When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Of course! No one could possibly compare to his little princess!

As I knew Ashton would never agree otherwise, I simply ignored him and turned around to carry on walking.

I had barely taken a step forward when Ashton yanked me back toward him to check me for injuries a second time.

After taking a moment to confirm that I could stand just fine, he held one of my hands and interlocked our fingers as he said, “I just told you to hold my hand tightly when in crowded places, remember?”

I knew he was simply trying to find an excuse to hold my hand, but I didn’t have any evidence to support my argument. As such, I had no choice but to walk hand in hand with him.

However, we didn’t get very far before I felt something tugging at my right sleeve.

I turned around and noticed the little girl from before staring at me with puppy-dog eyes.

“What is it, kiddo?” I asked.

wanting more, it was obvious from the

But it hasn’t even been two minutes! ”Didn’t I give you one just now?

the street behind her as she replied, “It

next to a food vendor and waving a stick of rock candy happily. It was an adorable sight to behold, but I felt a spine-chilling sensation spreading throughout my body instead. I then subconsciously handed the little girl my rock

and I continued strolling through the night market, but I couldn’t seem to concentrate as my

identical people apart. What if I had

I didn’t even notice Ashton falling behind. It wasn’t until I had gotten really far that I noticed he wasn’t next to me and quickly

tons of tourists on the busy street behind us, but Ashton’s height allowed him to stand out in the crowd even though he was dressed

so, we were soon separated by a

their marriage vows on stage!

had to stand on my tiptoes just to see where

other, only to

out to him desperately as I felt