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The stares made her a bit uncomfortable, but he was proud. He held her tightly, and she blushed. They got to the table, and he pulled out the chair for her so she could sit.

“Thank you,” she said.

He kissed her and took his position in the chair opposite her.

A waiter arrived to take their orders, and Asher asked him to prepare them the best of everything they had. Esme couldn't stop smiling as they looked into each other's eyes.

“This is lovely, Asher. Thank you.”

He reached out and held her hand.

“Don't thank me. You're worth it.”

As they sat there, Asher knew that this was about to be the beginning of the best night of his life. He considered himself lucky to have Esme in his life, and everything he thought he felt about her had increased multiple times tonight.

He'd always known that she was beautiful, but tonight… She was more than beautiful. No wonder that Erin lady was flabbergasted when she saw her.

Chapter 18 - Esme

Seeing Erin again after her transformation had been one of Esme's greatest desires, and she was grateful that their paths crossed under these circumstances. Esme finally had her revenge even though she barely said anything to her. She had felt a burst of rage within her when she realized who had called her name.

Oh, the things she could have done to Erin with only a flick of her fingers. Esme wanted to hurt her for everything that she put her through. She knew a couple of spells to use that would inflict unimaginable pain on her body even without being surrounded by trees.

It took everything in Esme to control herself despite the urge to put Erin in her place. She knew that her husband was hoping she wouldn't lash out and unleash terror on the woman who was obviously getting on her nerves.

Esme, however, found solace in the idea that she had an even better revenge than inflicting physical pain on Erin.

The look on Erin's face when she saw her was priceless, and Esme was going to savor it for a long time. Erin was shocked to her bones when she saw just how different and sophisticated Esme had become.

Esme hadn't expected to run into her, nor did she ever dream about Erin's apology, which had caught her off guard. It must have taken a great deal of courage for Erin to let go of her pride and say those words.

She wasn't entirely moved by Erin's words because that was all they were—words.They could not make up for the bad things that were done to her, all the inhumanity that she had had to endure. It was a little too late for an apology now; years of pain and despair could not be fixed by a few words of apology. But Esme didn't entirely rule out the fact that it was an apology, even though it didn't mean much to her.

Then there was Asher and the stunt he pulled in a bid to be romantic.

A smile brightened her face as she sat on the bed, reminiscing about that night and the ones that followed. Esme rolled over and tightly hugged her fluffy pillows.

Asher had made it his top priority to make her happy, and he had been doing such an excellent job lately. The dinner at that fancy restaurant was only the beginning of his many romantic gestures. He'd taken her on more dates since that day, and bought her an entire wardrobe from a high-class store.

When she told him that he was beginning to spend too much on her, he assured her that he hadn't even begun.

‘You deserve all of that and more…and I've only just started.’

His voice resounded in her head, prompting a blush to appear on her face.

Asher had taken her to some really amazing places in the city. They'd taken walks along a beach, eaten junk food, and eaten ice cream while strolling down different streets.

She loved how he always showed her off at any chance he got. Gradually, he'd become the man she wanted him to be without losing himself in the process.

There was a knock on her door, and she knew it was him. He had a special way of knocking, a rhythmic one. She sat on her bed with her legs slightly spread apart, enough to reveal her panties.

She lowered the left spaghetti strap of her white nightgown, so it hung off her arm while exposing the freshness of her perky breast.

“Come on in, it's open.”

Asher walked in and smiled broadly as he shut the door behind him.

“Like what you see?” She bit her lower lip as she teasingly ran a finger down her cleavage.

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