Chapter 277

“Cassie…”

His voice came out quieter than anyone had ever heard it-stripped of authority, stripped of control. Just Ashton. Just a man standing before the woman he loved.

After her slow, soulful walk toward him… after Eliseo and Celia had gently, tearfully placed her hand in his

He held her now,

“I am far from being a good person,” he began, a faint, almost self-aware smile touching his lips.

“And I have no idea how to be a perfect husband… or a perfect father.”

A soft murmur rippled through those who knew him best.