REID
I freeze for a second when I see her.
Asher placed her carefully in the shotgun, her head slumped against the headrest, her seat slightly reclined.
Her eyes are closed, and her face is swollen.
Her nose appeared to be broken and there are trails of dry blood on her lips.
She nose-bled earlier.
I sniffle when tears well in my eyes. I've had heartbreaks in the past but this one tops the list. Seeing her battered like this makes me so weak and so disoriented and so f*****g guilty.
I did this to her.
If only I didn't kiss her last night..
"Riya?" I whisper in her ear, pulling back to kiss her cheek where a dried tear trail has formed.
I'm trembling beneath the stillness.
"Reid." She sighs subconsciously. "You came."
"Of course I did. I'm right here."
I swallow the lump
