Chapter 39

Night took longer to come than I expected. After visiting Bianca, I'd spent the afternoon watching the hours tick by so unbelievably slow. Ashton was tight lipped about our surprise trip and my curiosity was unbridled. When the moon finally rose against the starry black sky, I excitedly got into Ashton's car and he drove off. "Now will you tell me where you're taking me?" "Be patient." "Not even a hint?" "Nope." "You're no fun." He laughed at that. "It's more fun this way, trust me." I sighed and allowed myself to enjoy the ride. It was nice being alone with him again after the crazy few weeks we'd had. We filled each other in about the time we'd spent apart. I laughed at his stories of Jaxon who was still trying to apologize for what had happened at the Cilan kingdom. At some point of the journey I fell asleep. I only woke up to a soft kiss from Ashton. "We're here." I took in our surroundings. In front of us loomed a massive log cabin- could I even call it that? It seemed way too ext