Trouble in Paradise?

AIDEN'S POV

The drive back was completely silent. Not just quiet, but heavy and filled with unspoken thoughts. 

Each car I passed felt like a reminder of what I wished I could change. With every mile, I felt like I was getting closer to a house that seemed even emptier than it did the night before.

My knuckles turned white as I gripped the steering wheel. Ace hadn't said a word since Jasmine had slammed the door on me. 

Words weren't necessary; we both felt the guilt hanging over us like a heavy chain.

She didn't scream; she didn't cry. She just calmly told me to leave.

And she was right to.

I hadn't just scared her. I'd crossed a line I never should have approached, even with every instinct clawing at my skin.

She looked at me like she didn't recognise me.

Like I was a stranger in the body of someone she used to love.

Ace stirred finally, quiet, low in my mind. "She didn't reject us."