Chapter 50 Pt. 1

Ashton was standing there. *** The sealing ring slipped from my grasp while I tried to figure out if I was stuck in a lucid dream. Dreaming seemed to be a more logical explanation for what was happening. Ashton and I had been separated for almost two weeks. I had waited for so long to see him again and now that he was standing in front of me, the moment didn't feel real. It was almost as if he was an illusion-a mirage manifested and projected from the deepest desire of my heart. My mind went blank when he took the first step towards me. Every thought faded away and my brain raced to react, to respond, but came up empty. I couldn't move or breathe enough to even utter a word. I could see nothing-process nothing-but him. "My love." His voice shattered and unshattered me, unleashing my emotions like a chariot of horses. He took a slow step towards me, as if hardly believing his own eyes. His long st