Chapter 134

Caleb's POV

I stared at the message from Griffin, my thumb hovering over the screen. 

"Ashley’s at a bar on King’s Road." 

Simple, direct, and enough to send my mind spiraling. I hesitated, my heart pounding in my chest as a whirlwind of emotions churned inside me. 

Was I making the right decision by going to her? After everything, after all the back-and-forth, was this really what I wanted?

Deep down, I knew the answer. It had always been yes. 

I shoved my phone into my pocket, ran a hand through my hair, and decided to damn the consequences. I couldn’t let her slip away again. Not this time. 

The drive to King’s Road was short, but it felt like an eternity. Every red light gave my mind more time to wonder if I was making a mistake. 

Ashley had hurt me before, even pushed me away when all I wanted was to be close. But there was something about her, something that kept pulling me back, no