A slow smile spread across Asher's face, transforming it. It reached his eyes, making them crinkle at the corners and I swear the effect was devastating.
He offered me his hand, like a silent invitation.
I placed my hand in his and his fingers closed around mine firmly.
It's like he was reassuring me that he will always have my back, that he will never let me go.
As we stood there by the lake with our hands joined, I felt a flicker of something I hadn't felt in a long, long time.
It wasn't happiness, not yet. It was quieter than that.
It was the possibility of peace.
" Shall we go back? It's cold out here and I don't want you catching a cold." Asher offered and I nodded.
We walked back in silence, hands locked tightly. We were walking past the training ground when I noticed two fam
