Chapter 12
The Art of the Unspoken Edge
Ashley and Rowan's dinner date at a quiet restaurant takes a tense turn when Rowan receives a cryptic phone call and his easygoing demeanor cracks, revealing a past he's been hiding. Ashley must decide whether to trust him or walk away, deepening their relationship through the pressure of uncertainty.
The restaurant Rowan chose was hidden behind a door that looked like it led to a broom closet. Ashley pushed it open and found herself in a narrow room lit by candles stuck in wine bottles, the walls covered in mismatched frames holding drawings of cats in various states of contemplation. A man with a beard that seemed to have its own gravitational field nodded at them from behind a counter.
“You made it,” Rowan said, and he sounded genuinely surprised. “I wasn't sure the door would open. It sticks.”
“It stuck.”
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