~ ZARA ~
I remembered that moment back in my apartment where I'd finally gotten through to him that I was in love with David, and would only ever be with him. The way all that tension had gone out of Ash and he'd become… a friend.
As he searched my eyes, I saw the clench of conviction in him. He loved me, but he had finally accepted that he couldn't have me.
He was offering himself for my good now.
I could have hugged him. "Thank you, Ash. Seriously. Thank you."
Both of us got awkward for a second, but there was no time. I cleared my throat.
"What I need is your help. I need you to get Lizbeth out of here so that we can talk to her and find out where her loyalties really lay," I said, praying he'd listen and wouldn't fight me.
Ash blew out a heavy breath. "You want me to get her away… in this crowd… so you can keep your cheating husband?"
I should have known. But as it was, my stomach dropped like I'd been thrown off a cliff.
