from his wrath and for that, I savored every pleasurable moment with her behind his back. Melissa made me enjoy life, something I hadn’t done in years. Beauty clung to her like a well-suited gown, ringlets of blond hair and mystical brown eyes I’d drown in. And her body...you never forget your first. She’d been my first. My first lover, my first love.
Then Lilah changed everything.
She pierced through the immaculate wall Melissa had created around her, unveiling the true monster that appeared before me.
“You don’t need to do this,” I told her. Her lips pressed hungrily against my neck, pinning my arms to the bed as she sat on top of me. Her hair fell in waves over her milky breast when she lifted up. With both hands, she
